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The Promise: Love and Loss in Modern China
Xinran Xue
Read more ▸ Pre-order ▸At the start of the twentieth century in China, the Hans were married in an...
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Partition Voices: Untold British Stories
Kavita Puri
Read more ▸ Pre-order ▸The division of the Indian subcontinent in 1947 into India and Pakistan saw millions uprooted...
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Merlin: The Power Behind the Spitfire, Mosquito and Lancaster
Graham Hoyland
Read more ▸ Order ▸The most iconic planes of WWII, the Supermarine Spitfire, Hawker Hurricane, DeHavilland Mosquito and the...
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Prisoners of History
Keith Lowe
Read more ▸ Pre-order ▸What happens when our values change, but what we have set in stone does not?
Humankind...
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Putin’s People
Catherine Belton
Read more ▸ Order ▸How the KGB Took Back Russia and then Took on the West
A chilling and revelatory...
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Just the Tonic: A History of Tonic Water
Kim Walker
Read more ▸ Order ▸Just the Tonic is an accessible yet informative history of tonic water: its connections to...
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Biscuits and Cookies: A Global History
Anastasia Edwards
Read more ▸ Order ▸What’s your favorite cookie (or biscuit, for any British baking show buffs)? Chocolate chip, ginger...
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Northmen: The Viking Saga 793-1241
John Haywood
Read more ▸ Order ▸The violent and predatory society of Dark Age Scandinavia left a unique impact on the...
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The World Aflame: The Long War, 1914-1945
Dan Jones
Read more ▸ Order ▸The epic, harrowing and world-changing story – in words and colourized images – of global...
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Royal Air Force: The Official Story
James Holland
Read more ▸ Order ▸Royal Air Force: The Official Story is the most up-to-date official history of the Royal Air...
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Palace of Palms: Tropical Dreams and the Making of Kew
Kate Teltscher
Read more ▸ Pre-order ▸Daringly innovative when it opened in 1848, the Palm House in Kew Gardens remains one...
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Court Number One
Thomas Grant
Read more ▸ Order ▸Court Number One of the Old Bailey is the most famous court room in the...