Paying Calls in Shangri-La: Scenes from a Woman's Life in American Diplomacy
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Judith M. Heimann entered the diplomatic life in 1958 to join her husband, John, in Jakarta,...
Primates of Park Avenue: A Memoir
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After marrying a man from the Upper East Side and moving to the neighbourhood, Wednesday Martin...
Rhapsody in Black: The Life and Music of Roy Orbison
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He was blessed with a set of pipes that Elvis Presley claimed were the best in the business. His...
Richard Wagner: A Life in Music
Stewart Spencer and Martin Geck
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Best known for the challenging four-opera cycle The Ring of the Nibelung, Richard Wagner (1813-83)...
Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock 'n' Roll
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Rock 'n' roll was born in rural Alabama, 1923, in the form of Sam Phillips, the youngest son of a...
The Cooked Seed
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In 1994, Anchee Min published Red Azalea, a memoir of growing up during the violent trauma of the...
Bertolt Brecht
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Known for his experimental, modernist Epic Theatre and its 'alienation effect', Bertolt Brecht (1898...
Beyond Belief: My Secret Life Inside Scientology and My Harrowing Escape
Jenna Miscavige Hill and Lisa Pulitzer
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Jenna Miscavige Hill was born into the Church of Scientology. The niece of its current director,...
Bluegrass Bluesman: A Memoir
Josh Graves, Fred Bartenstein and Neil V. Rosenberg
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A pivotal member of the hugely successful bluegrass band Flatt and Scruggs and the Foggy Mountain...
Denali's Howl: The Deadliest Climbing Disaster on America's Wildest Peak
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In 1967, twelve young men attempted to climb Alaska's Mount McKinley - known to locals as Denali,...