Diarmuid O'Donovan

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Upstart: How Chin...

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Upstart: How China Became a Great Power

by Oriana Skylar Mastro

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The Grass Ceiling: On Being a Woman in Sport

by Eimear Ryan (Goodreads Author)

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The Rose of the Balkans (A Short History of Bulgaria)

by Ivan Ilchev

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