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April Fool's Day (Unabridged)
This is Bryce Courtenay's moving tribute to his son, Damon, a hemophiliac who died from medically acquired AIDS on April 1, 1991, at the age of 24....
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Burton: A Biography of Sir Richard Frances Burton (Unabridged)
Explorer and inventor, soldier and poet, archaeologist and diplomat, Richard Francis Burton (1821-90) was the most versatile and remarkable man of his age....
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Chaucer (Unabridged)
Geoffrey Chaucer, who died in 1400, lived a surprisingly eventful life. He served with the Duke of Clarence and with Edward III, and in 1359 was taken prisoner in France and ransomed....
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Clausewitz's 'On War': A Biography: Books That Changed the World (Unabridged)
Perhaps the most important book on military strategy ever written, Carl von Clausewitz's On War has influenced generations of generals and politicians....
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De Kooning's Bicycle: Artists and Writers in the Hamptons (Unabridged)
Some of the twentieth century's most important artists and writers lived and worked on the East End of Long Island....
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Famous Composers
Darren Henley and Marin Alsop combine forces again to tell, in more detail, the lives of six key composers....
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George Frideric Handel: 1865 - 1759 (Unabridged)
A portrait in words and music of one of the world's truly great composers....
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Leni (Unabridged)
Leni Reifenstahl, Hitler's filmmaker, remains one of the most controversial figures of the 20th century....
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Living Biographies of Great Composers (Unabridged)
To appreciate the beauty of great works of music, we must be familiar with the lives of the geniuses who composed them....
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The Definitive Biography of P.D.Q. Bach
Printed books are all well and good, but, let's face it, it's a whole lot easier to let somebody else do the reading. P.D.Q. Bach was probably the most passive composer...
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