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171.The Drama Handbook: A Guide to Reading Plays by: John Lennard, Mary Luckhurst January 31, 2002
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172.The British Army: A Pocket Guide by: Charles Heyman 2008-01
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173.The Utility of Force: The Art of War in the Modern World by: Rupert Smith September 07, 2006
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Rupert Smith uses both his past experience as a commander of multinational troops and his interest in military history to illustrate why military forces with numerical and technological advantages fail to achieve the desired outcome - their force has no utility. He then lists how politicians and the military alike can learn from such lessons to give their force utility. Highly stimulating and an easy read, The Utility of Force is written to such an extent that both novices interested in military affairs and those in the senior echelons of command can benefit from it. I wholeheartedly recommend it.

174.The Sisters Who Would Be Queen: The Tragedy of Katherine, Mary and Lady Jane Grey by: Leanda de Lisle September 01, 2008
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Rupert Smith uses both his past experience as a commander of multinational troops and his interest in military history to illustrate why military forces with numerical and technological advantages fail to achieve the desired outcome - their force has no utility. He then lists how politicians and the military alike can learn from such lessons to give their force utility. Highly stimulating and an easy read, The Utility of Force is written to such an extent that both novices interested in military affairs and those in the senior echelons of command can benefit from it. I wholeheartedly recommend it.

175.Four Days in November: The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy by: V Bugliosi June 01, 2008
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When Vincent Bugliosi wrote Reclaiming History: The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy, published in May, 2007, the predecessor of the book being reviewed here, It was widely regarded as his magnum opus, a towering masterpiece which took twenty years and 1648 pages to write. In this new book about the assassination, Bugliosi has now winnowed the original manuscript to approximately 500 pages, eliminating nearly all the material used by the conspiracy theorists because he has essentially disproved the conspiracy idea. Four Days in November, unlike Reclaiming History, is organized chronologically, giving dates and times, sometimes second by second, to make these real events come to life, and he includes seventy-nine photographs ... Read More:

176.City of Djinns: A Year in Delhi by: William Dalrymple April 11, 1994
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I recently read city of djinns written by william dalrymple. It was such an honour to know that somebody has actually tried, visiting and living in delhi to know the real delhi. It is so amazing to read your own thoughts which have been devloped over the years and know know someone else has thought them too. I believe i can really relate to the book as i was born and brought up in delhi. I had always thought that there is something special about the place and the way Mr Darlmaple has researched and written the book is so beautiful. I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in reading a bit about our history, to know real Indians, not Hindus, not Muslims, Sikhs or Christians but true Indians, then they must read this book. ... Read More:

177.Six Wives: The Queens of Henry VIII by: David Starkey March 04, 2004
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David Starkey's work on the six wives of Henry VIII is a unique biography on these six women. Starkey, unlike some other historians who have approached the same subject, has not reiterated an already well known story, but instead has set out to question the common conceptions of these women whilst also rejecting the need to become too revisionist. This mixture is best observed in the portrayal of the first wife, Catherine of Aragon. Catherine's virtuous position that has been rewarded to her by her devoted fans is questioned and Starkey reveals a more pragmatic and human perception of her. She was a woman of faults, capable of lying (as highlighted in her letter to her father Ferdinand after her first failed pregnancy), capable of immense pride and stubbornness ... Read More:

178.The London Encyclopedia by: Christopher Hibbert, Ben Weinreb, John Keay, Julia Keay August 15, 2008
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as a Londoner who bought the original edition back in the 80's, my original copy is well thumbed and has brought me many hours of pleasure exploring the origins and history of a great capital city. This much anticipated third revision does not disappoint and if anyone wants to invest in a book about London that you can keep forever and return to it again and again and gain knowledge, information and pleasure then this is the one to invest in.

179.Supermarine Spitfire: Owners' Workshop Manual (An Insight into Owning, Restoring, Servicing and Flying Britain's Legendary World War 2 Fighter) by: Alfred Price, Paul Blackah October 18, 2007
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Although not an exhaustive technical chronology of this iconic plane this book is a very revealing perspective from various angles. Especially appealing to the non expert it exposes information that would normally be difficult to aquire. Particularly interesting are the practical issues of flying the Spit today , respect is due to those with the wallet & fortitude to provide the vast majority with the joy of watching it in action !! Refreshing and worth it's place on the bookshelf.

180.Thames: Sacred River by: Peter Ackroyd September 06, 2007
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Chapeau! Kudos! Peter Ackroyd has done a terrific job with this book. From his early novel _Hawksmoor_, Ackroyd has evolved into the chronicler par excellence of London, both through his book of the same name and by the flavour of London life in his biographies of Shakespeare, Chaucer, Sir Thomas More, Dickens, Blake, and other works (both fictional and non). This cornucopia has history, geography, geology, spirituality, sociology, literary and cultural referencing, psychology, life cycles, transport, trade, ecology, hedonism, commercialism. It's a staggeringly accomplished chronicle and a worthy tribute to the liquid heart of London. Ackroyd ranges masterfully from facts and statistics - some of them fascinating - through to dreams and legends. Although ... Read More:

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