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12 Books That Changed the World by Melvyn Bragg
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Category: ATLAS & REFERENCE
When we think of great events in the history of the world, we tend to think of war, revolution, political upheaval or natural catastrophe. But throughout history there have been moments of vital importance that have taken place not on the battlefield, or in the palaces of power, or even in the violence ...Show more
Grace and Mary by Melvyn Bragg
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Category: FICTION
John visits his ageing mother Mary in her nursing home by the sea, and mourns the slow fading of her mind. Hoping to shore up her memory, he prompts her with songs, photographs and questions about the 1940s, when she was a young woman and he a child in a small Cumbrian town. But he finds that most of al ...Show more
Now is the Time by Melvyn Bragg
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Category: FICTION
At the end of May 1381, the fourteen-year-old King of England had reason to be fearful: the plague had returned, the royal coffers were empty and a draconian Poll Tax was being widely evaded. Yet Richard, bolstered by his powerful, admired mother, felt secure in his God-given right to reign. Within two ...Show more
RICH: LIFE OF RICHARD BURTON by BRAGG, MELVYN
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Category: BIOGRAPHY
This is the first biography of the actor, Richard Burton, to be supported by his own 300,000-word unpublished journals that cover the years of his marriage to Elizabeth Taylor, plus all his papers and unpublished memoirs of his adopted father. Many of those close to Burton have talked for the first time ...Show more
The Adventure of English by Melvyn Bragg
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Category: BABIES & TODDLERS
English is the collective work of millions of people throughout the ages. It is democratic, ever-changing and ingenious in its assimilation of other cultures. English runs through the heart of world finance, medicine and the Internet, and it is understood by around two thousand million people across the ...Show more
The Book of Books: The Radical Impact of the King James Bible 1611-2011 by Melvyn Bragg
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Category: POLITICS & HISTORY
The King James Bible has often been called the Book of Books, both in itself and in what it stands for. Since its publication in 1611 it has been the best selling book in the world, and many believe, had the greatest impact. The King James Bible has spread the Protestant faith. It has also been the grea ...Show more
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