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|author= Margaret MacMillan

|title= History's People: Personalities and the Past

|rating= 4.5

|genre= History

|summary= According to the 19th century historian Thomas Carlyle, 'the history of the world is but the biography of great men'. Historian Margaret McMillan acknowledges in her introduction to this volume, based on a series of recent lectures, that there is a long-standing debate in history over whether events are moved either by individuals or by economic and social changes or technological and scientific advances, and suggests that there is no right or wrong answer.

|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1781255121</amazonuk>

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|author=Nicky Benson and Jonny Lambert

|summary=Play. It's a weird verb – it can mean many different things. Aimee intends to play – she's already put paid to several men playing at being hunters, but she has a different game in mind. Arriving at a very insular little town she scopes the big-wigs out, watching them over the bridge table and across the golf tees, and, seeing them bicker about each other at both play and work, she knows she can play with them. But what might happen, given these undefined rules, if they chose to play as a team against her?

|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1782766820</amazonuk>

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~~|author=Jason Burke~~

~~|title=The New Threat From Islamic Militancy~~

~~|rating=4~~

~~|genre=Politics and Society~~

|summary=Barely a day passes without Islamic militancy making headlines somewhere in the world, and yet it can be a hard subject to grasp. The sudden rise of Islamic State and their campaign of shocking violence both in the Middle East and further afield has left many confused and fearful, and has provoked a sometimes extreme political response. In "The New Threat From Islamic Militancy", Jason Burke, a journalist with two decades of experience reporting on the Islamic world, attempts to correct the many misconceptions about Islamic extremism to give a true understanding of the threat we now face.

~~|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1784701475</amazonuk>~~

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