Darling Baby Mine

Darling Baby Mine

A heart-breaking, beautifully written memoir about a a tragic loss, a family mystery, a son’s faith, and his long quest to find his missing mother.

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The Nigerian Civil War

The Nigerian Civil War

In the late 1960s, the fratricidal conflict in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation, mirrored the American and Spanish civil wars.…

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The Patriot Game

The Patriot Game

The Patriot Game is a page-turning thriller set against the background of the Northern Ireland “troubles,” which began in 1969 and still rumble on today.

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A House Divided

A House Divided: South Africa’s Uncertain Future

A seminal study of South Africa in the wake of the Soweto uprising in 1976.

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The Good Ship Venus

A witty, high-spirited biography of the pioneering and controversial publisher, Maurice Girodias, his “DBs” (Dirty Books) and his great ones…

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The insider's Guide to Spain

The Insider’s Guide to Spain

Traveling the length and breadth of the land, John and photographer Nik Wheeler take the reader through the many attractions that make this country such a fascinating destination.

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The Guards

The Guards

An intimate portrait of Britain’s oldest and most prestigious military formation with unique access to the infantry and cavalry regiments that make up the Household Division.

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The Marines

Granted full access to a historic and much revered military formation, John and photographer Anthony Edgeworth lived cheek-by-jowl with the U.S. Marines to create this eloquent portrait.

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South Africa: Time Running Out – The Update Series

A series of books by South Africa specialists on black and white politics, civil liberties, the southern African region, and US policy during the turbulent 1980s, the last decade of apartheid.

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Ten Generations of Jorre history

Ten Generations of Jorre History

Download Maurice de St. Jorre’s free book tracing his and his brother’s French ancestors.

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Story of O

While researching The Good Ship Venus, his highly praised book on the Olympia Press and its writers, de St. Jorre unraveled a forty-year-old literary mystery by discovering the true author of this French erotic classic. He interviewed Dominique Aury many times and the chapter in the book was published as a profile in The New Yorker.

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