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Autobiographies, Biographies & True Stories

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    Dancing with the Octopus: The Telling of a True Crime

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    'Extraordinary' Kate Mosse 'Electric' Lemn Sissay 'Searing' Julia Samuel One Omaha winter day in 1978, when Debora Harding was just fourteen, she w...

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  • Dare not linger: The presidential years (Hardcover)

    Nelson Mandela
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    Dare Not Linger is the story of Mandela's presidency, drawing heavily on the memoir he began to write as he prepared to finish his term as presiden...

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  • Dare Not Linger: The Presidential Years (Paperback)

    Nelson Mandela
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    Drawing on Nelson Mandela's own unfinished memoir, Dare Not Linger is the remarkable story of his presidency told in his own words and those of dis...

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    Daring to Drive: A gripping account of one woman's home-grown courage that will speak to the fighter in all of us

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    THE STORY OF THE WOMAN WHO INSPIRED CHANGE WITH HER CALL FOR GREATER FREEDOMS FOR WOMEN. FROM THE WINNER OF THE 2018 UN PEACE PRIZE THE GUARDIAN: '...

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  • Darwin: All That Matters

    Alison Pearn
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    Charles Darwin's name is among the most recognised in the world, and more than 100 years after his death his books are still best-sellers; there ar...

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    Darling Days: A New York City Childhood

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    I WAS BORN, SEPTEMBER 1985, IN THE VORTEX OF THE LOWER EAST SIDE OF NEW YORK: THERE WERE FEW RULES OF LIFE AND ZERO CONTRAINTS ON BEHAVIOUR. IF YOU...

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  • Dear Life (Paperback)

    Rachel Clarke
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    Shortlisted for the Costa Biography Award 'What a remarkable book this is; tender, funny, brave, heartfelt, radiant with love and life. It broug...

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  • Dear World: A Syrian Girl's Story of War and Plea for Peace

    Bana Alabed
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    'A story of love and courage amid brutality and terror, this is the testimony of a child who has endured the unthinkable.' J. K. ROWLING 'I'm very ...

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  • Death and taxes: How SARS made hitmen, drug dealers and tax dodgers pay their dues

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    Death, Detention and Disappearance: A Lawyer's Battle to Hold Power to Account in 1980s Namibia (Paperback)

    David Smuts
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    In Namibia, the 1980s were a dark decade of human rights abuses by South African security forces. Justice David Smuts, then a young Windhoek lawyer...

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  • Deathly Deception: The Real Story of Operation Mincemeat

    Denis Smyth
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    Operation Mincemeat retells the story of the classic World War Two intelligence plan to pass misleading strategic information to Hitler and his Gen...

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    Defending the Guilty: TV Tie-In

    Alex McBride
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    The official TV tie-in edition of Defending the Guilty'Terrific, fascinating, very funny' Daily Mail 'Hilarious' Sun 'Gripping' Literary ReviewHow ...

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  • Deliberate concealment: An insider's account of Cricket South Africa and the IPL bonus saga

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  • Degas' dust: Joburg maverick's quest to regain Nazi way booty

    Carnie Matisonn
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  • Devices and Desires: Bess of Hardwick and the Building of Elizabethan England

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    'The definitive biography' Roy StrongThe remarkable story of Bess of Hardwick, her ascent through Elizabethan society and the houses she built that...

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  • Diana: The People's Princess

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    On 31 August 1997, the world was stunned by the tragic death of the most popular and photographed woman of the modern age: Diana, Princess of Wales...

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  • Diary of a Vampire in Pyjamas

    Mathias Malzieu
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    This is a memoir by French bestselling and award-winning author and musician Mathias Malzieu. It focuses on a single year in which he explores his ...

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    Diary of a Wartime Affair: The True Story of a Surprisingly Modern Romance

    Doreen Bates
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    'Unflinchingly honest... this diary is exceptional' Elizabeth Buchan'Tuesday 23 October, 1934 Another glorious sunny day. Lunch in Kens Gdns. E ha...

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  • Die Afrikaners: 'n Biografie (Paperback)

    Hermann Giliomee
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    Internasionaal-bekende historikus prof. Hermann Giliomee dek die geskiedenis van die Afrikaners in 'n hoogs leesbare narratief. Hy verken verskeie ...

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    Die Groot Verlange: Die Verhaal Van Eugene N. Marais

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    Die keer toe ek my naam vergeet het

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  • Die Kind se Naam is Anneke (Paperback)

    Juliana Coetzer
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    Ses jaar ná die verskyning van Bloedvreemd vertel Juliana Coetzer wat hét geword van haar dogter, Anneke. In Bloedvreemd vertel die skrywer hoe Ann...

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  • Die Grootpad is 'n Grondpad (Paperback)

    Daniel Lötter
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    As jy die Groot- en die Klein-Karoo en hulle se stories wil kry, moet jy ’n grootpad soek wat ’n grondpad is, en daarlangs moet jy ry… Kontreistaal...

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    Die Staat vs. Oscar

    Marida Fitzpatrick
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    Author: Marida Fitzpatrick / Supplier:

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  • Die Verlore Seun Vannie Gaatjie (Paperback)

    Ivor Swartz
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    "Gaatjie-kinders word mos nie gekies nie." Ivor Swartz kom van die Gaatjie in Grabouw, 'n plek sonder hoop. Sy pa is vroeg dood en sy ma maak hom e...

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    Vyfde Mev Brink (Paperback)

    Karina M. Szczurek
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    Die vyfde mevrou Brinkis Karina M. Szczurek se memoir van haar lewe voor, tydens en ná haar huwelik met André P. Brink. Die Pools gebore Karina was...

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  • Dilly: The Man Who Broke Enigmas

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    The highly eccentric Alfred Dillwyn Knox, known simply as 'Dilly', was one of the leading figures in the British codebreaking successes of the two ...

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  • DISAPPEARING ACT TPB

    CHANGY, FLORENCE DE
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    'The affair was weird when seen from afar, but seen close-up, it was Kafkaesque: it was not possible in 2014 for a Boei...

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    Doing Justice: A Prosecutor's Thoughts on Crime, Punishment and the Rule of Law

    Preet Bharara
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    The New York Times Bestseller 'Simply, utterly brilliant. Bursting with humility and humanity' The Secret Barrister 'An elegant, philosophical an...

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  • Doing life with Mandela: My prisoner, my friend

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  • Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight

    Alexandra Fuller
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    With an introduction by author Anne Enright. Shortlisted for the Guardian First Book award, a story of civil war and a family's unbreakable bond...

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  • Don't Stop Believin'

    Olivia Newton-John
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    THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER With candour, humour and warmth, legendary musician, actress, activist, and icon Olivia Newton-John reveals her life ...

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    Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far On Foot

    John Callahan
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    The memoir of legendary cartoonist John Callahan, now a major motion picture directed by Gus Van Sant and starring Joaquin Phoenix, Jonah Hill, and...

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  • Donker Stroom: Eugene Marais en Die Anglo-Boereoorlog (Trade Paperback)

    Carel van der Merwe
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    Aan die einde van 1896, enkele jare voor die Anglo-Boereoorlog, het die 26-jarige wewenaar en Transvaalse koerantman Eugène Marais na Londen vertre...

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  • Double Crossed: A Code of Honour, A Complete Betrayal (Paperback)

    Brian Wood
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    The Sunday Times Bestseller that inspired BBC drama Danny BoyAt the age of 23, Brian Wood was thrust into the front line in Iraq, in the infamous B...

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  • Double Crossed: A Fighting Man Under Fire

    Brian Wood
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    The Sunday Times Bestseller At the age of 23, Brian Wood was thrust into the front line in Iraq, in the infamous Battle of Danny Boy. Ambushed, ...

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