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 | E.W.Twining, Model Maker, Artist & Engineer.
Ernest Twining (1875-1956) was an exceptional model maker. This biography looks at his work and career, and covers his activities as an artist and engineer, but mainly concentrates on his model making.Author: Stan Buck. Publisher: Landmark. Hardback. 175pp. 18cm by 25cm. ISBN 1843061430. Original Price £24.95.
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Hiram Maxim.
A significant figure of the Victorian/Edwardian period who emerged to make himself master of anything mechanical or electrical, inventing the first truly automatic machine gun and also a pioneer in the aviation world.Author: Arthur Hawkey. Publisher: Spellmount. Hardback. 174pp. 16cm by 24cm. ISBN 1862271410. Original Price £18.99.
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 | Tenzing and the Sherpas of Everest.
The story of this poor and illiterate man who left his small ancestral vilage in a remote part of the Himalaya and through grit, courage and sheer determination climbed the world's highest mountain and consequently became an unsung world hero. Authors: Judy & Tashi Tenzing. Publisher: Hale. Hardback. 211pp. 16cm by 24cm. ISBN 0709072263.
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Edward Lear.
A revised edition of this classic biography, detailing Lear's triumphant struggle over ill-health, loneliness and despair. It is both poignant and hugely uplifting. Author: Vivien Noakes. Publisher: Sutton. Hardback. 311pp. 16cm by 24cm. ISBN 0750937432.
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 | Living at the Edge.
An unusual double biography of D.H.Lawrence and Frieda Von Richthofen that draws on Frieda's unpublished letters and on interviews with people who knew her well.Author: Michael Squires & Lynn K.Talbot. Publisher: Hale. Hardback. 501pp. 16cm by 23cm. ISBN 0709057253. Original Price £35.00.
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First Four Minutes.
This is Roger Bannister's own modest but passionate account of the race to beat the Four-minute-mile barrier, his preparation and susequent races that proved his feat was not just a one-off. This second edition includes a new chapter to mark the 50th anniversary of the first sub-four-minute mile. Author: Roger Bannister. Publisher: Sutton. Paperback. 244pp. 13cm by 20cm. ISBN 0750935308.
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 | Industrial Cocktail.
The autobiography of Lord Haslam, Sir Robert, or just Bob to his many colleagues. He is perhaps best remembered for reorganizing the coal industry after the bitter year-long strike. Author: Bob Haslam. Publisher: Hale. Hardback. 192pp. 16cm by 24cm. ISBN 0709070597.
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Bradford's Own.
A collection of mini-biographies telling the stories of the city of Bradford's sons and daughters, people such as - Richard Whiteley, Gareth Gates, Tasmin Archer, Adrian Edmonson and Harry Corbett.Author: Derek A.J.Lister. Publisher: Sutton. Paperback. 152pp. 17cm by 24cm. ISBN 0750938269. Original price £12.99.
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 | Caroline and Charlotte
Caroline of Brunswick, wife of George prince of Wales and Prince Regent, and her daughter, Princess Charlotte, lived out their lives surrounded by a cast of characters who might have been lifted straight from the pages of some Gothoc novel. Author: Alison Plowden. Publisher: Sutton. Paperback. 294pp. 13cm by 20cm. ISBN 0750941731.
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Gary Cooper.
The definitive biography of an icon, the laconic star who came to symbolize American ideals of self-reliance, independance and integrity, but whose turbulent private life was often at odds with his squeaky clean screen persona.Author: Jeffrey Meyers. Publisher: Hale. Paperback. 384pp. 15cm by 23cm. ISBN 0709073321. Original Price £14.99.
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 | Life & Selected Works of Rupert Brooke.
A concise but thorough biography of this iconic figure, who is probably best remembered for his Great War prose, also a comprehensive selection of his finest work.Author: John Frayn-Turner. Publisher: Pen & Sword. Hardback. 228pp. 16cm by 24cm. ISBN 1844151395. Original Price £19.99.
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Straight Face.
Completed only a few days before he died, Nigel Hawthorne's honest and witty autobiography is a moving testament to this most courageous, brilliant and self-effacing of actors.Author: Nigel Hawthorne. Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton. Hardback. 340pp. 16cm by 24cm. ISBN 0340769424. Original Price £18.99.
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 | Thomas Cook.
Thomas Cook first brought mobility to the masses in the form of the holiday. The author examines the early years of this pioneer of the travel industry who was a former Baptist lay-preacher.Author: Jill Hamilton. Publisher: Sutton. Hardback. 280pp. 16cm by 24cm. ISBN 0750933259. Original Price £20.00.
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Whiteley's Folly.
The story of the man behind the first department store in Britain, Filled with vivid anecdotes and sensational events that filled the life of one of the most colourful characters of Victorian Britain.Author: Linda Stratman. Publisher: Sutton. Hardback. 276pp. 14cm by 22cm. ISBN 0750935618. Original Price £17.99.
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 | Mr. Stanley, I Presume.
The life and explorations of Henry Morton Stanley is usually remembered for finding the missionary and explorer Livingstone, but his life and achievements are too little known and are here revealed fully.Author: Alan Gallop. Publisher: Sutton. Hardback. 374pp. 16cm by 24cm. ISBN 0750930934. Original Price £20.00.
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Prince's Mistress.
Using much previously unpublished material the author paints a fascinating portrait of this intriguing lady who was the first mistress of George IV.Author: Hester Davenport. Publisher: Sutton. Hardback. 274pp. 16cm by 24cm. ISBN 0750932279. Original Price £20.00.
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 | Letters From The Bay of Islands.
In 1822, Marianne Williams, her husband, Henry, a missionary, and their three children, left England bound for the Bay of Islands, New Zealand. These letters tell Marianne's story. Her courage and uncomplaining determination shine through.Editor: Caroline Fitzgerald. Publisher: Sutton. Hardback. 270pp. 16cm by 24cm. ISBN 0750936967. Original Price £20.00.
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Prince William.
A must for all those interested in royalty and the future of the monarchy, filled with anecdotes and packed with colour photos it creates a vivid portrait of an exciting member of the most famous family in the world.Author: Brian Hoey. Publisher: Sutton. Hardback. 196pp. 19cm by 25cm. ISBN 0750932651. Original Price £17.99.
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 | Madame Tussaud.
This book reveals the extraordinary life of Marie Tussaud, it draws extensively on her own memoirs and those of her contemporaries, her letters, and the newspaper reports of the time.Author: Teresa Ransom. Publisher: Sutton. Hardback. 272pp. 16cm by 24cm. ISBN 0750927658. Original Price £18.99.
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Cellini.
This goldsmith and sculptor was one of the most successful artists of his age; his works were coveted by the wealthy throughout Renaissance Europe. This study also searches for the man behind the dangerous life of excess.Author: Derek Parker. Publisher: Sutton. Hardback. 245pp. 16cm by 24cm. ISBN 075092957X. Original Price £20.00.
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 | Outcasts' Outcast.
A biography of Lord Longford that recognises his role as anti-porn campaigner and his long crusade to have the Moors murderer Myra Hindley freed on parole, as well as his other roles at the centre of the British political establishment.Author: Peter Stanford. Publisher: Sutton. Hardback. 406pp. 16cm by 24cm. ISBN 0750932481. Original Price £20.00.
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