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From humble beginnings with the threat of the workhouse looming, Emily Soldene rose to become a star of the London stage......more
In his memoir, Renewal of Life, Henri Parens tells his story of how he was able to escape the Holocaust, leaving France ......more
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De la paz al olvido dibuja el vasto panorama que abarca el arco de tiempo entre el ltimo brindis triunfal de don Porfiri......more
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Wellington is a giant because he was one of the greatest military commanders in British history, an important figure in ......more
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He possessed an unceasingly belief, love for Allah and His Messenger, and zeal. Realizing that he was about to breathe h......more
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Why is Caesar a giant? Because he effectively created the Roman Empire, and thus made possible the European civilization......more
Why is Constantine a giant? Because he gave Christians freedom of religion. Yet also because he radically and thoroughly......more
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An utterly charming illustrated gift book celebrating all things redhead, with portraits, facts, and a lot of humor from......more
Nelson Mandela s place in history is secure: he was one of the best known prisoners in the world, the first president of......more
In 218, Hannibal Barca, desperate to avenge the defeat of Carthage in the First Punic War, launched an ambitious ground ......more
In the space of less than 20 years, Napoleon turned Europe upside down. Rising from obscure origins to supreme power by ......more
Why is Nelson a hero? Because he was a captain before he was 21, a man who shaped the course of history from the decks o......more
Edward Jenner is a giant of modern medicine. Throughout history, smallpox plagued humanity as an incurable blight, the s......more
When Darwin announced his theory of evolution by natural selection, he did more than transform biology he told us that h......more
Why is Henry Ford a giant? Because he put the world on wheels. Henry Ford did not invent the motor car, nor did he inven......more
The Diary of Anne Frank is one of the most famous and bestselling books of all time, yet the girl who wrote it remains a......more
Capability Brown was a man made for his time. English society in the 18th century was rich, sophisticated and eager for ......more
At age 25, Elizabeth II became Britain’s 40th monarch and vowed to dedicate her life to service and duty on behalf of he......more
Rywka, una adolescente jud a de catorce a os, comienza a escribir un diario de su infierno en Auschwitz en un cuaderno e......more
Why is King Arthur a giant? Because his story has had such strong influences on our understanding of the history of Euro......more
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From disastrous beginnings after he took the throne of Scotland, having murdered a powerful rival, Robert I became a mil......more
The world was stunned when little-known Karol Wojtyla became the first non-Italian pope for 450 years. As Pope John Paul......more
In a BBC poll in 2002, Isambard Kingdom Brunel was voted the second-greatest Briton of all time, only eclipsed by Church......more
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) was the Shakespeare of opera, the composer of Rigoletto, Il Trovatore, La Traviata, Aida and ......more
There’s something about Jane...Jane Austen lived only just into her forties, never married, never had children, lived al......more
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On May 31st, 1916, on a windy Wednesday afternoon, on a cold and cruel North Sea, 251 dreadnought battleships, battlecru......more
Notable Quotations from President Ronald Reagan Includes around 100 quotations about freedom, faith, war, government, po......more
Jacob Abbott was one of the most prolific American writers of history in the nineteenth century, writing many biographie......more
Winston Churchill was one of Britain s greatest leaders and an iconic figure. Prime minister twice (1940-45 and 1951-55)......more
A new short biography of the author of Crime and Punishment and The Brothers Karamazov, by a preeminent Russian scholar ......more
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In this book, readers are given a rare glimpse into the life of Hungary s most controversial noblewoman, Countess Erzs b......more
Paul Bruce was a tough, idealistic young trooper in the SAS when he was dispatched to Northern Ireland at the height of ......more
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