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Oxford in the Great War by Malcolm Graham
Category: Military | Series: Your Towns and Cities in the Great War Ser.
This book tells the fascinating, and largely forgotten, story of Oxford's part in the Great War. The University City became a military training camp as soldiers and officer cadets occupied men's colleges left virtually empty as undergraduates enlisted. Public buildings were converted into military hosp ...Show more
PETERBOROUGH IN THE GREAT WAR by HAMILTON-THOMPSON ABIGAIL
Category: Military | Series: Your Towns and Cities in the Great War Ser.
When news of the war first broke out in 1914, the citizens of Peterborough could not have been prepared for the changes that would occur over the next four years. This book takes a detailed looks at Peterborough's involvement in the Great war from when it commenced in July 1914, to the Armistice in Nove ...Show more
Play to Kill by P. J. Tracy
Category: Fiction | Series: Twin Cities Thriller Ser.
When Minneapolis homicide cops Gino and Magozzi fish a body out of the Mississippi, they think it's just another day, another corpse. Until a film of the victim's murder appears online alongside other films, also featuring brutal killings. Pretty soon they're asking themselves whether the murders are li ...Show more
Poole in the Great War by Stephen Wynn
Category: Military | Series: Your Towns and Cities in the Great War Ser.
On 13 August, with the war only a matter of days old, the German cargo vessel, Herbert Fischer, was on its way from Russia to deliver timber to J T Sydenhams in Poole. It was challenged and stopped by Royal Naval vessels in the English Channel, but somewhat remarkably, it was allowed to continue its jou ...Show more
PrettyCityDublin: Discovering Dublin's Beautiful Places by SIOBHAN FERGUSON
Category: Travel | Series: The\Pretty Cities Ser.
This beautiful collection of images will take you past Dublin's famous landmarks - the bridge, the Liffey, the pubs - and into the pretty hidden gems waiting around every corner. From secluded mews to artisan outlets, vintage markets and tree-lined streets, prettycitydublin champions the quiet, gentle m ...Show more
PrettyCityLondon: The Petite Guide to London's Beautiful Places by SIOBHAN FERGUSON
Category: Travel | Series: The\Pretty Cities Ser.
A pocket-sized and practical guide to Prettycitylondon, showcasing the beauty, character and charm of the big city from down on the ground. Whether through the best-selling book Prettycitylondon or through her outstandingly popular Instagram account of the same name, Siobhan Ferguson has certainly revea ...Show more
PrettyCityNew York: Discovering New York's Beautiful Places by SIOBHAN FERGUSON
Category: Home and Garden | Series: The\Pretty Cities Ser.
New York City is known for many things: its urban, high-rise landscape, the bustling atmosphere, and busy business and tourist spots. Pretty tree-lined avenues, cute shops, and serene getaways do not immediately come to mind for this cosmopolitan city, but they are there. Acclaimed Instagrammer Siobhan ...Show more
Prettycityamsterdam - Discovering Amsterdam's Beautiful Places by Siobhan Ferguson
Category: World Pictorial | Series: The\Pretty Cities Ser.
Beyond the crowds and the stereotypes, Amsterdam is a city full of hidden gems. This beautiful collection of images will take you past its famous landmarks to explore the prettiest sights of the city known as the 'Venice of the North'. From secluded cafés to artisan outlets, vintage markets and tree-lin ...Show more
Snow Blind by P. J. Tracy
Category: Fiction | Series: Twin Cities Thriller Ser.
With the holidays over and the long cold winter looming, January can be a bleak month in Minneapolis. So what better way to bring a little cheer to the good people of the city than by sponsoring an old-fashioned snowman-building contest? In a matter of hours, a local park is filled with the innocent lau ...Show more
The Chamber of Ten - book 3 - A Novel of the Hidden Cities by Christopher Golden; Tim Lebbon
Category: Sci-fi & Fantasy | Series: Hidden Cities Ser.
Archaeologist Dr. Geena Hodge is on the precipice of success: her team has found an entrance to an underground chamber while searching for the Petrarch's lost library. A documentarian is joining her team for the descent into the long-hidden structure and may be the key to extensive funding. Best of all, ...Show more
The City We Became by N.k. Jemisin
Category: Sci-Fi & Fantasy Fiction | Series: The\Great Cities Trilogy Ser.
'The most celebrated science fiction and fantasy writer of her generation... Jemisin seems able to do just about everything' NEW YORK TIMES 'Jemisin is now a pillar of speculative fiction, breathtakingly imaginative and narratively bold' ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY Five New Yorkers must band together to defe ...Show more
The City We Became - A Novel by N. K. Jemisin
Category: Sci-Fi & Fantasy Fiction | Series: The\Great Cities Trilogy Ser.
"A glorious fantasy."--Neil GaimanThree-time Hugo Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author N.K. Jemisin crafts her most incredible novel yet, a story of culture, identity, magic, and myths in contemporary New York City.In Manhattan, a young grad student gets off the train and realizes he does ...Show more