POTEMKIN : PRINCE OF PRINCES by SIMON SEBAG MONTEFIORE
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George V: Never a Dull Moment by Jane Ridley
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From one of the most beloved and distinguished historians of the British monarchy, here is a lively, intimately detailed biography of a long-overlooked king who reimagined the Crown in the aftermath of World War I and whose marriage to the regal Queen Mary was an epic partnershipThe grandfather of Queen ...Show more
A Celtic Childhood by Bill Watkins
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A Celtic Childhood vividly portrays Bill Watkins' eccentric Celtic family: his vibrant Irish mam whose "hand is on the tiller" as head of household; his principled but stout-loving Welsh dad; and his Grandda, who has "a generous supply of Celtic songs and tall stories." These tales from Watkins’ boyhood ...Show more
Dweller in Shadows - A Life of Ivor Gurney by Kate Kennedy
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Category: BIOGRAPHY
The first comprehensive biography of an extraordinary English poet and composer whose life was haunted by fighting in the First World War and, later, confinement in a mental asylum Ivor Gurney (1890-1937) wrote some of the most anthologized poems of the First World War and composed some of the greatest ...Show more
Surviving Year Zero : My Four Years Under the Khmer Rouge by Sovannora Ieng
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Surviving Year Zero is the story of one young man, yet it is the story of millions of people. It tells of how Sovannora Ieng lived through the genocide that tore at the heart of Cambodia in the 1970s. Sovannora survived in an environment where survival was barely possible. He and his family experienced ...Show more
The Marquis De Sade by NEIL SCHAEFFER
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Even during his lifetime, the Marquis de Sade was in danger of being subsumed by his myth. Since his death, his name has become a synonym for perversion, brutality and desirous cruelty. This biography aims to remove the misconceptions and reveal the Marquis' complex psychology.
Cromwell : Our Chief of Men by Antonia Fraser
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No Englishman has made more impact on the history of his nation than Oliver Cromwell; few have been so persistently maligned in the folklore of history. The central purpose of Antonia Fraser's book is the recreation of his life and character, freed from the distortions of myth and Royalist propaganda. C ...Show more
Equal Justice: My Journey As A Woman, A Soldier And A Muslim by Rabia Siddique
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Growing up as a muslim in the monocultural landscape of 1970s suburban Perth, Rabia Siddique knew what it was like to be different. She became a lawyer, moved to the UK and joined the British army as a military lawyer. She served in Iraq and was taken as a hostage by Islamic insurgents as she tried to n ...Show more