Biography: adventurers and explorers Books
Zondervan The 2 Way
Book SynopsisYou don''t have to change your life overnight--instead, you can make small changes that leave a lasting impact. In The 2% Way, discover the simple, revolutionary practice behind the against-the-odds success story of Dr. Myron L. Rolle. Dr. Rolle has led a remarkable life: from earning a scholarship to a prestigious private high school to becoming a top-rated recruit at Florida State University; from winning the Rhodes Scholarship for study at Oxford to playing football in the NFL and then becoming a neurosurgery resident at Harvard.In this inspiring book, Dr. Rolle tells the story of his incredible journey, revealing how a strong work ethic, deep faith, and the family values instilled by his Bahamian immigrant parents set the stage for the transformative life philosophy that enabled him to overcome adversity, defy expectations, and create a life of meaning and purpose.Whether you''re strugTrade ReviewBy beautifully interweaving on- and off-field anecdotes with his 2% Way philosophy, Myron has designed a powerful playbook for tackling our greatest challenges, achieving our most daunting goals, and realizing our true potential. Bonnie Bernstein, veteran sports journalist and CEO of Walk Swiftly ProductionsDr. Myron Rolle's achievements by any standard are stellar. But I am even more proud of the commitments that inspired him to such high attainment. These include a determined, rock-solid grounding in and connection to his cultural heritage, a strong and clear life-vision pursued without fear or compromise, and a subscribed obligation to give back no matter how far his life may take him. What we are seeing is a life richly infused, and for him I believe the best is yet to come. Glenys Hanna Martin, minister of education, technical, and vocational training, government of the BahamasDr. Myron Rolle's diverse life experience will connect with so many communities. His empathy and genius are evident in his voice and storytelling, which weave together his experiences of the most elite and world-renowned organizations. Dr. Rolle's relentless spirit is a product of Love and overcoming seemingly insurmountable adversity, and his methodology and philosophy are directly linked to the joy and success he has. His story is groundbreaking. Troy Polamalu, Hall of Fame strong safety for the Pittsburgh SteelersMyron Rolle is an amazing role model who is in the process of becoming a neurosurgeon after having achieved the goal of becoming a Rhodes Scholar and NFL player. His no-excuses mentality combined with a philosophy that always moves one forward is something to be emulated by all. Benjamin S. Carson Sr., MD, founder and chairman, American Cornerstone Institute; emeritus professor of neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins Medicine; 17th Secretary of the United States Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentMyron's journey from a defensive back in the NFL to a neurosurgery suite as a cranial surgeon is an incredible example of excellence in execution and 120. Small steps cover big distances, and regular 2% improvements can mean the difference between success and failure, average and exceptional, winning and losing. The 2% Way will change the reader's life--I know this because it changed mine. Eric Thomas, PhD, author, speaker, educator, and pastor
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Little, Brown & Company Let Me Finish
Book SynopsisFrom the outspoken former governor, presidential candidate and chair of the Trump transition, a no-holds-barred account of Christie's rise to power in a world of bare-knuckle politics, his fifteen-year friendship with Donald Trump and his frank insights and experiences with the president and his inner circle.
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Pan Macmillan Deliver Me From Evil
Book SynopsisAlloma Gilbert is twenty-two years old and is studying to be a veterinary nurse.
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Hodder & Stoughton Captain Scott
Book SynopsisSir Ranulph Fiennes is uniquely qualified to write a new biography of Captain Scott. This is the first biography of Scott by someone who has experienced the deprivations, the stress and the sheer physical pain that Scott lived through; he has suffered all but the final tragedy endured by the much maligned Scott. He is determined to put the record straight. As well as being the definitive biography of Scott, written with the full and exclusive cooperation of the Scott Estate, this book traces the way that Scott''s reputation has been attacked and his achievements distorted.''Sir Ranulph Fiennes has done Captain Scott''s memory some service...he has certainly written a more dispassionate and balanced account than Huntford ever set out to do.'' - Simon Courtauld, SpectatorTrade ReviewNo-one is better placed than Fiennes to understand what Scott may have experienced or to appreciate the enormity of his achievement. A gripping tale of courage and adventure. * Daily Mail *A valuable corrective to the trend of Scott debunking ushered in by Roland Huntford...One by one, and with commendable attention to detail, Fiennes explodes the accumulated myths. The world will remember Scott and, to a lesser extent, Fiennes when the memory of the mean-spirited and misleading Huntford has long since melted away. * Justin Marozzi, Sunday Telegraph *Sir Ranulph Fiennes has done Captain Scott's memory some service...he has certainly written a more dispassionate and balanced account than Huntford ever set out to do * Simon Courtauld, Spectator *He is uniquely qualified...because only someone who has "man-hauled" across Antarctica can know what went on. Fiennes's own experiences certainly allow him to write vividly and with empathy of the hell that the men went through. He has valuable insights into the running of the Royal Geographical Society and the mounting of an expedition, and he does indeed right some wrongs. * The Sunday Times *
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Hodder & Stoughton Rose West The Making of a Monster
Book SynopsisA gripping read on the real story of Rose West who, together with her husband Fred West, became Britain''s biggest and most notorious murderers.***As seen on the Channel 5 documentary Making a Monster***Although it''s hard to believe now, Rose West was an exceptionally beautiful little girl with long, glossy dark hair and big brown eyes. Looking at photos of young Rosie as a child, it is almost impossible to comprehend that she would grow up to become one of Britain''s most notorious female murderers. But Rose''s early life made her the perfect partner for Fred West, and the two committed a string of murders in Gloucester throughout the seventies and eighties. Her part in the killings is very different to that which many people believe even today.What happened to that little girl to make her capable of such violence? Or was there something wrong - a predisposition to cruelty - which she was born with?Crime writer Jane Carter WoodrTrade ReviewPraise for After Evil: * ... *If you read any book this year, you must read this one. * Alma Cullen, Scriptwriter, TV's Inspector Morse *Unsparing, shocking, beautifully told story of a young boy who woke up to a nightmare. * Norman Hull, AVP Films *Insightful, revealing and detailed, AFTER EVIL is a warm and human portrait of the collateral damage inflicted on a whole family hit by a serial killer. And it is ultimately a moving story of survival and how, against all odds, it is possible to go beyond tragedy. * Andrea Michell, Bravura Films *
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Random House USA Inc Al Capone
Book SynopsisAt the height of Prohibition, Al Capone loomed large as Public Enemy Number One: his multimillion-dollar Chicago Outfit dominated organized crime, and law enforcement was powerless to stop him. But then came the fall: a legal noose tightened by the FBI, a conviction on tax evasion, a stint in Alcatraz. After his release, he returned to his family in Miami a much diminished man, living quietly until the ravages of his neurosyphilis took their final toll. Our shared fascination with Capone endures in countless novels and movies, but the man behind the legend has remained a mystery. Now, through rigorous research and exclusive access to Capone’s family, National Book Award–winning biographer Deirdre Bair cuts through the mythology, uncovering a complex character who was flawed and cruel but also capable of nobility. At once intimate and iconoclastic, Al Capone gives us the definitive account of a quintessentially American figure.
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Little, Brown Book Group Outsiders Five Women Writers Who Changed the
Book SynopsisOutsiders tells the stories of five novelists - Mary Shelley, Emily Brontë, George Eliot, Olive Schreiner, Virginia Woolf - and their famous novels.We have long known their individual greatness but in linking their creativity to their lives as outsiders, this group biography throws new light on the genius they share. ''Outsider'', ''outlaw'', ''outcast'': a woman''s reputation was her security and each of these five lost it. As writers, they made these identities their own, taking advantage of their separation from the dominant order to write their novels.All five were motherless. With no female model at hand, they learnt from books; and if lucky, from an enlightened man; and crucially each had to imagine what a woman could be in order to invent a voice of their own. They understood female desire: the passion and sexual bravery in their own lives infused their fictions.What they have in common also is the way they inform one another, and us, across the gen
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Little, Brown Book Group Achtung Schweinehund
Book SynopsisThis is a book about men and war. Not real conflict but war as it has filtered down to generations of boys and men through toys, comics, games and movies. Harry Pearson belongs to the great battalion of British men who grew up playing with toy soldiers - refighting World War II - and then stopped growing up. Inspired by the photos of the gallant pilot uncles that decorated the wall above his father''s model-making table, by Sergeant Hurricane, Action Man and Escape from Colditz, dressed in Clarks'' commando shoes and with the Airfix Army in support, he battled in the fields and on the beaches, in his head and on the sitting-room floor and across his bedroom ceiling. And thirty years later he still is.ACHTUNG SCHWEINEHUND! is a celebration of those glory days, a boy''s own story of the urge to play, to conquer - and to adopt very bad German accents, shouting ''Donner und Blitzen'' at every opportunity. This is a tale of obsession, glue and plastic kits. It is the story of oneTrade ReviewHis war-obsessed childhood is so warm and funny and true you might be tempted to hug yourself with delight * SUNDAY TELEGRAPH *Funny, perceptive ... Pearson has you laughing throughout with guilty recognition. You learn a lot of quirky facts and a fair bit of military history from this endearing memoir * SUNDAY TIMES *He has a very good line in comedy * DAILY MAIL *
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Little, Brown Book Group John Wesley A Brand From The Burning
Book SynopsisJohn Wesley led the Second English Reformation. His Methodist ''Connexion'' was divided from the Church of England, not by dogma and doctrine but by the new relationship which it created between clergy and people. Throughout a life tortured by doubt about true faith and tormented by a series of bizarre relationships with women, Wesley kept his promise to ''live and die an ordained priest of the Established Church''. However by the end of the long pilgrimage - from the Oxford Holy Club through colonial Georgia to every market place in England - he knew that separation was inevitable. But he could not have realised that his influence on the new industrial working class would play a major part in shaping society during the century of Britain''s greatest power and influence and that Methodism would become a worldwide religion and the inspiration of 20th century television evangelism.Trade ReviewThis is a first-class biography, lucid and always interesting... Hattersley asks all the right questions and seems incapable of writing a dull page. * INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY *Roy Hattersley has written a full and fair biography. * NEW STATESMAN *He can fashion an anecdote out of even the dreariest theological dispute. Indeed, a gossipy politician is the right man for the job. * MAIL ON SUNDAY *An intellectually and theologically compelling portrait * SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY *
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Little, Brown Book Group Ashoka
Book SynopsisIndia''s lost emperor Ashoka Maurya has a special place in history. In his quest to govern India by moral force alone he turned Buddhism from a minor sect into a world religion, and set up a new yardstick for government. But Ashoka''s bold experiment ended in tragedy and he was forgotten for almost two thousand years.In this beautifully written, multi-layered journey Charles Allen describes how fragments of the Ashokan story were gradually discovered, pieced together by a variety of British Orientalists: antiquarians, archaeologists and epigraphists. In doing so, they did much to recover India''s ancient history itself. The Lost Emperor tells the story of the man who was arguably the greatest ruler India has ever known.
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Little, Brown Book Group A Shed Of Ones Own
Book SynopsisFor many men, middle age arrives too fast and without due warning. One day you are young, free and single; the next you are bald, fat and washed-up, with weird tendrils of hair growing out of your ears. None of it seems fair. With age should come dignity and respect, but instead everyone makes tired jokes about buying a motorbike.Marcus Berkmann isn''t having it. Having marked his fiftieth birthday by hiding under the duvet for six weeks, the author of the cricket classics Rain Men and Zimmer Men is now determined to find some light in the all-consuming darkness. Musing over birth, death and all the messy stuff in between, he concludes that however dreadful you look in the mirror today, it will be much worse in ten years'' time. His brutally candid despatch from the frontline is not for the faint-hearted, which is to say anyone under thirty-five.Trade ReviewWise, touching and funny . . . Berkmann is a master of observation. On every page you will find yourself nodding in agreement at some thought you've shared but never expressed quite so pithily . . . Middle-aged men should read this book for all the bumps of recognition -- Christopher Silvester * Express *A laugh or carefully crafted insight on almost every page -- Jonathan Maitland * Mail on Sunday *Warm, funny and wise . . . A sort of Zen and the Art of Midlife Management * Independent on Sunday *Will reconcile every bloke to the remorseless lawnmower of Time * Independent *Wise, touching and funny . . . Berkmann is a master of observation. On every page you will find yourself nodding in agreement at some thought you've shared but never expressed quite so pithily . . . Middle-aged men should read this book for all the bumps of recognition -- Christopher Silvester * Express *A laugh or carefully crafted insight on almost every page -- Jonathan Maitland * Mail on Sunday *Warm, funny and wise . . . A sort of Zen and the Art of Midlife Management * Independent on Sunday *
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Little, Brown Book Group Closet Queens
Book SynopsisCloset Queens is a fascinating study of gay men in twentieth century British politics, from Lord Rosebery and Lord Beauchamp in Edwardian times to Michael Portillo and Peter Mandelson in our own era. As all homosexual activity was illegal until 1967, and exposure meant ruin and disgrace, such men were obliged either to repress their sexual feelings or else lead double lives, indulging their tastes secretly while respectably married with children.The need to cover up their sexuality, while causing problems and disappointments, often sharpened their skills as politicians - they were masters of secrecy and subterfuge, and knew how to take calculated risks. An entertaining and insightful account of some extraordinary personalities, Closet Queens opens doors into a hidden world.Trade ReviewMichael Bloch's publishers did well to get Matthew Parris to give his imprimatur to this book. It could easily have been a sleazy parade of salacious innuendo, but Bloch is a scrupulous historian who wrote an excellent biography of Jeremy Thorpe and has now looked at around 50 more politicians of the last century who led similarly double lives. This is a serious historical subject . . . Bloch shows that there was a far more extensive network of covert homosexuality than has hitherto been recognised, and there is no longer any need for reticence in admitting it -- John Campbell * Independent *The tales of secret love affairs and repressed emotions of some of Britain's past and (slightly) present MPs are told with an absorbing and gossipy literary tone, shining a light on some fascinating characters . . . The cunning required to avoid being caught . . . seems to have played a significant role in the successful careers outlined in Closet Queens . . . The book gives a fascinating insight into the political times in which these men operated, and also outlines the staggering battle gay people have had to wage in order to gain acceptance and equality . . . As well as a high calibre work of modern political history, it serves as a timely reminder of the difficulties endured by gay people in the all-too-recent past -- Charlotte Henry * Independent on Sunday *A hugely entertaining book . . . In my experience, homosexuals have a gift for seeing homosexuality everywhere, yet after reading Michael Bloch's survey I am retrospectively more persuaded . . . Bloch juggles the skills of lock-picker, outrageous gossip and historian. The result is unflaggingly absorbing -- Nicholas Shakespeare * Daily Telegraph *Bloch is the ideal author of this survey of closeted politicians, having published an excellent biography of Jeremy Thorpe, a gay man destroyed by his risk-taking . . . It would be easy for this sort of study to be sensationalist, but Bloch . . . makes it clear when he is reporting rumour and doesn't whip up scandal from thin air -- Patrick Kidd * The Times *Michael Bloch has written an entertaining account of the sex lives of some of Britain's most prominent and colourful politicians. What is surprising is that there were rather more secretly gay MPs than anyone imagined -- Chris Mullin * Observer *There is plenty of fun here, as Michael Bloch writes very entertainingly, and with a sharp sense of humour -- Chris Bryant * New Statesman *Great fun * Independent *A delight. Entertaining and full of good anecdotes -- Patrick Kidd * The Times *
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WW Norton & Co The Inevitability of Tragedy Henry Kissinger and
Book SynopsisA fresh portrait of Henry Kissinger focusing on the fundamental ideas underlying his policies: realism, balance of power and national interest.Trade Review"Gewen's book… is distinctive in that it is, above all, an account of Kissinger's intellectual universe." -- Gideon Rachman - Financial Times"Gewen seeks to escape [a] cartoon depiction of Kissinger... He does so successfully with sympathy for his subject, subtlety, good writing and not a little humour... Gewen tells us that Kissinger is more than a figure out of history, and that we dismiss or ignore him at our peril… Where are the 21st-century’s Henry Kissingers when we need them?" -- Christopher Meyer - The Spectator"A timely new book on Henry Kissinger—The Inevitability of Tragedy by Barry Gewen—provides new insight into what might have gone wrong and landed the US in a late imperial funk." -- Iain Martin - The Times"[Gewen] remind[s] us of a very interesting and complex personality." -- Roger Boyes - The Times"In this magisterial account, Gewen… traces the historical and philosophical roots of Kissinger’s famous realism, situating him in the context of Hannah Arendt and a cohort of other Jewish intellectuals who escaped Nazi Germany." -- 100 Notable Books of 2020 - The New York Times Book Review"Timely and acute... A thoughtful rumination on human behavior, philosophy and international relations." -- John A. Farrell - The New York Times Book Review"Barry Gewen delivered a new biography of Henry Kissinger’s life and work." -- 2020 in US politics books - The Guardian
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Basic Books Blood Brothers
Book SynopsisAn “engrossing and important book' (Wall Street Journal) that brings to life the fateful friendship between Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali In 1962, boxing writers and fans considered Cassius Clay an obnoxious self-promoter, and few believed that he would become the heavyweight champion of the world. But Malcolm X, the most famous minister in the Nation of Islam, saw the potential in Clay, not just for boxing greatness, but as a means of spreading the Nation’s message. The two became fast friends, keeping their interactions secret from the press for fear of jeopardizing Clay’s career. Clay began living a double life—a patriotic “good negro” in public, and a radical reformer behind the scenes. Soon, however, their friendship would sour, with disastrous and far-reaching consequences. Based on previously untapped sources, from Malcolm’s personal papers to FBI records, Blood Brothers is the first book to offer an in-depth portrait of this complex bond. An extraordinary narrative of love and deep affection, as well as deceit, betrayal, and violence, this story is a window into the public and private lives of two of our greatest national icons, and the tumultuous period in American history that they helped to shape.
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Alfred A. Knopf In Full Flight
Book SynopsisAs a member of the renowned Flying Doctors Service, Dr. Anne Spoerry treated hundreds of thousands of people across rural Kenya over the span of fifty years, earning herself the cherished nickname “Mama Daktari”—“Mother Doctor.” Yet few knew that what drove her from post-World War II Europe to Africa was a past marked by rebellion, submission, and personal decisions that earned her another nickname—this one sinister—while working as a “doctor” in a Nazi concentration camp. In Full Flight explores the question of whether it is possible to rewrite one’s past by doing good in the present, and takes readers on an extraordinary journey into a dramatic life punctuated by both courage and weakness and driven by a powerful need to atone.
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Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group What Is It All but Luminous
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Random House USA Inc Bottoms Up and the Devil Laughs
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Transworld Publishers Ltd Our Kate
Book SynopsisCatherine Cookson was born in Tyne Dock, the illegitimate daughter of a poverty-stricken woman, Kate, whom she believed to be her older sister. She began work in service but eventually moved south to Hastings, where she met and married Tom Cookson, a local grammar-school master. Although she was originally acclaimed as a regional writer - her novel The Round Tower won the Winifred Holtby Award for the best regional novel of 1968 - her readership quickly spread throughout the world, and her many best-selling novels established her as one of the most popular of contemporary women novelists. After receiving an OBE in 1985, Catherine Cookson was created a Dame of the British Empire in 1993. She was appointed an Honorary Fellow of St Hilda's College, Oxford, in 1997. For many years she lived near Newcastle upon Tyne. She died shortly before her ninety-second birthday, in June 1998.
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Transworld Publishers Ltd The Knife Man
Book SynopsisWendy Moore is a writer and journalist. After working as a reporter for local newspapers she has specialized in health and medical topics for more than twenty years. As a freelance journalist her work has been published in a range of newspapers and magazines, including the Guardian, the Observer and the British Medical Journal, and has won several awards. Having written extensively on medical history, she obtained the Diploma in the History of Medicine from the Society of Apothecaries (DHMSA) in 1999 and won the Maccabean prize for best dissertation that year. She lives in south London with her partner, Peter, also a journalist, and two children, Sam and Susannah. The Knife Man is her first book.Trade ReviewWendy Moore has done justice to this marvellous man in a biography packed with gruesome facts and eye-opening perceptions. It is an accomplished achievement and a splendid read * The Times *Moore's feel for pace and narrative is impeccable. She excels on the nitty-gritty of his work - the carving, digging, slicing and bottling - but makes us understand why these horrors were wonders. She is, at last, the biographer Hunter deserves * Independent *The primitive operations without anaesthesia, the bitter rivalries and battles, the struggle against snobbery and orthodoxy - all set against a kaleidoscopic Hogarthian backdrop of gin-shops, brothels, elegant drawing rooms, charnel houses and crude operating theatres. This is a truly fascinating read -- Dr Alan Maryon Davis, Writer and Snr Consultant, Guy’s HospitalMarvellous... There is wit here, without banality; there is scholarship, without pomposity; there is history of the Georgian period that drives you to seek more about that same period - and there can be no greater compliment for a biographer. A classic unputdownable page-turner. It's a winner all round - and now I've finished it, I'm going to start all over again -- Claire Rayner, writer and health adviserWendy Moore has written an immensely readable account of one of the most fascinating individuals of the 18th century. A thoroughly enjoyable and entertaining biography -- Patrick McGrath, author of Port Mungo
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Transworld Publishers Ltd Kublai Khan
Book SynopsisIn Xanadu did Kubla KhanA stately pleasure dome decreeKublai Khan lives on in the popular imagination thanks to these two lines of poetry by Coleridge. But the true story behind this legend is even more fantastic than the poem would have us believe. He inherited the second largest land empire in history from his grandfather, Genghis Khan. He promptly set about extending this into the biggest empire the world has ever seen, extending his rule from China to Iraq, from Siberia to Afghanistan. His personal domain covered sixty-percent of all Asia, and one-fifth of the world''s land area. The West first learnt of this great Khan through the reports of Marco Polo. Kublai had not been born to rule, but had clawed his way to leadership, achieving power only in his 40s. He had inherited Genghis Khan''s great dream of world domination. But unlike his grandfather he saw China and not Mongolia as the key to controlling power and turned Genghis'' unwieldy empire into a
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Faber & Faber Backroom Boys The Secret Return of the British
Book SynopsisA brilliant, beautiful account of how British boffins triumphed across the decades in creating everything from computer games to Martian landers.The book contains chapters on the Beagle II, Elite - the 80s computer game, the Blue Streak missile, Concorde, mobile phone technology and the Human Genome Project, among others.Britain is the only country in the world to have cancelled its space programme just as it put its first rocket into orbit. Starting with this forgotten episode, ''Backroom Boys'' tells the bittersweet story of how one country lost its industrial tradition and got back something else. Sad, inspiring, funny and ultimately triumphant, it follows the technologists whose work kept Concorde flying, created the computer game, conquered the mobile-phone business, saved the human genome for the human race - and who now are sending the Beagle 2 probe to burrow in the cinnamon sands of Mars. ''Backroom Boys'' is a vivid love-letter to quiet men iTrade Review'A must for every British Christmas stocking.' John Carey; 'Unputdownable... the man writes like a dream - informed, fresh, racy prose.' Guardian
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Faber & Faber Generals Ten British Commanders who Shaped the
Book SynopsisMark Urban tells the story of ten exceptional generals who left their mark on Britain, the British Empire, and the world. Some - including the Duke of Wellington, Lord Kitchener and Bernard Montgomery - are names etched in the national mythology. Others are unsung heroes and shadowy presences whose achievements or failures may have had consequences quite different to those they had intended.All ten of these generals revealed either a brilliant ability or a fatal flaw. Success or failure depended largely on their ability to work within Britain''s Parliamentary democracy - and against tyrants, despots and emperors who were often free to act alone. Mark Urban, the acclaimed author of Rifles and Fusiliers, is now one of our foremost experts on military history. ''One of the most intelligent books on the British Army I have ever read.'' Allan MallinsonTrade Review"'Generals succeeds because of the quirkiness of Urban's subjects, the quality of his writing and the originality of his conclusions.' Daily Telegraph"
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Faber & Faber Last Curtsey
Book SynopsisOnce upon a time the well-bred daughters of Britain''s aristocracy took part in a female rite of passage: curtseying to the Queen. But in 1958 this ritual was coming to an end. Under pressure to shine - not least from their mothers - the girls became the focus for newspaper diarists and society photographers in a party season that stretched for months among the great houses of England, Ireland and Scotland. Fiona MacCarthy traces the stories of the girls who curtseyed that year, and shows how their lives were to open out in often very unexpected ways - as Britain itself changed irreversibly during the 1960s, and the certainties of the old order came to an end.
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Faber & Faber Family Romance A Memoir
Book SynopsisIn this acclaimed memoir from the award-winning author of Fragrant Harbour and Capital, John Lanchester pieces together his family''s past and uncovers their extraordinary secrets - from his grandparents'' life in colonial Rhodesia to his mother''s time as a nun - with clear-eyed compassion. A true story of family intrigues, of secrets and lies, as they unfold across three generations.
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Faber & Faber Eamon de Valera
Book SynopsisÉamon de Valera is the most remarkable man in the history of modern Ireland. Much as Churchill personified British resistance to Hitler and de Gaulle personified the freedom of France, de Valera personified Irish independence.
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Random House Publishing Group Feelings A Story in Seasons
Book SynopsisA stunning illustrated journey through one young woman’s year of feelings—from the saturated highs of early summer to the gray isolation of late winter. “Feelings is a visual and emotional treat, full of gorgeous artwork and soothing insight.”—Mari Andrew, New York Times bestselling author of Am I There Yet? Enter Manjit Thapp’s Feelings, where you’ll find moods that change as quickly as the weather; the different shades of anxiety and hope that each new season brings; and the stages of joy and pain that fuel our growth. From the spark of possibility and jolt of creativity in High Summer, to the need for release from anxiety and pressure during Monsoon, to the desolation and numbness of Winter, Feelings implores us to consider the seasons of our own emotional journeys.Articulating and validating the range of feelings we all experienc
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Penguin Random House Group Presidents at War
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Random House Publishing Group The Book of Jose
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Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group Life on Delay
Book SynopsisA NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • USA TODAY BOOK CLUB PICK • ONE OF AUDIBLE'S BEST BIOS AND MEMOIRS OF 2023 • “A raw, intimate look at [Hendrickson's] life with a stutter. It’s a profoundly moving book that will reshape the way you think about people living with this condition.”—Esquire • A candid memoir about a lifelong struggle to speak. “Life On Delay brims with empathy and honesty . . . It moved me in ways that I haven’t experienced before. It’s fantastic.”—Clint Smith, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller How the Word Is Passed“I can’t remember the last time I read a book that made me want to both cry and cheer so much, often at the same time.”—Robert Kolker, best-selling author of Hidden Valley RoadIn the fall of 2019, John Hendrickson wrote a groundbreaking story for
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Random House USA Inc Viewfinder
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Crown Empire of Madness
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Random House USA Inc How to Share an Egg
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Random House USA Inc Sharks Dont Sink
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Random House USA Inc Lovely One
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Princeton University Press The Only Woman in the Room
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Vintage A Bright Shining Lie
Book SynopsisLt Colonel John Paul Vann went to Vietnam in 1962, but soon became appalled by the slaughter, leaking his pessimistic assessments to the US press corps in Saigon. Neil Sheehan was among them, and became fascinated by the angry Vann, befriended him, and followed his tragic and reckless career.Trade ReviewIf there is one book that captures the Vietnam War in the sheer Homeric scale of its passion and folly, this book is it... A dazzling montage: vividly written and deeply felt... The dramatic scenes of lonely men locked on combat...the clash of wills and egos...all these combine in a work that captures the Vietnam War like no other... An impressive achievement * New York Times Book Review *Superb. If you ever read just one history of the Vietnam war, read and admire and celebrate this one -- John le CarréI have never read such a book and never expected to... It's not just about John Paul Vann. Not just about America and all of us. Not just Vietnam and all the Vietnamese. It is tragedy and comedy and I don't care how many pages it is. I'll never tire of reading it again and again -- Harrison E. SalisburyIt will stand as the definitive account of the passions, loyalties (guided and not), inspirations, follies and tragedies of the Vietnam War * Sunday Times *Probably the book on the Vietnam War...sophisticated, humane. It contains some of the best military reporting ever written -- Francis Fitzgerald
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James Clarke & Co Ltd Mirrored Minds
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Prentice Hall Press Call Me Indian
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Penguin Random House Group Black Boys Like Me
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Allison & Busby The Improbable Adventures of Miss Emily Soldene
Book SynopsisHelen is a best-selling non-fiction writer who lives in London and works as a psychotherapist. After reading history at Cambridge, Helen studied journalism at Cardiff and worked in television, producing and directing documentaries for the BBC. Helen has had three non-fiction books published.
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The History Press Ltd Horatio Nelson pocket GIANTS
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The History Press Ltd Vicious Elegant Bastards
Book SynopsisThe first book to examine the truth behind the legend of the Krays, written by bestselling Kray family biographer Jacky Hyams
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The History Press Ltd The Grit in the Pearl
Book SynopsisThe first biography of Margaret, Duchess of Argyll, the socialite whose scandalous divorce shocked the country
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Orion Publishing Co Wainwright
Book SynopsisThe classic biography of Alfred Wainwright.Alfred Wainwright''s unique hand-drawn and hand-written PICTORIAL GUIDES TO THE LAKELAND FELLS have been an inspiration to walkers for over forty years. Yet despite many bestselling books and three television series, Wainwright remained an intensely private person. With full access to Alfred Wainwright''s private letters and unpublished material, Hunter Davies reveals a man more passionate, witty and generous than readers of his guides have come to expect. His biography throws a new and surprising light on a man who has been an enigmatic and misunderstood person.
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Orion Publishing Co Wilfred Owen The definitive biography of the
Book SynopsisThe definitive biography of the war poet - ''Dominic Hibberd has probably done more more than any other individual to illuminate Owen''s life and work. His new Life is a triumph ... it is difficult to believe it will ever be superseded'' Mark Bostridge, The Independent on SundayWhen Wilfred Owen died in 1918 aged 25, only five of his poems had been published. Yet he became one of the most popular poets of the 20th century. For decades his public image was controlled by family and friends, especially his brother Harold who was terrified anyone might think Wilfred was gay. In recent years much new material has become available. This book, based on over thirty years of wide-ranging research, brings new information to almost every part of Owen''s life. Owen emerges as a complex, fascinating and often endearing character with an intense delight in being alive.Trade ReviewHibberd has probably done more than any other individual to illuminate Owen's life and work...a triumph.... It is difficult to believe it will ever be superseded -- Mark Bostridge * Independent on Sunday *At times you feel as if you are there with Owen as he flinches under shellfire or freezes on the exposed slopes of the Somme. He (Wilfred Owen) deserved - but has so far lacked - a definitive biography. Now it is indisputably here * NEW STATESMAN *This rich, compelling, formidably researched enterprise...is the fruit of half a lifetime's devotion to Owen's memory -- John Carey * SUNDAY TIMES *Hibberd's biography is particularly effective in communicating a sense of his subject's shy charm * LITERARY REVIEW *Literary biography of the first order, splendidly written and thoroughly documented.... Highly recommended. * CHOICE *A magisterial biography * NEW YORK TIMES *This book is exemplary in its thoroughness, imaginative sympathy and good sense...what is most striking is the insight Hibberd brings to texts that have been common property for decades * FINANCIAL TIMES *Owen deserved - but has so far lacked - a definitive biography. Now it is indisputably here -- Nigel Jones * BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE *At last - a compassionate, uncensored appraisal of the war poet's life. This is a good, honest, and often moving biography; it is also a monument to research * DAILY TELEGRAPH *
£12.34
Headline Publishing Group Victoria Cross Heroes
Book SynopsisVICTORIA CROSS HEROES tells the stories of over 150 individuals whose bravery has earned them the Victoria Cross, Britain''s most prestigious medal for courage in action. The book is introduced by Michael Ashcroft, who owns over ten per cent of all VCs ever awarded. He explains the history of the medal and the story of his fascination with it. The main text of the book tells the stories of both those recipients whose medals are in his collection and those whose stories featured in the television series. Each chapter covers a different conflict, from the Crimean War to Iraq.
£12.34
William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company Pilgrim
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£17.99
Random House USA Inc American Lion
Book SynopsisChronicles the life and career of Andrew Jackson, a self-made man who went on to become a military hero and seventh president of the United States, analyzing Jackson''s seminal role during a turbulent era in history.
£17.99
