Every Beat of My Heart: An ABC Journalist's Journey From Death By Cardiac Arrest to Complete Recovery by Jeff Waters
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One ordinary weekday evening, Jeff Waters had just gone to bed in his Melbourne home when pain began in his left arm and chest. He mentioned it casually to his wife, a GP, but dismissed her evident alarm - after all, he ate healthily, he swam regularly, he wasn't overweight or diabetic, and he was only ...Show more
Jacques Philippe Villere, First Native Born Governor of Louisiana, 1816-1820 by Sidney L. Villere
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When a Crocodile Eats the Sun - A Memoir by Peter Godwin
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Peter Godwin, an award-winning writer, is on assignment in Zululand when he is summoned by his mother to Zimbabwe, his birthplace. His father is seriously ill; she fears he is dying. Godwin finds his country, once a post-colonial success story, descending into a vortex of violence and racial hatred. His ...Show more
The Gladstones - A Family Biography, 1764-1851 by S. G. Checkland
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This full-scale study of the Gladstones, one of the most interesting and best documented families of nineteenth-century Britain. It centres on the formidable figure of John Gladstone and on his famous son. John made his fortune by trading in the difficult conditions of the revolutionary and Napoleonic w ...Show more
A NORFOLK DIARY : PASSAGES FROM THE DIARY OF THE REV. BENJAMIN JOHN ARMSTRONG by BENJAMIN JOHN ARMSTRONG
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Recovering Intoxication & Its Aftermath by Leslie Jamison
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With its deeply personal and seamless blend of memoir, cultural history, literary criticism, and reportage, The Recovering turns our understanding of the traditional addiction narrative on its head, demonstrating that the story of recovery can be every bit as electrifying as the train wreck itself. Les ...Show more
Clementine Churchill by Mary Soames
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Clementine Churchill -- shy, passionate, and high-strung -- shunned publicity but was in the limelight throughout her adult life. As a young woman, her character, intelligence, and good looks won the attention of the impetuous Winston Churchill. Their courtship was swift, but their marriage proved immen ...Show more
Garibaldi - Invention of a Hero by Lucy Riall
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The first sustained analysis of the cult of the legendary Italian hero Giuseppe Garibaldi, the Italian revolutionary leader and popular hero, was among the best-known figures of the nineteenth century. This book seeks to examine his life and the making of his cult, to assess its impact, and understand i ...Show more