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1) Karma
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THE OFFICIAL STORY OF A MUSICAL ICON - TOLD IN FULL FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HIS OWN WORDS
'I went to a lot of trouble to create Boy George and then I went through a whole battle for years about not wanting to be him. But now I enjoy and embrace it in a way that I wasn't able to as a young person.... I'm finally learning to be George Alan O'Dowd from Eltham.'
Karma is the definitive autobiography from the incomparable Grammy, Brit and Ivor Novello...
2) Ugly
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We've all had those moments. The ones where you look in the mirror and nothing feels ok. For Anita Bhagwandas, this started when she was a child and it created an enduring internal torment about her looks.
We're all told that this is just part of growing up, but it stays with us, evolving as we age. The internet tells us we should love ourselves, whilst bombarding us with images of airbrushed perfection, upholding centuries-old beauty standards which...
3) Intermezzo
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For all its brevity, Intermezzo is a beautiful and deeply profound piece, rightfully considered Kotsubinsky's best work. It speaks of an artist's ongoing struggle to create in the midst of life and all its good, bad, and ugly aspects. It also acknowledges the need to escape and reset - but emphasizes this as a temporary measure only.
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Martin Hibbert was left paralyzed from the waist down by the Manchester Arena bombing which killed twenty-two people on 22 May 2017. Martin's teenage daughter Eve was one of the 940 injured, in Eve's case, gravely. The dad from Bolton has since become a leading campaigner both for victims of the atrocity and those with spinal cord injuries.
Determined to make a difference he took on the ultimate challenge, scaling Kilimanjaro in a wheelchair, becoming...
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"El Caso de Greg Williams" es un absorbente thriller judicial que te atrapa desde la primera página y no te suelta hasta el inesperado giro final. Con una trama meticulosamente elaborada y personajes profundamente intrigantes, esta obra te sumerge en un mundo donde la verdad es un juego de sombras y la justicia se debate entre la evidencia y el engaño. A través de una prosa ágil y llena de suspense, el autor te lleva por un laberinto de intrigas,...
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Very compelling, beautifully written memoir of a time and England that no longer exists but remains just as important as ever Pip Fallow's memoir is not just a classic piece of working-class writing, but a truly gripping narrative Pip Fallow left school illiterate, prepared only for a life down the mines. This is his story of working class life in northern England, and the country that would leave people like him behind. Dragged Up Proppa, read by...
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This is a delightful short biography of an eccentric Hungarian scholar who became one of the fathers of Western studies of the Tibetan language and culture. Educated at an austere Calvinist school until aged 31 where he demonstrated exceptional skills as a linguist, Csoma de Korös (1784-1842) finally set out alone on a pilgrimage to the East. His personal mission was to discover the roots of the Hungarian people, whom he and others of the time theorized...
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“No Heroes, No Monsters” focuses on the dramatic struggle of Anna Ardin, the WikiLeaks activist who, in 2010, came forward to report sexual abuse by Julian Assange. This is her testimony to a legal trial that was replaced by an Internet tribunal. A tribunal where women's rights are all too often both neglected and weaponized. A tribunal that every day of the year chooses a new woman to be the most hated.
The book goes beyond the headlines-the...
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In 1922 Robert Allerton-described by the Chicago Tribune as the "richest bachelor in Chicago"-met a twenty-two-year-old University of Illinois architecture student named John Gregg, who was twenty-six years his junior. Virtually inseparable from then on, they began publicly referring to one another as father and son within a couple years of meeting. In 1960, after nearly four decades together, and with Robert Allerton nearing ninety, they embarked...
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Stefan Zweig's memoir, The World of Yesterday, recalls the golden age of prewar Europe - its seeming permanence, its promise and its devastating fall with the onset of two world wars. Zweig's passionate, evocative prose paints a stunning portrait of an era that danced brilliantly on the brink of extinction. It is an unusually humane account of Europe from the closing years of the 19th century through to World War II, seen through the eyes of one of...
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Autobiografía escrita por uno de los personajes más interesantes del Siglo de Oro. Catalina de Erauso, la Monja Alférez, nació en San Sebastián en 1585 o 1592, según las fuentes, y tras escapar de un convento muy joven, vivió como un hombre el resto de su vida, saltando al continente americano donde fue soldado, aventurero, mercader, jugador... y siempre una persona pendenciera con una espada en la mano. Su identificación con el género masculino...
12) To Catch A King
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King Charles I's life ended with his neck: he was beheaded outside his London palace in January 1649. It was presumed then that his son Charles II who had fled would suffer the same fate; with his darker complexion, six foot two figure and regal mannerisms, he stood out in a crowd. Yet, against all odds, the heir to the throne became the protagonist of one of the most incredible pursuits in history, lasting nearly a decade. In this gripping, action-packed,...
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Although Jodie is only eight years old, she is violent, aggressive, and has already been through numerous foster families. Her last hope is Cathy Glass. From the Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author. At the Social Services office, Cathy (an experienced foster carer) is pressured into taking Jodie as a new placement. Jodie's challenging behaviour has seen off five carers in four months. Despite her reservations, Cathy decides to take...
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A searing essay collection that explores displacement and loss, creativity and change, institutional power, and progress.
Born in Korea, raised in the American South, and trying her best to survive British academia, SJ Kim probes her experiences as a writer, a scholar, and a daughter to confront the silences she finds in the world. With curiosity and sensitivity, she writes letters to the institutions that simultaneously support and fail her, intimate...
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Foster carer Rosie Lewis faces a battle to uncover the dark family secret that is tearing a family apart. Experienced foster carer, Rosie Lewis, is used to looking after children from difficult home situations, but she finds herself struggling when she agrees to take in Taylor and her younger brother, Reece, for a short while. Taylor tries desperately not to fit in, to be the tough young teen that she has had to become, making it clear that she cares...
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Ian Buruma explores the life and death of Baruch Spinoza, the Enlightenment thinker whose belief in freedom of thought and speech resonates in our own time.
Baruch (Benedictus) Spinoza (1632-1677) was a radical free thinker who led a life guided by strong moral principles despite his disbelief in an all-seeing God. Seen by many as Satan's disciple during his lifetime, Spinoza has been regarded as a secular saint since his death. Many contradictory...
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WHITNEY HOUSTON Ihr schillerndes Leben, ihr tragisches Ende Hören Sie die Biografie eines Weltstars, der im Chaos von Drogen und Skandalen versank, ein glänzendes Comeback feierte und im Februar 2012 auf tragische Weise ums Leben kam. Mit mehr als 200 Millionen verkauften Schallplatten und CDs gehörte Whitney Houston neben Madonna, Shakira und Mariah Carey zu den erfolgreichsten Pop-Sängerinnen der Welt. Nachdem sie bereits im Alter von 14 Jahren...
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An Impossible Decision is the true story of Faye, a wonderful young woman who may never be able to parent her unborn child. Faye is 24, pregnant, and has learning difficulties as a result of her mother's alcoholism. Faye is gentle, childlike and vulnerable, and normally lives with her grandparents, both of whom have mobility problems. Cathy and her children welcome Faye into their home and hearts. The care plan is for Faye to stay with Cathy until...
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The definitive history of Peter Jackson's Middle-earth saga, Anything You Can Imagine takes us on a cinematic journey across all six films, featuring brand-new interviews with Peter, his cast & crew. From the early days of daring to dream it could be done, through the highs and lows of making the films, to fan adoration and, finally, Oscar glory. A nine-year-old boy in New Zealand's Pukerua Bay stays up late and is spellbound by a sixty-year-old vision...
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The grand inquisitor of The Weakest Link bares all in this humor-laced memoir.
The first woman in nearly half a century to host a prime-time game show and the highest-paid female journalist in British history, Anne Robinson warranted fan mail, death threats, unqualified admiration, and unabashed hatred. From pioneering journalist to overnight phenomenon, Robinson shares the events of her formative upbringing by a sensitive father and a driven, hardworking...