Great Britain
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The Opium Wars: The Addiction of One Empire and the Corruption of Another
$19.99 Add to cartA fascinating look at the other side of the Opium Wars
In this tragic and powerful story, the two Opium Wars of 1839-1842 and 1856-1860 between Britain and China are recounted for the first time throug
- Author: Hanes, W. Travis
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: February 01 2004
- ISBN10: 1402201494
- Language: English
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The Six: The Lives of the Mitford Sisters
$20.00 Add to cartAn Instant New York Times Bestseller
“Riveting. The Six captures all the wayward magnetism and levity that have enchanted countless writers without neglecting the tragic darkness of many of the sister- Author: Thompson, Laura
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: October 03 2017
- ISBN10: 1250099544
- Language: English
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The School That Escaped the Nazis: The True Story of the Schoolteacher Who Defied Hitler
$21.99 Add to cartNamed one of Book Riot’s BEST BIOGRAPHIES OF 2022
The “devastatingly affecting and moving” true story of a courageous school principal who saw the dangers of Nazi Germany and took drastic steps to sa- Author: Cadbury, Deborah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: February 20 2024
- ISBN10: 1541751183
- Language: English
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Lee Alexander McQueen: Mind, Mythos, Muse
$49.95 Read moreMcQueen’s iconic fashion juxtaposed with historic textiles and works of art, revealing the designer’s dynamic approach to storytelling
One of the most significant contributors to fashion between 1990 a
- Author: McQueen, Lee Alexander
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: May 10 2022
- ISBN10: 1636810187
- Language: English
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British Politics: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartAt a time when politics in Britain is experiencing unprecedented turmoil, this Very Short Introduction examines the past, present, and possible future of British politics. Tony Wright puts current eve… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Wright, Tony
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: September 01 2020
- ISBN10: 0198827326
- Language: English
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Thunderstruck
$33.00 Add to cartA true story of love, murder, and the end of the world’s “great hush.”
In Thunderstruck, Erik Larson tells the interwoven stories of two men–Hawley Crippen, a very unlikely murderer, and Guglielmo Mar- Author: Larson, Erik
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: October 24 2006
- ISBN10: 1400080665
- Language: English
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The Road Less Traveled: The Secret Turning Point of the Great War, 1916-1917
$18.99 Read moreThis revealing historical examination looks at the pivotal few months in the middle of the First World War, when all sides–Germany, Britain, and America–believed the war could have been concluded an
- Author: Zelikow, Philip
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: May 02, 2023
- ISBN10: 1541750969
- Language: English
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Heiress, Rebel, Vigilante, Bomber: The Extraordinary Life of Rose Dugdale
$20.99 Read more‘Fascinating . . . O’Driscoll’s research is impressive’ Ben Macintyre, The Times
The story behind the hit movie Baltimore, starring Imogen Poots. The astonishing story of the English heiress who
_____- Author: O’Driscoll, Sean
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: January 23 2024
- ISBN10: 1844885569
- Language: English
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Victoria: The Queen: An Intimate Biography of the Woman Who Ruled an Empire
$24.00 Add to cartThe true story for fans of the PBS Masterpiece series Victoria, this page-turning biography reveals the real woman behind the myth: a bold, glamorous, unbreakable queen–a Victoria for our times. Draw… [more below]
- Author: Baird, Julia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 752
- Publish Date: October 03 2017
- ISBN10: 0812982282
- Language: English
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Empire: The Rise and Demise of the British World Order and the Lessons for Global Power
$21.99 Add to cartA bestselling historian shows how the British Empire created the modern world, in a book lauded as “a rattling good tale” (Wall Street Journal) and “popular history at its best” (Washington Post)
The- Author: Ferguson, Niall
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: April 14 2004
- ISBN10: 0465023290
- Language: English
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Trekking the Cotswold Way: Two-Way Trekking Guide with OS 1:25k Maps: 18 Different Itineraries
$25.95 Read moreThe definitive two-way guide to the Cotswold Way: both southbound and northbound routes are described in full.
Real Maps: Full Ordnance Survey mapping inside (1:25,000). All accommodation is numbered- Series: The Great Treks of England #3
- Author: McCluggage, Andrew
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: May 01, 2022
- ISBN10: 1912933136
- Language: English
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Britain’s Black Debt: Reparations for Caribbean Slavery and Native Genocide
$35.00 Add to cartSince the mid-nineteenth-century abolition of slavery, the call for reparations for the crime of African enslavement and native genocide has been growing. In the Caribbean, grassroots and official voi
- Author: Beckles, Hilary MCD
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 248
- Publish Date: February 25 2013
- ISBN10: 976640268X
- Language: English
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The Six Wives of Henry VIII
$10.99 Add to cartGladys Malvern uses her celebrated talent for prose to share the stories of Henry VIII’s wives with immense personality and captivating drama.
Henry VIII was married to six women during his reign as- Author: Malvern, Gladys
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 158
- Publish Date: January 26 2016
- ISBN10: 1504030214
- Language: English
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Churchill’s Shadow: The Life and Afterlife of Winston Churchill
$22.00 Read moreChurchill is generally considered one of the greatest leaders of the twentieth century, if not the greatest of all, revered for his opposition to appeasement, his defiance in the face of German bombin
- Author: Wheatcroft, Geoffrey
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 656
- Publish Date: April 25 2023
- ISBN10: 1324050381
- Language: English
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Rude Girls: Women in 2 Tone and One Step Beyond
$25.00 Add to cartThe ska revival in the UK and the 2 Tone label represented unity of black and white in both the content of the songs, and appearance of the bands. While race may have been central to this declaration,
- Author: Augustyn, Heather
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 396
- Publish Date: March 08 2023
- ISBN10: 1088122922
- Language: English
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Futurliberty: Liberty Fabrics and the Avant-Garde
$65.00 Add to cartLiberty is renowned internationally for its fabrics, especially its floral patterns, but it also has a long history of developing bold, geometric designs. Many of these were inspired by early twentiet
- Author: Coen, Ester
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: September 19 2023
- ISBN10: 0500026718
- Language: English
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The Last Lion Box Set
$150.00 Add to cartUniversally acclaimed for their compelling narrative, their fresh insights, and their objective renderings of Winston Churchill’s life, The Last Lion trilogy presents a revelatory and unparalleled por… [more below]
- Author: Reid, Paul
- Binding: Boxed Set
- Page Count: 3008
- Publish Date: November 06 2012
- ISBN10: 0316227781
- Language: English
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The Great Fire of London: In That Apocalyptic Year, 1666
$19.95 Add to cartThe tragic story of the disastrous London fire is told here from both a human and architectural point of view, as the fire destroyed lives along with buildings such as the original St. Paul’s cathedra… [more below]
- Author: Hanson, Neil
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 322
- Publish Date: August 15 2002
- ISBN10: 1620458381
- Language: English
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BBC Radiophonic Workshop’s BBC Radiophonic Workshop – A Retrospective
$14.95 Read moreIn 1958, an anonymous group of overworked and under-budgeted BBC employees set out to make some new sounds for radio and TV. They ended up changing the course of 20th-century music. For millions of pe
- Series: 33 1/3
- Author: Weir, William L.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: May 04 2023
- ISBN10: 1501389157
- Language: English
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The Socialist Patriot: George Orwell and War
$18.00 Add to cartAn incisive demonstration of how Orwell’s body of work was defined by the four major conflicts that punctuated his life: World War I, the Spanish Civil War, World War II, and the Cold War.
Few English
- Author: Stansky, Peter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 150
- Publish Date: January 17 2023
- ISBN10: 150363549X
- Language: English
