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'A huge, fizzing omnium-gatherum of a book . . . marvellous' Daily Telegraph'Witty, wise and elegant . . . a classic of history itself' The Spectator'Grave and witty, suave yet pointed . . . full of energy' Hilary Mantel'An enthralling investigation . . . consistently...
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Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Parution :
2022-03-17
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Historian, revolutionary and cricket writer, CLR James was one of the truly radical voices of the twentieth century. Born in Trinidad in the final days of the Victorian era, he debated with Trotsky, played cricket with Constantine, was published by Leonard and Virginia...
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Constable
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2022-03-17
ePub
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'Riveting; as fresh and relevant today as it was almost 50 years ago. The words fire off the page with humour, anger and eloquence' GuardianA powerful and commanding account of the life of trailblazing political activist Angela DavisEdited by Toni Morrison and first...
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Penguin
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2022-03-10
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'One of the all-time great memoirs' Daily Telegraph'Wonderful...candid, shrewd and moving' William Boyd'Laugh-out-loud glorious and uproarious' Simon SchamaHoward Jacobson's funny, revealing and tender memoir of his path to becoming a writer.Howard Jacobson was forty...
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Vintage Digital
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2022-03-03
ePub
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'Haute couture is like an orchestra, whose conductor is Balenciaga. We other couturiers are the musicians and we follow the direction he gives' - Christian DiorThe godfather of conceptual design, a master of shape, a true fashion game changer – all are accolades...
Editeur :
Welbeck
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2022-03-03
Collection :
Little Books of Fashion
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In the early 1950s, the Berkshire Constabulary finally opened its ranks to more women. And WPC Crockford was one of those early pioneers... When 21-year-old Gwendoline Crockford signed up to join the Berkshire Constabulary in 1951, she had little idea of what she was...
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Headline Welbeck Non-Fiction
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2022-03-03
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'I planted a dog rose. Then I found a curious piece of driftwood and used this, and one of the necklaces of holey stones on the wall, to stake the rose. The garden had begun. I saw it as a therapy and a pharmacopoeia.' In 1986 artist and filmmaker, Derek Jarman, bought...
Editeur :
Vintage Digital
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2022-03-03
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'What started as a book on the frustration of funding led to the writing of an autobiography at forty... I had so little to do in the daylight hours, I stayed up late unbuttoning Levis in back rooms.'In 1984 at the age of 40, the polymath film-maker Derek Jarman began...
Editeur :
Vintage Digital
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2022-03-03
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For fans of The Queen's Gambit, this is the real life story of a female chess champion travelling the world to compete in a male-dominated sport with the most famous players of all time.Jennifer Shahade, a two-time US women's chess champion, spent her teens and twenties...
Editeur :
Hodder & Stoughton
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2022-03-03
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This fun and fast-paced rock-and-roll memoir from hit singer-songwriter J.T. Harding shows what it takes to go from South Detroit to the top of the Nashville charts.In PARTY LIKE A ROCKSTAR, J.T. Harding charts his life from a kid growing up in Michigan to a...
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Twelve
Parution :
2022-02-22
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In these pages, are collected in a readable form an abstract of the lives and doctrines of some of those who have stood foremost in the ranks of Free thought in all countries and in all ages (Condorcet, M. De Voltaire, Thomas Paine, David Hume...). The life of the...
Editeur :
Alicia Éditions
Parution :
2022-02-16
epub sans DRM
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'Searingly honest... gripping... fascinating and hugely entertaining.'- Sunday Times'Moving and frank ... A story of a childhood defined by loneliness, the absence of a father and the grim experience of a Quaker boarding school. It is also one of the most perceptive...
Editeur :
Transworld Digital
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2022-02-10
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'The story [Onyeama] had to tell was so gripping and shocking, it wouldn't let me go . . . A remarkably well-written memoir' Bernardine Evaristo, from the IntroductionDillibe was the second black boy to study at Eton - joining in 1965 - and the first to complete his...
Editeur :
Penguin
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2022-02-03
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'A hilarious account of life with the children of the super rich...well written...and very funny indeed' - BOOK OF THE WEEKDaily Mail'A hilarious, behind-the-scenes memoir of the mad world of the very rich' Daily Telegraph'Very funny...the book bursts with butlers,...
Editeur :
Trapeze
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2022-02-03
ePub
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WINNER OF THE 2023 EDWARD STANFORD TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR 'Silvia Vasquez-Lavado is a warrior. I'm in awe of her strength and courage' - Selena Gomez'An incredibly powerful story' Sunday Independent'In the Shadow of the Mountain has all the elements a great memoir...
Editeur :
Monoray
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2022-02-03
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La Nijinska is the first biography of twentieth-century ballet's premier female choreographer.
Overshadowed in life and legend by her brother Vaslav Nijinsky, Bronislava Nijinska had a far longer and more productive career. An architect of twentieth-century...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2022-02-01
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Simplify studying with this portable literature guide, filled with resources to help you thrive in English class! Educated, a memoir written by Tara Westover, follows the author’s break from her survivalist family to pursue education and knowledge. This literature...
Editeur :
Sparknotes
Parution :
2022-01-25
Collection :
SparkNotes Literature Guide Series
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Created by Harvard students for students everywhere, SparkNotes give you just what you need to succeed in school: Complete Plot Summary and AnalysisKey Facts About the WorkAnalysis of Major CharactersThemes, Motifs, and SymbolsExplanation of Important...
Editeur :
Sparknotes
Parution :
2022-01-25
Collection :
SparkNotes Literature Guide Series
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From Mercy Ships surgeon Dr. Mark G. Shrime comes an inspiring memoir about finding the answer to life's biggest question—"Why?"—and about following that answer through remarkable, unlikely places on the road to fulfillment, purpose,...
Editeur :
Twelve
Parution :
2022-01-25
ePub
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Discover one of Twentieth-Century Russia's most lauded lost classics, now in a remarkable new translation.'Outstanding... A sparkling, supremely precious literary achievement' Telegraph'One of the great Russian autobiographies, as fresh now as the day it was written -...
Editeur :
Vintage Digital
Parution :
2022-01-20
ePub
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