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1	Livingstone more books like this by Tim Jeal David Livingstone (1813-1873) has been revered as one of the world's greatest explorers and missionaries, the first European to cross Africa and the first to find Victoria Falls and the source of the Congo. Tim Jeal's masterful biography reveals the man behind the myth, one capable of ruthless cruelty as well as self-sacrifice and bravery, one ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £9.79! \| first editions
2	Stanley: The Impossible Life of Africa's Greatest Explorer more books like this by Tim Jeal "A magnificent new life . . . [and] a superb adventure story. . . . There have been many biographies of Stanley, but Jeal's is the most felicitous, the best informed, the most complete and readable and exhaustive, profiting from his access to an immense new trove of Stanley material." -- Paul Theroux, front page, "New York Times Book Review" Henry ... see all copies from £2.03! new only from £7.76! \| first editions
3	The Boy-Man: The Life of Lord Baden-Powell more books like this by Tim Jeal The hero of the Siege of Mafeking during the Boer War and founder of the Boy Scouts, Baden-Powell is one of the few truly influential figures in 20th-century history. Jeal presents the first full and objective biography of this dazzling character. 48 photographs. see all copies from £12.19! new only from £58.73! \| first editions
4	Swimming with My Father: A Memoir more books like this by Tim Jeal This is a tender portrait of childhood, growing up, and of a father who was uniquely English eccentric. From his own embarrassing schoolboy meeting with T.S. Eliot to his father's struggle with Parkinson's, it is a lovingly composed, honest exploration of the past. see all copies from £1.36! new only from £2.01! \| first editions
5	A marriage of convenience more books like this by Tim Jeal see all copies from £2.02! first editions
6	Until the Colors Fade by Tim Jeal see all copies from £5.46! first editions
7	Until the colours fade more books like this by Tim Jeal see all copies from £1.36! first editions
8	The Missionary's Wife more books like this by Tim Jeal Jilted by a local aristocrat and bereft following the death of her mother, Clara meets and falls in love with a visiting missionary. They marry and she joins him in Africa in an enclave of huts, dust and flies. There, as tribal warfare spills into the camp, Clara begins a heart-wrenching discovery. see all copies from £1.36! first editions
9	Deep water more books like this by Tim Jeal World War II has begun and in Cornwall, Leo invites schoolfriend Justin to stay the summer. Addicted to tales of adventure they swim to a ship moored out at sea, to prove it is a spy ship. The vessel proves to be heavily guarded, and, while Leo escapes, his mother must beg Justin's release. see all copies from £1.36! new only from £5.32!
10	For God and Glory more books like this by Tim Jeal Clara Musson has lost her faith, although her family is deeply devout. But then she meets Robert Haslam, a missionary who is dedicated to improving a village in Zimbabwe. They marry; Robert returns to Africa, followed by Clara. On her way, Clara meets Francis Vaughan, a soldier who is not nearly so spiritual as Robert but who is quite attractive ... see all copies from £5.46! new only from £8.70! \| first editions
11	Baden-Powell more books like this by Tim Jeal Inspired soldier, actor, artist, hoaxer, spy, sportsman and female impersonator, Baden-Powell also invented the Boy Scouts. With access to a range of previously undiscovered private papers, the author strips away the public mask, revealing a man whose talents co-existed with crippling secret fears. see all copies from £3.69! new only from £13.21! \| first editions
12	Baden-Powell: Founder of the Boy Scouts more books like this by Tim Jeal R.S.S. Baden-Powell, who founded the Boy Scouts movement in 1908, was a British military hero during the Boer War and an author, actor, artist, spy, sportsman, and female impersonator. In this absorbing and humane account of Baden-Powell's extraordinary life, Tim Jeal reveals for the first time the complex figure behind the saintly public mask, ... see all copies from £11.49! new only from £11.49!
13	For love or money by Tim Jeal see all copies from £6.74! signed copies \| first editions
14	Carnforth's creation by Tim Jeal see all copies from £4.24! first editions
15	Somewhere beyond reproach. by Tim Jeal see all copies from £4.14! first editions
16	Cushing's crusade by Tim Jeal see all copies from £12.64!

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