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AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! The definitive biography of Nancy Pelosi, one of the most powerful woman in American political history, written by New York Times bestselling author and USA Today Washington bureau chief Susan Page. ...
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Twelve
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2021-04-20
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From a 2018 Wainwright Prize shortlisted author, THE CIRCLING SKY is part childhood memoir, blended with exquisite nature observation, and the story of one man's journey over a year to one of the UK's key natural habitats, the New Forest of HampshireIn the form of...
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Tinder Press
Parution :
2021-04-15
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No-one, least of all Steve Davis and Kavus Torabi themselves, expected the six-time former World Snooker champion and a British-Iranian underground rock musician to become one of the most trusted brands in British alternative music. In their weekly radio shows and as...
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White Rabbit
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2021-04-15
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'A brilliant biography - John Sutherland has brought Monica Jones to life as she deserves.' Claire Tomalin'Eye-opening... in this account [Monica Jones] comes alive.' The Sunday TimesMonica Jones was Philip Larkin's partner for more than four decades, and was arguably...
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Weidenfeld & Nicolson
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2021-04-15
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At a time when the status of women is still being debated and challenged, how can women play a leading role in society, the workplace and the church? Michele Guinness has been there and done that - not without opposition and not without compromise.In this all-embracing,...
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Hodder & Stoughton
Parution :
2021-04-15
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This book is a pioneering synthesis of the history of Poland, 1914–1918, summing up 100 years of the work of historians on the period and outlining new research aims. It is an integrated approach to the story of the Russian, German, and Austro-Hungarian zones of...
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Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2021-04-12
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'Truth telling and truth recovery have seldom been as heart-breaking or necessary as in this powerful story of human vulnerability and failure - and the ultimate triumph of the human spirit.' JOE DUFFYAt only five months old, John Cameron was abandoned in a Dublin...
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Hachette Books Ireland
Parution :
2021-04-08
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'Superlative... definitive and genuinely gripping' SUNDAY TIMES'Utterly engrossing' EVENING STANDARD'Compulsively readable... Beautifully written... Definitive' OBSERVER Appointed by Philip Roth and granted complete access and independence, Blake Bailey spent years...
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Vintage Digital
Parution :
2021-04-08
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This book charts the life of Arthur Sullivan--the best loved and most widely performed British composer in history. While he is best known for his comic opera collaborations with W. S. Gilbert, it was his substantial corpus of sacred music which meant most to him and...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2021-04-08
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This book charts the life of Arthur Sullivan--the best loved and most widely performed British composer in history. While he is best known for his comic opera collaborations with W. S. Gilbert, it was his substantial corpus of sacred music which meant most to him and...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2021-04-08
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A Rolling Stone Best Music Book of 2021“Thompson is a master showman . . . [Beeswing is] everything you’d hope a Richard Thompson autobiography would be . . . It’s both major and minor, dirge and ditty, light on its feet but packing a...
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Algonquin Books
Parution :
2021-04-06
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In the annals of espionage, one name towers above all others: that of H. A. R. "Kim" Philby, the ringleader of the legendary Cambridge spies. A member of the British establishment, Philby joined the Secret Intelligence Service in 1940, rose to the head of Soviet...
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Cornerstone Digital
Parution :
2021-04-01
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The incredible book behind the primetime Channel 4 documentary, Peter:The Human Cyborg'A remarkable account of what it means to be human and what technology can really achieve' Sunday Telegraph'Peter's story is one of the most extraordinary you will ever hear. I urge...
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Penguin
Parution :
2021-04-01
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Bill Dempsey is a humble achiever. He is known primarily as a champion footballer with West Perth and the Darwin Buffaloes. A premiership captain who played over 400 games in 20 seasons in Perth and the Northern Territory, and a member of the AFL’s Indigenous Team of...
Editeur :
Magabala Books
Parution :
2021-04-01
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'A joy to read.' You Magazine'Move over, Marie Kondo, it's all about washing not tidying in 2021 and it's down to one man - Patric Richardson.' The Times'This slim volume, its breezy pages of tips and anecdotes, stories and, in the back, recipes, is a lovely salve. One...
Editeur :
Orion Spring
Parution :
2021-04-01
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'A really great read, fascinating, moving' Adrian ChilesThe End to End record is the longest place-to-place cycling record in Britain. It is a daunting 842 miles and for the men and women who attempt to break the record, there can be no second place, only the binary...
Editeur :
Little, Brown Book Group
Parution :
2021-04-01
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In 1239, king Louis IX of France performed the translation of the Crown of Thorns from Constantinople to Paris. The translation celebrations became a splendid religious festivity showing sacral foundations of Saint Louis’s authority and the Capetian kingship. However,...
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Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2021-03-31
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In this New York Times bestseller, discover the inspiring story of Illinois senator and Iraq War veteran Tammy Duckworth. "Raw, unfiltered, powerful." —Adm. William H. McRaven In Every Day Is a Gift, Tammy Duckworth takes readers through the...
Editeur :
Twelve
Parution :
2021-03-30
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Perfect for fans of The Crown, this captivating biography from a New York Times bestselling author follows Queen Elizabeth II and her sister Margaret as they navigate life in the royal spotlight.They were the closest of sisters and the best of friends. But when, in a...
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Grand Central Publishing
Parution :
2021-03-30
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'Heart-breaking and uplifting, I defy anyone to read this memoir and not be affected by O'Callaghan's honesty and humanity' Irish TimesIn 2018, after receiving a life-changing diagnosis, broadcaster Gareth O'Callaghan retired from full-time work and gave up the career...
Editeur :
Hachette Books Ireland
Parution :
2021-03-25
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