Biographies

Confucius: A New Tradition

A fresh look at Confucius through the oldest known record of his life. People have written biog...

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€19.00

Orator: The Life of Cicero and the End of the Roman Republic

'A wonderful book' TOM HOLLAND'Marvellous... highly entertaining' EMMA SOUTHON'Orator gives us a Cic...

€42.00 -10%

€37.80

Franco: Power, Violence and the Quest for Greatness

*A BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR: Telegraph, Financial Times, i Paper*'Making Francisco Franco's long life an...

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€15.70

Letters: 1944-1959

You and I met and fell in love passionately, impatiently, dangerously. I regret nothing and I feel t...

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€56.60

The Life and Death of Peter Sellers

'A fascinating, tragic and instructive story, vividly told' Sunday Telegraph Roger Lewis, in his no...

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€25.90

Johannes Brahms (Critical Lives)

Reveals the passion, humour and humanity of Brahms behind the myth. Johannes Brahms is often ca...

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€15.40

Gaudi: God's Architect

'This biography restores Gaudi to life as one of the most original architects of all time...Stanford...

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€36.30

Lula!: The Man, The Myth and a Dream of Latin America

'richly rewarding' FINANCIAL TIMES'the definitive biography of Brazil's president' MONOCLE'a valuabl...

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€24.00

Alexander: God, King, Man

'A thrilling story, wonderfully told by one of the great historians' KEN FOLLETT'Dazzling... This is...

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€22.90

Raise Your Soul: A Personal History of Resistance

Eleni put an arm around him and said: ‘Come, come, life is ahead of us. Raise your soul now. We have...

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€17.50

The Infinity Machine: Demis Hassabis, DeepMind and the Quest for Superintelligence

Even in a tech world crowded with visionary leaders, Demis Hassabis is recognized as a special case....

€41.90 -10%

€37.80

Killing Maradona: How Cocaine, the Camorra, Cartels and Crime Corrupted Football's Greatest Talent

Drugs, cartels, mafia, addiction, the FBI, and coercion... this is a detailed look at the darkness t...

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€20.70

Colette (Critical Lives)

The life and legacy of literature’s most artful self-creation: Colette. French novelist Sidonie...

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€16.60

Gertrude Stein: An Afterlife

SHORTLISTED FOR THE AMERICAN LIBRARY IN PARIS BOOK AWARD 2025 ‘Strikingly accomplished . . . utterl...

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€17.50

My Life in Music

A passionate memoir exploring classical music, its restorative qualities and wider cultural influenc...

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€18.90

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