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Britty Britty Bang Bang: One Man's Attempt to Understand His Country
Headline 2013; Not AvailableMock the Week and Outnumbered 's Hugh Dennis with an hilarious and insightful exploration of the changing image of Britain and Britishness. more...
Sweet Poison
Penguin Books Ltd 2008; Not AvailableDavid Gillespie was 40kg overweight, lethargic, sleep-deprived and the father of four, with twins on the way. He knew he needed to lose weight fast, but he had run out of diets - all had failed. After doing some reading on evolution (why weren't our forebears fat?), David cut sugar - specifically fructose - from his diet. He immediately started... more...
Early Middle Ages, 500-1000
Free Press 2010; US$ 16.95Spanning the years 500 to 1000 A.D., this volume illustrates the conflict between brutality and civilization that seemed to characterize the period so often called?not improperly?the "Dark Ages." Islam and Byzantium, as much as Western Europe, figure in the twenty-two chapters of documents offered in this book, part of the ten-volume series, "Sources... more...
The One That Got Away
Random House 2009; US$ 10.67The SAS mission conducted behind Iraqi lines is one of the most famous stories of courage and survival in modern warfare. Of the eight members of the SAS regiment who set off, only one escaped capture. This is his story. Late on the evening of 24 January 1991 the patrol was compromised deep behind enemy lines in Iraq. A fierce fire-fight left the... more...
A Long Way Gone
Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2007; US$ 13.99My new friends have begun to suspect I haven?t told them the full story of my life. ?Why did you leave Sierra Leone?? ?Because there is a war.? ?You mean, you saw people running around with guns and shooting each other?? ?Yes, all the time.? ?Cool.? I smile a little. ?You should tell us about it sometime.? ?Yes, sometime.? This is how wars... more...
Lies, Damned Lies and History
The History Press 2010; US$ 14.57From cats, spats and catacombs to the Wall Street shuffle, this book looks at how historical events didn't always unfold as we think they did. It takes the readers on a journey, century-by-century, showing how the truth we take for granted is a far cry from the facts. It is suitable for those who want to see the past as it was. more...
Girl in a Green Gown
Random House 2011; US$ 13.34The Arnolfini portrait, painted by Jan van Eyck in 1434, is one of the world's most famous paintings. This haunting gem of medieval art, a subtle and beautiful portrait of a wealthy Bruges merchant and his wife, intrigues all who see it. Is the painting the celebration of marriage or pregnancy, a memorial to a wife who died in childbirth, a... more...
Farewell To The East End
Orion 2009; Not AvailableThis final book in Jennifer Worth's memories of her time as a midwife in London's East end brings her story full circle. As always there are heartbreaking stories such as the family devastated by tuberculosis and a ship's woman who 'serviced' the entire crew, as well as plenty of humour and warmth such as the tale of Megan'mave, two women who shared... more...
Samurai Tales
Tuttle Publishing 2011; US$ 19.95Samurai Tales is about the legendary men reborn from the samurai class who fought for the helm of power in 19th century Japan. In an internecine war that was unique in its scope and character, Hillsborough gives us a rare and fascinating look at the men who were willing to sacrifice their lives for their leaders and their country. Names like Sakamoto... more...
Rebel Hearts
Pan Macmillan 2011; US$ 7.66Kevin Toolis investigated the lives of men and women who, for the twenty-five years of the IRA's war with Britain formed the backbone of its effort. Each chapter explores a world in which history and the republican (and loyalist) interpretation of it dominate lives and deaths. Rebel Hearts does not seek to explain the roots of the conflict in Northern... more...









