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Notes from a Small Island by Bill Bryson Staff Pick Sometimes laugh-out-loud, sometimes poignant, Bill Bryson takes a trip to the villages of his beloved Britain.... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Samuel Pepys: The Unequalled Self by Claire Tomalin Staff Pick Samuel Pepys's diary gave readers a startlingly frank examination of a decade in his life. Claire Tomalin's fascinating biography chronicles Pepys's full life, and gives readers an understanding of his contemporaries, as well as insight into the history... (read more) List Price $19.00 Your price: $6.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Bolter by Frances Osborne Staff Pick This illuminating biography of Idina Sackville fulfilled my expectations, exploring the desires, wildness, and sadness of a woman enticed by an age of jazz dancing and intoxicants, from heights of euphoric delight to depths of tragedy. Bolter includes... (read more) List Price $30.00 Your price: $11.50 Used - Hardcover
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The Time Traveler's Guide to Medieval England: A Handbook for Visitors to the Fourteenth Century by Ian Mortimer Staff Pick This is the book you will want to pack before you power up your time machine to visit the 14th century. It is your travel guide to knowing what to wear, how to buy food, how to travel, and how to communicate and even joke with ye olde natives. Ian... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $13.95 Used - Hardcover
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Wait for Me! by Deborah Mitford Staff Pick Shortlisted as one of the best memoirs of the year in the UK, Wait for Me!, the memoirs of the youngest Mitford sister, is a must-have for any self respecting Anglophile and Mitford addict! Gossipy, witty, and completely beguiling, you'll want to devour... (read more) List Price $28.00 Your price: $14.00 Used - Hardcover
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The Journey Through Wales and the Description of Wales (Penguin Classics) by Gerald Of Wales Staff Pick Originally written as two separate works in the 12th century, the Penguin Classics edition of The Journey through Wales and The Description of Wales offers a fascinating glimpse into the daily life and culture of medieval Wales. A dynamic and well-known... (read more) List Price $17.00 Your price: $8.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Ready, Steady, Go!: The Smashing Rise and Giddy Fall of Swinging London by Shawn Levy Staff Pick "Levy writes a masterful chronicle of the phenomenal transformation of London in the 1960s from a stagnant, war-ravaged place to a vibrant flowering in arts, music, fashion and photography. It's a delightful read and lively revisitation of a time and... (read more) List Price $19.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Italian Boy: A Tale of Murder and Body Snatching in 1830s London by Sarah Wise Staff Pick The story of the "Italian boy" murder case was fodder for many of the lurid body-snatching tales that later emerged from the pens of Edgar Allen Poe, Mary Shelley, and Bram Stoker. This absorbing narrative evokes Fagin and Bill Sykes, the charred alleys,... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $6.50 Used - Hardcover
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Six Wives: The Queens of Henry VIII by David Starkey Staff Pick Adultery, betrayal, scandal, murder, and tragedy abound in this elegantly written history of the wives of the Tudor King. The author makes the story fresh and offers new insights into the role played by each very different woman.... (read more) List Price $16.99 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Wedlock: The True Story of the Disastrous Marriage and Remarkable Divorce of Mary Eleanor Bowes, Countess of Strathmore by Wendy Moore Staff Pick Based on probably the most scandalous divorce case of the late 18th century, Wedlock definitely makes for compelling and engrossing reading. William Thackeray was so fascinated by the proceedings that he based his novel Barry Lyndon on it. If you're... (read more) List Price $25.95 Your price: $5.50 Used - Hardcover
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