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Early in the 2020 pandemic, author Steven E. Mason began to look at the lives of some of the great personalities from history, seeking inspiration to help him deal with the Covid-19 crisis. He discovered that many of these people had experienced...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780060583019Author Eric BlehmFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint HarperCollins PublishersPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams)...

From surviving a horrific terrorist attack in Northern Ireland, to the violence of the Gulf War and an assault course of harrowing experiences in Iraq, Bosnia and Columbia, Major Bill Shaw, MBE, had seen it all.But Bill's strength and courage was tested...

From surviving a horrific terrorist attack in Northern Ireland, to the violence of the Gulf War and an assault course of harrowing experiences in Iraq, Bosnia and Columbia, Major Bill Shaw, MBE, had seen it all.But Bill's strength and courage was tested...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780983746140Author Philip Jose FarmerFormat HardbackPage Count 368Imprint Meteor HousePublisher Meteor HouseWeight(grams) 694gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

2013 Gold Winner IBPA Ben Franklin Awards In a memoir remarkable for its quiet confidence and acute natural observation, the author of Paddling Hawaii and Paddling My Own Canoe begins with her decision, at age 60, to undertake a solo, summer-long...

In a signed copy of his autobiography, Waylon Jennings penned a personal note to his son, Terry Jennings, ending it with the words, "I did my best. Now it's your turn." It is with this spirit in mind that Terry has finished telling the true...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911658412Author Mike CowtonFormat HardbackPage Count 200Imprint Mortons Media GroupPublisher Mortons Media GroupWeight(grams) 243gDimensions(mm) 196mm *...

A relationship was a mathematical formula: the correct variables of age, beauty, morality and finances were entered and the output was a successful, peaceful marriage. It couldn't be, therefore, that their Iranian son could feel desire for someone six...

A relationship was a mathematical formula: the correct variables of age, beauty, morality and finances were entered and the output was a successful, peaceful marriage. It couldn't be, therefore, that their Iranian son could feel desire for someone six...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780954312107Author Peter J. H. ThornleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 252Imprint Magna PressPublisher Magna PressWeight(grams) 359g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780648827788Author Nicola CharlesFormat PaperbackPage Count 386Imprint Shield-MaidenPublisher Shield-MaidenWeight(grams) 148g

An autobiography shaped by birds and a personal obsession that has carried the author through life.Book InformationISBN 9781908241542Author John LeeFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Brambleby BooksPublisher Brambleby BooksDimensions(mm) 192mm * 129mm...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906958374Author Shani OatesFormat HardbackPage Count 194Imprint Mandrake of OxfordPublisher Mandrake of OxfordWeight(grams) 468g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780898705775Author Stephen K. RayFormat PaperbackPage Count 285Imprint Ignatius PressPublisher Ignatius PressWeight(grams) 354gDimensions(mm) 210mm * 135mm...

AFTER CAMELOT, Taraborelli's newest book, picks up where Jackie, Ethel and Joan left off, as we follow these three Kennedy women as they continue their lives as high-profile, single women raising their children.This book spotlights the Kennedy sisters -...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780645396904Author Annmarie LordFormat PaperbackPage Count 198Imprint Annmarie LordPublisher Annmarie LordWeight(grams) 218g

Knock 'em Cold, Kid is the autobiography of award-winning Welsh writer Elaine Morgan. Born in the Rhondda Valley in 1920, Elaine vividly describes the relationship between her father and mother as they coped with life on the dole. Her grammar school...

So what does happen when someone dies? What does it feel like? Why do some people find it hard to leave places and loved ones behind? And how do people who die in accidents and other sudden deaths fare? How does our grief affect those who have passed on?...

So what does happen when someone dies? What does it feel like? Why do some people find it hard to leave places and loved ones behind? And how do people who die in accidents and other sudden deaths fare? How does our grief affect those who have passed on?...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781885767516Author Douglas WilsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Canon PressPublisher Canon PressWeight(grams) 159gDimensions(mm) 217mm * 141mm * 7mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781885767516Author Douglas WilsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Canon PressPublisher Canon PressWeight(grams) 159gDimensions(mm) 217mm * 141mm * 7mm

Cardinal Richelieu (1583-1642) did more than anyone else to lay the foundations of the French hegemony in Europe and of absolute monarchy in his own country. He was a spokesman for power politics, the idea of raison d'etat, and the right of rulers to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780473153526Author Suzanne LangFormat PaperbackPage Count 232Imprint Pinknote PressPublisher Pinknote PressWeight(grams) 152g

"Ibadan" is the third volume in Wole Soyinka's series of memoirs, the sequel to "Ake and Isara". In a mixture of fact and fiction - to protect the innocent and nail the guilty and shape an often intolerable reality - it tells of the coming of age of a...

Guitarist Gordon Giltrap is the epitome of what is often referred to as a `musician's musician', in that the respect in which he is held by his peers speaks volumes for his ability and influence. Beginning his career as a solo acoustic guitarist and...

'Uproarious.' The Times'Terrifically entertaining.' Evening Standard'Irresistible.' Daily Mail'Gripping.' Sunday Telegraph'A scintillating gem: a cracking page-turner, historically illuminating, culturally fascinating, and a book which effortlessly...

Newly married, Chris and Susanna Naylor set off for a new life in the Arab world - living first in Kuwait, then Jordan and finally Lebanon. In a region never far from the news, they discovered their expectations - of war, terrorism, desert sand dunes,...

'A sense of delight permeates Gyles Brandreth's John Gielgud: An Actor's Life ... Brandreth combines neat reportage, deft evocation and lovely tales about a man he knew and relished.' - The Times'A delightful memoir which tells you all you need to know...

'I believed Rose had a secret plan for the farm, a detailed map in her head that showed exactly where all her ewes and lambs and humans ought to be. Though I was nominally the herder, I wasn't privy to the map. My job was mostly to latch and unlatch the...

When Robert Keable's First World War novel Simon Called Peter was published, critics called it 'offensive', 'a libel' and reeking of 'drink and lust'. Scott Fitzgerald suggested it was 'utterly immoral' and referenced it in The Great Gatsby. The novel...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910383582Author Betty Jean LiftonFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Vallentine Mitchell & Co LtdPublisher Vallentine Mitchell & Co Ltd

Available for the first time in a decade-the book that launched a $5 billion lawsuit--with a new introduction by the author in which O'Brien reflects on the recent wave of TrumpMania. This entertaining look inside the world of Donald Trump is chock full...

Roland Barthes (1915-1980) was a central figure in the thought of his time, but he was also something of an outsider. His father died in the First World War, he enjoyed his mother's unfailing love, he spent long years in the sanatorium, and he was aware...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780671447489Author Joanna StrattonFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 462g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781781725146Author Mary J OliverFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint SerenPublisher Poetry Wales Press

"I believe that Marcuse's ideas can be as valuable today as they were fifty years ago."-Angela Y. Davis, from the forewordHerbert Marcuse was one of the twentieth century's most unlikely pop stars: a celebrity philosopher. In the 1960s, his argument for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780375713804Author Beverly LowryFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 237gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

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