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great britain

The splendid and the vile

a saga of Churchill, family, and defiance during the blitz
Discusses London's darkest year during the blitz through the day-to-day experience of Winston Churchill and those closest to him.

The escape artists

a band of daredevil pilots and the greatest prison break of the Great War
"The story of three downed British airmen who mastermind an elaborate, rollicking escape from a WWI German POW camp"--Provided by publisher.

Charles Babbage and Ada Lovelace

the pen pals who imagined the first computer
"This book is about Charles Babbage and Ada Lovelace and their scientific discoveries."--.

Heir affair

"After a scandalous secret turns their fairy-tale wedding into a nightmare, Rebecca "Bex" Porter and her husband Prince Nicholas are in self-imposed exile. The public is angry. The Queen is even angrier. And the press is salivating. Cutting themselves off from friends and family, and escaping the world's judgmental eyes, feels like the best way to protect their fragile, all-consuming romance. But when a crisis forces the new Duke and Duchess back to London, the Band-Aid they'd placed over their problems starts to peel at the edges. Now, as old family secrets and new ones threaten to derail her new royal life, Bex has to face the emotional wreckage she and Nick left behind: with the Queen, with the world, and with Nick's brother Freddie, whose sins may not be so easily forgotten--nor forgiven"--Provided by publisher.

Stephen Hawking

a life beyond limits
"With spot art, charts, and graphic panels, this biography celebrates the life and accomplishments of Stephen Hawking"--Provided by publisher.

Darwin's rival

Alfred Russel Wallace and the search for evolution
". . . traces Alfred Wallace's life from his childhood in the Welsh countryside to his rise to prominence among the scientific community, via dense tropical jungles and perilous journeys -- and shines a light on one of the most important contributors to the theory of evolution"--Provided by publisher.

All about Winston Churchill

"Winston Churchill's famous grin is known worldwide, but there are many stories behind that smile, including military school, Nazis, terrified citizens, marriage, underground bunkers, grandchildren, and more"--Provided by publisher.

The Norman Conquest

Explores the history of the Norman Conquest, including the strategy, events, and more.
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The Boston Massacre

a family history
"A dramatic untold 'people's history' of the storied event that helped trigger the American Revolution"--Provided by publisher.
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