| If: The Untold Story of Kipling's American Years by Christopher BenfeyBritish author Rudyard Kipling's decade spent living in the U.S., and how the "lawless jungle" surrounding his Brattleboro, Vermont home inspired him to write his 1894 classic The Jungle Book.
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A Lesson in Art & Life : The Colourful World of Cedric Morris & Arthur Lett Haines
by Hugh St. Clair
Interest in mid-20th century British artists and the world they inhabited is growing internationally - prices are rising and exhibitions proliferate. This biography focuses on the couple who were at the centre of the Modern British art scene: Cedric Morris (1889-1982) and Arthur Lett Haines (1894-1978). Both men studied in Paris in the 1920s where they absorbed the work of the French Post Impressionists, Cubists and Surrealists. Later in London, Morris became a sought-after painter of flowers, birds and landscapes, and a friend of Augustus John and Ben Nicholson. Lett was hailed as Britain's first Surrealist.
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Broadway, Balanchine, & beyond : a memoir
by Bettijane Sills
A former New York City Ballet dancer and actor presents a highly personal assessment of the art and discipline of golden-era choreographer George Balanchine, tracing her journey from a member of the corps de ballet to a soloist among prima ballerinas in some of Balanchine's most complex and iconic productions.
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Sounds Like Titanic
by Jessica Chiccehitto Hindman
The surreal stranger-than-fiction chronicle of Jessica Chiccehitto Hindman's four years spent working as a fake violinist for a famous and eccentric unnamed composer. Wait, what? Hindman and her fellow musicians played their instruments to packed houses across America, even performing on PBS -- but the music audiences heard blared from hidden CD players.
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Tesla : inventor of the modern
by Richard Munson
Nikola Tesla invented the radio, robots, and remote control. His electric induction motors run our appliances and factories, yet he has been largely overlooked by history.Who was this genius? Drawing on letters, technical notebooks, and other primary sources, Munson pieces together the magnificently bizarre personal life and mental habits of the enigmatic inventor.
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Lady Butler : War Artist and Traveller 1846-1933
by Catherine Wynne
This is the first biography of Victorian Britain's famous war artist, Elizabeth Thompson Butler. She transformed war art by depicting conflict trauma, decades before its designation as a medical condition. Married to an officer in the British army, she traveled with her husband's military postings.
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High Achiever : The Incredible True Story of One Addict's Double Life
by Tiffany Jenkins
When word got out that Tiffany Jenkins was withdrawing from opiates on the floor of a jail cell, people in her town were shocked. Not because of the twenty felonies she'd committed, or the nature of her crimes, or even that she'd been captain of the high school cheerleading squad just a few years earlier, but because her boyfriend was a Deputy Sherriff, and his friends; their friends, were the ones who'd arrested her.
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Churchill : an extraordinary life : An Extraordinary Life
by Sarah Gristwood
Winston Churchill is one of the best-known and most revered figures of our time, the man who led Britain through its 'darkest hour'. The last year alone has seen two feature films of his life. Many books have been published about his life and work, but very few have looked at his life through the prism of the house he occupied for over 40 years.
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Mission to Motherhood : a Powerful Story of Infertility, Surrogacy and the Journey to Becoming a Parent
by Amira Mikhail
Imagine if you were told that you may never have children, that you’d never hold your own baby in your arms. And yet, what if you could find a way? Mission to Motherhood will inspire anyone facing the possibility of a childless future. Author Amira Mikhail shares her powerful story of how she tackled and overcame obstacle after obstacle on her journey to motherhood – from fibroids, endometriosis, infertility and miscarriage, through IVF and surrogacy, to finally bringing her baby into the world. This is a story of hope, courage and determination, and a refusal to give up the dream of motherhood.
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| Juniper: The Girl Who Was Born Too Soon by Kelley and Thomas FrenchAfter their "micro-preemie" Juniper was born at 23 weeks, parents Kelley and Thomas French spent a frantic seven months at the hospital as she struggled to survive. Is it for you? Don't worry -- this heartwarming memoir has a "healthily-ever-after" ending, though the French family encounters several speed bumps along the way.
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Labour of Love : A Story of Generosity, Hope and Surrogacy
by Shannon Garner
Shannon Garner met and married the man of her dreams, had two gorgeous children and lived the idyllic life on the New South Wales coast. So why did she decide one day to pursue altruistic surrogacy? And what made her choose a gay male couple from Sydney? Labour of Love is Shanon's honest and engaging story a rollercoaster of emotion set against the backdrop of a highly regulated 'industry'.
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