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|title=The Great War: The People's Story
|author=Isobel Charman
|rating=5
|genre=History
|summary=During this centenary year, we have seen many ways of telling the history of the conflict which broke out among the Great Powers of Europe and soon involved all four corners of the world. This volume, based on a recent ITV series of the same title, approaches it from an angle which I have not seen before. It follows the course of events over the four years through the letters, memoirs and diaries of about a dozen individuals as it presents their story against the background of fighting on the continental mainland, and of bereavement, shortages and more at home.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1847947255</amazonuk>
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|title=Stinkbomb and Ketchup-Face and the Quest for the Magic Porcupine
|summary=The Greek Gods never died - in fact, they are still very much on this planet, causing chaos and interfering with the lives of mortals, albeit on a much smaller scale than in their heyday. Whilst the front cover suggests a thriller much in the vein of The Da Vinci Code or something of its ilk, Alathea Crowe has created something with excellent characters and interesting prose. It's just a shame she didn't stick to the thriller aspect more, as I felt the book lost its hold on me fairly early on.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0704373580</amazonuk>
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