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Updated November 29, 2024
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Traveling : on the path of Joni Mitchell
Powers, Ann
Paper Book
An Independent Best Non-Fiction Book for 2024"A vibrant, multifaceted portrait of a music enigma" Guardian"A powerful portrait of Joni Mitchell" Irish Independent"Displays a bracing rigour and an exhilarating curiosity about its subject, coming closer than most to catching up with Mitchell on her...
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What have we here? : portraits of a life
Williams, Billy Dee
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WHAT HAVE WE HERE? follows Billy Dee Williams from his childhood growing up in Harlem to his days on Broadway and in Hollywood before landing the role in George Lucas' space opera that would win him everlasting fame. Over a 60-year career spanning Broadway, music, movies, and...
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Sonny boy : a memoir
Pacino, Al
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Discover the incredible and revelatory autobiography from one of the most iconic actors in the history of film. *THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER* *A Times and Sunday Times Best Book of 2024* ''A 5 ft 7in Hollywood...
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The garden against time : in search of a common paradise
Laing, Olivia
Paper Book
A 'Book of the Year' for The Independent, The Finanical Times, The Irish Times and The New Yorker Shortlisted for the 2024 Wainwright Prize for Nature Writing 'What a wonderful book this is. I loved the enchanting and beautifully written story but also...
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A year of last things : poems
Ondaatje, Michael
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With A Year of Last Things, acclaimed novelist Michael Ondaatje returns to poetry, looking back on a life of displacement and discovery 'My life always stops for a new book by him' JHUMPA LAHIRI 'A generous, moving book' GUARDIAN ...
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Revenge of the tipping point : overstories, superspreaders, and the rise of social engineering
Gladwell, Malcolm
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Twenty-five years after the publication of his groundbreaking first book, Malcolm Gladwell returns with a brand new volume that reframes the lessons of The Tipping Point in a startling and revealing light 'Addictive... fascinating and provocative' Guardian...
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Divine might : goddesses in Greek myth
Haynes, Natalie
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Get ready to meet the goddesses, from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Stone Blind and Pandora's Jar, Natalie Haynes. These are the stories of the Greek goddesses. As fearsome, powerful and beloved as their...
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Eighteen : A History Of Britain In 18 Young Lives
Loxton, Alice.
Paper Book
The instant Sunday Times bestseller Blackwell's Book of the Year Shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year 'The star of her generation' - Dan Snow, host of History Hit 'Utterly, utterly brilliant' - Tracy Borman, author of The...
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How the world made the West : a 4,000-year history
Quinn, Josephine Crawley
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A BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR: The Times/Sunday Times, Observer, Economist, Guardian, BBC History Magazine, i-paper and History Today 'Quinn has done a lot more than reinvent the wheel. What we have here is a truly encyclopaedic and...
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Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI
Harari, Yuval Noah
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From renowned historian and #1 Sunday Times bestselling author Yuval Noah Harari comes the story of how information networks have made, and unmade, our world For the last 100,000 years, we Sapiens have accumulated enormous power. But despite all our discoveries,...
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The wide wide sea : imperial ambition, first contact and the fateful final voyage of Captain James Cook
Sides, Hampton
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In July 1776, Captain James Cook began his third voyage in HMS Resolution. Two-and-a-half years later, in Hawaii, Cook was killed - stabbed by the indigenous population. What brought Cook to this end, so far from his reputation? Cook was renowned for humane leadership,...
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Raising hare
Dalton, Chloe
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THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERSHORTLISTED FOR WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024A BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR THE HAY FESTIVAL, SUNDAY TIMES, THE TIMES, FINANCIAL TIMES, SPECTATOR AND iNEWS 'A beautiful book' - ANGELINA JOLIE'I will be recommending this to everyone' - MATT HAIG'Quietly profound,...
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The formula : how rogues, geniuses, and speed freaks reengineered F1 into the world's fastest-growing sport
Robinson, Joshua
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A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ONE OF THE FINANCIAL TIMES' BEST BOOKS OF SUMMER 2024 'HANDS DOWN THE GREATEST BOOK EVER WRITTEN ABOUT F1.' -Sam Walker, author of The Captain Class 'MODERN F1 IS THE SPORTS STORY OF THIS ERA AND NO...
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Meditations for Mortals: Four Weeks to Embrace Your Limitations and Make Time for What Counts
Burkeman, Oliver
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'Full of wisdom and comfort ... a really important book' CHRIS VAN TULLEKEN, author of Ultra-Processed People How can we embrace our non-negotiable limitations? Or make good decisions when there's always too much to do? What if purposeful productivity were...
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Supercommunicators : How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection
Duhigg, Charles.
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From the author of the global bestseller, The Power of Habit 'This is not just a riveting read about how to understand others better. It's also a revealing look at how to be understood.' - ADAM GRANT If you want to improve your communication skills at work...
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