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Do What Matters: What Leading A Child Protection Organization In Cambodia Taught Me About Life And Leadership

Do What Matters: What Leading A Child Protection Organization In Cambodia Taught Me About Life And Leadership

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling memoir chronicles Nicky Mih's transformative experiences at the helm of a child...
The Giant Book Of 1000 Great Lives

The Giant Book Of 1000 Great Lives

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThe Giant Book Of 1000 Great Lives presents a monumental collection of biographical sketches,...
Walking With My Master: An Autobiography

Walking With My Master: An Autobiography

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis poignant autobiography, Walking With My Master, chronicles a profound personal journey, detailing the...
The Fabulous Lunts: A Biography Of Alfred Lunt And Lynn Fontanne

The Fabulous Lunts: A Biography Of Alfred Lunt And Lynn Fontanne

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling biography chronicles the extraordinary lives and intertwined careers of Alfred Lunt and...
Julia Gillard: My Story

Julia Gillard: My Story

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling memoir chronicles the political journey of Australia's first female Prime Minister, Julia...
Functus Officio: A Memoir

Functus Officio: A Memoir

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA candid and reflective journey through a life shaped by duty, consequence, and quiet...
Dreams From A Suitcase (Sogni Dalla Valigia): Recollections Of Italian Settlers In The Yarra Valley

Dreams From A Suitcase (Sogni Dalla Valigia): Recollections Of Italian Settlers In The Yarra Valley

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis historical account chronicles the poignant journeys and enduring legacies of Italian immigrants who...
Inside the Cartel: How an Undercover FBI Agent Smuggled Cocaine,

Inside the Cartel: How an Undercover FBI Agent Smuggled Cocaine,

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"Truth is always stranger than fiction... A stunning, riveting and extraordinary real-life story of life in the shadows." #1 International Bestselling Author Don Winslow The gripping true story, that reads...
A Dog Walks into a Nursing Home: Lessons in the good life from an

A Dog Walks into a Nursing Home: Lessons in the good life from an

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'A joyous and moving account of how seemingly small gifts of kindness can make a profound difference. And not to the recipient alone.' - Geraldine Brooks At loose ends with...
Ordinary Courage: My Journey to Baghdad as a Human Shield

Ordinary Courage: My Journey to Baghdad as a Human Shield

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This is one woman's account of finding the ordinary courage to fulfil her purpose, no matter what the odds. At the age of 34, Donna Mulhearn had become disillusioned by...
Without Warning and Only Sometimes: 'Extraordinary. Moving and

Without Warning and Only Sometimes: 'Extraordinary. Moving and

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'Vivid and compelling and so moving... Kit's depiction of her parents' dynamic is both painful and comforting to read' Marian Keyes AS BROADCAST ON BBC RADIO 4 From the award-winning...
Glitter and Glue: A compelling memoir about one woman's discovery of

Glitter and Glue: A compelling memoir about one woman's discovery of

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'I loved this book, I was moved by this book and now I will share this book with my own mother.' Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love. From the...
A Game with Sharpened Knives

A Game with Sharpened Knives

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The reviews have been simply stunning for this debut novel set in Ireland in 1941. Nobel prize-winning physicist Erwin Schrodinger was forced to flee Austria in 1933 after the Nazis...
George: Memoirs of a Gentleman's Gentleman

George: Memoirs of a Gentleman's Gentleman

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The book titled George: Memoirs of a Gentleman's Gentleman by the author Nina Slingsby Smith. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
The Right Break

The Right Break

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John Abernethy has seized life with both hands. A man of the land and the sea, he fought in Vietnam, started a successful fishing charter business and owned a horse...

Samuel Marsden

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Biography of one of the outstanding characters of Australia's earliest days, showing us Marsden in all his strengths and weaknesses and in his many roles, including valiant missionary in New...
Do They Hear You When You Cry

Do They Hear You When You Cry

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For Fauziya Kassindja, an idyllic childhood in Togo, West Africa, sheltered from the tribal practices of polygamy and genital mutilation, ended with her beloved father's sudden death.Forced into an arranged...
Patrick O'Brian: A Life Revealed

Patrick O'Brian: A Life Revealed

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Patrick O Brian, the late author of the immensely popular Aubrey-Maturin novels, zealously guarded the details of his past. Now Dean King an expert on nautical literature and on O...
Life: A Journey through Science and Politics

Life: A Journey through Science and Politics

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A renowned scientist and environmental advocate looks back on a life that has straddled the worlds of science and politics "Compelling. . . . [Ehrlich's] memoir includes remarkable stories of...
Cleopatra: Her History, Her Myth

Cleopatra: Her History, Her Myth

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A feminist reinterpretation of the myths surrounding Cleopatra casts new light on the Egyptian queen and her legacy "A lucid and persuasive reinterpretation. Readers won't see Cleopatra the same way...
The Penguin Book of Historic Speeches

The Penguin Book of Historic Speeches

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Brian MacArthur brings together the words of over a hundred men and women - from Moses to Mandela - who changed the world through the sheer power of their oratory....
A Journey

A Journey

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The memoirs of Tony Blair - a worldwide publishing sensation In 1997, Tony Blair won the biggest Labour victory in history to sweep the party to power and end eighteen...
Unruly Times: Wordsworth and Coleridge in Their Time

Unruly Times: Wordsworth and Coleridge in Their Time

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With the insight only a novelist can provide, A. S. Byatt vividly conjures into being the world of Wordsworth and Coleridge. Unruly Times is a superlative portrait of the relationship...
Abominations: Selected essays from a career of courting

Abominations: Selected essays from a career of courting

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The first essay collection from one of the most acclaimed writers of our time. 'This trenchant, unrepentant collection reminds you that she's a brilliant writer... Order a copy in case...
The Perfect Mile: Three Athletes. One Goal. And Less Than Four Minutes To Achieve It.

The Perfect Mile: Three Athletes. One Goal. And Less Than Four Minutes To Achieve It.

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis gripping work of sports history chronicles the intense rivalry and extraordinary efforts of...
Women Of The Land

Women Of The Land

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis historical account chronicles the resilience and contributions of women in rural communities. It...
Chasing Butterflies: The True Story Of A Daughter Of 9/11

Chasing Butterflies: The True Story Of A Daughter Of 9/11

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageChasing Butterflies: The True Story Of A Daughter Of 9/11 presents a deeply personal...
Everything To Live For

Everything To Live For

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageEverything To Live For chronicles the extraordinary true story of Turia Pitt, a woman...
Ruth Petrovna: Reaching Russians

Ruth Petrovna: Reaching Russians

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageRuth Petrovna: Reaching Russians chronicles the compelling journey of Ruth Petrovna as she endeavors...
The Meaning Of Luck: Stories Of Learning, Leadership And Love

The Meaning Of Luck: Stories Of Learning, Leadership And Love

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThe inspiring work The Meaning Of Luck: Stories Of Learning, Leadership And Love presents...
Fall Of The Roman Republic: Six Lives By Plutarch

Fall Of The Roman Republic: Six Lives By Plutarch

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFall Of The Roman Republic: Six Lives By Plutarch presents a compelling collection of...
Leonardo Da Vinci

Leonardo Da Vinci

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageD. M. Field's Leonardo Da Vinci chronicles the extraordinary life and unparalleled achievements of...
Toilet Warrior

Toilet Warrior

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageMark Balla's compelling narrative, Toilet Warrior, chronicles his extraordinary...
Caravaggio

Caravaggio

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageCaravaggio by Giorgio Bonsanti chronicles the tumultuous life and revolutionary artistic contributions of the...
James Cook: His Early Life And The Endeavour Voyage

James Cook: His Early Life And The Endeavour Voyage

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis historical biography, James Cook: His Early Life And The Endeavour Voyage, chronicles the...
Uncommon Australians: Towards An Australian Portrait Gallery

Uncommon Australians: Towards An Australian Portrait Gallery

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Henry VIII And His Court

Henry VIII And His Court

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis historical biography, Henry VIII And His Court, chronicles the tumultuous reign of one...
Norse In The South: The Hansen Berg Family Høvding Emigrants From Grue, Norway, To New Zealand Then Tumut, Canberra And Melbourne, Australia

Norse In The South: The Hansen Berg Family Høvding Emigrants From Grue, Norway, To New Zealand Then Tumut, Canberra And Melbourne, Australia

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Condition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling historical account, Norse In The South: The Hansen Berg Family Høvding...
Lessons on Living: Finding Your Way Through Life's Ups and Downs from

Lessons on Living: Finding Your Way Through Life's Ups and Downs from

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Bestselling author Nigel Latta's simple psychological toolkit for life's ups and downs. What do you do when you're told you only have months to live? If you're like Nigel Latta,...
Trail Magic: Going Walkabout for 2184 Miles on the Appalachian Trail

Trail Magic: Going Walkabout for 2184 Miles on the Appalachian Trail

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Trevelyan Quest Edwards wore out two pairs of boots in five months. He walked THRU the Appalachian Trail of 2,184 miles northwards from Atlanta, Georgia to Mt Katahdin in Maine...
My Father's List: How Living My Dad's Dreams Set Me Free

My Father's List: How Living My Dad's Dreams Set Me Free

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WINNER OF THE ONE CITY, ONE BOOK AWARD Featured in New York Post and People Magazine On the cusp of middle age, a newlywed journalist discovers and finishes the bucket...
Stories of Friendship

Stories of Friendship

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Here is the 'best of the best': a collection of heart-warming, inspiring, challenging and uplifting stories of Friendship overcoming the odds. Most have been carefully selected from Guideposts Magazine, known...
The Cost of Free Land: Jews, Lakota and an American Inheritance

The Cost of Free Land: Jews, Lakota and an American Inheritance

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Growing up, Rebecca Clarren only knew the major plot points of her immigrant family's origins. Her great-great-grandparents, the Sinykins, and their six children fled antisemitism in Russia and arrived in...
No Baggage

No Baggage

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When Clara Bensen arranged to meet Jeff Wilson on the steps of the Texas State Capitol, after just a few email exchanges on OK Cupid, it felt like something big...
Water Mirror Echo: The Making and Meaning of Bruce Lee

Water Mirror Echo: The Making and Meaning of Bruce Lee

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" Water Mirror Echo is a remarkable story of a man, the traditions and communities that created him, and the new worlds he made possible. Like Bruce Lee himself, Jeff...
Inside: Winning. Losing. Starting again.

Inside: Winning. Losing. Starting again.

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'One of the most incredible and moving books that we've read, ever.' The High Performance Podcast Sitting in the prison classroom each morning, reading the pages in my book, listening...
Send Me: The True Story of a Mother at War

Send Me: The True Story of a Mother at War

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The extraordinary story of American special operator and trailblazer Shannon Kent, who hunted high value targets on classified missions in the most dangerous locales on earth while trying to balance...
Surf Like A Woman: Becoming World Champ when women weren't welcome on

Surf Like A Woman: Becoming World Champ when women weren't welcome on

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In the 80s and 90s, surf culture was toxic, especially towards women. But Pauline Menczer - a dirt-poor, chronically ill, freckle-faced teen from Bondi - defied insults and intimidation to...