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Inside The Centre

By Ray Monk

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Published 15-Nov-2012


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J Robert Oppenheimer is among the most contentious and important figures of the twentieth century. As head of the Los Alamos Laboratory, he oversaw the successful effort to beat the Nazis to develop the first atomic bomb - a breakthrough which was to have eternal ramifications for mankind, and made Oppenheimer the 'father of the Bomb'.


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If This is a Man/The Truce

By Primo Levi

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Published 01-Jan-1988


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Primo Levi's classic memoir of The Camps.


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Grace

By Grace Coddington

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Published 22-Nov-2012


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Overnight, the flame-haired the author became a heroine for fashion insiders and the general public alike. This title shares the excitement and vision that go into producing so many unforgettable fashion images.


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So Many Everests

By Diana Webster

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Published 19-Oct-2012


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The amazing story of how one woman was determined to reach her full potential - despite the odds.


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Great Charles Dickens Scandal

By Michael Slater

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Published 14-Aug-2012


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Charles Dickens was regarded as a pillar of respectability in Victorian Britain, but in 1858 this image was nearly shattered. With the break-up of his marriage that year, rumours about a scandalous relationship he may have conducted with young actress Ellen "Nelly" Ternan flourished. This book offers an account of the scandal and ensuing coverup.


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Mom and Me and Mom

By Maya Angelou

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Published 11-Apr-2013


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Richard Burton Diaries

By Chris Williams

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Published 14-Sep-2012


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In his personal diaries Richard Burton is a man quite different from the one we familiarly know as acclaimed actor, international film star, and jet-set celebrity. From his private, handwritten pages there emerges a different person. This volume publishes in their entirety the surviving diaries of Richard Burton (born Richard Jenkins, 1925-1984).


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E Street Shuffle

By Clinton Heylin

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Published 01-Nov-2012


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Bruce Springsteen is one of the important and controversial rock stars of our times. In this title, the author has written the factually accurate, informative on Springsteen. It focuses on Bruce Springsteen and his work: the songs he's written, the way they were recorded, how they sounded live.


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In Two Minds: a Biography of Jonathan Miller

By Kate Bassett

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Published 15-Nov-2012


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On Warne

By Gideon Haigh

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Published 25-Oct-2012


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Australia's greatest cricketer by one of the world's most celebrated cricket journalists


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