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Mad, Bad and Dangerous: The Eccentricity of Tyrants
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Product Description: A penetrating and incisive study of the fanaticism and foibles of some of history's most illustrious names From Assad to Nero, Gaddafi to Ivan The Terrible, this work attempts a thorough illumination of the minds of some of the most powerful people in history...read more
By Tom Ambrose
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Hardcover:

9780444878168, titled "Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Automation in Warehousing: 15-17 October 1985 Stockholm, Sweden" | Elsevier Science Ltd, March 1, 1986, cover price $126.50 | also contains Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Automation in Warehousing: 15-17 October 1985 Stockholm, Sweden

Paperback:

9780720614473 | Peter Owen Ltd, November 1, 2015, cover price $23.95 | About this edition: A penetrating and incisive study of the fanaticism and foibles of some of history's most illustrious names From Assad to Nero, Gaddafi to Ivan The Terrible, this work attempts a thorough illumination of the minds of some of the most powerful people in history.

The History of Cycling in Fifty Bikes: From the Velocipede to the Pinarello: the Bicycles That Have Shaped the World
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By Tom Ambrose
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9781623361310 | Rodale Pr, October 15, 2013, cover price $25.00

The History of Cycling in Fifty Bikes
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Product Description: For an invention that has only been around for 200 years, the simple bicycle has changed the world in many ways. It democratised travel for the first time, allowing ordinary people to travel at reasonable speed without need of a horse, to commute further afield to work and to enjoy the benefits of the countryside...read more
By Tom Ambrose
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9780752499444 | Gardners Books, September 2, 2013, cover price $20.40 | About this edition: For an invention that has only been around for 200 years, the simple bicycle has changed the world in many ways.

Prinny and His Pals: The Life of George IV
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Product Description: From the first biography of George IV in 1831 to the last in 2001, Mad King George’s son has commonly been held up to ridicule as a weak, selfish, and incompetent spendthrift, barely tolerated by his ministers, loathed by most of his family, and dependent on the emotional support of grasping mistresses...read more
By Tom Ambrose
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9780720613261 | Peter Owen Ltd, July 15, 2009, cover price $23.95 | About this edition: From the first biography of George IV in 1831 to the last in 2001, Mad King George’s son has commonly been held up to ridicule as a weak, selfish, and incompetent spendthrift, barely tolerated by his ministers, loathed by most of his family, and dependent on the emotional support of grasping mistresses.

The Nature Of Despotism: From Caligula to Mugabe, the Making of Tyrants
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By Tom Ambrose
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9781847730701 | New Holland Pub Ltd, October 30, 2008, cover price $24.95

Godfather of the Revolution: The Life of Philippe Egalite, Duc D'orleans
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Product Description: While there are a great many books on Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette and the rest of the French Royal Family, the crucial role of the Duc d'Orleans—the man who bankrolled the French Revolution—has been inexplicably overlooked, and this is the first biography to appear in English for many years...read more
By Tom Ambrose
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9780720613018 | Peter Owen Ltd, October 15, 2008, cover price $21.95 | About this edition: While there are a great many books on Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette and the rest of the French Royal Family, the crucial role of the Duc d'Orleans—the man who bankrolled the French Revolution—has been inexplicably overlooked, and this is the first biography to appear in English for many years.

Hitler's Loss: What Britain and America Gained from Europe's Cultural Exiles
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Product Description: The fascinating story of how Hitler's intolerance of anyone with even a neutral opinion of Nazism led to a significant "brain drain," whereby Britain and America truly benefitted from the best minds of a German generation. (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)
By Tom Ambrose
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9780720611076 | Peter Owen Ltd, November 1, 2001, cover price $18.95 | About this edition: The fascinating story of how Hitler's intolerance of anyone with even a neutral opinion of Nazism led to a significant "brain drain," whereby Britain and America truly benefitted from the best minds of a German generation.

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