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A Castle in Spain by Matthew Parris
$26.00 NZD
Category: General Travel
Walking in the Pyrenees one spring morning Matthew Parris stumbled upon a magnificent ruined mansion standing on the edge of a line of huge cliffs. Later he was to discover that parts of the house dated back to the 14th century though it had not been completed until 1559; and that it had survived two ma ...Show more
Fracture - Stories of How Great Lives Take Root in Trauma by Matthew Parris
$25.00 NZD
Category: Non-fiction general
A Times Biography of the YearAda Lovelace. Frederick Douglass. Vladimir Lenin. Marie Curie. Frieda Kahlo. Carl Jung. Tupac Shakur. All geniuses who changed the world in ways that still influence our lives today. And all men and women who experienced, in childhood, trauma so severe that it should have br ...Show more
Fracture: Trauma, Success and the Origins of Greatness by Matthew Parris
$40.00 NZD
Category: Non-fiction general
Matthew Parris, presenter of Great Lives on BBC Radio 4, explores the surprising connection between trauma and greatness through vivid case histories. Ada Lovelace. Frederick Douglass. Vladimir Lenin. Marie Curie. Frida Kahlo. Carl Jung. Tupac Shakur. All geniuses who changed the world in ways that stil ...Show more
Parting Shots by Matthew Parris
$32.00 NZD
Category: No Category
Up till 2006 a British Ambassador leaving his post was encouraged to write what was known as a valedictory despatch, to be circulated to a small number of influential people in government. This was the parting shot, an opportunity to offer a personal and frank view of the host country, the manners and m ...Show more
Scorn: The Wittiest and Wickedest Insults in Human History by Matthew Parris
$25.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction
'He's 100% political herpes. Back in six months whatever you do. Or three days, like last time.' - Camilla Long on Nigel Farage'You're as ugly as a salad.' - Bulgarian insult'I'm going to beat him so bad he'll need a shoehorn to put his hat on.' - Muhammed AliThere's no pleasure like a perfectly-turned ...Show more
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