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| Alanna, the
First Adventure, by Tamora Pierce |
Alan of Trebond, the best warrior in the palace, is harboring a big secret:
he is really a she--Alanna. But when her prince is felled by an illness, Alanna has no
choice but to use her healing magic--even if it means ruining her career. |
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Behind the
Mask: The Life of Queen Elizabeth I, by Jane Thomas |
This biography describes
the opulent but cruel childhood that shaped Elizabeth I (1533-1603) and details her
triumphant reign, as well as the unrelenting forces that opposed her. Exploring the
answers to some of history's most persistent and intriguing questions, Jane Resh Thomas
has created a compelling account of Elizabeth's life that shatters the myths surrounding
her and allows readers an unprecedented view of the queen as a human being. |
J/H |
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Between Silk & Cyanide, a Codemaker's War, by Leo Marks |
In 1942, Leo Marks left his
father's famous bookshop, 84 Charing Cross Road, and went off to fight the war. Soon
recognized as a cryptographer of genius, he became head of communications at the Special
Operations Executive (SOE), where he revolutionized the codemaking techniques of the
Allies and trained some of the most famous agents dropped into occupied Europe. This
stunning memoir provides a unique inside picture of the extraordinary SOE organization. |
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Black Arrow: A
Tale of Two Roses, by Robert Louis Stevenson |
A fierce war rages between
two bitter rivals: on one side the House of Lancaster; on the other the House of York. The
prize is the crown of England. Young Richard Shelton finds himself torn in his loyalties.
He must decide wisely, for his fate and that of England hang in the balance in this
classic and unabridged portrait of England during the War of the Roses. |
ALL |
F |
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Boy: Tales of
Childhood, by Roald Dahl |
Roald Dahl recounts his
days as a child growing up in England. From his years as a prankster at boarding school to
his envious position as a chocolate tester for Cadbury's, Roald Dahl's boyhood was as full
of excitement and the unexpected as are his world-famous, best-selling books. Packed with
anecdotes—some funny, some painful, all interesting—this is a book that's sure
to please |
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| Castles of
Britain and Ireland : The Ultimate Reference Book, by Plantagenet Somerset Fry |
A Region-By-Region Guide to
over 1,350 Castles |
J/H |
N |
Catherine,
Called Birdy, by Karen Cushman |
Life in the middle ages of England as told by the 14-year-old Catherine's
diary. Although she feels she has nothing to share about her life, that soon changes and
her diary flows with her ever-changing life. |
J |
F |
| Culture Shock
Britain, by Terry Tan |
Area guides |
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| English Royal
Cookbook, by Elizabeth Craig |
Favorite Court Recipes |
ALL |
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| Eyewitness
Travel Guide: Great Britain, by Michael Leapman |
Area guides |
ALL |
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| Eyewitness
Travel Guide: London, by Michael Leapman |
Eyewitness guides are some of the best with detailed diagrams, building
layouts and many photos all in color. |
ALL |
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Frommer's
England 2000, by Arthur Frommer, Darwin Porter |
This guide focuses exclusively on England {including generous coverage of
London} and is thus ideal for those planning a genuinely English trip that includes cities
and towns outside London as well as the countryside. |
ALL |
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Frommer's
Irreverent Guide: London |
If you think London is just emotionless guards in funny red hats changing
places, or stodgy businessmen clad in overcoat-and-umbrella uniforms, think again. Kate
Sekules brings to the printed page the endearing, the fun, and the very cool sides of
London. |
ALL |
N |
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Good Night,
Mr. Tom, by Elizabeth Alder |
Escaping war-torn London, Willie Beech takes up residence in the English
countryside where he discovers friendship and family that he had never known before. |
J,H |
F |
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Great British
Cooking: A Well-Kept Secret, by Jane Garmey |
Great British Cooking has the festiveness of a flaming plum pudding. .
. . If great British cooking was a well-kept secret, Ms. Garmey has let it out. |
ALL |
N |
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Guide to the
Stone Circles of Britain, Ireland and Brittany, by Aubrey Burl |
This practical and
knowledgeable guidebook is the first to deal comprehensively with the stone circles of
Britain and Ireland and with the cromlechs and megalithic "horseshoes" of
Brittany. Filled with fascinating information, useful maps, and arresting photographs,
this invaluable resource describes over 400 sites and discusses the archaeology and
architectural features of each ring. |
J/H |
N |
| Hawk That Dare
Not Hunt By Day, by Scott O'Dell |
A young British sailor is
friend and companion to William Tyndale, who attempts to publish the Bible in English and
is branded a heretic. |
J/H |
F |
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James I,
by Frank Dwyer |
A biography of the son of Mary, Queen of Scots, who was the first Stuart king
of England, the sponsor of what is known as the King James Version of the Bible, and the
monarch responsible for the migration of the Puritans to America in 1620 |
ALL |
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James
Herriot's Yorkshire, by James Herriot |
Takes readers on a delightful walking tour of the land he brought to life in
his memoirs. Glorious color photography is supplemented by Herriot's own irresistible
descriptions. |
J/H |
N |
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King's Shadow,
by Elizabeth Alder |
Finely written account of a slave who becomes the chronicler of Harold, last
of the Saxon kings, in the 11th century. When Evyn is brutally attacked and rendered mute,
his hopes of becoming a storyteller and escaping his life as a serf are shattered. Sold
into slavery, he joins the household of Lady Ealdgyth, the common-law wife of Earl Harold
of Wessex. When he is sent to a monastery to be educated, his future is altered forever. |
J |
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Let's Eat
English, by Wendy Hobson |
Wendy Hobson has written and
edited numerous cookbooks and other nonfiction works. |
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Lives of the
Kings & Queens of England, by Lady Antonia Fraser (Editor) |
Spanning ten dynasties, this
guide to almost 1,000 years of history, told through the lives and deeds of England's
kings and queens, features biographies from the invading Normans to the contemporary House
of Windsor. Accompanying the text are contemporary and historical illustrations,
genealogical tables, and drawings and explanations of all the royal coats of arms. |
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London, by
Edward Rutherford |
The Ice Age is exactly how far back into time Rutherford reaches in this saga
that traces the evolution of a handful of families throughout the history of England, with
particular focus on their involvement in the development of the great English metropolis.
All dimensions of English political, social, and economic history are given airing as the
reader follows family members, centered in London, through the Anglo-Saxon period up to
the present day. |
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Lonely Planet
Britain: A Lonely Planet Travel Survival Kit, by Richard Everist, Bryn Thomas, Sean
Sheehan (Contributor), Pat Yale (Contributor) |
If England, Scotland, and Wales are on your itinerary, here's your complete
guide to famous sights and intriguing, out-of-the-way places that are hard to find on your
own. Lonely Planet's Britain provides 160 maps--including 12 color maps of London;
useful notes on British history, literature, theater, film and music; etc. Also includes a
Welsh language section and a guide to architecture, including a glossary of terms. --Kathryn
True |
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Midwife's
Apprentice, by Karen Cushman |
A feisty homeless girl is taken in as an apprentice by a hot-tempered
midwife, and eventually, in spite of obstacles and hardships, gains a place in the world.
A humorous and insightful novel filled with fascinating details of village life in
medieval England. |
J |
F |
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Oliver
Cromwell: Politics and Religion in the English Revolution, 1640-1658 (Cambridge Topics in
History), by David L. Smith |
Much about Oliver Cromwell's career and inner motives remains mysterious
despite extensive records of his letters and speeches. This study attempts to resolve
whether he was a man driven by visions of a free and just society or ambition and
self-interest. |
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Penguin London
Mapguide: The Essential Guide, by Michael Middleditch |
Area guides |
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Prince
William: The Boy Who Would be King, by Randi Reisfeld |
An unauthorized biography of fifteen-year-old Prince William, the future heir
to the British throne, describes his life, his family, his struggle to live a relatively
normal existence, how he copes with his parents' divorce, and more. |
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Proud Taste
for Scarlet and Miniver, by E.L. Konigsburg |
While waiting in heaven for divine judgement to be passed on her second
husband, Eleanor of Aquitaine and three of the people who knew her well recall the events
of her life. |
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F |
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Rugby (Know
the Sport), by Carolyn B. Mitchell |
Carolyn B. Mitchell has
written many other nonfiction books, including one on mountain biking |
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Sea King: Sir
Francis Drake and His Times, by Albert Marrin |
An account of the life and exploits of the notable sixteenth-century English
navigator and commander, the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and vice-admiral
of the fleet that defeated the Spanish Armada. |
ALL |
F |
| Secret
Garden, by Frances Hodgson Burnett |
A timeless children's
classic tale about an orphan girl who comes to live in a big house in the north of
England. |
ALL |
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Sense & Sensibility, by Jane Austen |
Two sisters of opposing temperaments who share the pangs of tragic love
provide the theme for Sense and Sensibility. Elinor, practical and conventional, is the
perfection of sense. Marianne, emotional and sentimental, is the embodiment of
sensibility. Their mutual suffering brings a closer understanding between the two
sisters--and true love finally triumphs when sense gives way to sensibility and
sensibility gives way to sense. |
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Six Wives of
Henry VIII, by Alison Weir |
A comprehensive, factual
version of the tempestuous private and public lives of Henry VIII and his six wives. The
story is dominated by Henry and the devolution of his character from an “affable,''
“gentle,'' and gifted (he wrote poetry) lover, soldier, and ruler into a porcine,
paranoid, impotent old man who was exploited and manipulated by those around him. |
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Skystone,
by Jack Whyte |
Before the time of Arthur and Camelot, Britain has become a dark and deadly
place, savaged by warring factions of Picts, Celts, and invading Saxons. The Roman
citizens who had lived there for generations were suddenly faced with a deadly choice.
Should they leave and take up residence in a Roman world that was corrupt and utterly
foreign? Or stay and face the madness that would surely ensue when the Roman legions
leave? |
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| Tales from
Shakespeare, by Charles & Mary Lamb |
Charles Lamb became one of
the eighteenth century's greatest writers of occasional prose. Though Lambs' Tales (1807)
were intended to introduce Shakespeare's plays and offer moral education to the young,
their warmth and clarity make them pleasurable reading even to confirmed Shakespeareans. |
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| Ten Queens:
Portraits of Women of Power, by Milton Meltzer |
From the
courage and beauty of Esther to the reforming spirit of Catherine the Great, these ten
essays reveal the personal and political natures of women who commanded power not because
they were married to a king, but because they ruled in their own right. |
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Thames Doesn't
Rhyme with James, by Paula Danziger |
Teenage Kendra Kaye and her family fly to London for Christmas, where they'll
see dreamboat Frank Lee, her family's summer house guest in New York in Remember Me to
Harold Square (1987). As in the previous book, the kids are sent off on elaborate
scavenger hunts, designed by their parents to help them explore the city. |
ALL |
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Traditional
Recipes of Old England, by by Helen M. Edden, Davidovic Mladen |
The title says it all |
ALL |
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Travel Guide
to Scientific Sites of the British Isles, by Charles Tanford, Jacqueline Reynolds |
A unique combination of travel guide and scientific reference, ideal for the
arm chair scientist as well as the traveling professional. The authors of "The Scientific
Traveler," now offer this guide to over 200 destinations in the British Isles geared to the
enthusiastic fan of popular science as well as the serious professional on vacation.
Contains photos and 12 maps. |
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Traveller's
History of England, by Christopher Daniell |
History |
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| Turn of the
Century, by Ellen B Jackson |
The book is oversize, and
each two-page spread has a list of facts and a first-person narrative that introduces a
child living in Great Britain at the beginning of each century between A.D. 1000 and 1600
and in America beginning in 1700 and through the year 2000. |
ALL |
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Winston
Churchill: Solider, Statesman, Artist, by John Severance |
All the highs and lows--personal and political--of Churchill's life are
covered, sometimes through the judicious use of his own voluminous writings and extensive
correspondence. The subtitle, ``Soldier, Statesman, Artist,'' is given credence through
ample documentation, as is his enduring relationship with his wife; a section of
``Winston's Wit'' establishes Churchill's continuing quotability. |
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