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| Washington: A Life
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Ron Chernow.
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| Publisher: Penguin. Format: hardcover.
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| ISBN: 9781594202667. Daedalus Item Code: 31234 |
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| (Winner of the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Biography) The National Book Award–winning author of The House of Morgan, Alexander Hamilton, and Titan: The Life of John D. ... (Read More)
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| West with the Night
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Beryl Markham.
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| Publisher: North Point. Format: paperback.
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| ISBN: 9780865477636. Daedalus Item Code: 38668 |
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| In this autobiography of an Englishwoman who grew up in Kenya, Beryl Markham writes superbly of horses, hunting, lovers, and flying; she describes surviving a lion attack with wry humor, and tells ... (Read More)
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| What the Butler Winked At: Being the Life and Adventures of Eric Horne, Butler
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Eric Horne.
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| Publisher: Westholme Publishing. Format: paperback.
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| ISBN: 9781594161377. Daedalus Item Code: 29758 |
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| Coming from a humble Southampton family, Eric Horne excelled in school and wished to go to sea, but lacking his parents' support, he instead took a position as a footboy for a local household. Horne ... (Read More)
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| Whittaker Chambers: The Spirit of a Counterrevolutionary
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Richard M. Reinsch II.
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| Publisher: ISI Books. Format: hardcover.
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| ISBN: 9781935191520. Daedalus Item Code: 31166 |
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| Whittaker Chambers is largely remembered for his pivotal role in the Alger Hiss spy case. But Chambers was much more than just a government informant, says Richard Reinsch; he was a profoundly ... (Read More)
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| Who I Am: A Memoir
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Pete Townshend.
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| Publisher: Harper. Format: hardcover.
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| ISBN: 9780062127242. Daedalus Item Code: 29706 |
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| One of the greatest rock 'n' roll guitarists of all time, and the creative force behind one of the greatest rock bands of all time, Pete Townshend is renowned for his dedication to music, for writing ... (Read More)
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| Why Not Say What Happened?: A Memoir
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Ivana Lowell.
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| Publisher: Knopf. Format: hardcover.
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| ISBN: 9780307267986. Daedalus Item Code: 23552 |
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| Born into one of the most celebrated Anglo-Irish families, the Guinnesses, Ivana Lowell tells a stunning yet often comic story of coming to terms with her blue-blood heritage and her own childhood ... (Read More)
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| Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
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Cheryl Strayed.
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| Publisher: Vintage. Format: paperback.
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| ISBN: 9780307476074. Daedalus Item Code: 38645 |
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| (Oprah Book Club 2.0 Selection, June 2012; Best Book of 2012: NPR, St. Louis Dispatch, Vogue; Best Nonfiction Book of 2012, Boston Globe) At 22, Cheryl Strayed thought she ... (Read More)
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| William F. Buckley Jr.: The Maker of a Movement
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Lee Edwards.
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| Publisher: ISI Books. Format: hardcover.
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| ISBN: 9781935191735. Daedalus Item Code: 31167 |
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| Conservative historian Lee Edwards, who knew William F. Buckley Jr. for more than 40 years, delivers this intellectual biography, arguing that Buckley did more than any other person to build the ... (Read More)
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| William Golding: The Man Who Wrote Lord of the Flies
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John Carey.
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| Publisher: Free Press. Format: hardcover.
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| ISBN: 9781439187326. Daedalus Item Code: 23225 |
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| "Lord of the Flies may be one of the most powerful (and widely taught) novels in postwar English literature, but until now, a comprehensive biography of William Golding has not been available. ... (Read More)
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| The Woman Who Censored Churchill
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Ruth Ive.
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| Publisher: History Press. Format: paperback.
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| ISBN: 9780752455839. Daedalus Item Code: 23178 |
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| During World War II, when all transatlantic telephone cables were cut to prevent Germany intercepting information, one top-secret cable was put in operation: a technologically advanced system ... (Read More)
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| The Woman Who Shot Mussolini
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Frances Stonor Saunders.
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| Publisher: Metropolitan. Format: hardcover.
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| ISBN: 9780805091212. Daedalus Item Code: 21728 |
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| At 11 a.m. on April 7, 1926, a woman stepped out of the crowd on Rome's Campidoglio Square. Less than a foot in front of her stood Benito Mussolini. As he raised his arm to give the Fascist salute, ... (Read More)
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| Woman of Letters: Irene Nemirovsky and Suite Francaise
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Irene Nemirovsky. Olivier Corpet & Garrett White, eds.
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| Publisher: Five Ties. Format: hardcover.
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| ISBN: 9780979472756. Daedalus Item Code: 12567 |
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| Compiled with the assistance of her daughter Denise Epstein, Woman of Letters explores the life of Irène Némirovsky, author of the landmark novel Suite Française. Born in Kiev in 1903, ... (Read More)
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