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Never Forget Our People Were Always Free
“One of the nation’s most prominent civil rights leaders” (Washington Post), a New York Times bestselling author, community organizer, investigative journalist, Ivy...
From the New York Times bestselling author of Washington’s Spies, the thrilling story of the Confederate spy who came to Britain to turn the tide of the Civil War—and...
Bestselling author the Countess of Carnarvon tells the thrilling behind-the-scenes story of the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun on its centennial, and explores the unparalleled life...
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As he did for Abraham Lincoln and John Quincy Adams, award-winning biographer Fred Kaplan offers a fresh, illuminating look at the life of Thomas Jefferson and his contributions as a writer.In...
How a motley crew of merchant seamen walked 600 miles to save 7000 gallons of rumBy the bestselling author of The Ship That Never WasWhen,...
New York Times bestselling author and acclaimed presidential historian Douglas Brinkley chronicles the rise of environmental activism during the Long Sixties (1960-1973), telling...
The desperate manhunt to bring down Australia's most notorious outlawWhen Ned Kelly and his band of young tearaways ambushed and killed three brave policemen in...
English Food: A People’s History
In this delicious history of Britain’s food traditions, Diane Purkiss invites readers on a unique journey through the centuries, exploring the development of recipes and rituals for mealtimes such as breakfast, lunch, and dinner, to show how food has been both a reflection of and inspiration for social continuity and change.
The Madness: A Memoir of War, Fear and PTSD
A powerful, probing book about PTSD.
An extraordinary re-envisioning of the scope and ambitions of the contemporary military memoir: the Iraq War’s only living Medal of Honor recipient examines the bonds and wounds of war...
The dramatic and deliciously swashbuckling story of Sarah Kidd, the wife of the famous pirate Captain Kidd, charting her transformation from New York socialite to international outlaw during...
The revered civil rights activist and pioneering member of Congress chronicles her groundbreaking 1972 run for President as the first woman and person of color—a work of immense historical...
“A tremendously impressive book.”—Washington Post“Her motto and title of her autobiography—Unbought and Unbossed—illustrates her outspoken...
In this funny and poignant memoir and cultural history, the television personality, columnist, and author of Drag pays homage to Lou Reed’s groundbreaking album Transformer...
A gripping, behind-the-scenes account of the personalities and contending forces in Tokyo during the volatile decade that led to World War II, as seen through the eyes of the American ambassador...
A Nurse’s War: A Diary of Hope and Heartache on the Home Front
The remarkable wartime diary of nurse Kathleen Johnstone
'Warm, chatty and endlessly absorbing, this delightful diary brims with intelligence and humour.' Wendy Moore, author of Endell Street: The Women Who Ran Britain's Trailblazing Military Hospital
A journey between two culturesAfter more than 200 years of co-existence under the umbrella of a unique treaty, you might think things would be better than ever. In this...
The extraordinary life of the Gallipoli veteran and WWI Flying Corp gunner who founded Qantas and gave Australia its wingsBy the critically acclaimed author of...
Stories and yarns about my favourite bits of Down UnderPaul Hogan's ancestors were a couple of Irish blow-ins who arrived in the colony of New South Wales by boat, with a little...
The Christmas Castle in Scotland (Romantic Escapes, Book 9)
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The Times Queen Elizabeth II: Commemorating her life and reign 1926 – 2022
A celebration of the remarkable life and reign of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth IIFrom young princess to internationally revered head of state, Queen Elizabeth has always fascinated and intrigued. This fully updated commemorative edition celebrates and remembers the glorious reign of Britain’s longest-serving and much cherished monarch.
Painted People: Humanity in 21 Tattoos
In 1881, a writer in the Saturday Review called tattooing ‘an art without a history’. ‘No-one’, it went on, ‘has made it the business of his life to study the development of tattooing.’ Until now.
By the New York Times bestselling author of Showtime—the source for HBO’s Winning Time—the definitive biography of mythic multi-sport star Bo Jackson.From...