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The Allure of Chanel

by Paul Morand

Recommendations from our site

Our most recommended books

Supermac by DR Thorpe

Swasarnt Nerf's Gay Guides for 1949 by Hugh Hagius

Diana Vreeland by Eleanor Dwight

The Queen: The Forgotten Life Behind an American Myth by Josh Levin

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The Tudor Constitution: Documents and Commentary by G R Elton

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Supermac
by DR Thorpe

Swasarnt Nerf's Gay Guides for 1949
by Hugh Hagius

Diana Vreeland
by Eleanor Dwight

The Queen: The Forgotten Life Behind an American Myth
by Josh Levin

JFK: Reckless Youth
by Nigel Hamilton

The Tudor Constitution: Documents and Commentary
by G R Elton