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A work hailed by the "Los Angeles Times" as "hypnotic storytelling", "Wild Steps of Heaven" provides a powerful, moving portrait of Villasenor's family who, in their courage and love of life, represent the whole, passionate history of Mexico.

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For millennia the 'wild' was a place heroic men went on epic quests. This book traces the lives of five women who fought against prejudice for their right to work in, enjoy and help save the earth's wild places.

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Of all the poets of the First World War, Wilfred Owen most fires the imagination today this is the comprehensive literary biography of the greatest WW1 poet

Wilfred Owen tragically died in battle just a few days before the Armistice.

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Tells the definitive biography of Wilkie Collins: the Victorian novelist, playwright, author of The Moonstone and The Woman in White, who lived a life of sensation.

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This book offers the life story of the actor and musician who is perhaps the most bankable star in Hollywood today.

How did Will Smith rise to the top of the Hollywood A-list

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Iconoclast; visionary; homosexual crusader; drug advocate; teacher and elder statesman to the Beats: William Burroughs remains one of the most complex and controversial American writers of the twentieth century. This title presents an unconventional biography of this legendary provocateur and all-round thorn in the side of the establishment.

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The definitive biography of William Carlos Williams, one of the twentieth century's foremost poets

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An explorer, a master political manipulator, a barrister, a newspaper proprietor and a physical giant of a man who was afraid of nothing and no one, William Charles Wentworth was in every sense Australia's founding father. His story is the story of colonial Australia.

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Here is the true story of how British statesman and reformer William Wilberforce overcame great obstacles to help end the slave trade in England two centuries ago. The movie Amazing Grace brings this story to life, and this book is the inspiring, definitive biography of Wilberforce, written by the lead historical consultant for the film.

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William Wykeham was an extraordinary figure whose rapid ascent from peasant to chancellor bucked contemporary trends. This book offers biography of one of the figures of late 14th century England, an acquaintance of Chaucer and a man who wielded immense political power. It covers his fall from political power in 1376-77 and his rehabilitation.

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Willie Mays' career bridged eras in baseball history, from the Negro Leagues to expansion to free agency.

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Why does Willie Nelson keep going down the road, steady as a mountain stream, creating an illusion for the millions that sit in awe of him as he sings the same repertoire night after night

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Gathers a selection of journal entries from the most pivotal period in Jack Kerouac's life - 1947 to 1954. This title presents Kerouac as a hungry young writer finishing his first novel while forging crucial relationships with Allen Ginsberg, William S Burroughs, and Neal Cassady.

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Hendley never set out to be a hero. In 2004, Hendley--a small-town bartender--launched a series of wine-tasting events to raise funds for clean-water projects and to bring awareness to the world's freshwater crisis. In "Wine to Water," the author shares a captivating tale of adventure and compassion.

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In his introduction, the author illustrates the age-long relationship between Egypt and the Sudan. Discussed are Wingate's governor-generalship of the Sudan, the Arab revolt, his post as High Commissioner in Egypt, and the Egyptian crisis and its aftermath.

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During the 1970s a young woman called Linda Kuehl, planning to write a biography of Billie, recorded interviews with more than 150 people. Kuehl died in 1978 and her book never came out, but her recordings survived to provide the raw material for this extraordinary account of the life of America's First Lady of Jazz.

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Few writers have had as many distinct lives as Bruce Chatwin and few have been as compelling in person as in print.

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