
Joan: The Remarkable Life of Joan Leigh Fermor
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Volumes have been written by and about Patrick Leigh Fermor, but his wife Joan is almost entirely...

The Surreal Life of Leonora Carrington
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In 2006 journalist Joanna Moorhead discovered that her father's cousin, Prim, who had disappeared...

Albert Camus and the Critique of Violence
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The temptation to resort to violence runs like a thread through Albert Camus works, and can be...

Altamont: The Rolling Stones, the Hells Angels, and the Inside Story of Rock's Darkest Day
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In this breathtaking cultural history filled with exclusive, never-before-revealed details,...

The Big Thing: How to Complete Your Creative Project Even If You're a Lazy, Self-Doubting Procrastinator Like Me
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A New York Times business journalist explains why it's important for people to pursue big creative...

It is Right to Rebel
Jean-Paul Sartre, Pierre Victor and Philippe Gavi
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The early 1970s were a crucial period in the political and intellectual climate of France. The...

Reading Barry MacSweeney
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Barry MacSweeney was described as 'a contrary, lone wolf...[whose] ear for a soaring lyric melody...

Prayer for the Dead
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Sunday Times bestseller Prayer for the Dead is the fifth novel in the bestselling Inspector McLean...

The Dressmaker's Dowry: A Novel
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For readers of Lucinda Riley, Sarah Jio, or Susan Meissner, this gripping historical debut novel...

Getting to Happy
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In "Waiting to Exhale", Terry McMillan chronicled the lives and love affairs of women in their...