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Utterly charming and ridiculously page-turning, Extraordinary Correspondance is a compelling work best described as Only Murders in the Building meets Sherlock Holmes On Baker Street in London is an old, very private bank. For over a century letters have arrived there from around the world...

"An appealing mix of accessibility and research. [Hutton] has illuminated a fascinating and often appalling side of the war at home." — Wall Street Journal The never-before-told story of Eric Roberts, who infiltrated a network of Nazi sympathizers in Great Britain in order to protect the...

Two unlikely flatmates. One decade-old murder. Can thinking like a fictional detective . . . solve a real crime? Sherlock Holmes’s No. 1 fan attempts to solve a murder – and drags his reluctant flatmate with him, in the feel-good mystery of the summer. Sycamore Bell is obsessed with the...

Cairo, 1942: If you had asked a British officer who Colonel Clarke was, they would have been able to point him out: always ready with a drink and a story, he was a well-known figure in the local bars. If you then asked what he did, you would have less success. Those who knew didn't tell, and...

Love classic war movies? So do we. From Troy to World War II to Vietnam to Aliens, we analyse which war films work and what they say about us.Banned from watching old war movies by their families, writers Robert Hutton and Duncan Weldon meet in their secret basement to discuss why the navy don't simply sail round the other side of Navarone, and why everyone is too old in Saving Private Ryan. Each week, a different film, sometimes brought along by a guest. From Powell and Pressburger's Colonel Blimp to Starship Troopers to Where Eagles Dare to A Bridge Too Far, we've got you covered.What will ...

Are you tired of listening and reading the same old self-help and motivation books that only provide exaggerated claims? Don’t you think it is ideal to get the information you need in one sitting through a compact listening on practical advice, facing failures, overcoming roadblocks, and real world success stories? Then Course Correct: Lessons, Principles & Strategies from Smart People Like You Who Transformed Failure into Success has exactly what you need to realize your greatest breakthroughs and most triumphant successes.

This is the incredible tale of Operation Fifth Column, a Second World War MI5 operation so secret that its existence was revealed by the National Archives for the first time only in 2014. Throughout the war and even for a couple of years afterwards, 'Agent Jack' - in reality, a bank clerk named Eric Roberts - acted as a Gestapo agent to whom hundreds of British-based Nazi sympathisers and informers passed their secrets, thinking that he was sending them back to Germany.

Do your big dreams always seem just out of reach? Does it feel like the universe is against you, plotting your downfall? Life indeed knows how to throw punches: unexpected challenges, barriers at every turn, and uphill battles that seem endless. And it’s pretty easy to feel defeated, to believe that maybe it’s not meant to be. But what if there's a secret to help you break through those barriers? It's called being Pig-Headedly Determined (PhD), and it's not just about stubbornness. It's about turning those “No way, not happening” moments into defiant “Watch me” victories.