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SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBT Studies / Lesbian Studies

First published in 1954, this is the true story of Belgian Andree de Jongh, who saved the lives of more than 800 airmen and soldiers during WWII, by helping them escape occupied Belgium and France, over the Pyrenees to Spain.

An absolutely fascinating look at the world of political polling, examining the fallacies that appear to drive our politicians, drawing conclusions, some obvious and some counter intuitive.

An autobiography from the author of the "Daily Express"'s long-running 'William Hickey' gossip column, from an embarassing encounter with the late Jim Callaghan (and his impressive member) in the gentlemen's toilet of the Savoy Hotel, to being fleeced in El Vino by a drunken Kingsley Amis.

A clear-sighted, non-partisan analysis of Hillary Clinton's political career and rise to power, tracing her path from Republican adolescent to First Lady, Senator, Secretary of State and Presidential candidate, to uncover her core principles and political ideology.

HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General

5, 000 of the funniest one-liners ever told in one definitive volume.

Author argues that any genuine attempt at improving social mobility starts by reducing the gap between rich and poor.

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HISTORY / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies)

How to Be a Government Whip is a light-hearted, behind-the-scenes guide to the roles and functions of the Whips' Office, home to those party enforcers tasked with imposing discipline on members of the House of Commons

Spin doctors are seldom out of the news for long. But who really knows what spin is, or what spin doctors do? Paul Richards shows that spin doctoring is a new phrase to describe a very old practice.

An important and accessible history of the party that apparently came from nowhere to change Scottish, and British, politics forever. This book explains the party's appeal and impact on recent epochal events and examines the personalities and politics involved.

POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Parties

BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical

For more than thirty years, since she was elected the Member of Parliament for the former mining seat of Cynon Valley in South Wales, Ann Clwyd has been one of Labour's star performers.

In this riveting book - part travelogue, part biography, part social history - Ann Treneman of The Times takes you to some of the most interesting graves in Britain.

The creative reader can trace, colour and shade the life of Margaret Thatcher through more than 60 satirical line drawings depicting scenes from her career. For both fans and foes of Mrs Thatcher.

This volume begins with Campbell's departure from Downing Street, although his involvement as a key adviser continues. It is a vivid record of the fracturing Blair/Brown relationship and an important period in politics, but also talks frankly about his struggle with mental health issues, and his involvement in sport and journalism as he looked for new purpose.

22 Days in May is the first detailed Liberal Democrat insider account of the negotiations which led to the formation of the Lib Dem/Conservative coalition government in May 2010, along with an essential desription of the early days of the government.