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Orpheus

The Song of Life

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"[A] startlingly original history that traces the obscure origins and tangled relationships of the Orpheus myth from ancient times through today" ( Library Journal).For at least two and a half millennia, the figure of Orpheus has haunted humanity. Half-man, half-god, musician, magician, theologian, poet, and lover, his story never leaves us. He may be myth, but his lyre still sounds, entrancing ... Read more

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"[A] startlingly original history that traces the obscure origins and tangled relationships of the Orpheus myth from ancient times through today" ( Library Journal).For at least two and a half millennia, the figure of Orpheus has haunted humanity. Half-man, half-god, musician, magician, theologian, poet, and lover, his story never leaves us. He may be myth, but his lyre still sounds, entrancing
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The Perfect Prince

Truth and Deception in Renaissance Europe

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In 1491, as Machiavelli advised popes and princes and Leonardo da Vinci astonished the art world, a young man boarded a ship in Portugal bound for Ireland. He would be greeted upon arrival as the rightful heir to the throne of England. The trouble was, England already had a king.The most intriguing and ambitious pretender in history, this elegant young man was celebrated throughout Europe as the ... Read more

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In 1491, as Machiavelli advised popes and princes and Leonardo da Vinci astonished the art world, a young man boarded a ship in Portugal bound for Ireland. He would be greeted upon arrival as the rightful heir to the throne of England. The trouble was, England already had a king.The most intriguing and ambitious pretender in history, this elegant young man was celebrated throughout Europe as the
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A Fool and His Money

Life in a Partitioned Town in Fourteenth-Century France

by Ann Wroe ...

In A Fool and His Money, Ann Wroe brings to life a rich and perplexing culture of a city physically divided-as so many communities are today-by political factions in this skillful re-creation of fourteenth-century Rodez. Notes, bibliography. ... Read more

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In A Fool and His Money, Ann Wroe brings to life a rich and perplexing culture of a city physically divided-as so many communities are today-by political factions in this skillful re-creation of fourteenth-century Rodez. Notes, bibliography.
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Pontius Pilate

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A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK • “Sublime . . . The definitive study of Pilate.”—The Washington Post Book World“A masterwork . . . one of the most interesting and creative books I’ve read in a very long time.”—Ryan Holiday, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Obstacle Is the Way“Compelling, eloquent and vivid . . . In a superb blend of scholarship and creativity, Wroe brings this elusive ye ... Read more

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A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK • “Sublime . . . The definitive study of Pilate.”—The Washington Post Book World“A masterwork . . . one of the most interesting and creative books I’ve read in a very long time.”—Ryan Holiday, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Obstacle Is the Way“Compelling, eloquent and vivid . . . In a superb blend of scholarship and creativity, Wroe brings this elusive ye
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Six Facets Of Light

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'She's a genius, I believe, because she lights up every subject she touches.' Hilary MantelA Spectator Book of the YearGoethe claimed to know what light was. Galileo and Einstein both confessed they didn't. On the essential nature of light, and how it operates, the scientific jury is still out. There is still time, therefore, to listen to painters and poets on the subject. They, after all, spend ... Read more

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'She's a genius, I believe, because she lights up every subject she touches.' Hilary MantelA Spectator Book of the YearGoethe claimed to know what light was. Galileo and Einstein both confessed they didn't. On the essential nature of light, and how it operates, the scientific jury is still out. There is still time, therefore, to listen to painters and poets on the subject. They, after all, spend
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Lifescapes

A Biographer's Search for the Soul

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"A lyrical, radiant memoir." —Kirkus Reviews, Starred ReviewAnn Wroe, obituaries editor for The Economist, reflects on the art and impossibility of capturing life on the page. Through her experiences and through people she has known, studied, or merely glimpsed in windows, she movingly explores what makes a life and how that life lingers after in this breathtaking combination of poetry, memoir, ... Read more

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"A lyrical, radiant memoir." —Kirkus Reviews, Starred ReviewAnn Wroe, obituaries editor for The Economist, reflects on the art and impossibility of capturing life on the page. Through her experiences and through people she has known, studied, or merely glimpsed in windows, she movingly explores what makes a life and how that life lingers after in this breathtaking combination of poetry, memoir,
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Being Shelley

The Poet's Search for Himself

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From Ann Wroe, a biographer of the first rank, comes a startlingly original look at one of the greatest poets in the Western tradition. Being Shelley aims to turn the poet's life inside out: rather than tracing the external events of his life, she tracks the inner journey of a spirit struggling to create. In her quest to understand the radically unconventional Shelley, Wroe pursues the questions ... Read more

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From Ann Wroe, a biographer of the first rank, comes a startlingly original look at one of the greatest poets in the Western tradition. Being Shelley aims to turn the poet's life inside out: rather than tracing the external events of his life, she tracks the inner journey of a spirit struggling to create. In her quest to understand the radically unconventional Shelley, Wroe pursues the questions
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Lifescapes

A Biographer's Search for the Soul

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"A lyrical, radiant memoir." —Kirkus Reviews, Starred ReviewAnn Wroe, obituaries editor for The Economist, reflects on the art and impossibility of capturing life on the page. Through her experiences and through people she has known, studied, or merely glimpsed in windows, she movingly explores what makes a life and how that life lingers after in this breathtaking combination of poetry, memoir, ... Read more

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"A lyrical, radiant memoir." —Kirkus Reviews, Starred ReviewAnn Wroe, obituaries editor for The Economist, reflects on the art and impossibility of capturing life on the page. Through her experiences and through people she has known, studied, or merely glimpsed in windows, she movingly explores what makes a life and how that life lingers after in this breathtaking combination of poetry, memoir,
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Pontius Pilate

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A NEW YORK TIMES **NOTABLE BOOK • "Sublime . . . The definitive study of Pilate."—**The Washington Post Book World"A masterwork . . . one of the most interesting and creative books I've read in a very long time."—Ryan Holiday, New York Times bestselling author of The Obstacle Is the Way**"Compelling, eloquent and vivid . ... ... Read more

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A NEW YORK TIMES **NOTABLE BOOK • "Sublime . . . The definitive study of Pilate."—**The Washington Post Book World"A masterwork . . . one of the most interesting and creative books I've read in a very long time."—Ryan Holiday, New York Times bestselling author of The Obstacle Is the Way**"Compelling, eloquent and vivid . ...
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All Fours

A Novel

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**A NEW YORK TIMES TOP TEN BOOK OF THE YEARA WASHINGTON POST NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEARONE OF TIME MAGAZINE’S TOP 10 FICTION BOOKS OF 2024ONE OF NPR’S “BOOKS WE LOVE” 2024NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY:THE NEW YORKER ● VOGUE ● FINANCIAL TIMES ● *OPRAH DAILY ● VULTURE ● VOXThe New York Times* bestselling author returns with an irreverently sexy, tender, hilarious and surprising novel about a woman ... Read more

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**A NEW YORK TIMES TOP TEN BOOK OF THE YEARA WASHINGTON POST NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEARONE OF TIME MAGAZINE’S TOP 10 FICTION BOOKS OF 2024ONE OF NPR’S “BOOKS WE LOVE” 2024NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY:THE NEW YORKER ● VOGUE ● FINANCIAL TIMES ● *OPRAH DAILY ● VULTURE ● VOXThe New York Times* bestselling author returns with an irreverently sexy, tender, hilarious and surprising novel about a woman
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ONE

The breathtakingly tense, emotive new speculative thriller from the bestselling author of The Waiting Rooms

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In a world ravaged by climate change, a young woman's job of enforcing Britain's one-child policy is compromised when she discovers an illegal sibling on the ministry hit list, and that sibling is hers…`A tightly paced plot set in an all-too imaginable future … a page-turning, thought-provoking read´ Jo Callaghan'With echoes of V for Vendetta, ONE serves as a stark warning, challenging societal ... Read more

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In a world ravaged by climate change, a young woman's job of enforcing Britain's one-child policy is compromised when she discovers an illegal sibling on the ministry hit list, and that sibling is hers…`A tightly paced plot set in an all-too imaginable future … a page-turning, thought-provoking read´ Jo Callaghan'With echoes of V for Vendetta, ONE serves as a stark warning, challenging societal
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Alan Partridge: Big Beacon

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'There are prizes, normally named after PG Wodehouse, given to literary comic novels and non-fiction, and these books will have blurbs saying "hilarious" on them. This is infinitely funnier than any of them' DAVID BADDIEL***'***The funniest series of books ever written in the English language' RICHARD OSMAN'Hilarious' THE TIMES'Absolute f**king genius' CAITLIN MORAN<...
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