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In 2005, Anna Massey was awarded a CBE for services to drama.

Daughter of the Canadian actor, Raymond Massey (perhaps best-known for his role as Dr Gillespie in the TV series Dr Killdare), and Adrianne Allen (also a very successful stage actress), drama was in her blood.

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With her firecracker energy, wit and outrageousness, Marion Winik has captivated thousands of listeners on NPR's All Things Considered. Now she takes us on a journey both personal and universal, a tour of the minefield of chance and circumstance that make up a life.

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Ten Thousand Miles Without a Cloud is a beautifully written account of Sun Shuyuns journey to retrace the steps of one of the most popular figures in Chinese history the monk Xuanzang, who travelled to India searching for true Buddhism.

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I don't know how old I was when I watched my mother's murder, nor do I know how old I am today.'

The illegitimate daughter of a peasant and an American GI, Elizabeth Kim spent her early years as a social outcast in her village in the Korean countryside.

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A beautifully written memoir (with recipes) of a life determined, enhanced and defined by food, by the chief restaurant critic for The New York Times.

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Alfred Lord Tennyson, Queen Victoria's favourite poet, commanded a wider readership than any other of his time. This biography shows him as a Romantic as well as a Victorian, exploring both the poems and Tennyson's attempts at play writing, as well as the pressures of his age and the personal relationships that made the man.

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Originally published by Fourth Estate in 1996, when it was short-listed for the Whitbread Prize.

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In this compelling and crisply written biography, historian Joseph Wheelan examines the life and wars of the indomitable General Phil Sheridan, whose leadership and aggressive tactics helped win the Civil War, crush the marauding Plains Indians-and save Yellowstone.

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"Previously published as a Dutton hardcover 2016."

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Vanity Fair, published in serial parts in 1847-8, made William Makepeace Thackeray famous 'all but at the top of the tree', he told his mother, 'and having a great fight up there with Dickens'.

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A day to day glimpse into the regular life of a soldier in the United States Army.

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Reveals what turned a once optimistic young man into this grumpy middle-aged git.

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Perfect for cricket fans everywhere, Thanks Johnners is a warm and witty tribute to Brian Johnston and his time at the helm of Test Match Special.

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Coste dreamed of playing major-league baseball from the age of seven, and at age 33, he was finally heading to the big time. "The 33-Year-Old Rookie" is a real-life "Rocky," an unforgettable and inspirational story of one man's unwavering pursuit of a lifelong goal.

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* A brilliant, touching and desperately funny portrait of an American family in all its glorious oddity

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"[This book] is the definitive account of [Eisenhower's] presidency, drawing extensively on declassified material... that explains why this "do-nothing" president is... regarded as one of the best leaders our country has ever had"--Amazon.com.

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Though canonized as a saint and a fully enlightened buddha, the eleventh-century Ra Lotsawa's life story presents a darker path than those taken by Siddhartha Gautama or Milarepa. This book presents an account of one of the most colourful and memorable figures in Tibetan Buddhist history.

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A true story of a young woman who defeated her demons and conquered her cravings to become a weight-loss superhero to inspire us all.

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The truly remarkable life of the notorious Ethel Livesey, a serial fraudster and confidence trickster who became a media sensation after she ran out on her society wedding in 1945 and was later arrested for obtained goods by false pretences.