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A.J Cronin - The Man who Created Dr Finlay

A.J Cronin - The Man who Created Dr Finlay

A.J. Cronin, author of some of the best-loved novels of the mid-twentieth century and the creator of Dr Finlay , has been unjustly overlooked by literary biographers. In this, the first full-length life of this eminent but often neglected writer,...
By: Alan Davies
ISBN: 9781846881121
£20.00

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Letters from London and Europe

Letters from London and Europe

( Translated by J.G. Nichols, with a foreword by Francesco da Mosto )
The Leopard , published posthumously in 1958, was one of the most important works of fiction to appear in the Italian language in the twentieth century. Between 1925 and 1930, its author, Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, wrote a number of letters to...
By: Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
ISBN: 9781846881114
£14.99

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Imperial

Imperial

For generations of migrant workers, from Okies fleeing the Dust Bowl of the 1930s to Mexican labourers today, Imperial County has held the promise of paradise – and the reality of hell. Sprawling across a stinking artificial sea, across the deserts,...
By: William T. Vollmann
ISBN: 9781846880964
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The Diaries of Sofia Tolstoy

The Diaries of Sofia Tolstoy

( Translated by Cathy Porter. Foreword by Doris Lessing. )
After marrying Count Leo Tolstoy, the author of Anna Karenina and War and Peace , Sofia Behrs kept a detailed diary until his death in 1910. Sofia's life was not an easy one: she idealized her husband, but was tormented by him; even her many...
By: Sofia Tolstoy
ISBN: 9781846881022
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Thinking Aloud

Thinking Aloud

( A Collection of Aphorisms )
With these provocative thoughts on the central questions of living, Dr Simon May catches our minds off guard in areas as diverse as love, pride, self-esteem, gratitude, timing, lying, talking, knowing, suffering, escaping, silence, evil and thinking...
By: Simon May
ISBN: 978184688 091 9
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The Diaries of Sofia Tolstoy

The Diaries of Sofia Tolstoy

( Translated by Cathy Porter. Foreword by Doris Lessing. )
After marrying Count Leo Tolstoy, the author of Anna Karenina and War and Peace , Sofia Behrs kept a detailed diary until his death in 1910. Sofia's life was not an easy one: she idealized her husband, but was tormented by him; even her many...
By: Sofia Tolstoy
ISBN: 9781846880803
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The Godfathers: Lives and Crimes of the Mafia Mobsters

The Godfathers: Lives and Crimes of the Mafia Mobsters

( Translated by Stephen Parkin )
Much blood has been spilt on account of the Sicilian and American Mafias – and almost as much ink has been expended on recounting the details of their culture and crimes. However, comparatively little is known about the brutal, elusive figures who...
By: Roberto Olla
ISBN: 9781846880490
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Doctor of Love

Doctor of Love

( James Graham and His Celestial Bed )
Doctor of Love - the first comprehensive biography of James Graham - tells the remarkable story of Britain's first sexologist. Dr Graham set out to bring the sublime into the sex life of every married couple. He guaranteed both ecstasy and fertility...
By: Lydia Syson
ISBN: 9781846880544
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Travelling to Infinity

Travelling to Infinity

( My Life with Stephen )
Professor Stephen Hawking is one of the most famous and remarkable scientists of our age, and author of the scientific bestseller A Brief History of Time , which sold over 25 million copies across the world. In this compelling memoir, his first wife...
By: Jane Hawking
ISBN: 9781846881152
£8.99

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Sunsets & Dogshits

Sunsets & Dogshits

Presented as a collection of articles about apocryphal artworks, exhibitions, books and other cultural phenomena, Sunsets and Dogshits follows the convention of a “collected writings” book. Most pieces adopt a well-recognized format – for example a...
By: Sean Ashton
ISBN: 9781846880452
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