No More Worlds to Conquer
What do you do next if you have walked on the moon? How do you follow the first perfect 10 in...
EAN: 9780008113353
Lives in Writing
A collection of essays on writers and writing by the Booker-shortlisted novelist and critic....
EAN: 9780099587767
Unlikely Fame
This unique book depicts the stories of Americans born in poverty, who achieved national or...
EAN: 9781612057156
Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women, Volume II
This volume of the Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women completes the four-volume project and...
EAN: 9780765643148
Matter of Life and Death
This book brings together contributors from different backgrounds including a Holocaust survivor...
EAN: 9781849056014
New Celebrity Scientists
Fahy profiles an array of publicly—and internationally—prominent scientists, exploring how they...
EAN: 9781442233423
Forgotten Leading Ladies of the American Theatre
The stories of eight women made remarkable contributions to American theatre, including Laura...
EAN: 9780786493739
Those Wild Wyndhams
Winner of the Slightly Foxed Best First Biography Prize 2014 A rich historical biography...
EAN: 9780007544912
Thirty Rooms to Hide in
Luke Longstreet Sullivan tells the astonishing story of his father's descent from a top surgeon...
EAN: 9780816679713
Kings and Queens of England
A concise full-colour history of the kings and queens of England.
EAN: 9781445614977
Classes of Ladies of Cloistered Spaces
Explores the writing and influence of the first Arabic-language global biographical dictionary of...
EAN: 9780748694860
Their Greatest Victory
Tells the dramatic stories of 24 remarkable athletes who overcame seemingly insurmountable...
EAN: 9780786473052
Kings & Queens of Ancient Britain
Britain's early royal history brought to life with 200 contemporary and historical illustrations,...
EAN: 9780754828990
Glass Universe
'A biographical orrery - intricate, complex and fascinating' The Observer 'A peerless...
EAN: 9780007548200
Stories of the Soviet Experience
Paperno argues that, diverse as they are, these narratives—memoirs, diaries, notes, blogs—assert...
EAN: 9780801448393
Portraits of Pioneers in Psychology
This sixth book in the Portraits of Pioneers in Psychology series provides glimpses into the...
EAN: 9780415653923
Twelve Views from the Distance
From one of the foremost poets in contemporary Japan comes this entrancing memoir that traces a...
EAN: 9780816679362
Pat Stanton's Hibernian Dream Team
In Pat Stanton's "Hibernian Dream Team" Pat devotes a chapter to each position and evaluates the...
EAN: 9781845024512
Musical Biography: Volume 1
A naturalist and Church of England clergyman, William Bingley (1774–1823) wrote widely on botany,...
EAN: 9781108064262
Turn Here Sweet Corn
In telling her story of working the land, Atina Diffley reminds us that we live in...
EAN: 9780816677726
