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Flinders

The fascinating life, loves & great adventures of the man who put Australia on the map from the award winning author of BANJO, BANKS and HUDSON FYSH

by Grantlee Kieza ...

The extraordinary life, loves and voyages of the man who put Australia on the mapIn 1810, Matthew Flinders made his final voyage home to his beloved wife, Ann, his body ravaged by the deprivations of years of imprisonment by the French. Four years later, at the age of just 40, he would be dead - a premature, tragic end to one of the world's greatest maritime adventurers who circumnavigated and ... Read more

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The extraordinary life, loves and voyages of the man who put Australia on the mapIn 1810, Matthew Flinders made his final voyage home to his beloved wife, Ann, his body ravaged by the deprivations of years of imprisonment by the French. Four years later, at the age of just 40, he would be dead - a premature, tragic end to one of the world's greatest maritime adventurers who circumnavigated and
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Monumental

Great Buildings of the World Through the Hands and Eyes of a Stonemason

by Simon Warrack ...

'I loved this book. What a joy to read a craftsman so clearly in love with his craft' SIMON JENKINS**'A wonderful read' DOUGALD O'REILLY'Literary prize juries need look no further for a worthy winner' MAX HASTINGS'In a world of AI, steel and concrete, books like this have never felt more important' DAILY MAILDiscover ancient stone wonders and architectural preservation secrets in th... ... Read more

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'I loved this book. What a joy to read a craftsman so clearly in love with his craft' SIMON JENKINS**'A wonderful read' DOUGALD O'REILLY'Literary prize juries need look no further for a worthy winner' MAX HASTINGS'In a world of AI, steel and concrete, books like this have never felt more important' DAILY MAILDiscover ancient stone wonders and architectural preservation secrets in th...
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Co-Existence

The Next Phase of AI - From the Bestselling Author of Co-Intelligence

by Ethan Mollick ...

How do we live alongside machines that are sometimes smarter than us?We are entering a new era. AI systems can already outperform humans in some domains while failing spectacularly in others. They can act as tutors, collaborators, researchers, strategists and creators … yet they can also produce falsehoods, generate convincing nonsense and fail unpredictably. The challenge is no longer simply ... Read more

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How do we live alongside machines that are sometimes smarter than us?We are entering a new era. AI systems can already outperform humans in some domains while failing spectacularly in others. They can act as tutors, collaborators, researchers, strategists and creators … yet they can also produce falsehoods, generate convincing nonsense and fail unpredictably. The challenge is no longer simply
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Black Hearts

One platoon's descent into madness

by Jim Frederick ...

'Combines elements of In Cold Blood and Black Hawk Down with Apocalypse Now as it builds towards its terrible climax... Extraordinary' New York Times Iraq's Triangle of Death, 2005.A platoon of young soldiers from a U.S. regiment known as 'the Black Heart Brigade' is deployed to a lawless and hyperviolent area just south of Baghdad. Almost immediately, the attacks begin: every day another roadside ... Read more

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'Combines elements of In Cold Blood and Black Hawk Down with Apocalypse Now as it builds towards its terrible climax... Extraordinary' New York Times Iraq's Triangle of Death, 2005.A platoon of young soldiers from a U.S. regiment known as 'the Black Heart Brigade' is deployed to a lawless and hyperviolent area just south of Baghdad. Almost immediately, the attacks begin: every day another roadside
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Down Burrow Lane

The heartwarming true story of love, loss and a Devon farm that changed thousands of lives

by Michael Morpurgo ...

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Tender, affecting, wise - a deeply human and uplifting story' CHLOE DALTON'A moving, vulnerable portrait of love, nature and a life well-lived' RORY STEWART'A warm, rich, generous book. A pleasure from first page to last.' KATHERINE RUNDELLThe long-awaited memoir of life and love on a Devon farm - Michael Morpurgo's most personal and moving ... ... Read more

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THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Tender, affecting, wise - a deeply human and uplifting story' CHLOE DALTON'A moving, vulnerable portrait of love, nature and a life well-lived' RORY STEWART'A warm, rich, generous book. A pleasure from first page to last.' KATHERINE RUNDELLThe long-awaited memoir of life and love on a Devon farm - Michael Morpurgo's most personal and moving ...
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The Other Miss Jones

A twisty, gripping psych thriller that you won't be able to put down

by Sophie Flynn ...

'A twisty thrill-ride right to the end.' Heat magazineTwo women. One name. A terrifying, deadly secret.She shares your name.It's how you meet the other Sally Jones, sparking an unusual friendship that you grow to trust, especially when your dad dies and your dream job is in danger.So when she disappears suddenly, you are worried she may be in danger.As you try to find her, you uncover a shocking ... Read more

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'A twisty thrill-ride right to the end.' Heat magazineTwo women. One name. A terrifying, deadly secret.She shares your name.It's how you meet the other Sally Jones, sparking an unusual friendship that you grow to trust, especially when your dad dies and your dream job is in danger.So when she disappears suddenly, you are worried she may be in danger.As you try to find her, you uncover a shocking
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AI for Good

How Real People Are Using Artificial Intelligence to Fix Things That Matter

by Josh Tyrangiel ...

In contrast to the wave of noisy polemics around AI, AI For Good explores how, in practice, it can actually improve our lives and tells the stories of everyday citizens at the forefront of this new “AI entrepreneurship.”AI is often framed as a force of radical transformation, either catapulting us into a utopian future or dragging us toward existential ruin. But this book tells a differentstory. ... Read more

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In contrast to the wave of noisy polemics around AI, AI For Good explores how, in practice, it can actually improve our lives and tells the stories of everyday citizens at the forefront of this new “AI entrepreneurship.”AI is often framed as a force of radical transformation, either catapulting us into a utopian future or dragging us toward existential ruin. But this book tells a differentstory.
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Super Pumped

The Battle for Uber

by Mike Isaac ...

**Now a SHOWTIME® original series starring Emmy winners Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Kyle Chandler and Academy Award nominee Uma Thurman. Now streaming – Only on SHOWTIME.Named one of the best books of the year by NPR, Fortune, Bloomberg, Sunday TimesA New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice“If you want to understand modern-day Silicon Valley, you need to read this book.” —John Carreyrou, New York ... Read more

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**Now a SHOWTIME® original series starring Emmy winners Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Kyle Chandler and Academy Award nominee Uma Thurman. Now streaming – Only on SHOWTIME.Named one of the best books of the year by NPR, Fortune, Bloomberg, Sunday TimesA New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice“If you want to understand modern-day Silicon Valley, you need to read this book.” —John Carreyrou, New York
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Change by Design

How Design Thinking Transforms Organizations and Inspires Innovation

by Tim Brown ...

In Change by Design, Tim Brown, CEO of IDEO, the celebrated innovation and design firm, shows how the techniques and strategies of design belong at every level of business. Change by Design is not a book by designers for designers; this is a book for creative leaders who seek to infuse design thinking into every level of an organization, product, or service to drive new alternatives for business ... Read more

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In Change by Design, Tim Brown, CEO of IDEO, the celebrated innovation and design firm, shows how the techniques and strategies of design belong at every level of business. Change by Design is not a book by designers for designers; this is a book for creative leaders who seek to infuse design thinking into every level of an organization, product, or service to drive new alternatives for business
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Breakneck

China's Quest to Engineer the Future

by Dan Wang ...

The New York Times bestseller, Financial Times and Sunday Times Book of the YearShortlisted for the Financial Times and Schroders Business Book of the YearThe book we need to understand China today: a riveting, first-hand account of its seismic progress from an indispensable expert voiceFor close to a decade, Dan Wang has been observing China’s tumultuous and astounding gr... ... Read more

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The New York Times bestseller, Financial Times and Sunday Times Book of the YearShortlisted for the Financial Times and Schroders Business Book of the YearThe book we need to understand China today: a riveting, first-hand account of its seismic progress from an indispensable expert voiceFor close to a decade, Dan Wang has been observing China’s tumultuous and astounding gr...
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Autodesk Revit for Beginners

Build BIM models, documentation, and visualizations through a complete home project

by Gary Cowan ...

Build the practical Revit skills needed to create professional BIM models, drawings, schedules, and visualizations for digital construction projectsKey FeaturesBuild BIM skills through a complete residential projectCreate professional drawings, schedules, and 3D modelsLearn industry workflows used across architecture, engineering, and constructionBook DescriptionBuild practical Revit 2026 skills ... Read more

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Build the practical Revit skills needed to create professional BIM models, drawings, schedules, and visualizations for digital construction projectsKey FeaturesBuild BIM skills through a complete residential projectCreate professional drawings, schedules, and 3D modelsLearn industry workflows used across architecture, engineering, and constructionBook DescriptionBuild practical Revit 2026 skills
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Under a Dark Cloud

A compulsive British detective crime thriller

by Louisa Scarr ...

Series Book 2 - Butler & West
One dead body. One witness. One answer.Early one morning, DS Robin Butler is summoned to a crime scene. Not as a policeman, but as best friend to renowned meteorologist, Dr Finn Mason. The morning after studying an enormous storm, Finn has locked himself in a van. Bloodied, confused, and with no memory of how he came to be there. And alongside him a dead body.Butler sets out to prove Finn's ... Read more

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One dead body. One witness. One answer.Early one morning, DS Robin Butler is summoned to a crime scene. Not as a policeman, but as best friend to renowned meteorologist, Dr Finn Mason. The morning after studying an enormous storm, Finn has locked himself in a van. Bloodied, confused, and with no memory of how he came to be there. And alongside him a dead body.Butler sets out to prove Finn's
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The Machine and the Microchip

inside the secret war for global high-tech supremacy

by Cagan Koc, Diederik Baazil ...

A report from behind the front lines of the war over the world’s most important technology.A new Cold War is being fought for control over the world’s most powerful technology — semiconductors, the tiny chips that power everything from iPhones to AI supercomputers to military drones. At the heart of this war is ASML, a long-obscure Dutch firm that has become Europe’s most valuable technology ... Read more

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A report from behind the front lines of the war over the world’s most important technology.A new Cold War is being fought for control over the world’s most powerful technology — semiconductors, the tiny chips that power everything from iPhones to AI supercomputers to military drones. At the heart of this war is ASML, a long-obscure Dutch firm that has become Europe’s most valuable technology
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A Bunker in Kyiv

The Astonishing Story of the People's Army Defying Putin from respected Australian journalist and author of Balcony Over Jerusalem

by John Lyons ...

A riveting account of courageous resistance from the bestselling author of Balcony Over JerusalemLonglisted for the 2025 Walkley AwardShortlisted for Best Non Fiction in the Indie Book Awards 2026On 24 February 2022, residents of Kyiv, Ukraine, woke to the sound of explosions and gunfire as Russian forces attempted to seize Hostomel Airport. It marked the beginning of the first land war in Europe ... Read more

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A riveting account of courageous resistance from the bestselling author of Balcony Over JerusalemLonglisted for the 2025 Walkley AwardShortlisted for Best Non Fiction in the Indie Book Awards 2026On 24 February 2022, residents of Kyiv, Ukraine, woke to the sound of explosions and gunfire as Russian forces attempted to seize Hostomel Airport. It marked the beginning of the first land war in Europe
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Lighting the Fuse

Stories from Britain’s first female bomb disposal expert

by Lucy Lewis ...

Imagine standing over a bomb - you need to make a choice. Remember, your life depends on it.In this extraordinary memoir, Lucy Lewis reveals the hidden world of bomb disposal training and how she came to be the UK's first female bomb disposal expert. From joining Sandhurst to rushing to her first bomb disposal call-out, Lucy's story is full of high stakes and tense situations that for most of us, ... Read more

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Imagine standing over a bomb - you need to make a choice. Remember, your life depends on it.In this extraordinary memoir, Lucy Lewis reveals the hidden world of bomb disposal training and how she came to be the UK's first female bomb disposal expert. From joining Sandhurst to rushing to her first bomb disposal call-out, Lucy's story is full of high stakes and tense situations that for most of us,
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The Paraguayan War 1864–70

The Triple Alliance at stake in La Plata

by Gabriele Esposito ...

Series Book 342 - Campaign
This highly illustrated study examines, in detail, the brutal Paraguayan War of 1864–70, one of the largest and bloodiest conflicts in South American history.The Paraguayan War, also known as the War of the Triple Alliance, was the largest and most important military conflict in the history of South America, after the Wars of Independence, and its only true 'continental' war. It involved four ... Read more

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This highly illustrated study examines, in detail, the brutal Paraguayan War of 1864–70, one of the largest and bloodiest conflicts in South American history.The Paraguayan War, also known as the War of the Triple Alliance, was the largest and most important military conflict in the history of South America, after the Wars of Independence, and its only true 'continental' war. It involved four
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Kitchen Confidential

the man behind the major motion picture TONY

by Anthony Bourdain ...

The classic bestseller from the star of Parts Unknown and No Reservations: 25th Anniversary edition, with a new introduction by Irvine Welsh.THE MAN BEHIND THE MAJOR MOTION PICTURE, TONY, STARRING DOMINIC SESSA & EMILIA JONES.'More gripping than a Stephen King novel' Sunday Times'Bawdy, bolshie and bursting with energy' Daily Mail'Nothing wi... ... Read more

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The classic bestseller from the star of Parts Unknown and No Reservations: 25th Anniversary edition, with a new introduction by Irvine Welsh.THE MAN BEHIND THE MAJOR MOTION PICTURE, TONY, STARRING DOMINIC SESSA & EMILIA JONES.'More gripping than a Stephen King novel' Sunday Times'Bawdy, bolshie and bursting with energy' Daily Mail'Nothing wi...
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If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies

The Sunday Times bestselling book you need to read to understand the risk AI poses to humanity

by Eliezer Yudkowsky, Nate Soares ...

The world’s most influential voices on AI risk explain why superintelligent AI is a global suicide bomb – and we must halt development immediately'The most important book of the decade' MAX TEGMARK, author of Life 3.0'Better than any book on the subject I've ever read. A loud trumpet call to humanity to awaken us as we sleepwalk into disaster' STEPHEN FRYAI is the greatest threat to our existence ... Read more

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The world’s most influential voices on AI risk explain why superintelligent AI is a global suicide bomb – and we must halt development immediately'The most important book of the decade' MAX TEGMARK, author of Life 3.0'Better than any book on the subject I've ever read. A loud trumpet call to humanity to awaken us as we sleepwalk into disaster' STEPHEN FRYAI is the greatest threat to our existence
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The Anxious Generation

How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness

by Jonathan Haidt ...

THE NO.1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERA TIMES, FT, ECONOMIST AND INDEPENDENT BOOK OF THE YEAR‘Boundlessly wise . . . important and engrossing’ The New York Times‘One of the most important books I’ve read . . . It’s absolutely brilliant’ Dr Rangan Chatterjee'Urgent and essential' GuardianAcclaimed psychologist Jonathan Haidt reve... ... Read more

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THE NO.1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERA TIMES, FT, ECONOMIST AND INDEPENDENT BOOK OF THE YEAR‘Boundlessly wise . . . important and engrossing’ The New York Times‘One of the most important books I’ve read . . . It’s absolutely brilliant’ Dr Rangan Chatterjee'Urgent and essential' GuardianAcclaimed psychologist Jonathan Haidt reve...
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The Devil and the Dark Water

from the bestselling author of The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle and The Last Murder at the End of the World

by Stuart Turton ...

STUART TURTON'S INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER THE LAST MURDER AT THE END OF THE WORLD IS OUT NOW'If you read one book this year, make sure it's this one' Daily MailCHOSEN AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE GUARDIAN, SUNDAY TIMES, DAILY MAIL, FINANCIAL TIMES, DAILY EXPRESS ANDi PAPERWINNER OF THE BOOKS ARE MY BAG READERS AWARD FOR FICTIONSELECTED FOR THE BBC TWO B... ... Read more

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STUART TURTON'S INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER THE LAST MURDER AT THE END OF THE WORLD IS OUT NOW'If you read one book this year, make sure it's this one' Daily MailCHOSEN AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE GUARDIAN, SUNDAY TIMES, DAILY MAIL, FINANCIAL TIMES, DAILY EXPRESS ANDi PAPERWINNER OF THE BOOKS ARE MY BAG READERS AWARD FOR FICTIONSELECTED FOR THE BBC TWO B...
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The Hidden Life of Trees

What They Feel, How They Communicate—Discoveries From a Secret World

by Peter Wohlleben ...

Are trees social beings? In this international bestseller, forester and author Peter Wohlleben convincingly makes the case that, yes, the forest is a social network.He draws on groundbreaking scientific discoveries to describe how trees are like human families: tree parents live together with their children, communicate with them, support them as they grow, share nutrients with those who are sick ... Read more

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Are trees social beings? In this international bestseller, forester and author Peter Wohlleben convincingly makes the case that, yes, the forest is a social network.He draws on groundbreaking scientific discoveries to describe how trees are like human families: tree parents live together with their children, communicate with them, support them as they grow, share nutrients with those who are sick
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Midnight in Chernobyl

The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster

by Adam Higginbotham ...

THE PHENOMENAL GLOBAL BESTSELLER.'Superb, enthralling and necessarily terrifying . . . every step feels spring-loaded with tension... extraordinary.'THE NEW YORK TIMES-The story of Chernobyl is more complex, more human, and more terrifying than the Soviet myth. Adam Higginbotham has written a harrowing and compelling narrative which brings the 1986 disaster to life through the eyes of the men a... ... Read more

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THE PHENOMENAL GLOBAL BESTSELLER.'Superb, enthralling and necessarily terrifying . . . every step feels spring-loaded with tension... extraordinary.'THE NEW YORK TIMES-The story of Chernobyl is more complex, more human, and more terrifying than the Soviet myth. Adam Higginbotham has written a harrowing and compelling narrative which brings the 1986 disaster to life through the eyes of the men a...
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Everyone in the Group Chat Dies

The addictive serial killer thriller that has everyone laughing

by L.M. Chilton ...

'Funny, twisty, bloodthirsty' JULIE MAE COHEN 'An absolute joy of a thriller' SARAH BONNERKirby Cornell needs a break from everything:- Her crumbling flat in the sleepy town of Crowhurst (famous for its award-winning sausage rolls and a second-rate serial killer from the 90s).- Her dead-end job.- Her sleazy landlord.- Her slobbish housemates.- And, most of all, the terrible thing they did... ... Read more

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'Funny, twisty, bloodthirsty' JULIE MAE COHEN 'An absolute joy of a thriller' SARAH BONNERKirby Cornell needs a break from everything:- Her crumbling flat in the sleepy town of Crowhurst (famous for its award-winning sausage rolls and a second-rate serial killer from the 90s).- Her dead-end job.- Her sleazy landlord.- Her slobbish housemates.- And, most of all, the terrible thing they did...
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The Perfect Sound

A Memoir in Stereo

by Garrett Hongo ...

A poet’s audio obsession, from collecting his earliest vinyl to his quest for the ideal vacuum tubes. A captivating book that “ingeniously mixes personal memoir with cultural history and offers us an indispensable guide for the search of acoustic truth” (Yunte Huang, author of Charlie Chan).Garrett Hongo’s passion for audio dates back to the Empire 398 turntable his father paired with a Dynakit ... Read more

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A poet’s audio obsession, from collecting his earliest vinyl to his quest for the ideal vacuum tubes. A captivating book that “ingeniously mixes personal memoir with cultural history and offers us an indispensable guide for the search of acoustic truth” (Yunte Huang, author of Charlie Chan).Garrett Hongo’s passion for audio dates back to the Empire 398 turntable his father paired with a Dynakit
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Flinders

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Under a Dark Cloud

The Machine and the Microchip

A Bunker in Kyiv

Lighting the Fuse

The Paraguayan War 1864–70

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