War Child: A Boy Soldier's Story by Emmanuel Jal
$35.00 AUD
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Emmanuel Jal was only seven years old when he was taken from his family home to become a child soldier with the rebel army in Sudan's bloody civil war for nearly five years. Beaten, starved and brutalised Emmanuel was put into battle in Ethiopia and southern Sudan carrying an AK-47 talller than himself. ...Show more
I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti: A Memoir by Giulia Melucci
$34.99 AUD
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From failure to fusilli, this deliciously hilarious read tells the story of Giulia Melucci's fizzled romances and the mouth-watering recipes she used to seduce her men, and console herself when the relationships flamed out. From an affectionate alcoholic, to the classic New York City commitment-phobe, t ...Show more
A Life of Contrasts by Diana Mitford, Lady Mosley
$27.99 AUD
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An autobiography of Diana Mitford describing how it came about that both Winston Churchill and Adolf Hitler adored her, and Evelyn Waugh and Oswald Mosley fell in love with her.
Not Becoming My Mother and Other Things She Taught Me Along the Way by Ruth Reichl
$26.99 AUD
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In Not Becoming My Mother, bestselling author Ruth Reichl embarks on a clear-eyed, open hearted investigation of her mother's life, piecing together the journey of a woman she comes to realize she never really knew. Looking to her mother's letters and diaries, Reichl confronts the painful transition she ...Show more
The Crimes of Josef Fritzl: Uncovering the Truth by Stefanie Marsh
$32.99 AUD
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The inside account of the Fritzl case - Josef Fritzl's horrific incarceration of his daughter in an airless dungeon for 24 years, and the seven children he fathered with her. By the time Elisabeth Fritzl was 11 years old, her father had singled her out for special attention. When she was 12, Fritzl obt ...Show more
The Kissinger Saga: Walter and Henry Kissinger - Two Brothers from Germany by Evi Kurz
$55.00 AUD
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'No interviews about my private life' has always been Henry Kissinger's response to curious journalists. But journalist Evi Kurz from Furth, from the Kissingers' home town in southern Germany, proposed a family portrait and eventually managed to win the trust of both brothers. This is the story of two A ...Show more
Escobar: The Inside Story of Pablo Escobar, the World's Most Powerful Criminal by Roberto Escobar
$35.00 AUD
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Murderer, philanthropist, drug dealer, politician, devil, saint: many words have been used to describe Pablo Escobar, but one is irrefutable -- legend. For the poor of Colombia, he was their Robin Hood, a man whose greatness lay not in his crimes, but in his charity; for the Colombian rich he was just a ...Show more
Love's Civil War: Elizabeth Bowen and Charles Ritchie by Victoria Glendinning
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The love affair between the writer Elizabeth Bowen and the elegant and charming Canadian diplomat Charles Ritchie blossomed quickly after their first meeting in 1941 and continued over the next three decades until Bowen's death in 1973. Theirs was a passion that flourished in the heightened, dangerous ...Show more
John Stuart Mill : Victorian Firebrand by Richard Reeves
$29.95 AUD
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Now in paperback, Richard Reeves' beautifully written book is the definitive life of one of the heroic giants of Victorian England and the first biography for general readers since 1954: 'The best book I have read in a long time' - Ben Wilson, "Literary Review".A young activist and highly-educated Cambr ...Show more
Somewhere Towards the End by Diana Athill
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Diana Athill made her reputation as a writer with the candour of her memoirs, now aged ninety, and freed from any inhibitions that even she may once have had, she reflects frankly on the losses and occasionally the gains that old age brings, and on the wisdom and fortitude required to face death. This i ...Show more
Mrs. Astor Regrets: The Hidden Betrayals of a Family Beyond Reproach by Meryl Gordon
$55.00 AUD
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A riveting look behind the gates of the house of Astor as a famous family falls apart in public The fate of Brooke Astor, the endearing philanthropist with the storied name, has generated worldwide headlines since her grandson Philip sued his father in 2006, alleging mistreatment of Brooke. And shortly ...Show more
Wedlock: How Georgian Britain's Worst Husband Met His Match by Wendy Moore
$55.00 AUD
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When Mary Eleanor Bowes, the Countess of Strathmore, was abducted in Oxford Street in broad daylight in 1786, the whole country was riveted to news of the pursuit. The only daughter of a wealthy coal magnate, Mary Eleanor had led a charmed youth. Precocious and intelligent, she enjoyed a level of educat ...Show more