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Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II

By Reuel Golden

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Published 25-Nov-2012


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In honor of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee - 60 years on the throne, this title celebrates the extraordinary private and public life of Her Majesty. It tells her royal story through hundreds of photographs taken from multiple archives in the United Kingdom (including the Royal Collection), Continental Europe, and the United States.


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Exposure

By Michael Woodford

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Published 29-Nov-2012


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When Michael Woodford was made President and CEO of Olympus, he became the first Westerner ever to climb the ranks of one of Japan's corporate icons. Then his dream job turned into a nightmare. This title tells the story of how he exposed the dark heart of Olympus.


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Murdoch's Politics

By David McKnight

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Published 06-Feb-2013


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Searching analysis of Rupert Murdoch's impact on politics, media and culture. Includes the fallout from the Leveson inquiry.


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Start It Up

By Luke Johnson

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Published 01-Sep-2011


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Compresses two decades of success to reveal the realities of running your own business and bust some key myths along the way. This title helps to learn how to find the right idea or buy someone else's; source capital from all sorts of places you never expected; get the best from everyone you meet on the way.


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Chambers Biographical Dictionary

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Published 29-Jul-2011


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Just about all the people who really matter in one handy and endlessly browsable book.


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Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness

By Susannah Cahalan

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Published 13-Nov-2012


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A story of how a sudden and mysterious illness put her on descent into a madness for which there seemed to be no cure. It is also the story of how one brilliant man, Syria-born Dr Najar, finally proved - using a simple pen and paper - that Susannah's psychotic behaviour was caused by a rare autoimmune disease attacking her brain.


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Echoes

By Nick Bullock

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Published 03-Sep-2012


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Nick Bullock was a prison officer working in a maximum-security jail with some of Britain's most notorious criminals. Trapped in a world of aggression and fear, he felt frustrated and alone. Then he discovered the mountains. This book presents a compelling exploration of freedom - and what it means to live life on your own terms.


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I Was Born There, I Was Born Here

By Mourid Barghouti

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Published 08-Nov-2012


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In his incisive, moving and revelatory account of returning to Ramallah to introduce his 23-year-old son born in exile in Cairo to his Palestinian family, Mourid Barghouti has matched the achievement of his first memoir, I Saw Ramallah.


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Bertie

By Jane Ridley

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Published 30-Aug-2012


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Edward VII, who gave his name to the Edwardian Age but was always known as Bertie, was fifty-nine when he finally came to power in 1901. He was only king for the last nine years of his life. The eldest son of Victoria and Albert, Bertie was bullied by both his parents.


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Three Things You Need to Know About Rockets

By Jessica Fox

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Published 03-Jan-2013


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A book for everyone who has ever thought "what if" a true story about grabbing life by the horns, and taking the plunge...


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