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The story of one of English rugby's unsung heroes - John Pullin. One of only three players from the famous 1971 Lions team who has not had his stor...

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Mary Norris, The New Yorker's Comma Queen and best-selling author of Between You & Me, has had a lifelong love affair with words. In Greek to Me, s...

In this book Geert Mak returns to the small Frisian village of his childhood, Jorwert (pop. Jowert has more in common with an English village than ...

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The story of the famous painting by Picasso and its diverse meanings from its conception to the present day

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A biography of the poet and libertine the Earl of Rochester.Publisher: Boydell & Brewer LtdAuthor(s): James W. (Customer) James W. JohnsonIllustrat...

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When young Samuel Clemens first visited the nation's capital in 1854, both were rough around the edges and of dubious potential. Returning as Mark ...

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In this widely hailed book, NPR correspondent Tom Gjelten fuses the story of the Bacardi family and their famous rum business with Cuba's tumultuou...

The Sager orphans were the seven children of Henry and Naomi Sager. In April 1844 the Sager family took part in the great westward migration and st...

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