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A humorous and incisive reflection on education - the autobiography of a dunce who became a brilliant teacher and a bestselling author.

Bruce Chatwin is one of the most significant British novelists and travel writers of our time. Comprising material collected over two decades from hundreds of contacts across five continents, Chatwin's letters are a valuable and illuminating record of one of the greatest and most enigmatic writers of the twentieth century.

*WINNER British Sports Book Awards SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR*'I have this one term for the kind of woman my mother raised me not to be, and I call it a 'Do-Nothing B-tch'.

A poetic meditation on life and death, by one of the most renowned and respected film-makers and intellectuals of our time. It is a remarkable narrative - part pilgrimage, part meditation, and a confrontation between a great German Romantic imagination and the contemporary world.

Bump to Birthday, Pregnancy & First Year Journal is a captivating and insightful book by the renowned author, Stephens. Published in 2012 by FROM YOU TO ME, this book falls under the genre of Pregnancy & Childcare. The book takes you on a journey from the first day of pregnancy through to the end of your child's first year in an engaging and easy-to-follow format. It's a comprehensive guide that captures all the excitement, dreams, expectations and moments of joy that come with expecting and welcoming a new life into the world. This book is not just a journal, but a keepsake that will allow you to cherish these precious moments for years to come. If you're looking for a comprehensive guide to pregnancy and the first year of your child's life, this book is an excellent choice.

Coming Home to Story tells of the magic of stories and storytelling, and of their power to liberate the human spirit. Through traditional tales and his own experiences, Geoff Mead demonstrates how stories illuminate our lives.

The story of the last world war, as told by Grand Admiral Karl Doenitz himself. His memoir covers his early career with submarines in the First World War and follows both his successes and failures through the Second World War, with great detail on the way the U-boat campaign was waged, as told by the man who invented U-boat tactics.

When commercial air services were launched in 1976, Concorde was hailed as one of the wonders of the technological world. Lavishly illustrated throughout, this edition documents the early difficulties encountered on the way to commercial success as well as examining the tragic event at Gonesse in 2000.

The first illustrated edition of these remarkable first hand diaries from Italy's foreign minister during the 2nd World War

Rather than an HBO re-enactment, Fish is the highly personal, real life story of a teenager's struggle to survive prison rape and come to terms with his sexuality-written by one of the leading spokespeople to end prison rape.

'The wonderful thing about having a relationship with a cat is that it can bring you to something truly extraordinary and life-changing'There comes a time in every cat's life when his schedule slows down, and he struggles with aches and pains.

Offers a view of mental health care - from the inside out.

On the afternoon of August 15, 1969, Richie Havens took the stage at the Woodstock Music and Art Fair, welcoming a crowd of several hundred thousand to the green fields of Max Yasgur's farm. Havens was the first act - the legendary festival, years in the making, was finally beginning. This title tells the story from inspiration to celebration.

Together for the first time in one volume: the bestselling Love Letters of Great Men and Love Letters of Great Women

Keith Haring is synonymous with the downtown New York art scene of the 1980's. His artwork - with its simple, bold lines and dynamic figures in motion - filtered in to the world's consciousness. This title features ninety black-and-white images of his classic artwork and Polaroid images.

A riveting story of two families separated in culture and geography but bound together by a Russian-Scottish marriage.

A sharp, funny and deliciously gossipy guide to the glory days of advertising in 1960s New York - an inspiration for the hit TV series MAD MEN

There are only three things a cat needs for a fine life - good food, a comfortable bed, and universal praise and love. Luckily - after converting his human, Peter, from cat hater to cat lover - Norton has plenty of all three.

MAKE MINE MUSIC

The Letters of Samuel Beckett offers for the first time a comprehensive range of letters of one of the greatest literary figures of the twentieth century. This volume provides a vivid and personal view of Western Europe in the 1930s, marked by the emergence of Beckett's unique voice and sensibility.

'A joy. Celebrates the real world and revels in its mad glory' Sue Townsend, Sunday Times_____________________________________All Points North is part-memoir and part-excursion. Charting the rugged and uneven terrain of a writer's formative years - from tax problems to probation to American tours, football to family to running away to Iceland - Simon Armitage explores growing up and being Northern. It's about humour, language, writing, film, houses, homes, time wasters, one loose tyre, you, me and all points in-between._____________________________________'Laugh-out-loud funny' Independent'A delight' Jonathan Raban, Times Literary Supplement 'A perfect holiday dipper' Scotsman'An Alan Bennett-style diary' Daily Telegraph

In Tropic of Capricorn, bestselling author Simon Reeve embarks on a 23,000-mile trek around the southernmost border of the tropics - a place of both amazing beauty and overwhelming human suffering.

Reissued in the year of Miep Gies' 100th birthday, this international bestseller includes a brand-new afterword by the author.

In his own exciting account, Garbo recalls his career. A fantastic addition to the Dialogue Espionage Classics series.

How does it feel to hold someone's life in your hands?

In Azar Nafisi's personal story of growing up in Iran, she shares her memories of a life lived in thrall to a powerful and complex mother, against the background of a country's political revolution.

Written over a seven-year period to Charles V of Spain, Hernan Cortes's letters provide a narrative account of the conquest of Mexico from the founding of the coastal town of Veracruz until Cortes's journey to Honduras in 1525. The two introductions set the letters in context.

Eighty letters, written over twenty-six years, record that friendship, and are published here in English for the first time.