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1. The World of Downton Abbey
by Jessica Fellowes
The official companion to series 1 and 2. Downton Abbey portrays a world of elegance and decadence, a world of duty and obedience and a world of ... More
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2. Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey: The Lost Legacy of Highclere Castle
by Fiona Carnarvon
"Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey" tells the story behind Highclere Castle, the real-life inspiration for the hit PBS show "Downton Abbey," and ... More
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3. The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic--And How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World
by Steven Johnson
Bestselling author Johnson illuminates the intertwined histories of the spread of cholera in 19th-century London, the rise of cities, and the nature ... More
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4. Citizens of London: The Americans Who Stood with Britain in Its Darkest, Finest Hour
by Lynne Olson
The acclaimed author of "Troublesome Young Men" reveals the behind-the-scenes story of how the United States forged its wartime alliance with Britain ... More
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5. Operation Mincemeat: How a Dead Man and a Bizarre Plan Fooled the Nazis and Assured an Allied Victory
by Ben Macintyre
In 1943, from a windowless basement office in London, two brilliant intelligence officers conceived a plan that was both simple and complicated- ... More
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6. Last Lion, The: Volume 1: Winston Churchill Visions of Glory 1874 - 1932
by William Manchester
In "The Last Lion," the first volume of Manchester's two-volume biography, the Winston Spencer Churchill story is one of high adventure, bitter ... More
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7. The Time Traveler's Guide to Medieval England: A Handbook for Visitors to the Fourteenth Century
by Ian Mortimer
Looking at the past as a foreign country, this guidebook allows readers to experience the Middle Ages like never before.
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8. Into Africa: The Epic Adventures of Stanley and Livingstone
by Martin Dugard
In 1866 Britain's foremost explorer, Dr David Livingstone, went in search of the answer to an age-old geographical riddle: where was the source of ... More
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9. To marry an English Lord
by Gail MacColl, Carol MCD Wallace
"An inspiration for the popular television series 'Downton Abbey'"--Cover.
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10. Fundamentals of Financial Management
by Eugene F Brigham
Prepared by Eugene F. Brigham and Joel F. Houston The Study Guide lists the key learning objectives for each chapter, outlines the key sections, ... More
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11. Into the Silence: The Great War, Mallory, and the Conquest of Everest
by Wade Davis
List of all editionsIf the quest for Mount Everest began as a grand imperial gesture, as redemption for an empire of explorers that had lost the race to the Poles, it ... More
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12. 1066: The Year of the Conquest
by David J. Howarth
List of all editionsWhile the date 1066 is familiar to almost everybody as the year of the Norman conquest of England, few can place the event in the context of the ... More
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13. The Great War and Modern Memory
by Paul Fussell
List of all editionsThe year 2000 marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of one of the most original and gripping volumes ever written about the First World War. Fussell ... More
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14. The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill: Alone, 1932-1940
by William Manchester
List of all editionsThe long-awaited second volume of the best Churchill biography reveals the true portrait of this ambitious world leader. Discussion centers on the ... More
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15. Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II
by Douglas A Blackmon
List of all editionsA Pulitzer Prize-winning history of the mistreatment of black Americans. In this 'precise and eloquent work' - as described in its Pulitzer Prize ... More
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16. That Woman: The Life of Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor
by Anne Sebba
List of all editionsOne of Britain's most distinguished biographers turns her focus on one of the most vilified woman of the last century. Historian Anne Sebba has ... More
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17. Eleanor of Aquitaine: A Life
by Alison Weir
List of all editionsEleanor of Aquitaine was a complex, boldly original woman who transcended the mores of her society. With astonishing historic detail, mesmerizing ... More
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18. London: The Biography
by Peter Ackroyd
List of all editionsIn an utterly original, endlessly engaging portrait of London, renowned biographer Peter Ackroyd peels back layers of history to reveal a living, ... More
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19. West with the Night
by Beryl Markham
List of all editionsWEST WITH THE NIGHT appeared on 13 bestseller lists on first publication in 1942. It tells the spellbinding story of Beryl Markham -- aviator, ... More
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20. Seven Pillars of Wisdom
by T.E. Lawrence
List of all editions"Seven Pillars of Wisdom" is T.E. Lawrence's account of the First World War as it was fought in the deserts of the Middle East by the Arab tribes in ... More
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21. What Jane Austen Ate and Charles Dickens Knew: From Fox Hunting to Whist-The Facts of Daily Life in Nineteenth-Century England
by Daniel Pool
List of all editionsFilled with lively essays and a glossary of obscure terms, this unique reference--organized by subject--is a practical and entertaining compendium of ... More
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22. A Man for All Seasons: A Play in Two Acts
by Robert Bolt
List of all editionsRobert Bolt's classic play about Thomas More, the Catholic saint beheaded by Henry VIII at the birth of the Church of England, is now in trade ... More
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23. A World on Fire: Britain's Crucial Role in the American Civil War
by Amanda Foreman
List of all editionsIn this brilliant narrative, Foreman tells the fascinating story of the American Civil War--and the major role played by Britain and its citizens in ... More
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24. Churchill: A Life
by Sir Martin Gilbert
List of all editionsWith the publication of the eighth and final volume of his official life of Sir Winston Churchill in 1988, Martin Gilbert was freed to devote himself ... More
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25. God's Secretaries: The Making of the King James Bible
by Adam Nicolson
List of all editionsNicolson gives a fascinating and dramatic account of the era of the King James Bible and its translation, immersing readers in an age whose greatest ... More
