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Colonel Blood - Soldier, Robber and Trickster has it all: royalty, love affairs, lusty wenches, war and fighting. But above all, an incredible robbery. This is the life of self-styled 'Colonel' Thomas Blood, the 17th-century dashing Anglo-Irish adventurer, who achieved fame by (almost) succeeding in stealing the Crown Jewels in 1671.
But, Blood did much more. He changed sides from being a Royalist to a Roundhead during the Civil War and also, became...
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Who could imagine that the son of a glove-maker and an illiterate mother would grow up to be the world's greatest writer? Although he left school early and never went to university, William Shakespeare wrote many of the most famous plays ever. This delightful lively book brings Shakespeare to life. 'I, Master Shakespeare' shows the genius dramatist to have been a human being as well as master of his art.
Born in 1564 and educated in Stratford-upon-Avon,...
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Beaten up by her abusive father, beautiful and feisty Mary Norton flees her home in Bristol to join the Royalist army of King Charles I, during the Civil War. This thrilling, highly atmospheric and meticulously researched novel tells the fascinating story of how Mary becomes a soldier and ends up fighting both for the king and his sworn enemy, Oliver Cromwell.
Mary starts life with almost no education and becomes an expert musketeer in the Royalist...
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A spellbinding literary journey of murder, mayhem, blackmail and infamy.
A Hungarian Countess allegedly bathes in the blood of her victims; a pair of female pirates outfight the rest of the crew; a Roman Empress has several senators and members of her family killed so that she can fulfil her sexual desires. These are just four of the thirty-six Wicked Women of Yore who 'star' in these pages.
This book explores how women such as Ilsa Koch, the bestial...
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Meet Emma Hamilton, the sparkling society hostess who has climbed out of debilitating poverty to become England's first celebrity as well as Nelson's mistress. There is not a young lady in Georgian London who doesn't want to be like her.
She comes to London to start her career as a domestic servant. She then works in the theatre and a high-class brothel where she is adopted by an aristocrat who appreciates her body and her witty personality. Learning...
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From the host of MSNBC’s The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell, an important and enthralling new account of the presidential election that changed everything, the race that created American politics as we know it today
The 1968 U.S. Presidential election was the young Lawrence O’Donnell’s political awakening, and in the decades since it has remained one of his abiding fascinations. For years he has deployed...
The 1968 U.S. Presidential election was the young Lawrence O’Donnell’s political awakening, and in the decades since it has remained one of his abiding fascinations. For years he has deployed...
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Evil comes in many forms but pure evil has its own distinctive shape. In Rix County, Georgia it crested in the form of Henly Blackmon, mayor of the tiny town. Within the borders of Rix, a sheltering and most forbidden place is nestled. Its a destination where true miracles occur and they come about in abundance. Folklore thicker than the heaviest of rain cloud has hovered over and around this magical setting and its existence is unblemished by the...
10) Coward's Kiss
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"Ed London is the kind of private investigator you call to clean up the mess when your mistress turns up dead. But after he dumps a body in Central Park, it appears this case is still alive and kicking. Seems that the dead girl was in possession of something special that some very shady characters want back. Now Ed, along with his actress friend Maddy, will have to crack the case before he ends up dead himself. But there's more than a murder here;...
12) Le Shack
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Fou de chagrin après que sa fille, Missy, ait été enlevée lors d'une excursion en famille dans le parc du lac Wallowa (Oregon) et que les recherches du FBI et de la police aient conclu à sa mort, Mack, le personnage central du livre, un Américain moyen, entre deux âges, se laisse écraser par ce qu'il appelle « La Grande Tristesse ». Quatre ans plus tard, il trouve, glissé sous sa porte, un message énigmatique d'un inconnu qui lui donne...
13) Sons and lovers
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Sons and Lovers, D. H. Lawrence's first major novel, was also the first in the English language to explore ordinary working-class life from the inside. No writer before or since has written so well about the intimacies enforced by a tightly knit mining community and by a family where feelings are never hidden for long. When the marriage between Walter Morel and his sensitive, high-minded wife begins to break down, the bitterness of their frustration...
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Here is a book of spiritual adventure.
From the miracle at the Red Sea to the miracle of waking up this morning, this intriguing book introduces young people to a way of spiritual thinking to last a lifetime.
Kushner, whose award-winning books have brought spirituality to life for countless adults, here reveals the essence of Judaism in a way kids can understand and enjoy. Easy to read and imaginatively illustrated by the author, The Book of Miracles...
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14th October 1066.
Two armies converge to decide the fate of England…
The most famous date in English history, when the might of the English Saxons faced the wrath of the Norman invasion. The man who stormed the sands of Sussex was William, bastard Duke of Normany, the man they eventually came to call the Conqueror... But the Heart of the Conqueror was Matilda, Lady of Flanders and Duchess of Normandy. At the side of the most famous war-lord of...
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Autumn, 1066: The Battle of Hastings is done. The struggle for England begins. Matilda, Lady of Flanders, Duchess of Normandy, rules as Regent of Normandy for her husband, Duke William. William has won the Battle of Hastings, but Saxon England does not wish to surrender to him as King. As William sets England to flame, Matilda waits in Normandy for the time to come when she can claim her crown. Through bloodshed, battle and struggle will England be...
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This collection of fantasy short stories are from the three winners of Remastered Words 2017 audio anthology, including a tale from Mark Lawrence with 'The Dream-Taker's Apprentice' which was first published in the Fantasy Faction's 2015 anthology. Listen to the chilling story of an antique phone before relaxing with a light take on a well-known fairy tale. Then delve into the dark future of online shopping, finally wrapping things up in a mysterious...
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10 Effective Ways to Children's Ministry details ten ways to easily, teach Biblical truths and principles to children. Whether, you're actively leading children's ministry, serving as a teacher or a daycare worker, a parent of a child, or simply have a passion to help children, this book reveals new strategies to apply proven grace-filled principles to the lives of the children you serve. The "Future Church" is dependent upon our leadership today...
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The text of this book has been written for children in the range nine to fourteen, maybe older. Possibly it is of interest for slow readers and boys at pre-teenage who need absorbing stories. The subject matter covers adult affairs for children, not excluding greed, jealousy and mention of crime and drugs. One story depicts girls and boys together. But no sexual content. On that, the book could be seen as rather subdued. there are some who might regard...
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