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In gallant company (Contracted braille (Grade 2))

In 1777 Richard Bolitho was a young lieutenant aboard the Trojan, endeavouring to prevent military supplies from reaching Washington's armies and to destroy the fleets of foreign... more

Product code: 22211303

£4.99

The murder of King Tut (Contracted braille (Grade 2))

Since 1922, when Howard Carter discovered Tut's 3,000-year-old tomb, most Egyptologists have presumed that the young king died of disease, or perhaps an accident, such as a chariot... more

Product code: 22378702

£18.99

Tudor England (Contracted braille (Grade 2))

The Tudor age was a time of massive social change in England, with expanding cities, increasing trade, and growing domestic stability after the Wars of the Roses. Derek Wilson... more

Product code: 22445301

£8.99

Cockleshell heroes (Uncontracted braille (Grade 1))

Ten Royal Marines launched a daring attack by canoe of enemy shipping at Bordeaux in December 1942.

Product code: 22448002

£7.99

At home; a short history of private life (Contracted braille (Grade 2))

Bill Bryson considers what most of history really consists of: centuries upon centuries of people quietly going about their daily business. He started a journey around his house,... more

Product code: 22470602

£20.00

Chavs; the demonization of the working class (Braille)

In this ground-breaking investigation, Owen Jones explores how the working class has gone from 'salt of the earth' to 'scum of the earth'. It is a disturbing portrait of inequality... more

Product code: 22935602

£14.99

The thirties; an intimate history (Braille)

Thirties Britain was a land of contrasts, at once a nation rendered hopeless by the global Depression, unemployment and international tensions, yet also a place of complacent... more

Product code: 22397201

£30.00

The Churchills; a family at the heart of history from the Duke of Marlborough to Winston Churchill (Braille)

From the First Duke of Marlborough - soldier of genius, restless empire-builder and cuckolder of Charles II - onwards, the Churchills have been politicians, gamblers and... more

Product code: 22867802

£25.00

India; the road ahead (Braille)

Since the Indian economy was liberated from bureaucratic, socialist controls in 1991, it has developed rapidly. This book asks and answers many questions which need to be addressed... more

Product code: 23025501

£18.99

Pakistan; a personal history (Braille)

'Pakistan' tells the fascinating history of the country, as seen through the eyes of its most famous son, Imran Khan.

Product code: 22996802

£25.00

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