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The True Story of the Great Escape

Stalag Luft III, March 1944

by Jonathan F. Vance, Simon Pearson ...

The real history behind the classic war movie and the men who plotted the daring escape from a Nazi POW camp.Between dusk and dawn on the night of March 24th–25th 1944, a small army of Allied soldiers crawled through tunnels in Germany in a covert operation the likes of which the Third Reich had never seen. The prison break from Stalag Luft III in eastern Germany was the largest of its kind in the ... Read more

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The real history behind the classic war movie and the men who plotted the daring escape from a Nazi POW camp.Between dusk and dawn on the night of March 24th–25th 1944, a small army of Allied soldiers crawled through tunnels in Germany in a covert operation the likes of which the Third Reich had never seen. The prison break from Stalag Luft III in eastern Germany was the largest of its kind in the
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Doctor Who: Whotopia

by Jonathan Morris, Simon Guerrier, Una McCormack ...

Welcome to the Whoniverse. First stop: everywhere.Six decades may only be a handful of heartbeats to a Time Lord, but for Doctor Who it's the adventure of several lifetimes. Evolving over 60 years, the world's longest-running sci-fi TV show has gifted us a universe of menacing monsters and unforgettable heroes. You might even call it a 'Whotopia'.Now you can roam free through the Doctor's ... Read more

$38.59 USD

Welcome to the Whoniverse. First stop: everywhere.Six decades may only be a handful of heartbeats to a Time Lord, but for Doctor Who it's the adventure of several lifetimes. Evolving over 60 years, the world's longest-running sci-fi TV show has gifted us a universe of menacing monsters and unforgettable heroes. You might even call it a 'Whotopia'.Now you can roam free through the Doctor's
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Jump-Starting America

How Breakthrough Science Can Revive Economic Growth and the American Dream

by Jonathan Gruber, Simon Johnson ...

The untold story of how America once created the most successful economy the world has ever seen—and how we can do it again.The American economy glitters on the outside, but the reality is quite different. Job opportunities and economic growth are increasingly concentrated in a few crowded coastal enclaves. Corporations and investors are disproportionately developing technologies that benefit the ... Read more

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The untold story of how America once created the most successful economy the world has ever seen—and how we can do it again.The American economy glitters on the outside, but the reality is quite different. Job opportunities and economic growth are increasingly concentrated in a few crowded coastal enclaves. Corporations and investors are disproportionately developing technologies that benefit the
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Governing Through Crime

How the War on Crime Transformed American Democracy and Created a Culture of Fear

by Jonathan Simon ...

Series series Studies in Crime and Public Policy
Across America today gated communities sprawl out from urban centers, employers enforce mandatory drug testing, and schools screen students with metal detectors. Social problems ranging from welfare dependency to educational inequality have been reconceptualized as crimes, with an attendant focus on assigning fault and imposing consequences. Even before the recent terrorist attacks, non-citizen ... Read more

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Across America today gated communities sprawl out from urban centers, employers enforce mandatory drug testing, and schools screen students with metal detectors. Social problems ranging from welfare dependency to educational inequality have been reconceptualized as crimes, with an attendant focus on assigning fault and imposing consequences. Even before the recent terrorist attacks, non-citizen
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Tank Warfare, 1939–1945

by Simon Forty, Jonathan Forty ...

Packed with archival photos, a fascinating account of armored warfare in WWII—and how tank design and tactics were transformed during the period.On the battlefields of Europe and North Africa during the Second World War, tanks played a key role, and the intense pressure of combat drove forward tank design and tactics at an extraordinary rate. In a few years, on all sides, tank warfare was ... Read more

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Packed with archival photos, a fascinating account of armored warfare in WWII—and how tank design and tactics were transformed during the period.On the battlefields of Europe and North Africa during the Second World War, tanks played a key role, and the intense pressure of combat drove forward tank design and tactics at an extraordinary rate. In a few years, on all sides, tank warfare was
... Read more
Artillery Warfare, 1939–1945

by Simon Forty, Jonathan Forty ...

"From mountain warfare with guns on mules to V2 rockets and everything between makes it well worth a place on anyone's reference shelf." — Clash of SteelIt is said that artillery won the Second World War for the Allies—that Soviet guns wore down German forces on the Eastern Front, negating their superior tactics and fighting ability, and that the accuracy and intensity of the British and American ... Read more

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"From mountain warfare with guns on mules to V2 rockets and everything between makes it well worth a place on anyone's reference shelf." — Clash of SteelIt is said that artillery won the Second World War for the Allies—that Soviet guns wore down German forces on the Eastern Front, negating their superior tactics and fighting ability, and that the accuracy and intensity of the British and American
... Read more
Limits of Empire

Rome's Borders

by Simon Forty, Jonathan Forty ...

"The book is accessible to those who have no insightful knowledge and familiarity with the history of the Roman frontiers . . . an enjoyable read." — Bryn Mawr Classical ReviewThe borders of the Roman Empire were frontiers that were often wild and dangerous. By AD 117 and the accession of Hadrian, the empire had reached its peak, and its wealth was coveted by those outside its borders. Just as ... Read more

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"The book is accessible to those who have no insightful knowledge and familiarity with the history of the Roman frontiers . . . an enjoyable read." — Bryn Mawr Classical ReviewThe borders of the Roman Empire were frontiers that were often wild and dangerous. By AD 117 and the accession of Hadrian, the empire had reached its peak, and its wealth was coveted by those outside its borders. Just as
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The Golem's Eye

by Jonathan Stroud ...

Narrated by Simon Jones ...

Unabridged

16 hours 33 min

The second adventure in the Bartimaeus trilogy finds Nathaniel working his way up the ranks of the government, when crisis hits. A seemingly invulnerable clay golem is making random attacks on London. Nathaniel and Bartimaeus must travel to Prague to discover the source of the golem's power. ... Read more

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The second adventure in the Bartimaeus trilogy finds Nathaniel working his way up the ranks of the government, when crisis hits. A seemingly invulnerable clay golem is making random attacks on London. Nathaniel and Bartimaeus must travel to Prague to discover the source of the golem's power.
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Infantry Warfare, 1939–1945

A Photographic History

by Simon Forty, Jonathan Forty ...

The infantry can always be found at the sharp end of the battlefield. You may be able to crush an opponent with armour or artillery, but there's only one way to take and hold ground and that's with riflemen – the 'poor bloody infantry'. And it is the infantrymen of the Second World War – from all sides, Allied and Axis – who are the subject of this highly illustrated history. It uses over 400 ... Read more

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The infantry can always be found at the sharp end of the battlefield. You may be able to crush an opponent with armour or artillery, but there's only one way to take and hold ground and that's with riflemen – the 'poor bloody infantry'. And it is the infantrymen of the Second World War – from all sides, Allied and Axis – who are the subject of this highly illustrated history. It uses over 400
... Read more
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Hunter's Apprentice

by Simon Shugar ...

Narrated by Jonathan Johns ...

Series series Path Of Pathos
Unabridged

10 hours 39 min

In a war-torn kingdom, a young boy's path to manhood is forged in violence, loss, and a mysterious power that may be his only hope.Tomi is a boy when his father, a hunter, leaves their village, entrusting him with their home's protection. In a land ravaged by war, Tomi bears responsibilities far beyond his years. As the Three Prince War looms, he's thrust into a world of brutal choices and deadly ... Read more

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In a war-torn kingdom, a young boy's path to manhood is forged in violence, loss, and a mysterious power that may be his only hope.Tomi is a boy when his father, a hunter, leaves their village, entrusting him with their home's protection. In a land ravaged by war, Tomi bears responsibilities far beyond his years. As the Three Prince War looms, he's thrust into a world of brutal choices and deadly
... Read more
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The Amulet of Samarkand

by Jonathan Stroud ...

Narrated by Simon Jones ...

Unabridged

13 hours 30 min

OVER 6 MILLION COPIES SOLD OF THE BESTSELLNG SERIES!From the author of the Lockwood & Co. series comes a witty, gripping adventure story featuring a boy and his not-so-tame djinni, perfect for fans of Artemis Fowl and Amari and the Night Brothers.Nathaniel is a young magician's apprentice, taking his first lessons in the arts of magic. But when a devious hotshot wizard named Simon Lovelace ... Read more

$31.99 USD

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OVER 6 MILLION COPIES SOLD OF THE BESTSELLNG SERIES!From the author of the Lockwood & Co. series comes a witty, gripping adventure story featuring a boy and his not-so-tame djinni, perfect for fans of Artemis Fowl and Amari and the Night Brothers.Nathaniel is a young magician's apprentice, taking his first lessons in the arts of magic. But when a devious hotshot wizard named Simon Lovelace
... Read more

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Architecture and Justice

Judicial Meanings in the Public Realm

by Jonathan Simon ...

Bringing together leading scholars in the fields of criminology, international law, philosophy and architectural history and theory, this book examines the interrelationships between architecture and justice, highlighting the provocative and curiously ambiguous juncture between the two. Illustrated by a range of disparate and diverse case studies, it draws out the formal language of justice, and ... Read more

$82.99 USD

Bringing together leading scholars in the fields of criminology, international law, philosophy and architectural history and theory, this book examines the interrelationships between architecture and justice, highlighting the provocative and curiously ambiguous juncture between the two. Illustrated by a range of disparate and diverse case studies, it draws out the formal language of justice, and
... Read more

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