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The most important document that has come to light regarding Orwell's Spanish experiences is the deposition charging him and Eileen with espionage and high treason, a charge unknown to them. This volume also includes a sequence of letters that throws a completely new light on Orwell's personal relationships.

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In this frank and engaging memoir, Christine Nixon reflects on the journey of a woman deep into a man's world, describing the experiences that shaped her commitment to a model of policing as a community service, committed to caring for society's most vulnerable.

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In February 2005, Edwyn Collins suffered two devastating brain haemorrhages. When he initially recovered consciousness the only words he could say were 'Grace', 'Maxwell', 'yes' and 'no'.

But with the help of his partner Grace and their son Will, Edwyn fought back.

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In this collection of beautifully crafted autobiographical vignettes that encompasses everything from the people Farrar has met and the places he's journeyed over 20 years as a traveling musician, to his formative childhood experiences, to his parents' cultural identity as Missouri Ozarks.

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From Chastity Bono, daughter of Sonny and Cher, heroine of the gay community, comes the first comprehensive guide to the coming-out process, written from the perspective of both gays and lesbians and their parents.

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A biography of a literary woman novelist, who exercised an influence on Jane Austen and whose own life, spanning the years 1752 to 1840, embraced the worlds of music, literature, politics, English Court life and the French Revolution.

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To read the journals she kept from the age of sixteen is to step back into Georgian England, meeting Dr Johnson, Garrick and Reynolds, being chased round the gardens of Kew Palace by the King. it paints a vivid portrait of a woman of great talent, against the changing background of England and France, a culture and an age.

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Full of action, lush description and fascinating historical characters, Dugard's gripping account of the life and gruesome demise of Captain James Cook is a thrilling story of a discoverer hell-bent on travelling farther than any man. A rousing adventure biography that captures the extraordinary life of arguably the most talented and visionary explorer of the 18th Century.

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Presents an anecdotal account of the author's meetings with the great and shambolic men and women of poetry. Since his late teens, he has been rubbing shoulders and working with a host of acclaimed poets. He weaves his impressions of them personally, with a commentary on their place within the broader literary culture.

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In Carlo Gebler's early childhood, his relationship with his father, Ernest, was a disaster. Years later, on hearing his estranged father was now senile, Gebler made the long difficult journey to southern Ireland and through his past, through diaries that confirmed Ernest's hatred for his sons.

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For the first time in trade paperback, here is the story of Thomas J. Watson and his son, who together built the international giant that is IBM. Ten years after its original publication, "Father, Son & Co." remains a uniquely honest book. of photos.

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It's dedicated to those who din't know the value of having a father in their life.

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In 1932, the so-called annus mirabilis of modern physics, a group of scientists gathered in Copenhagen for a week-long conference on the extraordinary new work that was taking place in laboratories across the world;

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Sent to an Industrial School in Dublin at the age of seven, Patrick Touher was forced into a tough regime of education and training, prayer and punishment, strict discipline and fearful nights.

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Fearless is the story of my journey with Epilepsy. It all started when I was 15 months old. There have been many ups and downs in my journey. Even in the difficult seasons, God has been faithful. It is my prayer that you will see Him in my story.

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"Detailed, deeply researched, and compelling." --Chicago Tribune Historian Leslie Zemeckis reveals the lost stories of Sally Rand and Faith Bacon--icons who each claimed to be the inventor of the notorious fan dance. Nearly one hundred years later, both women come alive again.

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After reading it, and her anecdotes about her mum's early experiments with home waxing, and her dad snipping off her thong, and Amy Winehouse complimenting her on her tits, and the confidence that comes with Vicodin, as well as the fact boxes with advice about bullying and hair straighteners, I like her very much.' Eva Wiseman, Observer