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    World War Two at Sea
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    World War Two at Sea

    As soon as war broke out in September 1939, the conflict at sea began. It raged without respite until the unconditional surrender of Germany and Japan just under six years later. World War Two at Sea highlights the key moments in this absorbing story,...
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    False Flags False Flags
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    False Flags

    Now available in paperback, False Flags tells the epic story of German raider voyages to the South Seas during the early years of World War II. In 1940 the raiders Orion, Komet, Pinguin and Kormoran left Germany and waged a ‘pirate war’ in the South Seas...
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    Wake of the Invercauld
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    Wake of the Invercauld

    This is the story of Robert Holding, a young English adventurer who was only 23 when he was shipwrecked with 19 others on the Auckland Islands in the sub-Antarctic Ocean in 1864. A year later he was rescued, along with only two of his shipmates. The...
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  • New Zealand’s Worst Disasters
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    New Zealand’s Worst Disasters

    The 30 stories in this book describe some of the most extraordinary events in New Zealand history. Who knew that a fire killed 39 people at Seacliff Mental Hospital in 1942? That 10 people died in a lahar on White Island in 1914? That a yacht race...
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    Under a Bomber's Moon
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    Under a Bomber's Moon

    They were the best of enemies – dedicated, skilled and deadly. In the night skies above wartime Germany an RAF navigator-air bomber from New Zealand and a Luftwaffe pilot seek out their targets, testing the gap between success and their own destruction...
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    Going by Train Going by Train
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    Going by Train

    Railways played a pivotal part in the development of New Zealand’s economy, towns and cities, and helped shape a distinctive culture. This is a comprehensive account of our railways story, from the earliest days of the colony, through rail’s growth and...
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    Key Questions in Personal History Key Questions in Personal History
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    Key Questions in Personal History

    Our individual memories define us. Our tribal memories unite us. Emotional Inheritance works with psychologists, writers and historians to provide a premium interview and life story production service. Now, this boxed set of 100 cards provides simple...
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  • Lonely Planet Provence & Southeast France Road Trips
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    Lonely Planet Provence & Southeast France Road Trips

    Lonely Planet: The world's number one travel guide publisher* Lonely Planet's Provence & Southeast France Road Trips is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Browse...
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    Spies of No Country
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    Spies of No Country

    “Wondrous . . . Compelling . . . Piercing.” —The New York Times Book ReviewAward-winning writer Matti Friedman’s tale of Israel’s first spies has all the tropes of an espionage novel, including duplicity, betrayal, disguise, clandestine meetings, the...
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  • Total Olympics
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    Total Olympics

    “An indispensable Olympic resource and a lot of pure fun.” – Jack McCallum, author of the New York Times bestseller Dream Team   Faster! Higher! Stronger! Stranger! A glorious tapestry of legendary characters, forgotten records, crazy...
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    U.S. Constitution and Other Key American Writings
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    U.S. Constitution and Other Key American Writings

    This collection of essential documents is a must-have for those with a keen interest in American history.The U.S. Constitution and Other Key American Writings is a collection of the crucial documents that established the United States of America. In...
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    Unit X
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    Unit X

    Shortlisted for the 2024 Financial Times Business Book of the YearA riveting inside look at an elite unit within the Pentagon—the Defense Innovation Unit, also known as Unit X—whose mission is to bring Silicon Valley’s cutting-edge technology to...
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    Fat Leonard
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    Fat Leonard

    #1 New York Times bestselling author Craig Whitlock’s masterful account of one of the biggest public corruption scandals in American history—exposing how a charismatic Malaysian defense contractor bribed scores of high-ranking military officers,...
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    Black Convicts
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    Black Convicts

    The story of Australia’s Black convicts has been all but erased from our history. In recovering their lives, Santilla Chingaipe offers a fresh understanding of this fatal shore, showing how empire, slavery, race and memory have shaped our nation.On the...
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    Near-Death Experience in Ancient Civilizations
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    Near-Death Experience in Ancient Civilizations

    A cross-cultural comparison of ancient beliefs about death and the afterlife• Reveals the powerful influence of near-death experiences (NDEs) on the formation of religious beliefs, mystical literature, and ritual practices• Focuses on the afterlife...
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    Warra Warra Wai
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    Warra Warra Wai

    For the first time, the First Nations story of Cook’s arrival, and what blackfellas want everyone to know about the coming of Europeans.Both 250 years late and extremely timely, this is an account of what First Nations people saw and felt when James Cook...
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    Wonders in the Deep
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    Wonders in the Deep

    An awe-inspiring deep-dive into the treasures found on the sea floor and what they reveal about our past.A shipwreck is a time capsule. When a maritime archaeologist picks up an item from the seabed, there is a direct connection with history...
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    Madoff
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    Madoff

    Renowned investigative journalist Richard Behar delivers the definitive account of history’s largest—and longest-running—financial fraud, “the scale of the deception…beggars belief” (New York Post).Some $68 billion evaporated during Bernie Madoff’s epic...
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    Lest
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    Lest

    From Simpson’s donkey and the Emu War to Vietnam and Ben Roberts-Smith, Australian military history is full of events that didn’t happen the way most people think they did. In his inimitable style, award-winning author Mark Dapin sets the record straight...
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    Ancient Goddess Magic
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    Ancient Goddess Magic

    Connect with the celestial powers of ancient goddesses• Explores beliefs and myths from Mesopotamia, ancient Egypt, and around the Mediterranean, revealing how ancient goddesses were powerful Queens of the Heavens and Guardians of the Underworld, not...
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    Strong Like Her
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    Strong Like Her

    This stirring and vibrant account of women’s athleticism throughout history “will leave readers feeling inspired and powerful” (Ms. magazine).Part group biography, part cultural history, Strong Like Her delves into the fascinating stories of our muscular...
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    Celtic Tree Alphabets
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    Celtic Tree Alphabets

    A guide to the ancient wisdom of the Ogham and Coelbren symbols as well as Celtic tree lore• Provides a full explanation for each character of the Celtic tree alphabets and their historic variants, including each symbol’s corresponding trees, colors,...
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    Rediscovering Turtle Island
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    Rediscovering Turtle Island

    An exploration of Indigenous cosmology and history in North America• Examines the complexities of Indigenous legends and creation myths and reveals common oral traditions across much of North America• Explores the history of Cahokia, the Mississippian...
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    Saving Michelangelo's Dome
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    Saving Michelangelo's Dome

    In 1742, when the legendary dome atop St. Peter’s Basilica—designed by Michelangelo—cracks and threatens to collapse, Pope Benedict XIV summons three mathematicians whose groundbreaking ideas spark a revolution in the world of architecture.1742: the...
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    Cold War 2.0
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    Cold War 2.0

    A vivid, thoughtful examination of how technological innovation—especially AI—is shaping the tensions between democracy and autocracy during the new Cold War.So much of what we hear about China and Russia today likens the relationship between these two...
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    Flight of the Bön Monks
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    Flight of the Bön Monks

    An inside account of the Chinese invasion of Tibet told through the voices of three persecuted monks• 2024 International Book Award Nonfiction - Creative Category• Shares the true story of three monks’ heroic escape from occupied Tibet and the subsequent...
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    Worrell
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    Worrell

    'The definitive telling of the life of a West Indian hero' Sir Clive Lloyd The brilliant all-rounder Frank Worrell had to wait until 1960 to become the first permanent Black captain of the West Indies cricket team, denied for a decade by the...
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    Material Wealth
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    Material Wealth

    A prolific poet, raconteur, activist, and thinker, Allen Ginsberg was also a prolific collector, meticulously saving letters, postcards, draft notes and manuscripts, photographs and snapshots, appearance bills and rally broadsheets, not only featuring...
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    Beyond Genius
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    Beyond Genius

    An in-depth and unified exploration of genius in the arts and sciences through the life and works of five seminal intellectual and cultural figures: Leonardo da Vinci, William Shakespeare, Isaac Newton, Ludwig von Beethoven, and Albert Einstein.Who among...
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    Occult Germany
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    Occult Germany

    An exploration of German esoteric history from prehistory to the present• Examines the survival and revival of the old pre-Christian gods, investigates prehistoric sacred sites, and reveals ancient shamanic traditions• Looks at Rosicrucianism and the...
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    Dendera, Temple of Time
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    Dendera, Temple of Time

    A full-color exploration of the encoded ceiling at the Temple of Dendera• Draws on more than 5,000 high-resolution photographs taken by the author to reconstruct the complete ceiling of the portico of the Temple of Hathor at Dendera• Reveals in detail...
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    UFO
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    UFO

    “One of the rare books on the topic that manages to be both entertaining and factually grounded.” —The Wall Street JournalFrom the bestselling author of Raven Rock, The Only Plane in the Sky, and Watergate (finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in history)...
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    Target Tehran
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    Target Tehran

    A Wall Street Journal Best Book of the Year/Politics Winner of the Jewish Book Council’s Natan Notable Book Prize“One of the most accurate and fascinating books so far” (Michael Bar-Zohar, coauthor of Mossad) about how Israel used sabotage,...
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    Crypt
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    Crypt

    The new book by Sunday Times bestselling author of Ancestors and Buried - the final instalment in Professor Alice Roberts' acclaimed trilogy.In her previous two bestsellers, Professor Alice Roberts powerfully and evocatively...
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    Sailing the Graveyard Sea
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    Sailing the Graveyard Sea

    A “compelling” (The Wall Street Journal) account of the only mutiny in the history of the United States Navy—a little-known but once notorious event that cost three young men their lives—part murder mystery, part courtroom drama, and as propulsive and...
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    Barbie Takes the Catwalk
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    Barbie Takes the Catwalk

    For more than 60 years, Barbie has reflected fashion trends and set them. Now, her iconic outfits are paired with the legendary looks from iconic designers for a fascinating celebration of the relationship between the runway and the toy aisle.Barbie has...
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    Bennelong and Phillip
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    Bennelong and Phillip

    The first joint biography of Bennelong and Governor Arthur Phillip, two pivotal figures in Australian history – the colonised and coloniser – and a bold and innovative new portrait of both.Winner of the 2024 ACT Literary Awards, Non-Fiction Shortlisted...
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    Bernardine's Shanghai Salon
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    Bernardine's Shanghai Salon

    Meet the Jewish salon host in 1930s Shanghai who brought together Chinese and expats around the arts as civil war erupted and World War II loomed on the horizon.Bernardine Szold Fritz arrived in Shanghai in 1929 to marry her fourth husband. Only...
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    Good and Mad
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    Good and Mad

    *Updated with a new introduction*Journalist Rebecca Traister’s New York Times bestselling exploration of the transformative power of female anger and its ability to transcend into a political movement is “a hopeful, maddening compendium of righteous...
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    Enslaved
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    Enslaved

    A riveting and illuminating exploration of the transatlantic slave trade by an intrepid team of divers seeking to reclaim the stories of their ancestors.“For me, Enslaved is an attempt to give a voice to the millions whose voices were...
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    Shakespeare Was a Woman and Other Heresies
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    Shakespeare Was a Woman and Other Heresies

    An “extraordinarily brilliant” and “pleasurably naughty” (André Aciman) investigation into the Shakespeare authorship question, exploring how doubting that William Shakespeare wrote his plays became an act of blasphemy…and who the Bard might really be...
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    White House by the Sea
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    White House by the Sea

    “Impeccably researched…captivating!” —Elin Hilderbrand * “A well-paced history.” —The New York Times Book Review * “Fascinating…with new details and well-sourced reporting.” —Associated PressNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! The intimate, multigenerational...
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    Sisters in Captivity
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    Sisters in Captivity

    The incredible account of Sister Betty Jeffrey OAM and the Australian war nurses who survived the bombing of evacuation ship SS Vyner Brooke in February 1942, and subsequently spent three years in Japanese prison camps in Sumatra.During those perilous...
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    Idiots, Follies and Misadventures
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    Idiots, Follies and Misadventures

    The history books are full of heroes and villains … but what about all the idiots? Comedian and armchair historian Mikey Robins tells the astonishing story of human stupidity, one idiot at a time.Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity,...
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    La Duchesse
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    La Duchesse

    A rich portrait of a compelling, complex woman who emerged from a sheltered rural childhood into the fraught, often deadly world of the French royal court and Parisian high society—and who would come to rule them both.Married off at sixteen to a...
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    Love; A Curious History
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    Love; A Curious History

    'Edward Brooke-Hitching's delightful book is a collection of curiosities. From a 19th-century lonely hearts ad to a nuptial blessing of the bride’s buttocks, an entertaining history of love over the millennia that proves when it comes to the heart,...
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    Getting Out of Saigon
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    Getting Out of Saigon

    A “captivating” (The Washington Post) true story of “courage, resolve, and determination” (The Christian Science Monitor), author Ralph White’s successful effort to save nearly the entire staff of the Saigon branch of Chase Manhattan bank and their...
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