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VICTORIA: An Intimate Biography

VICTORIA: An Intimate Biography

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Author: Stanley WeintraubBinding: HardbackPublished: Truman Talley Books/E. P. Dutton, 1987Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis biography provides an intimate look at the life of Queen Victoria, exploring her...
Catherine of Aragon

Catherine of Aragon

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Author: Garrett MattinglyBinding: HardbackPublished: Book-of-the-Month Club, 1990Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsA biography of Catherine of Aragon, the first wife of King Henry VIII, who was married to...
The Village of Longing

The Village of Longing

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Handling Edna: The Unauthorised Biography

Handling Edna: The Unauthorised Biography

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The Many Worlds of RH Mathews: In Search of an Australian Anthropologist

The Many Worlds of RH Mathews: In Search of an Australian Anthropologist

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Lisa: THE INSPIRING #1 BESTSELLING MEMOIR

Lisa: THE INSPIRING #1 BESTSELLING MEMOIR

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Sounds and Sweet Airs: The Forgotten Women of Classical Music

Sounds and Sweet Airs: The Forgotten Women of Classical Music

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The hidden history of the women who dared to write music in a man's world. 'Lucid, engaging and exuberant... [Sounds and Sweet Airs] is terrifically enjoyable and accessible, and leaves...
The Lady as Saint: Collection of French Hagiographic Romances of the Thirteenth Century

The Lady as Saint: Collection of French Hagiographic Romances of the Thirteenth Century

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Author: Brigitte Cazelles Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 320 The 13th century was the golden age of French verse hagiography, and more than half of the 200 extant French saint's...
Queens of a Fallen World: The Lost Women of Augustine's Confessions

Queens of a Fallen World: The Lost Women of Augustine's Confessions

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Author: Kate Cooper Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 304 FINALIST: THE CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZE 2023 The vibrant and surprising lives of the women in Augustine's Confessions While many know of...
Gunsmoke Over the Atlantic: First Naval Actions of the Civil War

Gunsmoke Over the Atlantic: First Naval Actions of the Civil War

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Author: Jack Coombe Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 288 On April 12, 1861, the Civil War began when shots were fired on an unfinished fort in Charleston Harbor. From that...
A Very Private School

A Very Private School

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THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Shocking and moving' Guardian'A tour-de-force' Washington PostAt eight years of age, Charles Spencer was sent away to one of England's most exclusive boarding schools. In this...
Graft: How to Smash Life

Graft: How to Smash Life

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GET OUT THERE, GIVE IT 110% AND ABSOLUTELY SMASH IT!. Tom Skinner is a grafter. Born and bred in Romford, he's spent a lifetime on market stalls and has always...
George Washington: Gentleman Warrior

George Washington: Gentleman Warrior

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Author: Stephen Brumwell Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 514 Winner of the prestigious George Washington Book Prize, George Washington is a vivid recounting of the formative years and military career...
Paolo Beni

Paolo Beni

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Author: P.B. Diffley Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 290 This is the first detailed life of the Italian humanist Paolo Beni (1553-c.1625), who in his lifetime was famous as a...
Queens of a Fallen World: The Lost Women of Augustine's Confessions

Queens of a Fallen World: The Lost Women of Augustine's Confessions

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Author: Kate Cooper Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 304 FINALIST: THE CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZE 2023 The vibrant and surprising lives of the women in Augustine's Confessions While many know of...
My Lovely Wife: A Memoir of Madness and Hope

My Lovely Wife: A Memoir of Madness and Hope

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Until Victory Always: A Memoir

Until Victory Always: A Memoir

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Hungry: The Highly Anticipated Memoir from One of the Greatest Food Writers of All Time

Hungry: The Highly Anticipated Memoir from One of the Greatest Food Writers of All Time

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I Asked Cathleen to Dance

I Asked Cathleen to Dance

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Extraordinary Wing Women: True Stories of Life-Altering, World-Changing Sisterhood

Extraordinary Wing Women: True Stories of Life-Altering, World-Changing Sisterhood

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A beautifully illustrated gift book celebrating the beauty, power, and joy of female friendship. Wingman: a pilot who flies behind and outside the leader of a flying formation.While researching her...
Twentieth-Century Man: The Wild Life of Peter Beard

Twentieth-Century Man: The Wild Life of Peter Beard

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An exuberant biography of the life of the iconic photographer and naturalist Peter Beard, whose life and work captured the cultural imagination Peter Beard lived an astonishing life. The artist,...
Fanny Kemble: A Performed Life

Fanny Kemble: A Performed Life

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A ForeWord magazine Book of the Year for 2007 Charismatic, highly intelligent, and splendidly talented, Fanny Kemble (1809-93) was a Victorian celebrity, known on both sides of the Atlantic as...
Listen to the Squawking Chicken: When Mother Knows Best, What's a Daughter to Do?

Listen to the Squawking Chicken: When Mother Knows Best, What's a Daughter to Do?

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All or Nothing: One Chef's Appetite for the Extreme

All or Nothing: One Chef's Appetite for the Extreme

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The Life of Bishoi: The Greek, Arabic, Syriac, and Ethiopic Lives

The Life of Bishoi: The Greek, Arabic, Syriac, and Ethiopic Lives

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Author: Tim Vivian Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 390 Four translations of major accounts of the life of the fourth-century Egyptian desert father St. Bishoi, in one volume Saint Bishoi...
Phaethon's Children: The Este Court and Its Culture in Early Modern Ferrara: Volume 286

Phaethon's Children: The Este Court and Its Culture in Early Modern Ferrara: Volume 286

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Author: Dennis Looney Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 496 0
Not That Kind of Girl: A Young Woman Tells You What She's "Learned"

Not That Kind of Girl: A Young Woman Tells You What She's "Learned"

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I Owe Russia $1200

I Owe Russia $1200

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Author: Bob HopeBinding: HardbackPublished: Robert Hale, 1963, ReprintCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis hilarious book is full of anecdotes and witticisms from the legendary comedian Bob Hope....
The Memoirs of Private Waterfield

The Memoirs of Private Waterfield

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Author: Robert WaterfieldBinding: HardbackPublished: Cassell and Company, 1968Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerThis book presents the memoirs of Private Waterfield, a soldier who served in...
A Golden String: The Story of Dorothy J. Ross

A Golden String: The Story of Dorothy J. Ross

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Author: June EpsteinBinding: HardbackPublished: Greenhouse Publications, 1981Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book tells the life story of Dorothy J. Ross, highlighting her imaginative ideas and...
Dr. Panto Fogo

Dr. Panto Fogo

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Author: Philip K. SaundersBinding: HardbackPublished: Prentice-Hall, 1960Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsDr. Panto Fogo explores the methodologies in computer-aided diagnosis and therapy, emphasizing the importance...
Archibald The Arctic

Archibald The Arctic

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Author: Archibald Lang FlemingBinding: HardbackPublished: Hodder & Stoughton, 1957Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerArchibald The Arctic is a compelling narrative that chronicles the experiences of Archibald Lang...
Doctor Byam in Harley Street: An Autobiography

Doctor Byam in Harley Street: An Autobiography

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Author: William ByamBinding: HardbackPublished: Geoffrey Bles Ltd, 1962Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThis autobiography chronicles the life of Lieut.Colonel Dr. William Byam, a British physician...
Arthur Rendle Short: Surgeon and Christian

Arthur Rendle Short: Surgeon and Christian

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Author: W. Melville Capper; Douglas JohnsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Inter-Varsity Fellowship, 1955, ReprintCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThis book offers insights into the life of Arthur Rendle Short, a...
I, Harold Diary of an Artist

I, Harold Diary of an Artist

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Author: Harold DayBinding: HardbackPublished: The Book Guild, 1988Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book offers an insightful look into the artistic journey of Harold Day, capturing his thoughts...
That Damned Democrat John Norton an Australian Populist 1858-1916

That Damned Democrat John Norton an Australian Populist 1858-1916

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Author: Michael CannonBinding: HardbackPublished: Melbourne University Press, 1981Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThis book provides an in-depth look at John Norton, an influential Australian populist from...
Savage Arena

Savage Arena

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Author: Joe TaskerBinding: HardbackPublished: Methuen, 1982Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: DamagedPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerSavage Arena is an autobiography about the life of an extreme athlete who embraces a lifestyle of...
Douglas Mawson: The Survivor

Douglas Mawson: The Survivor

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Author: David Parer and Elizabeth Parer-CookBinding: HardbackPublished: Alella Books, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 1983Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book presents the essence of the Mawson story...
A Soldier's View of Empire: The Reminiscences of James Bodell 1831-92

A Soldier's View of Empire: The Reminiscences of James Bodell 1831-92

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Author: Keith SinclairBinding: HardbackPublished: The Bodley Head, 1982Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThis book is a collection of reminiscences from James Bodell, covering his experiences...
Living on the Edge: The Winter Ascent of Kanchenjunga

Living on the Edge: The Winter Ascent of Kanchenjunga

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Author: Cherie Bremer-KampBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan, 1987Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis book chronicles the challenging winter ascent of Kanchenjunga, bringing readers into the heart of high-altitude climbing....
Lee: The Last Years

Lee: The Last Years

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Author: Charles Bracelen FloodBinding: HardbackPublished: Houghton Mifflin , 1981Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book covers a range of topics including the military and general history...
Hitler's Last Gamble: The Battle of the Bulge, December 1944-January 1945

Hitler's Last Gamble: The Battle of the Bulge, December 1944-January 1945

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Author: Trevor N. Dupuy; David L. Bongard; Richard C. Anderson Jr.Binding: HardbackPublished: Harpercollins, 1994Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsDiscover the gripping tale of Hitler's Last Gamble in this...
Gandhi: A Life

Gandhi: A Life

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Author: Yogesh ChadhaBinding: HardbackPublished: John Wiley & Sons, 1998Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsGandhi: A Life by Yogesh Chadha provides an in-depth look at the life and philosophies...
D. H. Lawrence in Australia

D. H. Lawrence in Australia

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Author: Robert DarrochBinding: HardbackPublished: MacMillan Australia, 1981Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThis book explores D. H. Lawrence's time in Australia and his experiences that influenced his novel...
Monturiol's Dream: The Extraordinary Story of the Submarine Inventor Who Wanted to Save the World

Monturiol's Dream: The Extraordinary Story of the Submarine Inventor Who Wanted to Save the World

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Author: Matthew StewartBinding: HardbackPublished: Pantheon, 2004Condition remarks:Book: ExcellentJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCatalan inventor Narcís Monturiol fought for ideals like equality, freedom, and progress during the social and political upheavals of...
Australian Pioneers

Australian Pioneers

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Author: Colin and Margaret KerrBinding: HardbackPublished: International Limited Editions, 1976Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsAustralian Pioneers is a hardcover book published in 1976 by Colin and Margaret Kerr. This...
Lives: That Shaped Your Life

Lives: That Shaped Your Life

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Author: Bob Brecher (Compiled by)Binding: HardbackPublished: Proteus Books, Ltd., 1980Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores how personal experiences can significantly shape values, beliefs, and decisions....
There is a World Elsewhere: Autobiographical Pages

There is a World Elsewhere: Autobiographical Pages

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Author: F. Gonzalez-CrussiBinding: HardbackPublished: Riverhead Books, 1998Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis autobiography by F. Gonzalez-Crussi offers a reflective journey through the author's life experiences. The narrative explores...