
The Three-Year Swim Club: The Untold Story of the Sugar Ditch Kids and Their Quest for Olympic Glory
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In 1937 an ordinary school teacher on the island of Maui took a group of under privileged children,...

This is Me: The Autobiography
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Ian Thorpe's achievements in the water are nothing short of phenomenal. He has won a record-holding...

You Can Take the Cat Out of Slough ...
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You can take a cat to water but you can't make it think. Last summer, Chris Pascoe decided to do...

A Political Economy of the Middle East
Melani Cammett, Ishac Diwan, Alan Richards and John Waterbury
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A Political Economy of the Middle East is the most comprehensive analysis of developments in the...

Shop Girl
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Young Mary Newton, born into a large Irish family in a small Watford semi, is always getting into...

The Bluebird and the Dead Lake: The Classic Account of How Donald Campbell Broke the World Land Speed Record
John Pearson and Richard Williams
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In 1964, in Australia's remote outback, on the dazzling saltpan of Lake Eyre, Donald Campbell set...

Kampong Spirit - Gotong Royong: Life in Potong Pasir, 1955 to 1965
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The most significant aspect of living in a kampong was its kampong spirit - or gotong royong. Though...

Making Public in a Privatized World: The Struggle for Essential Services
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How do we provide effective public services in a deeply neoliberal world? In the wake of the...

Nuclear is for Life: A Cultural Revolution
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In this book Wade Allison challenges the worldwide cultural attitude to nuclear science spread by...

Global Issues: An Introduction
Kristen A. Hite and John L. Seitz
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Now reorganized and updated throughout, the fifth edition of this well-regarded introductory global...