Anne Frank wrote a diary from the age of 13 as she hid for over two years in the back of an Amsterdam warehouse escaping the horrors of Nazi occupation. An intimate record of tension & struggle, adolescence & confinement, anger & heartbreak, it is among the most enduring documents of the twentieth century, famed throughout the world. Since first publication in 1947, the diary has been read by tens of millions of people in many different translations. A bestseller in its 1952 & 1997 (definitive) editions, it remains a beloved & deeply admired testament to the indestructible nature of the human spirit. Recently discovered letters, documents & photographs of Anne & her family including letters from her, her father's letters from Auschwitz & his poignant descriptions of searching for his family after the war & his discovery of the diaries, have been made into a family saga by Mirjam Pressler, the editor of the definitive edition of the Diary. The book, which reads like a novel, an epic, fateful, family saga, recounts the story of Anne's family both before, during & after the war. It contrasts the normality of family life with the horrors of persecution, deportation & the concentration camps & through it we gain new insight into Anne & her iconic diary, one of those unique documents that portrays innocence & humanity, suffering & survival in the starkest & most moving terms. The book has 404 pages & is 15.3 x 3.5 x 23.4 cms ...

AC/DC are the undisputed kings of hard rock. They have streets named after them in Australia & Spain, they were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2003, & " Back in Black" is the best-selling album of all time by a b&. This book tells their story that spans five decades of the best rock 'n' roll. ...

Metallica. Formed in 1982, California. Took over the world, refining the meaning of heavy metal along the way. This book contains all you need to know about the hard-working, creative & genre-defining band that is Metallica: history, tours, music, members, & more. Also included are rare items of facsimile memorabilia from the band's extensive history, including flyers, tickets, passes & posters. ...

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Take That changed the world, & for five years the faces of Gary, Mark, Howard, Jason & Robbie were the best thing ever for a huge portion of the population. Between 1991 & 1995 they won award after ward, topped the single & album charts again & again, & played to packed audiences of screaming fans. But by 1995 it seemed that the dream was over & they went their separate ways ...

Treasures of the Bee Gees gives you the chance to explore the fascinating story of the hugely talented brothers whose group left an everlasting impression & delighted multiple generations of fans. Also included are many facsimiles of rare memorabilia from the band's history with posters, tickets, & other specially researched desirable rarities. For over 50 years, brothers, Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb have been an integral part of global popular music. The Bee Gees was the first band to top the UK singles charts in each of three decades & the first group to have top 20 hits in 5 decades. In America they stand in the top 10 listing of weeks at number one, while Barry is the most successful solo British writer in US chart history. With more than 200 million records sold worldwide, this is their story. ...

The greatest art & monuments of Asian Buddhism, portrayed in more than 160 superb colour photographs
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How many bands have played for 1, 500, 00 people at one concert? Rocked the world solidly for 50 years? Set the record for the highest grossing tour of all time? Just one: the Rolling Stones. Treasures of the Rolling Stones tells the story of one of the biggest acts in popular music in words, photographs & beautifully reproduced facsimile memorabilia. ...

From the RHS comes this compendium of poetry about gardens & garden plants, themes that have provided inspiration for poets since the dawn of time. The poems span many centuries & include the work of such great writers as Wordsworth, Spenser & Shakespeare. ...

This anthology

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