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Face It: A Memoir

Face It: A Memoir

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Author: Debbie Harry Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 368 'I was saying things in songs that female singers didn't really say back then. I wasn't submissive or begging him to...
The Young Alexander: The Making of Alexander the Great

The Young Alexander: The Making of Alexander the Great

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Author: Alex Rowson Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 512 'Popular history at its very best, thought-provoking and accessible. Underpinned by serious research, and written with panache, it summons up a...
30-Second Napoleon: The 50 fundamentals of his life, strategies, and legacy, each explained in half a minute

30-Second Napoleon: The 50 fundamentals of his life, strategies, and legacy, each explained in half a minute

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Author: Charles Esdaile Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 160 Almost two centuries since his death, Napoleon Bonaparte remains the subject of vigorous debate. On one side are those...
The House of Yan: A Family at the Heart of a Century in Chinese History

The House of Yan: A Family at the Heart of a Century in Chinese History

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Author: Lan Yan Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 432 Through the sweeping cultural and historical transformations of China, entrepreneur Lan Yan traces her family's history through early 20th...
In Montparnasse: The Emergence of Surrealism in Paris, from Duchamp to Dali

In Montparnasse: The Emergence of Surrealism in Paris, from Duchamp to Dali

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Author: Sue Roe Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 320 "Describes with plenty of colour how surrealism, from Rene Magritte's bowler hats to Salvador Dali's watches, was born and developed." -...
The Queen

The Queen

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Author: Andrew Morton Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 400 In this entertaining and insightful biography of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, award-winning writer Andrew Morton, author of Diana, Her True...
Bombs and Barbed Wire: One Man's Great Escape

Bombs and Barbed Wire: One Man's Great Escape

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Author: Jeff Steel Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 392 His hatred of Nazism made him leave his six-month marriage to Miranda on hold. Over Germany his Halifax bomber is shot...
Martin Luther: Renegade and Prophet

Martin Luther: Renegade and Prophet

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Author: Lyndal Roper (University of London) Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 576 From "one of the best of the new [Martin Luther] biographers" (The New Yorker), a portrait of the...
The Magicians: Great Minds and the Central Miracle of Science

The Magicians: Great Minds and the Central Miracle of Science

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Author: Marcus Chown Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 304 'Marcus Chown rocks!' - Brian May How does it feel to know something about the universe that no one...
The Life and Afterlife of Harry Houdini

The Life and Afterlife of Harry Houdini

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Author: Joe Posnanski Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 336 Award-winning journalist and New York Times bestselling author Joe Posnanski enters the world of Harry Houdini and his legions of devoted...
Walden

Walden

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Author: Henry David Thoreau Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: In Walden, Thoreau offers apositive and insightful look at human solitude and the natural world. Detailing his experiences of...
Happy-Go-Lucky: 'Unquestionably the king of comic writing' Guardian

Happy-Go-Lucky: 'Unquestionably the king of comic writing' Guardian

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Author: David Sedaris Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 272 The latest installment from always funny, sometimes bizarre comic David Sedaris. Praise for Theft By Finding The writing here...
The Ministry of Truth: The Biography of George Orwell's 1984

The Ministry of Truth: The Biography of George Orwell's 1984

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Author: Dorian Lynskey Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 368 "Rich and compelling. . .Lynskey's account of the reach of 1984 is revelatory." --George Packer, The Atlantic An authoritative, wide-ranging, and...
Aussie Grit: My Formula One Journey

Aussie Grit: My Formula One Journey

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Author: Mark Webber Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 320 Mark Webber was at the centre of one of the most captivating chapters in the history of Formula One. In 2010,...
The Banished Immortal: A Life of Li Bai (Li Po)

The Banished Immortal: A Life of Li Bai (Li Po)

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Author: Ha Jin Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 320 From the National Book Award-winning author of Waiting- a narratively driven, deeply human biography of the 8th century poet, Li Bai--also...
The World According to Joan Didion

The World According to Joan Didion

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Author: Evelyn McDonnell Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 256 An intimate exploration of the life, craft, and legacy of one of the most revered and influential writers, an artist who...
Courage and Compassion: A Stretcher-bearer's Journey from No-man's Land and Beyond

Courage and Compassion: A Stretcher-bearer's Journey from No-man's Land and Beyond

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Author: Don Farrands QC Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 400 This is the true story of a young Australian soldier whose life of opportunity was challenged by trauma and salvaged...
The Korean Kid: A Young Australian Pilot's Baptism of Fire in the Jet  Fighter Age

The Korean Kid: A Young Australian Pilot's Baptism of Fire in the Jet Fighter Age

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Author: Rochelle Nicholls Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 340 A vicious civil conflict erupted on the Korean peninsula in 1950 and sucked 24 nations into a new round of fighting....
Meshi: A personal history of Japanese food

Meshi: A personal history of Japanese food

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Author: Katherine Tamiko Arguile Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 416 For Katherine Tamiko Arguile, the Japanese food her mother cooked was a portal to a part of her that sometimes...
Tracey Emin

Tracey Emin

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Author: Jonathan Jones Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 128 This accessible and expertly written introduction and overview of Tracey Emin's life offers a completely up-to-date view on the...
Tokyo New Wave: 31 Chefs Defining Japan's Next Generation, with Recipes

Tokyo New Wave: 31 Chefs Defining Japan's Next Generation, with Recipes

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Author: Andrea Fazzari Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 304 Showcasing the new talent of Tokyo's vibrant food scene, Andrea Fazzari profiles 31 chefs who are shaping the future of one...
The Ice at the End of the World: An Epic Journey Into Greenland's Buried Past and Our Perilous Future

The Ice at the End of the World: An Epic Journey Into Greenland's Buried Past and Our Perilous Future

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Author: Jon Gertner Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 448 A riveting, urgent account of the explorers and scientists racing to understand the rapidly melting ice sheet in Greenland, a dramatic...
The Best of Me

The Best of Me

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Author: David Sedaris Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 432 What could be a more tempting Christmas gift than a compendium of David Sedaris's best stories, selected by the author himself?...
Rivals Unto Death: Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr

Rivals Unto Death: Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr

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Author: Rick Beyer Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 192 The day was hot and sticky. The man in the rowboat was an impetuous hothead. His row across the choppy Hudson...
A Sultry Month: Scenes of London Literary Life in 1846: 'Sizzles and steams . . . Beautifully written.' (The Times)

A Sultry Month: Scenes of London Literary Life in 1846: 'Sizzles and steams . . . Beautifully written.' (The Times)

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Author: Francesca Wade Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 288 Though she loved the heat she could do nothing but lie on the sofa and drink lemonade and read Monte Cristo......
I'll Take Your Questions Now: What I Saw at the Trump White House

I'll Take Your Questions Now: What I Saw at the Trump White House

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Author: Stephanie Grisham Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 352 The most frank and intimate portrait of the Trump White House yet Stephanie Grisham rose from being a junior press wrangler...
Elizabeth & Margaret: The Intimate World of the Windsor Sisters

Elizabeth & Margaret: The Intimate World of the Windsor Sisters

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Author: Andrew Morton Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 400 They were the closest of sisters and the best of friends. But when, in a quixotic twist of fate,...
Lou Reed: A Life

Lou Reed: A Life

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Author: Anthony Decurtis Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 528 The essential biography of one of music's most influential icons: Lou Reed. As lead singer and songwriter for the Velvet Underground...
Young Rembrandt: A Biography

Young Rembrandt: A Biography

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Author: Onno Blom Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 278 Rembrandt's life has always been an enigma. How did a miller's son from a provincial Dutch town become the greatest artist...
The Next Everest: Surviving the Mountain's Deadliest Day and Finding the Resilience to Climb Again

The Next Everest: Surviving the Mountain's Deadliest Day and Finding the Resilience to Climb Again

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Author: Jim Davidson Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 416 On April 25, 2015, Jim Davidson was climbing Mount Everest when a 7.8 magnitude earthquake released avalanches all around him and...
The Pope of Physics: Enrico Fermi and the Birth of the Atomic Age

The Pope of Physics: Enrico Fermi and the Birth of the Atomic Age

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Author: Gino Segre Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 368 Enrico Fermi is unquestionably among the greats of the world's physicists, the most famous Italian scientist since Galileo. Called the Pope...
Harry Styles: The Making of a Modern Man

Harry Styles: The Making of a Modern Man

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Author: Sean Smith Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 304 'Fascinating and authoritative' The Daily Express Sunday Times bestselling author Sean Smith tells the extraordinary story of a modern cultural icon:...
The Crowded Hour: Theodore Roosevelt, the Rough Riders, and the Dawn of the American Century

The Crowded Hour: Theodore Roosevelt, the Rough Riders, and the Dawn of the American Century

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Author: Clay Risen Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 368 A NEW YORK TIMES 100 NOTABLE BOOKS OF 2019 SELECTION The dramatic story of the most famous regiment in American history:...
SAS Great Escapes Two: Six Untold Epic Escapes Made by World War Two Heroes

SAS Great Escapes Two: Six Untold Epic Escapes Made by World War Two Heroes

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Author: Damien Lewis Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 352 'Damien Lewis is both a meticulous historian and a born storyteller' Lee Child SAS Great Escapes Two recounts the hitherto untold...
Prince Albert: The Man Who Saved the Monarchy

Prince Albert: The Man Who Saved the Monarchy

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Author: A N Wilson Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 336 In this companion biography to the acclaimed Victoria, A. N. Wilson offers a deeply textured and ambitious portrait of Prince...
The McCartney Legacy: Volume 1: 1969-73

The McCartney Legacy: Volume 1: 1969-73

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Author: Allan Kozinn Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 720 In this first of a groundbreaking multivolume set, THE MCCARTNEY LEGACY, VOL 1: 1969-73 captures the life of Paul McCartney in...
The Flying Vet: The extraordinary inspiring true story of life as a female vet and farmer in the remote Australian outback, perfect for fans of Muster Dogs and Back Roads

The Flying Vet: The extraordinary inspiring true story of life as a female vet and farmer in the remote Australian outback, perfect for fans of Muster Dogs and Back Roads

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Author: Ameliah Scott Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 My journey to the skies and the people and animals of the Australian outback 'Scott is devoted to bringing veterinarian services...
Saving Freud: A Life in Vienna and an Escape to Freedom in London

Saving Freud: A Life in Vienna and an Escape to Freedom in London

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Author: Andrew Nagorski Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 336 'An intimate, touching portrait of a genius as an old man' -SYLVIA NASAR, author of A BEAUTIFUL MIND 'A gripping masterpiece'...
Paris: The Memoir

Paris: The Memoir

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Author: Paris Hilton Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 336 PARIS: A MILLION MEANINGS IN A SINGLE NAME Heiress. Party girl. Problem child. Selfie taker. Model. Reality star. Self-created....
Dying of Politeness: A Memoir

Dying of Politeness: A Memoir

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Author: Geena Davis Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 304 'I adored this book. It's so Geena and so inspiring and such a wonderful read' Emma Thompson A Times Film and...
Mental Fitness: 15 Rules to Strengthen Your Body and Mind

Mental Fitness: 15 Rules to Strengthen Your Body and Mind

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Author: Ant Middleton Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 320 THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER The brilliant new book from the Chief Instructor of SAS: Australia that will explain the principles...
Burning Boy: The Life and Work of Stephen Crane

Burning Boy: The Life and Work of Stephen Crane

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Author: Paul Auster Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 800 A LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE WINNER A BOSTON GLOBE BEST BOOK OF 2021 Booker Prize-shortlisted and New York Times bestselling...
When in French: Love in a Second Language

When in French: Love in a Second Language

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Author: Lauren Collins Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 256 A language barrier is no match for love. Lauren Collins discovered this firsthand when, in her early thirties, she moved to...
Miss Dior: A Story of Courage and Couture (from the acclaimed author of Coco Chanel)

Miss Dior: A Story of Courage and Couture (from the acclaimed author of Coco Chanel)

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Author: Justine Picardie Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 448 Picardie's journey to uncover the secret life of Christian Dior's beloved sister Catherine takes the reader to the heart of Occupied...
Life Undercover: Coming of Age in the CIA

Life Undercover: Coming of Age in the CIA

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Author: Amaryllis Fox Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 240 INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Fast and thrilling . . . Life Undercover reads as if a John le Carre character...
The Women of the Bible Speak: The Wisdom of 16 Women and Their Lessons for Today

The Women of the Bible Speak: The Wisdom of 16 Women and Their Lessons for Today

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Author: Shannon Bream Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 256 #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! The women of the Bible lived timeless stories-by examining them, we can understand what it means...
The Lost Airman: A True Story of Escape from Nazi-Occupied France

The Lost Airman: A True Story of Escape from Nazi-Occupied France

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Author: Seth Meyerowitz Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 The remarkable, untold story of World War II American Air Force turret-gunner Staff Sergeant Arthur Meyerowitz, who was shot down over...
Adam Smith: Father of Economics

Adam Smith: Father of Economics

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Author: Jesse Norman Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 432 A dazzlingly original, "remarkable" account of the life and thought of legendary economist Adam Smith (Financial Times). Adam Smith (1723-1790) is...