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An accessible and entertaining journey through the life, times, and work of the Bard - Enigma. Master of language. The greatest comedian in history? The most famous writer in the world. But isn't he a little bit boring? This is an essential guide for anyone who has...
Editeur :
Robinson
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2013-02-07
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Brief Histories
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The adventures of the daring Thomas Cochrane, called 'the sea wolf' by Napoleon, are so extraordinary that his life reads like a page-turning work of fiction. In one sense it became so, for the novelist Patrick O'Brian by his own admission used Cochrane as the basis for...
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Constable
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2013-02-07
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Lessons of a lifetime from the author of I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS'A brilliant writer, a fierce friend and a truly phenomenal woman' BARACK OBAMAWith her customary courage and humour - and always with style and grace - Maya Angelou reflects on the people and...
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Virago
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2013-02-07
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A revealing memoir of Jamaican reggae singer Bob Marley from the woman who knew him better than anyone—his wife. Rita Marley met Bob Marley in a recording studio in Trench Town, Jamaica when she was eighteen.A year later, they were married. The two of...
Editeur :
Da Capo
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2013-02-05
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Ed Whitacre is credited with taking over the corporate reins at General Motors (GM) when the automotive manufacturer was on the brink of bankruptcy during 2009 and turned the company around in magnificent fashion. In this business memoir, the native Texan explores his...
Editeur :
Business Plus
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2013-02-05
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In 1989, Robert B. Oxnam, the successful China scholar and president of the Asia Society, faced up to what he thought was his biggest personal challenge: alcoholism. But this dependency masked a problem far more serious: Multiple Personality Disorder.At the peak of his...
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Grand Central Publishing
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2013-02-05
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In this, the fourth volume of Tony Benn’s diaries, the Labour Government continues its fight for survival. Important developments are occurring both at home and internationally.In Britain, Benn as Secretary of State for Energy is directly involved with Windscale and...
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Cornerstone Digital
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2013-01-31
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The Benn Diaries, embracing the years 1940-1990, are already established as a uniquely authoritative, fascinating and readable record of political life.The selected highlights that form this single-volume edition include the most notable events, arguments and personal...
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Cornerstone Digital
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2013-01-31
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The extraordinary, unlikely tale of Tycho Brahe and Johannes Kepler and their enormous contribution to astronomy and understanding of the cosmos is one of the strangest stories in the history of science.Kepler was a poor, devoutly religious teacher with a genius for...
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Transworld Digital
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2013-01-31
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Abandoned as a baby, Andy McNab's start in life was tough. He grew up in South London with foster parents, and poverty around him on all sides. Andy attended seven schools in as many years, disillusioned and in remedial classes. It wasn’t long before his life was one of...
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Transworld Digital
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2013-01-31
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Lion's Head, Four Happiness is the captivating story of Xiaomei Martell, who was born in one of China's most remote regions just two years before Mao launched the Cultural Revolution. The youngest of four daughters - her name means 'Little Sister' - her family had no...
Editeur :
Vintage Digital
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2013-01-31
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Otto Dov Kulka's memoir of a childhood spent in Auschwitz is a literary feat of astounding emotional power, exploring the permanent and indelible marks left by the HolocaustWinner of the JEWISH QUARTERLY-WINGATE PRIZE 2014As a child, the distinguished historianOtto Dov...
Editeur :
Penguin
Parution :
2013-01-31
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Ruth Maier was born into a middle-class Jewish family in interwar Vienna. Following the Anschluss of Austria in March 1938, her world collapsed. In early 1939, her sister having left for England,Ruth emigrated to Norway and lived with a family in Lillestrøm, near Oslo....
Editeur :
Vintage Digital
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2013-01-31
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Benjamin Britten was the greatest English composer of the twentieth century and one of the outstanding musicians of his age. Born in Lowestoft, Suffolk, in 1913, Britten was the youngest child of a dentist father and amateur musician mother. After studying at the Royal...
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Cornerstone Digital
Parution :
2013-01-31
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In June 1994, Michael Barrymore, television celebrity and gameshow host, checked himself out of an American clinic where he was receiving treatment for alcohol and drug abuse. Father Martin's 'Ashley' is a rehabilitation centre in Maryland, USA, where Michael lived for...
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Cornerstone Digital
Parution :
2013-01-31
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Does a particular song take you back to a certain time and place? More than 100 A-list celebrities were asked what songs bring back special memories.For film star Joan Collins, The Way You Look Tonight reminds her of the first dance at her wedding to Percy Gibson. TV...
Editeur :
Headline Accent
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2013-01-31
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Freud invented psychoanalysis. Jacques Lacan (1901-1981) ensured that it did not disappear into deviations and compromises. His written work and his oral seminar constitute a decisive contribution to analytical clinic and universal knowledge. Lacan is a difficult...
Editeur :
Max Milo Éditions
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2013-01-31
Collection :
Graphic Essay
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James Hunt was a towering personality with a commanding presence, a hugely glamorous public figure who brought Formula One motor racing to the attention of a whole new audience.Triumphing against all odds to become World Drivers' Champion with McLaren in 1976, Hunt sank...
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Virgin Digital
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2013-01-31
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Madness is a real world for the many thousands of people who are right now living within it. It never apologises. Sometimes it is a shadow, ever present, without regard for the sun. Sometimes it is a well of dark water with no bottom, or a levitation device to the...
Editeur :
E-Penguin
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2013-01-30
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After four decades in the music industry, Michael Bolton has cemented himself as one of the most successful musicians of our time. THE SOUL OF IT ALL is his backstage pass into his life lived thus far - into the venues, buses, limos and hotel rooms of stardom, and...
Editeur :
Sphere
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2013-01-29
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