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The shadow commander: Soleimani, the U.S., and Iran’s global ambitions by Arash AziziArash Azizi examines Soleimani's life, regional influence and future ambitions. He interviews Iranians, Afghans, Iraqis and Syrians who knew Soleimani for years, including his personal driver, the aides who accompanied him to his Moscow meeting with Vladimir Putin, and his brother. Through Soleimani, Azizi reveals the true nature of Iran's global ambitions.
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The golden maze: A biography of Prague by Richard FidlerIn 1989, Richard Fidler was living in London when revolution broke out across Europe. Travelling to Prague he experienced the Velvet Revolution and thirty years later he returns to uncover Prague's glorious history.
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Ancient Egypt by Peter MavrikisA collection of images that celebrate the beauty and fascination of ancient Egypt. The reader is taken along ancient settlements of the Nile and gains an understanding of how ancient Egypt developed it's trade links and became a powerful force across North Africa and the eastern Mediterranean.
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Eleanor by David MichaelisA portrait of America’s longest-serving First Lady which includes her major contributions throughout critical historical events and her role in advancing international human rights.
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The twins of Auschwitz: The inspiring true story of a young girl surviving Mengele's hell by Eva Mozes KorIn the summer of 1944, Eva Mozes Kor and her family arrived at Auschwitz.Within thirty minutes, they were separated. Her parents and two older sisters were taken to the gas chambers, while Eva and her twin, Miriam, were herded into the care of the man who became known as the Angel of Death: Dr. Josef Mengele. This is the story of a child's endurance and survival in the face of extraordinary evil and includes Eva's recovery and her remarkable decision to publicly forgive the Nazis.
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Codebreaking sisters: Our secret war by Jean OwtramPatricia and Jean Owtram are possibly the only living sisters to have both signed the wartime Official Secrets Act. When war breaks out in 1939, they joined the Wrens, where they quickly picked up Morse code, and were tasked with intercepting enemy messages and feeding them back to Bletchley Park. This is their story.
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One hundred years of exile: A Romanov's search for her father’s Russia by Tania RomanovAfter her family's immigration to San Francisco, Tania Romanov just wanted to be an American, but her father could not trust that this was his final asylum. After her father's death decades later, a chance meeting with a last surviving member of the Russian royal family, and an error which connects her with unknown relatives, makes Tania search for answers in her father's homeland.
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Prince Philip revealed by Ingrid SewardA biography of the British consort to discuss his aristocratic childhood in Paris, more than seven-decade marriage to Elizabeth II and loyal service as a statesman and philanthropist.
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In 1970, British Special Forces flew into to Middle East to lead a fierce, secret war against a Chinese trained army that threatened the stability of the whole region. Supported by an elite band of pilots flying jets and helicopters the SAS waged war against the enemy. Then at dawn on July 19th, 1972, a force of 300 heavily armed guerillas launched an assault on the town of Mirbat.This is the story of that epic battle.
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