For most people the details of the American Revolution, the history of Thanksgiving & the Battle of the Alamo are sketchy at best. This book contains the American history you learnt at school. It teaches you the basics of over 150 key events from Columbus to Nixon & from cowboys to cosmonauts. ...

Remember the Seventies is a unique account of an age at once charming & terrifying, under a pall of insecurity extending over a frightened world: The troubles in Northern Ireland & terrorism at the Munich Olympic Games, the shock-horror films & the arrival of Punk, the world's first test tube baby & the shame of the Watergate Scandal. Relive the greatest moments of the stirring seventies with a companion DVD containing historical footage from the Getty Images archives. ...

The story of consumer age as we know it begins in the Victorian era, when many of the elements that changed society forever- including mass production, the Penny Post, railways & labour saving domestic appliances-first emerged. Changes such as these gradually made fashionable clothes & cosmetics, books, music, sweets & eventually foreign holidays available to the general public, & were responsible for a higher standard of living, increased literacy & greater freedom for women. This absorbing book examines the 20th century decade by decade. It explores aspects of daily life such as shopping, fashion, travel, entertainment, toys & games through the hoard of packaging, advertising & products themselves that Robert Opie has carefully assembled. Key historical events of the 20th century are also covered-including two World Wars, four coronations, the arrival of radio & television & the first man on the moon. All of these events influenced daily life- not just the newspaper headlines but also the sweet wrappers & the cereal packets. There is something in this book to inspire a smile of recognition in readers of all ages reminders of grappling with wartime ration, poring over Picture Post or being swept along on a wave of Beatlemania. Remember When celebrates the way of life that these familiar names & images vividly evoke. It is packed with pictures & anecdotes that will appeal to anyone with a fondness for our shared past-from school children to graphic designers, social historians to lovers of nostalgia. ...

To present a fascinating picture of everyday life since the Victorian times, Robert Opie uses a rich legacy of original items. He uses packaging, advertising, film posters, magazines, newspapers, toys, games & royal & commemorative souvenirs. All these objects tell history as people remember it. The size of the book is 28.1cm in height & 23.2cm wide. ...

In this fascinating history of Britain in bite-sized chunks
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This magical book represents the fruits of a 27-year collaboration between a renowned photographer & a legendary woman. Howell Conant (1917-1999) first met Grace Kelly on a 1955 modelling assignment, & found a instant, easy rapport. From then until Grace ...

In a number of highly-charged child abuse cases, teachers & parents have been wrongfully arrested because of claims of 'recovered memory'. But brain science is now discovering how memories can alter, or even be planted by leading questions. Sabbagh explains the latest findings, & argues that courts must be guided by them. ...

Fifty years ago, main line steam in Britain ceased to exist, the last official date being 11 August 1968....

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At 12:15pm on 10 April 1912 Titanic began her first & final voyage. For over 1, 500 people this would be the last time they would ever see l&. Published to coincide with the centenary of the tragedy, Remembering the Titanic tells the complete history of this magnificent ship, from its conception as the most luxurious vessel in seafaring history, to the tragedy of its sinking & its enduring legacy. Included throughout are extracts from first-hand accounts of those who designed, built & sailed on Titanic, as well as those who lost their lives when she sank. This luxury commemorative edition comes in a presentation case with 40 beautifully reproduced facsimiles of Titanic memorabilia & a DVD featuring footage of this unsinkable ship & authentic accounts from Titanic survivors. Removable facsimile memorabilia include: fold-out original blueprints, a poster form 1912 advertising voyages on Titanic, a rare first-class ticket for the maiden voyage of Titanic, letters & postcards sent from the Titanic & more. ...

A prisoner of a palace ï ½. Serena was almost too beautiful. Yet behind her aristocratic face there was something hurt. Something closed. When she went back to the family palace in Rome after the Second World War she was searching for a shining fragment of the past to hold to her heart. The last thing she was looking for was love. But the past was about to vanish for ever. Consumed in love so complete it made Serena dissolve with passion in the warm Italian night. All she had treasured before had been taken from her ï ½ would it last this time? Or would the priceless promise of love for a lifetime live only in the bittersweet heartbreak of rememberance? ...