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Wildlife warrior, professor of snakes, entertainer, Olympian. John Cann is a truly remarkable Australian. Written in John's engaging and affable voice, The Last Snake Man tells the story of John and his fascinating family, who entertained Australians for nearly a century with their incredible snake shows.

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The life of the complex, ruthless adversary of General Franco, whose life spanned much of Spains turbulence in the 20th century.

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The Last Surviving Child is a collection of poems, drawings, and stories about a mother and daughter finding hope while surviving war, immigration, discrimination, sexual abuse, poverty, suicide, and culture clash.

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Today, Louise, the oldest daughter of Richard and Meave, continues the family tradition with fieldwork in northern Kenya.

The Leakey family's achievements have had an enormous impact on our knowledge of human origins and evolution.

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This book entails Mel Eichelbaum's memoir detailing the motivational forces and influences that steered him into the legal profession, his journey to becoming a Legal Aid lawyer, and primarily covering the significant civil rights and poverty law reform cases in which he was involved.

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A collection of essays on Jorge Luis Borges by his long-time friend and collaborator.

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Bringing together more than a thousand unpublished letters as well as all the widely scattered published ones, these four volumes represent the first attempt at a complete edition of the letters of Edward Fitzgerald (1809-1883). Originally published in 1980. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make ava

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John Cheever's letters offer a tantalising glimpse into the life of a writer. They include correspondence with his contemporaries, such as Philip Roth, John Updike and Saul Bellow, his days as a young, aspiring writer and his battles with bisexuality and alcoholism.

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The story of an Aussie 'hero' who became one of the most famous and influential journalists of the day, reporting for the London Times on China during the Boxer Rebellion and the fall of the last emperor.

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A remarkably perceptive and vivid life of one of England's greatest radicals.

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David Beckham is an English soccer player whose popularity extends beyond the field and into international celebrity. He has played for some of the best clubs in the world, including Manchester United, Real Madrid, and AC Milan, and is known worldwide for his free kick experti...

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JoAnne OConnell reveals a prolific composer who concealed his sympathies for slaves in his plantation songs and wrote in diverse styles to satisfy the changing tastes of his generation. This intimate biography offers an invaluable portrait of the musical, political, economic, social, racial, and gender issues of Antebellum and Civil War America.

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After the Revolutionary War, despite political independence, the United States still relied on other countries for manufactured goods. Francis Cabot Lowell, born in Massachusetts in 1775, was one of the principal investors in building the India Wharf and the shops and warehous...

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Focuses on British and Irish politics at the start of the eighteenth century. This book tells the story of a powerful and eccentric peer, Thomas Coningsby (1657-1729), who played a key role in Ireland as the king's 'saviour' at the Battle of the Boyne and as one of the top administrators of the Protestant ascendancy.

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The remarkable story of Thomas Coningsby (1657-1729) exploring, for the first time, his tumultuous public and personal career.