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What happened, Miss Simone? : a biography
by Alan Light
A biography of the beloved singer, inspired by the acclaimed Netflix documentary, explores both her public persona and her private life, including her love of classical music despite her heartbreaking rejection from that field, her successful rise in the world of soul and her civil rights activism. By the author of The Holy or the Broken and Let's Go Crazy.
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Prince Harry has emerged as the unexpected jewel in the crown of the modern British monarchy. Despite his unruly antics, Harry's popularity rivals that of the Queen herself. This is the inside story of how the cheeky teenager has grown and matured into a respected soldier, charitable fundraiser and national figurehead who still retains his reputation as the most entertaining resident of Buckingham Palace.
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The Angels roared out of the 1970s with multi-platinum albums, hits and record-breaking tours. The band disbanded in the 2000s and legal battles ensued. Eventually they settled differences and reformed, with new albums, sell-out tours and rock festivals with thousands singing every song. Over the past two years they've regaled long-time associate Bob Yates with their inside story, warts and all.
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The most beautiful : my life with Prince
by Mayte Garcia
A candid assessment of the iconic musician's personal and professional life by his first wife traces their long-distance courtship, marriage, and creative partnership as well as the challenges that compromised their romance
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Only is a revelatory, lyrical and life-affirming memoir of an unconventional childhood that explores what it means to be an only child - as both child and adult. Also what it means to be the daughter of two people damaged by trauma and tragedy. Caroline Baum's moving and gripping memoir is for all children who've felt they are the fulcrum of a seesaw, the focus of all eyes and expectations, torn between love and fear, obedience and rebellion, duty and the longing to escape.
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Insomniac city : New York, Oliver, and me
by Bill Hayes
The author of Sleep Demons presents a celebration of New York City life and intimate glimpses into his relationship with the late Oliver Sacks, describing how in the aftermath of a partner's death the author moved to the city and unexpectedly fell in love on the eve of Sacks' battle with cancer.
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Jane Austen at home
by Lucy Worsley
A profile of the life and times of Jane Austen by the best-selling author of Courtiers tours the classic author's childhood home, schools, holiday accommodations and grand and small family estates to reveal lesser-known aspects of Austen's character and inspirations.
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Mockingbird songs : my friendship with Harper Lee
by Wayne Flynt
A portrait of one of America's most beloved authors is presented through reminiscences and letters exchanged with one of her closest friends, describing how their respective experiences with the violent racism of the mid-20th-century American South shaped their families, careers and values. 100,000 first printing.
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In March 1917, Nicholas II, the last Tsar of All the Russias, abdicated and the dynasty that had ruled an empire for three hundred years was forced from power by revolution. Robert Service examines Nicholas's reign in the year before his abdication and the months between that momentous date and his death, with his family, in Ekaterinburg in July 1918. The Last of the Tsars is a masterful study of a man who was almost entirely out of his depth. Iand a compelling account of the social, economic and political ferment in Russia in the aftermath of the Bolshevik seizure of power in October 1917.
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