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On July 30, 1945, the USS Indianapolis was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine. Close to 900 sailors were cast into the Pacific Ocean.

Clare Balding looks back at the time the Olympic Games came to London in 1948. Three years after the end of the Second World War, Britain was still gripped by austerity.

One third of our lives are spent trying to sleep. Most us have disturbed, restless nights and rely on a cocktail of caffeine and sugar to drag us through the day.

'It didn't matter that they were now three miles beyond their target site, that communications were dropping out and that they were running low on fuel.

Random House presents the audiobook edition of What Would the Spice Girls Do? written and read by Lauren Bravo. 'A joyous and energetic celebration of girlhood, friendship and pop culture.

Sunday Times bestselling author Sean Smith tells the extraordinary story of a modern cultural icon: Harry Styles. Harry Styles has grown up.

In the space of just five years, Twice have taken the K-Pop world by storm.

Based on a true story about the author's grandfather, Rebecca Bond's Out of the Woods is a dramatic tale of survival featuring both animals and people.

Bat, Ball and Field combines a perfect introduction to the sport of cricket and a wonderful foray into its history.

From award-winning, New York Times bestselling author Ibi Zoboi comes her debut book--a tour de force that uses the principles of Kwanzaa to talk about the history of African Americans.

"BEST NONFICTION BOOK OF THE 20TH CENTURY"--TimeVolume 1 of the gripping epic masterpiece, Solzhenitsyn's chilling report of his arrest and interrogation, which exposed to the world

Tova Friedman was one of the youngest people to emerge from Auschwitz.

"This one brims with magic ...

In August 1908, three unknown riders arrived in Cheyenne, Wyoming, their hats adorned with wildflowers, to compete in the world's greatest rodeo.

From the Duck Dynasty star and #1 New York Times bestselling author comes a rollicking popular history of fishing in America.