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From the double Man Booker prize-winning author of Wolf Hall, Bring Up the Bodies and The Mirror & the Light comes an extraordinary work of historical imagination – this is Hilary Mantel’s epic nove……続きを見る

Emily Huckwell spent almost her entire life working for one family. Born in a tiny Sussex village in the 1870s, she went into domestic service in the Burton household before she was twelve, earning ……続きを見る

During the last months of Hitler's Berlin, an estimated 30,000 German teenagers perished defending their beloved Fhrer in the Russian onslaught. Armin Lehmann was one of the few boy soldiers who esc……続きを見る

Թուրքիայի հայտնի իրավապաշտպան Ֆեթհիյե Չեթինը «Մեծ մայրս» հուշագրական վիպակում վերապատմում է իր տատի կյանքն ու հուշերը։ Տատը, որին շրջապատում բոլորը գիտեին որպես մուսուլման թրքուհի՝ Սեհե……続きを見る

How did Florence Nightingale and Sir Alexander Mackenzie become part of the same family history? And how does Captain Booty Graves fit into the picture? Who was the well-respected doctor in London, ……続きを見る

In July 1883, just a few days after the twentieth anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, a group of editors at The Century Magazine engaged in a lively argument: Which Civil War battle was the blo……続きを見る

"Is it a true story?" is the perennial query of children at their mother or father's knee. These well-told thrilling tales about real children by Mrs. Hayden will fascinate both young and……続きを見る

A Naturalist's Voyage Round the World : The Voyage of the Beagle, Plus Journal of Researches into the  Natural History and Geology of the countries visited during the voyage round the world of……続きを見る

The reading of the card persuaded me that he was dead and I was disturbed to find myself at check. Had he not been dead I would have gone into the little dark room behind the shop to find him sittin……続きを見る

How did Jenny Butchart turn an ugly, disused limestone quarry into the world’s most famous private garden? Over 100 years later Butchart Gardens still attracts almost a million visitors from around ……続きを見る

For the first time this is the full story of Australia's involvement in our longest military campaign 'Surely God weeps,' an Australian soldier wrote in despair of the conflict in Vietnam. But no Go……続きを見る

This is the third in the series of LiteBite Books telling the story of Daniel O’Connell. It follows him from the Waterford Election to the great Clare Election where Daniel himself was elected. Then……続きを見る

Burnished: Burnside Life Stories is a collection of life accounts from residents of Burnside Children's Homes, Sydney, compiled by Kate Shayler, author of 'The Long Way Home' and 'A Tuesday Thing'. ……続きを見る

A classic account of Alexander the Great's conquest and its impact on the conqueredーnow in English for the first time This is the first publication in English of Pierre Briant's classic short histo……続きを見る

‘There is no dignity in death. Six bodies are piled up in front of me, shot to shit. I can see that their bones are white, their blood is red and their brains are yellow. I’ve done this; I’ve helped……続きを見る

FOREWORD BY RYAN TUBRIDY The authoritative and comprehensive guide to tracing your Irish ancestry There's never been a better time to trace your Irish family history. Vast internet resources and DNA……続きを見る

Between 1970 and 1975 Jon Swain, the English journalist portrayed in David Puttnam's film, The Killing Fields, lived in the lands of the Mekong river. This is his account of those years, and the way……続きを見る

If you lived at Downton Abbey, you shopped at Selfridge’s. Harry Gordon Selfridge was a charismatic American who, in twenty-five years working at Marshall Field’s in Chicago, rose from lowly stockbo……続きを見る

'I thought that no man liveth and dieth to himself, so I put behind what I thought and what I did the panorama of the world I lived in - the things that made me.' Sean O'Casey, 1948 Sean O'Casey's s……続きを見る

Assassination of Lincoln: A History of the Great Conspiracy by Thomas Mealey Harris続きを見る

In his eightieth year, Lord Rowallan has finally completed this autobiography. This is a book both moving and modest. He shares with us his joys and sorrows alike, keeping nothing back, yet never ca……続きを見る

*Weaves the lives and careers of both generals into one entertaining and educational narrative. *Includes MacArthur's most colorful and inspiring quotes, including his famous Victory Broadcast and F……続きを見る

Most people have heard of Pontius Pilate, but who has heard about his wife, Claudia Procula? She was only 16 when she went with him to take up his position as Prefect in Judea in 26AD. Seven years l……続きを見る

Celebrated novelist Daphne Du Maurier and her sisters, eclipsed by her fame, are revealed in all their surprising complexity in this riveting new biography. The middle sister in a famous artistic dy……続きを見る

By the summer of 1967, the nation’s Selective Service System was fueling the largest military build-up since World War II. Hundreds of thousands of young men, many too young to legally drink and vot……続きを見る

This is a letter to my Dad describing a painting of our little house we all grew up in and why I chose to paint it in the manner which I did. .Mom and Dad had 12 kids. To say the least,life was quit……続きを見る

The most significant aspect of living in a kampong was its kampong spiritーor gotong royong. Though deprived of modern comforts like electricity or running water, multi-racial neighbours lived harmo……続きを見る

This brand new anthology has been compiled to commemorate 10 years in Afghanistan. Announced in November 2010, contributions for a book of war poems were sought, and aided by appeals in the media, i……続きを見る

Grey Feathers is the story of a combat platoon leaders role and responsibilities in the Central Highlands of South Vietnam from 1967 to 1970. The story is derived from the countless after-action rep……続きを見る

In these two closely linked works - a travel book and a biography of its author - we witness a moving encounter between two of the most daring and original minds of the late eighteenth century: A Sh……続きを見る