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Great Britain

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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)

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Staff Pick
Here, amid darling illustrations, you will find birthday cakes made of mud, bothersome little brothers, ice-cream cones, and piggyback rides. This collection of irresistible, kid-perfect poems makes a great gift for a toddler or preschooler.... (read more)

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Notes from a Small Island
by Bill Bryson
Staff Pick
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Staff Pick
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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)

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Wait for Me!
by Deborah Mitford
Staff Pick
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Ready, Steady, Go!: The Smashing Rise and Giddy Fall of Swinging London
by Shawn Levy
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"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)

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Six Wives: The Queens of Henry VIII
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The Bolter
by Frances Osborne
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Wedlock: The True Story of the Disastrous Marriage and Remarkable Divorce of Mary Eleanor Bowes, Countess of Strathmore
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