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Cotterell / The Terracotta Warriors: The Secret Codes of the Emperor's Army (Large Paperback) Legend has it that in 206BC the first emperor of unified China, Shi Huang-te, decreed that after his death his body should be clothed in jade, cast adrift in a lake of mercury within a pyramid, and protected by an everlasting army. In 1974,... MSRP: Now: €3.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: x39288E John T. Alexander / Catherine the Great : Life and Legend (Large Paperback) One of the most colorful characters in modern history, Catherine II of Russia began her life as a minor German princess, until the childless Empress Elizabeth and Catherine's own scheming mother married her off to the Grand Duke Peter of... 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MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 87314E Ursula Doyle ( Editor ) - Love Letters of Great Men From the private papers of Mark Twain and Mozart to those of Robert Browning and Nelson, 'Love Letters of Great Men' collects together some of the most romantic letters in history. For some of these great men, love is a ‘delicious... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view Simon Winchester - Prison Diary : Argentina ( A Falklands Story) - PB - 1983 The British journalist Simon Winchester recounts his experiences in a remote Argentinian jail during the Falklands War in 1983 , having been detained with two other journalist on suspicion of spying. He kept a diary recording events in the prison, and... MSRP: Now: €7.00 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 88193E Francesca Beauman / Shapely Ankle Preferr'd: A History of the Lonely Hearts Advertisement What do women look for in a man? And what do men look for in a woman? 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This investigation into the origins and bestowal of the medal reveals the political issues that have directed the selection of recipients since its... MSRP: Now: €4.00 Add to Cart Quick view sku: x38853E W.F. Deedes / Brief Lives (Hardback) In this fascinating and eclectic selection of biographical sketches, Bill Deedes remembers some of the key figures of the twentieth century. Political heavyweights such as Ramsay MacDonald, Stanley Baldwin and Anthony Eden are reassessed and... MSRP: Now: €4.00 Add to Cart Quick view sku: x38826E Alistair Cooke / Alistair Cooke's American Journey: Stories From The Home Front 1942 (Hardback) Alistair Cooke, then a Washington correspondent for The Guardian, recognized a great story to be told in investigating at first hand, the effects of the Second World War on America and the daily lives of Americans as they adjusted to radically new... MSRP: Now: €4.00 Add to Cart Quick view sku: x38630E James B. Stewart / Blood Sport: The President and His Adversaries (Hardback) Ranging from the Ozarks to the Oval Office, and from newsrooms on both coasts to the offices of special prosecutors, this book sheds startling new light on the scandals of the Clinton administration and their impact on the Clintons themselves,... MSRP: Now: €4.00 Add to Cart Quick view
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