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In this extraordinary personal account of childhood and survival during the Holocaust, Professor Tony (Antony) Molho recounts his adventures in 1940s Greece from ages four to six, as his parents risked everything to hide him from the German occupiers...

The incomparable first-hand account of the historic Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada told by one of the commissioners who led it. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission was established to record the previously hidden history of more than a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780306832215Author Rich BenoitFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Hachette GoPublisher Hachette GoWeight(grams) 463g

Never Say Die is the gripping story of Arthur ‘Baby’ Gore, a battling tennis player of the Edwardian era and the oldest-ever winner of the Wimbledon singles title.Gore enjoyed an unparalleled 40-year career in which the game evolved from a garden-party...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780761874522Author B KumaravadiveluFormat PaperbackPage Count 222Imprint Hamilton BooksPublisher Hamilton Books

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781772034813Author Haley HealeyFormat HardbackPage Count 32Imprint Heritage House Publishing Co LtdPublisher Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd

From Normandy to the Caribbean Islands, this innovative biographical pursuit follows Adèle Hugo on her reckless journey of unrequited love – and the writer who chased after her more than 150 years later. It’s 1863. The daughter of the most famous writer...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781917022040Author Jill CurzonFormat PaperbackPage Count 178Imprint Candy Jar BooksPublisher Candy Jar Books

Christy Brown was born with cerebral palsy and severe physical disability. He grew up to become a brilliantly imaginative and sensitive writer who would take his place among the giants of Irish literature.This autobiography, published in 1954 when he was...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781804398791Author Mitchell CreedFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Olympia PublishersPublisher Olympia Publishers

J.-K. Huysmans (1848-1907) now stands firmly recognized as a significant and influential writer, often hailed as a pioneer of modernism. While his novel A rebours(Against Nature) remains infamous for its reclusive protagonist retreating into a realm of...

'Full of wisdom, sadness, flourishes of joy and psychedelic visions' GUARDIAN'Astonishing' IPAPER'Beautiful and gripping . . . a fascinating work of cultural anthropology, told from the inside' NEW SCIENTIST 'I'm here to tell you my story, which is also...

A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press's Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. Between 1919 and 1961, pioneering Chinese American actress Anna May Wong established...

Ride across California on the back of the wind and learn about the dramatic impact that seasonal weather and climate change have on the Golden State.Often stereotyped as the land of unflaggingly perfect weather, California has a world-renowned reputation...

'Engrossing, enlightening and hugely entertaining'SARAH WATERS, author of Fingersmith'Brilliant - so vivid and so sharp, fantastically clever and consistently fascinating'KATHERINE RUNDELL, author of Super-InfiniteWas Shakespeare gay? The answer is both...

'Lays bare the realities of a sporting career' Lord Sebastian Coe 'Gripping, revealing and honest' Steve Cram OBE 'A gripping read ... Iwan runs and runs and runs, and arrives at himself' Jeremy Vine Running has been Iwan Thomas’s life. He put...

'The world was sadly not my lobster, it was a skimpy crayfish from a petrol station sandwich and it was on the turn.'In this heartfelt, thought-provoking and often hilarious book, Lottie Jackson reflects on her experiences of living with disability: from...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781800747067Author Ferdinand JensenFormat PaperbackPage Count 152Imprint Olympia PublishersPublisher Olympia Publishers

'A delight . . . a glorious, witty and life-affirming ragbag of autobiography, cultural commentary and hard-won wisdom.' ANDREW TAYLOR, author of The Shadows of London'Perceptive, wise and illuminating . . . an unmissable farewell.' Barry Forshaw,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781976600302Author Amy T WaldmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Wisconsin Historical Society PressPublisher Wisconsin Historical Society...

Elizabeth Heyrick fought fiercely for the rights of oppressed people. After a disastrous marriage, she became a prolific pamphleteer, a Quaker and one of the most outspoken anti-slavery campaigners of her time. Despite renewed contemporary interest in...

In Call Me an American, Captain Cao’s triumphant journey of sacrifice and perseverance in the face of overwhelming odds, speaks to the enduring power and promise of the American dream. Deeply relatable and unapologetically honest, Captain Cao shares...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781639367016Author Mary HollingsworthFormat HardbackPage Count 480Imprint Pegasus BooksPublisher Pegasus BooksWeight(grams) 635g

‘Powerful and thoughtful’ Don McRae, Guardian ‘A fascinating and incredibly honest insight into the pressurised life of an elite athlete, on and off the pitch’ Piers Morgan RAW. REVEALING. REFLECTIVE. The candid autobiography. Danny Cipriani has...

In the gripping memoir _Female Security Operative_, the author takes the reader on a trailblazing journey of chaos through her life in the world of security. Breaking barriers and heroic beliefs, she reveals her remarkable journey as she navigates a male...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781524731977Author Guy TrebayFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Alfred A. KnopfPublisher Alfred A. KnopfWeight(grams) 352g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780063422865Author Tom BowerFormat HardbackPage Count 384Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 646g

A WATERSTONES BEST BOOK OF 2023: BIOGRAPHYThis Ragged Grace tells the story of Octavia's journey through recovery from alcohol addiction, and the parallel story of her father's descent into Alzheimer's. Over the course of seven years life continues to...

In the 1960s and ’70s, America spent $20 billion dollars (around $150 billion by today's standards) to land humans on the moon, and “win” the Cold War. And while man took his first steps on an extraterrestrial landscape, protests at Cape Canaveral asked:...

At the age of forty-three, Amy Lee Lillard learned she was autistic. She learned she was part of a community of unseen women who fell through the gaps due to medical bias and social stereotypes.A Grotesque Animal explores the making, unmaking, and making...

Uncover the fascinating, inspiring, and sometimes mysterious true story of world-renowned detective novelist Agatha Christie’s journey to authorship in this picture book biography.Before Agatha Christie became the greatest mystery writer of all time, she...

The New York Times bestselling author of War Dogs exposes the inside story of disgraced fraudster turned undercover FBI informant Marty Blazer and the greatest scandal in the history of the NCAA. When the federal government catches hotshot financial...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781668072318Author Gretchen WhitmerFormat HardbackPage Count 176Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 262g

School of Travel chronicles Donald N. Roberson, Jr.’s rich experiences while living and working inCroatia, the Czech Republic and beyond. Drawing from his two-decade-long journey abroad, the memoir transports the audience through captivating cultural...

This text is an illustrated story of Scotland's hero-king and freedom-fighter. The text follows the life of Robert the Bruce from boyhood onwards, with a blow-by-blow account of how he led the Scots to their victory at Bannockburn, against all the odds...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593320389Author Priyanka MattooFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint Alfred A. KnopfPublisher Alfred A. KnopfWeight(grams) 476g

The Times Food Book of the Year. A soul-searching memoir for foodies everywhere. Let award-winning food writer Clare Finney take you on a passionate exploration of food and love. From family feasts to comfort food, first dates to office cake; how does...

The remarkable, untold story of one Holocaust survivor's resilience against all odds, discovered through a chance encounter with a collection of her wartime poetry.Originally from Nuremberg, Germany, Else Dormitzer dedicated much of her life to combating...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781837942541Author Kerrie J. HughesFormat PaperbackImprint Vanguard PressPublisher Pegasus Elliot Mackenzie Publishers

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593242407Author Christian CooperFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA Inc