Biography: adventurers and explorers Books
Little, Brown Book Group Eric Hobsbawm A Life in History
Book SynopsisThe first biography of one of the twentieth century's most respected and accomplished historians.Trade ReviewSuperbly researched -- Noel Malcolm * Sunday Telegraph *The great accomplishment of Richard J Evans's brilliantly crafted Eric Hobsbawm: A Life in History is how he takes us into the private, inner world of the master historian -- Gavin Jacobson * New Statesman *A Life in History tells the inside story of [Hobsbawm's] now classic works -- Neal Ascherson * Observer *A superbly researched biography * Sunday Telegraph *Affectionate and fascinating . . . A full and generous biography of a man who was constantly aware that he lived in interesting, if fractured, times -- Allan Massie * Scotsman *Fascinating . . . This is an excellent book. Like Hobsbawm's own works, it should be read by anyone with a serious interest in history - though those of us with a frivolous interest in the rackety life of Bohemian London will also enjoy it -- Richard Vinen * Evening Standard *Richly detailed . . . This is an immensely impressive biography . . . Evans, a distinguished historian of modern Germany, provides clear and well informed accounts of the various historiographical and other controversies thatHobsbawm was involved in -- Stefan Collini * Guardian *Revelatory * London Review of Books *Deeply researched and humane -- Christopher Hale * History Today *
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Colin Ward and the Art of Everyday Anarchy
Book SynopsisColin Ward and the Art of Everyday Anarchy is the first full account of Ward's life and work. Drawing on unseen archival sources, as well as oral interviews, it excavates the worlds and words of his anarchist thought, illuminating his methods and charting the legacies of his enduring influence.Colin Ward (19242010) was the most prominent British writer on anarchism in the 20th century. As a radical journalist, later author, he applied his distinctive anarchist principles to all aspects of community life including the built environment, education, and public policy. His thought was subtle, universal in aspiration, international in implication, but, at the same time, deeply rooted in the local and the everyday. Underlying the breadth of his interests was one simple principle: freedom was always a social activity.This book will be of interest to students, scholars, and general readers with an interest in anarchism, social movements, and the history of radical ideTable of ContentsIntroduction, 1. The Forward View, 2. Sapper Ward, 3. The Freedom Press Anarchists 1936–1945, 4. Building and People, 5. The Social Principle, 6. Domestic Anarchy, 7. Autonomy, 8. A Journal of Anarchist Ideas, 9. Liberal Studies, 10. The Drone’s Tale, 11. Ramshackle Independence, 12. Categorically Ward Afterword: The Everyday Anarchist
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Transworld Publishers Ltd Gorbachev M Mikhail Gorbachev Memoirs
Book SynopsisMikhail Gorbachev is the man who changed everything. It was Gorbachev''s initiative that raised the Iron Curtain; his actions that resulted in one of the era''s most symbolic events, the demolition on the Berlin Wall; his reforms that set in train events leading to the fall of Communism.Twelve years ago, when Gorbachev came to power, the globe was still divided into two armed camps, one for each superpower - as it had been ever since 1945. The Cold War dominated international politics, from Angola to Afghanistan. The man who became leader of the Soviet Union in 1985 was much younger than his predecessors, yet there was little else to distinguish him from the stony-faced apparatchiks waving from the Kremlin. He seemed a model Communist, ideologically committed to socialism, raised wholly within the confines of the Party. Yet Gorbachev realized that the system could not continue. What was it about this man which enabled him to see so much more clearly than his colleagues?Like Trade ReviewOne of the more fascinating stories of our time * Guardian *A remarkable leader's own account of his rise and fall...Engrossing...Great history as seen through the unrelenting scrutiny of a very great man * Daily Telegraph *[Gorbachev's] 600 pages of memoirs is a wonder on its own, his own story recited in a manner worthy of the theme...He has told the whole truth * Michael Foot, Evening Standard *These memoirs are the story of a man remarkable for much more than a blessedly pacific turn of mind...They show someone grappling continually and apparently sincerely with vast issues at home and abroad * Observer *
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Transworld Publishers Ltd The Wilderness Family
Book SynopsisWhen Kobie Krüger, her game-ranger husband and their three young daughters moved to one of the most isolated corners of the world - a remote ranger station in the Mahlangeni region of South Africa''s vast Kruger National Park - she might have worried that she would become engulfed with loneliness and boredom. Yet, for Kobie and her family, the seventeen years spent in this spectacularly beautiful park proved to be the most magical - and occasionally the most hair-raising - of their lives.Kobie recounts their enchanting adventures and extraordinary experiences in this vast reserve - a place where, bathed in golden sunlight, hippos basked in the glittering waters of the Letaba River, storks and herons perched along the shoreline, and fruit bats hung in the sausage trees.But as the Krugers settled in, they discovered that not all was peace and harmony. They soon became accustomed to living with the unexpected: the sneaky hyenas who stole blankets and cooking pots, the sTrade ReviewA beautiful, tenderly written book by someone with a heart that embraces all living things -- Virginia McKennaThere are some nail-biting encounters in the bush, and myriad touching tales * Choice *An exquisite book * Daily Express *
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Faber & Faber Elizabeth Gaskell A Habit of Stories
Book SynopsisWinner of the Portico PrizeShortlisted for the Whitbread Biography of the YearHigh-spirited, witty and passionate, Elizabeth Gaskell wrote some of the most enduring novels of the Victorian age, including Mary Barton, North and South and Wives and Daughters. This biography traces Elizabeth''s youth in rural Knutsford, her married years in the tension-ridden city of Manchester and her wide network of friends in London, Europe and America. Standing as a figure caught up in the religious and political radicalism of nineteenth century Britain, the book looks at how Elizabeth observed, from her Manchester home, the brutal but transforming impact of industry, enjoying a social and family life, but distracted by her need to write down the truth of what she saw. In this widely acclaimed biography, Elizabeth Gaskell emerges as an artist of unrecognized complexity, shrewdly observing the political, religious and feminist arguments of nineteenth c
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Faber & Faber Caesars Vast Ghost
Book SynopsisLose yourself in this classic travelogue evoking the idyllic South of France by the king of travel writing and real-life family member of The Durrells in Corfu. ''Full of stories, landscapes, comedy, history, heresies, animals, food, drink, and songs of the Midi.' Patrick Leigh Fermor ''A richly characteristic bouillabaisse by our last great garlicky master of the vanishing Mediterranean, our old Prospero of the south.'' Richard Holmes Provence, Southern France. Celebrated writer and poet Lawrence Durrell made the Midi his home for more than thirty years: and in his final book, he shares his most evocative, dazzling memories of life as a local. A seductive blend of travelogue, poet''s notebook, and intimate autobiography, Durrell guides us through the rich layers of human history that lie beneath the region''s legendary landscapes. From stories of magic and mythology infusing the rolling vineyards and vivid lavender fieldsTrade Review'Full of stories, landscapes, comedy, history, heresies, animals, food, drink, and songs of the Midi.' - Patrick Leigh Fermor
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Harvard University Press Historia Augusta Volume III
Book SynopsisThe Historia Augusta is a biographical collection written by a single author under six pseudonyms that covers the lives of the Roman emperors from Hadrian (r. 117–138) to Carinus (r. 283–285). While it is our most detailed surviving source for this period, it has more value as an enigmatic work of literary fiction than as history.Trade ReviewThe task of editing and revising the work of another scholar cannot be an easy task. Yet Rohrbacher has handled his endeavour with admirable skill and respect. The result is a welcome and, one might add, needed addition to the Loeb Classical Library, and will surely serve anglophone readers of this most beguiling of texts for years to come. -- Christopher Mallan * Bryn Mawr Classical Review *
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University of Wales Press Margaret Pole Countess of Salisbury 14731541
Book SynopsisBorn in 1473, Margaret Pole was the daughter of George, and the only woman, apart from Anne Boleyn, to hold a peerage title in her own right during the sixteenth century. This work presents the life and culture of this propertied titled lady against the social and political background of late Yorkist and early Tudor Britain.
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Hachette Australia My Year of Living Mindfully
Book SynopsisOverwhelmed with insomnia and an incurable autoimmune disease, Shannon Harvey needed to make a change. But while the award-winning health journalist found plenty of recommendations on diet, sleep and exercise, when she looked for the equivalent of a 30-minute workout for her mental wellbeing, there was nothing.Also worried for the future mental health of her kids, who were growing up amidst critical levels of stress, anxiety, depression and addiction, Shannon enlisted a team of scientists to put meditation to the test. Could learning to quiet our busy minds be the simple solution the world so desperately needs? During her year of living mindfully Shannon is poked, prodded, scanned and screened. After a 30,000 kilometre journey from Australia to the bright lights of Manhattan and the dusty refugee camps of the Middle East - interviewing the world''s leading mindfulness experts along the way - what begins as a quest for answers transforms into a life-changing experiencTrade ReviewReview TO COME * NATIONAL [PRINT] Being magazine *Review TO COME * NATIONAL [PRINT] Better Homes & Gardens *While it might sound like yet another marketing concept, My Year of Living Mindfully is actually one of the more insightful, practical and straight-talking personal testimonies on the subject that I've come across. * NSW & VIC [PRINT] Spectrum, SMH & The Age [AUDIENCE: 386,260 ASR: AUD 100,912] *Review * QLD [PRINT] Courier Mail [AUDIENCE: 166,502 ASR: AUD 5,884] *Given that we're in the midst of a pandemic, it's hardly surprising that many are practising mindfulness. But what is it, how do you do it and does it work? Author Shannon Harvey enlists a team of scientists to put meditation, for starters, to the test. * NATIONAL [PRINT] Who Magazine [AUDIENCE: 82,789 ASR: AUD 6,095] *
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Gertrude Jekyll Shire Library
Book SynopsisAlmost eighty years after her death, Gertrude Jekyll (1843-1932) is still one of the most influential of all English garden designers. Best known for the superb use of colour schemes in her hallmark flower borders, she combined an early training in art with self-taught horticultural skills. Early influences included William Morris, John Ruskin and William Robinson, but it is her partnership with the architect Edwin Lutyens that produced some of the most distinctive of Edwardian houses and gardens. From her house (and nursery) at Munstead Wood, Surrey, Jekyll designed over 400 gardens across Britain and Europe, and some in America where her archive of designs and drawings is now held. This book explores her life, influences on her early work in art and crafts, the transfer to Munstead Wood and working relationship with Edwin Lutyens, as well as her own writings and achievements.Table of Contents?Early Life, Art School and Travel / Artist, Gardener, Craftswoman / Flowering and maturity / Beyond the Garden Gate / Autumn of a Gardening Life / A Gardening Legacy / Places to Visit / Further Reading / Index
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The History Press Ltd To Prove Im Not Forgot
Book SynopsisWith the growth of English cities during the Industrial Revolution came a booming population too vast for churchyards. Beckett Street Cemetery in Leeds was to become the first municipal cemetery in the country. This study relates how the cemetery was started and run, and describes the developing feuds between denominations. The author draws upon newspaper articles, archive material and municipal records to tell the stories of many of the people who lie there, from tiny infants, soldiers and victims of crime to those who perished in the great epidemics of Victorian England. The study throws new light on the occupations and pastimes of the inhabitants of Victorian cities, their problems with law and order, their attitudes to children, education and religious provision.
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Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. Bazooka Charlie
Book SynopsisIn the annals of the Second World War, a resounding figure emerged, etching his legacy through audacious feats and indomitable spirit. Major Charles Carpenter, a name forever intertwined with valor and innovation, garnered international attention for his ingenious adaptation of six bazookas onto his modest Piper L-4 observation aircraft. The exploits of this remarkable figure, affectionately dubbed Bazooka Charlie, and his airborne companion Rosie the Rocketer, resonated across military and civilian spheres, securing their place in history''s annals, notably enshrined within the pages of the venerable Stars & Stripes publication. Themajor was a high school educator in the civilian world, teaching history and coaching football. Carpenter was talented, highly intelligent, and athletically gifted, but the war truly tested him. In 1945, the dashing pilot was forced out of the cockpit and into a hospital bed by Hodgkin's lymphoma, which was discovered in
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William B Eerdmans Publishing Co An Odd Cross to Bear
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Canongate Books The Naked Soul of Iceberg Slim
Book SynopsisIceberg Slim''s first three novels (Pimp, Trick Baby and Mama Black Widow) offered some of the rawest and bleakest visions of urban America ever put to paper. Their refusal to compromise, coupled with their reflection of society''s underworld and underbelly, rapidly won him a major following.The Naked Soul of Iceberg Slim, however, proves to be something of a departure in the sense that it is a series of short personal recollections. Make no mistake, the passion, razor-sharp perception and unflinching honesty remains and, if anything, is all the more chilling for its total directness.The wisdom he gained from a life of serious excess and violence is to be found within this varied collection of soul-bearing confessions that reveal why Iceberg Slim has been revered so widely as the spokesman of the street.This edition includes an introduction by Iceberg Slim''s widow, Diane Millman Beck.Trade Reviewthe King of the Ghetto * * The Observer * *Slim belongs to the knuckleduster-in your-face school of storytelling. * * The Sunday Times * *Slim always told it as it was, without compromise * * Irvine Welsh * *
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Pen & Sword Books Ltd Sir Walter Raleigh
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Pen & Sword Books Ltd The Suffragette Story and the Pankhurst Family
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William F Brown Our Vietnam Wars Volume 1 as told by 100 veterans
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Pen & Sword Books Ltd The Great Survivor of the Tudor Age
Book SynopsisLike Cromwell and Wolsey before him, William Paget came from nowhere to become one ofHenry VIII''s most powerful ''new men''. After serving as ambassador to the Court of Francis I ofFrance, he became Henry''s most influential foreign policy advisor and developed a closerelationship with Emperor Charles V. He had the king''s ear in Henry''s later years, was thekey player in drafting his will ( was it a forgery?) and in enabling Somerset to become LordProtector in the reign of the boy king, Edward VI. For a while, he was Somerset''s ''right-handman''.When Somerset fell, Paget was imprisoned in the Tower and nearly executed. But he survivedand regained power. He had a major role in delivering the Crown to the Catholic queen, Mary,and in arranging her marriage to Philip II of Spain, whom he then advised on English politics. Hekept in with the Protestant princess Elizabeth and survived to have influence when she came tothe throne.William was the founder of the aristocratic Paget family - Ba
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Thomas Nelson Publishers A Mission Without Borders
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Princesses
Book Synopsis''Remarkably intimate... Full and revealing... Princesses opens an invaluable new window into the often troubled private world of these royal women'' LA Times''Riveting and wonderfully detailed....Thanks to Flora Fraser''s new book, George III''s daughters can step out of the shadows of history and take their rightful places with the rest of the House of Hanover'' Washington TimesDrawing on their extraordinary private correspondence, acclaimed biographer Flora Fraser gives voice to the daughters of Mad' King George III. Six handsome, accomplished, extremely well-educated women: Princess Royal, the eldest, constantly at odds with her mother; home-loving, family-minded Augusta; plump Elizabeth, a gifted amateur artist; Mary the bland beauty of the family; Sophia, emotional and prone to take refuge in illness; and Amelia, the most turbulent and tempestuous of all the princesses.'In this sumptuous group portrait, Fraser takes us into the heart of the BritTrade ReviewRemarkably intimate....Full and revealing....Princesses opens an invaluable new window into the often troubled private world of these royal women * Los Angeles Times *Riveting and wonderfully detailed....Thanks to Flora Fraser's new book, George III's daughters can step out of the shadows of history and take their rightful places with the rest of the House of Hanover * Washington Times *Memorable....Compelling and poignant....With elegant felicity, Fraser paints a picture out of Jane Austen * Vogue *
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Last Royal Rebel
Book SynopsisA superb biography, which paints a vivid picture of the times and of her subject' Daily TelegraphFascinating, compelling, outrageous and ultimately tragic' Simon Sebag MontefioreIt is the best royal biography I have read in years' A.N. WilsonFrom the Duff Cooper Prize-winning author of The Restless Republic, a remarkable biography of one of the most intriguing figures of the Restoration era.James, Duke of Monmouth, the favoured illegitimate son of Charles II, was born in exile the year his grandfather Charles I was executed and the English monarchy abolished. Abducted from his mother on his father's orders, he emerged from a childhood in the backstreets of Rotterdam to command the ballrooms of Paris, the brothels of Covent Garden and the battlefields of Flanders.Such was his appeal that when the monarchy itself came under threat, the cry was for Monmouth to succeed Charles II as king. He inspired both delight and disgust, adulatioTrade ReviewIn Anna Keay’s fine biography, this tragic finale is rendered still more bitter by her unfolding of Monmouth’s past career, his ever-changing hopes and fears … Keay provides a fascinating portrait of the slippery, charismatic Charles II, and of his genuine love for his son … The brilliance of Keay’s account lies in her ability to convey the subtle intricacies of diplomacy and royal ambition … Yet, she also keeps a clear focus on Monmouth’s private story ... Keay tells the story with heart-breaking crispness -- Jenny Uglow * Guardian *Brilliant and revelatory ... Anna Keay has written a superb biography, which paints a vivid picture of the times and of her subject. She has an instinctive feel for character and place, and combines elegant prose with a novelistic gift for narrative. Above all, she has rescued this much-traduced and forgotten royal rebel from the backwaters and set him once more at the centre of one of Britain’s great historical whirlpools * Daily Telegraph *Substantial ... The strength of this admirable biography is that it makes the reader consider Monmouth from Monmouth’s point of view, without the benefit of hindsight ... Here is Monmouth, and here is his world. It is a considerable achievement -- Andrew Taylor * The Times *A beautifully written book, with a superb feel for 17th century society and international intrigue as well as a masterful ability to depict the lived reality of Stuart London, Flanders and Paris. Anna Keay has provided not just a great life of a long forgotten royal rebel and revived his place in popular politics, but also a compelling account of British history during one of its most dangerous and tumultuous eras -- Tristram HuntWritten with the flair of a novelist and the punctilious skill of a forensic historian, this book tells one of the most riveting chapters of Stuart history … It is the best royal biography I have read in years, and it deeply enhanced my knowledge of the seventeenth century -- A. N. WilsonAnna Keay's fascinating, compelling, outrageous and ultimately tragic The Last Royal Rebel delivers, with scholarly authority, political acumen, exciting narrative and a worldly, playful eye for drama, character and detail a vivid political–personal portrait of the hitherto-neglected Monmouth but also a shrewd study of Charles II, his dangerous, seductive, amoral court and Restoration England – and of a golden youth doomed -- Simon Sebag MontefioreAnna Keay has effectively turned [the] old-fashioned, censorious judgment of Monmouth on its head by making him the hero of his own story. It is a bold approach, and this vividly told story will remain in the reader’s memory long after the last page of Keay’s book has been turned. No one can deny that Monmouth’s life was anything other than dramatic … Keay’s real achievement in this book is not so much a re-evaluation of Monmouth himself, though that may be well overdue, but her deft analysis of 17th-century personalities and politics … Keay has brought a period almost lost to popular history compellingly alive * Literary Review *‘Admirable ... Keay is a winning guide to the man and the period; this is an account not just of James but of one of the most interesting and fruitful periods of English history ... And she does it without jargon, making the personal as political as it in fact was ... She brings James, Duke of Monmouth, back to life * Evening Standard *Returns this glamorous rebel to life. One contemporary described him as someone who lived ‘in a mad ramble after pleasure’, and Keay colourfully recreates that mad ramble: womanising, dangerous sports and princely extravagance. The writing is lively and fast-paced … A vivid, easy read … Tragedy lends Monmouth’s story piquancy. Keay makes the most of his doomed heroism * Mail on Sunday *Keay’s study of Monmouth, the first for many years, is meticulous in its attention to scholarly detail and invaluably fills a gap in the historiography. But what distinguishes her as as biographer is her unflagging appetite for the drama and poignancy of the story, and her skill and fluency in portraying it. I can’t remember the last time I read a historical biography that so vividly evokes the atmosphere of another age, whether it be the Caroline palaces of the era or the flat, watery darkness of the battlefield at Sedgemoor * Spectator *Powerful ... [A] penetrating and superbly researched biography * Country Life *Fans of Hilary Mantel are bound to enjoy this new biography of a figure from a fascinating period. Keay provides a lively account of the licentious Restoration court … Ambitious and scholarly … Enjoyable, and should do for the Stuarts what Mantel has done for the Tudors * The Lady *Splendid … Plotted like a novel, full of riveting detail, The Last Royal Rebel offers a vivid portrayal of politics in the dynastic age, when bloodlines ruled and accidents of nature swayed the fate of nations * Wall Street Journal *Grounded in mastery of a formidable archival record … Keay displays a gift for eye catching detail, complemented by knowledgeable explanations … Her enthusiasm is infectious * Times Literary Supplement *Viscerally compelling ... The Last Royal Rebel is the very best sort of historical work. It is based on the meticulous use of an eclectic array of primary sources, and represents substantial painstaking and well-documented research. The action, intrigue, romance, and suspense drive the reader relentlessly toward the stirring conclusion * Royal Studies Journal *
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Little, Brown Book Group James Cook
Book SynopsisCaptain James Cook is one of the most recognisable in Australian history - an almost mythic figure who is often discussed, celebrated, reviled and debated. But who was the real James Cook?The name Captain James Cook is one of the most recognisable in Australian history - an almost mythic figure who is often discussed, celebrated, reviled and debated.But who was the real James Cook?This Yorkshire farm boy would go on to become the foremost mariner, navigator and cartographer of his era, and to personally map a third of the globe. His great voyages of discovery were incredible feats of seamanship and navigation. Leading a crew of men into uncharted territories, Cook would face the best and worst of humanity as he took himself and his crew to the edge of the known world - and beyond.With his masterful storytelling talent, Peter FitzSimons brings James Cook to life. Focusing on his most iconic expedition, the voyage of t
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Adams Media Corporation Edgar Allan Poe
Book SynopsisA stunning, curated celebration of the master of the macabre! Featuring a die-cut cover, foil accents, and original illustrations, this perfectly packaged gift book dives into the life and works of the famed horror writer and adds a sophisticated touch to desks and bookshelves.
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MQ - University of Nebraska Press My Dear Boy
Book SynopsisA posthumous memoir, My Dear Boy recounts Oswald Valdik Holzer's tale of refuge, resiliency, and hope as a Czechoslovakian Jew during World War II.
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Seven Stories Press,U.S. Remembering Che
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Biteback Publishing Marcia Williams
Book SynopsisIn this fascinating biography, updated with new insight regarding Wilson's Downing Street affair with Janet Hewlett-Davies, Linda McDougall seeks to rescue Marcia from previously dismissive verdicts, suggesting a more nuanced perspective and restoring this trailblazing pioneer to her rightful place in British political history.
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Chronicle Books The Ohno Book
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Y Lolfa The Woman Who Helped WIn the War
Book SynopsisO''Brien''s second biography of Margaret describes her 6 major campaigns during WWI: for her Welsh Troops Fund; the British & Foreign Sailors'' Society; Welsh Army recruitment; Food & Home Economy; Temperance; Health & Social Welfare. It also looks at her campaigning for women, churches and Wales.
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The History Press Ltd A History of Polar Exploration in 50 Objects
Book SynopsisA History of Polar Exploration in 50 Objects covers just over 150 years of polar exploration during which a mysterious southern continent and an elusive northern sea-route became less incognita and increasingly charted and understood. The objects of the title include instruments used by explorers and scientists, their means of transport and representations of previously unrecorded sights and creatures. Others evidence how explorers financed expeditions, survived during them or shed light on the lives of those who awaited their return in an era before the modern communications now taken for granted. While individual objects are of their own time, they form part of a continuum of polar exploration; they also evidence networks and collaborations which bind polar explorers and scientists to each other, to other mariners and those living in or near polar regions. The 50 objects include: ? Mrs. Elizabeth Cook?s ditty-box made of wood from HMS Resolution. ? John Ross?s long-preserved canister of meat ? A rock marker left by James Clark Ross for his best friend, ?Frank? Crozier ? John Rae?s surveying octant ? Edward Wilson?s portable paintbox ? Ernest Shackleton?s ?Farthest South? sledging-compass ? A samurai sword ? Matthew Henson?s North Pole expedition fur suit ? Roald Amundsen?s fjord-side refuge ? HMS Erebus?s long-silent bell Some objects remain in polar regions, others are in public spaces, museums, archives and galleries all over the world. They and the stories relating to them are illustrated with almost 150 images, some rarely or not previously published. A History of Polar Exploration in 50 Objects is Anne Strathie?s fourth book on polar regions and is the culmination of approaching fifteen years of research and travel in polar regions and in Britain and other countries lying between the two extremes.
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Pegasus Elliot Mackenzie Publishers Papas House
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Brown Dog Books The Damage Lies Can Do
Book SynopsisThis true account of an abuse of power shows the unjust unfathomable influence an evil unscrupulous pharmaceutical giant has with authority.This truth is more shocking than fiction. This should be a thriller, but sadly it actually happened.
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Vitasta Publishing Pvt.Ltd Sardar Patel
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Popular Prakashan Ltd Gandhi and His Ashrams
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Orient BlackSwan Life of a Raavulan
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Interstellar Dreamland
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Austin Macauley Publishers LLC Don Harris Oben In Search of a Future
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Austin Macauley Publishers LLC Boy Refugee
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Lulu.com The Count of Wine
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HarperCollins Publishers Frontline Saving Lives in War Disaster and
Book SynopsisA heroic doctor's unflinchingly honest and visceral tale of impossible choices in emergency medicine.A brilliant insight into the forgotten heroes at the sharp end of humanitarian emergencies.' Jon Snow, Channel 4 NewsThis is a story of tireless hard work and astonishing bravery.Tony Redmond has deployed to wars, refugee crises, air crashes, earthquakes, typhoons, volcanoes, and disease outbreaks for over thirty years. Featuring tales of hope and redemption, as well as untold suffering and mismanagement, this raw, honest account could only have been written by someone who has for decades performed incredible feats of altruism.Frontline takes the reader from the wards of Manchester's Nightingale hospital to Kosovo, from Sierra Leone's Ebola outbreak to Lockerbie, and from Haiti to the Philippines. We find its author risking life and limb to help those affected by events beyond their control.But while humanitarian work and medicine require an innate goodness, not all those involved have
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HarperCollins Blow by Blow
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Con Queen of Hollywood
Book SynopsisJohnson’s unparalleled access to sources—including exclusive interviews with victims and never-before-heard recordings of the Con Queen—brought global attention to the scam, spurred law enforcement to act, and led Johnson himself to venture in search of the Con Queen.Trade Review“Fascinating . . . . Finding out just how this scheme transpired is the big fun of Mr. Johnson’s book, which folds the official investigation of “The Con Queen of Hollywood” into Mr. Johnson’s own deep reporting for the Hollywood Reporter.” — Wall Street Journal “If The Con Queen of Hollywood were merely a rip-roaring international caper, it would already be deeply satisfying. But it's so much more than that: a probing of the nature of evil, in its banality and its flamboyance, as well as the moral quandaries of investigative journalism, from one of the best practitioners in the game.” — Julian Sancton, New York Times bestselling author of Madhouse at the End of the Earth "In a twist-filled new book, writer Scott C Johnson tears back the layers of deception in a story of a scammer who wreaked havoc in the film industry . . . . Riveting." — The Guardian "Scott C. Johnson’s book is a shape-shifter, morphing from true crime investigation to memoir to travelogue to an examination of mythology and linguistics and journalistic ethics . . . . And despite the thematic depths it mines, it is a rocket of a book that can and should be consumed in a headlong dash for maximum effect.” — Los Angeles Times "This portrait of one of the most creative criminal minds of the last decade is a jaw-dropping must-read." — Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Although Johnson’s obsessive investigation results in a penetrating picture of a sad, sick man, it is his portrayals of Harvey’s vulnerable victims that prove more compelling. A grifter exposed in sordid detail." — Kirkus Reviews “…a gripping true-crime narrative…” — Booklist "A chilling study of deception and evil." — Library Journal
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Faster Cures
Book SynopsisTrade Review“Faster Cures is a primer on inspirational leadership from the fearless, brilliant mind of Mike Milken—a great man with a sense of urgency.” — Karen Knudsen, MBA, PhD, chief executive officer of the American Cancer Society “Here is the story of how Mike Milken changed the world, what it took, and why it matters. It took everything. He really did make the world healthier for all of us.” — Eric Schmidt, former CEO of Google and chairman of the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence “Inspirational, optimistic, and highly informative, Faster Cures gives us all hope for a brighter future. A must-read for anyone who wants to live better as they age.” — Jo Ann Jenkins, CEO of AARP “I loved the book and its insights into how Mike Milken gets things done.” — James P. Allison, PhD, 2018 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine “This is a book of hope and inspiration. It should encourage every person and organization to find their own higher purposes.” — Deepak Chopra, MD, author of The Healing Self and other bestsellers “Michael Milken understands our most promising scientific opportunities and how we should support and apply breakthrough medical approaches that can transform the lives of patients in need.” — Jennifer Doudna, PhD, winner of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for discoveries in CRISPR gene editing “In this extraordinary and inspiring book, Michael Milken describes how he revolutionized the way research is conducted, and empowered millions with new hope and choices.” — Dean Ornish, MD, Clinical Professor of Medicine at UCSF and creator of the Ornish Lifestyle “I’ve seen Mike improve the world of health throughout the many years we’ve been friends. His accomplishments are amazing.” — Whoopi Goldberg, actress, author, and TV personality “As a relentless agent of change, Mike Milken has transformed the worlds of finance, philanthropy, and medical science.” — David Heber, MD, PhD, founding director of the UCLA Center for Human Nutrition “Mike Milken is the smartest person I've ever met, but I never knew his backstory. Now I do.” — Frank Luntz, PhD, TV commentator, political consultant, and pollster “Mike Milken applied competition and free-market theories to force collaboration among the world’s best scientists and doctors. The resulting breakthroughs have saved many lives.” — Maria Bartiromo, author and TV host “Mike Milken has improved the health of millions of people by funding and celebrating innovators and tirelessly advocating for change.” — Steve Case, chairman and CEO of Revolution and cofounder of AOL “Focus on patients—the full diversity of patients—sets Mike apart. This is his amazing handbook for transforming a system.” — Freda Lewis-Hall, MD, former EVP and chief medical officer of Pfizer, Inc. “No one in recent years has done more to advance the fight against serious disease.” — Andrew von Eschenbach, MD, former FDA Commissioner and former director of the National Cancer Institute
£23.75
Penguin Books India Pvt Ltd thegiftofadaughterencounterswithvictimsofdowry
Book SynopsisIndia. Sexual politics. Dowry killings in India and their victims.
£11.52
Penguin Random House India Junior Lives
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£10.62
Penguin Books Ltd 34 Patients The profound and uplifting memoir
Book SynopsisIn the last year we''ve called our doctors heroes, but what is daily life really like? Discover the truth, hurt, heartbreak, life and death and everything in between through 34 Patients ''Wonderful - insightful and compassionate'' Dr Richard Shepherd, author of UNNATURAL CAUSES''Informative and personal, humbling and healing'' ObserverAS SEEN IN THE GUARDIAN & THE TIMES ________ We ask so much of our doctors. To heal. To trust. To care. To listen.To cure someone''s pain. To deliver a baby safely into the world. To give the good news that will change someone''s life. Doctors know our deepest secrets, our private worries and our most vulnerable moments. But they listen to all of us, and under their gaze we are all equally worthy of help. 34 Patients is the breathtaking and uplifting memoir of a doctor who dares to look closer at a crowded wa
£18.00
MIT Press Ltd Carbon Queen The Remarkable Life of Nanoscience
Book SynopsisThe life of trailblazing physicist Mildred Dresselhaus, who expanded our understanding of the physical world.As a girl in New York City in the 1940s, Mildred “Millie” Dresselhaus was taught that there were only three career options open to women: secretary, nurse, or teacher. But sneaking into museums, purchasing three-cent copies of National Geographic, and devouring books on the history of science ignited in Dresselhaus (1930–2017) a passion for inquiry. In Carbon Queen, science writer Maia Weinstock describes how, with curiosity and drive, Dresselhaus defied expectations and forged a career as a pioneering scientist and engineer. Dresselhaus made highly influential discoveries about the properties of carbon and other materials and helped reshape our world in countless ways—from electronics to aviation to medicine to energy. She was also a trailblazer for women in STEM and a beloved educator, mentor, and colleague. Her
£17.99
SPCK Publishing Forgotten Warrior
Book SynopsisFirst full-scale biography of the most senior English soldier to die in a prisoner of war camp during the Second World War, revealing the courage, faith and fortitude of an unjustly forgotten hero of the British army.Trade Review"This is a very important work which, with the usual eye for detail and ear for "silent" voices Michael Snape has, uncovers and tells a story that needs to be told widely. Sadly, as Michael himself says, much of what he has discovered has been kept quiet for all manner of reasons. It means that the life of Major General Merton Beckwith-Smith has been ignored or simply unknown by far too many for far too long. One thread in his life was his Christian faith, which clearly shaped many of his decisions and behaviours. It is remarkable to read Forgotten Warrior and I commend it highly. It has enabled me to consider again some of the values and confusions that dominate in war. It has also given me a far greater insight into one particular general who, as Michael says, was a fine example of a Christian leader who navigated his way through very complex times and sadly has not been given the credit or even the simple space and time his life deserves." -- Tim Thornton, former Bishop at Lambeth and Bishop to His Majesty's Forces"Major General Merton Beckwith-Smith was the most senior British officer to die in captivity in the Second World War. Yet, as Michael Snape eloquently reveals in this new biography, Beckwith-Smith’s life (and untimely death) was more than just a tragic footnote to that global conflict. Using the particulars of Beckwith - Smith's life and times, Snape sheds new light on the realities of combat, defeat and captivity in the age of total war. Beautifully written and deeply researched, this book is a poignant and powerful testament to the enduring importance of faith, courage and compassion to the profession of arms." -- Dr Aimee Fox, King's College London, and author of Learning to Fight: Military Innovation and Change in the British Army, 1914 - 1918
£26.99
University of Washington Press Anyans Story
Book SynopsisTrade Review"In Albert Hofstadter's excellent translation, we can listen in as Heidegger clearly and patiently explains why one must deconstruct traditional epistemological concern with the relation of subjective content to transcendent object in the name of a distinction, never before made in philosophy, which he calls ontological difference." - Hubert L. Dreyfus, Times Literary Supplement "... the best introduction to [Heidegger's] thought that has yet appeared." - Graduate Faculty Philosophy Journal, New School for Social Research "... for all students and scholars Basic Problems will provide the 'missing link' between Husserl and Heidegger, between phenomenology and Being and Time." -Teaching Philosophy "Perhaps the most generally accessible text that Heidegger published ... the translation is superb."-The Key Reporter A lecture course that Martin Heidegger gave in 1927, The Basic Problems of Phenomenology continues and extends explorations begun in Being and Time. In Basic Problems Heidegger provides the general outline of his thinking about the fundamental problems of philosophy, which he treats by means of phenomenology, and which he defines and explains as the basic problems of ontology.
£55.50
