Hoover: An Extraordinary Life in Extraordinary Times (Whyte Kenneth)(Paperback)

The Super Life of Ben Braver (Emerson Marcus)(Paperback)

An extraordinary boy ends up at an extraordinary school for children with super powers in the first book in a new middle-grade series from Marcus Emerson, author of Diary of a 6th Grade Ninja. Ben Braver is an ordinary kid. All he wants to do is finish his summer watching awesome TV shows and

Mendelssohn: A Life in Music (Todd R. Larry)(Paperback)

An extraordinary prodigy of Mozartean abilities, Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy was a distinguished composer and conductor, a legendary pianist and organist, and an accomplished painter and classicist. Lionized in his lifetime, he is best remembered today for several staples of the concert hall and

The Politics of Washing: Real Life in Venice (Coles Polly)(Paperback)

A riveting account of ordinary life in an extraordinary place, packed with charming anecdotes that will have readers hooked on Venetian life The beautiful city of Venice has been a fantasy land for people from around the globe for centuries, but what is it like to live there? To move house by boat,

Am I Still a Mother?: Surviving Life's Cruellest Tragedy - Twice (Bouchami Helen)(Paperback)

An ordinary woman: an extraordinary life In 1979 Helen returns from Algeria to a much-changed UK, where she must juggle sole parenthood with the demands of a successful career. Her life unravels when her older son develops acute leukaemia and his devastated brother spirals into depression and

Oxygen: The Molecule That Made the World (Lane Nick)(Paperback)

Oxygen has had extraordinary effects on life.Three hundred million years ago, in Carboniferous times, dragonflies grew as big as seagulls, with wingspans ofnearly a metre. Researchers claim they could have flown only if the air had contained more oxygen than today -probably as much as 35 per cent

Stories I Only Tell My Friends: An Autobiography (Lowe Rob)(Paperback)

A wryly funny and surprisingly moving account of an extraordinary life lived almost entirely in the public eyeA teen idol at fifteen, an international icon and founder of the Brat Pack at twenty, and one of Hollywood's top stars to this day, Rob Lowe chronicles his experiences as a painfully

Brendan Voyage - Across the Atlantic in a leather boat (Severin Tim)(Paperback / softback)

In an extraordinary attempt to recreate St Brendan's journey to America, Tim Severin and his crew embarked on an epic voyage across the vast North Atlantic. Brilliantly written, this is their

An Analysis of Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics (Gellera Giovanni)(Paperback)

Aristotle, a student of Plato, wrote Nicomachean Ethics in 350 BCE, in a time of extraordinary intellectual development. Over two millennia later, his thorough exploration of virtue, reason, and the ultimate human good still forms the basis of the values at the heart of Western civilization

Anne Sexton: A Self-Portrait in Letters (Ames Lois)(Paperback)

An expression of an extraordinary poet's life story in her own words, this book shows Anne Sexton as she really was in private, as she wrote about herself to family, friends, fellow poets, and students. Anne's daughter Linda Gray Sexton and her close confidant Lois Ames have judiciously chosen from

Wild Times: Extraordinary Experiences Connecting with Nature in Britain (Reddy Jini)(Paperback)

A unique title from a highly experienced author showcasing extraordinary experiences connecting with nature around Britain. From barefoot walking to forest skills, foraging to horse whispering, wild pottery to a full moon meander, rewilding to urban birding, prehistoric cookery to permaculture

Turner - The Extraordinary Life and Momentous Times of J. M. W. Turner (Moyle Franny)(Paperback / softback)

The Answer: Grow Any Business, Achieve Financial Freedom, and Live an Extraordinary Life (Assaraf John)(Paperback)

Lady in Waiting: My Extraordinary Life in the Shadow of the Crown (Glenconner Anne)(Paperback)

Discover untold secrets with this extraordinary memoir of drama and tragedy by Anne Glenconner--a close member of the royal circle and lady-in-waiting to Princess Margaret. Anne Glenconner has been at the center of the royal circle from childhood, when she met and befriended the future Queen

Taking the Stand: My Life in the Law (Dershowitz Alan)(Paperback)

#1 New York Times bestselling author Alan Dershowitz recounts his extraordinary coming of age in this legal autobiography, as well as the cases that have changed American jurisprudence over the past fifty years, most of which he has personally been involved in. 'Overflowing with fascinating and

Endurance - The Extraordinary Life and Times of Emil Zatopek (Broadbent Rick)(Paperback / softback)

Shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year. In the summer of 1952 Emil Zatopek became the king of the running world with an unprecedented distance treble at the Olympic Games in Helsinki. Together with his wife Dana, who won another gold medal in the javelin, they were the embodiment

James Monroe: A Life (McGrath Tim)(Paperback)

The extraordinary life of James Monroe: soldier, senator, diplomat, and the last Founding Father to hold the presidency, a man who helped transform thirteen colonies into a vibrant and mighty republic. 'A first-rate account of a remarkable life.' --Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The

The Town Slowly Empties: On Life and Culture during Lockdown (Bhattacharjee Manash Firaq)(Paperback)

How does one record an extraordinary time? Confined to his Delhi apartment, Manash Firaq Bhattacharjee unravels the intimate paradoxes of life he encounters in the first weeks of a global pandemic. His stories about local fish sellers, gardeners, barbers and lovers merge with his concerns for the

Buddhist on Death Row (Sheff David)(Paperback)

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author, an extraordinary story of redemption in the darkest of

Alex & Me (Pepperberg Irene)(Paperback)

New York Times BestsellerThe remarkable true story of an extraordinary relationship between psychologist Irene M. Pepperberg and Alex, an African Grey parrot who proved scientists and accepted wisdom wrong by demonstrating an astonishing ability to communicate and understand complex ideas. You be

Extraordinary Life of Serena Williams (Janmohamed Shelina)(Paperback / softback)

Extraordinary Life of Neil Armstrong (Howard Martin)(Paperback / softback)

Extraordinary Life of Katherine Johnson (Jina Devika)(Paperback / softback)

Extraordinary Life of Greta Thunberg (Jina Devika)(Paperback / softback)

Extraordinary Life of Mahatma Gandhi (Soundar Chitra)(Paperback / softback)