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Obsessed with the burden of being an only son of an only son, John Joyce himself fathered 17 children with his long-suffering wife (despite many affairs and many engagements, he...

Precociously brilliant in his youth, Cyril Connolly was haunted for the rest of his life by a sense of failure and a romantic yearning to recover a lost Eden. His...

On December 29, 1890, American troops opened fire with howitzers on hundreds of unarmed Lakota Sioux men, women, and children near Wounded Knee Creek in South Dakota, killing nearly 300...

A biography of an infamous swindler and moral Houdini, Arthur Samuels "Duke" Wolff. Wolff's life of deception is documented by perhaps the only person he could not con - his...

V. S. Pritchett (1900-1997) - VSP as he was affectionately known - was the greatest British short-story writer of the twentieth century, and one of its liveliest and most humane...

To open this volume of Gustave Flaubert's letters is to be immediately transported into his world. Any reader should find here something of interest, whether it be the intimate revelations...

"I thought I knew almost everything about the history of fashion until I met Kerry Taylor. The inside-out knowledge she has of garments will inspire both students and designers to...

Did Patrizia Reggiani murder her ex-husband, Maurizio Gucci, in 1995 because his spending was wildly out of control? Did she do it because her glamorous ex was preparing to marry...

Enjoy the best of Irish granny's classic recipes.This pocket-sized cookery book includes all the classic Irish dishes, from Boxty to Barm Brack. There are breakfasts, soups, starters, breads, cakes and...

"Clinical Neuropsychology: A Pocket Handbook for Assessment, Second Edition" is a practical reference source for neuropsychologists, interns, and trainees working in hospitals. With over 100 quick-reference tables, lists, diagrams, photos,...