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Spirit of Resistance

19 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Life of Harry Peuleve DSO

By Nigel Perrin

£19.99 19 Nov 2008 Hardback Pen & Sword Books Ltd

In Love and War

19 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Lives and Marriage of General Harry and Lady Smith

By David Rooney, Michael Scott

£19.99 19 Nov 2008 Hardback Pen & Sword Books Ltd

Upward and Onward

19 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Life of Air Vice-Marshal John Howe CB, CBE, AFC

By Bob Cossey, George Black

£25.00 19 Nov 2008 Hardback Pen & Sword Books Ltd

The Crusading General

19 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Life of General Sir Bernard Paget GCB DSO MC

By Julian Paget

£19.99 19 Nov 2008 Hardback Pen & Sword Books Ltd

The Merchant of Naples

19 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

James Close (1799-1865) and His Family

By Julian Potter

£20.00 19 Nov 2008 Hardback Orford Books

How I Made a Hundred Movies in Hollywood and Never Lost a Dime

18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Roger Corman

£9.99 18 Nov 2008 Paperback The Perseus Books Group

"A splendidly instructive and entertaining contribution to film history and a quick lesson on the efficient showstring style of filmmaking by a maverick genius of innovation and exploitation. . . . Corman teaches, as well as delights".--"Choice". 39 photos.

Napoleon

17 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

A Biography

By Sir Walter Scott

£20.00 17 Nov 2008 Hardback Gibson Square Books Ltd

Eat, Pray, Love

17 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

One Woman's Search for Everything

By Elizabeth Gilbert

£16.99 17 Nov 2008 Audio Cd Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

The abridged audio of the international bestseller, read by the author

Diary of a Nearly Man

17 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Alan Stutz

£14.95 17 Nov 2008 Hardback Wymer Publishing

Milton

17 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Poet, Pamphleteer and Patriot

By Anna Beer

£9.99 17 Nov 2008 Paperback Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

For centuries John Milton, author of "Paradise Lost" and many other poetic works, and of radical pamphlets on free speech, divorce and political rights, has emerged from biographies as a woman-hating domestic tyrant or a saintly blind man. This book shows his personal life was just as rich and complex as his professional one.

Bittersweet

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Memoir of a Chinese Indonesian Family in the Twentieth Century

By Stuart Pearson

£23.95 15 Nov 2008 Paperback Singapore University Press

A story of one Chinese family's life in Indonesia, and of their eventual emigration to Australia. It is suitable for scholars of Indonesia and for students of the Chinese diaspora.

Top Nazi

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

SS General Karl Wolff: the Man Between Hitler and Himmler

By Jochen Von Lang

£17.99 15 Nov 2008 Hardback Enigma Books

While deeply involved in the Holocaust as Heinrich Himmler's deputy for administration, Karl Wolff arranged for the transportation of three hundred thousand Jews from Poland to the Treblinka death camp in 1943. He was tried and given a short prison sentence in 1964. Wolff, even more than Reinhard Heydrich, could boast of having Hitler's confidence. The Fhrer appointed Wolff as SS and police chief in northern Italy in 19431945 and ordered that he kidnap and take the Pope and the cardinals to Germany. Wolff was able to talk Hitler out of the plan and saved himself by negotiating the surrender of German armies with the OSS in Switzerland.

Diary of a Red Devil

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Glider to Arnhem with the 7th King's Own Scottish Borderers

By Albert Blockwell

£19.95 15 Nov 2008 Paperback Helion & Company

Relates the war time experiences of a young man, Albert Blockwell from the north-east of England, who in February 1940 was called up for service with the Army.

Lindsay Lohan

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Brandon Hurst

£16.99 15 Nov 2008 Hardback A-Jot

Eva Longoria

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Brandon Hurst

£16.99 15 Nov 2008 Hardback A-Jot

Man Gwyn

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Gruff Roberts

£7.00 15 Nov 2008 Paperback Gwasg y Bwthyn

Tras las Huellas de Arthur Conan Doyle

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Un Viaje Ilustrado for Devon

By Paul R. Spiring, Brian W. Pugh

£12.99 15 Nov 2008 Paperback MX Publishing

A Bad Beginning, the Path to Islam

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Gai Eaton

£16.95 15 Nov 2008 Hardback Archetype

Commander of the Faithful, the Life and Times of Emir Abd El-Kader

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

A Story of True Jihad

By John Kiser

£14.95 15 Nov 2008 Hardback Archetype

Music in Dreamland

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Bill Nelson and "Be Bop Deluxe"

By Paul Sutton-Reeves

£25.00 15 Nov 2008 Hardback Helter Skelter Publishing

Under Himmler's Command

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Personal Recollections of Oberst Hans-Georg Eismann, Operations Officer,

By Hans-Georg Eismann

£25.00 15 Nov 2008 Hardback Helion & Company

Under Himmler's Command addresses two areas of World War II hitherto neglected - Heinrich Himmler as a military commander, and the German staff officer corps during the last months of the war on the Eastern Front.

The author, Hans-Georg Eismann, was the Operations Officer for Army Group Vistula, a German formation created in late January 1945 to which Heinrich Himmler was appointed as commander. Eismann's memoir of this period has remained unpublished for over fifty years, and its wider circulation is long overdue. Full of fascinating detail he recounts the disturbing and sometimes bizarre atmosphere that pervaded the German high command in the East during the final months of the war.

Much light is thereby thrown on Himmler the military commander, and on the final climactic battles fought on the Eastern Front during 1945.

Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII's Obsession

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Elizabeth Norton

£20.00 15 Nov 2008 Hardback Amberley Publishing

Richard III

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Young King to be

By Josephine Wilkinson

£25.00 15 Nov 2008 Hardback Amberley Publishing

Satan

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Biography

By P.G. Maxwell-Stuart

£14.99 15 Nov 2008 Paperback Amberley Publishing

My Life as an Explorer

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Roald Amundsen

£16.99 15 Nov 2008 Paperback Amberley Publishing

Hanner Amser

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Hunangofiant Nigel Owens

By Nigel Owens, Lynn Davies

£9.95 15 Nov 2008 Paperback Y Lolfa

Heb Y Mwgwd

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Hunangofiant Idris Charles

By Charles Idris

£9.95 15 Nov 2008 Paperback Y Lolfa

Roberto

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Kicking Every Ball, My Story So Far

By Roberto Martinez

£12.95 15 Nov 2008 Hardback Y Lolfa

The autobiography of Swansea City manager, Roberto Martinez.

Un Dydd Ar Y Tro

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Hunangofiant Trebor Edwards

By Trebor Edwards, Elfyn Pritchard

£9.95 15 Nov 2008 Paperback Y Lolfa

The Pheasants' Revolt

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Brian Viner

£42.50 15 Nov 2008 Cd-Rom Magna Large Print Books

The Pheasants' Revolt

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Brian Viner

£34.95 15 Nov 2008 Audio Cassette Magna Large Print Books

Byd O Gan

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Atgofion Melys Jac Davies

By Eurof Williams

£7.99 15 Nov 2008 Paperback Gomer Press

Losing Clive to Younger Onset Dementia

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

One Family's Story

By Helen Beaumont

£12.99 15 Nov 2008 Paperback Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Presents a family's tryst with Younger Onset Dementia. This book shows how a family continually adapts to Clive Beaumont's (who is diagnosed with Younger Onset Dementia) progressive deterioration. It is suitable for family and friends of people with the condition, for the people themselves, and for the professionals working with them.

Days Before Dibley

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Jill Swallow

£11.99 15 Nov 2008 Paperback Magna Large Print Books

More Zeal Than Discretion

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Westward Adventures of Walter P. Lane

By Jimmy L. Bryan

£29.95 15 Nov 2008 Hardback Texas A & M University Press

Walter P Lane emigrated from Ireland as a young boy, fought in three wars, sailed the Texas coast with a privateer, and traveled to California and Arizona in search of gold. This title presents portrait of the man who charged across the field at San Jacinto, and aided in the removal of Indians and Tejano settlers from the East Texas Redlands.

It's a Long Way from Llano

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Journey of a Wildlife Biologist

By James G. Teer

£25.50 15 Nov 2008 Hardback Texas A & M University Press

A pioneer in managing land for deer, James G Teer became truly global in his conservation efforts. This memoir offers homage to the men who mentored and taught him and to those whose friendships lasted a lifetime. It salutes his colleagues and his students, and confirms his lifelong commitment to the care and stewardship of animals.

Chico, George, the Birds, and Me

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Mexican Travelogue of a Woman Naturalist, 1948-1949

By Dorothy Chapman Saunders

£28.95 15 Nov 2008 Hardback Texas A & M University Press

Tells about the trip the author had taken to Mexico in 1948 and 1949 with her husband and seasoned ornithologist, George, to conduct field surveys of waterfowl and white-winged doves for the US government. This title describes the birds they saw and the survey work they did. It also charts the other details of their journey.

Where Our Food Comes from

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Retracing Nikolay Vavilov's Quest to End Famine

By Gary Paul Nabhan

£21.50 15 Nov 2008 Hardback Island Press

Shows how climate change, free trade policies, genetic engineering, and loss of traditional knowledge are threatening our food supply. This book reveals just how much diversity has already been lost. It also shows what resilient farmers and scientists in many regions are doing to save the remaining living riches of our world.

An Ordinary Kid Among the Volcanoes

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Jose Martinez Cano

£6.99 15 Nov 2008 Paperback Wheatmark Inc

Seven Wheelchairs

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

A Life Beyond Polio

By Gary Presley

£22.50 15 Nov 2008 Hardback University of Iowa Press

In 1959, seventeen-year-old Gary Presley was standing in line, wearing his favorite cowboy boots and waiting for his final inoculation of Salk vaccine. Seven days later, a bad headache caused him to skip basketball practice. This memoir tells the story of his journey from the iron lung to life in a wheelchair.

Yehuda Amichai

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Making of Israel's National Poet

By Nili Scharf Gold

£26.95 15 Nov 2008 Hardback University Press of New England

Yehuda Amichai is one of the twentieth century's leading poets. This book offers a reinterpretation of Amichai's early works, using notes and notebooks written by Amichai in Hebrew and German, and a cache of ninety-eight letters written by Amichai in 1947 and 1948 to a woman identified as Ruth Z.

Marie Syrkin

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Values Beyond the Self

By Carole S. Kessner

£29.95 15 Nov 2008 Hardback University Press of New England

Marie Syrkin's life spanned ninety years of the twentieth century, 1899-1989. She was a polemical journalist, socialist Zionist, poet, educator, literary critic, translator, and idiosyncratic feminist. This book covers her life and times.

Living in the Woods in a Tree

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Remembering Blaze Foley

By Sybil Rosen

£21.50 15 Nov 2008 Hardback University of North Texas Press,U.S.

Offers a glimpse into the turbulent life of Texas music legend Blaze Foley (1949-1989). This book is suitable for Blaze Foley and Texas music fans, as well as romantics of different ages.

When Conscience and Power Meet

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

A Memoir

By Eugene N. Zeigler

£34.50 15 Nov 2008 Hardback University of South Carolina Press

After more than a decade in the South Carolina legislature, Eugene N Zeigler, Jr, made a name for himself in politics through his campaign for the US Senate in 1972 against incumbent Strom Thurmond and a subsequent candidacy in the state's 1974 Democratic gubernatorial primary. This memoir presents an account of a political maverick.

Defying Gravity

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Creative Career of Stephen Schwartz, from "Godspell" to "Wicked"

By Carol De Giere

£18.95 15 Nov 2008 Paperback Applause Theatre Book Publishers,U.S.

Takes readers into the creative world of Broadway and film composer Stephen Schwartz, from his experiences writing "Godspell's" score at age 23 through the collaborative journey for the making of the megahit musical "Wicked". This biography delves into the challenging issues of collaboration and the decisions that led to hits as well as flops.

Red Sox Nation's Guide to the Players

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By William F. McNeil

£17.50 15 Nov 2008 Paperback Northeastern University Press

Includes short biographies and statistical career summaries for various Boston Americans (Pilgrims) and Boston Red Sox player from 1901 through 2007. This guide names various players who has ever donned the Boston uniform, gives his physical description, anecdotal gems and career highlights, and his Boston major league baseball statistics.

Crying at Movies

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By John Manderino

£11.95 15 Nov 2008 Paperback Academy Chicago Publishers

A memoir in which the author shows us how the pivotal points of his life have been enmeshed with movie moments. It presents a humorous appreciation of the distinctions between movie scenes and life's realities.

Above and Beyond

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Tim Mack, the Pole Vault, and the Quest for Olympic Gold

By Bill Livingston

£22.95 15 Nov 2008 Hardback Kent State University Press

Reveals the subculture of pole vaulting - from Bob Richards, who won Olympic gold twice in pole vaulting; to Sergey Bubka, the controversial pole vaulter; to Don Bragg, a rowdy Tarzan-like character who swung on ropes in his backyard to build upper-body strength; to the duel between Mack and Toby Stevenson as they battled for gold in Athens.

Rabbit Creek Country

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Three Ranching Lives in the Heart of the Mountain West

By Jon Thiem

£25.50 15 Nov 2008 Hardback University of New Mexico Press

Tracing the flawed humanity of John and Ida Elliott's and Miss Josephine Lamb's intertwined lives, this book opens a window on life in the mountain West throughout the twentieth century, including ranching methods and women's changing roles as wives, mothers, and property owners.

Love in an Envelope

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

A Courtship in the American West

By Carpenter, Leroy S.

£29.95 15 Nov 2008 Hardback University of New Mexico Press

A compilation of fifty-four letters exchanged between Leroy Carpenter and Martha Bennett that reveals the societal changes facing men and women in the late-nineteenth-century West and provides an alternative to studies of class and gender that tend to focus on the more urban and industrialized Eastern seaboard of the time.

La Clinica

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

A Doctor's Journey Across Borders

By David P. Sklar

£22.95 15 Nov 2008 Hardback University of New Mexico Press

In 1972, David Sklar left in his senior year of college to volunteer at a community clinic in rural Mexico. Weaving together his time in Mexico, his later career, and his marriage, the author offers a meditation on the virtues of idealism in the face of the inevitable failures that haunt all human endeavors.

Kenneth Milton Chapman

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

A Life Dedicated to Indian Arts and Artists

By Janet Chapman, Karen Barrie

£29.95 15 Nov 2008 Hardback University of New Mexico Press

Kenneth Milton Chapman was instrumental in the establishment of the Museum of New Mexico, the School of American Research, and the Laboratory of Anthropology in Santa Fe. This biography focuses on his professional development as artist and archaeologist, and tracks his life from his midwestern upbringing through to his seventy years in New Mexico.

Confederate Colonels

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

A Biographical Register

By Bruce S. Allardice

£42.50 15 Nov 2008 Hardback University of Missouri Press

Among field officers in the Confederate Army, colonels had the greatest life-or-death power over the average soldier. This book presents a biographical article on each man including such data as date and place of birth, education, prewar occupation and military experience, service record, instances of being wounded or captured, and postwar life.

Thomas Ewing Jr.

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Frontier Lawyer and Civil War General

By Ronald D. Smith

£38.50 15 Nov 2008 Hardback University of Missouri Press

An Ohio family with roots in the South, the Ewings influenced the course of the Midwest for more than fifty years. This book describes the seat-of-the-pants law practice in which Ewing worked with his brothers Hugh and Charlie and foster brother Cump. It tells a chapter of Kansas history and offers views of antebellum America, and the Civil War.

A Red Boyhood

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Growing Up Under Stalin

By Anatole Konstantin

£25.50 15 Nov 2008 Hardback University of Missouri Press

When the secret police came for his father in 1938, the author as a kid, saw his family plunged into a morass of fear. This memoir of growing up in Stalinist Russia portrays the daily trials of people trapped in this regime before and during the repressive years of World War II - and the struggles of refugees after that conflict.

On Harper's Trail

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Roland McMillan Harper, Pioneering Botanist of the Southern Coastal Plain

By Elizabeth F. Shores

£35.50 15 Nov 2008 Hardback University of Georgia Press

Roland McMillan Harper (1878-1966) had perhaps "the greatest store of field experience of any living botanist of the Southeast," according to Bassett Maguire, a plant scientist of the New York Botanical Garden. This biography follows his scientific career, which was anchored by a thirty-five-year stint with the Alabama Geological Survey.

Little Women Abroad

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Alcott Sisters' Letters from Europe, 1870-1871

By Louisa May Alcott, May Alcott

£28.95 15 Nov 2008 Hardback University of Georgia Press

In 1870, Louisa May Alcott and her younger sister Abby May Alcott began a fourteen-month tour of Europe. Louisa had already made her mark as a writer; May was on the verge of a respected art career. This book presents a selection of May's drawings along with the letters written by the two Alcott sisters during their trip.

Challenges

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

A Memoir of My Life in Opera

By Sarah Caldwell

£20.50 15 Nov 2008 Hardback University Press of New England

Founder and long-time director of the Opera Company of Boston and the first woman to conduct the Metropolitan Opera, Sarah Caldwell was one of America's best known and most adventurous conductors and opera directors. This memoir presents her perceptions.

Gone to the Swamp

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Raw Materials for the Good Life in the Mobile-Tensaw Delta

By Robert Leslie Smith

£25.50 15 Nov 2008 Paperback The University of Alabama Press

In the hinterland behind the port of Mobile lies the vast swampy convergence of the Mobile and Tensaw Rivers, a delta rich in fish, game animals, hard and softwood resources. This book offers an account of a man who was artful in all the skills needed to survive and raise a family in this area where most people would be lost or helpless.

Eminent Persians (v. 1 & 2)

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Men and Women Who Made Modern Iran, 1941-1979

By Abbas Milani

£38.50 15 Nov 2008 Hardback Syracuse University Press

Consisting of 150 profiles of the most important innovators in Iran between World War II and the Islamic Revolution, this book includes politicians, entrepreneurs, poets, artists, and thinkers who brought Iran into the modern era with brilliant success and sometimes terrible consequences.

The Mind of a Patriot

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Patrick Henry and the World of Ideas

By Kevin J. Hayes

£25.50 15 Nov 2008 Hardback University of Virginia Press

Shows how Thomas Jefferson's opinions of Patrick Henry influenced William Wirt's depiction of him. This book traces Henry's life through his relationship with the world of books. It examines Henry's education; his legal career; his use of books to improve his speaking style; and his relationship to the antislavery movement.

The Art of Command

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Military Leadership from George Washington to Colin Powell

By Harry S. Laver, Jeffrey J. Matthews

£26.95 15 Nov 2008 Hardback The University Press of Kentucky

What essential leadership lessons do we learn by distilling the actions and ideas of great military commanders such as George Washington, Dwight D Eisenhower, and Colin Powell? This book illustrates that great leaders become great through conscious effort - a commitment not only to develop vital skills but also to surmount personal shortcomings.

Francis Butler Simkins

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

A Life

By James S. Humphreys

£59.50 15 Nov 2008 Hardback University Press of Florida

Francis Butler Simkins (1897-1966) was considered one of the most liberal voices in the academic dialogue about Reconstruction and race relations in the South during the first part of his career, but his outlook changed drastically during the 1950s. This biography takes a look at Simkins as a man, to understand him as a historian.

Faysal

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Saudi Arabia's King for All Seasons

By Joseph A. Kechichian

£28.95 15 Nov 2008 Hardback University Press of Florida

King Faysal (1906-1975) ruled Saudi Arabia from 1964 until his assassination eleven years later. By that point his legacy as one of the most instrumental actors in the development of the modern Middle East had been assured. This book offers a biography of the ruler.

Abraham Lincoln

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

A Biography

By Benjamin Platt Thomas

£17.50 15 Nov 2008 Paperback Southern Illinois University Press

Looks at one of American history's greatest figures, Abraham Lincoln. This book traces the president from his hardscrabble beginnings and early political career, through his years as an Illinois lawyer and his presidency during the Civil War.

The Man Who Emptied Death Row

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Governor George Ryan and the Politics of Crime

By James L. Merriner

£25.50 15 Nov 2008 Hardback Southern Illinois University Press

George H Ryan, Illinois governor from 1999 to 2003, became nationally known for two significant and very different reasons. The first governor in the United States to clear out his state's death row and put a moratorium on the death penalty, he was also convicted and sent to prison on corruption charges. This book details the career of the man.

Cumberland Blood

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Champ Ferguson's Civil War

By Thomas D. Mays

£21.50 15 Nov 2008 Hardback Southern Illinois University Press

By the end of the Civil War, Champ Ferguson had become a notorious criminal whose likeness covered the front pages of newspapers across the country. His crime? Using the war as an excuse to steal, plunder, and murder Union civilians and soldiers. This book examines his life.

Abraham Lincoln and Robert Burns

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Connected Lives and Legends

By Ferenc Morton Szasz

£23.95 15 Nov 2008 Hardback Southern Illinois University Press

Examines the Lincoln-Burns connection. This book reveals how famed Scots poet Robert Burns - and Scotland in general - influenced the life and thought of one of the most beloved and important US presidents and how the legends of the two men became intertwined after their deaths.

Lillian Russell

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

A Biography of America's Beauty

By Armond Fields

£34.50 15 Nov 2008 Paperback McFarland & Co Inc

At a time when serious plays dominated the stages, Lillian Russell was one of the first to popularize musical theater. With her beauty, voice, and grace, she became the symbol of the new American woman. This book covers her life and career, focusing on the way she influenced theater history and the popular culture of her day.

The Silent Cinema in Song, 1896-1929

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

An Illustrated History and Catalog of Songs Inspired by the Movies and

By Ken Wlaschin

£42.50 15 Nov 2008 Paperback McFarland & Co Inc

A study that offers the documentation of the lost history of songs of the silent cinema. It chronologically lists and describes songs about movies and moviegoing created between 1896 and 1929. It provides an alphabetical list of movie stars, including a brief biography of each and a description of the songs created about them and for their films.

Reinventing Richard Nixon

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

A Cultural History of an American Obsession

By Daniel Frick

£29.95 15 Nov 2008 Hardback University Press of Kansas

Focusing on the process of Richard Nixon's continuous reinvention, this book reveals a figure who continues to expose key fault lines in the nation's self-definition. It offers perceptions not only of the man but of Nixon's version of himself - contrasted with those who would interpret him differently.

Wolfram Von Richthofen

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Master of the German Air War

By James S. Corum

£29.95 15 Nov 2008 Hardback University Press of Kansas

Luftwaffe commander Wolfram von Richthofen was a master of the tactical and operational air war and one of the key catalysts in the resurrection of Germany's air force. This biography reveals how, before WWII, von Richthofen played a central role in developing and building the Luftwaffe and such aircraft as the Me 109 fighter and He 111 bomber.

Hazel Scott

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Pioneering Journey of a Jazz Pianist, from Cafe Society to Hollywood to

By Karen Chilton

£25.50 15 Nov 2008 Hardback The University of Michigan Press

In a career spanning over four decades, Hazel Scott became known not only for her accomplishments on stage and screen, but for her outspoken advocacy of civil rights. This book traces the arc of this brilliant and audacious American artist from stardom to ultimate obscurity.

Blues Empress in Black Chattanooga

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Bessie Smith and the Emerging Urban South

By Michelle Scott

£14.99 15 Nov 2008 Paperback University of Illinois Press

As one of the first African American vocalists to be recorded, Bessie Smith is a prominent figure in American popular culture and African American history. This title uses Smith's life as a lens to investigate broad issues in history, including industrialization, Southern rural to urban migration, and black working-class gender conventions.

Blues Empress in Black Chattanooga

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Bessie Smith and the Emerging Urban South

By Michelle Scott

£39.00 15 Nov 2008 Hardback University of Illinois Press

Power, Piety, and Patronage in Late Medieval Queenship

14 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Maria De Luna

By Nuria Silleras-Fernandez

£42.50 14 Nov 2008 Hardback Palgrave Macmillan

Maria de Luna was one of late medieval Spain's most intriguing female personalities. In a period characterized by powerful male rulers, she combined patronage and a pious cultural program to extend her political power, both formally and informally. However, hers was a figure that did not challenge or undermine the image of the monarch, and instead completed it. Using Maria de Luna, Silleras-Fernandez examines the four pillars of medieval queenship: formal authority, family relations, religious patronage, and household and court through an exhaustive study of her letters and administrative and financial records. This book brings to light the potentials and limits of female power in Iberia on the cusp of modernity and adds to our understanding of queenship in late medieval and early modern Europe.

Childhood Memories

14 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Growing Up in Kingsmead and Weston

By Pauline Forrest

£6.50 14 Nov 2008 Paperback AKEMAN PRESS

Pauline Forrest's account of a working-class childhood in Bath in the 20s and 30s evokes a city of tramcars, lodging houses, street vendors, and charabanc trips. Although set in a specific time and place, her story captures the dreams, adventures and woes of every child. Funny, moving and sad, it is a vivid picture of life between the wars.

Performing Childhood in the Early Modern Theatre

14 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Children's Playing Companies (1599-1613)

By Edel Lamb

£45.00 14 Nov 2008 Hardback Palgrave Macmillan

Explores the phenomenon of the child player at the centre of early modern theatrical culture. This book addresses the question of how the identity of the child is produced through various aspects of theatrical production. It also sheds light on the plays, staging methods and commercial practices of the children's playing companies.

Call Me Ted

13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Autobiography of the Extraordinary Business Leader and Founder of CNN

By Ted Turner

£12.99 13 Nov 2008 Paperback Little, Brown Book Group

The candid autobiography of one of the world's most successful, unique, and outspoken personalities of our time. Ted Turner tells his amazing story as only he can.

Call Me Ted

13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Autobiography of the Extraordinary Business Leader and Founder of CNN

By Ted Turner

£20.00 13 Nov 2008 Hardback Little, Brown Book Group

The candid autobiography of one of the world's most successful, unique, and outspoken personalities of our time. Ted Turner tells his amazing story as only he can.

Nobel

13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

A Century of Prize Winners

By Michael Worek

£14.95 13 Nov 2008 Paperback Firefly Books Ltd

A look at the achievement of 200 of the most famous, important or interesting Nobel prize winners of the 20th century -- arranged chronologically and illustrated by a portrait and in some cases explanatory diagrams. An appendix lists all winners.

As You Do

13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Adventures with Evel, Oliver, and the Vice-President of Botswana

By Richard Hammond

£14.99 13 Nov 2008 Network Resource Orion Publishing Co

The life and times of the 2007 No1 bestselling author of ON THE EDGE

A Lion's Tale

13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Around the World in Spandex

By Chris Jericho

£10.99 13 Nov 2008 Paperback Orion Publishing Co

The controversial story of the former undisputed Heavyweight Champion of WWE

The Glasgow Boys

13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Roger Billcliffe

£40.00 13 Nov 2008 Hardback Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd

Revised edition of the standard account of this late 19th century group of painters led by James Guthrie, John Lovery, Arthur Melville and E.A. Hornel, with additional colour illustration.

Liberal Values

13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Benjamin Constant and the Politics of Religion

By Helena Rosenblatt

£50.00 13 Nov 2008 Hardback Cambridge University Press

Constant's intellectual development into a founding father of modern liberalism is examined through an analysis of his evolving religious philosophy.

Charles Dickens and the House of Fallen Women

13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Jenny Hartley

£17.99 13 Nov 2008 Hardback Methuen Publishing Ltd

An account of Charles Dickens' work with destitute girls and young women in mid-eighteenth century London. With support from the millionairess Angela Burdett Coutts, he established a 'safe' house for young women in Shepherd's Bush where they were taken from lives of prostitution and crime and trained for useful employment.

Touched by Evil

13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The True Story of the Psychic Powers That Saved Me from a Life of Abuse

By Michele Knight

£12.99 13 Nov 2008 Paperback Hodder & Stoughton General Division

Michele's childhood was a nightmare. Her mother was a gifted psychic but highly unstable, unable to control the dark forces her powers unleashed or to look after Michele. When she was six her beloved father died and the last shreds of normality were gone forever. From then on Michele was at the mercy of sexual predators and her mother's violent lovers. Evil surrounded her! But Michele wasn't alone. The presence of her twin sister Lucy was constantly at her side, comforting and inspiring her. Lucy had died when the twin girls were babies. But her spirit stayed behind to watch over her little sister. Time and again, when Michele reached her darkest hour, Lucy reached out with a deep sense of love and gently guided her to safety. This is the heartbreaking, but ultimately inspirational story of a little girl, who was beaten, raped, neglected, and despised, but rescued from despair by her faith in the power of love.

Rowan's Rule

13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Biography of the Archbishop

By Rupert Shortt

£25.00 13 Nov 2008 Hardback Hodder & Stoughton General Division

Written with his cooperation, this biography of Rowan Williams presents both the public and private man and publishes at a time when church affairs could not be more in the public eye.

Not a Proper Journalist

13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Bob Humphrys

£17.99 13 Nov 2008 Hardback Vintage

Bob Humphrys is one of the most famous names in sports journalism. As sports correspondent of BBC Wales' flagship news programme "Wales Today", he was at the centre of every major story over the years. In this title, he reveals the story behind the stories. The friendships, the feuds, the glory and the heartbreak, straight from the horse's mouth.

The Confessions of an English Opium-eater

13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

And Other Writings

By Thomas De Quincey

£6.99 13 Nov 2008 Paperback Oxford University Press

Evolutionary Writings

13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Including the Autobiographies

By Charles Darwin

£12.99 13 Nov 2008 Hardback Oxford University Press

This volume brings together key chapters from Darwin's most important books, including the Journal of Researches on the Beagle voyage (1845), the Origin of Species (1859), the Descent of Man (1871), and the full text of his delightful autobiography. They are accompanied by responses from 19th-century readers from around the world.

From Goal-Line to Touchline

12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

My Career with Manchester United

By Jack Crompton, Cliff Butler

£16.95 12 Nov 2008 Hardback Empire Publications Ltd

An autobiography of Jack Crompton, one of the two surviving members of Manchester United's 1948 FA Cup winning side. It describes the considerable changes in the game and reflects on a career that took in glory and tragedy in equal measure.

Dancing in the Darkness

12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Frankie Poullain

£12.99 12 Nov 2008 Hardback Blake Publishing

An illustrated self-help book based on the philosophy of disaster: 'How To Be A Bass Player With No Sense Of Rhythm', 'How To Be A Tour Guide With No Sense Of Direction', 'How To Get Into The Closet', 'How To Go From Chateau To Shit-hole', and so on.

Twrw Jarman

12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Geraint Jarman

£12.99 12 Nov 2008 Hardback Gomer Press

James Madison

12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Defender of the American Republic

By Donald O. Dewey

£32.99 12 Nov 2008 Hardback Nova Science Publishers Inc

Follows the life of James Madison, 4th president of United States. This book discusses his role in bringing together the Federal Convention in 1787, influencing its outcomes through the Virginia Plan, maintaining records of the debates, winning its ratification in the largest state and influencing several other states.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Preserver of Spirit and Hope

12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Barbara Bennett Peterson

£25.99 12 Nov 2008 Paperback Nova Science Publishers Inc

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the thirty-second president of the United States and served four consecutive terms, the longest presidential administration in American history. He has been called the greatest president of the twentieth century. This book explores his life all the way from his youth to his final days.

Hide and Seek

12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

How I Laughed at Depression, Conquered My Fears and Found Happiness

By Wendy Aron

£9.99 12 Nov 2008 Paperback Kunati Inc

Tackling important issues like familial dysfunction, letting go of blame and resentment, and battling negative thinking, this memoir shows it's possible to recover one's self worth without losing one's sense of humor.