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The Autobiography of Jack the Ripper

By James Carnac, Alan Hicken

John Stewart Bell and Twentieth Century Physics: Vision and Integrity

By Andrew Whitaker (Professor of Physics, Professor of Physics, Queen's University Belfast)

Time Restored: The Harrison timekeepers and R.T. Gould, the man who knew (almost) everything

By Jonathan Betts (Royal Observatory, National Maritime Museum, Greenwich)

Sosipatra of Pergamum: Philosopher and Oracle

By Heidi Marx (Professor of Religion, Professor of Religion, The University of Manitoba)

The Iron Duke: A Military Biography of Wellington

By James, Lawrence

The Happiest Man on Earth: The Beautiful Life of an Auschwitz Survivor

By Eddie Jaku

A Year in Provence

By Peter Mayle, Leslie Forbes

An Unsung Hero

By Michael Smith

J Etais Garde Du Corps D Hitler

By R Misch

Jeremy Thorpe

By Michael Bloch

Polar Explorers for Kids: Historic Expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctic with 21 Activities

By Snowden, Maxine

Scott Joplin and the Ragtime Era (Abacus Books)

By Gammond, Peter.

Longitude: Millennium Edition

By Dava Sobel

Fall Out: A Year of Political Mayhem (Brexit Trilogy 2)

By Shipman, Tim

Confessions of an English Opium Eater

By Hayter, Alethea, De Quincey, Thomas, Thomas De Quincey

The Surgeon of Crowthorne: A Tale of Murder,Madness And the Love of Words

By Winchester, Simon, Unknown

Decision Points

By George W. Bush

Melania

By Melania Trump

The Glitter and the Gold

By Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan

Paul the Apostle: A Biography

By John Pollock

Captain Cook and His Exploration of the Pacific (Snapping Turtle Guides) (Great Explorers)

By Morriss, Roger

Gaucho Laird: The Life of R. B. Don Roberto Cunninghame Graham

By Jean Cunninghame Graham, Murray Grigor

The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Man Against the Sea

By Junger, Sebastian

Voyages of Delusion: The Northwest Passage in the Age of Reason

By Glyndwr Williams

Galileo: A Very Short Introduction: 44 (Very Short Introductions)

By Drake, Stillman

John Maynard Keynes

By Robert Skidelsky

The Myth of the Great Secret: An Appreciation of Joseph Campbell

By Edwin Clark Johnson

The Twisted Florin: Evasion from France, Escape from Italy Squadron Leader John Mott MBE

By Stella Clare Marsh

Funny, Peculiar: The True Story of Benny Hill

By Mark Lewisohn

Heroic Animals: 100 Amazing Creatures Great and Small

By Balding, Clare