Newport Mansions: Postcards of the Gilded Age
Federico Santi and John Gacher
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Newport, Rhode Island, nicknamed "the Queen of Resorts," has been celebrated in beautiful postcard...
A Fine Brother: The Life of Captain Flora Sandes
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The only woman to serve as a soldier in the First World War, the Englishwoman Flora Sandes became a...
American Hero: The True Story of Tommy Hitchcock Sports Star, War Hero, and Champion of the War-Winning P-51 Mustang
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Jazz Age Hero intertwines the private lives of Tommy Hitchcock, an enormously wealthy socialite, and...
Americana: The Kinks, the Road and the Perfect Riff
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As a boy in post-War England, legendary Kinks singer/songwriter Ray Davies fell in love with America...
Arsene Wenger: Fifty Defining Fixtures
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ARSENE WENGER, French football manager and former player, has managed Arsenal since 1996, and has...
As it Happens: A Sparkling Adventure Through Life on the Bright Side
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This is a tale of a sheltered and precious upbringing in India, looking at the world through a...
Bad Faith: A History of Family and Fatherland
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Bad Faith tells the story of one of history's most despicable villains and conmen - Louis Darquier,...
The Second Age of Rail: A History of High Speed Trains
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Speed on steel wheels has fascinated engineers for nearly two centuries, and a string of stunning...
101 Ways to Become A World Champion: The Most Weird and Wonderful Championships from Around the Globe
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You don't have to be an Olympic athlete or elite competitor to be a champion of the world. This book...
Around the World in 80 Days
Jules Verne and Henry C. Kiefer
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"To go around the world...in such a short time and with the means of transport currently available,...