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Abbott’S Gold

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Rebellion against British rule in India releases Treasury Gold. A British Army officer survives the rebellion with much of the wealth in his possession. He seeks refuge from pursuing British Intelligence in the underdeveloped Swan Colony in Western Australia, where he attempts to hide from view until it is safe. He and his young wife are subjected to persistent and ruthless attempts to recover the ... Read more

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Rebellion against British rule in India releases Treasury Gold. A British Army officer survives the rebellion with much of the wealth in his possession. He seeks refuge from pursuing British Intelligence in the underdeveloped Swan Colony in Western Australia, where he attempts to hide from view until it is safe. He and his young wife are subjected to persistent and ruthless attempts to recover the
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On Leopard Rock: A Life of Adventures

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Wilbur Smith has lived an incredible life of adventure, and now he shares the extraordinary true stories that have inspired his fiction.I've been writing novels for over fifty years. I was lucky enough to miss the big wars and not get shot, but lucky enough to grow up among the heroes who had served in them and learn from their example. I have lucked into things continuously. I have done things ... Read more

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Wilbur Smith has lived an incredible life of adventure, and now he shares the extraordinary true stories that have inspired his fiction.I've been writing novels for over fifty years. I was lucky enough to miss the big wars and not get shot, but lucky enough to grow up among the heroes who had served in them and learn from their example. I have lucked into things continuously. I have done things
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Truganini

Journey through the apocalypse

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The haunting story of an extraordinary Aboriginal woman.Winner of the National Biography Award 2021**Shortlisted for the Prime Minister's Award for Non-fiction 2021'A compelling story, beautifully told' - JULIA BAIRD, author and broadcaster'At last, a book to give Truganini the proper attention she deserves.' - GAYE SCULTHORPE, Curator of Oceania, The British Museum**Cassandra Pybus's ancestors ... Read more

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The haunting story of an extraordinary Aboriginal woman.Winner of the National Biography Award 2021**Shortlisted for the Prime Minister's Award for Non-fiction 2021'A compelling story, beautifully told' - JULIA BAIRD, author and broadcaster'At last, a book to give Truganini the proper attention she deserves.' - GAYE SCULTHORPE, Curator of Oceania, The British Museum**Cassandra Pybus's ancestors
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Distant Gunfire

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Distant Gunfire"Borders Away!"Serving as an officer on a British frigate at the time of the French Emperor Napoleon is not the safest occupation, but could be a most profitable one. Robert Graham, rising from the ranks to become the Captain of a British battleship by virtue of his dauntless leadership displayed under enemy fire, finds himself a wealthy man as the capture of enemy ships resulted in ... Read more

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Distant Gunfire"Borders Away!"Serving as an officer on a British frigate at the time of the French Emperor Napoleon is not the safest occupation, but could be a most profitable one. Robert Graham, rising from the ranks to become the Captain of a British battleship by virtue of his dauntless leadership displayed under enemy fire, finds himself a wealthy man as the capture of enemy ships resulted in
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Horrible Histories: Barmy British Empire

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For centuries, the barmy Brits bounded round the globe, conquering other countries in the name of their Empire. From infamous India to dreadful deeds down under, brutal Britannia ruled the land and waves. Are you ready for some horrible Empire-grabbing action? Then find out... · How a war started when a Brit insisted on sitting on a stool · Who wore a necklace made of 50 human skulls · Why a ... Read more

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For centuries, the barmy Brits bounded round the globe, conquering other countries in the name of their Empire. From infamous India to dreadful deeds down under, brutal Britannia ruled the land and waves. Are you ready for some horrible Empire-grabbing action? Then find out... · How a war started when a Brit insisted on sitting on a stool · Who wore a necklace made of 50 human skulls · Why a
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Parky: My Autobiography

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The Sunday Times BestsellerAll Michael Parkinson really wanted to do was play cricket for Yorkshire and England. However, he soon realised that to be paid to watch films, football and cricket would be the best way to spend life, and he became a journalist.Television beckoned and for three decades Parkinson interviewed the movers and shakers of the late twentieth century, making his television ... Read more

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The Sunday Times BestsellerAll Michael Parkinson really wanted to do was play cricket for Yorkshire and England. However, he soon realised that to be paid to watch films, football and cricket would be the best way to spend life, and he became a journalist.Television beckoned and for three decades Parkinson interviewed the movers and shakers of the late twentieth century, making his television
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Buckley's Chance

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by Garry Linnell ...

'Always compelling, very entertaining.' Daily Telegraph'A fabulous yarn. Highly recommended.' Better ReadingHe fought Napoleon’s army and survived.He was sent to the gallows and escaped the noose.Now he is in chains and on his way to the other side of the world. What happens next will become one of the most remarkable survival stories in history.The 19th century has just begun. The world is at war ... Read more

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'Always compelling, very entertaining.' Daily Telegraph'A fabulous yarn. Highly recommended.' Better ReadingHe fought Napoleon’s army and survived.He was sent to the gallows and escaped the noose.Now he is in chains and on his way to the other side of the world. What happens next will become one of the most remarkable survival stories in history.The 19th century has just begun. The world is at war
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Dead Men's Silver

The Story of Australia's Greatest Shipwreck Hunter

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The story of more than sixty years of diving adventures, through starkly contrasting locations and extraordinary advances in technology. From boyhood dreamer to master treasure hunter, Hugh Edwards documents his life through tales of shipwreck and salvage.the story of more than sixty years of diving adventures including his significant find of the Batavia, Hugh Edwards documents his life through ... Read more

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The story of more than sixty years of diving adventures, through starkly contrasting locations and extraordinary advances in technology. From boyhood dreamer to master treasure hunter, Hugh Edwards documents his life through tales of shipwreck and salvage.the story of more than sixty years of diving adventures including his significant find of the Batavia, Hugh Edwards documents his life through
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The Queen of Whale Cay

The Extraordinary Story of 'Joe' Carstairs, the Fastest Woman on Water

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'Jaw-droppingly amazing' DAILY MAILWINNER OF THE SOMERSET MAUGHAM AWARDTHE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERBorn in 1900 to a promiscuous American oil heiress and a British army captain, Marion Barbara Carstairs realised very early on that she was not like most girls. Liberated by war work in the First World War, Marion reinvented herself as 'Joe'. She dressed in men's clothes, smoked cigars and cheroots, ... Read more

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'Jaw-droppingly amazing' DAILY MAILWINNER OF THE SOMERSET MAUGHAM AWARDTHE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERBorn in 1900 to a promiscuous American oil heiress and a British army captain, Marion Barbara Carstairs realised very early on that she was not like most girls. Liberated by war work in the First World War, Marion reinvented herself as 'Joe'. She dressed in men's clothes, smoked cigars and cheroots,
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The Explorers Guild

Volume One: A Passage to Shambhala

by Kevin Costner, Jon Baird ...

Return to the golden age of adventure with this gorgeously wrought, action-packed, globetrotting tale that combines the bravura storytelling of Kipling with the irresistible, illustrative style of Hergé’s Adventures of Tintin.Behind the staid public rooms of an old world gentlemen’s club operates a more mysterious organization: The Explorers Guild, a clandestine group of adventurers who bravely ... Read more

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Return to the golden age of adventure with this gorgeously wrought, action-packed, globetrotting tale that combines the bravura storytelling of Kipling with the irresistible, illustrative style of Hergé’s Adventures of Tintin.Behind the staid public rooms of an old world gentlemen’s club operates a more mysterious organization: The Explorers Guild, a clandestine group of adventurers who bravely
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Billy Hill: Godfather of London - The Unparalleled Saga of Britain's Most Powerful Post-War Crime Boss

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There will never be another Billy Hill - Reggie Kray. Bill had a great brain. There's no two ways about it - Frankie Fraser. I made Billy Hill. Then he got over the top of me. I should have shot Billy Hill. I really should. I'd have got ten years for it but it would have made me happy and I'd be out now - laughing - Jack Spot. I have no doubt that during his career Hill had some very senior ... Read more

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There will never be another Billy Hill - Reggie Kray. Bill had a great brain. There's no two ways about it - Frankie Fraser. I made Billy Hill. Then he got over the top of me. I should have shot Billy Hill. I really should. I'd have got ten years for it but it would have made me happy and I'd be out now - laughing - Jack Spot. I have no doubt that during his career Hill had some very senior
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Brazil Street

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In this final instalment of Robert Hunt’s memoirs, we return to the alleys and street corners of St. John’s in the 1950s and 1960s. Baby boomers coming of age in this growing city often faced difficult and sometimes frightening challenges, including daily threats from bullies and attending school under the oppressive yoke of the Irish Christian Brothers. But life in downtown St. John’s wasn’t all ... Read more

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In this final instalment of Robert Hunt’s memoirs, we return to the alleys and street corners of St. John’s in the 1950s and 1960s. Baby boomers coming of age in this growing city often faced difficult and sometimes frightening challenges, including daily threats from bullies and attending school under the oppressive yoke of the Irish Christian Brothers. But life in downtown St. John’s wasn’t all
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