Art of Instruction Vintage educational charts from the 19th and 20th centuries by Katrien Van der Schueren
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A collection of 150 vintage educational charts that celebrates the art of education. Complete with a brief introduction surveying the history of educational charts and their production, it offers both a visual wonder and a glimpse into a design heritage that is still of significance today.
Double-Edged Sword: The Simonne Butler Story by Simonne Butler
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Double-edged Sword is a survival story like no other. In 2003 Simonne Butler's violent partner, high on methamphetamine, cut off both her hands with a samurai sword. Her hands were reattached in a groundbreaking marathon surgery and she spent the next decade healing her mind, body and spirit. Despite f ...Show more
Voices in Flight: RAF Escapers and Evaders in WWII by Martin Bowman
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During the Second World War, 156 RAF men successfully escaped from German PoW camps in Western Europe. A further 1,975 men evaded capture after having been shot down over this same territory. Martin Bowman has drawn together tales of just a handful of these men, illustrating the bravery and resourcefuln ...Show more
At Home at Highclere: Stories and Menus from the Real Downton Abbey by Countess of Carnarvon Fiona
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Lady Carnarvon's love of history is richly rewarded at Highclere Castle with its mine of family records going back some 300 years. She has delved into the archives to create a book that invites you inside the Castle, past and present. Throughout the centuries, Highclere has welcomed Royalty, Statesmen, ...Show more
Dien Bien Phu by Anthony Tucker-Jones
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When the world held its breath It is 25 years since the end of the Cold War, now a generation old. It began over 75 years ago, in 1944 long before the last shots of the Second World War had echoed across the wastelands of Eastern Europe with the brutal Greek Civil War. The battle lines are no longer dra ...Show more
Cook for Syria Recipe Book by Clerkenwell Boy; Serena Guen (Editor); Charlotte Hu (Photographer)
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Clerkenwell Boy and Serena Guen originally came up with the idea to curate one charity dinner, with one chef, in aid of UNICEF UK's humanitarian work helping children and refugees affected by the crisis in Syria. This quickly became a large-scale banquet with six headline chefs which sold out within in ...Show more
A World on Edge - The End of the Great War and the Dawn of a New Age by Daniel Schönpflug
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A World on Edge reveals Europe in 1918, left in ruins by World War I. With the end of hostilities, a radical new start seems not only possible, but essential, even unavoidable. Unorthodox ideas light up the age like the comets that have recently passed overhead: new politics, new societies, new art and ...Show more
Hitler's Last Plot - The 139 VIP Hostages Selected for Death in the Final Days of World War II by Ian Sayer; Jeremy Dronfield
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In April 1945, as Germany faced defeat, Hitler planned to round up the Third Reich's most valuable prisoners and send them to his "Alpine Fortress," where he and the SS would keep the hostages as they made a last stand against the Allies. The prisoners included European presidents, prime ministers, gene ...Show more
Rescue: Refugees and the Political Crisis of Our Time by David Miliband
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'A THOUGHTFUL, CAREFULLY ARGUED AND MORALLY PERSUASIVE CASE FOR DOING MORE' FINANCIAL TIMES 'PART CALL TO ARMS, PART COLLECTION OF STORIES (INCLUDING HIS OWN), IT IS A POWERFUL INVITATION TO CARE ABOUT REFUGEES, TO SEE THEM AS HUMANS, JUST LIKE YOU OR ME, WHO DESPERATELY NEED OUR HELP' REDWe are in the ...Show more
Tui in Our Garden by Rex Auty
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A photographic exploration of the life of one of New Zealand’s favourite native birds, the tūī. Rex Auty has captured the tūī in his garden as they eat, fly, play and fight, and has a section dedicated to the beauty of their feathers. There are images of birds of all ages, from the time of their very fi ...Show more
Serious Fun - The Life and Times of Alan Gibbs by Paul Goldsmith
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A man who in his twenties dared to take on the cosy club of import licence-holders who controlled the New Zealand car industry by building his own car for commercial production was always going to be someone to watch. Who could have picked, however, back in the early 1970s, that this young engineer woul ...Show more
8 Weeks to Lower Blood Pressure by Robert E. Kowalski
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High blood pressure is one of the biggest killers in the UK today: it is a major factor in causing heart disease, stroke, peripheral vascular disease and renal failure. About 3 in every 10 adults in England have high blood pressure. Among people in their 60s, about 6 out of 10 have high blood pressure, ...Show more