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Through Ice and Fire: A Russian Arctic Convoy Diary 1942 (paperback edition)

Through Ice and Fire: A Russian Arctic Convoy Diary 1942 (paperback edition)

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The Sirdar and the Khalifa: Kitchener's Reconquest of Sudan 1896-98 (paperback)

The Sirdar and the Khalifa: Kitchener's Reconquest of Sudan 1896-98 (paperback)

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German Raiders of the First World War (paperback edition)

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The Last Great Cavalry Charge: The Battle of the Silver Helmets (paperback edition)

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Polaris: Submarines, Missiles, the US Navy and the Royal Navy

Polaris: Submarines, Missiles, the US Navy and the Royal Navy

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Home Front: Alfred T. Palmer’s WWII Photography

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Delivering London's Olympic Dream: A Long Life in Sport

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Delivering London's Olympic Dream: A Long Life in Sport

27th July 2022 marks the 10th anniversary of the London 2012 Olympic Games. There is no better time to hear the full inside story: from the long and uncertain build-up to the 2005 London bid, to the phenomenal delivery of the Games themselves in July 2012, eruditely told by the man who masterminded it: Sir Craig Reedie.

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Delivering London's Olympic Dream: A Long Life in Sport

No Condition is Permanent: Risk, Adventure and Return - The Business of Life

Tintawn and Binder Twine: The Story of Eric Rigby-Jones and Irish Ropes

Belfast '69: Bombs, Burnings and Bigotry (paperback edition)

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Belfast '69: Bombs, Burnings and Bigotry (paperback edition)

A devastating analysis of how the events of August 1969 fuelled lasting conflict in Northern Ireland.

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Passengers: Life in Britain During the Stagecoach Era

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Passengers: Life in Britain During the Stagecoach Era

Stagecoach travel during the Napoleonic War, the era of Austen and Dickens, and the early years of Queen Victoria; it covers travel, hospitality and roads and many other aspects of British life from 1790 to 1840.

$34.00

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No Condition is Permanent: Risk, Adventure and Return - The Business of Life

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No Condition is Permanent: Risk, Adventure and Return - The Business of Life

With inspirational leadership and a focus on teamwork, Sir Bob Reid successfully steers global corporations through dramatic challenges.

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Delivering London's Olympic Dream: A Long Life in Sport

No Condition is Permanent: Risk, Adventure and Return - The Business of Life

Tintawn and Binder Twine: The Story of Eric Rigby-Jones and Irish Ropes

Bound for the East Indies: Halsewell – A Shipwreck that Gripped the Nation - available now from Fonthill Media

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Bound for the East Indies: Halsewell – A Shipwreck that Gripped the Nation

The loss of East Indiaman HCS Halsewell in January 1786 touched the very heart of the British nation.

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Pamela Colman Smith Tarot Artist: The Pious Pixie

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Pamela Colman Smith Tarot Artist: The Pious Pixie

What makes a talented mystical artist convert to Catholicism after creating the world’s most renowned Waite-Smith tarot deck?

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Pamela Colman Smith Tarot Artist: The Pious Pixie

Sawdust Sisterhood: How Circus Empowered Women

Agatha Christie: The Disappearing Novelist

The Haunted Reader and Sylvia Plath

Georgiana Duchess of Devonshire: The Face Without a Frown

The Two Duchesses: Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, Elizabeth, Duchess of Devonshire

A History of Savoy: Gatekeeper of the Alps

Making Sense of Marilyn

These Ghostly Archives: The Unearthing of Sylvia Plath

Evelina: A Victorian Heroine in Venice

The Wandering Princess: Princess Hélène of France, Duchess of Aosta (1871-1951)

Women in Ancient Greece

Dearest Bess: The Life and Times of Lady Elizabeth Foster

An Edinburgh Diary 1793–1798

Hypatia: Mathematician, Philosopher, Myth

Queen Victoria and the European Empires (hardback)

Agnetha Fältskog: The Girl with the Golden Hair

Henry VI, Margaret of Anjou and the Wars of the Roses: From Contemporary Chronicles, Letters and Records

The Daughters of George III

Jane Austen: Love is a Like a Rose

The British Shell Shortage of the First World War

Knight Errant: Lord Craven and the Court of the Winter Queen

Roman Women: The Women who influenced the History of Rome

Sylvia Plath in Devon: A Year's Turning

Women on Duty: A History of the First Female Police Force

The Prussian Princesses: The Sisters of Kaiser Wilhelm II

A Spencer Love Affair: Eighteen Century Theatricals at Blenheim Palace

Gwennie's Diary: A Kiwi's World Tour to Yorkshire 1939-40

Napoleon and His Women Friends

Anna Amalia, Grand-Duchess: Patron of Goethe and Schiller

Queen Victoria and the European Empires (paperback)

The Topsy Turvy World of Gilbert and Sullivan

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The Topsy Turvy World of Gilbert and Sullivan

No musical partnership has enjoyed greater success during its time span, or bequeathed a more powerful and enduring legacy, than that of Gilbert and Sullivan in the later nineteenth century.

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Jack Hawkins: A Biography

Carrying On: The Carry Ons and Films of Peter Rogers and Gerald Thomas

The British Horror Film: From the Silent to the Multiplex

Tommy Steele: A Life in the Spotlight

Cooperman! The Life of Tommy Cooper

Simon Cadell: The Authorised Biography

Kylie: Song by Song

The Worlds of Gerry and Sylvia Anderson: The Story Behind International Rescue

Bruce Springsteen: Song by Song

ABBA: Song by Song

Agnetha Fältskog: The Girl with the Golden Hair

The Price of Fame: The Biography of Dennis Price

Jeff Lynne: Electric Light Orchestra - Before and After

Howard Hughes and the Creation of Modern Hollywood

A Beatles Miscellany: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About the Beatles But Were Afraid to Ask

The Topsy Turvy World of Gilbert and Sullivan

Nigel Kennedy Uncensored!

Led Zeppelin: Song by Song

While You See a Chance: The Steve Winwood Story

Shellac and Swing! A Social History of the Gramophone in Britain

Status Quo: Song by Song

Making Sense of Marilyn

Black Sabbath: Song by Song

Robbie Williams: Song by Song

Electric Light Orchestra: Song by Song

Pink Floyd: Song by Song

Sawdust Sisterhood: How Circus Empowered Women

West Yorkshire Cinemas and Theatres

Kate Bush: Song by Song

Churchill’s Little Redhead

Peter Owen: Not a Nice Jewish Boy - Memoirs of a Maverick Publisher

Madonna: Song by Song

Everlasting Love and Love Affair: A Pop Idol’s Life and Secret Romance in the Swinging 60s

I Am No Guide - Pearl Jam: Song by Song

U2: Song by Song

All Around my Hat: The Steeleye Span Story

We Can Swing Together: The Story of Lindisfarne

Pop Pickers and Music Vendors: David Jacobs, Alan Freeman, John Peel, Tommy Vance and Roger Scott

Rush: Song by Song

Ten Years of the Summer’s End Progressive Rock Festival

We’ve All Life Before Us: A Love Story of the Second World War

The Hippie Trail: After Europe, Turn Left

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The Hippie Trail: After Europe, Turn Left

The true story of an epic 9,000-mile overland journey through Europe, the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent: ‘The Hippie Trail’

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Brainwashed and Anointed: The Story of an Ex-Mormon - available now from Fonthill Media

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Brainwashed and Anointed: The Story of an Ex-Mormon

A heart-breaking tale of one man’s struggle with Mormon indoctrination, told with devilish wit and unwavering fortitude

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The English Prison Officer 1850-1970 – A Study in Conflict

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The English Prison Officer 1850-1970 – A Study in Conflict

An analysis of the role that the rank-and-file prison officer had to play in the British prison system.

$27.00

Politics, Society and Homosexuality in Post-War Britain: The Sexual Offences Act of 1967 and its Significance

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Politics, Society and Homosexuality in Post-War Britain: The Sexual Offences Act of 1967 and its Significance

The Sexual Offences Act of 1967 was ground-breaking in the UK and this work marks the fiftieth anniversary of its successful path to the statute book.

$21.00

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Fascist Italy at War: 1939–1943

The Grandest Larceny: The Foundation of Israel

Paid to Predict: Duplicity, Deceit and Dishonesty among 'Allies'

Robert Mugabe’s Lost Jewel of Africa

Let There Be Justice: The Political Journey of Imran Khan

Henry Matthews, Viscount Llandaff: The Unknown Home Secretary

Disraeli v Gladstone: Westminster’s Most Bitter Feud

The Foreign Policy of the Third Reich: 1933-1939

The War Diaries of Count Galeazzo Ciano 1939-1943

Kowtow: Georgian Britain, Imperial China and the Irishman Who Introduced Them

Voices from Britain: Broadcasts from the BBC 1939-45

Politics, Society and Homosexuality in Post-War Britain: The Sexual Offences Act of 1967 and its Significance

Led by Lions: MPs and Sons Who Fell in the First World War

Churchill, Kitchener and Lloyd George: First World Warlords

Fading Eagle: Politics and Decline of Britain’s Post-War Air Force

Delivering London's Olympic Dream: A Long Life in Sport

No Condition is Permanent: Risk, Adventure and Return - The Business of Life

Winston Churchill: The Great Man's Life in Anecdotes

The Chamberlains: Joseph, Austen and Neville 1836-1940

Prime Ministerial Anecdotes

In and Around Cambridge in the 1960s

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In and Around Cambridge in the 1960s

An affectionate look at many different aspects of life in one of the world’s leading university cities in the Swinging Sixties.

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Place Names and Field Names of Northumberland

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Place Names and Field Names of Northumberland

Northumberland has a rich legacy of such names and the text explores how place names are derived, and change over time.

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Lake District Folk

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Lake District Folk

A nostalgic recollection of a lifelong association with the people and places of the Lake District.

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Industry and the Coast: Images of the North-East in the 1960s

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Industry and the Coast: Images of the North-East in the 1960s

Stunning and evocative photographs of the North-East in the 1960s, also including the Teeside, Wearside and Tyneside industrial areas and coast.

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Northumberland: A Celebration

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Northumberland: A Celebration

A celebration of the scenery, people and history of Northumberland through the eyes of a writer and historian.

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Images of Wales From a Decade of Change: The 1970s

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Images of Wales From a Decade of Change: The 1970s

A stunning book featuring over 300 beautiful Images of Wales taken during the 1970s - a time of real change in the Country.

$24.00

Steam Around Darlington: Railways in the North East in the 1960s

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Steam Around Darlington: Railways in the North East in the 1960s

Unique photographs which capture the atmosphere of steam’s last months in the North East, coupled with facts and entertaining recollections of what it was like to be travelling and photographing the railways around Darlington, Durham, Sunderland and Hartlepools in the 1960s.

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Steam in the North: Railways in the 1960s across the North of England

In and Around Cambridge in the 1960s

Industry and the Coast: Images of the North-East in the 1960s

Durham, Darlington & County Durham: Images of the North-East in the 1960s

Steam Around Darlington: Railways in the North East in the 1960s

Images of Wales From a Decade of Change: The 1970s

Glad Tidings of Struggle and Strife: A History of Protest Christmas Cards

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Glad Tidings of Struggle and Strife: A History of Protest Christmas Cards

A written and illustrated history of protest in the United Kingdom since the mid nineteenth century through the medium of the Christmas Card.

$21.00

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