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Book Cover: Running the Show: Governors of the British Empire
Running the Show: Governors of the British Empire
By Stephanie Williams

'May God forgive us for our sorry deeds and for our glorious intentions'

'May God forgive us for our sorry deeds and for our glorious intentions'

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Published: 06/07/2011
Format: Hardback
ISBN: 9780670918041
RRP: $45.00
Book Cover: Running the Show
Running the Show
By Stephanie Williams

'An amusing and lively book, stuffed full of anecdotes and interesting titbits' Amanda Foreman, author of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire

'May God forgive us for our sorry deeds and for our glorious intentions'

Who were the men governing the Empire in the nineteenth century? How were they chosen and controlled? How did they see their mission? And why did they do it?

'An amusing and lively book, stuffed full of anecdotes and interesting titbits' Amanda Foreman, author of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire

'May God forgive us for our sorry deeds and for our glorious intentions'...

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Published: 27/04/2012
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780141041216
RRP: $22.95

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  • (-) Other geographical groupings, oceans & seas
    • (-) Empires & historical states
      • (-) British Empire

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21 May 2012
2012 Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs) - winners

The Australian Book Industry Awards were held in Sydney on Friday night. It was a great night for Penguin with our books taking the top honors in four book categories including the prestigious Book of the Year. Congratulations also to Peg McColl, Kate McCormack and the rights team who won the International (Rights) Award for the second year running for Paul French's book Midnight in Peking. United Book Distributors were again named Distributor of the Year.

Illustrated Book of the Year

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