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Thursday, 15 December 2016

Happy Odyssey By Adrian Carton de Wiart

Title	:	Happy Odyssey
Author	:	Adrian Carton de Wiart
ISBN	:
Format	:	Hardcover
Number of Pages	:	287

Adrian Carton de Wiart s autobiography is one of the most remarkable of military memoirs He was intended for the law, but abandoned his studies at Balliol College, Oxford, in 1899 to serve as a trooper in the South African War Carton de Wiart s extraordinary military career embraced service with the Somaliland Camel Corps 1914 15 , liaison officer with Polish forces 19 Adrian Carton de Wiart s autobiography is one of the most remarkable of military memoirs More...

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Aquarium By Viktor Suvorov

Title	:	Aquarium
Author	:	Viktor Suvorov
ISBN	:	0586068791
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	416

Viktor Suvorov takes us inside the Aquarium, Moscow headquarters of the GRU, the super secret Russian military intelligence organization and rival of the KGB It is here that agents are brought to be trained, disciplined, and when necessary, broken.In shocking fashion, Suvorov recounts the first day of training when he is forced to watch a film that shows a disaffected GRU Viktor Suvorov takes us inside the Aquarium, More...

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Sunday, 27 November 2016

1491 By Charles C. Mann

Title	:	1491
Author	:	Charles C. Mann
ISBN	:	1400032059
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	541

In this groundbreaking work of science, history, and archaeology, Charles C Mann radically alters our understanding of the Americas before the arrival of Columbus in 1492.Contrary to what so many Americans learn in school, the pre Columbian Indians were not sparsely settled in a pristine wilderness rather, there were huge numbers of Indians who actively molded and influe In this groundbreaking work of science, histor More...

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The Floating Brothel By Siân Rees

Title	:	The Floating Brothel
Author	:	Siân Rees
ISBN	:	0747272867
Format	:	Hardcover
Number of Pages	:	256

Winter 1788, London Outside the royal stables, at the bottom of the Mall a 26 year old Scottish prostitute staked out her space and began her night s work so begins Sian Rees s fascinating history of the 200 odd women convicts disorderly girls who, at the very end of the 1780s, found themselves condemned to Transportation to Parts Beyond the Seas The Floating Winter 1788, London Outside the royal stables, at the bottom of the Mall a 26 year old Scot More...

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The Men with the Pink Triangle By Heinz Heger

Title	:	The Men with the Pink Triangle
Author	:	Heinz Heger
ISBN	:	1555830064
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	120

It has only been since the mid 1970s that any attention has been paid to the persecution and interment of gay men by the Nazis during the Third Reich Since that time, books such as Richard Plant s The Pink Triangle and Martin Sherman s play Bent have illuminated this nearly lost history Heinz Heger s first person account, The Men with the Pink Triangle, was one of the It has only been since the mid 1970s that any attention has been pai More...

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A Little History of the World By E.H. Gombrich

Title	:	A Little History of the World
Author	:	E.H. Gombrich
ISBN	:	0300108834
Format	:	Hardcover
Number of Pages	:	284

E H Gombrich s bestselling history of the world for young readers tells the story of mankind from the Stone Age to the atomic bomb, focusing not on small detail but on the sweep of human experience, the extent of human achievement, and the depth of its frailty The product of a generous and humane sensibility, this timeless account makes intelligible the full span of hum E H Gombrich s bestselling history of the world for young readers tells the story of ma More...

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Saturday, 26 November 2016

Strangers in the Land By John Higham

Title	:	Strangers in the Land
Author	:	John Higham
ISBN	:	0813531233
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	464

This book examines how American nativism evolved its own distinctive patterns. More...

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Dark Lover By Emily W. Leider

Title	:	Dark Lover
Author	:	Emily W. Leider
ISBN	:	0374282390
Format	:	Hardcover
Number of Pages	:	514

From the author of Becoming Mae West an in depth look at the Silver Screen legend who forever changed America s idea of the leading man.Tango pirate, gigolo, powder puff, Adonis all have been used to describe the silent film icon known as Rudolph Valentino From his early days as a taxi dancer in New York City to his near apotheosis as the ultimate Hollywood heartthrob, R From the author of Becoming Mae West an in depth look at the Silver Screen legend who More...

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Triumph and Demise By Paul Kelly

Title	:	Triumph and Demise
Author	:	Paul Kelly
ISBN	:
Format	:	Kindle Edition
Number of Pages	:	552

Drawing on than sixty on the record interviews with all the major players, Triumph and Demise is full of remarkable disclosures It is the inside account of the hopes, achievements and bitter failures of the Labor Government from 2007 to 2013 Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard came together to defeat John Howard, formed a brilliant partnership and raised the hopes of the n Drawing on than sixty on the record interviews with all the major players, Triumph and De More...

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Sunday, 20 November 2016

The Hermitage at Ojito Creek - Volume 1 By Leland Dirks

Title	:	The Hermitage at Ojito Creek - Volume 1
Author	:	Leland Dirks
ISBN	:
Format	:	Kindle Edition
Number of Pages	:	368

The beginning of a dream To build an off grid home in the middle of nowhere, Colorado s beautiful San Luis Valley This volume chronicles the author s design, and the building of, such a home from 2004 through 2007 It s a compendium of the blog entries of that period.Of course, it contains ponderings, poems, and the mystery of a border collie who came from nowhere, just The beginning of a dream To build an off grid ho More...

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Divine Passion (Guardians 3.5) By Valerie Twombly

Title	:	Divine Passion (Guardians 3.5)
Author	:	Valerie Twombly
ISBN	:
Format	:	ebook
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Baal is a demon that likes to make his own rules and the thought of being tied down to only one woman makes his skin itch When he rescues the human Ranata from becoming a sacrificial lamb, he gets than he bargained for With Hades insisting his fate is to bond with the beautiful female, he can either resist or risk losing his heart.One minute Ranata is tending bar in Baal is a demon that likes to make his own rules and the thought of being tied down to onl More...

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Human Race Get Off Your Knees By David Icke

Title	:	Human Race Get Off Your Knees
Author	:	David Icke
ISBN	:	0955997313
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	690

David Icke marks his 20th year of uncovering astounding secrets and suppressed information with the publication of his most amazing book yet.He takes the manipulation of the human race and the nature of reality to still new levels of understanding and he calls for humanity to rise from its knees and take back the world from the sinister network of families and non human en David Icke marks his 20th year of uncovering astounding secrets and suppressed infor More...

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Saturday, 19 November 2016

The Grave Blogger By Donna D. Fontenot

Title	:	The Grave Blogger
Author	:	Donna D. Fontenot
ISBN	:	0985849010
Format	:	Kindle Edition
Number of Pages	:

Raya, a young freelance blogger, writes blog posts for true crime websites While researching her next series, she stumbles across a news article about a gruesome murder that happened 20 years ago in a small bayou town near New Orleans The headline of that article causes images and sounds to flash through her mind She s uncertain if they are memories or hallucinations, b Raya, a young freelance blogger, writes blog posts for true crime websites While resear More...

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The Jewish Strategy By Revilo P. Oliver

Title	:	The Jewish Strategy
Author	:	Revilo P. Oliver
ISBN	:	1291209948
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	74

How the Jews have survived thousands of years of persecutionNand why the European West may not survive this century This remarkable work by a Professor of the Classics at the University of Illinois, provides an in depth study of the tactics which Jews have used to remain a cohesive group despite centuries of persecution and self imposed isolation Professor Oliver points How the Jews have survived thousands of years of persecutionNand why the European West More...

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Saturday, 12 November 2016

The Mismeasure of Man By Stephen Jay Gould

Title	:	The Mismeasure of Man
Author	:	Stephen Jay Gould
ISBN	:	0393314251
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	448

The definitive refutation to the argument of The Bell Curve.How smart are you If that question doesn t spark a dozen questions in your mind like What do you mean by smart, How do I measure it and Who s asking , then The Mismeasure of Man, Stephen Jay Gould s masterful demolition of the IQ industry, should be required reading Gould s brilliant, funny, engag The definitive refutation to the argument of The Bell More...

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Wednesday, 2 November 2016

The Dream Palace By Jacqueline Wilson

Title	:	The Dream Palace
Author	:	Jacqueline Wilson
ISBN	:	0192716778
Format	:	Hardcover
Number of Pages	:	277

The dream palace, where Lolly s father once took her, is a deserted and crumbling old hotel into which squatters have now moved When Lolly meets one of the squatters, and falls in love with him, everyone she knows seems to disapprove. More...

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Chris Ryan's SAS Fitness Book By Chris Ryan

Title	:	Chris Ryan's SAS Fitness Book
Author	:	Chris Ryan
ISBN	:	1844138097
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	144

Chris Ryan has reached peak physical condition After years of intensive training by experts in the SAS he has learnt to attain a level of total fitness that improves his performance in all aspects of life Now he has adapted techniques and honed his routines to devise a three month programme that s both extremely easy and effective for males of all ages and lifestyles He Chris Ryan has reached peak physical condition More...

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