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Born a scant three months after her uncle Oscar's notorious arrest, raised in the shadow of the greatest scandal of the turn of the twentieth century, Dolly Wilde attracted people of taste and talent wherever she went. Brilliantly witty, charged with...

In this stunningly insightful and humorous sequel to Finding Joy, Keeping Joy explores the long terms consequences of chronic illness. Through the eyes of Joyce, Aunt Beth and Logan we follow Joyce's fight to regain her health and her freedom after...

Nicola Barry grew up in well-to-do Murrayfield, Edinburgh. Her father was a hopsital consultant, her mother was medically trained, her brothers boarders at public school. But behind the closed doors of their imposing family home, her mother was drinking...

Nicola Barry grew up in well-to-do Murrayfield, Edinburgh. Her father was a hopsital consultant, her mother was medically trained, her brothers boarders at public school. But behind the closed doors of their imposing family home, her mother was drinking...

In 1957, renowned Indian historian Romila Thapar visited China, where, together with Sri Lankan art historian Anil de Silva, she worked at two cave sites that were the locations of Buddhist monasteries and shrines from the first millennium CE. The first...

'I was beginning to love my thief, a man I barely knew, but whom I had trusted and even liked, and who had taken my savings, amongst many other crimes.' A bravura piece of very personal reportage by Hanif Kureishi about the man who stole his life savings...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781863515009Author Lynette Ramsay SilverFormat PaperbackPage Count 448Imprint Sally Milner Publishing Pty LtdPublisher Sally Milner Publishing Pty...

An autobiography in the form of a philosophical diary, Little Did I Know's underlying motive is to describe the events of a life that produced the kind of writing associated with Stanley Cavell's name. Cavell recounts his journey from early childhood in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780578837574Author Lindsay ByronFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Lux ATLPublisher Lux ATLWeight(grams) 140g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781682133934Author Simone M KlecknerFormat PaperbackPage Count 354Imprint Page Publishing, Inc.Publisher Page Publishing, Inc.Weight(grams)...

This extensive, two-volume set presents every recipient of the Knight's Cross with Oakleaves, awarded during the Second World War, and presented personally by Hitler from 1940 until 1945. Described inside - and shown with at least one photograph - are...

The quintessential patriot king and national hero, Robert the Bruce brought independence to Scotland. Caroline Bingham''s biography unites the historic figure of popular mythology with the genuine man.'Book InformationISBN 9780094800205Author Caroline...

Not long after the death of his father, whose heart gave out suddenly in November 1967, Charles Koch, then in his early 30s, discovered a letter his father had written when his four sons were small. "My dear boys," it began when you are 21, you will...

World's End is the story of Donald Wheal(1)s childhood in Chelsea's World's End at the height of the Second World War.Not for him the privileged bohemian world of Chelsea a few hundred yards away. Descended from rural immigrants, ladies of the night and...

Even as a young child, Simon King was passionate about the natural world. Expressed in a variety of ways, from keeping faintly rotting animal parts in his underwear drawer (as a 10-year-old), to making several hundred films about wildlife, his enduring...

Even as a young child, Simon King was passionate about the natural world. Expressed in a variety of ways, from keeping faintly rotting animal parts in his underwear drawer (as a 10-year-old), to making several hundred films about wildlife, his enduring...

Marie Fleming became a household name in Ireland with her trail-blazing campaign for the right to die with dignity, when she took a landmark case against the Irish State to lift the ban on assisted suicide. But behind the Multiple Sclerosis sufferer's...

Marie Fleming became a household name in Ireland with her trail-blazing campaign for the right to die with dignity, when she took a landmark case against the Irish State to lift the ban on assisted suicide. But behind the Multiple Sclerosis sufferer's...

'A wonderfully enjoyable history of the changing fortunes of the middle orders over the past 500 years. A magisterial survey of the entire British class system, filled with richly detailed observation of the social differences on which it has thrived'...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781626402201Author Darrel RooneyFormat HardbackPage Count 208Imprint Angel City Press,U.S.Publisher Angel City Press,U.S.

Each chapter of this absorbing memoir explores a particular species of tree, layering description, anecdote, and natural history to tell the story of a scrap of forest in the Sunshine Coast hinterland - how the author came to be there and the ways it...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780954693732Author Phil MathisonFormat PaperbackPage Count 140Imprint DEADGOOD PublicationsPublisher DEADGOOD PublicationsWeight(grams) 187g

I have tried to give my story about our Glasgow through its people and buildings, and other aspects of my book. I hope you will find it a fascinating read. Whether we stayed in Glasgow or emigrated, we all have one thing in common: "We Belong Tae...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143106241Author Peter MatthiessenFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Penguin ClassicsPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 215gDimensions(mm) 196mm...

John Smeaton, the greatest civil engineer of the 18th century, was principal founder of the profession in Britain and an engineering scientist of international repute. This is a biography of Smeaton, which covers the whole range of his diverse...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781847713773Author Chris NeedsFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Y LolfaPublisher Y Lolfa

Celebrate Freddie Mercury in the next iteration of Steve Wide's Icons A to Z series. Follow Freddie, born Farrokh Bulsara, as he harnesses hyperdontia to develop an unparalleled vocal range. See Smile, Freddie's first complete band, graduate to become...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781527266964Author Valerie ThomasFormat HardbackImprint Left Field EditionsPublisher Left Field Editions

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781838136505Author David Slattery-ChristyFormat PaperbackImprint Christyplays PublicationsPublisher Christyplays Publications

BEATLE haircut, one set of smart clothes to his name... and with a rock 'n' roll attitude hewn out of five resentful years at a boys' grammar school. This was the 16-year-old John Phillpott who, in that long-lost summer of 1965, started out on a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781035800452Author James AlexanderFormat HardbackPage Count 222Imprint Austin Macauley PublishersPublisher Austin Macauley Publishers

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780984817245Author Denise CrossanFormat PaperbackPage Count 130Imprint Crossan PublishingPublisher Crossan PublishingWeight(grams) 181g

In the 1960s, Hong Kong was probably the most dynamic city in the world. Adjacent to Communist China, the most populous nation on Earth, the city bustled with life. What was it like to cross the Fragrant Harbour daily to attend a British Army School...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781788307475Author Fanny and FannyFormat PaperbackPage Count 170Imprint Olympia PublishersPublisher Olympia Publishers

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780645163124Author Rick CareyFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint Birli PressPublisher Birli PressWeight(grams) 363g

The memoir of the first scientist to collect and publish information on mind altering drugs, longevity, meditation techniques, and ecological living. Reviews"Warrior's Way offers an uncompromising view of life through the eyes of one who sees more...

I was written off is an insight into the lives of six talented women: their dreams and aspirations, achievements and constant struggles and the challenges they faced in Pakistan. Through their real-life stories, author Dr Talat Azad presents a snapshot...

Captain Cook is the greatest explorer-seaman of all time, yet the world has had to wait almost two centuries for the first full-scale biography to do justice to the man and his achievements. Professor J.C. Beaglehole, the leading authority on Pacific...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781398460171Author Graham DalbyFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Austin Macauley PublishersPublisher Austin Macauley Publishers

This is a truly exceptional collection of drawings from one of our most revered cultural commentators. Gerald Scarfe began his career in the 60s working for PUNCH and PRIVATE EYE before taking a job as a political cartoonist for the DAILY MAIL. He then...