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Tyndale House Publishers In the Secret Service
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£13.99
Free Press Salas Gift
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£999.99
Scribner Book Company Power Concedes Nothing
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£17.10
Abrams Press Hollow
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£19.99
Thorndike Press Large Print Connie
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£37.99
Gale, a Cengage Group Boat Baby
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£40.85
Thorndike Press, a Cengage Group Joyride
£37.62
Gale, a Cengage Group How to Lose Your Mother
£999.99
Authentic Media An Unfair Advantage
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£14.24
National Geographic Society No Dream is Too High
Book SynopsisNow in paperback and updated with a new essay on his celebrated trip to Antarctica comes this best-selling inspirational memoir from beloved astronaut Buzz Aldrin. Buzz Aldrin is an American hero. Always larger than life, he is the best known surviving member of a generation of astronauts who in just a few years became both the first men in space and first men on the moon. In this inspiring book, Aldrin pauses to reflect and share what he has learned about life from the vantage point of both outer space and time. (Still a nonstop traveler and impassioned advocate for space exploration, he turned 87 in 2017.) Consisting of nine principles to live by, each illustrated by fascinating anecdotes and memories, this thought-provoking book is a beautiful memento of a life well lived--and a new opportunity for Aldrin to connect with the masses of people who recognize his unique place in human history. Trade Review"Aldrin is just as candid about his disappointments, struggles and failures as he is about his extraordinary achievements, and this is what makes his story so appealing." —Washington Post"Famed astronaut Aldrin combines leadership lessons with behind-the-scenes stories from his Apollo 11 moonwalk in this engaging cross between biography and self-help....Everyone, whether a student or a seasoned CEO, will find something to take away from this inspiring work." —Publishers Weekly"Fans of the Apollo space program, readers who admire Aldrin, and those who are just learning about him will all enjoy and benefit from this modest book." —Booklist"Moonwalker Buzz Aldrin has learned a lot over the course of his long, eventful and complicated life, and he's sharing some of the most important lessons in a new book." —Space.com“The astronaut recounts life lessons learned from his historic Apollo 11 moonwalk in 1969 and beyond.” –Kirkus Review“It's an inspirational read that's packed with little-known facts about the Space Race.” –Tech Insider Online“Aldrin uses lessons he learned during his long career in aviation and space exploration to detail the principles that have enabled his personal growth and professional achievements.” –Library Journal
£11.39
National Geographic Society The Catch Me If You Can
Book SynopsisIn this inspiring travelogue, celebrated traveler and photographer Jessica Nabongo—the first Black woman on record to visit all 195 countries in the world—shares her journey around the globe with fascinating stories of adventure, culture, travel musts, and human connections. It was a daunting task. But Jessica Nabongo, the beloved voice behind the popular website The Catch Me if You Can, made it happen, completing her journey to all 195 UN-recognized countries in the world in October 2019. Now, in this one-of-a-kind memoir, she reveals her top 100 destinations from her global adventure. Beautifully illustrated with Nabongo's own photography, the book documents her remarkable experiences in each country, including: A harrowing scooter accident in Nauru, the world’s least visited country, Seeing the life and community swarming around the Hazrat Ali Mazar mosque in Afghanistan, Horse
£27.00
Kessinger Publishing A Daughter Of Han
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£39.53
Thorndike Striving Reader Night A Memoir
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£24.99
Free Press Peace Meals
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£15.20
HarperCollins Kihiani
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£27.54
HarperCollins Publishers Rock Star
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£24.54
Simon & Schuster Where They Stand The American Presidents in the
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£17.10
Chronicle Books Scarred
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£23.76
Grand Central Publishing The 1997 Masters My Story
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£24.00
HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd Running Strong
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£999.99
HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd TwentySeven Letters to My Daughter
Book SynopsisWhen death is dancing closer than you'd like, what becomes important? What do you need to tell your child? And how do you want to be remembered? A beautiful, tender, funny and poignant guide on how to really live, from a mother to her daughter. Ella Ward comes from a long line of irrepressibly charming raconteurs, letter-writers, storytellers and people who 'quite like giving toasts at parties'. And so, a few years ago, when Ella was 36 years old, with a husband and a young daughter, and was told that she had a rare cancer and might die, she decided that death wasn't going to stand in the way of her mothering her child. As Ella's treatment for her cancer began, she started drafting letters to her daughter. To tell her about life, love, death, the importance of cotton knickers and - above all - her family. The kind of people who weren't dissuaded by little things like cancer. Or war. Or loss. Or a charging elephant. This is a story of what we inherit, and how we become ourselves.
£19.94
Arcadia Publishing Legendary Locals of Vancouver Washington
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£21.24
Arcadia Publishing Legendary Locals of Lowell
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£21.24
Arcadia Publishing Legendary Locals of Metairie
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£21.24
Arcadia Publishing (SC) Legendary Locals of Newtown
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£21.24
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC South
Book SynopsisOver a century after she sank, the Endurance has been found, and here, in his own words, Sir Ernest Shackleton tells the extraordinary story of his extraordinary adventure.In 1911 Roald Amundsen beat Robert Falcon Scott to the South Pole, and Scott and his colleagues all died on the return journey. Ernest Shackleton, who had served with Scott on a previous expedition, decided that crossing Antarctica from sea to sea was the last great unattempted journey on the continent. His Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 191417 was a failure. But perhaps because it failed, with Shackleton not only surviving but bringing his crew back alive, the expedition became more famous than many of those adventurous voyages that succeeded.After reaching the Weddell Sea off the coast of the Antarctic Peninsula, Shackleton's ship the Endurance became trapped in pack ice and spent 1915 drifting northwards. The Endurance was eventually crushed by the ice and sank, leaving 28 men sTrade ReviewStylish, high quality collector's edition * Hardy Boat Owner *Indisputably, Shackleton's compelling account of his epic adventure is a classic. * Sailing Today *Timeless masterpiece... updated with pictures and maps. * Yachting World *
£11.67
Simon & Schuster The Story A Reporters Journey
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£16.15
Howard Books Life Is Short No Pun Intended
Book SynopsisFrom the stars of TLC’s The Little Couple comes an uplifting account of how the pair met and became successful professionals and parents.
£13.78
Simon & Schuster Unflinching The Making of a Canadian Sniper
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£15.20
Tyndale House Publishers A Sea Between Us
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£15.19
Simon & Schuster My Soul Looks Back
Book SynopsisIn this captivating new memoir, award-winning writer Jessica B. Harris recalls her youth “surrounded by some of the most famous creative minds of the seventies and eighties…James Baldwin, Maya Angelou, Toni Morrison, Nina Simone” (New York magazine)—in a vibrant, lost era of New York City.In the Technicolor glow of the early seventies, Jessica B. Harris debated, celebrated, and danced her way from the jazz clubs of the Manhattan’s West Side to the restaurants of Greenwich Village, living out her buoyant youth alongside the great minds of the day—luminaries like Maya Angelou, James Baldwin, and Toni Morrison. My Soul Looks Back is her tribute to that fascinating social circle and their shared commitment to activism, intellectual engagement, and each other. With “simmering warmth” (The New York Times), Harris paints evocative portraits of her illustrious friends: Baldwin as he read aloud an earlyTrade Review"[N]ever, to this reader, uninteresting ... “My Soul Looks Back” has a simmering warmth." —The New York Times"Eloquent and infinitely delightful." —Essence"Harris intimately reflects on her friendships with these fascinating individuals and their social circle, capturing an era that was vibrant with creativity, art, activism, and intellectual life." —Buzzfeed"My Soul Looks Back is a great New York City memoir; I thought of James Wolcott’s Lucking Out and Patti Smith’s Just Kids, both documents of the city in the seventies, as well as books from an earlier New York, like Anatole Broyard’s Kafka Was the Rage and Mary Cantwell’s Manhattan, When I Was Young ... I finished the book eager to find a noisy neighborhood restaurant where the wine is served in mismatched glasses and the specials are under twenty dollars." —Epicurious"[Harris] is a born storyteller and her memoir is a joy to read—a beautiful portrait of a remarkable era." —Charleston Gazette-Mail"A friend of celebrated authors Maya Angelou and James Baldwin, Harris was part of a fascinating social circle in the early ’70s. She shares a unique look at their lives and work, while also opening up about her own career and relationship with one of Baldwin’s colleagues. As a bonus, each chapter has a related recipe." —Bustle"Harris's culinary expertise winds through her stories, and each chapter ends with a recipe, including her mother's Sunday roast chicken and Goujonnettes de Sole with Ersatz Sauce Gribiche, inspired by her favorite after-opera meal. No doubt a few of Harris's friends have been saying for years that she had to write this memoir, and if so, they were right." —Shelf Awareness"This is a lively, entertaining, and informative recounting of a time and place that shaped and greatly enriched American culture." —Publishers Weekly"Scenic and engaging, My Soul Looks Back recounts the years author Jessica B. Harris spent on the periphery of a circle of friends that included literary powerhouses James Baldwin, Maya Angelou, and Toni Morrison. The memoir spans the globe and several decades to describe the fascinating group." —Kirkus Reviews"Come for the insight into the circle of friends that first resolved around James Baldwin, then shifted orbit to revolve around Maya Angelou. Stay because you're enraptured by the candid, passionate woman narrating from the periphery. This is an intimate look at an inner circle of Black writers, scholars, and glamazons moving through the middle of the twentieth century and into the twenty-first, told with bold tenderness by a woman who grew up in their company, under their gaze." —Alice Randall, author of Ada's Rules and The Wind Done Gone"At table, before a lectern, or on the page, no matter where we encounter Jessica B. Harris, she commands our attention. My Soul Looks Back, her most intimate book, showcases an era when the Black artistic elite flowered and Jessica, along with her love Sam Floyd, lunched with Maya Angelou in California, shared popcorn with James Baldwin in the South of France, and nurtured a social aesthetic that spangled, all too briefly, beneath the kliegs." —John T. Edge, author of The Potlikker Papers: A Food History of the Modern South"In My Soul Looks Back, Jessica Harris uses her amazing griot voice and exquisite writing skills to take the reader with her on a serendipitous journey filled with everything from a sampling of her unique culinary creations to up-close-and-personal looks at some of the world's most renowned arists—from James Baldwin, aka Jimmy, to the inner circle she was allowed into by her mysterious lover, Sam. A tour de force that holds its own among the great memoirs of all time." —Charlayne Hunter-Gault, Emmy Award-winning journalist and author of In My Place"Jessica Harris takes you on a magical journey through the streets of New York, through a distinctive and historical era." —Pat Mikell, of Mikell's jazz club"I devoured Jessica B. Harris's My Soul Looks Back as though it were one of the feasts she describes in its pages—brimming with food, wine, wit, and wisdom. This luminouus and illuminating memoir is also a song of love and praise to the heyday of bohemian, intellectual New York, and especially to the African American arts and literature community that has supplied the city with so much of its brilliance and vibrancy." —Rosie Schaap, author of Drinking with Men
£16.42
Open Road Integrated Media, Inc. Busting the Brass Ceiling
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£20.69
Little Brown and Company Walk the Blue Line
£10.44
Grand Central Publishing Honey Baby Mine
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£16.14
Arcadia Publishing My Unexpected Journey The Autobiography of
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£29.59
Arcadia Publishing Currituck Memories and Adventures More Tales from
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£18.69
History Press (SC) Civil War Delaware The First State Divided
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£18.69
History Press Women in Long Islands Past A History of Eminent
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£18.69
History Press Stede Bonnet
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£13.49
History Press Nick Blase The Prince of Niles Illinois
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£20.39
History Press (SC) Pioneering Palm Beach The Deweys and the South
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£18.69
History Press Women Trailblazers of California Pioneers to the
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£20.39
History Press Rogues Heroes of Newports Gilded Age
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£18.69
History Press Kentucky Cured Fifty Years in Kentucky Journalism
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£20.39
History Press Texas Dames Sassy and Savvy Women Throughout Lone
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£18.69
PublicAffairs A Mayors Life Governing New Yorks Gorgeous Mosaic
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£23.99
Penguin Random House Group The Tale of a Wall
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£17.09
Other Press (NY) A Rift in Time
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£12.57
