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  • A Shostakovich Casebook

    A collection of writings analyzing the controversial 1979 posthumous memoirs of the great Russian composer at their significance.In 1979, the alleged memoirs of legendary composer Dmitry Shostakovich (1906–1975) were published as Testimony: The Memoirs of Dmitry Shostakovich As Related to and Edited by Solomon Volkov. Since its appearance, however, Testimony has been the focus of controversy in ... Read more

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  • Tommy Goes to War

    by Malcolm Brown ...
    The image of the innocent British soldier (or Tommy) setting off with a spring in his step in 1914 to fight the Great War would not last long.Indeed that initial euphoria would soon give way to a deep-seated bitterness as these young men endured the horror of the First World War.In a new edition of this extraordinary book, the uncensored letters, diaries, documents and many photographs tell the ... Read more

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  • The Boy In The Mask

    The Hidden World of Lawrence of Arabia

    This groundbreaking work chronicles the author's quest to uncover previously unexplained areas of the life of T.E. Lawrence, the enigmatic desert fighter, aircraftman and writer. The result of years of painstaking research, it contains new material that throws a completely fresh light on Lawrence's concealed private life. Following an extraordinary journey to find the unknown man behind the many ... Read more

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  • Mystique of the Darkness: 100+ Gothic Classics

    An International Treasury of Haunted Castles, Vampires, Psychological Horror, and Dark Romance

    Mystique of the Darkness: 100+ Gothic Classics maps the Gothic imagination across more than a century of supernatural terror, psychological unease, romantic melancholy, and social transgression. Its capacious selection moves among novels, tales, poems, and proto-detective mysteries, tracing ruined castles, haunted houses, spectral doubles, forbidden knowledge, and the unstable boundaries between ... Read more

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  • The Imperial War Museum Book of the Western Front

    by Malcolm Brown ...
    An unrivalled and readable introduction to the years of Trench Warfare' TESThe First World War was won and lost on the Western Front. Covering the whole war, from the guns of August 1914 to the sudden silence of the November 1918 Armistice, the IWM Book of the Western Front reveals what life was really like for the men and women involved. With first-hand accounts of off-duty entertainments, trench ... Read more

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  • Christmas Truce

    The Western Front December 1914

    ‘Just you think,’ wrote one soldier to his family, ‘that while you were eating your turkey I was out talking with the very men I had been trying to kill a few hours before!’Christmas, 1914. The first winter of the First World War. In a conflict infamous for its horror and brutality, enemy shook hands with enemy. Soldiers shared rations, exchanged souvenirs, and even played football on a frost ... Read more

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  • Verdun 1916

    by Malcolm Brown ...
    1916 was a year of killing. The British remember the Somme, but earlier in the year the heart of the French army was ripped out by the Germans at Verdun. The garrison city in north-eastern France was the focus of a massive German attack; the French fought back ferociously, leading to a battle that would claim hundreds of thousands of lives and permanently scar the French psyche. To this day one ... Read more

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  • 60 Gothic Classics

    Enriched edition. Exploring the Haunting Depths of Classic Gothic Literature

    The anthology '60 Gothic Classics' offers an expansive exploration into the depths of Gothic literature, capturing the essence of eerie atmospheres and complex narratives that characterize the genre. The collection encompasses a wide array of literary styles, from the haunting stories of psychological terror to the romantic and mysterious tales of suspense. Each work contributes to the rich ... Read more

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  • Australia's Worst Disasters

    by Malcolm Brown ...
    Graphic accounts of Australia’s worst disasters – historical as well as events of recent years.From the Ash Wednesday bushfires of 1983 to the implosion of the Royal Canberra Hospital in 1997, and from the shocking Granville railway crash in 1977 to the Sea King helicopter crash of 2005, Australia's history has been punctuated by incidents of disaster and tragedy that have shocked us all. ... Read more

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  • Cold Blooded Murder

    by Malcolm Brown ...
    Gripping accounts of some of Australia’s worst murder cases – and insights into the men and women who committed the crimes.Why do some people cross the threshold from rational behaviour to cold blooded murder?What could motivate a mother to kill her own children? How could a man kill his own pregnant wife and toddler with a spear gun? How could someone kill a political rival - and think they could ... Read more

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  • Introducing the Liberal Arts

    A Guidebook for English Learners

    Introducing the Liberal Arts: A Guidebook for English Learners offers students a broad introduction to the essential disciplines of a Liberal Arts education. Covering Humanities, Social Sciences, and Sciences, each of the 31 chapters—written by experienced professors—guides readers through subjects ranging from English Literature and Sociology to Biology and Physics. Each chapter provides context ... Read more

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  • Scapa Flow

    The Reminiscences of Men and Women Who Served in Scapa Flow in the Two World Wars

    Scapa Flow, a vast, natural harbour in the Orkney Islands, served as the Royal Navy's main base during the two world wars, from where ships sailed to the Battle of Jutland in the First and in convoy to northern Russia in the Second. Thousands of men and women saw service in and around this remote anchorage, including soldiers and sailors who crewed the ships and manned the lonely batteries, and ... Read more

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