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THE UNEXPECTED PROFESSOR
An Oxford Life in BooksJOHN CAREY
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You Save: 53%Best known for his provocative take on cultural issues, Carey describes in this memoir the events that formed him -- an escape from the London blitz to an idyllic rural village, army service in Egypt,... Learn More -
THE WORLD OF RAYMOND CHANDLER
In His Own WordsRAYMOND CHANDLER
Edited By :BARRY DAY
£9.95Raymond Chandler never wrote a memoir or autobiography. These selections from his writing, as well as from interviews he gave as he achieved cult status, weave together a narrative that reveals the ma... Learn More -
ALBERT CAMUS
His Life in Pictures and DocumentsEdited by CATHERINE CAMUS
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You Save: 47%Writer, journalist, philosopher, playwright and producer, Albert Camus (1913-1960) was a shining defender of freedom, whose art and person were dedicated to serving human dignity. In his struggle agai... Learn More -
CITIZEN EMPEROR
Napoleon in Power, 1799-1815PHILIP DWYER
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You Save: 54%Dwyer explores the young leader’s reign, complete with mistakes, wrong turns and pitfalls, and reveals the great lengths to which Napoleon goes to fashion his image as legitimate and patriarchal rul... Learn More -
GEORGE ORWELL: A LIFE IN LETTERS
GEORGE ORWELL
Edited By :PETER DAVISON
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THE HERO OF BUDAPEST
The Triumph and Tragedy of Raoul WallenbergBENGT JANGFELDT
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You Save: 53%Born into a wealthy Swedish family, Raoul Wallenberg was recruited by the War Refugee Board to manage the rescue mission of thousands of Hungarian Jews. Once in Budapest, he created and distributed so... Learn More -
JOHN AUBREY
My Own LifeRUTH SCURR
£13.95This is an act of scholarly imagination: a diary drawn from John Aubrey's own words, displaying his unique voice, dry wit, the irreverence and drama of a literary pioneer. Aubrey (1626-1697) saw himse... Learn More -
JOHNNY HAYNES
Portrait of a Football GeniusJAMES GARDNER
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You Save: 17%A biography of Johnny Haynes (1934-2005), England’s greatest post-war footballer, who elevated the act of passing a football into an art form in more than 700 games for Fulham and England. He succee... Learn More -
THE LITERARY CHURCHILL
Author, Reader, ActorJONATHAN ROSE
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You Save: 32%This book explores in tandem Churchill's careers as statesman and author, revealing the profound influence of literature and theatre on his personal, carefully composed grand story and on decisions he... Learn More -
OFF THE ROAD
Twenty Years with Cassady, Kerouac and GinsbergCAROLYN CASSADY
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You Save: 55%The story of two of the most famous, yet enigmatic, figures in modern literature: Jack Kerouac and his friend, travelling companion and hero, Neal Cassady, whose escapades as the famed Dean Moriarty i... Learn More
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