The Many Lives of Cy Endfield: Film Noir, the Blacklist, and Zulu
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Cy Endfield (1914-1995) was a filmmaker who was also fascinated by the worlds of close-up magic,...
The South African Gandhi: Stretcher-Bearer of Empire
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In the pantheon of freedom fighters, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi has pride of place. His fame and...
The Strangest Family: The Private Lives of George III, Queen Charlotte and the Hanoverians
Martin Davidson and Janice Hadlow
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An intensely moving account of George III's doomed attempt to create a happy, harmonious family,...
Rocks: My Life in and out of Aerosmith
David Ritz and Joe Perry
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In this riveting inside account of his life in rock-and-roll band Aerosmith, Joe Perry opens up for...
Sky's the Limit: Froome, Wiggins and the Quest to Conquer the Tour de France: 2013
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On Sunday 22 July, Bradley Wiggins became the first British rider ever to win the Tour de France. It...
Bombing Hitler: The Story of the Man Who Almost Assassinated the Fuhrer
Hellmut G. Haasis and William Odom
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Georg Elser was just a working-class citizen living in Munich, Germany. He was employed as a...
Confidential Source Ninety-Six: The Making of America's Preeminent Confidential Informant
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C. S. 96 recounts the harrowing life he's lead as the most successful confidential informant in the...
Deconstructing Gurdjieff: Biography of a Spiritual Magician
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In November 1949, architect Frank Lloyd Wright announced the death of "the greatest man in the...
The Meaning of Rice: And Other Tales from the Belly of Japan
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"The next Bill Bryson." (New York Times). In this often hilarious yet deeply researched book, food...
Mammoth Book of the World Cup
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An all-encompassing, chronological guide to football's World Cup, one of the world's few truly...