History

BIC code: HB
See also: History & Archaeology

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  Nine Lives: In Search Of The Sacred In Modern India - William Dalrymple - Hardback
  'Nine Lives' is a distillation of 25 years of exploring India and writing about its religious traditions, taking you deep into worlds that you would never have imagined even existed.
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  Glasgow's Black Heart: A City's Life Of Crime - Douglas Skelton - Paperback
  Glasgow is a city of culture, of impressive architecture, enterprise and endeavour, and it is home to warm-hearted and generous people. But it also has a dark side. This is the epic story of Glasgow crime, beginning in 1624 when the Tolbooth was built at Glasgow Cross to house the courts and town jail.
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  Higher History 2006-2009 - Paperback
  'Official SQA Past Papers' provide perfect exam preparation. As well as delivering at least three years of actual past papers - including the 2009 exam - all papers are accompanied by examiner-approved answers to show students how to write the best responses for the most marks.
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  Intermediate 2 History 2006-2009 - Paperback
  'Official SQA Past Papers' provide perfect exam preparation. As well as delivering at least three years of actual past papers - including the 2009 exam - all papers are accompanied by examiner-approved answers to show students how to write the best responses for the most marks.
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  Standard Grade General/credit History - Neil McLennan - Paperback
  This series of books prepares the student for their exam with practice papers and answers. They develop preparation skills, answering techniques and build confidence and understanding of the subject.
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  The Words Of War: British Forces' Personal Letters And Diaries During The Second World War - Hardback
  For this remarkable anthology, the Imperial War Museum has opened its vast archive of some 3000 personal diaries written by ordinary men and woman who fought, and in some cases died, on the front line, as well as on the home front, during the Second World War.
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  A Very Unimportant Officer: My Grandfather's Great War - Alexander Stewart - Paperback
  The extraordinary letters and diaries of Captain Alexander Stewart, who served during the First World War, edited by his grandson, Cameron Stewart. This book is a vivid and moving picture of trench warfare punctuated with flashes of dark humour.
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  A Very Unimportant Officer: Life And Death On The Somme And At Passchendaele - Alexander Stewart - Paperback
  The extraordinary letters and diaries of Captain Alexander Stewart, who served during the First World War, edited by his grandson, Cameron Stewart. This book is a vivid and moving picture of trench warfare punctuated with flashes of dark humour.
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  Mafia: Inside The Dark Heart - A. G. D. Maran - Paperback
  A.G.D. Maran examines and addresses the Sicilian Mafia and the allegations of Berlusconi's connections to the underworld. Along the way he asks many questions, including: Why was Lucky Luciano, the father of modern organised crime, freed from a life sentence and deported to Italy, allowing him to organise the international drug trade?
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  The Edge Of Science: Mysteries Of Mind, Space And Time - Alan Baker - Hardback
  How did the universe begin and how will it end? What happens to us when we die? Do intelligent beings exist elsewhere in our galaxy and beyond? These are just a few of the questions addressed in 'The Edge of Science', which presents some of the most intriguing mysteries in the history of science.