Einstein's Heroes: Imagining the World Through the Language of Mathematics
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Imagine you are fluent in a magical language of prophecy, a language so powerful it can accurately...
Empire of the Sikhs: The Life and Times of Maharaja Ranjut Singh
Patwant Singh and Jyoti M. Rai
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The definitive biography of Ranjit Singh, contemporary of Napoleon and one of the most powerful and...
Everest - The First Ascent: The Untold Story of Griffith Pugh, the Man Who Made it Possible
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This is the winner of the outstanding General Sports Writing Award, British Sports Book Awards. It...
Failure of Empire: Valens and the Roman State in the Fourth Century A.D.
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Failure of Empire is the first comprehensive biography of the Roman emperor Valens and his troubled...
Faisal I of Iraq
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Born in 1883, King Faisal I of Iraq was a seminal figure not only in the founding of the state of...
John Keats
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This landmark biography of celebrated Romantic poet John Keats explodes entrenched conceptions of...
John Lee Sonny Boy Williamson: The Blues Harmonica of Chicago's Bronzeville
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John Lee "Sonny Boy" Williamson was one of the most popular blues harmonica players and singers from...
Kicking the Bar: The Life and Legacy of Broadcaster Huw Wheldon
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Written by his son, Kicking the Bar is the comprehensive biography of Huw Wheldon, one of the most...
Lives in Writing
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This is a collection of essays on writers and writing by the Booker-shortlisted novelist and critic....
Lord Mansfield: Justice in the Age of Reason
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In the first modern biography of Lord Mansfield (1705-1793), Norman Poser details the turbulent...