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1.		A History of Modern Britain from Pan Books Price: £3.55 Customer Review: If I hadn't been taught some trendy (in the 1970's) History O Level course I may have learned some modern history and have subsequently been on catch up since! This is the most readable book I have read covering the post war period and having seen the TV programme the writers voice is audible.... more info	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

2.		The Selfish Gene from OUP Oxford Price: £6.74 Customer Review: Dawkins writes that "the argument of this book is that we, and all other animals, are machines created by our genes" (p.xxi) and that "We are survival machines - robot vehicles blindly programmed to preserve the selfish molecules known as genes" (p.xxi). Yet, according to him, this book "is not... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information

3.		The Discovery of France from Picador Price: £5.99 Customer Review: This is one of the most enjoyable books i have read in recent years, written in a wonderful accessible style, it contains marvellous detail, and unusual facts about all aspects of France. This is really a first class book, and a great summer read.	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

4.		Katherine Swynford: The Story of John of Gaunt and His Scandalous Duchess from Vintage Price: £6.29 Customer Review: I was disappointed. Katherine Swynford is barely a ghost in this book. On the other hand we learn an enormous amount about the cast of hundreds who knew or were related or even contemporary with her. The book jumps around a great deal as well, filling in history about people I had no interest in and... more info	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

5.		The Art of War from Filiquarian Publishing Price: £2.85 Customer Review: I was expecting a huge tome full of Confuscian statements which are allegorical to warfare. What I received was a 69-page book of short instructions which are dirrectly about warfare, but in many cases allegorical to life. Possibly they're all in some way applicable to the day-to-day, the... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

6.		Sniper One: The Blistering True Story of a British Battle Group Under Siege from Penguin Books Ltd Price: £3.49 Customer Review: I can see why the MOD wanted to ban this book. Dan Mills give a very gungho/right-on account of the battle for the city but if you read between the lines there are lots of unanswered questions. He never questions his own decisions and only occasionally questions those of his superiors. Why did... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

7.		A Short History of Nearly Everything from Black Swan Price: £6.99 Customer Review: I started out with enthusiasm with this book but should have read the title a little more carefully. A short 'history'of nearly everything with the emphasis on HISTORY. This book goes into great detail on how and when each new bit of information was discovered with biographies of the scientists... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information

8.		The Lady Elizabeth from Hutchinson Price: £7.14 Customer Review: If you are interest in Elizabeth I in any capacity, then this is the book for you. I stumbled across Alison Weir's book on Lady Jane Grey, and was transfixed, so was delighted when The Lady Elizabeth came out. The book takes you through Elizabeth's childhood, her teenage years, until the moment that... more info	Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information

9.		Innocent Traitor from Arrow Books Ltd Price: £5.49 Customer Review: Alison Weir is a respected historian who is often recommended as an antidote to inaccurate representations in historical fiction as written by other authors. This is her first novel, and what a novel it is. I was entranced from the first line, and even though I knew how it was going to end, I still... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information

10.		3 Para from HarperPerennial Price: £3.86 Customer Review: Patrick Bishop has now written several accounts of specific units or services in wartime, including the excellent "Fighter Boys" and "Bomber Boys", both about WW2 British fliers. At first glance, this foray into contemporary conflict doesn't look promising; the paperback version is decorated... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information

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