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Poulenc: The Life in the Songs
Graham Johnson
Hardback
One of the greatest modernist composers comes alive in this illuminating biography, a must-have for musicians and music-lovers alike.
Pretty Boy: The Life and Times of Charles Arthur Floyd
Michael Wallis
Paperback
"This engaging biography exactly and vividly catches the tone of a region, a time, and a man."—Larry McMurtry
Prison Letters
Nelson Mandela, Sahm Venter, Zamaswazi Dlamini-Mandela
Paperback
An unforgettable portrait of one of the most inspiring historical figures of the twentieth century.
The Prison Letters of Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela, Sahm Venter, Zamaswazi Dlamini-Mandela
Hardback
An unforgettable portrait of one of the most inspiring historical figures of the twentieth century, published on the centenary of his birth.
Private Notebooks: 1914-1916
Ludwig Wittgenstein, Marjorie Perloff
Paperback
Written in code under constant threat of battle, Wittgenstein’s searing and illuminating diaries finally emerge in this first-ever English translation