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William Whyte
Oxford Jackson

This is the first biography of T. G. Jackson, an architect who transformed the image of Oxford, rebuilt public schools, and became a leading architect of the arts and crafts movement. Although many of his…

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Joshua D Rothman
A Pioneer in the Cause of Freedom

Descended from German Quakers who immigrated to Pennsylvania in the late seventeenth century, Elisha Tyson was born in 1749. As a young man he became wealthy in the milling business in northeastern Maryla…

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William Bolitho
Twelve Against the Gods

Twelve Against the Gods by William Bolitho is a dazzling exploration of adventure, ambition, and rebellion. First published in 1929, this literary classic profiles twelve legendary figures-among them Alex…

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Joanie Holzer Schirm
My Dear Boy

A posthumous memoir, My Dear Boy recounts Oswald "Valdik" Holzer's tale of refuge, resiliency, and hope as a Czechoslovakian Jew during World War II. This paperback edition includes discussion q…

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Robert K. Dearment, Jack Demattos
A Rough Ride to Redemption

He may be little known today, but Ben Daniels was a feared gunman who typified the journeyman gunfighter every bit as much as those whose names have become legend. Yet his story has eluded researchers and…

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Lina Haber, Schwarcz Glenn
A Refusenik's Odyssey

This is the historical biography of a fiercely communist, atheist young Soviet girl who had to revise her whole way of thinking when she was denied admission to medical school in 1973 because she was Jewi…

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John A Ragosta
For the People, For the Country

In 1799, at the behest of President George Washington, Patrick Henry came out of retirement to defend the Constitution that he had once opposed and to thwart Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, whom Washi…

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Michael L. Thurmond
James Oglethorpe, Father of Georgia

Founded by James Oglethorpe on February 12, 1733, the Georgia colony was envisioned as a unique social welfare experiment. Administered by twenty-one original trustees, the Georgia Plan offered England's …

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William Bolitho
Twelve Against the Gods

Twelve Against the Gods by William Bolitho is a dazzling exploration of adventure, ambition, and rebellion. First published in 1929, this literary classic profiles twelve legendary figures-among them Alex…

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Pierre Guyotat,
Idiocy

An audacious, unabashedly transgressive memoir about two acts of escape by the author: breaking from his family to seek a freer life in Paris and then, later, deserting the French military during the Alge…

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Scott S Rohrer
The Folly of Revolution

In this penetrating biography of Thomas Bradbury Chandler, S. Scott Rohrer takes readers deep into the intellectual world of a leading loyalist who defended monarchy, rejected rebellion and democracy, and…

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Daniel Defoe, Paula R. Backscheider
A Short Narrative of the Life and Actions of His Grace John, Duke of Marlborogh

The career of John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, reflects the political battles of nearly thirty years of English politics. In an age when duplicity, intrigue, personality, and an immediate history of v…

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Alistair Wood
My Family and Other Spies

An extraordinary true story of growing up inside MI6, uncovering family secrets, and tracing a legacy of British espionage across half a century.'A fabulous romp of a book, part John le Carré, part Ealing…

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Douglas J Slawson
The World and Work of Father John J. Burke

The World and Work of Father John J. Burke: A Mystic in Action is a full-length biography of one of the most significant, yet little-known, American Catholic public figures of the twentieth century. Burke…

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Benjamin T Franklin
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket)

The Memoirs of General William T. Shermanbegan with the year 1846 (when the Mexican War began) and ended with a chapter about the military lessons of the Civil War.

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Nigel Farndale
The Times Lives Behind the Music

A must-read collection for all music fans.Delve into the tumultuous world of music stardom with this collection of obituaries from The Times.

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Frederik Cryns
In the Service of the Shogun

"Exhaustively researched. . . . Students of Japanese history and culture owe Cryns a debt of gratitude for this impressive achievement."--Wall Street Journal - "William Adams comes alive in…

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Nora Berend
El Cid

"Exploring the creation of the El Cid legend over the centuries, this masterful and evocative biography peels away the layers of myth to reveal the real-life historical figure. El Cid was perhaps the…

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Nancy W Sindelar
Hemingway's Passions

A provocative and unique look at how the women Hemingway loved shaped this literary legendErnest Hemingway's passion was writing, and he was inspired by a lifetime of daring adventures and encouraged by t…

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Alan Garner
Powsels and Thrums

A lyrical memoir of essays and poems from the Booker shortlisted author of Treacle Walker---a profound reflection on the creative journey and the influences that have shaped one of Britain's most beloved …

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