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"Kary Mullis, perhaps the weirdest human ever to win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, (has written) a chatty, rambling, iconoclastic tour through the wonderland that is (his) mind"--"The Washington Post."

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Caroline Moorehead's richly novelistic biography sets Lucy and her dairies in their wider context, illuminating a remarkable period of history.

Dancing to the Precipice was shortlisted for the Costa Biography Award 2009.

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"Dandelion Roots Run Deep" is co-authored by Merry Bell Clark and her mother, Merrill Ann Clark. This true story follows three generations of tenacious Midwestern women who were deeply committed to environmental issues. The story begins in the 1940s with Merrill, who began writing this book before beginning her battle with Alzheimer's in 2011.

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First time in paperback: From a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer, an imaginative re-creation of Samuel Clemens's boyhood in Hannibal, Missouri-just in time for Ken Burns's forthcoming Mark Twain documentary.

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"There can be no better bedside collection for anyone who is interested in the history of America and the world in the second half of the 20th century-or in a life lived bravely."-The Economist

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Donald A. Rakestraw focuses on Daniel Websters critical diplomatic efforts. His domestic resum garnered him the title Defender of the Constitution, while his adroit handling of his signature accomplishment with Lord Ashburton earned him the additional title of Defender of the Peace.

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Donald A. Rakestraw focuses on Daniel Websters critical diplomatic efforts. His domestic resum garnered him the title Defender of the Constitution, while his adroit handling of his signature accomplishment with Lord Ashburton earned him the additional title of Defender of the Peace.

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Dante is one of the towering figures of medieval European literature. This biography indicates that Dante may have smoked cannabis to reach new heights of creativity. It tells that Dante was a talented public speaker, who created a quite new form of poetic art, holding audiences spellbound.

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Celebrated novelist Daphne Du Maurier and her sisters, eclipsed by her fame, are revealed in all their surprising complexity in this riveting new biography.

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This political and intellectual biography of Darcus Howe uses Howe's dramatic personal history as a lens through which to explore the British civil rights movement in the defining years of the 1970s and 80s.

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A revised critical study covering the various phases of Dario Fo's theatrical career.

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Acclaimed biographer Edward J. Renehan, Jr., combines lively anecdotes with the rich social tapestry of the Gilded Age to paint the portrait of the most talented financial buccaneer of his generation.

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Jennie Jerome was a controversial American society girl and mother of Britain's most revered statesman, Winston Churchill. This book charts her luxurious New York upbringing, her eyebrow-raising entry into the British aristocracy through marriage to Lord Randolph Churchill, son of the Duke of Marlborough, and more.

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Just how far did Charles Darwin's luck - both good and bad - affect his life and scientific discoveries This book investigates a school of thought that although Darwin came to the right conclusions, he did not actually follow the right path in getting there.

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The ever popular boomer humorist ties up the gloves to go a few rounds with American politics as he updates the Declaration of Independence, revises the Constitution, swipes at the tax code, and roasts the current administration with all the slow-simmering heat of a Texas barbecue. Reprint.

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Originally published in hardcover in a slightly different form by Crown Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House LLC in 2017.

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A scholarly and readable account of the life and achievements of one of the greatest Victorians, which raises questions about the aims of his epic journeys through Africa - were they purely to save souls and counter the slave trade, or were they the first steps towards bringing the peoples of central Africa under European control

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Born in poverty in Blantyre, Scotland, David Livingstone educated himself by heroic endeavor, later proving him-self to be a remarkable linguist and scientist. His missionary journeys brought him into contact with a wide range of African peoples, for whom he showed remarkable sympathy. This is an account of his life and of his achievements.

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This work inquires into those aspects of the career and ideas of David Lloyd George that have had special relevance to Wales. It deals primarily with his place in the history of modern Wales and the importance of his Welsh background in his career in British and world politics.

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The definitive biography of one of America's most celebrated playwrights whose Pulitzer Prize -winning play, Glengarry Glen Ross, was revived in the West End in 2007. This landmark study provides a comprehensive account of his life, work and ideas on writing, acting and directing.