Setting the World on Fire
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One of only two patron saints of Italy, the other being St. Francis of Assisi, St. Catherine was...
So Much Wind: The Myth of Green Energy
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The energy crisis is one of the most pressing and significant problems the world has to face. With...
Stage Blood: Five Tempestuous Years in the Early Life of the National Theatre
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In 1971, Michael Blakemore joined the National Theatre as Associate Director under Laurence Olivier....
The Irish Diaries (1994-2003): Alastair Campbell
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The four volumes of spin-doctor and strategist Alastair Campbell's Diaries were a publishing...
Call of Empire: Call of Empire
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From 1730 to 1869, five generations of one middle-class family from the Scottish Highlands sought...
Catherine of Aragon: An Intimate Life of Henry VIII's True Wife
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Catherine of Aragon continues to fascinate readers 500 years after she became Henry VIII's first...
Citizen Clem: A Biography of Attlee
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A MAJOR POLITICAL BIOGRAPHY AND A COMMENTARY ON THE LABOUR PARTY BOOK OF THE YEAR 2016: THE TIMES,...
Malcolm -soldier, Diplomat, Ideologue of British India: The Life of Sir John Malcolm (1769 - 1833)
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Highly regarded in India and Persia to this day, Sir John Malcolm is remarkably little known in his...
Mitterrand: A Study in Ambiguity
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Aesthete, sensualist, bookworm, politician of Machiavellian cunning: Francois Mitterrand was a man...
Ned Kelly
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Love him or loathe him, Ned Kelly has been at the heart of Australian culture and identity since he...