 | The Children of England: Heirs of King Henry VIII by Alison Weir
Buy new: £6.69 / Used from: £2.90 A fascinating account of the Tudor Royal children. Well written and keeps up the interest of the reader.
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 | The Lost Continent: Travels in Small Town America by Bill Bryson
Buy new: £6.99 / Used from: £0.01 A hilarious account of Bill Bryson travelling round his home country (U.S.A). He brings back fond childhood memories that most of us can identify with.
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 | Geisha: The Secret History of a Vanishing World by Lesley Downer
Buy used from: £2.69 A delightful insight into an archaic way of life. The author is well respected on Japanese matters and brings a personal insight into this world.
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 | In My Hands: Memories of a Holocaust Rescuer by Irene Gut Opdyke
Buy new: £3.13 / Used from: £0.51 A definite must ! The triumph of the human spirit over evil. It brought tears to my eyes. A very brave person.
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 | I, Phoolan Devi: The Autobiography of India's Bandit Queen by Phoolan Devi
Buy new: £6.99 / Used from: £3.50 The subject vividly brings home the awful lives of many in the Indian sub-continent, especially those from a lower caste. Prepare to shed tears.
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 | The English: A Portrait of a People by Jeremy Paxman
Buy new: £15.37 / Used from: £0.01 An amusing account highlighting the character of the English.
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 | 1700: Scenes from London Life by Maureen Waller
Buy new: £6.99 / Used from: £0.45 The vagries of life in 1700. Extremely informative and amusing/sad in turn.
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 | The Weaker Vessel: Woman's Lot in Seventeenth-century England by Antonia Fraser
Buy used from: £0.01 A topic not much researched until fairly recently. The history of the lives of ordinary women in centuries past.
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 | America's Queen: The Life of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis by Sarah H. Bradford
Buy new: £6.99 / Used from: £0.01 The tragedies behind the facade of a beautiful woman.
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 | Salaam Brick Lane: A Year in the New East End by Tarquin Hall
Buy new: £3.15 / Used from: £0.35 Salaam Brick Lane: A Year in the New East End
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 | The Little Book of Lionel Blue Thoughts by Lionel Blue
Buy used from: £0.94 The Little Book of Lionel Blue Thoughts
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