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“adam sisman”

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  • The Secret Life of John le Carre

    by Adam Sisman ...
    The extraordinary secret life of a great novelist, which his biographer could not publish while le Carré was alive.Secrecy came naturally to John le Carré, and there were some secrets that he fought fiercely to keep. Adam Sisman's definitive biography, published in 2015, provided a revealing portrait of this fascinating man; yet some aspects of his subject remained hidden.Nowhere was this more so ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Professor and the Parson

    A Story of Desire, Deceit, and Defrocking

    by Adam Sisman ...
    **Longlisted for the ALCS Gold Dagger for Non–FictionThis “amusing and elegantly written” romp takes readers on a wild ride through the life of Robert Parkin Peters (The New York Times Book Review)—a liar, bigamist, and fraudulent priest who tricked some of the brightest minds of his generation**One day in November 1958, the celebrated historian Hugh Trevor–Roper received a curious letter. It was ... Read more

    $12.79 CAD

  • John le Carré: The Biography

    by Adam Sisman ...
    John le Carré is still at the top more than half a century after The Spy Who Came in from the Cold became a worldwide bestseller. Written with exclusive access to le Carré, his personal archives, and many of the people closest to him, Adam Sisman's definitive biography is a highly readable, fascinating portrait of the life, times and espionage career that inspired a literary master.Always ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

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    The Secret Life of John le Carre

    by Adam Sisman ...
    Narrated by Sean Barrett ...

    Unabridged

    4 hours 29 min

    The extraordinary secret life of a great novelist, which his biographer could not publish while le Carré was alive.Secrecy came naturally to John le Carré, and there were some secrets that he fought fiercely to keep. Adam Sisman's definitive biography, published in 2015, provided a revealing portrait of this fascinating man; yet some aspects of his subject remained hidden.Nowhere was this more so ... Read more

    Was $34.99 CAD Now $24.99 CAD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • One Hundred Letters From Hugh Trevor-Roper

    Edited by Richard Davenport-Hines, Adam Sisman ...
    The one hundred letters brought together for this book illustrate the range of Hugh Trevor-Roper's life and preoccupations: as an historian, a controversialist, a public intellectual, an adept in academic intrigues, a lover of literature, a traveller, a countryman. They depict a life of rich diversity; a mind of intellectual sparkle and eager curiosity; a character that relished the comédie ... Read more

    $12.49 CAD

  • Dashing for the Post

    The Letters of Patrick Leigh Fermor

    by Patrick Leigh Fermor ...
    A revelatory collection of letters written by the author of The Broken Road.Handsome, spirited and erudite, Patrick Leigh Fermor was a war hero and one of the greatest travel writers of his generation. He was also a spectacularly gifted friend.The letters in this collection span almost seventy years, the first written ten days before Paddy's twenty-fifth birthday, the last when he was ninety-four. ... Read more

    $32.99 CAD

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    A Crack in the Edge of the World

    America and the Great California Earthquake of 1906

    by Simon Winchester ...
    Narrated by Simon Winchester ...

    Abridged

    7 hours 32 min

    The international bestselling author of The Professor and the Madman and Krakatoa vividly brings to life the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake that leveled a city symbolic of America's relentless western expansion. Simon Winchester has also fashioned an enthralling and informative informative look at the tumultuous subterranean world that produces earthquakes, the planet's most sudden and destructive ... Read more

    $32.99 CAD

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    The Best American Food Writing 2023

    by Mark Bittman, Silvia Killingsworth ...
    Narrated by Elyse Dinh, Will Tulin, Carolina Hoyos, Dylan Moore, Nikki Massoud, Chanté McCormick, Justin Chien, Anthony Rey Perez, Johnny Rey Diaz, Terrence Kidd ...
    Series series Best American

    Unabridged

    8 hours 5 min

    ""Excellent....Taken as a whole, the volume moves beyond food’s sensory pleasures to investigate it as a cultural vessel, a symbol of inequality, and more. It’s a standout addition to the series."" —Publisher's Weekly (starred review)A collection of the year’s top food writing, selected by prolific food writer and author of How to Cook Everything Mark Bittman.""In almost any culture, at any time, ... Read more

    $32.99 CAD

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    Dressed for a Dance in the Snow

    Women's Voices from the Gulag

    by Monika Zgustova ...
    Narrated by Jennifer Jill Araya ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 14 min

    An unexpectedly uplifting account of women’s suffering and resilience in Stalin’s forced labor camps, diligently transcribed in the kitchens and living rooms of nine survivors.The pain inflicted by the gulags has cast a long shadow over Soviet-era history. Zgustova’s collection of interviews with former female prisoners not only chronicles the hardships of the camps, but also serves as testament ... Read more

    $30.23 CAD

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    A Plague on Both Your Houses

    A Novel in the Shadow of the Russian Mafia

    by Robert Littell ...
    Narrated by Ramiz Monsef ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 39 min

    A brand-new novel from New York Times bestselling author Robert Littell, A Plague on Both Your Houses is a thrilling tale of love and war.On Christmas Day, 1991, Mikhail Gorbachev delivered a ten-minute televised speech announcing his resignation as Soviet president. Moments later, with little pomp and less circumstance, the red flag was lowered from its floodlit perch atop the Kremlin, and the ... Read more

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    The Virtues of Aging

    by Jimmy Carter ...
    Narrated by Jimmy Carter ...
    Series Audiobook 5 - Library of Contemporary Thought

    Unabridged

    2 hours 36 min

    This Grammy-nominated recording is a thoughtful reflection about aging by President Jimmy Carter, the longest living president in American history. Even as life expectancy has increased over the centuries, the thought of aging continues to plague men and women around the world. In addition to worries about the physical aspects of aging, people also fear the prejudice that exists toward the elderly ... Read more

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    Rostnikov's Vacation

    by Stuart M. Kaminsky ...
    Series series Inspector Porfiry Rostnikov Mysteries

    Unabridged

    7 hours 23 min

    Murder intrudes on a Moscow cop's vacation: "Kaminsky's Rostnikov novels are among the best mysteries being written" (The San Diego Union-Tribune).Inspector Porfiry Rostnikov is finding spring in Yalta to be quite lovely. Accompanying his wife, Sarah, as she gets much needed rest and recuperation after her surgery, reading American crime novels, and gazing at the Black Sea, the Moscow cop is ... Read more

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