Lure of the Mountains: The Life of Bentley Beetham, 1924 Everest Expedition Mountaineer
Michael D. Lowes and Graham Ratcliffe
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Lure of the Mountains is the first published biography of accomplished photographer, ornithologist,...
Manchu Princess, Japanese Spy: The Story of Kawashima Yoshiko, the Cross-Dressing Spy Who Commanded Her Own Army
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Aisin Gioro Xianyu (1907-1948) was the fourteenth daughter of a Manchu prince and a legendary figure...
Herzl: Theodor Herzl and the Foundation of the Jewish State
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The first biography in more than a generation of the father of modern political Zionism and in...
Anne Bancroft: A Life
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"Mrs. Robinson, you're trying to seduce me. Aren't you?" These famous lines from The Graduate (1967)...
The Antagonist Principle: John Henry Newman and the Paradox of Personality
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The Antagonist Principle is a critical examination of the works and sometimes controversial public...
Mothers of Sparta: A Memoir in Pieces
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If you're looking for a parenting book, this is not it. This is not a treatise on how to be a...
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American Kingpin: Catching the Billion-Dollar Baron of the Dark Web
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A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The unbelievable true story of the man who built a billion-dollar...
crime biography
Julius Shulman: Modernism Rediscovered
Julius Shulman, Hunter Drohojowska-Philp, Owen Edwards and Philip J Ethington
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Modern treasures: Discoveries from the Julius Shulman vaultsThe photography of Julius Shulman (1910...
Modern Architecture A-Z
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Space shapersAn encyclopedia of modern architectureWith more than 280 entries, this architectural A...
John Ruskin
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John Ruskin (1819-1900) was the most prominent art and architecture critic of his day. His books,...