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Eleanor Janega

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We Learnt About Hitler at the Mickey Mouse Club

Enid Elliott Linder

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Who Poisoned Your Bacon Sandwich?

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One Day in August

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Past Mistakes

David Mountain

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Voices From the Past

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Imperial Mud

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Five Rules for Rebellion

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American Politics

Laura Locker

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Red Sea Spies

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The Spy in Moscow Station

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The Ice at the End of the World

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Looking for a good book to end LGBT+ History Month? Here are a few that might do the trick.

Beautiful, entertaining and informing, @meg_john_barker and @julesscheeleillustration 's Graphic Guide trio are a great introduction to big ideas around gender and sexuality

@james.polchin 's Indecent Advances blends true crime and social history, taking a closer look at crimes against gay men before Stonewall

Cordelia Fine breaks down myths of gender difference in Delusions of Gender and Testosterone Rex

Catherine Hewitt's Art is a Tyrant looks at the life of wildly unconvential queer artist Rosa Bonheur in 19th-century society

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We are delighted to publish the Ultimate Bucket L

We are delighted to publish the Ultimate Bucket List by Dixe Wills today! To celebrate this RIDICULOUS book, published towards the end of an equally ridiculous year, we’ve teamed up with @hachimankasei /@homearamauk for a BUCKET-worthy giveaway! We're giving away a copy of Dixe’s book ** 𝗣𝗟𝗨𝗦 ** a Hachiman ‘Apricot’ storage bucket - the ultimate 1.5 L bucket to store all (smaller) buckets!
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Today we publish Voices From The Past: A year of g

Today we publish Voices From The Past: A year of great quotations – and the stories from history that inspired them, W. B. Marsh's compendium of famous quotations.

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We're thrilled to publish the following books today:

⚽️Read Daniel Chapman's definitive history of #LUFC's (Leeds United) first century, as he delves deep into the archives of the football club currently competing in the Premier League.

🧪 In Seven Pillars of Science, John Gribbin presents a tour of 7 fundamental scientific truths that underpin our very existence.

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In #TheGranTour👵, Ben Aitken attempts to shake off his thirty-something blues by getting old as soon as possible.

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