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Oxford Reading Tree TreeTops inFact: Level 12: Man Meets Metal
Discover the early history of Britain in Man Meets Metal. TreeTops inFact is an exciting non-fiction series for children aged 711. Its range of subj
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Hadrian's Wall
Presents history of the monument to the Roman Empire in Britain. Taking into account research findings about the building of the Wall, this title incl
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Louder I Will Sing
A snapshot of Britain's relationship with race and racism in recent history, THE LOUDER I WILL SING is the story of Lee Lawrence's fight for justice f
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Quick Ting On: Black British Businesses
In this informative guide to the history of Black British entrepreneurship, Tskenya-Sarah Frazer explores how one of Britain's most influential commun
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Cancer Problem
This is the first history of cancer in nineteenth-century Britain. It demonstrates that the nineteenth century saw cancer acquire the unique emotional
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Convicted
A fascinating array of cases that helped shape British criminal history. Britain has long been a leader in crime-fighting technology and forensic scie
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British Oak
A major work celebrating the oak tree in Britain - exploring the history, culture, topography and biology of the nation's iconic tree.
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Imperial Twilight
The definitive history of the Opium War between Britain and China in the nineteenth century, shortlisted for the 2018 Baillie Gifford Prize.
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British Cinema: A Very Short Introduction
British Cinema: A Very Short Introduction explores the history of cinema in Britain, and considers what has made its films and techniques distinctive,
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Wag Wars
The first history of WAGS in Britain, from the 1964 World Cup to today's legal fight between Colleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy. Prepare to be shocked!
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Punk Rock
Presents the history of a radical movement in Seventies Britain. With its own clothes, hair, artwork, fanzines and radical politics, Punk boasted a DI
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Volvo Lorries
Lavishly illustrated with rare and unpublished photographs, Volvo Lorries traces their history in Britain from the early F86 imports of the 1960s to t
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Lucky Jim
Jim Dixon has accidentally fallen into a job at one of Britain's new red brick universities. A moderately successful future in the History Department
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Minority and the State
This is the only general history of Britain's travelling communities in the twentieth century and covers state and legal developments affecting Travel
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Nurses and Nursing
Susan Cohen takes us on a nostalgic journey through the history of nurses and nursing in Britain, from the pre-Nightingale days through to the post-NH
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European Imperialism and the Third World Taylor & Francis Ltd
This book presents a comprehensive overview of the evolution of imperialism in Portugal, Spain, Netherlands, France, and the Great Britain. It focuses on the nature of the motives of necessity, utility, religious, and exploratory and the modus operandi of the establishment of the colonies which required substantial amount of capital.This book will be of interest to genera...
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European Imperialism and the Third World Taylor & Francis Ltd
This book presents a comprehensive overview of the evolution of imperialism in Portugal, Spain, Netherlands, France, and the Great Britain. It focuses on the nature of the motives of necessity, utility, religious, and exploratory and the modus operandi of the establishment of the colonies which required substantial amount of capital.This book will be of interest to genera...
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Falklands/Malvinas 1982 Taylor & Francis Ltd
After many decades from the 1982 war between Britain and Argentina over possession of the Falklands/Malvinas islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, this book allows for a new and rounded reading of the causes, course, and consequences of the war. It provides a comprehensive overview of the Falkland/Malvinas War by integrating the military history of the conflict with the di...
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Falklands/Malvinas 1982 Taylor & Francis Ltd
After many decades from the 1982 war between Britain and Argentina over possession of the Falklands/Malvinas islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, this book allows for a new and rounded reading of the causes, course, and consequences of the war. It provides a comprehensive overview of the Falkland/Malvinas War by integrating the military history of the conflict with the di...
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Letters and the Body, 1700–1830 Taylor & Francis Ltd
This collection explores the multifaceted relationship between letters and bodies in the long eighteenth century, featuring a broad selection of women and men’s letters in Britain, North America and the Caribbean, from the labouring poor to the landed elite. This interdisciplinary volume centred around letters will be of interest to scholars and students in a variety of f...
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Sugar, Sugar
A rich and culturally diverse history of SUGAR! Sugar, Sugar tells the story behind India's migrant workers who first left the Sub-Continent more than a hundred and fifty years ago and their descendents who now live in contemporary Britain.
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Eighteenth-Century Europe
The three-quarters of a century between 1715 and 1789 are often seen as the last years of Europe's old order. But a dramatic rise in Europe's population, the agricultural and industrial revolutions in Britain and the unprecedented challenges of the Enlightenment began to shake the foundations of the old regime well before 1789. Drawing on the best contemporary scholarship...
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Homelands
Homelands is a stunning blend of contemporary history, reportage and memoir by our greatest writer about European affairs.Drawing on half a century of interviews and experience, Homelands tells the story of Europe in the later twentieth and early twenty-first centuries - how, having emerged from its wartime hell in 1945, it slowly recovered and rebuilt, liberated and unit...
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The Queen - Matthew Dennison
<p>Matthew Dennison's elegant and magisterial biography of Her late Majesty, updated following the death of Elizabeth II and the accession of King Charles III. </p> <p> </p> <p>'A worthy and balanced overview of the Queen's life. Dennison is especially good on her childhood... quietly, tactfully, tastefully reverent.'The Times</p> <p...
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A Higher Loyalty : Truth, Lies, and Leadership - Comey James
Anotace: In his forthcoming book, former FBI director James Comey shares his never-before-told experiences from some of the highest-stakes situations of his career in the past two decades of American government, exploring what good, ethical leadership looks like, and how it drives sound decisions. His journey provides an unprecedented entry into the corridors of power, a...
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Among the Mosques
Islam is the fastest-growing faith community in Britain. Domes and minarets are redefining the skylines of towns and cities as mosques become an increasingly prominent feature. Yet while Britain has prided itself on being a global home of cosmopolitanism and modern civilisation, its deep-rooted relationship with Islam - unique in history - is complex, threatened by rising...
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Dottie - Abdulrazak Gurnah
Anotace: By the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 2021 A searing tale of a young woman discovering her troubled family history and cultural past Dottie Badoura Fatma Balfour finds solace amidst the squalor of her childhood by spinning warm tales of affection about her beautiful names. But she knows nothing of their origins, and little of her family history - or t...
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Tunnels - Mitchell Greg
Anotace: In the summer of 1962, one year after the rise of the Berlin Wall, a group of daring young West Germans risked prison, Stasi torture and even death to liberate friends, lovers, and strangers in East Berlin by digging tunnels under the Wall. Then, as the world`s press heard about the secret projects, two television networks raced to be the first to document them ...
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Devil's Atlas
Edward Brooke-Hitching, author of the international bestseller The Phantom Atlas delivers an atlas unlike any other. The Devil's Atlas is an illustrated guide to the heavens, hells and lands of the dead as imagined throughout history by cultures and religions around the world. Packed with colourful maps, paintings and captivating stories, the reader is taken on a compelli...
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Britannia
Britannia is the eponymous adaptation of the historical board game that broadly depicts the age-old conflict for control of Britain from 43 to 1066 A.D. Leave your mark on the island and take control of England, Scotland, and Wales. Game mechanics Britannia uses the same ruleset as the historical board game and relies on support from the original creators. Take control of...
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Claudius the God - Graves Robert
Anotace: Continuing the saga begun in I, Claudius, Robert Graves`s Claudius the God is a compelling fictional autobiography of the Roman emperor, published with an introduction by Barry Unsworth in Penguin Modern Classics.Claudius has survived the murderous intrigues of his predecessors to become, reluctantly, Emperor of Rome. Here he recounts his surprisingly successful...
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Claudius the God - Robert Graves
<p>Continuing the saga begun in I, Claudius, Robert Graves's Claudius the God is a compelling fictional autobiography of the Roman emperor, published with an introduction by Barry Unsworth in Penguin Modern Classics.Claudius has survived the murderous intrigues of his predecessors to become, reluctantly, Emperor of Rome. Here he recounts his surprisingly successful ...
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The Iconic British House - Dominic Bradbury
<p>A definitive survey of the finest examples of residential architecture in Britain from 1900 to the present, featuring the major architects of the 20th century and leading emerging talents. In recent years there has been a resurgence of interest in the architectural history and heritage of Britain. This has been driven by many important political, cultural and so...
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Detective Fiction
"Detective Fiction" is a clear and compelling look at some of the best known, yet least-understood, characters and texts of the modern day. Charles J. Rzepka traces the history of the genre from its modern beginnings in the early eighteenth century, with the criminal broadsheets and 'true' crime stories of "The Newgate Calendar", to its present state of diversity, innovat...
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Britannia (PC)
Britannia is the eponymous adaptation of the historical board game that broadly depicts the age-old conflict for control of Britain from 43 to 1066 A.D. Leave your mark on the island and take control of England, Scotland, and Wales.Game mechanicsBritannia uses the same ruleset as the historical board game and relies on support from the original creators. Take control of a...
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1984 - George Orwell
<p>'It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.'The year is 1984 and war and revolution have left the world unrecognisable. Great Britain, now known as Airstrip One, is ruled by the Party, led by Big Brother. Mass surveillance is everything and The Thought Police are employed to ensure that no individual thinking is allowed. Winston Smi...
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Late Light
'Late Light brings the refreshing perspective of someone who goes from seeing England as a foreign place to someone who deeply studies its secret wonders. An astonishing read.' - Amy Liptrot, The OutrunThis is a book about falling in love with vanishing thingsLate Light is the story of Michael Malay's own journey, an Indonesian Australian making a home for himself in Engl...
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Spitfire : A Very British Love Story - Nichol John
Anotace: THE SUNDAY TIMES NON FICTION BESTSELLER`The best book you will ever read about Britain`s greatest warplane.` Patrick Bishop, bestselling author of Fighter Boys.`A rich and heartfelt tribute to this most iconic British machine. By focussing on the men (and women) who flew the Spitfire, John Nichol has brought a fresh and powerful perspective to the story. And by ...
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A Pipeline Runs Through It
'Fascinating revelations' Max Hastings, Sunday Times'An immensely valuable guide to a great and terrible industry' The Economist 'The book I have long been waiting for... Essential reading' Michael KlarePetroleum has always been used by humans: as an adhesive by Neanderthals, as a waterproofing agent in Noah's Ark and as a weapon during the Crusades. Its eventual extracti...
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The Fraud: The Instant Sunday Times Bestseller - Smithová Zadie
Anotace: Book of the Year 2023 according to New York Times, New Yorker, Guardian, Economist, Observer, The Spectator, Financial Times, Vogue, The Times, The Oldie, i Paper, The Standard, Washington Post, Independent, Daily ExpressSHORTLISTED FOR WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023SHORTLISTED FOR THE WRITERS` PRIZE FOR FICTION 2024ONE OF SARAH JESSICA PARKER`S BEST BOOKS OF...
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The Fraud: The Instant Sunday Times Bestseller - Zadie Smith
Book of the Year 2023 according to New York Times, New Yorker, Guardian, Economist, Observer, The Spectator, Financial Times, Vogue, The Times, The Oldie, i Paper, The Standard, Washington Post, Independent, Daily ExpressSHORTLISTED FOR WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023SHORTLISTED FOR THE WRITERS’ PRIZE FOR FICTION 2024ONE OF SARAH JESSICA PARKER’S BEST BOOKS OF 2023LONGL...
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Wellington: The Road to the Lion´s Mound 1769-1815 - Res Daniel
Anotace: Wellington - The Road to the Lion´s Mound is the first volume of the story of the 1st Duke of Wellington, the man who defeated Napoleon at Waterloo and became a celebrated hero not only in Britain and Europe, but throughout the world. Daniel Res tells the gripping tale of Wellington´s exploits, giving the book an almost novel-like readability. In it we discover ...
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Wellington
Wellington – The Road to the Lion’s Mound is the first volume of the story of the 1st Duke of Wellington, the man who defeated Napoleon at Waterloo and became a celebrated hero not only in Britain and Europe, but throughout the world. Daniel Res tells the gripping tale of Wellington’s exploits, giving the book an almost novel-like readability. In it we discover the story ...
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Wellington: The Road to the Lion´s Mound 1769-1815 - Daniel Res
<p>Wellington – The Road to the Lion’s Mound is the first volume of the story of the 1st Duke of Wellington, the man who defeated Napoleon at Waterloo and became a celebrated hero not only in Britain and Europe, but throughout the world. Daniel Res tells the gripping tale of Wellington’s exploits, giving the book an almost novel-like readability. In it we discover t...
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How to Win an Information War: The Propagandist Who Outwitted Hitler - Peter Pomerantsev
<p>FROM THE AUTHOR OF NOTHING IS TRUE AND EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE'Elegant, effortlessly readable . . . essential reading for the new dark age of disinformation.' JONATHAN FREEDLAND'Original . . . Pomerantsev digs deep into the past history of information warfare, in order to help us understand how to fight charlatans and fear mongers in the present.' ANNE APPLEBAUM'E...
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On the Shadow Tracks
In 2016, while working as a journalist in Yangon, Clare Hammond discovered an obscure map that showed a web of new railways spanning the length and breadth of the country - railways not shown on any other publicly available maps. She was determined to uncover the railways' origins, purpose, and most of all, the silence that surrounded them. She would spend three months tr...
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Rule the Waves 3
Build Your Navy, from pre-Dreadnoughts to Aircraft Carriers and Missile Cruisers! Rule the Waves 3 is a simulation of naval ship design and construction, fleet management and naval warfare from 1890 to 1970 and will place you in the role of 'Grand Admiral' of a navy from the time when steam and iron dominated warship design up to the missile age. Rule the Waves 3 will let...
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Rule the Waves 3 (PC)
Build Your Navy, from pre-Dreadnoughts to Aircraft Carriers and Missile Cruisers!Rule the Waves 3 is a simulation of naval ship design and construction, fleet management and naval warfare from 1890 to 1970 and will place you in the role of 'Grand Admiral' of a navy from the time when steam and iron dominated warship design up to the missile age. Rule the Waves 3...
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Penguin Readers Level 6: Darkest Hour - McCarten Anthony
Anotace: It is May 1940. Western countries are falling into Nazi hands. Britain must prepare to be invaded any day. The future of the world lies on the shoulders of one man. This is the story of how British Prime Minister Winston Churchill changed history over twenty-five difficult days during World War II.Penguin Readers is a series of popular classics, exciting contemp...
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Conflicks (PC) DIGITAL
Spaceships, lasers, and… chickens! What more could you ask for? Conflicks: Revolutionary Space Battles is a creative new take on space-themed videogames that merges the deep, thoughtful gameplay of strategy games with the intuitive accessibility of physics-based games. The game universe is a futuristic alternate history of the European Renaissance that combine...
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Conflicks (PC) DIGITAL (PC)
Spaceships, lasers, and… chickens! What more could you ask for?Conflicks: Revolutionary Space Battles is a creative new take on space-themed videogames that merges the deep, thoughtful gameplay of strategy games with the intuitive accessibility of physics-based games.The game universe is a futuristic alternate history of the European Renaissance that c...
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The Formula: How Rogues, Geniuses, and Speed Freaks Reengineered F1 into the World´s Fastest-Growing Sport - Robinson Joshua, Clegg Jonathan
Anotace: F1 is now the fastest growing sport in the world; the full story of its unbelievable rise is a riveting saga only hinted at by the likes of Drive to Survive. In this book - the first, definitive account of how F1 came to achieve total global fandom - Wall Street Journal reporters Joshua Robinson and Jonathan Clegg take us inside a world full of racing obsessives...
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A Life Story: King Charles III - Morganová Sally
Anotace: King Charles III: environmental activist, monarch and head of the Commonwealth. Read all about the life of King Charles III, from his early days at boarding school and watching his mother become queen to his dedicated work as an environmental activist and becoming king himself, this book will take you on a royal tour through King Ch...
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Europa Universalis IV: Domination
Revisit some of the most powerful and popular nations in Domination, an expansion pack for Europa Universalis IV. Centered on the great empires of the Early Modern world, Domination offers new mission trees, new government reforms, new estate management and new events for several of the major powers in the game. These popular starting nations are now given new life and ne...
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Europa Universalis IV: Domination (PC)
Revisit some of the most powerful and popular nations in Domination, an expansion pack for Europa Universalis IV. Centered on the great empires of the Early Modern world, Domination offers new mission trees, new government reforms, new estate management and new events for several of the major powers in the game. These popular starting nations are now given new life and ne...
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