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Enter a world of ancient secrets, old money, new ambitions and the discovery of priceless treasure in this revelatory new biography.

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Enter a world of ancient secrets, old money, new ambitions and the discovery of priceless treasure in this revelatory new biography.

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A beautiful new edition collecting together Gray's two early diaries published by Faber.

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A long overdue biography of Alice M. Jordan (1870-1960), head of youth services at the Boston Public Library from 1902 to 1940 and one of the pioneers of childrens librarianship. Between the Age of Sail and the Space Age, a sea captains daughter gained fame as a book critic while practicing institutional politics behind the scenes.

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Kendrick Perk Perkins is known for his blunt commentary on ESPNs most popular shows.

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The most definitive and exhaustive biography of Andr the Giant on the market. While exploring Andr's amazing in-ring career and the indelible mark he left on pop culture, Laprade and Hbert have crafted the most complete portrait of a modern-day mythical being.

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Reissued for the centenary of the Russian Revolution in 2017, The Eitingons is an astonishing family history that shines new light on the intrigue, assassinations, and secrets of the Cold War.

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Who were the Eitingons And what part did they play in the secret dramas of the 20th century

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This classic book is the first one ever to fully chronicle the extraordinary exploits of a Navy SEAL unit--one of the most dangerous details in the Vietnam War.

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Dramatizes the life of John Merrick, who was so hideously deformed that he was exhibited as a freak in a sideshow until befriended by the London surgeon, Dr. Frederick Treves.

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It's been a long journey for Maurice Micklewhite - born with rickets in London's poverty-stricken Elephant and Castle - to the bright lights of Hollywood. With a career spanning more than five decades and starring roles which have earned him two Oscars, a knighthood, and an iconic place in the Hollywood pantheon, the man now known to us as...

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the story of Luca Turin, an utterly unusual, stubborn scientist, his otherworldly gift for perfume, his brilliant, quixotic theory of how we smell, and his struggle to set before the world the secret of the most enigmatic of our senses.

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Ruthless and passionate, Catherine the Great is singularly responsible for amassing one of the most awe-inspiring collections of art in the world and turning St. Petersburg in to a world wonder. The Empress of Art brings to life the creation of this captivating woman's greatest legacy

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Actress Pam St Clement, best known as EastEnders' Pat Butcher, shares her life story including the unorthodox upbringing that was to have a profound influence on the rest of her life.

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Definitive life of the author of CONFESSIONS OF AN ENGLISH OPIUM-EATER, journalist, political commentator and biographer.

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Henry Spencer Ashbee seemed a prosperous and respectable Victorian gentleman. Acclaimed biographer Ian Gibson has created an engrossing portrait of Ashbee, which examines the evidence that Ashbee himself may have been the author of the most famous work of Victorian erotica, My Secret Life.

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A funny and revealing memoir about obsession . and stamp collecting.

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A unique collection of stories, stand-up routines, sketches and interviews from comic legend Dave Allen, drawn together with the full co-operation of his family.

'A wonderful anthology of Allen's very best material.' JACK DEE

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Taken from Gandhi's own writings throughout his life, this title introduces readers to his thoughts on politics, spirituality, poverty, suffering, love, nonviolence, civil disobedience, and his own life. The pieces collected here, with explanatory head notes by Gandhi biographer Louis Fischer, offer the clearest, most thorough portrait of one of the greatest spiritual leaders the world has known.

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