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Biographies
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Duncan Edwards: Eternal : An intimate portrait of Manchester United's lost genius€22.99
NEVER in the history of the game has one life brought both joy and tragedy in such huge measures. Duncan Edwards was the jewel in the crown of the Busby Babes, an all-time legend at just 21, who was denied the chance to achieve even greater footballing success by the Munich Air Disaster in 1958.
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In Ordinary Time : Fragments of a Family History€21.99
In 1993, aged twenty, Carmel Mc Mahon left Ireland for New York, carrying $500, two suitcases and a ton of unseen baggage. It took years, and a bitter struggle with alcohol addiction, to unpick the intricate traumas of her past and present.
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Uncommon Wrath : How Caesar and Cato's Deadly Rivalry Destroyed the Roman Republic€31.99
A dual biography of Julius Caesar and Cato the Younger that offers a dire warning: republics collapse when personal pride overrides the common good. In Uncommon Wrath, historian Josiah Osgood tells the story of how the political rivalry between Julius Caesar and Marcus Cato precipitated the end of the Roman Republic.
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The Master of Masters : The Life of Josef Cretzan€19.95
From humble beginnings in Romania, Josef Cretzan went on to become one of the most accomplished glass blowers of the 20th century.
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The Light We Carry : Overcoming In Uncertain Times (Hardback)€29.99
The Light We Carry will inspire readers to examine their own lives, identify their sources of gladness, and connect meaningfully in a turbulent world.
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Richard Harris€24.99
In 1987, when Richard Harris - the legendary star of This Sporting Life, The Field and Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - was interviewed for the first time by Joe Jackson, they almost came to blows.
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Messi vs. Ronaldo : One Rivalry, Two GOATs, and the Era That Remade the World's Game€29.99
Wall Street Journal reporters Joshua Robinson and Jonathan Clegg offer a deeply reported account of the intertwined sagas and legacies of two of the greatest soccer players of all time-Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
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Sybille Bedford : An Appetite for Life€13.99
Sybille Bedford's life contained all the grand feeling and seismic events of the twentieth century: war and peace, love and trauma, friendship and death. Her father died when she was just fourteen and her mother, a great socialite and litterateur, fell victim to a debilitating morphine addiction.
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Boldly Go : Reflections on a Life of Awe and Wonder€24.99
The beloved star of Star Trek, recent space traveler, and living legend William Shatner reflects on the interconnectivity of all things, our fragile bond with nature, and the joy that comes from exploration in this inspiring, revelatory, and exhilarating collection of essays.
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The Presidents : 250 Years of American Political Leadership€18.99
There was a huge upsurge of global interest in US politics during the Trump presidency, culminating in the November 2020 election, the victory of the Democrat candidate Joe Biden and the subsequent, horrifying response in the storming of the US capitol.