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The Rise and Fall of Napoleon (Volume 1: The Rise) chronicles the beginning of this life, from Napoleon's birth in 1769 to the Battle of Austerlitz in 1805, when he defeated the Austro-Russian armies. What emerges is a child of the French Revolution who grew to be its master.

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The world's leading expert on Osama bin Laden delivers for the first time the definitive biography of a man who set the course of American foreign policy for the 21st century, and whose ideological heirs we continue to battle today.

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* Heroic attempt by US President Teddy Roosevelt to chart one of the largest and most dangerous tributaries of the Amazon - The River of Doubt.

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When TV presenter Philippa Forrester first met Charlie, a wildlife cameraman, she thought he was a show-off - and he thought she was arrogant.

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It was Peter's near-fatal accident and her own illness which decided the young couple to turn their backs on England and Germany and make a new start farming in Ireland.

Life was harsh at first, but predictably Christabel found humour in the accidents of poverty and the many mishaps of country life.

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The Road He Travelled makes sense of the fascinating paradoxes associated with his life and work - modern guru, bad father and husband, excellent writer, self-centred prophet, genuine seeker, a decent person trying sometimes to be better, the wounded carer, the healing physician, the great encourager...

Sister Stanislaus Kennedy, or Sister Stan as she is affectionately known, has been described as a visionary and social innovator. Inspired by the work of Mother Mary Aikenhead, Stan went on to dedicate her life to the service of the poor and to fighting for a fairer, more equal society. This title presents her portrait.

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Julie was born into a family of creative artists. Deeply inspired by her parents' passion for human rights, peace and justice for all, Julie believed she could save the world through music. Midway into her journey, all she'd loved, all she'd worked for, was ripped away. This is the magnificently woven story of how her muse and her sixth sense saved her soul.

Takes us behind the scenes of a passionate life - from childhood poverty in Dublin to the Football League to the forefront of journalism and debate in Ireland.

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This comprehensive book documents the nearly half-century-long story of The Rolling Stonesthe group many regard as the most eminent rock band ever.

By 1964 the United States had been "invaded" by a number of British bands, led by the Beatles.

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The candid autobiography of all-star pitcher Sudden Sam McDowell, whose alcohol-fueled life quickly and famously spiraled out of control, and his ultimate redemption as a counselor for other athletes suffering from addiction.

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It was the divorce that scandalised Georgian England... Their marriage had the makings of a fairy tale but ended as one of the most salacious and highly publicised divorces in history.

For over two hundred years the story of Lady Worsley, her vengeful husband, and her lover, George Maurice Bisset, lay forgotten.

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The Observer's chief foreign correspondent Peter Beaumont, takes us into the guts of modern conflict.

Unflinching and utterly gripping, The Secret Life of War is a deeply personal and defining vision of the inner, secret nature of modern war.

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Joseph Conrad's impact has been so profound and far-reaching that, eighty years after his death, he remains an essential cultural reference point.

Ten years ago, Christina Lamb reported on the war the Afghan people were fighting against the Soviet Union. Now, back in Afghanistan, she has written a memoir of her love affair with the country and its people.