Clipper Ships and the Golden Age of Sail: Races and Rivalries on the Nineteenth Century High Seas
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In the era of commercial sail, clipper ships were the ultimate expression of speed and grace. Racing...
How to Win a Marginal Seat
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During the 2015 general election, the contest in Gavin Barwell's constituency of Croydon Central was...
Men in White Suits: Liverpool Fc in the 1990s - the Players' Stories
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In Men in White Suits, Simon Hughes meets some of the most colourful characters to have played for...
The Official NHL Hockey Treasures
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Ice hockey's long and colourful history deserves special treatment and this is the perfect way of...
The Resurgam Submarine: 'A Project for Annoying the Enemy'
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For centuries inventors have been dreaming up schemes to allow people to submerge beneath the waves,...
Vivid Faces: The Revolutionary Generation in Ireland, 1890-1923
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A Self-Made Man: The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln Vol. I, 1809 - 1849
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The first of a multi-volume history of Lincoln as a political genius-from his obscure beginnings to...
Auschwitz Testimonies: 1945-1986
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In 1945, the day after liberation, Soviet soldiers in control of the Katowice camp in Poland asked...
Reaping Something New: African American Transformations of Victorian Literature
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Tackling fraught but fascinating issues of cultural borrowing and appropriation, this groundbreaking...
The World According to Superman
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Discover the secrets of the Man of Steel in this engaging, immersive look into the world of...