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World history
Return of a King
By William Dalrymple
Hardback
Published 04-Feb-2013
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A towering history of the first Afghan War by bestselling historian William Dalrymple
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Wave
By Sonali Deraniyagala
Hardback
Published 12-Mar-2013
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A profoundly moving, piercingly frank memoir of learning to live with grief--that begins in Sri Lanka on Dec. 26, 2004, when the author lost her parents, her husband, and her two young sons in the tsunami she miraculously survived.
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History of the World in Twelve Maps
By Jerry Brotton
Hardback
Published 06-Sep-2012
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Throughout history, maps have been fundamental in shaping our view of the world, and our place in it. This title tells the story of our world through maps. It examines the significance of 12 maps - from the mystical representations of ancient history to the satellite-derived imagery of today.
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Birds in a Cage
By Derek Niemann
Hardback
Published 01-Nov-2012
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This is the inspiring true story of how a passion for birds enabled four young men to escape the horror of internment in a German PoW camp - and brought about an extraordinary moment of cooperation and mutual understanding between them and their captors.
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New Digital Age
By Eric Schmidt
Hardback
Published 25-Apr-2013
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The must-read book for anyone concerned about the present and the future
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Tombstone
By Yang Jisheng
Hardback
Published 30-Oct-2012
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More people died in Mao's Great Famine than in the entire First World War and yet their story remains untold. This book offers a passionate and angry account of one of the 20th century's most nightmarish events: the killing of an estimated 36 million Chinese in 1958-1961 by starvation or physical abuse. It is based on survivors' testimonies.
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Deserter
By Charles Glass
Hardback
Published 28-Mar-2013
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The extraordinary story of the deserters of the Second World War. What made them run? And what happened after they fled?
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People's Car
By Berhard Rieger
Hardback
Published 19-Apr-2013
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Bernhard Rieger reveals how a car commissioned by Hitler and designed by Ferdinand Porsche became a global commodity on a par with Coca-Cola. The Beetle's success hinged on its uncanny ability to capture the imaginations of executives, engineers, advertisers, car collectors, suburbanites, hippies, and everyday drivers across nations and cultures.
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Love-charm of Bombs
By Lara Feigel
Hardback
Published 17-Jan-2013
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As poetic as it is enlightening, this detailed biography of five literary figures is achingly beautiful in its depiction of the disturbing, everyday realities of war
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Second World War
By Antony Beevor
Hardback
Published 07-Jun-2012
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A magisterial, single-volume history of the greatest conflict the world has ever known by our foremost military historian
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