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The Long Walk: The True Story of a Trek to Freedom
1.  The Long Walk: The True Story of a Trek to Freedom by Slavomir Rawicz
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  "The first book I ever bought from Amazon & very pleased I was to find it there too. I read this decades ago, but then lost it & couldn't find another copy."
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The Oxford History of the British Empire: Volume I: The Origins of Empire: Origins of Empire: British Overseas Enterprise to the Close of the Seventeenth Century Vol 1
2.  The Oxford History of the British Empire: Volume I: The Origins of Empire: Origins of Empire: British Overseas Enterprise to the Close of the Seventeenth Century Vol 1 by Nicholas Canny
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  "Joined up history"
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The Kindness of Women
3.  The Kindness of Women by J. G. Ballard
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  "Well, sort of "non-fiction"."
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The Oxford History of the British Empire: Volume II: The Eighteenth Century: Eighteenth Century Vol 2
4.  The Oxford History of the British Empire: Volume II: The Eighteenth Century: Eighteenth Century Vol 2 by P. J. Marshall
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  "When it all got more complicated."
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Enriching the Earth: Fritz Haber, Carl Bosch, and the Transformation of World Food Production
5.  Enriching the Earth: Fritz Haber, Carl Bosch, and the Transformation of World Food Production by Vaclav Smil
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  "Chemical heroes"
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The Oxford History of the British Empire: Volume III: The Nineteenth Century: Nineteenth Century Vol 3
6.  The Oxford History of the British Empire: Volume III: The Nineteenth Century: Nineteenth Century Vol 3 by Andrew Porter
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  "Biting off too much"
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Don’t Panic: Douglas Adams & The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
7.  Don’t Panic: Douglas Adams & The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Neil Gaiman
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  "Mostly harmless"
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Ireland and the British Empire (Oxford History of the British Empire Companion Series)
8.  Ireland and the British Empire (Oxford History of the British Empire Companion Series) by Kevin Kenny
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  "The first and last colony?"
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EMPIRES OF EARLY LATIN AMERICA. In Three Volumes. The Maya. The Aztecs. The Incas.
9.  EMPIRES OF EARLY LATIN AMERICA. In Three Volumes. The Maya. The Aztecs. The Incas. by Nigel and Norman Hammond DAVIES
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  "I know everything now."
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Polymers: Chemistry and Physics of Modern Materials, Second Edition
10.  Polymers: Chemistry and Physics of Modern Materials, Second Edition by John McKenzie Grant Cowie
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  "Reviewed in "Chemistry & Industry""
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The Oxford History of the British Empire: Volume IV: The Twentieth Century: Twentieth Century Vol 4
11.  The Oxford History of the British Empire: Volume IV: The Twentieth Century: Twentieth Century Vol 4 by Judith Brown
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  "Cutting and running"
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The New Cambridge Medieval History: Volume 7, c.1415-c.1500: C.1415-c.1500 v. 7
12.  The New Cambridge Medieval History: Volume 7, c.1415-c.1500: C.1415-c.1500 v. 7 by Christopher Allmand
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  "1492: The End of the World?"
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Black Experience and the Empire (Oxford History of the British Empire Companion Series)
13.  Black Experience and the Empire (Oxford History of the British Empire Companion Series) by Philip D. Morgan
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  "OK, perhaps I didn't know everything."
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Not Dark Yet: A Very Funny Book About a Very Serious Game
14.  Not Dark Yet: A Very Funny Book About a Very Serious Game by David Lloyd
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  "A companion book for middle aged rubbish cricketers"
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Zimmer Men: The Trials and Tribulations of the Ageing Cricketer
15.  Zimmer Men: The Trials and Tribulations of the Ageing Cricketer by Marcus Berkmann
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  "I overlapped with Harry Thomson by a year or a term at college. Fairly sure I met him."
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The New Cambridge Medieval History: Volume 1, c.500-c.700: C. 500 - C. 700 v. 1
16.  The New Cambridge Medieval History: Volume 1, c.500-c.700: C. 500 - C. 700 v. 1 by Paul Fouracre
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  "From Boethius to Bede"
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Molecules That Changed the World: A Brief History of the Art and Science of Synthesis and its Impact Society
17.  Molecules That Changed the World: A Brief History of the Art and Science of Synthesis and its Impact Society by K. C. Nicolaou
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  "What a pity!"
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Coleridge: Darker Reflections
18.  Coleridge: Darker Reflections by Richard Holmes
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  "Not a book I would have chosen for myself, but I enjoyed it anyway"
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The New Cambridge Medieval History: Volume 2, c.700-c.900: C.700-c.900 Vol 2
19.  The New Cambridge Medieval History: Volume 2, c.700-c.900: C.700-c.900 Vol 2 by Rosamond McKitterick
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  "When Aachen was Europe's Third City"
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How To Be Idle
20.  How To Be Idle by Tom Hodgkinson
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  "What about watching cricket?"
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Galileo's Daughter: A Drama of Science, Faith and Love
21.  Galileo's Daughter: A Drama of Science, Faith and Love by Dava Sobel
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  "May 2011. She sounds like a lovely person"
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The Fry Chronicles
22.  The Fry Chronicles by Stephen Fry
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The New Cambridge Medieval History: Volume 6, c.1300-c.1415: C.1300-c.1415 v. 6
23.  The New Cambridge Medieval History: Volume 6, c.1300-c.1415: C.1300-c.1415 v. 6 by Michael Jones
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  "January 2011. A century of two "halves"."
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Is it Just Me or is Everything Shit?: The Encyclopedia of Modern Life
24.  Is it Just Me or is Everything Shit?: The Encyclopedia of Modern Life by Steve Lowe
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  "June 2011. Should be "...S*ite" surely? Not bad except he doesn't like Queen or Ross Noble."
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The Story of Decipherment: From Egyptian Hieroglyphs to Maya Script: From Egyptian Hieroglyphics to Maya Script
25.  The Story of Decipherment: From Egyptian Hieroglyphs to Maya Script: From Egyptian Hieroglyphics to Maya Script by Maurice Pope
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  "March 2011. Another interesting finding while emptying my mum's house."
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