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The Hacienda: My Venezuelan Years
"Married at sixteen to a man twenty years her senior who spoke no English, she was taken to his ancestral home and estate where she found herself living in the most primitive of conditions, isolated and alone. St. Aubin de Teran ended up virtually running the plantation that belonged to her increasingly demented husband but enjoyed learning the mores and magic of a place that had remained practically unchanged for more than a century. Written in mesmerising prose, this is the extraordinary story of a young woman surviving by her wits and fantasies.'Powerfully engrossing' Observer
'Astonishing' Elle"
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The Good Life
"The ageless crooner has been the subject of quite a renaissance of late. ""MTV Unplugged"", a Grammy-Awardwinning album, and the much-talked-about film ""Rat Pack"" are just a few of the signs. The man himself is never out of style, and his autobiography follows suit.When Bob Hope came backstage at the Village Inn and told the performer whose show he'd just enjoyed, ""Come on, kid, you're going to come to the Paramount and sing with me,"" he couldn't have foreseen the legendary career he'd just set in motion. Not impressed with the young crooner's stage name, Joe Bari, Hope asked what his real name was. ""My name is Anthony Dominick Benedetto,"" the reply came back. ""Oh, no, too long for the marquee,"" protested Hope. After thinking a moment, he resolved, ""We'll call you Tony Bennett.""
""And that's how it happened,"" recalls Bennett in his new autobiography, The Good Life. ""A new Americanized name, the start of a wonderful career and a glorious adventure that has continued for fifty years."" Those 50 years have seen 40 albums, eight Grammys, and performances alongside everyone from Count Basie to the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Bennett's 72 years have taken him from Depression-era Queens to work as a singing waiter to ""I Left My Heart in San Francisco"" to his first music video, on the rotation of MTV's Buzz Bin. With a wealth of insider's detail, Bennett describes life in a world shared by such figures as Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington and Bill Evans. Frank Sinatra's favorite singer finds a voice in prose as distinctive as his voice in song.
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The Good German of Nanking: The Diaries of John Rabe
"Until the recent emergence of John Rabe's diaries, few people knew about the unassuming hero who has been called the Oskar Schindler of China. In November 1937, as Japanese troops overran the Chinese capital of Naking and began a campaign of torture, rape, and murder, one man--a German who had lived in China for thirty years and who was a loyal follower of Adolf Hitler--put himself at risk and saved the lives of 200,000 poor Chinese, 600 of whom he sheltered in his own home.As foreign nationals and the wealthier Chinese residents fled, Rabe stayed in Nanking to set up and oversee an international safety zone for noncombatants. The survival of this fragile safety zone depended largely upon Rabe's status as a German, and hence an official ally of the Japanese. But when he returned to Germany in 1938 and wrote to Adolf Hitler detailing the atrocities he had witnessed, Rabe was arrested by the Gestapo. The Good Man of Nanking is a crucial document in understanding one of World War H's most horrific incidents of genocide and an awe-inspiring record of one man's conscience, courage, and generosity in the face of appalling human brutality. "
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The Education of a Woman: The Life and Times of Gloria Steinem
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The Assassination of Marilyn Monroe
"From the opening description of the lifeless body to the moment-by-moment account of her final days and hours, THE ASSASSINATION OF MARILYN MONROE explodes every myth concerning her remarkable life and tragic death - as is attested by the generous acclaim of her rival biographers.This book is the fully documented story of Marilyn Monroe's death - a heart-stopping account of the events that led to the circumstances of 4th August 1962. To this day the Los Angeles police and the District Attorney's office have perpetuated a cover-up that was generated over 30 years ago. For the first time in 80 books and acres of newsprint, the complete story of her demise is revealed. It includes the reasons why so many joined the conspiracy of silence. Marilyn's universe is where the glitzy world of Hollywood, the sinister one of the Mafia and the secret one of Washington DC meet. Wolfe uses newly released FBI files and the information of insiders who have broken their silence to give us the resolution of one of this century's most enduring mysteries. "
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The Architect of Desire
"In this extraordinary book, the author digs and digs until she finds out the whole story. Throughout the gripping narrative, snippets of information about Stanford are woven into the incredible tale of the author's own upbringing and the whole family, finally revealing the sordid circumstances of the murder. But this is more than just a riveting murder mystery - it ius an amazing four- generation family story which offers a glimpse into another time and world. "Price: AU$13.00
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Strangers: A Family Romance
"Told with the imagination of a novelist, this is Tennant's family's none-too-respectable history, going back to the time of World War 1. "Price: AU$15.00
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Stephen Larkham's World Cup Diary
"This is a book to be savoured by all rugby followers.As a pivotal member of the Wallabies, five-eighth Stephen Larkham was as close as anyone to the centre of action in the 2003 Rugby World Cup. Here, in an enthralling day-by-day account, he tells the inside story of the biggest rugby event ever staged.
Larkham tells the behind-the-scenes story of the Wallabies' disastrous lead-up to their World Cup campaign, then follows the fortunes of the main contenders, from the World Cup kick-off in Sydney on 10 October through to the tournament's remarkable Australia-England final on 22 November. Along the way, Larkham provides his own assessments of his fellow Wallabies, their coach, Eddie Jones, the strengths and weaknesses of the Wallabies' main rivals, and the impact of the negative media coverage and enormous public interest and hype surrounding the World Cup. "
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Start Up: A Silicon Valley Adventure
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Sons and Mothers
"Co-authored by:Victoria GlendinningThese pieces look at one of the most crucial of all human relationships: the bond between mother and son. A priest, an old man famous for his comic antics, and a newsman all write about their mothers. While a mother remembers sending her sons away to boarding school, a stepmother tells what it's like to inherit another woman's son, and a young mother portrays the utterly helpless love she feels for her infant son. A frank, unsentimental, shrewdly insightful collection.
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