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Fans of Oliver Sacks and Gabor Mate will be intrigued by this journey into the human brain, full of fascinating storiesboth personal and professionalby a neurologist who's dedicated her life to understanding the body's most complex organ.

"e;This is the best introductory text on Nietzsche in English, German or French, and in three respects: it is genuinely introductory without being superficial; it reflects good philosophical judgment; and it stakes out interesting and plausible hypotheses on some vexed questions of interpretation.

From the author of the ';insightful and well-crafted' (The Wall Street Journal) Kennedy and King comes a heart-wrenching and sensitive examination of the tragic loss of President John F.

From a childhood in Camden to the frontiers of space, an inspirational memoir from space scientist, presenter of The Sky at Night, and bestselling author Maggie Aderin.

The surviving correspondence between Walter Benjamin and Theodor W.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE PRIME MINISTERS LITERARY AWARD FOR FICTION 2017SHORTLISTED FOR THE ALS GOLD MEDAL 2017 LONGLISTED FOR THE INDIE AWARD FOR FICTION 2017 LONGLISTED FOR THE MILES FRANKLIN LITERARY AWARD 2017LONGLISTED FOR THE ABIA AWARD LITERARY FICTION 2017'Amsterdam is so damn good.

In the tradition of TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE and THE LAST LECTURE comes an inspiring book of life lessons from Michael J Fox.

This is the first biography of one of the most interesting and controversial social theorists of our time.

From the long-tenured head Goldman Sachs - an institution legendary for its culture of success - comes a candid memoir of global leadership in an age of extreme turbulence'Lloyd Blankfein is scary smart about people, markets, and life generally.

"e;If you have ever turned on the TV after the 11 o'clock news and laughed, you owe Steve Allen a debt of gratitude.

Sometimes a wars greatest heroes are its survivors, those who manage to forge new lives despite the tragedy they have experienced.

Leighton Ford tells a story of uncertainty, hope, sorrow and joy as his oldest son, Sandy, faced a rare and life-threatening heart disease.

Sometimes a wars greatest heroes are its survivors, those who manage to forge new lives despite the tragedy they have experienced.

In Live a Little Better, John Beyer shares his extraordinary journey from a troubled childhood and struggles with addiction to becoming a successful entrepreneur and devoted parent, offering an inspiring story of perseverance, transformation, and hope.

A Definitive Biography of the Twentieth-Century Thinker"e;Certainly, in all my work my dependence upon my father will be visible, and, so I hope, a testimony to his life's work will be given.

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A wonderful booknot just for basketball fans, but for everyone.

'Andrea Wulf belongs to the small, splendid canon of writers unafraid to render fact with feeling' Maria Popova, creator of The Marginalian and author of FiguringAn inspiring biography of the remarkable naturalist, explorer and revolutionary, by the bestselling author of The Invention of NatureGeorge Forster was a man out of time: he journeyed to the far reaches of the known world and challenged the worldviews of eighteenth-century Europe with radical ideas about equality and freedom.

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'James Patterson and Mark Seal have brought Sin City to life' TELEGRAPHWhat happens in Vegas stays in Vegas - until now.

As the Civil War ground on, an underground Unionist movement flourished in the heart of the Confederacy, led by an unlikely leader.

As the Civil War ground on, an underground Unionist movement flourished in the heart of the Confederacy, led by an unlikely leader.

The story of how Scott Presler seized the voter registration movement from the Democratic Party and helped to elect President Donald J.

Gregor Mendel, the founder of genetics, is renowned as one of the world's most ingenious and influential scientists.

A revelatory, magisterial biography of Sam Shepardthe dark, rugged genius of modern American theater and film, ';the poet laureate of America's emotional badlands' (Jack Kroll).

WHO IS LUIGI MANGIONE, WHERE DID HE COME FROM AND WHY DID THE CRIME HE IS ACCUSED OF MAKE HIM A HERO TO SO MANY?

A kaleidoscopic memoir by acclaimed filmmaker Abel Ferrara, director of the cult classic films Bad Lieutenant, King of New York, and Dangerous Game, offering an unflinching look at his life, career, and the gritty world of independent cinema.

Gregor Mendel, the founder of genetics, is renowned as one of the world's most ingenious and influential scientists.

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In May 1946 John Caldwell set out to sail from Panama to Sydney to reunite with his wife who he hadnt seen for more than a year.

On the thirtieth anniversary of John Howard coming to power, a searing analysis of the untouchable prime minister: how the ';great economic manager' sold our future.

Considered one of the best point guards of his generation, Tim Hardaway was a polarizing figure on the basketball court.

From the author of American Edenfinalist for the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, and morecomes a sweeping, richly researched biography of Frederic Church, the great 19th-century American artist whose stunning paintings of remote lands and seas thrilled American audiences and put the young republic on the map of world culturepublished on Church's bicentennial.

Fans of Cheryl Strayed's Wild will root for Anne Abel as she intrepidly sets out alone for Australia at the age of sixty, seeking to capture some Bruce Springsteen energy and fight off her lifelong, debilitating depression.

In the late fourth and early fifth centuries of our era, Hypatia of Alexandria was the world's greatest living mathematician and astronomer.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2025 DAVITT AWARD FOR NON-FICTIONThis powerful memoir gives extraordinary insight into a secretive sect, and the horror Dassi Erlich had to survive.