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Stephen Anderton – The Lives of the Great Gardeners
The Dorford Centre 2 Bridport Road, DorchesterThe lives of 40 men and women behind some of the world’s most exciting gardens. Throughout history great gardeners have risen from all walks of life. Some have been aristocratic amateur gardeners, others professional designers with an international practice. Some have come to garden-making from sister arts such as sculpture or painting; others have been ... Stephen Anderton – The Lives of the Great Gardeners
Justine Picardie – Chanel The Legend and the Life
The Dorford Centre 2 Bridport Road, DorchesterJustine Picardie spent years puzzling over the truth about Coco Chanel, peeling away the accretions of romance and lies. Since its publication in 2010, hers has become the definitive Chanel biography. To coincide with a major exhibition at the Victoria & Albert Museum her new edition delves even deeper into the life and legacy of ... Justine Picardie – Chanel The Legend and the Life
Ferdinand Mount – Big Caesars and Little Caesars
The Dorford Centre 2 Bridport Road, DorchesterHow They Rise and How They Fall: From Julius Caesar to Boris JohnsonWho said that dictatorship was dead? The world today is full of Strong Men and their imitators. Caesarism is alive and well. Yet in modern times it's become a strangely neglected subject. Ferdinand Mount opens up a fascinating exploration of how and why ... Ferdinand Mount – Big Caesars and Little Caesars
D J Taylor – George Orwell
The Dorford Centre 2 Bridport Road, DorchesterThe definitive biography of one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century from the award-winning writer and critic, D.J. Taylor.Over seventy years since his premature death, George Orwell (1903-50) has become one of the most significant figures in western literature. His two dystopian masterpieces, Animal Farm (1945) and Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949) have together sold ... D J Taylor – George Orwell
Alan Titchmarsh – Chatsworth
The Dorford Centre 2 Bridport Road, DorchesterFollow Alan into Chatsworth's irresistible world of visionaries, pioneers, heroes, villains and English eccentrics, and celebrate the men and women who have shaped the history of the estate over five centuries. With his passionate knowledge of both the house and gardens, as well as his long-established relationship with the Cavendish family, Alan is the perfect ... Alan Titchmarsh – Chatsworth