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Arts biographies
Last Sane Man: Michael Cardew
By Tanya Harrod
Hardback
Published 28-Sep-2012
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British studio potter Michael Cardew (1901-1983) was a man of paradox, a modernist who disliked modernity, a colonial servant who despised Empire, and an intellectual who worked with his hands. This biography of his remarkable life includes interviews with friends, students, and Cardew's two surviving sons. It also includes photographs.
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Scientists
By Marco Roth
Hardback
Published 17-Jan-2013
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A beautifully written and haunting debut memoir about the impact of a father's premature death from AIDS and the lie that was told to his family about how he contracted it.
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I'm Your Man
By Sylvie Simmons
Hardback
Published 01-Nov-2012
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The genius behind such classic songs as "Suzanne", "Bird on the Wire" and "Hallelujah", Leonard Cohen has been one of the most influential songwriters of our time, a man of spirituality, emotion, and intelligence whose work has explored the definitive issues of human life. This title explores various facets of Cohen's life.
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How the Beatles Rocked the Kremlin
By Leslie Woodhead
Paperback
Published 25-Apr-2013
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Love and Wars of Lina Prokofiev
By Simon Morrison
Hardback
Published 21-Mar-2013
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Lina Prokofiev was alone in her Moscow apartment one night when the telephone rang. The caller insisted that she come downstairs to collect a parcel, but when she reached the courtyard she was arrested. Born in Madrid to a Russian soprano and a Spanish tenor, Lina had spent much of her youth in Brooklyn.
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In Two Minds: a Biography of Jonathan Miller
By Kate Bassett
Hardback
Published 15-Nov-2012
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Amateurs in Eden
By Joanna Hodgkin
Paperback
Published 01-Feb-2013
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C. S. Lewis: a Life
By Alister McGrath
Hardback
Published 11-Apr-2012
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Compelling and definitive portrait of the life of C. S. Lewis to mark the 50th anniversary of his death.
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Country Girl
By Edna O Brien
Hardback
Published 24-Sep-2012
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Lets us come face to face with literary life of high drama and contemplation. This title provides encounters with Hollywood giants, pop stars and literary titans - all of whom lend this life.
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Why be Happy When You Could be Normal?
By Jeanette Winterson
Paperback
Published 12-Apr-2012
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Presents the story of an adopted child, and the thwarted giantess Mrs Winterson.
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