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Collected biographies
Brand: Repro Books Limited
His autobiography is like him, no holds barred and a racy read that makes us feel 'wish we had a life like this'. -Sunil Gavaskar In its broad, multifaceted sweep of events from his birth in Mumbai's poverty-stricken Madanpura to a father who sta..
52.30£
This inspiring anthology is the first to convey the rich experiences and contributions of women in the American military in their own words—from the Revolutionary War to the present wars in the Middle East. ] Serving with the Union Army during the C..
38.06£
What new ideas and ways of thinking can educational leaders learn from great world leaders who have moved their societies to greater equity and expanded educational opportunity? In this lively, accessible volume, the editors have brought together an..
53.28£
In May 1913, the acclaimed poet Rupert Brooke embarked on a year-long expedition of North America, visiting the United States, Canada and finally the South Seas. He sent his impressions home in a series of letters, written for publication in the Wes..
12.07£
Brand: University of Exeter Press
Sir Vincent Hunter Barrington Kennett-Barrington (1844-1903), was a humanitarian worker and businessman. He was associated with the British League of the Order of St John of Jerusalem, which in turn led to his involvement with the Society for Aiding..
28.86£
Brand: Welbeck Publishing
Great explorers are known for their hard-earned skills and meticulously honed character traits which have made their astonishing endeavours possible. Valuable lessons are waiting to be learned from the feats attained by the most revered names in exp..
18.77£
Brand: Penguin Books Ltd
In his Lives of the Artists of the Italian Renaissance, Vasari demonstrated a literary talent that outshone even his outstanding abilities as a painter and architect.Through character sketches and anecdotes he depicts Piero di Cosimo shut away in hi..
16.65£
Brand: Summersdale Publishers Ltd
How to spend a night being a self-pitying wreck: Get on FB and stalk your ex, then spend 20 minutes refreshing the page whilst sobbing into your second tub of half-eaten cookie dough ice cream because you've realised that no one (literally no one) ..
11.36£
Brand: Summersdale Publishers Ltd
Is there anything more exciting in the world than clothes? If you think so, you need to shop more, girlfriend. Much more! This book is a place to explore, map and share your own unique sense of style - part fashion journal, part style guide and part..
14.00£
Brand: Gill Books
This timeless journal, beautifully illustrated with pages for monthly journaling, is an indispensable companion if you want to live a more focused, positive life.ISBN: 9780717183470Publisher: GillImprint: Gill BooksPublished date: 23 Nov 2018DEWEY:..
25.77£
Brand: Ryland Peters Small
Experience what it is like to live in the moment with this beautifully illustrated journal, specially designed to help you develop your own mindfulness practice. My Mindfulness Journal provides a way to introduce and integrate mindfulness into your ..
15.11£
“As a child, I thought of my town—as most children probably do—as just an ordinary place. . . . Yet I have come to think that there were exceptional things in the lives of its people and especially in the values and virtues that they believed in and..
25.48£
Brand: Repro Books Limited
'What Neeraj Chopra has achieved [...] will be remembered forever.' -Prime Minister Narendra Modi The long-cherished dream of a billion Indians was fulfilled on the night of 7 August 2021 when Neeraj Chopra won a gold in javelin at the Tokyo Oly..
20.04£
Brand: John Murray Press
Over the last 20 years, New York City has been convulsed by enormous challenges: terrorist attack, blackout, hurricane, recession, pandemic. New Yorkers is a grand portrait of the irrepressible city and a hymn to the vitality and resilience of its p..
15.59£
Brand: Repro Books Limited
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is an institution that elicits extreme reactions. While some marvel at the remarkable work it has done to promote and develop cricket in India and elsewhere, others decry it as being myopic, arrogant..
43.34£
Brand: Prestel Publishing
Celebrating style, individuality, and joie de vivre, this book showcases 80 original men who will inspire readers to lead a less ordinary life. Original Man is a compendium of the stories of extraordinary men. From household names including Andy War..
39.13£
Brand: Oneworld Publications
In May 1978 Harold Pinter and Antonia Fraser visited Israel at the time of the 30th Anniversary of Independence. It was three years after they first lived together; neither had set foot in Israel before. Based in Jerusalem, they toured many of the c..
13.86£
Brand: Austin Macauley Publishers
In a world shaken by the great upheavals of World War and the collapse of Empire, six women from different corners of the world transcend the constraints of their different backgrounds. Their physical and emotional migrations open the way to persona..
13.77£
ISBN: 9781910499313Publisher: M A PublisherImprint: M A PublisherPublished date: 30 Apr 2022Language: EnglishWeight: 245gHeight: 210mmWidth: 148mmSpine width: 11mm..
26.48£
Brand: Welbeck Publishing
In June 1969, police raided New York gay bar the Stonewall Inn. Pride charts the events of that night, the days and nights of rioting that followed, the ensuing organization of local members of the community - and the 50 years since in which activis..
27.74£
I do not think that I believe in ghosts, but just for this morning, just for the time it will take to ramble through this quiet city under clouds the colour of tin, or of pigeons' wings, I am going to believe in them. Ordinary lives are revealed as..
28.64£
Brand: Pen and Sword Books
There is more to the Victorian era than respectability, economic success and the grudging solution of the practical social problems they encountered. The politicians, generals and commercial classes have been well covered in popular history books, b..
29.97£
The Sixties - an era of protest, free love, civil disobedience, duffel coats, flower power, giant afros and desert boots, all recorded on grainy black and white footage - marked a turning point for change. A time when radicals found their voices and..
35.79£
_RAF and East German Fast-Jet Pilots in the Cold War_ is the result of ten years of research, involving many visits to the former German Democratic Republic by a small Anglo/German team of military specialists. Their purpose was to explore the lives..
27.00£