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Friends, Voters, CountrymenBy HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
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Every Secret Thing: My Family, My CountryBy Virago Press Ltd |
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Mannock: The Life and Death of Major Edward Mannock VC, DSO, MC, RAFBy Grub Street |
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George W.Bushisms: The Slate Book of the Accidental Wit and Wisdom of Our 43rd PresidentBy Simon & Schuster Ltd |
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The Rise and Fall of Napoleon: Fall v.2: Fall Vol 2By Abacus |
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Three Roads to the AlamoBy HarperCollins |
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John Wesley: A Brand from the BurningBy Abacus |
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Lives of the Caesars (Oxford World's Classics)By Oxford Paperbacks |
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To The Bitter End: The Diaries of Victor Klemperer 1942-45: The Diaries of Victor Klemperer, 1942-1945: To the Bitter End, 1942-45 v. 2By Phoenix
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The Man Who Broke Napoleon's Codes: The Story of George ScovellBy Faber and Faber |
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