George IV: King in Waiting (Penguin Monarchs)
By: Stella Tillyard
3.71
Format: 120 pages, Hardcover
George IV spent most of his life waiting to become king, first a pleasure-loving and rebellious Pri…
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1. Hide and Seek (Inspector Rebus, #2)
By: Ian Rankin
3.83
Format: 210 pages, Mass Market Paperback
A junkie lies dead in an Edinburgh squat. Just another dead addict, until John Rebus begins to chip… read more
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2. Henry VIII: The Quest For Fame (Penguin Monarchs)
By: John Guy
3.80
Format: 141 pages, Hardcover
Charismatic, insatiable and cruel, Henry VIII was, as John Guy shows, a king who became mesmerized … read more
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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
3. George VI: The Dutiful King
By: Philip Ziegler
3.94
Format: 91 pages, Kindle Edition
Written by Philip Ziegler, one of Britain's most celebrated biographers, George VI is part of the P… read more
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- history
- biography
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4. Elizabeth II: The Steadfast
By: Douglas Hurd
3.30
Format: 99 pages, Kindle Edition
In September 2015 Queen Elizabeth II becomes Britain's longest-reigning monarch. During her long li… read more
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- history
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5. Bring Up the Bodies (Thomas Cromwell, #2)
By: Hilary Mantel
3.98
Format: 392 pages, Hardcover
Though he battled for seven years to marry her, Henry is disenchanted with Anne Boleyn. She has fai… read more
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6. Victoria: Queen, Matriarch, Empress
By: Jane Ridley
3.50
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Queen Victoria inherited the throne at 18 and went on to become the longest-reigning female monarch… read more
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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
7. Edward VII: The Cosmopolitan King
By: Richard Davenport-Hines
4.30
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Like his mother Queen Victoria, Edward VII defined an era. Both reflected the personalties of their… read more
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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
8. William III & Mary II: Partners in Revolution
By: Jonathan Keates
3.50
Format: None pages, Hardcover
William III (1689-1702) & Mary II (1689-94) (Britain's only ever 'joint monarchs') changed the cour… read more
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- biography
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9. Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Thief (Arsène Lupin, #1)
By: Maurice Leblanc , Michael Sims , Alexander Teixeira de Mattos
3.81
Format: 279 pages, Paperback
Librarian note: This is an alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780143104865. The suave adventures o… read more
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"A woman was looking at me, Ganimard, and I loved her. Do you fully understand what that means: to be under the eyes of a woman that one loves? I cared for nothing in the world but that."-Maurice Leblanc, Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Thief (Arsène Lupin, #1)
"So much the better if no one can ever say with absolute certainty: There is Arsene Lupin! The essential point is that the public may be able to refer to my work and say, without fear of mistake: Arse…"-Maurice Leblanc, Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Thief (Arsène Lupin, #1)
"Arsène Lupin, the eccentric gentleman who operates only in the chateaux and salons, and who, one night, entered the residence of Baron Schormann, but emerged empty-handed, leaving, however, his card …"-Maurice Leblanc, Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Thief (Arsène Lupin, #1)
10. Charles I: An Abbreviated Life
By: Mark A. Kishlansky
3.08
Format: 354 pages, Hardcover
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11. War's Unwomanly Face
By: None , Svetlana Alexievich
4.51
Format: 247 pages, Hardcover
This book is a confession, a document and a record of people's memory. More than 200 women speak in… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
"War kills time, precious human time."-None, War's Unwomanly Face
"My fearlessness came from an ignorance of life."-None, War's Unwomanly Face
"HOW DO THEY RECEIVE ME? They call me “little girl,"-None, War's Unwomanly Face
"What keeps us from remembering ? The unbearableness of the memories ..."-None, War's Unwomanly Face
12. To Catch A King: Charles II's Great Escape
By: None
3.20
Format: 160 pages, Hardcover
How did the most wanted man in the country outwit the greatest manhunt in British history? In Janua… read more
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13. Young Elizabeth: Elizabeth I and Her Perilous Path to the Crown
By: Nicola Tallis
4.36
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
The first definitive biography of the young Elizabeth I in over twenty years—drawing on a rich vari… read more
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- biography
- nonfiction
14. How to Win an Argument: An Ancient Guide to the Art of Persuasion (Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers)
By: Marcus Tullius Cicero
3.67
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
All of us are faced countless times with the challenge of persuading others, whether we're trying t… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
15. Edward III: A Heroic Failure (Penguin Monarchs)
By: Jonathan Sumption
3.79
Format: 115 pages, Hardcover
Edward III lived through bloody and turbulent times. His father was deposed by his mother and her l… read more
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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
16. Henry II: A Prince Among Princes
By: Richard Barber
3.89
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
Henry II (1154-89) through a series of astonishing dynastic coups became the ruler of an enormous E… read more
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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
17. Edward VI: The Last Boy King
By: Stephen Alford
3.67
Format: 98 pages, Hardcover
Edward VI, the only son of Henry VIII, became king at the age of nine and died wholly unexpectedly … read more
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- history
- biography
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18. Charles II: The Star King
By: Clare Jackson
3.65
Format: 130 pages, Hardcover
Charles II has always been one of the most instantly recognizable British kings—both in his physica… read more
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- biography
- nonfiction
19. Mary I: The Daughter of Time (Penguin Monarchs)
By: John Edwards
3.54
Format: 97 pages, Hardcover
Mary I (1553-58) became England's ruler on the unexpected death of her brother Edward VI. Her short… read more
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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
20. James II: The Last Catholic King (Penguin Monarchs)
By: David Womersley
3.59
Format: 115 pages, Hardcover
The short, action-packed reign of James II (1685-88) is generally seen as one of the most catastrop… read more
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- biography
- nonfiction
21. George I: The Lucky King
By: Timothy C.W. Blanning
3.78
Format: 116 pages, Hardcover
Tim Blanning's incisive short biography examines George's life and career as a German prince, and a… read more
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- biography
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22. Elizabeth I: A Study in Insecurity
By: Helen Castor
4.22
Format: 115 pages, Hardcover
In the popular imagination, as in her portraits, Elizabeth I is the image of monarchical power. The… read more
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- history
- biography
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23. Oliver Cromwell: England's Protector
By: David Horspool
3.63
Format: 132 pages, Hardcover
Although he styled himself 'His Highness', adopted the court ritual of his royal predecessors, and … read more
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- biography
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24. James I: The Phoenix King
By: Thomas Cogswell
3.78
Format: 109 pages, Hardcover
Thomas Cogswell's dramatic new biography brings James to life as a complex, learned, curious man an… read more
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- biography
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"The preachers quickly learned that he could trade biblical quotations with them almost indefinitely. It was equally pointless to cite the standard Presbyterian authorities. James denounced John Calvi…"-Thomas Cogswell, James I: The Phoenix King
25. William IV: A King at Sea (Penguin Monarchs)
By: R.J.B. Knight
3.68
Format: 103 pages, Hardcover
William IV, 'the Sailor King', is best known for his naval career and for living for twenty years w… read more
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26. George V: The Unexpected King
By: David Cannadine
3.96
Format: 123 pages, Kindle Edition
For a man with such conventional tastes and views, George V had a revolutionary impact. Almost desp… read more
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27. Edward VIII: The Uncrowned King
By: Piers Brendon
3.74
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
Edward VIII came to the throne in January 1936, provoked a constitutional crisis by his determinati… read more
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28. George IV: King in Waiting (Penguin Monarchs)
By: Stella Tillyard
3.71
Format: 120 pages, Hardcover
George IV spent most of his life waiting to become king, first a pleasure-loving and rebellious Pri… read more
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29. George II: Not Just a British Monarch
By: Norman Davies
3.56
Format: 184 pages, Hardcover
George II, King of Great Britain and Ireland and Elector of Hanover, came to Britain for the first … read more
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30. George III: Majesty and Madness
By: Jeremy Black
3.85
Format: 129 pages, Hardcover
King of Britain for sixty years and the last king of what would become the United States, George II… read more
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31. Precipice
By: Robert Harris
4.23
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
A spellbinding novel of passion, intrigue, and betrayal set in England in the months leading to the… read more
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"There were twelve deliveries a day in London in 1914. It would be in his hands by mid-afternoon. Pg5"-Robert Harris, Precipice
"The worst crises in politics always occurred, in his experience, when two unrelated problems struck at once. The difficulties weren’t doubled, or even squared, but cubed. Pg345"-Robert Harris, Precipice
"Major Hankey, secretary of the Committee of Imperial Defence, was brought in by Bongie, and placed in front of him on the table the large red and blue leather-bound volume known as the War Book, he o…"-Robert Harris, Precipice
