Convict Colony: The Remarkable Story of the Fledgling Settlement That Survived Against the Odds, Paperback - David Hill

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In this book, a former management consultant and CEO of a company that survived decline in its market provides practical and hard-won advice for ma...

Reducere. The bestseller from James Raffan, Emperor of the North tells the story of Sir George Simpson, whose extraordinary life coincided with the success o...

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Publisher: Peter Owen PublishersAuthor(s): John HilaryNumber of pages: 256Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 198 x 256 x 25Cover type: HardbackRedes...

When novelist Sophie Carr rescues a man hiding in her garden from a group of paparazzi, she finds that her new neighbour is ageing pop star Jez Win...

Known to contemporaries the Lone Wolf, Flt Lt Stevens was the RAF's highest scoring nightfighter pilot with fourteen victories. What makes his stor...

The compelling biography of the man who wrote the best selling book Warrior, by his grandson Brough Scott.

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Reducere. Tyree's book, Against All Odds, is for the billions of people worldwide who have a desire to do something very special in the world, but circumstan...

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An absorbing chronicle of the role of race in US history, by the foremost historian of race and labour

Reducere. Against All Odds traces the hardships and ultimate redemption of "the other #22, " Donnie Hixon, as he journeys from a childhood of hard knocks in ...

Reducere. This vivid book retells the story of Captain Cook's great voyages in the South Seas, focusing on the encounters between the explorers and the islan...

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Reducere. A gripping narrative of New Netherland a story of global sweep centered on a wilderness called Manhattan that transforms our understanding of early...

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Apparently alone in the Universe, the Earth glows bright with life, a cosmic oasis of biodiversity. This book considers life on Earth, and human in...

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*Includes pictures *Profiles important figures like John Winthrop, Roger Williams, and others *Includes online resources and a bibliography for fur...

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The Diary of Anne Frank is one of the most enduring and bestselling books of all time, yet its history is as complex as it is contested. For the fi...

A lively history of the Second World War on the Home Front told through the stories of the women serving in the Women's Voluntary ServicesPublisher...

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The two unlikely heroes whose ascent of Everest captured the global imagination have their story put in context and imbued with a sense of each man...