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The Life of Stephen Tennant

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A new reissue of Philip Hoare's singular biography of Stephen Tennant.‘Witty and amazing … both scholarly and hilarious at the same time’ John Waters, New York TimesStephen Tennant was barely a being of his time. A fixture of London’s high society during the 1920s, he was once driven around town wearing a striped football jersey, a pair of earrings, silver glitter in his hair and Vaseline on his ... Read more

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A new reissue of Philip Hoare's singular biography of Stephen Tennant.‘Witty and amazing … both scholarly and hilarious at the same time’ John Waters, New York TimesStephen Tennant was barely a being of his time. A fixture of London’s high society during the 1920s, he was once driven around town wearing a striped football jersey, a pair of earrings, silver glitter in his hair and Vaseline on his
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The Whale

In Search of the Giants of the Sea

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A travelogue through the history, literature, and lore of the remarkable mammals that we long have been fascinated with, from Moby-Dick to Free Willy.From his childhood fascination with the gigantic Natural History Museum model of a blue whale, to his abiding love of Moby-Dick, to his adult encounters with the living animals in the Atlantic Ocean, the acclaimed writer Philip Hoare has been ... Read more

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A travelogue through the history, literature, and lore of the remarkable mammals that we long have been fascinated with, from Moby-Dick to Free Willy.From his childhood fascination with the gigantic Natural History Museum model of a blue whale, to his abiding love of Moby-Dick, to his adult encounters with the living animals in the Atlantic Ocean, the acclaimed writer Philip Hoare has been
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William Blake and The Sea Monsters of Love

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Named a BOOK OF THE YEAR by The Times and Sunday Times, New Statesman, Spectator, Prospect, and New Yorker.‘Undoubtedly Hoare’s masterpiece’ Olivia Laing‘Queer in all senses of the word’ Neil Tennant‘A life-changing book’ Robert Douglas Fairhurst, The Times‘Fabulously idiosyncratic’ Lucy Hughes-Hallett, New S... ... Read more

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Named a BOOK OF THE YEAR by The Times and Sunday Times, New Statesman, Spectator, Prospect, and New Yorker.‘Undoubtedly Hoare’s masterpiece’ Olivia Laing‘Queer in all senses of the word’ Neil Tennant‘A life-changing book’ Robert Douglas Fairhurst, The Times‘Fabulously idiosyncratic’ Lucy Hughes-Hallett, New S...
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Noel Coward

A Biography of Noel Coward

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The definitive biography of one of the 20th century’s most celebrated and controversial dramatists.To several generations, actor, playwright, songwriter, and filmmaker Noël Coward (1899–1973) was the very personification of wit, glamour, and elegance. Given unprecedented access to the private papers and correspondence of Coward family members, compatriots, and numerous lovers, Samuel Johnson Prize ... Read more

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The definitive biography of one of the 20th century’s most celebrated and controversial dramatists.To several generations, actor, playwright, songwriter, and filmmaker Noël Coward (1899–1973) was the very personification of wit, glamour, and elegance. Given unprecedented access to the private papers and correspondence of Coward family members, compatriots, and numerous lovers, Samuel Johnson Prize
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The Whale

In Search of the Giants of the Sea

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The whale is the largest, loudest, oldest animal ever to have existed. It is improbable, amazing, and—as anyone who has seen an underwater documentary or visited the display at the American Museum of Natural Historycan attest—a powerful source of wonder and delight to millions. The Whale is an extraordinary journey into the world of this fascinating and mysterious animal.Acclaimed writer Philip ... Read more

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The whale is the largest, loudest, oldest animal ever to have existed. It is improbable, amazing, and—as anyone who has seen an underwater documentary or visited the display at the American Museum of Natural Historycan attest—a powerful source of wonder and delight to millions. The Whale is an extraordinary journey into the world of this fascinating and mysterious animal.Acclaimed writer Philip
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In Search of the Soul of the Sea

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"Every day is an anxiety in my ways of getting to the water. . . . I've become so attuned to it, so scared of it, so in love with it that sometimes I can only think by the sea. It is the only place I feel at home."Many of us visit the sea. Admire it. Even profess to love it. But very few of us live it. Philip Hoare does. He swims in the sea every day, either off the coast of his native Southampton ... Read more

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"Every day is an anxiety in my ways of getting to the water. . . . I've become so attuned to it, so scared of it, so in love with it that sometimes I can only think by the sea. It is the only place I feel at home."Many of us visit the sea. Admire it. Even profess to love it. But very few of us live it. Philip Hoare does. He swims in the sea every day, either off the coast of his native Southampton
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Oscar Wilde's Last Stand

Decadence, Conspiracy, and the Most Outrageous Trial of the Century

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A New York Times Notable Book of the Year that Sir Ian McKellen called a shocking tale of heroes and villains-illuminating and upsetting in equal measure.”The first production of Oscar Wilde’s Salomé in 1918, with American exotic dancer Maud Allan dancing lead, ignited a firestorm in London spearheaded by Noel Pemberton Billing, a member of Parliament and self-appointed guardian of family values. ... Read more

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A New York Times Notable Book of the Year that Sir Ian McKellen called a shocking tale of heroes and villains-illuminating and upsetting in equal measure.”The first production of Oscar Wilde’s Salomé in 1918, with American exotic dancer Maud Allan dancing lead, ignited a firestorm in London spearheaded by Noel Pemberton Billing, a member of Parliament and self-appointed guardian of family values.
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Albert & the Whale

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A NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEARAN OBSERVER BEST ART BOOK OF 2021SHORTLISTED FOR THE RATHBONES FOLIO PRIZE 2022‘This is a wonderful book. A lyrical journey into the natural and unnatural world’ Patti Smith‘Everything Philip Hoare writes is bewitching’ Olivia LaingAn illuminating exploration of the intersection between life, art and the sea from the award-winning author of L... ... Read more

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A NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEARAN OBSERVER BEST ART BOOK OF 2021SHORTLISTED FOR THE RATHBONES FOLIO PRIZE 2022‘This is a wonderful book. A lyrical journey into the natural and unnatural world’ Patti Smith‘Everything Philip Hoare writes is bewitching’ Olivia LaingAn illuminating exploration of the intersection between life, art and the sea from the award-winning author of L...
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William Blake and The Sea Monsters of Love

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16 hours 14 min

Named a BOOK OF THE YEAR by The Times and Sunday Times, New Statesman, Spectator, Prospect, and New Yorker.‘Undoubtedly Hoare’s masterpiece’ Olivia Laing‘Queer in all senses of the word’ Neil Tennant‘A life-changing book’ Robert Douglas Fairhurst, The Times‘Fabulously idiosyncratic’ Lucy Hughes-Hallett, New S... ... Read more

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Named a BOOK OF THE YEAR by The Times and Sunday Times, New Statesman, Spectator, Prospect, and New Yorker.‘Undoubtedly Hoare’s masterpiece’ Olivia Laing‘Queer in all senses of the word’ Neil Tennant‘A life-changing book’ Robert Douglas Fairhurst, The Times‘Fabulously idiosyncratic’ Lucy Hughes-Hallett, New S...
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The Life of Stephen Tennant

by Philip Hoare ...

Narrated by David Thorpe ...

Unabridged

12 hours 48 min

A new reissue of Philip Hoare's singular biography of Stephen Tennant.‘Witty and amazing … both scholarly and hilarious at the same time’ John Waters, New York TimesStephen Tennant was barely a being of his time. A fixture of London’s high society during the 1920s, he was once driven around town wearing a striped football jersey, a pair of earrings, silver glitter in his hair and Vaseline on his ... Read more

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A new reissue of Philip Hoare's singular biography of Stephen Tennant.‘Witty and amazing … both scholarly and hilarious at the same time’ John Waters, New York TimesStephen Tennant was barely a being of his time. A fixture of London’s high society during the 1920s, he was once driven around town wearing a striped football jersey, a pair of earrings, silver glitter in his hair and Vaseline on his
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Albert & the Whale

by Philip Hoare ...

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Unabridged

9 hours 12 min

A NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEARAN OBSERVER BEST ART BOOK OF 2021SHORTLISTED FOR THE RATHBONES FOLIO PRIZE 2022‘This is a wonderful book. A lyrical journey into the natural and unnatural world’ Patti Smith‘Everything Philip Hoare writes is bewitching’ Olivia LaingAn illuminating exploration of the intersection between life, art and the sea from the award-winning author of L... ... Read more

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A NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEARAN OBSERVER BEST ART BOOK OF 2021SHORTLISTED FOR THE RATHBONES FOLIO PRIZE 2022‘This is a wonderful book. A lyrical journey into the natural and unnatural world’ Patti Smith‘Everything Philip Hoare writes is bewitching’ Olivia LaingAn illuminating exploration of the intersection between life, art and the sea from the award-winning author of L...
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Taking Control

Sovereignty and Democracy After Brexit

by Philip Cunliffe, George Hoare, Lee Jones, Peter Ramsay ...

Taking Control argues that neither side in the Brexit debate really understood the European Union or what was involved in reclaiming Britain's sovereignty. The EU is neither a supranational nanny state, nor an internationalist peace project. It is the means by which Europe’s elites transformed their own states in order to rule the void where representative politics used to be. Leaving the EU is a ... Read more

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Taking Control argues that neither side in the Brexit debate really understood the European Union or what was involved in reclaiming Britain's sovereignty. The EU is neither a supranational nanny state, nor an internationalist peace project. It is the means by which Europe’s elites transformed their own states in order to rule the void where representative politics used to be. Leaving the EU is a
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