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A Day To Die For: 1996, Everest's Worst Disaster
Graham Ratcliffe - Paperback - Mainstream Publishing
This title reveals for the first time the full, startling facts that led to the 1996 tragedy on Everest. As a first-hand witness, Graham Ratcliffe spent the night of 10th May on Everest's South Col, at 26,000 ft, sheltering from the deadly storm that would claim eight lives. This is Grahams incredible story.
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David Livingstone
- Paperback - NMS
David Livingstone rose from being a factory boy to become an African explorer and a hero of the Victorian age. This volume of essays, rich in new scholarship, ties in with an exhibition at the National Museum of Scotland which commemorates the 200th anniversary of his birth.
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David Livingstone: A New Assessment Of His Life And Impact
Stephen Tomkins - Paperback - Lion
200 years after his birth, this book assesses David Livingstone's life, impact and legacy.
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Dreams That Die: Misadventures In Hollywood
John Wight - Paperback - Zero
This is the story of a young man from Scotland drawn to Hollywood, where he finds himself working as an extra in the daytime and orgainising anti-war demos in the evenings.
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David Steel: Rising Hope To Elder Statesman
David Torrance - Hardback - Biteback
The first fully authorised biography of one of the most influential politicians of the second half of the 20th century. David Steel became the leader of the Liberal Party in 1976, and one of the youngest party leaders in British history.
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The Diamond Queen: Elizabeth II And Her People
Andrew Marr - Paperback - Pan
With the flair for narrative and the meticulous research that readers have come to expect, Andrew Marr turns his attention to the monarch - and to the monarchy, chronicling the Queen's pivotal role at the centre of the state, which is largely hidden from the public gaze, and making a strong case for the institution itself.
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Diamond Queen: Elizabeth II And Her People
Andrew Marr - Paperback - Macmillan
With the flair for narrative and the meticulous research that readers have come to expect, Andrew Marr turns his attention to the monarch - and to the monarchy, chronicling the Queen's pivotal role at the centre of the state, which is largely hidden from the public gaze, and making a strong case for the institution itself.
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Diamond Queen: Elizabeth II And Her People
Andrew Marr - Hardback - Macmillan
With the flair for narrative and the meticulous research that readers have come to expect, Andrew Marr turns his attention to the monarch - and to the monarchy, chronicling the Queen's pivotal role at the centre of the state, which is largely hidden from the public gaze, and making a strong case for the institution itself.
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Darragh Ó Sé: My Story
Darragh Ó Sé - Paperback - Mainstream
For 16 years, Darragh Ó Sé has worn the number 8 jersey for Gaelic football's most celebrated county, stoking the fires in Kerry's engine room. With 6 all-Ireland medals, he is the most decorated footballer of the modern era. This is the story of a modern Kerry icon who has helped carry the torch for the home of football.
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Dowding Of Fighter Command: Victor Of The Battle Of Britain
Vincent Orange - Paperback - Grub Street
Soldier, pilot, wireless pioneer, squadron commander, spiritualist, champion skier, Air Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding is perhaps best known as the creator of the first radar-based air defence system and his no less remarkable management of such throughout the Battle of Britain. Vincent Orange has written the definitive biography.