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Dangerous Days in the Roman Empire

Terrors and Torments, Diseases and Deaths

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DANGEROUS DAYS IN THE ROMAN EMPIRE is the first in a new adult series by Terry Deary, the author of the hugely bestselling Horrible Histories, popular among children for their disgusting details, gory information and sharp wit, and among adults for engaging children (and themselves) with history.The Romans have long been held up as one of the first 'civilised' societies, and yet in fact they were ... Read more

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DANGEROUS DAYS IN THE ROMAN EMPIRE is the first in a new adult series by Terry Deary, the author of the hugely bestselling Horrible Histories, popular among children for their disgusting details, gory information and sharp wit, and among adults for engaging children (and themselves) with history.The Romans have long been held up as one of the first 'civilised' societies, and yet in fact they were
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Dangerous Days in Elizabethan England

Thieves, Tricksters, Bards and Bawds

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The reign of Elizabeth I - a Golden Age? Try asking her subjects...Elizabethans did all they could to survive in an age of sin and bling, of beddings and beheadings, galleons and guns. Explorers set sail for new worlds, risking everything to bring back slaves, gold and the priceless potato. Elizabeth lined her coffers while her subjects lived in squalor with hunger, violence and misery as ... Read more

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The reign of Elizabeth I - a Golden Age? Try asking her subjects...Elizabethans did all they could to survive in an age of sin and bling, of beddings and beheadings, galleons and guns. Explorers set sail for new worlds, risking everything to bring back slaves, gold and the priceless potato. Elizabeth lined her coffers while her subjects lived in squalor with hunger, violence and misery as
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Dangerous Days on the Victorian Railways

Feuds, Frauds, Robberies and Riots

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The Victorians risked more than just delays when boarding a steam train . . .Victorian inventors certainly didn't lack steam, but while they squabbled over who deserved the title of 'The Father of the Locomotive' and enjoyed their fame and fortune, safety on the rails was not their priority. Brakes were seen as a needless luxury and boilers had an inconvenient tendency to overheat and explode, and ... Read more

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The Victorians risked more than just delays when boarding a steam train . . .Victorian inventors certainly didn't lack steam, but while they squabbled over who deserved the title of 'The Father of the Locomotive' and enjoyed their fame and fortune, safety on the rails was not their priority. Brakes were seen as a needless luxury and boilers had an inconvenient tendency to overheat and explode, and
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Dangerous Days in Ancient Egypt

Pyramids, Plagues, Gods and Grave-Robbers

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Think that Ancient Egypt is just a load of old obelisks?Don't bet your afterlife on it.Ancient Egypt should be deader than most of our yesterdays. After all it was at its height 5,000 years ago. Yet we still marvel at its mummies and ponder over its pyramids. It's easy to forget these people once lived and laughed, loved and breathed ... though not for very long.These were dangerous days for ... Read more

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Think that Ancient Egypt is just a load of old obelisks?Don't bet your afterlife on it.Ancient Egypt should be deader than most of our yesterdays. After all it was at its height 5,000 years ago. Yet we still marvel at its mummies and ponder over its pyramids. It's easy to forget these people once lived and laughed, loved and breathed ... though not for very long.These were dangerous days for
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Revolting

The riotously funny new history book for adults from the bestselling author of Horrible Histories and A History of Britain in Ten Enemies

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A globetrotting, laugh-out-loud funny history for grown-ups from the multi-million copy bestselling author.It is a truth universally acknowledged that the rich and powerful always look after their own and the working people are always revolting.But every now and again, a new group actually manages to seize power, and it changes history.In his new book, Revolting, bestselling Horrible Histories ... Read more

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A globetrotting, laugh-out-loud funny history for grown-ups from the multi-million copy bestselling author.It is a truth universally acknowledged that the rich and powerful always look after their own and the working people are always revolting.But every now and again, a new group actually manages to seize power, and it changes history.In his new book, Revolting, bestselling Horrible Histories
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The Most Interesting Book in the World

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Drawn from a lifetime’s search for the weird and the wonderful, The Most Interesting Book in The World is a miscellany of things too strange to be true, yet somehow are.Written by a former BBC QI Elf turned bestselling author, this remarkable treasury of tales and trivia will whisk you on a jaw-dropping journey through time and space, stopping off to marvel at only the obscure, the startling and ... Read more

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Drawn from a lifetime’s search for the weird and the wonderful, The Most Interesting Book in The World is a miscellany of things too strange to be true, yet somehow are.Written by a former BBC QI Elf turned bestselling author, this remarkable treasury of tales and trivia will whisk you on a jaw-dropping journey through time and space, stopping off to marvel at only the obscure, the startling and
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What Lies Beneath

My Life as a Forensic Search and Rescue Expert

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'From cold cases and serial killers to the death of a spy, Peter's true life story is as gripping as the finest thriller' – Peter James, author of One of Us Is DeadDiscover the truth beyond the police tape in What Lies Beneath, the arresting memoir of murder, investigation and justice from Peter Faulding, a world-leading forensic search expert.Recovering bodies, finding discarded remains, ... ... Read more

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'From cold cases and serial killers to the death of a spy, Peter's true life story is as gripping as the finest thriller' – Peter James, author of One of Us Is DeadDiscover the truth beyond the police tape in What Lies Beneath, the arresting memoir of murder, investigation and justice from Peter Faulding, a world-leading forensic search expert.Recovering bodies, finding discarded remains, ...
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Twilight Cities

Lost Capitals of the Mediterranean

by Katherine Pangonis ...

WINNER OF THE 2024 SOMERSET MAUGHAM AWARDIts name means 'centre of the world', and since the dawn of history the Mediterranean Sea has formed the shared horizon of innumerable cultures. Here, history has blurred with legend. The glittering surface of the sea conceals the remnants of lost civilisations, wrecked treasure ships and the bones of long-drowned sailors, traders and modern refugees.Of the ... Read more

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WINNER OF THE 2024 SOMERSET MAUGHAM AWARDIts name means 'centre of the world', and since the dawn of history the Mediterranean Sea has formed the shared horizon of innumerable cultures. Here, history has blurred with legend. The glittering surface of the sea conceals the remnants of lost civilisations, wrecked treasure ships and the bones of long-drowned sailors, traders and modern refugees.Of the
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The Beatles changed the world. But who changed theirs?

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The most engaging, surprising and revealing look at the Beatles story you’ll read.Everyone knows a Beatles tune. But their story goes beyond the omnipresent songs and iconic albums. Theirs is a tale that has become one of the core stories we tell about ourselves as a nation. The Beatles narrative has both shaped and reflected the country we live in today. Four lads from Liverpool have taken a seat ... Read more

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The most engaging, surprising and revealing look at the Beatles story you’ll read.Everyone knows a Beatles tune. But their story goes beyond the omnipresent songs and iconic albums. Theirs is a tale that has become one of the core stories we tell about ourselves as a nation. The Beatles narrative has both shaped and reflected the country we live in today. Four lads from Liverpool have taken a seat
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Lest We Forget

100 Stories of Love, Loss and Heroism

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A moving account of how war is remembered – and by whomWinner of the Military History Matters Book of the Year Gold Award 2026'Impressive. A hundred individual histories, skillfully assembled, built into a poignant meditation on why they still matter' David OlusogaBestselling historian Tessa Dunlop travels the length and breadth of the United Kingdom on a quest to uncover a story of national ... Read more

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A moving account of how war is remembered – and by whomWinner of the Military History Matters Book of the Year Gold Award 2026'Impressive. A hundred individual histories, skillfully assembled, built into a poignant meditation on why they still matter' David OlusogaBestselling historian Tessa Dunlop travels the length and breadth of the United Kingdom on a quest to uncover a story of national
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Believable Lies

The Misfits Who Fought Churchill's Secret Propaganda War

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The true story of the the misfits and mavericks who waged psychological warfare against the NazisSeptember, 1939. While Britain hovered on the brink of the Second World War, a team of unlikely and ill-assorted characters assembled in their secret headquarters. They had left their civilian roles as politicians, journalists, novelists and spies, advertisers, artists and even forgers, to work for a ... Read more

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The true story of the the misfits and mavericks who waged psychological warfare against the NazisSeptember, 1939. While Britain hovered on the brink of the Second World War, a team of unlikely and ill-assorted characters assembled in their secret headquarters. They had left their civilian roles as politicians, journalists, novelists and spies, advertisers, artists and even forgers, to work for a
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Israel, a Personal History

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Combining poignant memoir and historical research, a son of Holocaust survivors grapples with the dream of Zionism and its consequences.Israel: A Personal History takes off where Göran Rosenberg’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning childhood memoir, A Brief Stop on the Road from Auschwitz, ends. After his father’s suicide in 1960 in a small industrial town in Sweden, the remainder of the ... Read more

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Combining poignant memoir and historical research, a son of Holocaust survivors grapples with the dream of Zionism and its consequences.Israel: A Personal History takes off where Göran Rosenberg’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning childhood memoir, A Brief Stop on the Road from Auschwitz, ends. After his father’s suicide in 1960 in a small industrial town in Sweden, the remainder of the
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