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Trollope: A Biography

Trollope: A Biography

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Anthony Trollope was a giant of Victorian letters whose works are still read avidly today. Now, in what is surely the definitive biography, the world's leading expert on Trollope provides...
Somerville and Ross: The World of the Irish R.M.

Somerville and Ross: The World of the Irish R.M.

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Somerville and Ross were two extraordinary Irish writers. Cousins and products of the Anglo-Irish ascendancy world, they reacted both with and against their environment to present in their books a...
James Cameron's Titanic

James Cameron's Titanic

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James Cameron's Titanic chronicles the cinematic re-creation of the most legendary ocean disaster of all time as seen through the eyes of a master storyteller. Set against the ship's fateful...
What Would Beyonce Do?!

What Would Beyonce Do?!

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Stand-up comedian Luisa Omielan's story of how she turned her life around with one simple mantra- What Would Beyonce Do?! You know when you find yourself approaching thirty and your...
Dancing on Thin Ice: Travails of a Russian Dissenter

Dancing on Thin Ice: Travails of a Russian Dissenter

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In this memoir, replete with Jewish humor and sardonic Russian irony, exiled Russian journalist and human rights advocate Arkady Polishchuk (b. 1930) colorfully narrates his evolution as a dissenter and...
Beneath a Waning Moon: Diaries, 1985

Beneath a Waning Moon: Diaries, 1985

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Those who know him already will be prepared for the unexpected, and they will not be disappointed. Those new to him may be surprised to find - along with his...
The Summer of a Dormouse

The Summer of a Dormouse

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In this delightful and touching autobiography, the creator of the Rumpole series and author of the bestselling Paradise Postponed continues the story he began in his beloved Clinging to the...
Little Failure: A memoir

Little Failure: A memoir

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Gary Shteyngart's loving but mismatched parents dreamed that he would become a lawyer, or at least an accountant, something their distracted son was simply not cut out to do. Fusing...
Gary

Gary

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The author has written 14 other books including "Killing For Company", "The Case Of Dennis Nilsen" and "The Passion of John Aspinall". This is an account of his own relationship...
Portrait of PA

Portrait of PA

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Thomas Hardy

Thomas Hardy

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This biography presents a richer and more comprehensive account of Thomas Hardy's life than has previously been available, as well as a more complex, balanced, and sympathetic view of Hardy...
Broken Threads: My Family From Empire to Independence

Broken Threads: My Family From Empire to Independence

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A SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER SHORTLISTED FOR THE WESTMINSTER BOOK AWARDS A TABLET BOOK OF THE YEAR 'One of the best memoirs I've read in years' SATHNAM SANGHERA 'Beautifully...
The Strange and the Good

The Strange and the Good

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Roy Fuller combines three volumes of his memoirs - "Souvenirs", "Vamp Till Ready" and "Home and Dry" - which together span three decades of his life. They cover his childhood,...
Dinner With Edward

Dinner With Edward

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'I loved every moment of this book . . . Everyone deserves her own Edward - and everyone deserves to read this book.' Susannah Cahalan, bestselling author of Brain on...
The Full Montezuma

The Full Montezuma

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Hold onto your sombreros, amigos! THE FULL MONTEZUMA is the latest hilarious adventure from Peter Moore, author of the bestselling NO SHITTING IN THE TOILET and THE WRONG WAY HOME...
A Painful Season And Stubborn Hope: The Odyssey of an Eritrean Mother

A Painful Season And Stubborn Hope: The Odyssey of an Eritrean Mother

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A startling story of Abeba Tesfagiorgis' experience in the hands of Ethiopians in Asmara and her subsequent escape.
Global Girls: Find Your Thing

Global Girls: Find Your Thing

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The world is changing, and across the globe, women are stepping up into positions of influence in some of the biggest corporate organisations, while others are taking the bold, entrepreneurial...
Gather and Grill

Gather and Grill

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Foreword by Steve Doocy Turn up the heat and crack open a cold one with this smokin' hot, flavor-packed cookbook from Fox News' favorite father-son duo, packed with more than...
Legends and Soles: Business, Creativity and Basketball - A Memoir of

Legends and Soles: Business, Creativity and Basketball - A Memoir of

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The brilliant autobiography from the 'saviour of Nike' If you're a sneaker head, you know him as the Savior of Nike. If you've watched Air you saw Matt Damon's portrayal...
The Green Lady: A Spirit, A Story, A Place

The Green Lady: A Spirit, A Story, A Place

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From the critically acclaimed author Sally Bayley, The Green Lady is a poignant, brilliant exploration of the relationships between children and their teachers. In the style of her memoir Girl...
If Matthew Flinders Had Wings

If Matthew Flinders Had Wings

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In a journey that took five years to complete, property magnate Richard Buxton circumnavigated Australia by air and sea in an effort to raise public awareness and funds for research...
Death by Leisure: A Cautionary Tale

Death by Leisure: A Cautionary Tale

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After a brief and undignified stint as a war correspondent, Chris Ayres is exiled by his newspaper to Hollywood, where he lives in a building called The Leisureplex and sends...
For The Culture: Phenomenal Black Women and Femmes in Food:

For The Culture: Phenomenal Black Women and Femmes in Food:

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A must-have anthology of the leading Black women and femmes shaping today's food and hospitality landscape-from farm to table and beyond-chronicling their passions and motivations, lessons learned and hard-won wisdom,...
The Fran Lebowitz Reader: The Sunday Times Bestseller

The Fran Lebowitz Reader: The Sunday Times Bestseller

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Acerbic, wisecracking and hilarious, this is the definitive essay collection from New York legend and satirist, Fran Lebowitz, star of Martin Scorsese's hit Netflix series, Pretend It's a City. 'The...
Stanley: The Impossible Life of Africa's Greatest Explorer

Stanley: The Impossible Life of Africa's Greatest Explorer

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"A magnificent new life . . .[and]a superb adventure story. . . . There have been many biographies of Stanley, but Jeal's is the most felicitous, the best informed, the...
Say Everything: A Memoir

Say Everything: A Memoir

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Gen X icon Ione Skye bares all in an achingly vulnerable coming-of-age memoir about chasing fame, desire, and true love in the shadow of her famous, absent father. "Yep, Ione...
The Sunday Times Investigates: Reporting That Made History

The Sunday Times Investigates: Reporting That Made History

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A must-have gift for anyone interested in investigative journalism. The Sunday Times Insight team is famous for its investigative journalism. This book profiles the major stories - often a result...
Wild Air: In Search of Birdsong

Wild Air: In Search of Birdsong

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Shortlisted for the 2023 Highland Book Prize 'Joyful and mindful, a powerful argument for being still and listening' Sunday Times A book about birds, birdsong and the countryside they inhabit,...
Cables from Kabul: The Inside Story of the West's Afghanistan Campaign

Cables from Kabul: The Inside Story of the West's Afghanistan Campaign

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A frank and honest memoir by Britain's former ambassador to Kabul which provides a unique, high-level insight into Western policy in Afghanistan. For three years, from 2007 until 2010, Sherard...
Rhino

Rhino

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Fourteen years ago, an English woman named Anna Merz decided to try to do something to stop the massacre of the black rhino and this book tells her story. Having...
Becoming an English Country Squire

Becoming an English Country Squire

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The true story of how one man acquired and managed an English country estate, and lived to tell the tale-complete with illustrations by Annie Tempest, and perfect for all Downton...
Safe Space: My experience of racism in Australia and how I found hope

Safe Space: My experience of racism in Australia and how I found hope

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'A searingly honest and impassioned account of being an advocate in the social media era, Alyssa's voice is fierce, urgent and brave; and filled with deep familial love. This book...
We Are Displaced: My Journey and Stories from Refugee Girls Around the

We Are Displaced: My Journey and Stories from Refugee Girls Around the

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Nobel Peace Prize winner and bestselling author Malala Yousafzai introduces some of the faces behind the statistics and news stories we read or hear every day about the millions of...
Lucky Johnny: The Footballer who Survived the River Kwai Death Camps

Lucky Johnny: The Footballer who Survived the River Kwai Death Camps

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In 1938 Johnny Sherwood was a young professional footballer on the brink of an England career, touring the world with the all-star British team the Islington Corinthians. By 1942 he...
La Prisonniere

La Prisonniere

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Malika Oufkir has been a prisoner for virtually her whole life. Born to a proud family in 1953, daughter of the King of Morocco's aide, Malika was adopted by Mohammed...
red helicopter-a parable for our times: lead change with kindness

red helicopter-a parable for our times: lead change with kindness

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A true story of triumph by award-winning business leader, impact investor, and educator James Rhee that will inspire and empower us to transform our lives and our businesses with the...
Somewhere We Are Human: Authentic Voices on Migration, Survival, and

Somewhere We Are Human: Authentic Voices on Migration, Survival, and

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" "Wide-ranging yet consistently affecting, these pieces offer a crucial and inspired survey of the immigrant experience in America." " - Publishers Weekly "[These contributions] touch on so many different...
Hitler, Stalin, Mum and Dad: A Family Memoir of Miraculous Survival

Hitler, Stalin, Mum and Dad: A Family Memoir of Miraculous Survival

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THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Epic, moving and important' ROBERT HARRIS 'I'm not sure I've ever come across quite such a revelatory account of the Holocaust and yet despite the...
Raised by a Serial Killer: Discovering the Truth About My Father

Raised by a Serial Killer: Discovering the Truth About My Father

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The untold story behind the hit true crime podcast The Clearing, this unforgettable memoir traces one daughter's moving quest to understand her larger-than-life childhood as she searches for the truth...
S. T. Gill's Australia

S. T. Gill's Australia

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Author: Geoffrey DuttonBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan , 1981Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsS. T. Gill's Australia presents a vivid depiction of 19th-century Australian life through the eyes of...
Dylan Thomas: A Biography

Dylan Thomas: A Biography

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Author: Paul FerrisBinding: HardbackPublished: The Dial Press, 1977Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis biography navigates the life of Dylan Thomas, a prominent Welsh poet known for his...
Children Of The Ghetto (SIGNED)

Children Of The Ghetto (SIGNED)

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Author: Sheva Glas-Wiener; translated from the Yiddish by the author and Shirley YoungBinding: HardbackPublished: Globe Press, 1983Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: Signed with inscriptionThis poignant narrative transports readers...