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Beethoven by Edmund Morris
10.00 NZD
Category: No Category | Series: Eminent Lives
This eloquent new biography of one of Western culture's greatest geniuses is written by Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and classical pianist Morris.
Beethoven : The Universal Composer (Emminent Lives) by Edmund Morris
26.99 NZD
Category: No Category | Series: Eminent Lives Ser.
In "Beethoven", Edmund Morris, the author of three bestselling presidential biographies and a lifelong devotee of the great composer, brings him to life as a man of astonishing complexity and overpowering intelligence. A gigantic, compulsively creative personality unable to tolerate constraints, he was ...Show more
Charles Dickens by Simon Callow
24.99 NZD
Category: Biographies & Memoirs | Series: Eminent Lives
An exuberant and entertaining biography of Charles Dickens that captures the essence of the great novelist. Simon Callow's sparkling biography explores the central importance of the theatre to the life of the greatest storyteller in the English language. From his early years as a child entertainer in Po ...Show more
Eminent Lives Beethoven by Morris, Edmund
38.99 NZD
Category: Biographies & Memoirs | Series: Eminent Lives
Pulitzer-prize winning biographer Edmund Morris interweaves the personal history of the world's most famous composer with an insightful exploration of the way Beethoven's life was reflected and embodied in his genius and his music. Eminent Lives is an exciting and groundbreaking series that pairs great ...Show more
Shakespeare by Bill Bryson
24.99 NZD
Category: History | Series: Eminent Lives Ser. | Reading Level: good
William Shakespeare, the most celebrated poet in the English language, left behind nearly a million words of text, but his biography has long been a thicket of wild supposition arranged around scant facts. With a steady hand and his trademark wit, Bill Bryson sorts through this colorful muddle to reveal ...Show more
Shakespeare: The World as a Stage by Bill Bryson
39.99 NZD
Category: Biographies & Memoirs | Series: Eminent Lives Ser. | Reading Level: very good
In this much anticipated addition to the Eminent Lives series, Bill Bryson's biography of William Shakespeare unravels the superstitions, academic discoveries and myths surrounding the life of our greatest poet and playwright. Shakespeare's life, despite the scrutiny of generations of biographers and sc ...Show more
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