Blind Lemon Jefferson: His Life, His Death, and His Legacy (Uzzel Robert L.)(Paperback)

Blind Lemon Jefferson: His Life, His Death, and His Legacy (Uzzel Robert L.)(Paperback)

Between 1926 and his untimely death in 1929, Blind Lemon Jefferson was the largest-selling African-American blues singer in the United States. Blind from birth, Lemon wandered the streets of Wortham, Groesbeck, Marlin and Kosse in Central Texas, playing his guitar and soliciting contributions with

Julian Grenfell - His Life and the Times of His Death, 1888-1915(Paperback / softback)

Mandela: His Essential Life (Hain Peter)(Paperback)

Mandela: His Essential Life chronicles the life and legacy of one of the twentieth century's most influential and admired statesmen. Charting his development from remote rural roots to city lawyer, freedom fighter, and then political leader, Peter Hain takes an in-depth look at Mandela's rise

Alexander the Great: His Life and His Mysterious Death (Everitt Anthony)(Paperback)

What can we learn from the stunning rise and mysterious death of the ancient world's greatest conqueror? An acclaimed biographer reconstructs the life of Alexander the Great in this magisterial revisionist portrait. ' An] infectious sense of narrative momentum . . . Its energy is unflagging,

Robert Kennedy: His Life (Thomas Evan)(Paperback)

La Folie Baudelaire (Calasso Roberto)(Paperback / softback)

With Baudelaire's critical intelligence as his inspiration, the author ranges through his life and work, focusing on two painters - Ingres and Delacroix - about whom Baudelaire wrote acutely, and then turns to Degas and Manet, who followed in the tracks Baudelaire laid down in his great essay The

A Holy Minister: The Life and Spiritual Legacy of Robert Murray m'Cheyne (Stone Jordan)(Paperback)

Robert Murry M'Cheyne was a 19th century preacher who is known not only for his powerful preaching, but for his personal holiness. Jordan Stone examines the force behind this holiness - his love for and communion with Christ. M'Cheyne prayed for, preached for and pursued holiness because he

Al Capone: His Life, Legacy, and Legend (Bair Deirdre)(Paperback)

At the height of Prohibition, Al Capone loomed large as Public Enemy Number One: his multimillion-dollar Chicago Outfit dominated organized crime, and law enforcement was powerless to stop him. But then came the fall: a legal noose tightened by the FBI, a conviction on tax evasion, a stint in

Luke and Jon (Williams Robert)(Paperback / softback)

When Luke discovers his secret, Jon changes his life in more ways than he can imagine.Luke and Jon is a coming of age novel about family, bereavement and how lives can change forever in a single

Andy Warhol(Paperback / softback)

Exploring his background, ideas about death and religion and his queer perspective, this radical re-visioning highlights how Warhol's work marked a period of cultural transformation that still resonates

Untouchable: A Biography of Robert De Niro (Dougan Andy)(Paperback)

From his amazing feature film performances to his roles as producer and director to his many notable guest appearances, De Niro started his career as early as 1965 and has since dominated the world of Hollywood. Untouchable will take you inside the life of this astonishing actor to provide a

The Bloodied Ivy (Goldsborough Robert)(Paperback)

A professor's death lures the reclusive detective and his sidekick to a bucolic crime scene: 'Goldsborough does a masterly job with the Wolfe legacy' (Booklist). An academic so conservative he thought Ronald Reagan was a pinko, Hale Markham rules Prescott University like an intellectual

The Autobiography of a Transgender Scientist (Barres Ben)(Paperback)

A leading scientist describes his life, his gender transition, his scientific work, and his advocacy for gender equality in science.Ben Barres was known for his groundbreaking scientific work and for his groundbreaking advocacy for gender equality in science. In this book, completed shortly before

Light of Fearless Indestructible Wisdom: The Life and Legacy of His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche (Dongyal Khenpo Tsewang)(Paperback)

Beloved master, visionary, poet, and revealer of profound spiritual treasures, His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche was a paramount figure in the history of twentieth-century Tibet. He worked closely with H.H. the Fourteenth Dalai Lama to reinvigorate Tibetan culture and spiritual practice following the

Legacy of Death (Cutler Judith)(Paperback)

When the family butler is brutally attacked, land agent Matthew Rowsley and his wife Harriet determine to find the culprit in this gripping Victorian mystery. With his lordship's mental health failing, management of his grand country estate has been assigned to a group of trustees, including land

Moomin and Family Life (Jansson Tove)(Paperback)

The heartwarming tale of Moomin's reunion with his parentsAfter losing both his fortune and his girlfriend, Moomin has hit rock bottom. Luckily, in his darkest moment, he stumbles across the beloved family he lost as a child--Moominmamma and Moominpappa--and together, the Moomins embark on their

The Life and Death of the Spanish Republic: A Witness to the Spanish Civil War (Buckley Henry)(Paperback)

In 1940, Daily Telegraph correspondent Henry Buckley published his eyewitness account of his experiences reporting form the Spanish Civil War. The copies of the book, stored in a warehouse in London, were destroyed during the Blitz and only a handful of copies of his unique chronicle were saved

Athanasius of Alexandria: His Life and Impact (Barnes Peter)(Paperback)

From the foreword: Until his death in 373, Athanasius was the most formidable opponent of Arianism in the Roman Empire. Ultimately, for him, this fight was not a struggle for ecclesial power or even for the rightness of his theological position. It was a battle for the souls of men and women

Saladin - The Life, the Legend and the Islamic Empire (Man John)(Paperback / softback)

Charting his rise to power, his struggle to unify the warring factions of his faith, and his battles to retake Jerusalem and expel Christian influence from Arab lands, Saladin explores the life and the enduring legacy of this champion of Islam, and examines his significance for the world

Set In Stone (Goddard Robert)(Paperback / softback)

Recovering from the tragic death of his wife, Tony Sheridan goes to stay with his sister-in-law, Lucy, and her husband.Their home is a bizarre moated house deep in the Rutland countryside, known as Otherways. Disturbed by memories of his wife, and a growing attraction to Lucy, Sheridan is also

Death of a Salesman - Certain Private Conversations in Two Acts and a Requiem (Miller Arthur)(Paperback / softback)

Willy Loman is on his last legs. Failing at his job, dismayed at his the failure of his sons, Biff and Happy, to live up to his expectations, and tortured by his jealousy at the success and happiness of his neighbour Charley and his son Bernard, Willy spirals into a well of regret, reminiscence,

The Drowned and the Saved (Levi Primo)(Paperback)

In his final book before his death, Primo Levi returns once more to his time at Auschwitz in a moving meditation on memory, resiliency, and the struggle to comprehend unimaginable tragedy. Drawing on history, philosophy, and his own personal experiences, Levi asks if we have already begun to forget

Bourne Ultimatum (Ludlum Robert)(Paperback / softback)

A death at a funfair, and Bourne must face his nemesis...The third Jason Bourne novel from internationally bestselling author Robert Ludlum. 'The real titan of the genre is Robert Ludlum'

Jesus the Apocalyptic Prophet (Wassen Cecilia)(Paperback)

This book is a reconstruction of the life of Jesus from his birth to his death, with a focus on understanding him in the context of his own time and place. Wassen and H gerland consider Jesus as an apocalyptic prophetic figure within the context of first-century Judaism. They take a narrative