
Yitzhak Rabin: Soldier, Leader, Statesman
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An insider's perspective on the life and influence of Israel's first native-born prime minister, his...

A Critical Guide to Intellectual Property: Alternative Histories and Perspectives
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Ours is an era when human genes can be copied and patented. From genetically modified foods to...

Patriot of Persia: Muhammad Mossadegh and a Very British Coup
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On 19 August 1953 the British and American intelligence agencies launched a desperate coup against a...

Peter the Great
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Centuries after he ruled Russia from 1689 to 1725, Peter the Great remains one of the most revered...

Rasputin: The Biography
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A hundred years after his murder, Rasputin continues to excite the popular imagination as the...

Sir John Moore: The Making of a Controversial Hero
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Sir John Moore is perhaps the second most famous British soldier of the Napoleonic Wars after the...

The Convict's Daughter: The Scandal That Shocked a Colony
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One wet autumn evening in 1848, fifteen-year-old Mary Ann Gill stole out of a bedroom window in her...
The Dalai Lama: The Definitive Biography
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The Dalai Lama is one of the best-known and respected public figures of modern times. A Nobel Peace...

The Diary of Samuel Pepys: Volume 3
Samuel Pepys and Leighton Pugh
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The Diary of Samuel Pepys is one of the most entertaining documents in English history. Written...

The Dream is Over: London in the 60s, Heroin, and John and Yoko
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Author Dan Richter took a year's leave of absence as lead performer at the American Mime Theatre and...