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One of the most memorable slave narratives, Jacobs' "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl" illustrates the overreaching evil and pervasive depravity of the institution of slavery. This edition features a new Afterword. Revised reissue.

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The first full biography of Ravi Shankar, India's most important cultural figure of the past century.

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The Craft meets Smoke Gets in Your Eyes in this haunting mystical memoir of how Amanda Yates-Garcia found beauty, independence and power through her life and work as a witch and how other women can harness this power as well.

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A fascinating, behind-the-scenes memoir from the former U.S. Secretary of Defence under Obama.

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A gripping and provocative insider's account of both Islamist terror networks and the intelligence services that spy on them, Inside the Jihad offers a completely original perspective on the ongoing battle against Al Qaeda.

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A shocking expos of rampant, decades-long incompetence at the National Rifle Association, as told by a former member of its senior leadership.

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Nicolas Roche has a famous surname to all fans of cycling. The son of legendary Irish and World Champion Stephen Roche, Nicolas had to fight to make it as a professional and even harder to make his mark as his own man in this toughest of competitive sports. This title tells his story of life as a professional cyclist.

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'Steve is a British sport icon. He is an inspiration to a whole generation of future sporting stars.' Lewis Hamilton

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One of Britain's best-known voices and faces of sports broadcasting relives 40 years of magical and controversial moments

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this was snookers golden era.

The man behind the boring tag has always been the sports smartest and sharpest man. With his cool, obsessive approach, Steve rewrote the rule book and became untouchably the best player in the world and the best paid sportsman in the country.

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'Into Africa' traces the journeys of Livingstone and Stanley - Livingstone's search for the Nile's source, leaving him alone, far from civilization; and Stanley's search for Livingstone, which sees his awakening to the beauty of Africa. This book is a fascinating window on the golden age of explora

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The legendary explorer of Titanic and Lusitania reveals the secret military missions behind his famous exploits.

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'Deeply personal and blisteringly powerful. Tom Marcus, author of SOLDIER SPY

The incredible true story of life as a London firefighter.

What is it really like to be a firefighter

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WINNER OF THE 2012 SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE

A monumental work of history, biography and adventure - the First World War, Mallory and Mount Everest

The price of life is death

For Mallory, as for all of his generation, death was but a frail barrier that men crossed, smiling and gallant, every day.

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Custer's Last Stand remains iconic in American history. Had Custer prevailed at the Little Bighorn, the victory may have been one among many, while in defeat, he became legend. In Inventing Custer, Caudill and Ashdown bridge the gap between the true Custer and the one immortalized into legend in our generally accepted reading of American history.

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A luminous memoir of post-war childhood, adventure and loss on the banks of the Nile.

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A luminous memoir of post-war childhood, adventure and loss on the banks of the Nile.

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A luminous memoir of post-war childhood, adventure and loss on the banks of the Nile.

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The founder of The Charles Schwab Corporation recounts the ups and downs he weathered as he made stock investing, once the expensive and clubby reserve of the few, accessible to ordinary Americans.

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A breathtakingly beautiful photo-narrative biography of the incredible life of Princess Ira von Frstenberg half Austro-Hungarian Princess, half Agnelli: model, actress, princess, socialite, heiress, mother, and jewellery designer.