The Bravest Scout at Gallipoli by: Ryan Butta (Author) Publisher: Affirm Press Publication Date: 2024-07-30 Language: English Print Length: 280 pages ISBN-10: 1922992089 ISBN-13: 9781922992086 Book Description Harry Freame was the first Australian to win the Distinguished Conduct Medal at Gallipoli. Raised as a samurai, he risked his life again and again to scout the beaches and hills of the battlefield, reporting invaluable intelligence back to his officers and relieving stranded soldiers who o...
Nell, the Duchess of Manchester by: Robert Wainwright (Author) Publisher: Allen & Unwin Publication Date: 2025-11-18 Language: English ISBN-10: 1761068989 ISBN-13: 9781761068980 Book Description The forgotten, unique and fascinating story of Australia’s first and only duchess, from the bestselling author of Sheila and Enid. When an unassuming young Melbourne woman bumped into a handsome naval lieutenant in a Colombo hotel swimming pool in 1926 she would never have dreamed of one day be...
The Migrant Rain Falls in Reverse: A Memoir by: Vinh Nguyen (Author) Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Publication Date: 2025-04-08 Language: English Print Length: 272 pages ISBN-10: 1443472786 ISBN-13: 9781443472784 Book Description NATIONAL BESTSELLERAn inventive memoir about one family’s escape from Vietnam and the father’s mysterious disappearance along the way. This book is an intricate exploration of a searching mind, shedding light on the psyche of a grieving son, as he chases certainty...
Held Together: A Shared Memoir of Motherhood, Medicine, and Imperfect Love by: Rebecca N. Thompson (Author) Publisher: HarperOne Publication Date: 2025-04-08 Language: English Print Length: 464 pages ISBN-10: 0063339013 ISBN-13: 9780063339019 Book Description “Rebecca Thompson’s moving book proves that there are as many different ways of becoming a family as there are mothers—a personal, compelling reminder of why women’s reproductive health care matters, and why one size does not fit all”...
Canceled Lives: My Father, My Scandal, and Me by: Blake Bailey (Author) Publisher: Skyhorse Publication Date: 2025-04-01 Language: English Print Length: 192 pages ISBN-10: 1510783318 ISBN-13: 9781510783317 Book Description A canceled bestselling author’s highly personal account of his public scandal—a scandal that was reported on the front page of the New York Times and throughout the world. Blake Bailey grew up in the shadow of his father, Burck, an eminent litigator—president of the Oklahoma B...
Richard III and the Murder in the Tower by: Peter A Hancock (Author) Publisher: The History Press Publication Date: 2011-07-01 Language: English Print Length: 240 pages ISBN-10: 0752457977 ISBN-13: 9780752457970 Book Description Since Tudor times Richard III has been painted as the “black legend,” the murderous uncle—however, the truth is much more complicated and interesting Richard III is accused of murdering his nephews, the “Princes in the Tower,” in order to usurp th...
Restaurant Kid: A Memoir of Family and Belonging by: Rachel Phan (Author) Publisher: Pegasus Books Publication Date: 2025-04-01 Language: English Print Length: 272 pages ISBN-10: 1639368515 ISBN-13: 9781639368518 Book Description A warm and poignant narrative about finding one’s self amidst the grind of restaurant life, the cross-generational immigrant experience, and a daughter’s attempts to connect with parents who have always been just out of reach. **An International Bestseller**When she was...
The Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz: A Story of Survival by: Anne Sebba (Author) Publisher: St. Martin’s Press Publication Date: 2025-09-16 Language: English Print Length: 400 pages ISBN-10: 1250287596 ISBN-13: 9781250287595 Book Description Moving and powerful, this is a vivid portrait of the women who came together to form an orchestra in order to survive the horrors of Auschwitz. New York Times bestselling author of Les Parisiennes and That Woman: A Life of Wallis Simpson now exami...
An American Hero: One Man’s Legacy of Fatherhood and Faith by: Tom Davis Jr. (Author), Jack Watts Publisher: Forefront Books Publication Date: 2025-04-01 Language: English Print Length: 224 pages ISBN-10: 1637633955 ISBN-13: 9781637633953 Book Description An American Hero: One Man’s Legacy of Fatherhood and Faith is a poignant and inspiring journey through four generations, revealing how one World War II survivor’s resilience, integrity, and unwavering faith forged a life-givin...
The Battalion: Citizen Soldiers at War on the Western Front by: Ian Isherwood (Author) Publisher: Pen and Sword Military Publication Date: 2024-11-07 Language: English Print Length: 240 pages ISBN-10: 1526774224 ISBN-13: 9781526774224 Book Description How did ordinary citizens become soldiers during the First World War, and how did they cope with the extraordinary challenges they confronted on the Western Front? These are questions Ian Isherwood seeks to answer in this absorbing and deeply resea...