History

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    Tommy's Peace: A Family Diary, 1919-33
    Thomas Cairns Livingstone - Paperback - Mainstream
    Thomas Cairns Livingstone began to note his day-to-day experiences in 1913 and continued faithfully for the next 30 years. With each witty and well-observed entry, he recorded events at home and abroad through times of war and peace, joy and sadness. In this follow-up to 'Tommy's War', the focus is on the post-war years.
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    Who Killed Kennedy?: The Definitive Account Of Fifty Years Of Investigation
    Matthew Smith - Hardback - Mainstream Publishing
    The murder of President John F. Kennedy in 1963 was followed by an official inquiry the nature and the scale of which were unparalleled. This began what has become a 50-year quest to establish the truth. 'Who Killed Kennedy?' is an exhaustive account of that quest, through the eyes of a historian who has been involved in it from the very beginning.
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    Enlightenment's Frontier: The Scottish Highlands And The Origins Of Environmentalism
    Fredrik Albritton Jonsson - Hardback - Yale University Press
    What was the place of the natural world in Adam Smith's famous defense of free trade? Fredrik Albritton Jonsson recovers the forgotten networks of improvers and natural historians that sought to transform the soil, plants, and climate of Scotland in the 18th century.
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    The Dodger: The Extraordinary Story Of Churchill's Cousin And The Great Escape
    Tim Carroll - Paperback - Mainstream Publishing
    'The Dodger' is the long-awaited story of Johnny Dodge, a wartime hero immortalised in the legendary Hollywood film 'The Great Escape'. Of all the Allied prisoners who broke out of Hermann Göring's 'escape proof' camp in the famous episode of March 1944, Johnny Dodge was the most intriguing.
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    The Edge Of Science: Mysteries Of Mind, Space And Time
    Alan Baker - Paperback - Mainstream Publishing
    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.
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    The Covenanters In Canada: Reformed Presbyterianism From 1820 To The Present Day
    Eldon Hay - Hardback - McGill-Queen's University Press
    This study of a resilient tradition of religious dissent reflects the value of variance in a genuinely pluralistic society. The Covenanters objected to a ruler who was both the head of state and head of the church. Tracing the theological and historical significance of the movement in Scotland, Ireland, and the United States, Hay outlines the trials, tribulations, and triumphs of Covenanter missionaries in the Maritimes, Upper and Lower Canada, and the West.
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    Liberal Nationalisms: Empire, State, And Civil Society In Scotland And Quebec
    James Kennedy - Hardback - McGill-Queen's University Press
    Written by James Kennedy, this is a revealing comparative history of nationalist politics in Scotland and Quebec.
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    Higher History 2008-2012
    - Paperback - Bright Red
    'Official SQA Past Papers' provide perfect exam preparation. As well as delivering at least three years of actual past papers - including the 2012 exam - all papers are accompanied by examiner-approved answers to show students how to write the best responses for the most marks.
  • Cover scan of Intermediate 2 History 2008-2012
    Intermediate 2 History 2008-2012
    - Paperback - Bright Red
    'Official SQA Past Papers' provide perfect exam preparation. As well as delivering at least three years of actual past papers - including the 2012 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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    Supergods: Our World In The Age Of The Superhero
    Grant Morrison - Paperback - Vintage
    Beginning with Schuster and Seigel's adolescent creation of Superman in 1938, Grant Morrison charts the history of the superheroes to their modern, multiplex incarnations.

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