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Benjamin Disraeli and William Ewart Gladstone are without doubt the two most iconic figures of nineteenth century British politics. Their distinctly different personalities and policies led to 28 ye……続きを見る

Gandhi's involvement in Middle Eastern politics is largely forgotten yet it goes to the heart of his teaching and ambition - to lead a united freedom movement against British colonial power. Gandhi ……続きを見る

The 1943 battle to free the Soviet Black Sea port of Novorossiisk from German occupation was fought from the beach head of Malaia zemlia, where the young Colonel Leonid Brezhnev saw action. Despite ……続きを見る

Aneurin – Nye – Bevan was one of the pivotal Labour Party figures of the post-war era in Britain. As Minister for Health in Attlee's government, his role in the foundation of the National Health Ser……続きを見る

Elagabalus was one of the most notorious of Rome's 'bad emperors': a sexually-depraved and eccentric hedonist who in his short and riotous reign made unprecedented changes to Roman state religion an……続きを見る

Il s’agit de l’histoire de Jean-Pierre Clavel, ouvrier de Saverne et orphelin élevé par une brave marchande des quatre saisons, la mère Balais, pauvre mais généreuse, qui a fait de lui un bon artisa……続きを見る

When General Alexander M. Haig Jr. returned to the White House on May 3, 1973, he found the Nixon administration in worse shape than he had imagined. President Richard Nixon, reelected in an overwhe……続きを見る

The true story of Deng Adut - Sudanese child soldier, refugee, man of hope Deng Adut's family were farmers in South Sudan when a brutal civil war altered his life forever. At six years old, his moth……続きを見る

**The Times and Sunday Times Books of the Year 2020** ******The Times Best Biography Audiobook of the Year 2021** 'Vickers gives breathing, alarming life to a woman who puzzled and thrilled her cont……続きを見る

The fascinating story of an unconventional, bisexual and powerfully loving relationship and a unique portrait of gender and feminism - with a new introduction from Juliet Nicolson. 'A brilliantly st……続きを見る

General Patton The Inspirational Life Story of General George Smith Patton Jr.; Strategist, Olympian, Soldier, and American Patriot By Patrick Bunker No one is remembered quite like General Patton f……続きを見る

"First they came for the Communists, and I did not speak out-Because I was not a Communist . . . " Few today recognize the name Martin Niemör, though many know his famous confession. In Then They C……続きを見る

'Macklin recounts, with beautiful detail, the following years of Narcisse's life and his transformation . . . a great read for anyone interested in Australia and its overlooked history' Ronan Breath……続きを見る

De meest gehate vrouw in de Chinese geschiedenis! Reis meer dan duizend jaar terug in de tijd en ontmoet de eerste en enige keizerin van China. Ze werd geboren als Wu Zhao, de ongewenste dochter van……続きを見る

DRAMATIC AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF AN AMERICAN SLAVE INCLUDING 21ST CENTURY STUDY GUIDE This classic of American literature was first published in 1845, when its author had just achieved his freedom. Its sho……続きを見る

Born into slavery in 1798, James P. Beckwourth would go on to become one of the most remarkable mountain men to have ever lived. In 1824 Beckwourth left Missouri to head to the Rocky Mountains to wo……続きを見る

DRAMATIC AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF AN AMERICAN SLAVE This classic of American literature, a dramatic autobiography of the early life of an American slave, was first published in 1845, when its author had jus……続きを見る

Queen Mary Stuart was one of the most beloved and controversial women in Scottish history. The granddaughter of King James IV and his wife Margaret Tudor, Queen Mary's status as heiress-apparent to ……続きを見る

'Corporal Baird was a modern-day warrior who set a standard that every soldier aspires to achieve.' - GENERAL DAVID HURLEY On 22 June 2013, Corporal Cameron Baird was a 2nd Commando Regiment Special……続きを見る

"Ora questo è il racconto dei tempi precedenti e delle armi del terrore. Nei tempi antichi gli scesero sulla Terra e crearono i terrestri. Nei tempi antecedenti nessun dio era sulla terra ei te……続きを見る

Ex-slave Frederick Douglass's second autobiography-written after ten years of reflection following his legal emancipation in 1846 and his break with his mentor William Lloyd Garrison-catapulted Doug……続きを見る

Frederick Douglass (née Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey) was born a slave in the state of Maryland in 1818. After his escape from slavery, Douglass became a renowned abolitionist, editor and fe……続きを見る

This is the story of the signs, the skunk, the crop dusting, the tragedy and the triumph of a man who was the essence of Idaho. 続きを見る

It was the best of times; it was the happiest of times. Baby boomers, born in the latter part of the 1940s and into the 1950s, enjoyed an improved lifestyle after their parents survived the Great De……続きを見る

No one did more than Marjory Stoneman Douglas to transform the Everglades from the country's most maligned swamp into its most beloved wetland. By the late twentieth century, her name and her classi……続きを見る

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE DIRECTED BY PETER FARRELLY, STARRING ZAC EFRON AND RUSSELL CROWE! Instant New York Times Bestseller Instant USA Today Bestseller “Chickie takes us thousands of miles on a ……続きを見る

GET 2 AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL CLASSICS OF AMERICAN LITERATURE BY A FORMER SLAVE AND A LEADER IN THE ABOLITIONIST MOVEMENT! Frederick Douglass was an American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, ……続きを見る

L'histoire tragique de la reine Marie Stuart est mise en scène dans ce drame fascinant qui met en lumière sa vie, son amour et son règne. Parfait pour les théâtres communautaires et les établissemen……続きを見る

Why does the history of our built environment matter? The great 19th-century engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel was voted the second greatest Briton after Churchill. This fascinating book looks at his……続きを見る

'The first duty of society is justice.' (Alexander Hamilton) Alexander Hamilton was a founding father of the United States, who fought in the American Revolutionary War, helped draft the Constitutio……続きを見る