Biography Books 3
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In 1989, Robert B. Oxnam, the successful China scholar and president of the Asia Society, faced up to...
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About Frank as told by his daughter
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In this Tracy-Hepburn romance, a down-to-earth newspaperman charms a sophisticated New York author while their long path to real love has us cheering them on as well as itching for a visit to Frank...
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Which is more dangerous: a gun or a swimming pool? What do schoolteachers and sumo wrestlers have in common? Why do drug dealers still live with their moms? How much do parents really matter?...
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Tony Benn's diaries began in 1940, and have been compared to those of Pepys in their scope and accuracy. This volume brings them right up to date covering everything upto the Rise of New Labour.
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Stolen Lives, Malika Oufkir's intensely moving account of her twenty year imprisonment in a desert jail in Morocco
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Anthony Storr investigates the status of Freud's legacy today.
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Get Rich or Die Tryin' - That's what this book is about...
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The actor and writer reads the account of his third and most ambitious world adventure: an anti-clockwise circumnavigation of the world's largest ocean, the Pacific.
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Curtis Turner, the first NASCAR celebrity, wrote the book on living fast and dying young. Charismatic and fearless, he created drama at the racetrack and in his personal life, living the American Dream several times over before he died a violent and mysterious death at the young age of forty-six.
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Funny anecdotes from the worlds of stage, screen and sport, recorded live and in the studio by elevenf our best storytellers.
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More funny anecdotes from the worlds of stage, screen and sport, recorded live and in the studio by eleven of our best storytellers.
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More democracy means more freedom. Or does it? American democracy is, in many people's minds, the model for the rest of the world. Fareed Zakaria points out that the American form of democracy is o...
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In Garcia Marquez in 90 Minutes, Paul Strathern offers a concise, expert account of Garcia Marquez 's life and ideas, and explains their influence on literature and on man's struggle to understand ...
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General Ike is a book that John Eisenhower always knew he had to write, a tribute from an affectionate and admiring son to a great father.
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Hundreds of biographies have been written about America's first president, but this stands out as one of the best. It chronicles the ideas, events, and personalities that surrounded Washington, fro...
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"Bottino's matter-of-fact, unvoiced presentation is a good match for the text. He sounds like a tired 75+-year-old-man reflecting on his life."� KLIATT
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Adam Fowler explores the plight of thousands of captive elephants in Asia and their historic and changing relationship with man.
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John Strossel says, "Give me a break "...
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When Jack and Denny Smith embarked on a joint venture to build a vacation dream house in Baja, California, "we had no inkling that we would be entering into a phase of our lives that would capture ...
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A journey back in time, The Golden Mountain is the gripping story of four generations of Chinese women who live and die under the restrictions of their culture�except for one, the author. Her story...
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Thailand, Laos and Burma have been known as the "Golden Triangle" because of their historically prominent role in the drug trade. For centuries, these countries have produced the opium that has att...
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Filled with lore about the great players, great courses, and great tournaments, GOLF IS A GAME OF CONFIDENCE inspires golfers to reach new heights in their games and their lives.
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For the last decade, golfers of all abilities have been drawn to the teachings of Bob "Doc" Rotella. Weekend golfers and pros all listen to the man they call Doc.
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"The life of a good dog is like the life of a good person, only shorter and more compressed".
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In this intensely powerful memoir, America's pre-eminent biographer-historian, who wrote so brilliantly about World War II, looks back at his own early life and tells his firtsthand account
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Here are the stories of nine great adventures and the lives of the men who took part in them.
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Go one-on-one with great minds of medicine in an audio program that enlightens, informs, and ultimately, empowers you.
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In the most extraordinary journey Ann Rule has ever undertaken, America's master of true crime has spent more than two decades researching the story of the Green River Killer.
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A Grief Observed is C. S. Lewis's honest reflection on the fundamental issues of life, death, and faith in the midst of loss. This is a beautiful and unflinchingly honest record of how even a stalw...
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Dito Montiel grew up wild in the streets of Astoria, Queens and in the underground and punk cultures of Manhattan. His rough, thrilling, and quintessentially American story is bookmarked by the fla...
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Dramatically recreating the conditions and motives that surrounded the fateful night of 5 November 1605, Antinia Fraser unravels the tangled web of religion and politics that spawned the plot.
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This is the story of one man's passion, a man driven by a need to halt the deterioration of the quality of life on this beautiful planet.
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Two tributes to one of the greatest comics of our time, presented by Denis Norden and Paul Merton
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Comedian Jim Norton is dirty...really dirty...the kind of dirty that makes The Aristocrats look like a knock-knock joke.
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Few U.S. presidents have captured the imagination of the American people as has Harry S. Truman, "the man from Missouri." In this major biography, Robert H. Ferrell, widely regarded as an authority on the thirty-third president, challenges the popular characterization of Truman as a man who...
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Have you heard the story about the day Dickie Bird was invited to lunch with the Queen? Or the one about Brian Johnstone when he joined the Genadier Guards?
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Why do some people age in failing health and sadness while others grow old with vitality and joy? Bringing the traditions of vibrantly healthy cultures together with the latest breakthroughs in medical science, Robbins reveals the secrets for living a fulfilling life and aging with wisdom,...
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The founder of the largest U.S. media empire, William Randolph Hearst, Sr., changed the face of American journalism forever. William Randolph Hearst, Jr., with co-author Jack Casserly, tells the fa...
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When Kurt Cobain died by his own hand in April 1994, it was an act of will that typified his short, angry, inspired life. Veteran music journalist Charles R. Cross fuses his intimate knowledge of the Seattle music scene with his deep compassion for his subject in this extraordinary story of...
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Ted Hughes married Sylvia Plath in 1956, at the outset of their brilliant careers. Many held Hughes accountable for her suicide six and a half years later. How marriages fail and how men fail in ma...
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Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times reporters Jeff Gerth and Don Van Natta Jr. bring us the first comprehensive portrait of the most important woman in American politics: Hilary Rodham Clinton.
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Here If You Need Me, is a funny, frank, and deeply moving story of faith and hope.
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All-time great performances and personalities from the world of cricket as recalled by some of the game's leading players, writers and commentators.
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An audio anthology of stories from two of the most feared peaks in the world including tales of early exploration through to more recent tragedies.
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The California revealed here is not the stereotypical land of movie stars, sensational trials, or tourist snapshots but instead a remarkable patchwork of out-of-the-way places and everyday people. "Essential for all California libraries." -Library Journal
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Michael Palin reads his own account of an epic journey across the Himalaya in his sixth international expedition.
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"An absorbing, provocative, well-written, often moving book�an insightful and impassioned blend of history and myth, story and interpretation."� Christian Science Monitor
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The World Cup is the largest sports event outside the summer Olympics: the progress of the 32 countries which qualify for the finals is watched by billions all over the globe.
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From the bestselling author of Hitler's Pope comes a gripping, in-depth account of Germany's horrific abuse of science and its consequences-then and now.
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Novelist Clifford Irving's "autobiography" of Howard Hughes was the literary hoax of our time. In this ultimate caper story of daring, treachery, and corruption, Irving describes how the hoax devel...
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Humphrey Lyttelton presents a compilation of extracts and interviews celebrating the life and work of Gerard Hoffnung
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Major General Sid Shachnow was ten years old when he escaped the notorious Kovno concentration camp in Nazi-occupied Lithuania. He made his way across Europe where he made a living by smuggling con...
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As a member of the "sandwich generation," Elizabeth is caught in the middle of simultaneously caring for both a child and an aging parent. She finds her world spiraling out of control yet full of b...
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In one of the most compelling combat narratives ever written, Staff Sergeant David Bellavia, Army infantry platoon leader, gives a teeth-rattling, first-hand account of eleven straight days of heavy house-to-house fighting during the climactic second battle of Fallujah.
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Throughout history, great generals have deceived, outflanked, and triumphed over superior armies commanded by conventional thinkers. Bevin Alexander tells how Hannibal, Genghis Khan, Napoleon, Ston...
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An account of one man's profound respect and affection for a president who changed his life.
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Robb White knows everything there is to know about getting on the water and staying there as long as you possibly can. While still a young boy, he built his first boat, hewn from the tin roof of an...
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You'll Never Eat Lunch in This Town Again meets The Bonfire of the Vanities, as told by...a male Bridget Jones? And it all really happened.
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This is Gordon Ramsay's autobiography - the first time he has told the full story of how he became the world's most famous and infamous chef...
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The true story of a female swordfishing captain and the crew she leads.
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Recorded live for BBC Radio 4, Hymn is a memoir of music in childhood, written by Alan Bennett and George Fenton
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The first thing you should know is: I like parties! Here are some of the helpful suggestions you'll get by listening to this audiobook:
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I Should Have Been at Work is the frank and opinionated story of the man behind the myth. Famously guarded about his private life...
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Contains savvy, down-to-earth advice and insights that will make you laugh, think and dream.
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The Cinderella tale of this hard-working, determined woman leaves you cheering as the triumphs of her later life overshadow the pain of her early life.
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Unique among books about Tiger Woods for the amount of access its author had to Tiger himself, In Search of Tiger takes us through the PGA tour and into the psyche of one of the greatest players ever.
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In the Shadow of Fame, by the daughter of world-renowned psychoanalyst and theorist Erik Erikson, is the intimate story of her struggle to come to terms with her father's fame and to develop a sens...
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At the height of the Battle of Iwo Jima, during a U.S. assault on a vital airfield on the day after the island invasion began, Jack Lucas and three other Marines were attacking a Japanese pillbox w...
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As one of the world's most ancient civilizations, India presents a rich mosaic of political, religious, and cultural influences. In 1947 this vast nation was split; Pakistan was created to separate...
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Sanjeev Bhaskar of 'Goodness Gracious Me' and 'The Kumars at No. 42' , grew up in London, so his family visits to India to see his relatives gave him a fascination for its bizarre contradictions.
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Gael Greene, the highly respected restaurant critic for the New York Magazine, whose fierce wit and sensuous prose changed the way Americans think about food...
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'Rock's little drummer boy grows up into a sex cymbal. With a wit drier than an AA clinic, and a charm more disarming than a UN peace-keeping force, Mason gives us a literary drum solo par excellence
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Carmen Bin Ladin tells of her time married into the Bin Laden family.
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O'Donnell uncovers the hidden history of World War II through interviews with its most elite troops. By at last telling their stories, these men present an unvarnished look at the war on the ground...
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The tie-in to the Disney Pictures release starring Mark Wahlberg - the true story of the NFL's oldest rookie...
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An invisible wall ran down the center of the street, dividing the Jewish families from the Christians. But when Harry's older sister fell for the boy across the street, he became their secret go-between across the great divide. This is the enchanting true story of a forbidden love affair that...
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Terry Wogan tells the story of his journey from Irish childhood to chat show host in his own delightfully Iaconic fashion
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In this original, sweeping, and intimate biography, Gleick moves between a comprehensive historical portrait and a dramatic focus on Newton's significant letters and unpublished notebooks.
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Isaac Newton (1642-1727) achieved momentous breakthroughs in three areas: mathematics (the calculus), a theory of colors, and gravitational attraction. His first insights in each of these areas occ...
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The engrossing, entertaining true story of a dreamy little girl who grew up to be a mega-bestselling writer, read by Jacqueline Wilson herself.
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This engaging and sympathetic biography provides a revealing portrait of a prolific human being whom Jefferson called "the greatest man in the world." Madison is shown throughout to be adept as a l...
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This riveting biography follows Stewart from his childhood shaped by a strong-willed father to the fateful encounter with actress Margaret Sullavan, his first professional theatrical experiences on...
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A highly enjoyable account of the life of Jane Austen.
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New York Times bestselling author Anthony Swofford weaves his experiences in war with vivid accounts of boot camp, reflections on the mythos of the marines, and remembrances of battles with lovers.
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Mark Twain considered this biography his best and most important work. Twain reached his conclusion about Joan's unique place in history only after studying detailed accounts by both the French, fo...
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In this powerful, epic biography, David McCullough unfolds the adventurous life-journey of John Adams, the brilliant, fiercely independent, often irascible, always honest Yankee patriot.
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In this powerful, epic biography, David McCullough unfolds the adventurous life-journey of John Adams, the brilliant, fiercely independent, often irascible, always honest Yankee patriot.
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Sir John Betjeman was one of the best-known and loved Poet Laureates and even a hundred years after his birth he continues to attract acclaim and admiration.
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This series features reconstructions of Marshall-Hall's dramatic courtroom displays and his ingenious and persuasive tactics.
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A special tribute edition of Home Truths, hosted by Tom Robinson, including a visit to John Peel's family at 'Peel Acres'...
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The BBC Radio 4 serialisation of Margrave of the Marshes, read by Michael Angelis and Carolyn Pickles...
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This new edition of the bestselling audiobook features the much loved, much admired Brian Johnston, the famous BBC presenter and commentator, known the world over as The Voice of Cricket'...
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Few people knew Hunter S. Thompson as well as Ralph Steadman did. Their long friendship gave birth to what became known as gonzo journalism. This no-holds-barred memoir tells of their unique collaboration that documented the turbulent years of the '60s and '70s in a friendship defined by both...
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If you think a gang of real-life geeks can't take on the world and win big... think again. And whatever you...
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In 1804, empress Josephine Bonaparte appeared to be the most favored woman in France. In actuality Josephine's life was far darker, for her wealth was compromised by massive debt and her marriage w...
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In the space of one year, she will cook every recipe in the Julia Child classic, all 524 of them. She will track down every ingredient, and learn every arcane cooking techn
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Caesar was extraordinary, more for his ambition, daring, and tyranny rather than for his skills as a military commander. His unnecessary Alexandrian War and his close call at Thapsus are just a few...
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Billy Graham looks back at it all with down-to-earth warmth and candor -- remembering his dairy farm upbringing, his early preaching experiences.
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