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Tommy's War
A First World War Diary 1913-18 War & Militaria
Thomas Cairns Livingstone    
Harper 2008  382 pages
Paperback  Illustrated  0007285388 
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Discovered at auction in 2005, the diary of Thomas Cairns Livingstone tells the story of the Great War years in the words of a Glaswegian shipping clerk. A young family man, devoted to his wife and 'Wee Tommy', Thomas is interested in the war, and his diary records war news, casualty figures and submarines sunk, but he is in no hurry to sign up. His is a charming story of life in wartime, wonderfully illustrated with his own coloured drawings and interspersed with articles on contemporary events.
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Collins Butterfly Guide
Natural History
Tom Tolman; Richard Lewington   
Collins 2009  384 pages
Paperback  Illustrated  0007279779  195x135mm
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This is the most complete field guide to the butterflies of Britain and Europe, covering all species, with details on taxonomic nomenclature, distribution, flight period, variation, habitat, behaviour and life cycle. Accompanying the species descriptions, on facing pages, are over 2,000 colour illustrations by Richard Lewington, the world's leading butterfly artist. The book also includes a checklist of species, glossary, bibliography and indexes of English and scientific names.
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Love and War in London
The Mass Observation Diary of Olivia Cockett Social & Industrial History
Olivia Cockett    
History Press 2008  238 pages
Hardback    0752444093 
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A high-ranking civil servant in the post-war years, Olivia Cockett (1912-1998) was living at home in Brockley, southeast London, and working as a payroll clerk in New Scotland Yard in 1939. A perceptive, energetic, free-thinking personality, Olivia began her diary for Mass-Observation in August and recorded her life, her love affair with 'Man' (a married man, awaiting divorce) and her dreams in wartime, from the nervous first days ('living in gloom, not sleeping, waiting for the warble') to the autumn of 1942.
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The QI Book of the Dead
A Quite Interesting Book Biography
John Lloyd; John Mitchinson   
Faber 2009  434 pages
Hardback    0571244904 
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Some of the three score and eight people in this book are well-known, but others are less familiar; what they all share is being among the most Quite Interesting of the 90 billion humans who have lived on the planet. From the 'surprising Corpulency' of 53-stone prison-keeper Daniel Lambert to a Jewish MP who was also both a Nazi spy and a Buddhist monk, they each teach us something about how to deal with whatever life throws at us. Off-mint.
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Beyond Earth
Mapping the Universe Science & Mathematics
David DeVorkin     (Edited by)
National Geographic 2002  256 pages
Hardback  Illustrated  0792264673  310x240mm
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This thrilling, lavishly illustrated book charts the development of mankind's understanding of the universe. Written by leading figures in science and the humanities, it explains the ancient cosmographies of the Egyptian, Chinese, Native American and other cultures; the discoveries of great astronomers such as Copernicus, Galileo and Herschel; the instruments used to unravel the mysteries of space, from astrolabes to the Hubble space telescope; and vital modern concepts such as the Big Bang and dark matter.
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British Intelligence
Secrets, Spies and Sources General History
Stephen Twigge; Edward Hampshire;  Graham Macklin 
National Archives 2008  288 pages
Hardback  Illustrated  1905615000 
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For most of their existence, Britain's secret services have remained in the shadows, their activities known only to the initiated. Over the past decade, however, thousands of files have been released to the National Archives. Drawing on these previously classified documents, the authors tell the true story of British intelligence from its beginnings in the 19th century to the present day, with its spies and spymasters, secrecy and scandal, inter-agency feuds, and acts of courage and betrayal.
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Reading the Oxford English Dictionary
One Man, One Year, 21,730 Pages Reference
Ammon Shea    
Allen Lane 2008  224 pages
Hardback    1846141982 
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'One would have to be mad to seriously consider such an undertaking. I took on the project with great excitement.' Ammon Shea, proud owner of about 1,000 lexicographical volumes, reports on the delights, surprises and frustrations of his year reading - from cover to cover - the 20 which make up the Oxford English Dictionary. He also includes some of his very favourite entries, from abluvion
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Fifty Things You Need to Know about British History
General History
Hugh Williams    
Collins 2008  394 pages
Hardback    0007278411 
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This enjoyable history groups 50 key events in the story of the nation into five thematic strands: 'Roots', from the Romans to the EU; 'Struggle' from Agincourt to the Falklands; 'The Sea', from Francis Drake to the Empire Windrush; 'Freedom', from Magna Carta to the creation of the NHS; and 'Ingenuity', from The Origin of Species to the rules of football. The result is a zestful and entertaining overview of the triumphs and tragedies that have shaped the character and institutions of Britain.
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