Full Steam Ahead: How the Railways Made Britain
By: Peter Ginn
4.05
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
The Age of Railways was an era of extraordinary change which utterly transformed every aspect of Br…
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1. Death in the Clouds (Hercule Poirot, #12)
By: Agatha Christie
3.96
Format: 325 pages, Paperback
A woman is killed by a poisoned dart in the enclosed confines of a commercial passeneger plane... F… read more
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2. Victorian Farm: Rediscovering Forgotten Skills
By: None , Ruth Goodman , Alex Langlands , Peter Ginn
4.28
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
No electricity, no gas, no flushing toilet . . . and no tractor! Could you survive a year on a Vict… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
3. Reaper Man (Discworld, #11; Death, #2)
By: Terry Pratchett
4.12
Format: None pages, Paperback
'Death has to happen. That's what bein' alive is all about. You're alive, and then you're dead. It … read more
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4. The Time Traveller's Guide to Elizabethan England
By: Ian Mortimer
3.87
Format: 172 pages,
The past is a foreign country - this is your guide. We think of Queen Elizabeth I's reign (1558-160… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
5. The White Queen (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #2)
By: Philippa Gregory
4.42
Format: 718 pages,
Philippa Gregory presents the first of a new series set amid the deadly feuds of England known as t… read more
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6. Maskerade (Discworld, #18; Witches, #5)
By: Terry Pratchett
4.12
Format: 285 pages, Hardcover
The Opera House, Ankh-Morpork... ... a huge, rambling building, where masked figures and hooded … read more
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"I AM IMPRESSED. “I have faith."-Terry Pratchett, Maskerade (Discworld, #18; Witches, #5)
"You know, you're rather amusingly wrong."-Terry Pratchett, Maskerade (Discworld, #18; Witches, #5)
"-Oh yes? Can you identify yourself? -Certainly. I'd know me anywhere."-Terry Pratchett, Maskerade (Discworld, #18; Witches, #5)
"Ahahahahaha! Ahahahaha! Aahahaha! BEWARE!!!!! Yrs Sincerely, The Opera Ghost"-Terry Pratchett, Maskerade (Discworld, #18; Witches, #5)
7. How To Be a Tudor: A Dawn-to-Dusk Guide to Tudor Life
By: Ruth Goodman
3.41
Format: 549 pages, Paperback
On the heels of her triumphant How to Be a Victorian, Ruth Goodman travels even further back in Eng… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
8. Pyramids (Discworld, #7)
By: Terry Pratchett
3.92
Format: 341 pages, Paperback
Being trained by the Assassin's Guild in Ankh-Morpork did not fit Teppic for the task assigned to h… read more
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"Seven thousand years is just one day at a time"-Terry Pratchett, Pyramids (Discworld, #7)
"The king nodded. “What are the priests doing about this?"-Terry Pratchett, Pyramids (Discworld, #7)
"Never trust a species that grins all the time. It’s up to something."-Terry Pratchett, Pyramids (Discworld, #7)
"Her singing always cheered him up. Life seemed so much brighter when she stopped."-Terry Pratchett, Pyramids (Discworld, #7)
9. His Majesty's Dragon (Temeraire, #1)
By: Naomi Novik
4.06
Format: 356 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Aerial combat brings a thrilling new dimension to the Napoleonic Wars as valiant warriors ride migh… read more
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"I am sure I could not have liked any French captain half so much as you"-Naomi Novik, His Majesty's Dragon (Temeraire, #1)
"I should rather have you than a heap of gold, even if it were very comfortable to sleep on."-Naomi Novik, His Majesty's Dragon (Temeraire, #1)
"Temeraire said, 'It is very nice how many books there are, indeed. And on so many subjects!"-Naomi Novik, His Majesty's Dragon (Temeraire, #1)
"I am beginning to feel the need of a glass of wine to fortify myself against this conversation."-Naomi Novik, His Majesty's Dragon (Temeraire, #1)
10. League of Dragons (Temeraire, #9)
By: Naomi Novik
3.15
Format: None pages, Hardcover
The final adventure in the New York Timesbestselling Temeraire series that started with the beloved… read more
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11. All Creatures Great and Small (All Creatures Great and Small, #1-2)
By: James Herriot
3.59
Format: 251 pages,
The classic multimillion copy bestseller Delve into the magical, unforgettable world of James Herri… read more
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- nonfiction
12. The Great Mortality: An Intimate History of the Black Death, the Most Devastating Plague of All Time
By: John Kelly
4.25
Format: 151 pages, Paperback
La moria grandissimabegan its terrible journey across the European and Asian continents in 1347, le… read more
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13. Rendezvous with Rama (Rama, #1)
By: Arthur C. Clarke
4.12
Format: 243 pages, Paperback
At first, only a few things are known about the celestial object that astronomers dub Rama. It is h… read more
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"He had a suspicion of plausible answers; they were so often wrong."-Arthur C. Clarke, Rendezvous with Rama (Rama, #1)
"In these latter days, knighthood was an honor few Englishmen escaped."-Arthur C. Clarke, Rendezvous with Rama (Rama, #1)
"If such a thing had happened once, it must surely have happened many times in this galaxy of a hundred billion suns."-Arthur C. Clarke, Rendezvous with Rama (Rama, #1)
"Yes, it made sense, and was so absurdly simple that it would take a genius to think of it. And, perhaps, someone who did not expect to do it himself."-Arthur C. Clarke, Rendezvous with Rama (Rama, #1)
14. The Other Boleyn Girl (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #9)
By: Philippa Gregory
4.09
Format: 315 pages,
Two sisters competing for the greatest prize: The love of a king When Mary Boleyn comes to court as… read more
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15. The Courtiers: Splendor and Intrigue in the Georgian Court at Kensington Palace
By: Lucy Worsley
3.84
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Kensington Palace is now most famous as the former home of Diana, Princess of Wales, but the palace… read more
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16. Sourcery (Discworld, #5; Rincewind #3)
By: Terry Pratchett
3.26
Format: 32 pages, Mass Market Paperback
When last seen, the singularly inept wizard Rincewind had fallen off the edge of the world. Now mag… read more
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17. The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England: A Handbook for Visitors to the Fourteenth Century
By: Ian Mortimer
4.01
Format: 319 pages, Hardcover
Imagine you could get into a time machine and travel back to the 14th century. This text sets out t… read more
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- nonfiction
"Justice is a relative concept in all ages. The fourteenth century is no exception."-Ian Mortimer, The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England: A Handbook for Visitors to the Fourteenth Century
"You might find it alarming to think that your doctor will not actually need to see you in person but might make a diagnosis based on the position of the stars, the colour and smell of your urine, and…"-Ian Mortimer, The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England: A Handbook for Visitors to the Fourteenth Century
"So, as long as you can get enough to eat, and can avoid all the various lethal infections, the dangers of childbirth, lead poisoning, and the extreme violence, you should live a long time. All you ha…"-Ian Mortimer, The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England: A Handbook for Visitors to the Fourteenth Century
"Collectively they remind us that history is much more than an education process. Understanding the past is a matter of experience as well as knowledge, a striving to make spiritual, emotional, poetic…"-Ian Mortimer, The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England: A Handbook for Visitors to the Fourteenth Century
18. How to Be a Victorian
By: Ruth Goodman
3.19
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Step into the skin of your ancestors . . . We know what life was like for Victoria and Albert, but … read more
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19. Edwardian Farm
By: Ruth Goodman , Alex Langlands , Peter Ginn
4.02
Format: 424 pages, Hardcover
Following on from the hit BBC series Victorian Farm, this book accompanies a new 12-part BBC series… read more
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20. Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
By: David Mitchell
4.16
Format: 433 pages, ebook
A rollicking history of England's earliest kings and queens, a story of narcissists, excessive behe… read more
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- nonfiction
"The defeat of the Armada in 1588 was Elizabeth's high point. Things went downhill after that. Militarily the triumph against Spain was rather undermined the following year when Elizabeth sent her own…"-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
"There were a couple of positives: in 1554, the Queen Regent's Prerogative Act was passed which made explicit, for the first time, that when a woman inherited the throne - became the sovereign, queen …"-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
"Standing jaggedly on Senlac Hill, where Harold Godwinson died, possibly as a result of having taken an arrow to the eye - though possibly more boringly than that, some historians have felt constraine…"-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
"Queen Mary was known as Bloody Mary because of the large number of people she killed. And also because of misogyny. She was the first properly crowned woman to rule as queen regnant, not just queen c…"-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
21. “You Just Need to Lose Weight”: And 19 Other Myths About Fat People
By: Aubrey Gordon
4.33
Format: 205 pages, Paperback
The co-host of the Maintenance Phase podcast and creator of Your Fat Friend equips you with the fac… read more
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22. Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman
By: Alan Rickman
3.58
Format: 469 pages, Hardcover
Madly Deeply is a rare invitation into the mind of Alan Rickman—one of the most magnetic, beloved … read more
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"The trouble with death is that there is no next."-Alan Rickman, Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman
"Why was I dreaming about having got myself a Saturday job at Woolworth's??"-Alan Rickman, Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman
"The walls we are surrounded by, the objects we fill the spaces with, the lives they all describe."-Alan Rickman, Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman
"Savoy Grill with Emma[Thompson]. A very easy, enjoyable meal with an easy enjoyable person. She says 'fuck' a lot. Much laughter."-Alan Rickman, Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman
23. Dead Famous: An Unexpected History of Celebrity from Bronze Age to Silver Screen
By: Greg Jenner
3.80
Format: 416 pages, Paperback
Celebrity, with its neon glow and selfie pout, strikes us as hypermodern. But the famous and infamo… read more
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24. Empire of Ice and Stone: The Disastrous and Heroic Voyage of the Karluk
By: Buddy Levy
4.42
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
The true, harrowing story of the ill-fated 1913 Canadian Arctic Expedition and the two men who came… read more
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25. Domestic Revolution
By: Ruth Goodman
4.17
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
‘Ruth is the queen of living history – long may she reign.’Lucy WorsleyA large black cast iron rang… read more
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26. 24 Hours in Ancient China: A Day in the Life of the People Who Lived There (24 Hours in Ancient History)
By: Yijie Zhuang
3.63
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Travel back to AD 17, during the fourth year of the reign of Wang Mang of the Han dynasty, a vibran… read more
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27. Full Steam Ahead: How the Railways Made Britain
By: Peter Ginn
4.05
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
The Age of Railways was an era of extraordinary change which utterly transformed every aspect of Br… read more
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- transport
