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David Bowie : The Last Interview and Other Conversations by David BowieIn these interviews collected throughout his fabled career--including his first, when he was sixteen, as well as his last, decades later--David Bowie discusses his childhood in the rough streets of South London, songwriting, his problems with drug abuse, the influence of Andy Warhol, sexuality, his movies, fashion, working with Brian Eno, his friendship with John Lennon, and more. Ever articulate, with a wicked wit always at hand, Bowie shows here why he was always considered ahead of his time--both in art making and cultural commentary.
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Tranny : confessions of punk rock's most infamous anarchist selloutIn 2012 Grace went public with Rolling Stone magazine, and began her transition to Laura Jane Grace, leaving Thomas James Gable behind forever. Peppered throughout with Laura Jane's never-before-published journal entries that reach back to childhood, KILL ME LOUDLY is an intensely personal and revelatory look inside sex, drugs, failed marriages, music, and soul of a punk rock icon.
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Zayn
by Zayn
Former One Direction band member Zayn Malik is releasing his first autobiography, which will include personal photographs and drawings, presenting his own story so that fans "can judge me on my own terms, not on what the press or anyone else says."
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Pumper
by Jim Cassidy
Jim Cassidy's explosive autobiography - a page-turning-thrill-ride through his many on and off the track adventures.
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| Crown of Blood: The Deadly Inheritance of Lady Jane Grey by Nicola TallisAs recounted in Crown of Blood, King Edward VI's cousin Lady Jane Grey (whose great-grandfather was Henry VII) reigned over Britain for only nine days. In this well researched and engaging biography, historian Nicola Tallis not only relates the landmark events in the lives of Henry VIII and his children (important context to Lady Jane's life and death), but vividly depicts the young woman's intellect, skills, and especially her Protestant piety. According to Tallis, Jane made her mark on history by standing up for her religious beliefs in the face of deadly opposition. Women's history fans and Tudor buffs won't want to miss this accessible account. |
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A world gone mad : the diaries of Astrid Lindgren, 1939-45
by Astrid Lindgren
Before she became internationally known for her children's books, Astrid Lindgren was an aspiring author living in Stockholm with her family at the outbreak of the Second World War. These diaries, until recently stored in a wicker laundry basket in her Dalagatan home, offer a civilian, a mother, and an aspiring writer's unique account of a world devastated by conflict.
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Over the Hills and Far Away : The Life of Beatrix Potter
by Matthew Dennison
Beatrix Potter is one of the world's bestselling, most cherished authors, whose books have enchanted generations of children for over a hundred years. Yet how she achieved this legendary status is just one of several stories of Beatrix Potter's remarkable and unexpected life.
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Dr James Barry : a woman ahead of her time
by Michael Du Preez
This is the amazing true story of Margaret Ann Bulkey, the young woman who broke the rules of Georgian society to become one of the most respected surgeons of the century. Her life became one long, audacious act of deception that saw her rise to positions no woman had ever reached before, but it also left her isolated, even costing her the chance to be with the man she loved.
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Defiance : the life and choices of Lady Anne Barnard
by Stephen Taylor
Lady Anne Barnard lived at the heart of Georgian society, yet was never fully part of it. The Prince of Wales counted among many friends and she was brilliant in company. But she was seen as an eccentric - an outsider. What defined this poet and musician, artist and hostess, was defiance of convention.
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Walk Through Walls : Becoming Marina Abramovic
by Marina Abramovic
A celebrated performance artist details her remarkable life from her dark childhood in postwar Yugoslavia and her formative relationships to her rise to worldwide fame and her creative efforts to test and overcome the limits of pain and fear to achieve authentic, distinctive expressions.
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Beryl Bainbridge : Love by All Sorts of Means: A Biography
by Brendan King
A portrait of the influential novelist, written by her private secretary, draws on personal papers, letters and diaries to explore Bainbridge's remarkable life at the heart of the English literary establishment and her creative interactions with such individuals as Iris Murdoch, Margaret Drabble and A. S. Byatt.
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Scrappy little nobody
by Anna Kendrick
A collection of whimsical autobiographical essays by the Academy Award-nominated actress and star of Up in the Air recounts memorable milestones from her New England upbringing to the blockbuster films that have made her one of Hollywood's most popular actresses.
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The man who created the Middle East : a story of empire, conflict and the Sykes-Picot agreement
by Christopher Simon Sykes
At the age of only 36, Sir Mark Sykes was signatory to the Sykes-Picot agreement, one of the most reviled treaties of modern times. A century later, Christopher Sykes' lively biography of his grandfather reassesses his life and work, and the political instability and violence in the Middle East attributed to it. The Sykes-Picot agreement was a secret pact drawn up in May 1916 between the French and the British, to divide the collapsing Ottoman Empire in the event of an allied victory in the First World War.
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AB : the autobiography / Villiers, A. B. de.
by A. B. de Villiers
AB de Villiers is one of the finest batsmen ever to play cricket, and yet his achievement extends beyond his outrageous armoury of drives, pulls, paddles, scoops and flicks.
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Born a crime : stories from a South African childhood
by Trevor Noah
The host of The Daily Show With Trevor Noah traces his wild coming of age during the twilight of apartheid in South Africa and the tumultuous days of freedom that followed, offering insight into the farcical aspects of the political and social systems of today's world.
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African Americans' Biographies
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| Negroland: A Memoir by Margo Jefferson "Negroland" isn't a place, but rather a social category or class whose elite members enjoy significant advantages. Coming of age in the 1960s, Jefferson witnessed her parents' aspirations as they modeled the ideals of Negroland. However, the societal and political changes arising from feminism, black pride, and other movements of the era led her to question her parents, the ideals of Negroland, and herself. |
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| Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention by Manning MarableAlthough The Autobiography of Malcolm X, the product of an extensive collaboration between Malcolm and Alex Haley, appeared before Malcolm's 1965 assassination, the book was inaccurate and incomplete. In this updated biography, historian Manning Marable draws on materials that have become available since Malcolm's death and on interviews with people close to Malcolm. Marable's insightful narrative presents startling details of Malcolm's life and death and offers a keen analysis of the Civil Rights movement and the Nation of Islam. |
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| The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks by Jeanne TheoharisIn The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks, political scientist Jeanne Theoharis carefully documents the work Parks had already done as a Civil Rights activist and recounts her contributions to the movement after the bus boycott. Far from being an accidental heroine, Parks was in the forefront of the movement; Theoharis provides a fuller understanding of the changes Parks and other leaders brought to American society. |
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