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A Short History of the Victorian Era by Gordon Kerr
Category: History | Series: Pocket Essentials Ser.
Beginning in the 1830s and ending with the death of Queen Victoria in 1901, the Victorian Era saw the British Empire--the largest the world had seen--dominate the world. British ingenuity in the fields of technological development and the heavy industry of its Industrial Revolution led to Britain being ...Show more
Laurel and Hardy by Brian J. Robb
Category: Performing Arts | Series: Pocket Essentials Ser.
British-born Stan Laurel and American Oliver Hardy were teamed up at the struggling Hal Roach studios in the 1920s and embarked on a series of hilarious short silent films. They soon established a classic screen partnership and became instantly recognizable comic icons in their crumpled suits and bowler ...Show more
Short Introduction to Religion by Gordon Kerr
Category: Philosophy and Religion | Series: Pocket Essentials Ser.
During this time of conflict and suspicion, it is perhaps more important than ever to understand the beliefs and philosophies of other cultures. This book provides a useful guide to the world's most popular religions--Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Judaism and Hinduism--describing their origins and hist ...Show more
The War that Never Ended : Short History of the Korean War by Gordon Kerr
Category: Military | Series: Pocket Essentials: Sports Ser.
The Korean War of 1950-1953 ended in a frustrating stalemate, the echoes of which reverberate to this day. It was the only conflict of the Cold War in which forces of major nations of the two opposing systems - capitalism and communism - confronted each other on the battlefield. And yet, in the sixty ye ...Show more
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