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The Great Escape from Stalag Luft III
The Memoir of Jens Mueller
A thrilling, first-person account of one of the most famous prison escapes of World War II. Jens Mueller was one of only three men who successfully escaped from Stalag Luft III on the night of 24 March 1944 - the breakout that later became the basis for the famous film The Great Escape. This memoir tells how Mueller, a pilot in one of the RAF's ......
ISBN-13: 9781493077915 (Paperback)
Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
Imprint: GLOBE PEQUOT
Jens Mueller, Jon Mueller, David Robertson
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AUD $44.99
Stock: 11 in stock
Local release date: 05/03/2024
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Categories: Autobiography: general [BGA]Autobiography: historical, political & military [BGHA]Memoirs [BM]European history [HBJD]20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000 [HBLW]Military history [HBW]Second World War [HBWQ]Poland [1DVP]c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2) [3JJH]

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Turning the Tide
Michelle Ford was the only non-East German woman to win a Gold Medal in the pool at the 1980 Moscow Olympics. On the eve of the 2024 Olympics, Ford tells her story from champion swimmer in suburban Sydney to international athlete advocate, as well as the fight for justice for the swimmers who missed out on medals in 1980 due to state-sanctioned ......
ISBN-13: 9781925914924 (Paperback)
Publisher: FAIR PLAY PUBLISHING
Imprint: FAIR PLAY PUBLISHING
Michelle Ford, Craig Lord
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AUD $34.99
Stock: 59 in stock
Local release date: 01/03/2024
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Categories: Autobiography: general [BGA]

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Unravelled
A Family Lost & Found Again
Unravelled explores the history of a family which was completely concealed from the author throughout her life, and only began to be revealed after her mother died. A clash of cultures – exceedingly grand aristocrats meet Jewish rabbinical scholars – with consequences that reverberated down the generations.
ISBN-13: 9781911397724 (Hardback)
Publisher: UNICORN PRESS
Imprint: UNICORN PRESS
Fanny Mills
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AUD $62.99
Stock: 1 in stock
Local release date: 15/01/2024
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Categories: Autobiography: general [BGA]

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Edward Marsh
A Life of Poets, Painters and Players
The Life of Edward Marsh encompasses the extraordinary events and notable people of the early twentieth century; it is a cornucopia of well-known politicians, writers, poets, painters and actors whose lives were touched by this remarkable man.
ISBN-13: 9781911397786 (Hardback)
Publisher: UNICORN PRESS
Imprint: UNICORN PRESS
Sharon Mather
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AUD $62.99
Stock: 11 in stock
Local release date: 10/01/2024
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Categories: Autobiography: general [BGA]

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The Final Curtain
Obituaries of Fifty Great Actors
Michael Coveney has been writing theatrical obituaries alongside reviews for several decades and makes a telling, sometimes surprising, selection of the best performers of our time, from Laurence Olivier to Alan Rickman, Peggy Ashcroft to Helen McCrory, Richard Briers to Ken Dodd. Most of these obits appeared in the Guardian, several in the ......
ISBN-13: 9781911397625 (Hardback)
Publisher: UNICORN PRESS
Imprint: UNICORN PRESS
Michael Coveney
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AUD $75.99
Stock: 6 in stock
Local release date: 15/12/2023
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Categories: Autobiography: general [BGA]

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Compendium of Contrarians
Those Who Stand Out By Not Fitting In
What do Winston Churchill, Rosa Parks, Emile Zola, Billy Beane and Christopher Hitchens have in common? They are all Contrarians. This book is about the people who do not quietly slip into the shadows, who revel in playing devils advocate, who zig when everyone else zags and who dare ask the question.
ISBN-13: 9781911397632 (Hardback)
Publisher: UNICORN PRESS
Imprint: UNICORN PRESS
Robert Orr-Ewing
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AUD $62.99
Stock: 3 in stock
Local release date: 14/12/2023
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Categories: Autobiography: general [BGA]

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The Many Lives of Barry Humphries (PB)
A Treasury of Reminisces
Actor, comedian, raconteur, writer, poet, painter, songwriter, music lover and one of the most gifted artists of the last century, Barry Humphries was an Australian global superstar. In this affectionate tribute, Rowan Dean, one of the last people to spend time alone with his friend Barry, reminisces the many lives of Barry Humphries with a ......
ISBN-13: 9781922810694 (Paperback)
Publisher: WILKINSON PUBLISHING
Imprint: WILKINSON PUBLISHING
Rowan Dean
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AUD $34.99
Stock: 705 in stock
Local release date: 08/12/2023
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Categories: Autobiography: general [BGA]

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Remembering Christopher Robin
Escaping Winnie-the-Pooh
The life of Christopher Robin Milne: how he escaped Winnie-the-Pooh and became his own person.
ISBN-13: 9781911397649 (Hardback)
Publisher: UNICORN PRESS
Imprint: UNICORN PRESS
Kevin J. Last, Madeline Smith
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AUD $75.99
Stock: 27 in stock
Local release date: 01/12/2023
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Categories: Autobiography: general [BGA]