Louise Thompson Patterson: A Life of Struggle for Justice
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Born in 1901, Louise Thompson Patterson was a leading and transformative figure in radical African...
Machiavelli: A Man Misunderstood
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Machiavellian: a person who adopts the principles recommended, or supposed to have been recommended,...
Masters of the Battlefield: Great Commanders from the Classical Age to the Napoleonic Era
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In Great Commanders, Davis turns his attention to military leaders from throughout history who stand...
Miss Muriel Matters: The Spectacular Life of a Trailblazing Suffragist
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In 1908 Muriel Matters, known as 'that daring Australian girl', chained herself to an iron grille in...
My Heart is Bleeding: The Life of Dorothy Squires
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As a young girl toiling in a South Wales tin works, Dorothy Squires dreamt of being a singing star,...
Nature's Ambassador: the Legacy of Thornton W. Burgess
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For over 100 years, the animal books and stories of beloved childrens author Thornton W. Burgess...
Not My Father's Son: A Family Memoir
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'One of the most memorable, heart-stopping autobiographies I have ever read' STEPHEN FRY WINNER OF...
Henry: No. 4
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Henry IV (1399-1413), the son of John of Gaunt, duke of Lancaster, seized the English throne at the...
Herge: The Man Who Created Tintin
Pierre Assouline and Charles Ruas
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One of the most beloved characters in all of comics, Tintin won an enormous international following....
How to Live: A Life of Montaigne in One Question and Twenty Attempts at an Answer
Alex Clark Introduces Shelf Help
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How to get on well with people, how to deal with violence, how to adjust to losing someone you love?...