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Other Press (NY) We Could Have Been Friends My Father and I
Book SynopsisFinalist for the National Book Award and Los Angeles Times Book Prize An NPR Best Book of the YearA subtle psychological portrait of the author’s relationship with his father during the twentieth-century battle for Palestinian human rights.Aziz Shehadeh was many things: lawyer, activist, and political detainee, he was also the father of bestselling author and activist Raja. In this new and searingly personal memoir, Raja Shehadeh unpicks the snags and complexities of their relationship. A vocal and fearless opponent, Aziz resists under the British mandatory period, then under Jordan, and, finally, under Israel. As a young man, Raja fails to recognize his father’s courage and, in turn, his father does not appreciate Raja’s own efforts in campaigning for Palestinian human rights. When Aziz is murdered in 1985, it changes Raja irrevocably. This is not only the story of the battle against the various oppressors of the Palestinians, but a moving portrait of a particular father and son relationship.
£11.84
Zando Wild Life
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Bloomsbury USA Women We Buried Women We Burned
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Shadow Mountain A Wheelie Awkward Romance
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Potomac Books Hostage
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Chicago Review Press Rainbow Warrior My Life in Color
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£14.20
Lawrence Hill Books Roadside
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£20.90
Beaver's Pond Press Nothing Is Wasted
£18.52
Amazon Publishing Playing for Freedom
Book SynopsisA passionate musician growing up in the war-torn streets of Kabul takes her forbidden talents abroad in this triumphant memoir from debut author Zarifa Adiba.As an Afghan girl, Zarifa Adiba has big, unfathomable dreams. Her family is poor, her country mired in conflict. Walking to school in Kabul, Zarifa has to navigate suicide bombers.But Zarifa perseveres, nurturing her passion for music despite its “sinful” nature under Taliban law. At sixteen she gains admission to the Afghanistan National Institute of Music, and at eighteen she becomes the lead violist, co-conductor, and spokesperson for Zohra, the first all-female orchestra in the Muslim world.Despite Zarifa’s accomplishments—which include a stunning performance at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland—her future in music demands a reckoning with her life back home. Many of the girls in Zohra are forced to marry, but Zarifa yearns to study, travel, and explore
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Amazon Publishing Sorry for the Inconvenience
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Amazon Publishing Sorry for the Inconvenience
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Callaway Editions,U.S. The Unconquerable Game
Book SynopsisIn the tradition of golf classics such as Harvey Penick's Little Red Book: Lessons And Teachings From A Lifetime In Golf, Michael Murphy's Golf in the Kingdom and Ben Hogan's Five Lessons: The Modern Fundamentals of Golf, The Unconquerable Game is a unique combination of knowledge and insight about golf, written with timeless elegance, wisdom, and humor from one of America's foremost 20th century entrepreneurs. Among the 40 million active golfers in the world today, Callaway is recognized by touring pros and amateurs alike for having created the most compatible golf equipment ever made. Indeed, Callaway's revolutionary approach to research and manufacturing changed the game, and how people approached it, for the largest subset of players in history. However, not many know that the company was founded by one man, Ely Callaway (1919-2001), who, at the age of 65after enjoying successful careers in textiles and winebegan it as a garage start-up in southern California. Within ten years, Ely (Ee-lee) built the Callaway Golf Company into the largest golf club company in the world and one of the sport's most prestigious brands. Golf was Ely's passion project: he had spent 50 years playing the game as an amateur; following the example of his hero and first cousin, Grand Slam winner Bobby Jones; analyzing the golf industry; and reflecting on the true meaning of the game. The success of the Callaway Golf Company was a direct result of its charismatic leader, who made a deep impression on everyone he met. Ely was beloved by millions around the world, from golfers to presidents, pop stars, to corporate titans, and most importantly, the weekend players who often struggled with their game. In the last years of his life, Ely wrote a book about the secrets of his success. He wanted to share his outlook on life with others, and why he kept at the unconquerable game for as long as he did. Ely died in 2001 however, before he was able to publish the book. Now, a generation later, the lost book of Ely Callaway is finally edited and compiled by his son, Nicholas Callaway. Here for the first time are Ely's stories from his lifetime in the game of golf, the people he met along the way, as well as vignettes from his career in business. Ely was a man who loved his work and sport and life, and the wisdom embedded in these pages offers promising life lessons for all.
£33.25
Allen & Unwin Forged in Fire
£26.60
Book*hug Press Worldly Girls
£17.85
Thistledown Press A Life in Pieces
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Breakwater Books Openly Karl
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Birlinn Ltd Eriskay Where I Was Born
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O'Brien Press Ltd Never Know Your Place
Book SynopsisIn 1960s Ireland there was a special place for disabled children: behind the walls of an institution, cut off from the rest of society. Martin Naughton was one of those children, but he refused to be sidelined. With the help of some unexpected characters, he began to change the way a generation of young disabled people saw themselves.
£15.99
Gill Only a Soldier Knows
Book SynopsisOn a gloomy Sunday afternoon at the height of the Troubles, rookie bomb disposal officer Ray Lane was called to the Border to defuse a 1,000kg bomb planted by the IRA. This was the beginning of an extraordinary career.From 10 beer kegs filled to the brim with explosives, to fiendish homemade devices designed to maim and murder, Ray's job was the very definition of hazardous.Developing unparalleled skills in wartime diplomacy, he went on to spend perilous stints on the front line of conflicts in Bosnia, Lebanon, Afghanistan and Ukraine. He witnessed the horrors of war up close and was left with deep personal scars.From the darkest depths of humanity to the pinnacle of bravery, this gripping memoir explores the nature of warfare, duty and the courage and mental strength it takes to be the person who overrides every natural human instinct and walks towards a 1,000kg bomb.
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Carcanet Press Ltd Rough Copy Personal Terms 2
Book SynopsisThis second volume of extracts from Frederick Raphael's notebooks (never a diary) covers the first five years of the 1970s. It describes and analyses a variety of experiences which are always opportunities for the precise definition of people, places and events.
£14.95
Allen & Unwin Ride From Ultracycling Rookie to Racing Across
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Y Lolfa Desperate Rants and Magic Pants
Book SynopsisITV news anchor Andrea Byrne and Welsh rugby star husband Lee's battle with infertility put a huge strain on the couple. One miracle baby later, Andrea opens up, to encourage others to talk about the issue. Also featuring the stories of guests on Andrea's Making Babies podcast, e.g. comedian Geoff Norcott and sports presenter Gabby Logan.
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Salt Desert Media Group Transformed by India... A Life
Book SynopsisHow on earth did Stephen Huyler find himself pedalling a bicycle rickshaw through the Indian border on his twentieth birthday?Intriguing stories like this define Huylerâs life and his metamorphosis into a leading documentarian of the cultures and peoples of India.
£30.00
Tin House Books Things We Didnt Talk about When I Was a Girl
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Tin House Books Windswept
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Tin House Books When They Tell You to Be Good
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TIN HOUSE BOOKS Meet Me Tonight in Atlantic City
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TIN HOUSE BOOKS The Year of the Horses
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Tin House Books Move Like Water
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£20.40
Tin House Books Meet Me Tonight in Atlantic City
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Chicago Review Press Inc DBA Indepe The Mango Chronicle
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Belle Point Press Split the Baby
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1517 Publishing Urchin on the Beat
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£24.26
Tin House Books Move Like Water
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Wisconsin Historical Society Press Bamboo Son
£999.99
Random House USA Inc Citizen
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Pownal Street Press Radiant.White.Light.
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Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial Sin querer queriendo I Didnt Mean To
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Prh Grupo Editorial Cuchillo Meditaciones tras un intento de
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Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial La fiesta prometida The Promised Party Kahlo
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£14.65
Planeta Publishing Corp Primera Generación La Carga Invisible de Ser Pionera Memorias First Gen a Memoir
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Planeta Publishing Corp El Ruido de la Ausencia La Calma del Amor Entrevistas The Noise of Absence the Calm of Love Interviews
£13.95
Editorial Planeta Mexicana S.A. de C.V. Diario de Una Transición Histórica Journal of a Historic Transition
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Editorial Planeta Mexicana S.A. de C.V. Mi Verdadera Historia Autobiografía My True Story An Autobiography
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FuDan University Press Select Telegrams Between Chiang KaiShek and T. V.
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Lecciones de una vida en guerra Lessons of a
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Planeta Memoria de cuatro Espaas
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LAS MONTAÑAS SIGUEN ALLI
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