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  Seven Deadly Sins: My Pursuit... Seven Deadly Sins: My Pursuit of Lance Armstrong

  David Walsh 

  The story of Lance Armstrong - the cyclist who recovered from testicular cancer and went on to win the Tour de France a record seven tmes, the man who wrote a bestselling and inspirational account of his life, the charitable benefactor - seemed almost too good to be true. And it was. As early as Armstrong's first victory on the Tour in 1999, Sunday Times...

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  The Last Expedition The Last Expedition

  Robert Falcon Scott 

  This title is presented with an introduction by Sir Ranulph Fiennes. "The Last Expedition" is Captain Scott's gripping account of his expedition to the South Pole in 1910-12. It was meant to be a voyage of scientific discovery and a heroic exploration of the last unconquered wilderness. Scott's expedition, carried in the Terra Nova, pitted him and his...

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  Erwin Schrodinger and the... Erwin Schrodinger and the Quantum Revolution

  John Gribbin 

  Erwin Schrodinger was an Austrian physicist famous for his contribution to quantum physics. He won the Nobel Prize in 1933 and is best known for his thought experiment of a cat in a box, both alive and dead at the same time, which revealed the seemingly paradoxical nature of quantum mechanics. Schrodinger was working at one of the most fertile and...

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  Prague Winter Prague Winter

  Madeleine Albright 

  By turns harrowing and inspiring, "Prague Winter" is Madeleine Albright's account of her early life from 1937 to 1948, a dozen years that witnessed the Nazi invasion of her native Prague, World War II, the Holocaust, the defeat of fascism, the rise of communism, and the onset of the Cold War. Her experiences, and those of her family, provide a unique lens...

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  Levels of Life Levels of Life

  Julian Barnes 

  'You put together two things that have not been put together before. And the world is changed...' Julian Barnes' new book is about ballooning, photography, love and grief; about putting two things, and two people, together, and about tearing them apart. One of the judges who awarded him the 2011 Man Booker Prize described him as 'an unparalleled magus of...

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  Mucha - An Illustrated Life Mucha - An Illustrated Life

  Rachel Ward 

  Alphonse Mucha is world famous for his seductively beautiful panneaux and posters. As a decorative artist he shaped the appearance of a whole age: in the years around 1900, "Le Style Mucha" was the epitome of cosmopolitan elegance. Lavishly illustrated, this volume explores every facet of Mucha's art, from the very beginnings, through the success of his...

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  Nerd Do Well Nerd Do Well

  Simon Pegg 

  Zombies in North London, death cults in the West Country, the engineering deck of the "Enterprise": Simon Pegg has been ploughing some bizarre furrows in recent times. Having blasted onto the small screens with his now legendary sitcom Spaced, his rise to nation's favourite son status has been mercurial, meteoric, megatronnic, but mostly just plain great....

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  Mack the Life Mack the Life

  Lee Mack 

  Have you ever wondered where comedians come from? Why is it that one person is a funny bloke down the pub while another actually makes a living by standing up in front of an audience telling jokes? And where does all that material come from? Well, young Lee McKillop used to wonder that too. Growing up in his parents' pub, small and wiry in a world of...

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  David Mitchell: Back Story David Mitchell: Back Story

  David Mitchell 

  David Mitchell, who you may know for his inappropriate anger on every TV panel show except Never Mind the Buzzcocks, his look of permanent discomfort on C4 sex comedy Peep Show, his online commenter-baiting in The Observer or just for wearing a stick-on moustache in That Mitchell and Webb Look, has written a book about his life. As well as giving a...

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  Is it Just Me? Is it Just Me?

  Miranda Hart 

  Well hello to you dear browser. Now I have your attention it would be rude if I didn't tell you a little about my literary feast. So, here is the thing: is it just me or does anyone else find that adulthood offers no refuge from the unexpected horrors, peculiar lack of physical coordination and sometimes unexplained nudity, that accompanied childhood and...

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  Benedict Cumberbatch, An... Benedict Cumberbatch, An Actor in Transition

  Lynnette Porter 

  Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, War Horse, Star Trek: Into Darkness, The Hobbit trilogy, Twelve Years a Slave, August: Osage County, The Fifth Estate; Hedda Gabler, After the Dance, Frankenstein; Hawking, To the Ends of the Earth, The Last Enemy, Parade's End, and, of course, Sherlock. For most actors, these stellar cinematic, theatrical, and television events...

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  The Big Miss: My Years... The Big Miss: My Years Coaching Tiger Woods

  Hank Haney 

  In March 2004, Hank Haney received a call from Tiger Woods in which the golf champion asked Haney to be his coach. It was a call that would change both men's lives. Tiger - only 28 at the time - was by then already an icon, judged by the sporting press as not only one of the best golfers ever, but possibly the best athlete ever. But Tiger was always...

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  The Dog Lived (and So Will I) The Dog Lived (and So Will I)

  Teresa Rhyne 

  Teresa Rhyne was excited to begin her new life with her new man - and a new dog? As luck would have it, the unruly beagle Seamus found his way into her home just when they needed each other most. Having quickly become a beloved companion, the dog's cancer diagnosis came as a devastating blow to Teresa, forcing her to learn everything about treatment. She...

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  The Apple Revolution The Apple Revolution

  Luke Dormehl 

  On 26 May, 2010 Apple Inc. passed Microsoft in valuation as the world's largest technology company. Its consumer electronic products - ranging from computers to mobile phones to portable media devices, not to mention its iTunes, iBook and App Store - have influenced nearly every facet of our lives, and it shows no sign of slowing down. But how did Apple -...

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  I am Malala I am Malala

  Malala Yousafzai 

  In 2009 Malala Yousafzai began writing a blog on BBC Urdu about life in the Swat Valley as the Taliban gained control, at times banning girls from attending school. When her identity was discovered, Malala began to appear in both Pakistani and international media, advocating the freedom to pursue education for all. In October 2011, gunmen boarded Malala's...

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  Faster Than Lightening Faster Than Lightening

  Usain Bolt 

  The autobiography of the fastest man of all time and a superstar whose talent and charisma have made him one of the most famous people on the planet. Whether you know Athletics or not, and even whether you know sport or not, chances are you know Usain Bolt. The fastest man on the planet, not just now but ever, Usain has won the hearts of people everywhere...

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