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1.ThunderstruckThunderstruck
from Three Rivers Press
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Eric Larson has an almost lyrical voice for historical non-fiction storytelling presenting historical fact in a style generally associated with works of fiction. After reading Larson's Devil In The White City, The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America I... more info

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2.Dry Storeroom No. 1: The Secret Life of the Natural History MuseumDry Storeroom No. 1: The Secret Life of the Natural History Museum
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3.The Golden Age of Couture: Paris and London 1947 - 1957The Golden Age of Couture: Paris and London 1947 - 1957
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also saw this book in a gallery but couldn't afford it...found it on amzon for a bargainous price and snapped it up right away! totally worth the hassle it'll be to take it home...!

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4.Slave: My True StorySlave: My True Story
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This is one of the best books I have read in a long time. I would recommend it to anyone who likes to ready true stories from someone's life.

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5.City of Dreadful Delight: Narratives of Sexual Danger in Late-Victorian London (Women in Culture and Society Series)City of Dreadful Delight: Narratives of Sexual Danger in Late-Victorian London (Women in Culture and Society Series)
from University Of Chicago Press
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Excellent read!
This book has everything that we should know about the late Victorian era, especially--but not exclusively--East London.
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6.Portrait Of A Killer: Jack The Ripper -- Case Closed (Berkley True Crime)Portrait Of A Killer: Jack The Ripper -- Case Closed (Berkley True Crime)
from Berkley
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Disturbing history of Jack the Ripper and disclosure of Cornwell's claimed resolution: The Ripper was Walter Sickert, an English artist who, claims Cornwell, painted some of the murder scenes in his art and wrote the Ripper letters to the police and newspapers.
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7.The Ghost MapThe Ghost Map
from Riverhead Hardcover
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The difficulty in reading about centuries past is adopting the mindset of those who lived then; how can we, with our 21st century knowledge, grasp a world in which people washed their babies' diapers next to the local drinking supply and thought nothing of it? Yet, Johnson weaves such a detailed... more info

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8.London: The BiographyLondon: The Biography
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Meet the family of characters and events that go to making up the world's most easily recognised name . This book invites you in and sits you down , to eat of the feast of interesting and intriguing characters that are London .

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9.Citizens of the World: London Merchants and the Integration of the British Atlantic Community, 1735-1785Citizens of the World: London Merchants and the Integration of the British Atlantic Community, 1735-1785
from Cambridge University Press
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"Citizens" is a vivid, readable portrait of a group of men who, by virtue of their merchant enterprises, helped to shape the destiny of the American colonies in the 18th century. The author, while not stinting on historic detail, manages to squeeze in enough lively anecdotes about the men,... more info

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10.Growing Up in Medieval London: The Experience of Childhood in HistoryGrowing Up in Medieval London: The Experience of Childhood in History
from Oxford University Press, USA
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I noticed this on the shelves in the Library while looking for another one on some topic or another and thought it might make an interesting read over my lunch hour.
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