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By: Robert Crawford
ISBN: 9780099554950
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2016
UK Publication Date: 4th February 2016
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
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Eliot wanted no biography written, but this book reveals him in all his vulnerable complexity as student and lover, stink-bomber, banker and philosopher, but most of all as an epoch-shaping poet struggling to make art among personal disasters.
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By: Kate Williams
ISBN: 9781780222431
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2013
UK Publication Date: 4th April 2013
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
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The story of how Elizabeth II became queen.
'Rich with princess anecdotes... Williams's book weaves the Second World War, vast social change and the royal upheaval of abdication and celebration of coronation into energised, nostalgic storytelling' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
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By: John Lewis-Stempel
ISBN: 9781849902724
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2012
Publisher: Ebury Publishing
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With no modern drugs, and a lot of trial-and-error, James sets about learning how to treat the local farm animals and the pets of city folk. This book reveals a world now lost to us, showing how life in pre-war Britain changed an enthusiastic young student named Alf Wight into the man who would charm millions of readers the world over.
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By: C.D. Payne
ISBN: 9780385481960
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 1996
Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc
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Nick Twisp, a dark and precocious fourteen-year-old, struggles with the problems of contemporary teens, including high school, divorced parents, paranoia, his virginity, homelessness, and the attentions of a young lady.
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By: Alice Rawsthorn
ISBN: 9780006383963
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Dec 1997
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
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An in-depth analysis of the business empire set up by Yves Saint Laurent's lover Pierre Berge and an insight into the life of a tragic 20th-century genius.
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By: Brian Hoey
ISBN: 9780753513095
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2008
Publisher: Ebury Publishing
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The daughter of Princess Anne and dubbed a 'rebel Royal', Zara Phillips has long been the subject of media interest. However, her considerable sporting success received little attention until she won gold at the 2006 equestrian World Championships. This book includes Zara's contribution to the British Team that won the 2007 European Championship.
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By: Kendall Taylor
ISBN: 9780732271916
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Dec 2002
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd
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A story of Zelda Sayre, a talented and beautiful Southern belle, who captured the heart of writer F Scott Fitzgerald. This book recounts the lives of a couple who symbolized the excess and flamboyance of the Jazz Age, an age where 'anything went' but at a considerable cost.
(Paperback)
By: Isabel Stirling
ISBN: 9781593761707
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2007
Publisher: Counterpoint
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(Paperback)
By: Sanjay Singhal
ISBN: 9781543944778
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jan 2019
Publisher: BookBaby
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(Paperback)
By: Gao Wenqian
ISBN: 9781586486457
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2008
Publisher: PublicAffairs,U.S.
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Works about Zhou Enlai are heavily censored in China. This work offers a portrait of the real Zhou, a man who lived his life at the heart of Chinese politics for fifty years, who survived both the Long March and the Cultural Revolution - no thanks to ideological or personal purity - but because he was artful, crafty and politically supple.
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By: Stephanie Li
ISBN: 9798216195191
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2025
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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In this biography, chronological chapters follow Zora Neale Hurston's family, upbringing, education, influences, and major works, placing these experiences within the context of American history.
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By: Dave Graney
ISBN: 9780980790436
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2011
Publisher: Affirm Press
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Legendary rock showman Dave Graney takes us on a journey about growing up, finding your voice and hitting the right pitch. He sets off on a road-trip from small-town Australia, a young man fired up by punk rock. e He picks up influences, stories and personal mythologies along the way. This is no standard rock 'n' roll trip; it's an education.
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By: Keith Cameron
ISBN: 9781399607414
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Dec 2025
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
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The story of Manic Street Preachers told through 168 songs
(Hardback)
By: Keith Cameron
ISBN: 9781399607407
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Dec 2025
UK Publication Date: 11th September 2025
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
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The story of Manic Street Preachers told through 168 songs
(Paperback)
By: Rossana D'Antonio
ISBN: 9781647429041
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jun 2025
UK Publication Date: 13th May 2025
Publisher: She Writes Press
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By: James Kaplan
ISBN: 9781837260379
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jun 2025
UK Publication Date: 13th March 2025
Publisher: Canongate Books
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From the New York Times bestseller, the story of jazz, told through the journeys of three towering artists
(Paperback)
By: Jane Cholmeley
ISBN: 9780008651077
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2025
UK Publication Date: 13th February 2025
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
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(Hardback)
By: Nathan Waddell
ISBN: 9780861549764
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2025
UK Publication Date: 5th June 2025
Publisher: Oneworld Publications
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A pioneering biography of George Orwell told through moments of everyday life.
(Paperback, New Edition)
By: Katharine Stewart
ISBN: 9781780279282
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2025
UK Publication Date: 24th April 2025
Publisher: Birlinn General
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Captures in descriptions, what it was really like trying to make a living out of a hill croft years ago. This book features a couple and their young daughter, who fresh from city life, immerse themselves in the practicalities of looking after sheep, cattle and hens, mending fences, baking bread and surviving the Scottish winters.
(Hardback)
By: Ron Kovic
ISBN: 9781636141138
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jun 2024
Publisher: Akashic Books,U.S.
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(Paperback)
By: Arthur Ashe
ISBN: 9780063162273
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2023
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
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(Paperback)
By: John Burnside
ISBN: 9781529962888
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2025
UK Publication Date: 7th August 2025
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
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(Paperback)
By: Jill Halfpenny
ISBN: 9781035037599
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jun 2025
UK Publication Date: 27th February 2025
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
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With warmth and compassion, Jill shares her own experiences of loss and helps you through the most difficult time of your life.
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By: Karl Kruszelnicki
ISBN: 9780733340352
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2025
Publisher: ABC Books
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