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Iron Curtain
By Anne Applebaum
Paperback
Published 06-Jun-2013
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Last Man in Russia
By Oliver Bullough
Hardback
Published 04-Apr-2013
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In the 1960s, when the Soviet Union said it was building heaven on earth and the brave, non-conformist dissidents lived like free men in the midst of this enormous prison, the Russian nation began to drink itself to death. For a while, government income from vodka surpassed their income from oil. This title offers a study of a nation in crisis.
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Goodwood
By Ian Daglish
Hardback
Published 30-Mar-2005
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If This is a Man/The Truce
By Primo Levi
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Published 04-Apr-2013
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Europe
By Brendan Simms
Hardback
Published 04-Apr-2013
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Tells the story of a group of competitive and mutually suspicious dynasties, and also of a continent prone to interference from 'semi-detached' elements, such as Russia, the Ottoman Empire, Britain and the United States.
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Former People
By Douglas Smith
Paperback
Published 09-May-2013
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The last great untold story of the Russian Revolution
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Helga's Diary
By Helga Weiss
Hardback
Published 14-Feb-2013
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In 1941, Helga and her parents are sent to the concentration camp of Terezin. In her dairy, Helga documents their daily life - the harsh conditions, disease and suffering, as well as moments of friendship, creativity and hope - until, in 1944, they are sent to Auschwitz. This title presents her diary in its entirety.
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Confronting the Classics
By Mary Beard
Hardback
Published 07-Mar-2013
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Mary Bear explores our rich classical heritage in a series of essays - from Greek drama to Roman jokes, introducing some larger-than-life characters of classical history, such as Alexander the Great, Nero and Boudicca.
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Streetlife
By Leif Jerram
Paperback
Published 18-Apr-2013
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A completely new look at the history of Europe over the last one hundred years, showing how the fabric of everyday life and the major political upheavals of the twentieth century were fundamentally shaped by the culture and environment of the city.
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Eagle Unbowed
By Halik Kochanski
Hardback
Published 04-Oct-2012
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Tells the story of Poland and the Poles in the Second World War. This title attempts to describe both the fate of those trapped within occupied Poland and of those millions of Poles who were able to escape.
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