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The Hurricane Port: A Social History of Liverpool
by Andrew LeesPublished: 15/08/2012
The definitive popular account of Liverpool and its people
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The Criminal Conversation of Mrs Norton
by Diane AtkinsonPublished: 15/07/2012
Caroline Norton, born in 1808, was a society beauty, wit, poet, pamphleteer and blue stocking. Married to a boorish minor aristocrat at 19, who accused her, for his own political ends, of an affair, 'Criminal Conversation', with Lord Melbourne which ended in the 'Trial of the Century'. Pilloried by society, cut off and bankrupted by her family she went on to be the most important figure in establishing womens' rights in marriage.
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Three Houses, Many Lives
by Gillian TindallPublished: 15/06/2012
The history of place in the hands of a master in the evocation of time and social change. In Three Houses, Many Lives, the houses -- a Cotswold vicarage, a one-time girls' boarding school in Surrey and a Jacobean house now buried in inner London -- represent the changing face of England during four centuries through the many people who have lived in them.
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Inconvenient People: Lunacy, Liberty and the Mad-Doctors in Victorian England
by Sarah WisePublished: 15/06/2012
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Elizabeth: Her Life, Our Times: A Diamond Jubilee Celebration
by Alan TitchmarshPublished: 15/06/2012
A touching and nostalgic look back at the reign of Queen Elizabeth and the life and times of Great Britain and the Commonwealth under her rule
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London In The Eighteenth Century: A Great and Monstrous Thing
by Jerry WhitePublished: 01/05/2012
The story of an extraordinary century in the history of London.
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Cheek by Jowl: A History of Neighbours
by Emily CockaynePublished: 15/04/2012
A charming, funny, intelligent study of the history of neighbours from a talented young historian.
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The Founding Gardeners: How the Revolutionary Generation created an American Eden
by Andrea WulfPublished: 02/04/2012
A unique portrait of the founding fathers, exploring how their passion for gardens and nature influenced the birth of the American nation.
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Heaven on Earth: A Journey Through Shari‘a Law
by Sadakat KadriPublished: 01/03/2012
A timely and eye-opening investigation into one of the most disputed but least understood topics of recent times - the history and reality of shari'a law.
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Shapely Ankle Preferr'd: A History of the Lonely Hearts Advertisement
by Francesca BeaumanPublished: 15/02/2012
Published for Valentine’s Day – a lively history of Lonely Hearts ads, and the stories that go with them.
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Of The People, By The People: A New History of Democracy
by Roger OsbornePublished: 01/12/2011
A fascinating and erudite history of the world's democracies - past and present - and the people who fought to bring democracy about.
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The Complete Countryman: A User's Guide to Traditional Skills and Lost Crafts
by Alan TitchmarshPublished: 15/11/2011
A comprehensive and practical guide to the British countryside
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Back to Work: Why We Need Smart Government for a Strong Economy
by Bill ClintonPublished: 08/11/2011
Essential reading on the global economy from former US President, Bill Clinton
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The Lore of the Playground: The Children's World - Then and Now
by Steve RoudPublished: 15/09/2011
A fascinating survey of 100 years of children's games and rhymes
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Visions of England
by Roy StrongPublished: 01/09/2011
A major contribution to the debate about English identity that locates the roots of Englishness in the cultural imagination.
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Voices Of A People's History Of The United States
by Howard Zinn And Anthony ArnovePublished: 01/08/2011
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Readings From Voices Of A People's History Of The United States
by Anthony ArnovePublished: 01/08/2011
