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Chris McNab

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Matt Bates

The dropping of two atom bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and their shocking aftermath finally ended World War II in the eastern theatre. But they weren't the only experimental weaponry at the time.In this fascinating account, Chris McNab examines the development of a range of hitherto unknown and at times shockingly effective weapons that were developed and unleashed on an unsuspecting world over the course of the war.They include the bouncing bomb, t...

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H. G. Wells

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Christopher Naylor, Ian Dunnett Jr, Matt Bates, Mike Grady, Roger May, Tom Babbage

This collection brings together the most celebrated works of H.G. Wells.H.G. Wells was a pioneer of the science fiction genre and a man of boundless imagination. Whether describing marvellous new technologies, the vagaries of space flight or the risks of scientific development, his writings have continually captivated readers across the globe.Contains:•The First Men in the Moon•The War of the Worlds•The Invisibl...

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Jon McGregor

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Matt Bates

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The Reservoir Series

In midwinter in an English village, a teenage girl has gone missing and everyone is called upon to join the search. The villagers fan out across the moors as the police set up roadblocks, and a crowd of news reporters descends on what is usually a place of peace. Meanwhile, there is work that must still be done: cows milked, fences repaired, stone cut, pints poured, beds made, sermons written, a pantomime rehearsed.As the seasons unfold and the search for the missing girl goes on, ...

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Nigel Biggar, Robert Tombs

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Matt Bates

In recent years it has become fashionable to tell a certain kind of story about Britain. At its least offensive, this story emphasises the worst aspects of Britain's past and neglects the best. At its most damaging, it denies, demeans or distorts the very fabric of our collective inheritance.In Our Islands' Story, Nigel Biggar and Robert Tombs aim to tell a better story about Britain. Though not without fault, they argue, Britain's history is rich in achievements of enduri...

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Ian Kershaw

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Matt Bates

**One of New York Magazine's Most Anticipated Books of the FallHow far can a single leader alter the course of history?**From one of the leading historians of twentieth-century Europe and the author of the definitive biography of Hitler, Personality and Power is a masterful reckoning with how character conspired with opportunity to create the modern age’s uniquely devastating despots—and how and why other countries found better paths. The modern era saw th...

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Raymond E. Feist

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Matt Bates

In this fantastic tale, legendary author Raymond E. Feist returns to the city of Krondor and one of his most loved characters from the Riftwar Cycle, Jimmy the Hand.The Crawler: a name whispered in fear. . .In the crime-ridden back alleys of Krondor a rival gang has sprung up to threaten the Upright Man’s Mockers. Does the Crawler control the rival gang? Where does his power come from? And does it threaten the peace of the Kingdom?James, personal sq...

The anthology comprises 43 stories, non-fiction pieces, flash fiction and poetry, the winning entries from an international competition to capture the best of Queer writing today. This is writing that explores characters, stories and experiences beyond the mainstream. Celebrating the fascinating, the forbidden, the subversive, and even the mundane, but in essence, the view from outside. The book will be dedicated to the memory of Lucy Reynolds, the trans daughter of Sarah Beal, Publisher a...

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Alan Porter

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Matt Bates

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Knowledge in a Nutshell

This accessible and entertaining guide introduces Sigmund Freud's life and ideas, from dream analysis to the superego.Sigmund Freud's theories on the unconscious revolutionised the way we approach human behaviour. This essential introduction explores his theories and the implications they had for understanding an array of psychological issues, including trauma, repressed memory, childhood development and more.It also explores Freud's life as a scientist - t...

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Nigel Biggar

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Matt Bates

The Sunday Times BestsellerA new assessment of the West’s colonial recordIn the wake of the dissolution of the Soviet empire in 1989, many believed that we had arrived at the ‘End of History’ – that the global dominance of liberal democracy had been secured forever.Now however, with Russia rattling its sabre on the borders of Europe and China rising to challenge the post-1945 world order, the liberal West faces major threats.These t...

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Queer Life, Queer Love

Following the critically acclaimed Queer Life, Queer Love comes the second anthology, championing new and emerging writers alongside established authors. The anthology features voices across all narrative forms including fiction, poetry, memoir, essay and flash-fiction. The anthology will comprise 30 pieces of writing, the winning entries from an international competition to capture the best of queer writing today. Following the critically acclaimed Queer Life, Queer Love comes the second ...

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Robert Kershaw

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Matt Bates

"I thought Tank Men was a triumph . . . it is a really fine piece of work." —Richard Holmes"Some of the eyewitness accounts Kershaw has collected for this comprehensive review of tank warfare have the power to chill the reader to the bone. This is warfare at the sharp end." —Nottingham Evening PostThe First World War saw the birth of an extraordinary fighting machine that has fascinated three generations: the tank. In ...

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H. G. Wells

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Matt Bates

This collection brings together H. G. Wells' first novel with a selection of his most fantastic stories. Including classics such as 'The Country of the Blind' and 'The Door in the Wall', this unmissable assortment of one of Britain's most talented writers is sure to fascinate and entertain. It contains stories ranging from the optimism of magnificent discoveries in 'The Time Machine' to the pessimism of the dangers science presents in 'The Stolen Bacillus'. The stories are as powerful and ...