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Britain’s ‘brown babies’: The stories of children born to black GIs and white women in the Second World War
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Britain’s ‘brown babies’: The stories of children born to black GIs and white women in the Second World War
This book recounts a little-known history of the estimated 2,000 babies born to black GIs and white British women in the second world war. The African-American press named these children ‘brown babies’; the British called them ‘half-castes’. Black GIs, in...
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British Covert Operations in World War I: The History of Britain's Espionage and Dark Arts during the Great War
*Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contentsWorld War I, also known in its time as the “Great War” or the “War to End all Wars,” was an unprecedented holocaust in terms of its sheer scale. Fought...
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British Dance: Black Routes
British Dance, Black Routes is an outstanding collection of writings which re-reads the achievements of Black British dance artists, and places them within a broad historical, cultural and artistic context. Until now discussion of choreography by Black dance practitioners has been...
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British Dance: Black Routes
British Dance, Black Routes is an outstanding collection of writings which re-reads the achievements of Black British dance artists, and places them within a broad historical, cultural and artistic context. Until now discussion of choreography by Black dance practitioners has been...
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British Folk Magic: The History of Magical Practices across Great Britain
*Includes pictures *Includes contemporary descriptions of various practices of magic *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents "The Anglo-Saxon charms… are of outstanding importance because they provide more than vague references of exceptional...
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British India: The History and Legacy of the British Raj and the Partition of India and Pakistan into Separate Nations
The British East India Company served as one of the key players in the formation of the British Empire. From its origins as a trading company struggling to keep up with its superior Dutch, Portuguese, and Spanish competitors ,to its...
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British Legends: The Life and Legacy of Admiral Horatio Nelson
Includes detailed descriptions of Nelson's greatest victories, including the Battle of Trafalgar. Includes Nelson's most famous quotes. "England expects that every man will do his duty." (Nelson before the Battle of Trafalgar) Over the course of its history, England has...
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British Legends: The Life and Legacy of Aldous Huxley
*Includes pictures.*Includes a list of Huxley's best quotes.*Discusses the inspirations for Huxley's most famous works and quotes about Huxley and his works by critics. .*Includes a Bibliography of Huxley's works and works about him.*Includes a Table of Contents."Too much consistency...
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British Legends: The Life and Legacy of Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington
*Includes pictures of Wellington and important people, places, and events in his life.*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.*Includes a Table of Contents“Believe me, nothing except a battle lost can be half so melancholy as a battle won.” – Duke of...
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British Legends: The Life and Legacy of Audrey Hepburn
*Includes pictures of Audrey and important people, places, and scenes.*Includes Audrey's own words about her upbringing and relationships.*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.*Includes a Table of Contents."One might guess this is Miss Hepburn's picture, since she has the title role...
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British Legends: The Life and Legacy of Charles Dickens
*Includes pictures of Dickens and important people, places, and events in his life.*Explains the real-life inspiration for many of his most famous charactersA lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of history’s most influential figures, but how much...
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British Legends: The Life and Legacy of Charlie Chaplin
*Includes pictures of Chaplin and important people, places, and events in his life.*Includes Chaplin's own quotes about his work, politics, and more.*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.*Includes a Table of Contents.“I remain just one thing, and one thing only —...
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British Legends: The Life and Legacy of Freddie Mercury
Like many pop cultural icons (and rock icons in particular), Freddie Mercury is one of the most recognizable figures of the 20th century and yet one of the more enigmatic personalities as well. To be sure, anyone who was alive...
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British Legends: The Life and Legacy of King George III
Explains George III's role and policies during the American Revolution and Napoleonic Era. Discusses George III's mixed legacy and whether criticisms of it are fair. “I wish nothing but good; therefore, everyone who does not agree with me is a...
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British Legends: The Life and Legacy of Laurence Olivier
*Includes pictures.*Includes a bibliography for further reading.*Includes a table of contents.“If I wasn't an actor, I think I'd have gone mad. You have to have extra voltage, some extra temperament to reach certain heights. Art is a little bit larger...
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British Legends: The Life and Legacy of Queen Elizabeth I
"Video et taceo." ("I see, and say nothing") (Queen Elizabeth I) A lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of history's most influential figures, but how much of the forest is lost for the trees? In Charles River...
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British Legends: The Life and Legacy of Queen Victoria
*Includes pictures of Victoria and important people, places, and events in her life.*Discusses the legacy of Victoria and the Victorian era, as well as their depiction in pop culture.*Includes a Table of Contents.“Since it has pleased Providence to place me...
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British Legends: The Life and Legacy of Sean Connery
A lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of history's most influential figures, but how much of the forest is lost for the trees? In Charles River Editors' British Legends series, listeners can get caught up to speed...
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British Legends: The Life and Legacy of Sir Francis Drake
Includes a contemporary account of Drake's voyage around the world. Discusses the legends and controversies surrounding Drake's piracy and adventures. "There must be a beginning of any great matter, but the continuing unto the end, until it be thoroughly finished,...
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British Legends: The Life and Legacy of Sir Isaac Newton
*Includes pictures of Newton and important people in his life.*Discusses Newton's discoveries and theories, including the legend about the falling apple inspiring his discovery of gravity.*Includes excerpts of Newton's most influential quotes and writings.*Includes linked footnotes and a Table of...
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British Legends: The Life and Legacy of Vivien Leigh
What made 1939 the watershed year was the release of several critically acclaimed movies, including The Wizard of Oz and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. But the most famous of the bunch, and perhaps the most famous movie of all, is Gone With the...
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British Legends: The Life and Legacy of Winston Churchill
"Winston Churchill led the life that many men would love to live. He survived 50 gunfights and drank 20,000 bottles of champagne...and, of course, by resisting Hitler he saved Europe and perhaps the world." (Mark Riebling in Churchill's Finest Hour) Was...
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Brixton Stories and Happy Birthday, Mister Deka D: The Short and Happy Life of Ossic Jones (Modern Plays)
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Brixton Stories and Happy Birthday, Mister Deka D: The Short and Happy Life of Ossic Jones (Modern Plays)
Two plays by one of Britain's most prolific young black authorsBrixton StoriesOssie Jones is an immigration lawyer in Brixton, London, a place full of wordmongers, preachers and prophets. One day he falls into a coma, is arrested for a crime...
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Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment in der Republik Südafrika
Auch im zweiten Jahrzehnt des «Neuen Südafrikas» sind die Folgen der Apartheid noch allgegenwärtig: Parallel zur früheren Rassentrennung verlaufen noch heute die wirtschaftlichen und sozialen Grenzen zwischen schwarz und weiß. Mit dem Programm des Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) nimmt...
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Broadway and Wall Street: The History New York City's Most Famous Streets
Of all the great cities in the world, few personify their country like New York City. As America’s largest city and best known immigration gateway into the country, NYC represents the beauty, diversity, and sheer strength of the United States,...
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Broadway: The History and Legacy of New York City's Theater Center and Cultural Heart
*Includes pictures*Includes historic descriptions of Broadway theaters and plays*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further readingOf all the great cities in the world, few personify their country like New York City. As America’s largest city and best known immigration...
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Broken Bridge
Ginny finally finds a link to the Haitian mother she never knew when she discovers her love of painting, but her father ruins everything with the announcement of a family secret he had kept from her.
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Broken China
Supplier: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers I always did right by Amina even though it was sometimes major difficult to take care of a daughter that I loved with all my heart, but never wanted in the first...
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Broken Crayons Still Color
Help your kids process big feelings, build a social-emotional tool kit, and find beauty in life's challenges with this creative story that expresses the hope of the gospel from podcast host, speaker, and mom Toni Collier. Avery has big emotions...
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Broken Crescent
College student Nate Black is a top-notch computer hacker. But he's long since stopped the kind of hacking that could put him behind bars. Under the guise of his user i.d., Azrael, he has never been discovered. That is, until...
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