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Inside Hitler's Bunker: The Last Days of the Third Reich

Inside Hitler's Bunker: The Last Days of the Third Reich

Joachim C. Fest

Biography: historical, political & military; Humanities; History; European history; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Second World War; Fascism & Nazism; Political structures: totalitarianism & dictatorship

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Reissued with a striking new cover, the classic account of one of the most dramatic final acts in modern history: the collapse... [more]

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Last Days of Hitler

Last Days of Hitler

Hugh Trevor-Roper

Biography: historical, political & military; Humanities; History; European history; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Second World War

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The classic account of Hitler's fall from power, first pubilshed in 1947, reissued with a striking new cover [more]

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The Passage of Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson

The Passage of Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson

Robert A Caro

Autobiography: historical, political & military; Humanities; History of the Americas; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Political leaders & leadership

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The fourth volume in Caro's monumental biography of Lyndon Johnson follows Johnson through his volatile relationship with... [more]

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The Power of Self-Confidence: Become Unstoppable, Irresistible, and Unafraid in Every Area of Your Life

The Power of Self-Confidence: Become Unstoppable, Irresistible, and Unafraid...

Brian Tracy

Humanities; Economics; Business & management; Advice on careers & achieving success; Assertiveness, motivation & self-esteem

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Self-confidence is the ability to move out of you comfort zone and take risks with no guarantee of success. <br>The Power... [more]

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The Psychopath Test

The Psychopath Test

Jon Ronson

Humanities; Society & Social Sciences; Illness & addiction: social aspects; Social groups; Popular psychology; Humour

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The new Sunday Times top-ten bestseller from the author of The Men Who Stare at Goats. [more]

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David Attenborough in His Own Words

David Attenborough in His Own Words

Sir David Attenborough

Biography; Autobiography: general; Humanities; The natural world, country life & pets

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An audio portrait of Sir David Attenborough, Britain's best-known natural history film-maker. [more]

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Architecture of Happiness (5cd)

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On Seeing and Noticing (cd)

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The Kalevala

The Kalevala

Elias Lonnrot

Poetry by individual poets; Humanities; Folklore, myths & legends

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A compelling insight into the myths and folklore of Finland, The Kalevala is often compared to such epic poems as Homer's... [more]

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Socrates in the City: Conversations on Life, God and Other Small Topics

Socrates in the City: Conversations on Life, God and Other Small Topics...

Eric Metaxas

Humanities; Philosophy; Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500; Ethics & moral philosophy; Religion & beliefs

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Following the extraordinary success of the New York Times bestseller Bonhoeffer, Eric Metaxas's latest book offers inspirational... [more]

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A Short History of Western Thought

A Short History of Western Thought

Stephen Trombley

Humanities; Philosophy; History of Western philosophy

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A short, sharp and entertaining survey of the development of all aspects of the Western philosophical tradition from the ancient... [more]

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Birds in Town and Village

Birds in Town and Village

W. H. Hudson

Humanities; Birds (ornithology); Wildlife: birds & birdwatching

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William Henry Hudson was a founding member of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB). Birds in Town and Village... [more]

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The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill, Vol. 3: Defender of the Realm, 1940-1965

The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill, Vol. 3: Defender of the Realm,...

Paul Reid, William Manchester

Autobiography: historical, political & military; Humanities; British & Irish history; Political leaders & leadership

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Spanning 1940 to 1965, this volume picks up shortly after Winston Churchill became prime ministerwhen Britain stood alone... [more]

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Flaws in the Jewell

Flaws in the Jewell

Roderick Matthews

Humanities; History

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Roderick Matthews re-examines British rule in India by concentrating on three central themes: its ability to defray the costs... [more]

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Brazil

Brazil

Michael Palin

Humanities; Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment & Planning; Travel writing

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Brazil is one of the four new global super powers. Half a continent in size and a potent mix of races, religions and cultures,... [more]

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Charles Dickens: A Portrait in Letters

Charles Dickens: A Portrait in Letters

Charles Dickens

Autobiography: literary; Diaries, letters & journals; Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 ; Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers; Humanities

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In the hands of actor and writer Simon Callow, one of the most prominent Dickens interpreters of our time, this informative... [more]

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The Telescope: A Short History

The Telescope: A Short History

Richard Dunn

Humanities; Maritime history; Mathematics & Sciences; Scientific equipment, experiments & techniques; History of science

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'The telescope's long evolution to massive radio arrays on Earth and Hubble in space is stylishly narrated in this beautifully... [more]

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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

Robert Pirsig

Fiction & Literature; Humanities; Western philosophy, from c 1900 -; Popular philosophy; Travel writing

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This narration of a summer motorcycle trip undertaken by a father and his son becomes a text which speaks directly to the... [more]

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Mortality

Mortality

Christopher Hitchens

Memoirs; Humanities; Sociology: death & dying; Oncology

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Mortality is the most meditative piece of writing Hitchens has ever produced; at once an unsparingly honest account of the... [more]

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My Journey

My Journey

Jim Stynes

Humanities; Psychology; Popular psychology

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In July 2009, the author was diagnosed with cancer and given less than a year to live. The diagnosis caught him by surprise... [more]

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Status Anxiety

Status Anxiety

Alain De Botton

Humanities; Psychology; Popular psychology

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Drawing from the fields of history, psychology, politics, and economics, a look at the anxieties associated with a pursuit... [more]

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The Etymologicon

The Etymologicon

Mark Forsyth

Language: history & general works; Historical & comparative linguistics; Fiction & Literature; Humanities

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What is the actual connection between disgruntled and gruntled? What links church organs to organised crime, California to... [more]

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Real Wired Child and When to Really Worry

Real Wired Child and When to Really Worry

Michael Carr-Gregg

Humanities; Philosophy; Advice on parenting

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The Bind-Up edition of Real Wired Child and When to Really Worry, two insightful offerings from Australia's foremost family... [more]

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Rome

Rome

Robert Hughes

Humanities; European history; Classical history & classical civilisation

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Prizewinning writer and critic's dazzling biography of the Eternal City. Abridged edition. [more]

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The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World Before the War, 1890-1914

The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World Before the War, 1890-1914

Barbara Wertheim Tuchman

Humanities; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Social & cultural history; First World War

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Covering the period before World War I, this book examines the world from the patrician society of Britain in the 1890s and... [more]

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