The Three Of Us by JULIA BLACKBURN
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This is the story of three people: Julia Blackburn, her father Thomas and her mother Rosalie. Thomas was a poet and an alcoholic, who for many years was addicted to barbiturates, which would often make him violent. Rosalie, a painter, was sociable and flirtatious; she treated Julia as her sister, her co ...Show more
Crossing Mandelbaum Gate : Coming of Age Between the Arabs and Israelis, 1956-1978 by Kai Bird
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PULITZER PRIZE WINNER KAI BIRD'S fascinating memoir of his early years spent in Israel, Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Lebanon provides an original and illuminating perspective into the Arab-Israeli conflict. Weeks before the Suez War of 1956, four-year-old Kai Bird, son of a garrulous, charming Ameri ...Show more
Lytton Strachey by Michael Holroyd
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Drawing on new material, both published and unpublished, this is a revised edition of a biography of Lytton Strachey which was first published in 1967. It is the story of a complex man and his world which it was felt could not be told while many of his friends and lovers were still alive.
Things I Didn't Know by Robert Hughes
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The opening lengthy chapter is a brutal and briliant description of the terrible WA car accident several years ago that nearly took his life and left him physically and mentally shattered. In this beautifully written and searingly honest opening, that could be a small book in itself, Hughes makes you un ...Show more
Sir John Gorton : He Did it His Way by Ian Hancock
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This text provides an authoritative account of the life of Sir John Gorton - the Prime Minister of Australia from 1968-1971 who is still held in high regard by people across the political spectrum.
THE SUN KING : LOUIS XIV AT VERSAILLES by NANCY MITFORD
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MY EARLY LIFE / MY AFRICAN JOURNEY - LIMITED EDITION by WINSTON CHURCHILL
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WHAT IS REMEMBERED : AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY by ALICE B TOKLAS
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Doing Life : A Biography of Elizabeth Jolley by Brian Dibble
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Although she started writing early in life it was not until her fifties that Elizabeth Jolley received the recognition her talent deserved. She won The Age Book of the Year Award on three occasions as well as the Miles Franklin Award. She has won the Western Australian Premiers Prize for both fiction an ...Show more
A Castle in Tuscany - The Remarkable Life of Janet Ross by Sarah Benjamin
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Category: SECONDHAND BOOKS | Reading Level: very good
Tells the story of the extraordinary Janet Ross. To lovers of classic food books, Janet's name is recognisable, as the eminent Elizabeth David cited her as a source and her work changed the way the English thought about vegetables. Few people though know much about the life she lived.