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Masters and Commanders: How Four Titans Won the War in the West, 1941-1945
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"Masters and Commanders" explores the degree to which the course of World War II turned based on the relationships and temperaments of four of the strongest personalities of the 20th century. Two 16-page b&w photo inserts.
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A History of the English-Speaking Peoples Since 1900
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Andrew Roberts
In this sequel to Winston Churchill's "History of the English-Speaking Peoples," Roberts brilliantly reveals what has made the English-speaking people a part of the preeminent political culture since 1900. Two 8-page color inserts.
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Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine
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Andrew Chevallier, Gillian Emerson-Roberts (Editor)
Helpful to enthusiasts and professionals alike, these volumes provide extensive coverage of hundreds of conditions and their remedies, including their sources and symptoms. Up-to-date research and in-depth explanations of today's most popular alternative therapies are enhanced by step-by-step photos of typical treatments, as well as symptoms ...
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Waterloo: June 18, 1815: The Battle for Modern Europe
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Andrew Roberts
The author of "Napoleon & Wellington" takes a brilliant look at the conflict that ended Napoleon's reign and ushered in the modern world, with new evidence of just how the battle was lost.
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Eminent Churchillians
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Andrew Roberts
Taking for his inspiration Lytton Strachey's "Eminent Victorians," Andrew Roberts debunks many prominent Britons of the Churchill era. The author traces the decline of postwar Britain through these persons.
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Napoleon and Wellington : the long duel
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Andrew Roberts
On the morning of the battle of Waterloo, the Emperor Napoleon declared that the Duke of Wellington was a bad general, the British were bad soldiers and that France could not fail to win an easy victory. Forever afterwards historians have accused him of gross overconfidence, and massively underestimating the calibre of the British commander ...
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A Royal History of England
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Antonia Fraser (Editor), Maurice Ashley
Each of these lavishly illustrated books serves up a brief and manageable portion of the Fraser-edited and much-touted Lives of the Kings and Queens of England. A set of six jewels for Fraser's crown.
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Hitler and Churchill: Secrets of Leadership
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Andrew Roberts
In his book, Andrew Roberts - winner of the Wolfson History Prize (the historians' Booker) - explores the secrets of leadership of two of the four men who comprise this ground-breaking TV series - key men of twentieth century history - Adolf Hitler, Winston Churchill, John F Kennedy and Martin Luther King. Each had a distinctive leadership style, ...
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The Storm of War: A New History of the Second World War
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Andrew Roberts
On 2 August 1944, in the wake of the complete destruction of the German Army Group Centre in Belorussia, Winston Churchill mocked Adolf Hitler in the House of Commons by the rank he had reached in the First World War. 'Russian success has been somewhat aided by the strategy of Herr Hitler, of Corporal Hitler,' Churchill jibed. 'Even military ...
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Masters and Commanders: The Military Geniuses Who Led the West to Victory in World War II
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Andrew Roberts
"Masters and Commanders" describes how four titanic figures shaped the grand strategy of the West during the Second World War. Each was exceptionally tough-willed and strong minded, and each was certain that he knew best how to win the war. Yet each knew that he had to win at least two of the others over in order to get his strategy adopted. The ...
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Salisbury: Victorian Titan
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Andrew Roberts
Robert Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, masterminded the campaigns, alliances, treaties and pageantries which brought the British Empire to its zenith in terms of power and prestige. Prime Minister for all but four years between 1885 and 1902, it was he who, from his Jacobean palace at Hatfield, co-ordinated the subtly interlocking policies over ...
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Napoleon and Wellington: The Battle of Waterloo, and the Great Commanders Who Fought It
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Andrew Roberts
In this study of the Battle of Waterloo and its two prime antagonists, an historian covers both the events and the personalities, and cuts through the exaggerations that arose immediately after the battle. These myths--among the British and the French--have long obscured the true personalities of Napoleon and Wellington. Roberts compares and ...
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Marine Ecology of the Arabian Region: Patterns and Processes in Extreme Tropical Environments
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Charles Sheppard, Callum Roberts, Andrew Price
That part of the Indian Ocean bordering Saudi Arabia is a rich mosaic of coastal and marine ecosystems, both natural and man-made. Among these are coral reefs, mangroves, tidal flats, seagrasses, and other hard and soft substrata. Some ecosystems are relatively simple, while others such as the coral reefs are highly complex and among the most ...
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What Might Have Been: Leading Historians on Twelve 'What Ifs' of History
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Andrew Roberts (Editor)
Throughout history, great and terrible events have often hinged upon luck. Tiny changes can produce profoundly different results. We all ask 'what might have been?' about our own lives, now award-winning historian Andrew Roberts has asked a team of 12 leading historians and biographers what might have happened if major world events had gone ...
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Cleveland: The Flats, the Mill, and the Hills
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Professor Andrew Borowiec, Rod Slemmons (Afterword by), Les Roberts (Introduction by)
The Flats, a district near downtown Cleveland, was once the vibrant heart of Midwestern industry and is now in the throes of change: some of its warehouses and factories have been transformed into nightclubs and restaurants, while homes in adjacent neighborhoods have been replaced by mini-mansions. In "Cleveland", photographer Andrew Borowiec ...
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Postcards from Checkpoint Charlie: Images of the Berlin Wall
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Andrew Roberts (Introduction by)
Between 1945 and 1961, an estimated 2.5 million people fled East Germany in search of the political and economic freedom offered by West Germany. To thwart this tide of defections, on the morning of 13th August 1961, hundreds of East German troops began erecting the Berlin Wall - a barrier that would take nearly twenty years to complete and would ...
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Monster Manners
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Bethany Roberts, Andrew Glass (Illustrator)
A group of dinosaurs are used to introduce the basics of etiquette to young readers. Color illustrations accompany the text.
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Cold-Water Corals: The Biology and Geology of Deep-Sea Coral Habitats
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J Murray Roberts, Andrew J Wheeler, Andre Freiwald
There are more coral species in deep, cold-waters than in tropical coral reefs. This broad-ranging treatment is the first to synthesise current understanding of all types of cold-water coral, covering their ecology, biology, palaeontology and geology. Beginning with a history of research in the field, the authors describe the approaches needed to ...
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The Colonial Moment in Africa: Essays on the Movement of Minds and Materials, 1900-1940
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Andrew Roberts
This book includes the first five, thematic, chapters from the Cambridge History of Africa, Volume 7. They deal with Africa south of the Sahara, during a period in which economic and cultural changes greatly enlarged the horizons of Africans, even though colonial rule seemed set to last for a very long time. The contributors break much new ground ...
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A Week at Waterloo
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Magdalene De Lancey, Ruth Fuller-Sessions (Foreword by), Andrew Roberts (Introduction by)
Presents an account of a young widow who nurses her husband after he is mortally wounded in the Great Battle.
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Encyclopedia of Rose Science, Three-Volume Set
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Andrew Roberts (Editor), Thomas Debener (Editor), Serge Gudin (Editor)
"The Encyclopedia of Rose Science" brings together a wealth of information on the rose, long treasured for its captivating perfumes and splendid colors. Now, more than ever, science plays a central place in the production of this flower at the center of one of the world's biggest floricultural industries. In this title, a team of internationally ...
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Golf Tales: 2classic Stories from the Nineteenth Hole
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Myron Beck (Photographer), Andrew Lang, Mary Roberts Rinehart
Five stories from Ring Lardner, Mary Roberts Rinehart, Don Marquis, Stephen Leacock, and Andrew Lang.
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Waterloo: Napoleon's Last Gamble (Making History)
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Andrew Roberts
The Making History Series is launched with an exciting retelling of one of the moments that shook the world -- Waterloo, one of the truly decisive battles of history. The illustrious Making History Series, edited by Lisa Jardine and Amanda Foreman, explores an eclectic mix of history's tipping points. Here, the most eminent of guest writers have ...
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Introduction to Biocatalysis Using Enzymes and Microorganisms
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S M Roberts, Tel, Andrew J Willetts (Editor)
This is an introductory text intended to give the non-specialist a comprehensive insight into the science of biotransformations. The book traces the history of biotransformations, clearly spells out the pros and cons of conducting enzyme-mediated versus whole-cell bioconversions, and gives a variety of examples wherein the bio-reaction is a key ...
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Ielts Foundation
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Rachael; Preshous Roberts, Andrew; Gakonga, Joanne
IELTS foundation is a new and motivating course book for students studying IELTS. Aimed at those in the IELTS band of 4-5.5, this topic-based book will train students in all the skills required to increase their IELTS score.
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