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Ever since 1976, Quote...Unquote chairman Nigel Rees has quizzed a host of well-known personalities on the origins of popular sayings, both familiar and obscure, and encouraged them to contribute their own quotes, anecdotes and catchphrases. But - to paraphrase Chaucer - all good things must come to an end, and with series 57, the long-running panel game takes its final bow.

This is not a book about politics. It is a book about what makes us British, and what makes us European. Spend time with some of your favourite writers and artists in this truly unique collection spanning everything from art, language, food, music and movies, to war, literature, driving, nudity...

Women warriors planned and led slave revolts on slave ships during the Middle Passage. They fought their enslavers throughout the Americas, and then they were erased from history. Wake tells the story of Dr. Rebecca Hall, a historian, granddaughter of slaves, and a woman haunted by the legacy of slavery. The accepted history of slave revolts has always said that enslaved women were not involved, but Rebecca decides to look deeper.

James loves Gemma, and Gemma is apparently super-glued between her legs...according to Steve, anyway. And so the drama begins as James’ professional world is exposed to the full glare of publicity. James is a specialist soldier, Steve is his opinionated best friend, and Ally is a girl without inhibitions. And Gemma? Well, Gemma is young and arguably a little misguided. They are all in their late teens or early twenties and discovering what love means as they make mistakes and grow through experience.