The Life Of Kingsley Amis by ZACHARY LEADER
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John Adams by David McCullough
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The Pulitzer Prize-winning, bestselling biography of America's founding father and second president that was the basis for the acclaimed HBO series, brilliantly told by master historian David McCullough. In this powerful, epic biography, David McCullough unfolds the adventurous life journey of John Adam ...Show more
The Memoirs of Walter Bagehot by Frank Prochaska
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The spirited and measured memoir of Walter Bagehot, had he left one
ATATURK by Andrew Mango
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An examination of the founding father of the Turkish Republic, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. The author strips away the myth to the man beneath: his high ideals and ruthless tactics; his championship of women's rights; his nationalism; and his drinking bouts and the strange theories they produced.
Marie Antoinette : The Journey by Antonia Fraser
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'Drama, betrayal, religion and sex, it's all here ... Fascinating' GUARDIAN 'Beautifully paced, impeccably written ... Don't miss it' INDEPENDENT 'Fraser is at her best here, lucid, authoritative and compassionate' SUNDAY TIMES 'Superbly researched ... the definitive work on the ill-fated queen' CATHOLI ...Show more
Miracles of Life : Shanghai to Shepperton - an autobiography by J. G. Ballard
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'Miracles of Life' opens and closes in Shanghai, the city where J.G.Ballard was born, and where he spent the most of the Second World War interned with his family in a Japanese concentration camp. In the intervening chapters Ballard creates a memoir that is both an enthralling narrative and a detailed ...Show more
20 Months in Hostage Hell by Debbie Calitz
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When Debbie Calitz and her partner Bruno Pelizzari set sail from Dar es Salaam in October 2010, they could never have guessed that they would be making a voyage into the depths of hell. Three days into their journey as crew on board the yacht Choizel, it was captured by Somali pirates who held Debbie an ...Show more
THE GOVERNOR'S LADY : MRS PHILIP GIDLEY KING by MARNIE BASSETT
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The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea : The dark true tale of a boy stolen from Sydney Harbour and his remarkable journey of courage, battle, murder and insanity on the high seas by Robert Holden
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The life of Australian whaling captain William Chamberlain
The Last Lion - Winston Spencer Churchill: Visions of Glory 1874-1932 by William Manchester
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Winston Churchill is perhaps the most important political figure of the twentieth century. His great oratory and leadership during World War II were only part of his huge breadth of experience and achievement. Studying his life is a fascinating way to imbibe the history of his era and gain insight into ...Show more