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Korn (UK Edition)
by Doug Small  Publisher Comments Here is the story of the Korn five, featuring their debut album Korn, the follow-up Life is Peachy....
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Vlad the Impaler: in Search of the Real Dracula (UK Edition)
by M.j. Trow Synopsis Who was the real man who inspired the Dracula legend? For many, it was Vlad the Impaler who, as legend would have it, was a 15th-century bloodsucking torturer. In this title, the author peels back the layers of myth and history to reveal the figure who...
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Tale of MRS.william Heelis: Beatrix Potter (UK Edition)
by John E. Heelis Publisher Comments One area of Beatrix Potter's life which has been neglected is her relationship with Willie Heelis, to whom she was happily married for 30 years. This work draws on anecdotes from family and friends, where the author, their great-nephew, casts a welcome...
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Queen Victoria (UK Edition)
by Elizabeth Longford Publisher Comments Queen Victoria was the longest reigning monarch in British history. In this concise biography, Lady Longford, long recognised as an authority on the subject, gives a full account of Queen Victoria?s life and provides her unique assessment of the monarch....
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Cabbie (UK Edition)
by Alf Townsend Synopsis In 1963 Alf Townsend passed "The Knowledge" - after 14,000 miles on a moped round central London. Since then he has covered millions of miles in his taxi. This book includes a selection of his tales of everyday life as a cabbie....
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Slipstream: a Memoir (UK Edition)
by Elizabeth Jane Howard Synopsis This revealing autobiography illuminates the literary world of the latter half of the 20th century, as well as giving a personal insight into the life of the novelist Elizabeth Jane Howard....
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Richmal Crompton: the Woman Behind William (UK Edition)
by Mary Cadogan Synopsis Richmal Crompton's "William" is known even to those who have never read the stories. But what do we know of his creator? So shy of fame was she that, owing to her unusual name, many assumed she was a man. Mary Cadogan here provides a portrait of a witty...
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Princess Victoria Melita (UK Edition)
by John Van Der Kiste Synopsis Princess Victoria Melita played a colourful role from her birth in 1876. Using previously unpublished correspondence from the Royal Archives and Astor papers, this is a portrait of the Princess, set against the imperial courts of the turn of the 20th...
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Queen Victoria's Children (UK Edition)
by John Van Der Kiste Publisher Comments Queen Victoria and Albert, the Prince Consort, had nine children who, despite their very different characters, remained a close-knit family. Inevitably, as they married into European royal families their loyalties were divided and their lives dominated...
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Duchess of Windsor and Other Friends: an Illustrated Biography (UK Edition)
by Diana Mosley Synopsis Diana Mosley is the last intimate friend of the Duchess of Windsor still alive. In this revised and updated biography, she addresses the latest allegations of secret service reports about the Windsors' conduct during the war and the abdication. A new...
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Flora Macdonald (UK Edition)
by Hugh Douglas Publisher Comments Flora MacDonald never sought the fame that her contemporaries and history bestowed on her. She seldom spoke of the journey over the sea to Skye with Bonnie Prince Charlie and rarely used her popularity to benefit herself during her hard life. Because of...
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Life With the Queen (UK Edition)
by Brian Hoey Publisher Comments Published to coincide with the queen's eightieth birthday, an exploration of her life and achievements is presented from the perspectives of individuals who work with her, in a behind-the-scenes portrait that offers insight into her marriage, symbolic...
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Prince William (UK Edition)
by Brian Hoey Publisher Comments Beginning with the death of his mother, Princess Diana, and her funeral, this is a portrait of Prince William's life to date. Chapters deal with the life of the Prince, from his birth and babyhood through his years at Eton, gap year abroad, and time at...
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Walking in the Shade: Volume Two of My Autobiography, 1949-62 (UK Edition)
by Doris Lessing Synopsis This is Doris Lessing's follow-up to the first part of her autobiography, "Under My Skin". Here, we move into the heyday of her career, sparked off by the international success of her first novel in 1950. She went on to forge a unique role for herself in...
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Two Queens in One Isle: the Deadly Relationship of Elizabeth I and Mary Queen of Scots (UK Edition)
by Alison Plowden Publisher Comments The relationship between Queen Elizabeth I of England and her cousin, Mary Queen of Scots, is one of the most complex, tempestuous and fascinating in history. United in blood but divided by religion, the two women were in some ways uniquely close; in...
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Spike
by Norma Farnes Synopsis In these memoirs of 35 years as agent and close friend, Norma Farnes portrays Spike Milligan in all his guises. Uncovering a great many personal anecdotes, 'Spike' reveals his extraordinary sense of humour, his battle with a restless mind and his...
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Piece of My Heart
by David Dalton Publisher Comments On the road with Janis Joplin. A portrait of the teenager from Port Arthur, Texas, who took the blues farther than anyone before or since....
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Proud Northern Lady: Lady Anne Clifford (UK Edition)
by Martin Holmes
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Impossible Hero: a Biography of Gordon Pirie (UK Edition)
by Dick Booth
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Elizabeth Fry - Quaker and Prison Reformer (UK Edition)
by Richard Huntsman
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