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11.The American Future: A History by: Simon Schama October 02, 2008
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12.An Utterly Impartial History of Britain: (or 2000 Years of Upper Class Idiots in Charge) by: John O'Farrell May 05, 2008
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I really enjoyed this book . Obviously you can't expect to have a very detailed account of 2000 years of history in just over 500 pages, but I found it informative in that there were a lot of things I didn't know. OK, perhaps some of them weren't really worth knowing, and maybe the historica acuracy was questionable in places, but as a light-hearted 'potted history' I thought it worked well. Humour is very subjective and I see that several reviewers of this book didn't think it was at all funny, but I was quite amused and after I'd read out several 'funny bits' to my husband he decided he had to read it for himself. He wasn't as enthusiastic as me as he prefers more heavyweight reading, but I really enjoyed it. As someone else has said, ... Read More:

13.The Selfish Gene by: Richard Dawkins March 16, 2006
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Dawkins is excellent while he sticks to biology however he may have lost the plot in the last chapter as he has in thinking promoting science involves attacking religion If an evangalist is someone who does not leave people to work it out for themselves but pushes his point of view Dawkins is one Nutty Baptists and Dawkins looked similar on channel 4 for example ie they both spin world events too far to promote a point of view

14.Resistance: Memoirs of Occupied France by: Agnes Humbert September 01, 2008
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When the German army invaded Paris in 1940, Agnes Humbert a strong minded, politically aware art historian, immediately knew that she had to 'do something', the thought of accepting the invasion was anathema to her and she helped to form one of the first organised groups of the French Resistance. The speed with which this was set up and began to operate was staggering. She had excellent contacts and friends in literary and journalistic circles and an underground newspaper, combating the German propaganda machine, was printed and circulated around Paris. It was simply amazing that they managed to keep this going and out of the hands of the authorities for nearly a year before they were betrayed and she was arrested and thrown into prison. ... Read More:

15.Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire by: Amanda Foreman June 07, 1999
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Although 'Georgiana' is competently written and well-researched, I am frankly amazed that it has achieved such massive success and popularity since its first publication ten years ago. As other reviewers have pointed out, it perhaps fulfills a useful purpose in putting women back in the 'front-line' of the eighteenth-century political scene but, speaking for myself, I found the exhaustive discussion of the ups-and-downs of the Whigs and Tories tedious in the extreme and an almost total turn-off. This was doubly disappointing, since the rave reviews had led me to expect so much more. Strangely enough, the most engaging part of the book was the introduction, in which the author writes with real verve and enthusiasm of how she was first 'introduced' ... Read More:

16.Nella Last's Peace: The Post-war Diaries of Housewife 49 from: Profile Books Ltd October 02, 2008
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If you enjoyed the original 'Nella Last's War' then you will enjoy this second volume just the same. The end of hostilities doesn't mean the end of either Nella's writing, or her talent with words and observation. It also certainly does not mean the end of hardship and difficulty. I drove to Barrow on the strength of the first diary and was very fortunate to meet the present owners of Nella's old house - they actually bought it off the Last family forty years ago. Just sitting in her old living room, where all those words had poured onto the page, brought Nella and her time tangibly closer. I heartily recommend this book.

17.Kitchener's Last Volunteer: The Life of Henry Allingham, Britain's Oldest Man and the Oldest Surviving Veteran of the Great War by: Henry Allingham October 02, 2008
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I've just finished reading this - a book I devoured almost without putting it down. That 112 year old can really write! Henry Allingham is a fascinating character - the only man alive who saw the Grand Fleet steaming towards Jutland, and also the last of those who fought in the first air war in history. Mr. Allingham has a dry, self-deprecating style which is highly engaging. I was drawn into his autobiographical tale, almost as if he had been talking to me directly. The narrative of this remarkable 112 year old is interspersed with short passages of historical scene-setting, filling in the background to Henry's story. Consequently they add rather than detract from the narrative. The whole book is delightful - a personal narrative ... Read More:

18.Sniper One: The Blistering True Story of a British Battle Group Under Siege by: Dan Mills May 15, 2008
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A truly amazing book. Never have I read such a page turner and its fact not fiction. This book will blow your hair back, if you have even the vaguest interest in the Iraq war you should definitely read this. The British Army hold a small compound in Al Amarah while the reconstruction teams being their work. Unfortunately they don't get very far before the local insurgency decide to declare all out war. The first major attack is repelled, but constant insurgency eventually force the army to hold up in their compound where over a 23-day period they took 595 mortar rounds from the insurgents, 57 RPG's, 5 107mm rockets and were attacked by many hundreds of OMS fighters. A single company, massively outnumbered managed (just) to hold out, and the story as told by Dan ... Read More:

19.A Short History of Nearly Everything by: Bill Bryson June 01, 2004
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Well I love a good Bill Bryson book and this is surely the best. As a travel writer he has kept me interested and amused with many an exciting journey but this rates as the best journey he has ever written. A journey that takes the layman on a travel experience spanning billions of years including an insight into all the sciences and ologies one can imagine. If only I had been able to read science at school like this...I might well have found an interest.

20.The Six Wives of Henry VIII by: Alison Weir November 22, 2007
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After watching the TV series the Tudors. I was interested in finding out more about the real events. This book is fantastic I couldn't put it down and will be buying more books by Alison Weir.

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