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BOOKSELLER CHARTS This week's list comes from Michele Laouenan and her team at The Bookshop, 2 Barras Street, Liskeard. Call 01579 342112 or email liskeardbookshop@btconnect.com 1. The Book of English Place Names: How Our Towns and Villages Got Their Names, Caroline Taggart Take a journey down winding lanes and Roman roads in this witty and informative guide to the meanings behind the names of England's towns and villages. Ebury Press, Pounds 9.99.

2. The Woman Who Shot Mussolini, Frances Stonor Saunders April 1926, on the steps of the Capitol in Rome, Violet Gibson, the daughter of the Lord Chancellor of Ireland, fires at the Italian head of state and comes close to changing the course of history. Faber and Faber, Pounds 9.99.

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3. The Uses and Abuses of History, Margaret MacMillan Can we learn anything from history? Is history dangerous? In th...

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