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The Life of Samuel Johnson

Book Reviewer — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 23:59:59 +0000

A biography of the dominant English literary figure of the 18th century, Samuel Johnson. It tells of his struggles with bouts of apathy and black despair, his overbearing yet remarkable kindness, and his melancholy contrasted with his liveliness in company.
Author : The Life of Samuel Johnson by James Boswell, David Rintoul
Published by : HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN Number : 1047876
Price : £7.36
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Hemingway in Africa

Book Reviewer — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 23:59:59 +0000

Author : Hemingway in Africa by Christopher Ondaatje
Published by : HarperCollins Publishers Inc
ISBN Number : 2006707
Price : £16.72
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The Life and Crimes of Agatha Christie

Book Reviewer — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 23:59:59 +0000

This life of Agatha Christie provides information on each book’s provenance, on the work itself and on its contemporary critical reception set against the background of the major events in the author’s life. It has been updated to include details of publications, TV adaptations and films.
Author : The Life and Crimes of Agatha Christie by Charles Osborne
Published by : HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN Number : 2570335
Price : £11.38
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Oscar Wilde

Book Reviewer — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 23:59:59 +0000

Wilde the writer is known to us from his plays and fiction, yet it was in his conversation that his genius reached its summit. His talk is lost, his autobiography was never written, but his letters reveal him at his best. Here, they are collected, together with a commentary and photographs.
Author : Oscar Wilde by Oscar Wilde, Merlin Holland (Editor)
Published by : HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN Number : 7161034
Price : £13.40
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By the Waters of Liverpool

Book Reviewer — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 23:59:59 +0000

The third volume of Helen Forrester’s poverty-stricken childhood and adolescence in Liverpool during the 1930s recounts Helens transition from poverty to fledgling romance and personal liberty.
Author : By the Waters of Liverpool by Helen Forrester
Published by : HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN Number : 636540
Price : £5.17
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Lime Street at Two

Book Reviewer — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 23:59:59 +0000

In this autobiography, Helen Forrester continues the story of her early poverty-stricken life with an account of the war years in Liverpool.
Author : Lime Street at Two by Helen Forrester
Published by : HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN Number : 6370004
Price : £4.68
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Truth and Beauty

Book Reviewer — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 23:59:59 +0000

Author and Orange Prize winner Ann Patchett’s first work of non-fiction is an account of her long friendship with the recently deceased author, Lucy Grealy.
Author : Truth and Beauty by Ann Patchett
Published by : HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN Number : 7196784
Price : £5.35
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Twilight Children

Book Reviewer — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 23:59:59 +0000

From the author of ‘One Child’, comes a startling and poignant memoir of three people’s victimisation and abuse — and their heartbreaking but ultimately successful steps to recovery, with the help of Torey Hayden, an educational psychologist.
Author : Twilight Children by Torey L. Hayden
Published by : HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN Number : 7198191
Price : £8.70
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Bill Hicks

Book Reviewer — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 23:59:59 +0000

Written by Bill Hick’s lifelong friend, producer, and co-creator, Kevin Booth offers the inside story into the man who was only along for the ride for a tragically short time, yet left an indelible mark on comedy enthusiasts and freethinkers everywhere. This work offers an insight into the life of one of Britain’s most loved US comedians.
Author : Bill Hicks by Kevin Booth, Michael Bertin
Published by : HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN Number : 7198302
Price : £6.69
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Peggy Guggenheim

Book Reviewer — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 23:59:59 +0000

The wayward life (1898-1979) of the voracious art collector and great female patron of world-famous artists. Peggy Guggenheim was an American millionairess art collector and legendary lover, whose father died on the Titanic returning from installing the lift machinery in the Eiffel Tower.
Author : Peggy Guggenheim by Anton Gill
Published by : HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN Number : 6531350
Price : £8.70
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