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(Paperback)

"Max Brod, a successful novelist, was a boyhood companion of Kafka's and remained closely tied to him until Kafka's death in 1924. He was undoubtedly the one man whom Kafka trusted more than any other,"

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Serves as a companion to the 12-part "BBC2" series, celebrating the life of Fred Dibnah. This book includes an account of Fred's childhood, his passion for the glories of the Victorian age and his fascination with the landscape he grew up in, as well as his admiration for the craftsmen and labourers.

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Written for young adults, this biography of Frederick Douglass covers the life of the most famous black abolitionist and intellectual of the 19th century.

Frederick Douglass: A Biography explores the life of the most famous black abolitionist and intellectual of the 19th century.

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A bringing up-to date of the diaries of Tony Benn, covering events from the Gulf War to the rise of New Labour.

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Whether he was performing the circus as a reluctant child juggler, living in a punk rock commune or staying with a coke-addled cop in Mexico on a school exchange program, Oran Canfield never had a 'normal' childhood. This memoir of Oran shows that sometimes you have to hit rock bottom in order to start living life fully, and for yourself.

(Paperback, Media tie-in)

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(Paperback)

This study of Sigmund Freud and his complex relationships with the men and women who formed his circle focuses as much on the human dramas involved as on the ideas the participants developed. Roazen draws on interviews, as well as the unreleased papers of his authorized biographer, Ernest Jones.

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Fluent in at least seven languages and a writer of ravishing prose accounts of her journeys, Freya Stark was one of the great travel writers of the twentieth century.

(Hardback)

This biography will introduce art students and adult readers to one of the Latino culture's most beloved artists.

In 2002, the film Frida introduced the artist and her works to a new audience.

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No modern philosopher has been more maligned and misunderstood or more cynically exploited than Friedrich Nietzsche. The wealth and diversity of Nietzsche's aphorisms and brief essays - close to 2,700 - make him the most seminal and provocative thinker of modern times.

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A follow-up to the author's memoir, "From Dun Sion to Croke Park", here, the author brings us along on his travels around the world, and to the villages, townlands and sporting fields of the four provinces of Ireland. He recalls the great days at the races and in sporting stadiums big and small, and great nights in the dance halls.

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This book is about the extraordinary life of Lew Jenkins, a lightweight boxing champion. Raised in poverty during the Great Depression, Jenkins became a celebrated prizefighter in the late 1930s. After he squandered his winnings, Jenkins found purpose during World War II and the Korean War, earning the Silver Star for his bravery.

(Paperback)

As Britain's most successful and high profile make-up artist, for the past 15 years Gary Cockerill has glossed the lips, curled the lashes and shared the secrets of the famous and fabulous.

(Paperback)

(Paperback)

Gives the reader an insight into a key moment in the life of modern Europe. This title also provides an insight into the creative process as the reader witnesses ideas for novels occurring and then taking shape. It presents both a personal journal by a creative artist and a commentary on European history.

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A lifelong love of basketball influences a retired physician's decision to transition into a second career as a basketball coach in this honest, uplifting memoir.

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(Paperback)

Dr. Bajoghli was a pioneer physician in Isfahan and thought at Medical School of Isfahan University

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(Paperback)

The story of a young man's upbringing in a remote tribal village in Burma and his journey from his strife-torn country to the tranquil quads of Cambridge.