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Wild Grass: China's Revolution from Below
A compelling history of Chinese resistance to state oppression, told through the stories of three remarkable individuals In Wild Grass, Pulitzer Prize-winning Ian Johnson describes a China caught between the...
Sparks: China's Underground Historians and Their Battle for the Future
An inspiring testament to China's dissident historians and activists, from the 1940s to the present A documentary filmmaker who uncovered a Mao-era death camp; an independent journalist who gave voice...
Joshua: The Man They Called Jesus
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The Churchill Complex: The Rise and Fall of the Special Relationship from Winston and FDR to Trump and Johnson
Author: Ian Buruma Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 'Rich and rewarding' - Wall Street Journal It is impossible to understand the last 75 years of British and American history...
Boris: The Rise of Boris Johnson
Despite having once been sacked from the shadow front bench, Boris Johnson is still widely seen as one of the stars of the Conservative Party. His distinctive appearance ('Like a...
The Long and Winding Road
The third volume of Alan Johnson's bestselling and award-winning memoirs takes us to the corridors of Westminster and lifts the lid on the life of a hard-working constituency MP... Winner...
Flawed Giant: Lyndon Johnson and His Times, 1961-1973
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The Falls: From the iconic #1 bestselling author of A SONG FOR THE DARK TIMES
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MAGIC: The Life of Earvin 'Magic' Johnson
The definitive biography of the basketball legend Earvin 'Magic' Johnson, from the author of Michael Jordan: the Life. Magic Johnson is one of the most beloved, and also controversial, athletes...
Johnson's Life of London: The People Who Made the City That Made the
London is special. For centuries, it has been amongst the greatest cities of the world. But a city is nothing without its people. This sparkling new history of London, told...
Against Oblivion: Some Lives of the Twentieth Century Poets
The idea for Ian Hamilton's unorthodox new book was sparked by a rereading of Samuel Johnson's classic "Lives of the English Poets". Johnson included appraisals of 52 poets, but of...
LBJ's America: The Life and Legacies of Lyndon Baines Johnson
In innumerable ways, we still live in LBJ's America. More than half a century after his death, Lyndon Baines Johnson continues to exert profound influence on American life. This collection...
The Life of Samuel Johnson
A landmark in Boswell and Johnson studies In Boswell's Life of Samuel Johnson, one of the towering figures of English literature is revealed with unparalleled immediacy and originality, in a...
Ben Jonson: A Life
Author: Ian Donaldson (Honorary Professorial Fellow in the School of Culture and Communication, University of Melbourne) Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 562 Ben Jonson was the greatest of...
One Of Our Ministers Is Missing: From the award-winning writer and
'Richard Osman, here's a bullet with your name on it' TimesA government minister has vanished into thin air.The local police in the isolated island of Crete have no leads, save...
Rather Be the Devil: The brand new Rebus No.1 bestseller
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Gold Rush
'Elite athletes aren't born. They're made.' Michael Johnson From a living icon of the Olympic Games - as both an athlete and now as a BBC broadcaster - Gold Rush...
Samuel Johnson
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodFew figures in English literary history loom as large or as vividly as Samuel Johnson — and John Wain's acclaimed biography captures the full measure...
Nostradamus: The Man Behind the Prophecies
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Faustian Bargains: Lyndon Johnson and Mac Wallace in the Robber Baron
Lyndon Johnson and Mac Wallace crossed paths only briefly; but Wallace's life, especially one violent episode and its intricate aftermath, illuminates the dark side of our 36th president. Perhaps no...
Keats And The Mirror Of Art
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Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: Previous ownerA landmark work of literary criticism, Keats and the Mirror of Art by Ian Jack presents a meticulous...
Sir John Gorton: He Did it His Way
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Samuel Johnson's Literary Criticism
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAt the heart of eighteenth-century English letters stands Samuel Johnson — poet, moralist, and arguably the...
The Personal History Of Samuel Johnson
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Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded (refer to image). Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. Behind the towering literary legend of Dr....
The Life and Wines of Hugh Johnson
Author: Hugh Johnson Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 252 In this unique approach to understanding wine, Hugh Johnson, the world's best-loved wine author, weaves the story of his own epic...
The Secret Diary of Boris Johnson Aged 131/4
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100% UNOFFICIAL The newly discovered diary of Boris Alexander de Pfeffel Johnson, aged 13 , provides a fascinating and glimpse into Johnson's innermost thoughts and feelings and will reveal a...
Ben Jonson: A Life
Ben Jonson was the greatest of Shakespeare's contemporaries. In the century following his death he was seen by many as the finest of all English writers, living or dead. His...
The Plot: The Political Assassination of Boris Johnson
Author: Nadine DorriesFormat: Paperback, 153mm x 234mm, 390g, 352 pagesPublished: HarperCollins Publishers, United Kingdom, 2023'A riveting read that skips along at pace. Illuminating and concerning, it lifts the lid on...
Gold Rush
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HONEST: The (Uncut) Memoirs of Boris Johnson
*The memoirs of Boris Johnson, complete and unabridged, including all the great material he had to take out for being either too incendiary or too obviously made up*Ghostwritten by Lucien...
Poetry And Ireland: Essays By W. B. Yeats And Lionel Johnson
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Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: N/APages: GoodAt the crossroads of nationalism and artistic vision, Poetry and Ireland brings together two of the most vital literary voices of the Irish Literary Revival...
Ian Fairweather: A Life in Letters
A self-portrait by one of Australia's greatest artists, a man mistakenly portrayed as a hermit. When he died in 1974 after a long period of self-imposed austerity and improvisation on...
Dr Johnson's Reliquary of Rediscovered Words
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Rashid Johnson
'Johnson is a leading voice of his generation.' - New York Times The most comprehensive publication to date on widely celebrated artist Rashid Johnson Working with a variety of media...
Touching From a Distance
Author: Deborah Curtis (Author) Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 240 The only in-depth biographical account of the legendary lead singer of Joy Division, written by his widow. Includes a foreword...
The Avenger Takes His Place: Andrew Johnson and the 45 Days That
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From the moment of Lincoln's death on April 15, 1865, until Andrew Johnson, his replacement, formally announced postwar plans on May 29, the fate of the country hung in the...
Johnson on Savage: The Life of Mr Richard Savage by Samuel Johnson
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One Of Our Ministers Is Missing: From the award-winning writer and former MP
'Richard Osman, here's a bullet with your name on it' Times A government minister has vanished into thin air. The local police in the isolated island of Crete have no...
Connected: The Sustainable Landscapes Of Phillip Johnson (SIGNED)
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Author: Phillip JohnsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Murdoch Books, Sydney, 2014Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Signed with inscriptionConnected: The Sustainable Landscapes Of Phillip Johnson presents a compelling examination of the visionary...
Ian Hamilton Collected Poems
Edited by Alan Jenkins, this authoritative Collected Poems contains all of the poetry that Ian Hamilton chose to publish, together with a small number of uncollected and unpublished poems; it...
The Lives of Brian: The Sunday Times bestselling autobiography from
The story of AC/DC's legendary front man in his own distinctive voice 'It wasn't me. I didn't do it. And I'll never do it again!' says Brian Johnson of The...
In The Footsteps Of Johnson And Boswell: A Modern Day Journey Through Scotland
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageWhat happens when a sharp-eyed modern journalist retraces one of the most celebrated journeys in English literary history?...