Biography: adventurers and explorers Books
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Carmen Pomi s
Book SynopsisCarmen Pomi s' life is terrific life story, linking a fascinating individual to the events of the 20th century: two world wars, the advance of women's rights; society in France; migration; culture and society in post-war America.
£21.25
Pen & Sword Books Ltd The Samurai Castle Master
Book SynopsisRags to riches story from a humble foot soldier to become a great feudal lord.
£18.70
Pen & Sword Books Ltd The High Peak Dambuster
Book SynopsisThe author explores the full story of Marriott's wartime service, his early training through to his selection to join the famous Dambusters -617 Squadron.
£21.25
Edinburgh University Press Chrystal Macmillan 18721937
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£17.99
Read Books Kari The Elephant
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£12.34
Orion Publishing Co Body for Rent
Book SynopsisGrowing up in a quiet, middle-class suburb outside of Amsterdam, childhood best friends Anna and Olivia had their whole lives ahead of them. But every parent''s worst nightmare came true when the teenagers fell in with the wrong crowd. Eleven years their senior, Ricardo was charming and good-looking - and Anna and Olivia easy prey. Blind to his grooming, the girls were soon trapped in a terrifying cycle of sexual and physical abuse. But their nightmare was only just beginning.Trafficked to the neon-lit windows of Amsterdam''s Red Light District, Anna and Olivia were forced to work as prostitutes, servicing countless men night after night against their will. Body for Rent reveals the disturbing truth behind Amsterdam''s Red Light District, and the shocking ease with which ordinary girls can be exploited. But despite the unimaginable horrors they endured, the damage done to their bodies and their minds, their friendship remained as strong as ever, giving
£8.54
Dodo Press Harriet Martineaus Autobiography Volume I
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£16.49
University Press of the Pacific Secret Memoirs of the Court of the Empress
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£25.00
Tyndale House Publishers Holding on to Hope
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£14.39
Simon & Schuster Becoming Holyfield A Fighters Journey
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£11.99
Abrams Susanne Bartsch Presents Bartschland
Book SynopsisBartschland is more than a gorgeous book—it's an invitation to experience the magic, the glamour, and the unapologetic celebration of individuality that defines New York City's nightlife. In Bartschland, Susanne Bartsch's indelible legacy comes alive as she shares countless moments that have shaped her extraordinary journey. From the opulence of the late 1980s to the present day, Bartsch's innate ability to capture the spirit of the moment shines through.Legendary Parties and Diverse Events: Bartsch's parties are legendary, serving as a stage for an extraordinary convergence of people from around the world. Visionary artists, sex workers, fashion designers, cabaret stars, queer performers, Harlem ball dancers, go-go girls and boys, drag queens, burlesque amateurs, bodybuilders, twinks, and lipstick lesbians—all find their place in Bartschland.Inclusivity and Transformation:
£24.64
AuthorHouse El Regimen De Las Malvinas
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£9.74
AuthorHouse We Deliver You Fire
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£20.89
Johns Hopkins University Press Finding the Right Words
Book SynopsisThe moving story of an English professor studying neurology in order to understand and come to terms with her father's death from Alzheimer's. Winner of the Memoir Prize for Books by the Memoir MagazineIn 1985, when Cindy Weinstein was a graduate student at UC Berkeley, her beloved father, Jerry, was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease. He was fifty-eight years old. Twelve years later, at age seventy, he died having lost all of his memoriesalong with his ability to read, write, and speak. Finding the Right Words follows Weinstein's decades-long journey to come to terms with her father's dementia as both a daughter and an English professor. Although her lifelong love of language and literature gave her a way to talk about her grief, she realized that she also needed to learn more about the science of dementia to make sense of her father's death. To write her story, she collaborated with Dr. Bruce L. Miller, neurologist and director of the Memory and Aging Center at the UnivTrade ReviewAn opportunity to reflect upon our shared humanity and the specific losses and loves that define us as individuals.—Global Brain Health InstituteFinding the Right Words: A Story of Literature, Grief, and the Brain covers something that will touch everyone — death and senior moments.—Pasadena WeeklyOf special interest to both academia and the non-specialist general reader on the subject of the medical condition known as Alzheimer's. Exceptionally well written, organized and presented, "Finding the Right Words: A Story of Literature, Grief, and the Brain" combines both the intensely personal and the universally applicable — making it especially and unreservedly recommended for personal, professional, community, college, and university library Psychology of Dementia collections and supplemental studies curriculum lists.—Margaret Lane, Midwest Book ReviewWorth reading.—Portland Book ReviewTable of ContentsA Note to the ReaderPrefaceChapter 1: DiagnosisHitting the FanThe Detective StoryChapter 2: Word FindingCall Me AhabWhere Dementia Decides to DanceChapter 3: SpaceLost in Space Two Kinds of SpaceChapter 4: BehaviorTurning RightThe Neglected and Poorly UnderstoodChapter 5: MemoryIn Memoriam: Jerry WeinsteinA Tragic JuxtapositionAfterwordAcknowledgmentsGlossaryWorks CitedIndex
£18.05
Johns Hopkins University Press Winning with Diabetes
Book SynopsisDon't let diabetes send you to the bench. These motivational stories of top athletes with diabetes will inspire you to live your best life. Shortlisted for the American Book Fest Book Award in Health: Diet & Exercise by the American Book FestAn ultra-marathoner, a three-time Olympic gold medalist, a major league pitcher, and an NFL star. What do these elite athletes have in common? They reached the top of their fieldall while living with diabetes. Essential reading for people who have diabetes and their families, Winning with Diabetes highlights the challenges, perseverance, and successes of sixteen elite athletes living with the disease. From mountain climber Will Cross, to college softball champion Kylee Perez, to NBA legend Dominique Wilkins, and many more, these are the real-life stories of diagnosis, adapting new day-to-day routines, finding support, training, competing, and connecting with communities of other people living with diabetes. The book features advice for facing comTable of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgments1. The Diagnosis of Diabetes: Why me?2. Learning about Diabetes: Where did it come from?3. Living with Diabetes: How will I manage day-to-day?4. Self-care in Diabetes: How can I prevent complications?5. Finding Support: What will other people think?6. Winning with Diabetes: Can I accomplish my life goals?7. Building a Community: How can I give back?Author BiosIndex
£34.12
1st World Library - Literary Society Heroes Every Child Should Know
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£17.75
Trafford Publishing The Bell of ShangriLa
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£9.89
Xlibris Socrates N Suits Book III
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£21.85
Xlibris The Sound of the Silent Voice
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£21.85
Xlibris Liberty Square Observed and Noted
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£21.85
Xlibris The View From Cracker Hill
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£14.00
AuthorHouse Once Upon A Life
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£18.49
AuthorHouse Tales From Sandfly
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£20.42
Trafford Publishing How to Beat Your Kids without Leaving a Mark
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£15.07
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd Lydia
Book SynopsisEmbark on a riveting journey through the life of Lydia Komape, an unsung hero in South African history.
£15.19
AuthorHouse Your Mother Wears Combat Boots
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£20.42
Xlibris The Jurys Back
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£21.85
Xlibris The Adventures of Rebazar Tarzs
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£14.00
Xlibris Growing Up in the Bradford Oil Fields
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£21.85
Xlibris Black Diamond
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£18.74
Xlibris A Journey Back in Time 19342008
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£21.85
AuthorHouse Dreams of Reality
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£11.99
AuthorHouse The Fourteen Lives of Matt Perry
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£21.84
AuthorHouse Leopold and Oskar
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£11.12
Temple University Press,U.S. BlueState Republican
Book SynopsisHow Larry Hogan bested the Blue Wave and Trumpism to become Maryland's only two-term Republican governor in more than fifty yearsTrade Review“Donald Trump’s Republican Party is not the only GOP. Moderate Republicans such as Maryland Governor Larry Hogan present a different model—one that used to dominate much of the electoral map but has now dwindled to a handful of states, most of them normally Democratic. Mileah Kromer does a splendid job of depicting Hogan as the blue-state Republican. Hogan’s two victories in territory usually hostile to the GOP suggest the path other Republicans can take to win in blue and competitive purple states.”—Larry J. Sabato, Director of the University of Virginia Center for Politics“Blue-State Republican is a master class in Governor Larry Hogan’s improbable rise to power in deep-blue Maryland in 2014 and a lesson in why he may beat expectations again if he runs for president. Kromer has long been a go-to source for reporters covering Maryland politics. With this book, she establishes herself as a resource for anyone trying to understand Hogan’s place in the modern Republican Party. Time will tell if there is room in Donald Trump’s GOP for a centrist. If Hogan’s gamble pays off, then Kromer is offering us the first look at his recipe—an approach others may try to emulate. Even for those of us who had a front-row seat to Hogan’s rise, Blue-State Republican is an illuminating take on one of the most compelling and counterintuitive political stories of our time.”—John Fritze, USA Today, and former Washington correspondent for the Baltimore Sun "What’s particularly good is not just [Kromer's] even-handed narrative about the campaigns, but the access she gained to Hogan’s behind the scenes polling and strategizing in both campaigns and the governing that followed. Unlike the bloviating by some academics that reporters contact for observations about political events, Kromer has been playing close attention and knows what she’s talking about. There are many pluses to Kromer’s book. Not just its balance and analysis backed by facts and data.... And it explains to the dismay of both Trumpers and progressives how an essentially conservative man has been able to govern as a popular moderate."—Maryland Reporter"In this well-researched and objective account, Mileah K. Kromer provides an in-depth analysis of how Republican Larry Hogan was able to be elected and reelected while maintaining a high level of popularity throughout his time as governor of Maryland—a state known for its diversity, Democratic dominance, and liberalism.... It is a must-read for students of state politics and political management."—Perspecitves on Politics
£17.59
iUniverse The Pastors Helpmate
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£15.81
iUniverse I Never Had a Golden Spoon
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£10.25
Xlibris And Then the Nazis Came
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£14.00
Xlibris Windy City Watchdog
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£11.87
Xlibris Last Chance
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£21.85
Read Books Masks And Marionettes
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£27.54
Hodder & Stoughton She Landed By Moonlight
Book SynopsisThe gripping account of World War Two's legendary heroine, who risked her life to save her country and her lover.Trade ReviewThe truth is that Sebastian Faulk's novel...stands on its own, but so does She Landed by Moonlight, the long-awaited biography that Agent Pearl deserves. * The Times *Dialogue is recreated, scenes are set and we are given a character's thoughts, feelings and reactions. Pearl's story [is] so well-documented and her exploits so extraordinary. * Independent Book of the Week *Quietly moving... Carol Seymour-Jones has done an excellent job in bringing Witherington's courage, commitment and ability to light, sensibly focusing on her war years when she lived to her full potential. * Spectator *It took until 2004 - four years before her death - for her own country to belatedly present her with a CBE. As this biography makes clear, the brave and wholly admirable Pearl Witherington deserved much, much better. * Sunday Times *Carole Seymour-Jones does full justice to a truly remarkable and little-known woman. * Country Life *This biography successfully establishes her in the pantheon of the very bravest and best, up there with such legendary figures as Violette Szabo, Andree Borrel, Madeline Damerment and Nancy Wake. -- Sebastian Faulks * Mail on Sunday *Thoroughly researched and perceptive * The Lady *'A gripping tale. A story of narrow escapes, lost and betrayed comrades and incessant danger.' * Literary Review *
£12.34
Hodder & Stoughton The Churchill Factor
Book SynopsisWritten by Prime Minister Boris Johnson in 2014, The Churchill Factor is essential reading for anyone who wants to know what makes a great leader in a time of crisis.Trade ReviewThe must-read biography of the year. * Evening Standard *Genuinely clever... this book sizzles. * The Times *Churchill's own energy - his indefatigable pursuit of excitement, glory, place and power - demands a writer of fizz and passion to do history justice. Johnson is that writer. * Mail on Sunday *A bravura performance...Johnson has not only celebrated Churchill in this book: he has emulated him with comparable panache. * Financial Times *A characteristically breathless romp through the life and times of our greatest wartime leader...high on entertainment as it is on providing an appraisal of the great man's achievements. * Telegraph *Readable, engaging and often funny. * Evening Standard *An engagingly written romp through the elder statesman's greatest achievements. * Observer *Riveting...Boris is a superb, accessible writer, with an easy, good-humoured touch. * Independent *The book's style is often chatty, enthusiastic and as funny as you would expect. * The Spectator *Splendidly enjoyable... It is rare to find a serious study of a politician that's this entertaining. * Daily Express *
£13.49
Read Books The Life And Times Of Frederick Douglass From
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£999.99
Authorhouse UK Death by Sexual Means
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£7.59
Xlibris Beaten But Not Broken
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£14.00
Xlibris Must I Tell...
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£14.00
Xlibris When a Spouse Dies
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£14.00
