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Ray Martin's favourites : the stories behind the legends by Martin, Ray, 1944-

Table of Contents: “…. ; Our century / Steve Waugh; 'Just an ordinary human being' / Don Bradman; The big fella / Kerry Packer; 'That's life' / Derryn Hinch; The great train robber / Ronnie Biggs; A true Renaissance man / Peter Ustinov; The king of foreplay / Sydney Pollack; The tough get going / Michael Douglas; The Queen of Pop / Madonna.…”
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Great lives : a century in obituaries

Table of Contents: “…Jacques Cousteau, 25 June 1997 -- Diana, Princess of Wales, 31 August 1997 -- Mother Teresa, 5 September 1997 -- Frank Sinatra, 14 May 1998 -- Iris Murdoch, 8 February 1999 -- Stanley Kubrick, 7 March 1999 -- Yehudi Menuhin, 12 March 1999 -- Sir Alf Ramsey, 28 April 1999 -- Raisa Gorbachev, 20 September 1999 -- Sir Stanley Matthews, Footballer whose ability to fox his opponents dazzled crowds for decades and earned him the game's first knighthood 23 February 2000 -- Barbara Cartland, Queen of the romantic novel and the world's bestselling author, who lived in a fluffy pink world all of her own invention 21 May 2000 -- Sir John Gielgud, Fastidious performer with a matchless voice, who stood centre stage through the whole history of modern British theatre 21 May 2000 -- Sir Alec Guinness, Versatile and self-effacing actor who turned anonymity into an art form and himself into an international star 5 August 2000 -- Don Bradman, Australian maestro whose remarkable batting achievements are unlikely to be eclipsed 25 February 2001 -- Spike Milligan, Goon, solo comic, and writer who contributed to Hitler's downfall and fascinated generations of children with his fantasy fictions 27 February 2002 -- Christiaan Barnard, Bold and skilful surgeon who carried out the world's first human heart transplant operation and relished the celebrity it brought him 2 September 2001 -- Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, 30 March 2002 -- Barbara Castle, Labour firebrand who introduced child benefit and the Breathalyser - and launched a brave but doomed attempt at trade union reform 3 May 2002 -- Alistair Cooke, The ultimate professional, whose evergreen 'Letter from America' embraced most of the key events in post-war American history 30 March 2004 -- Ronald Reagan, President of the United States whose optimism gave America new pride and whose vision brought the Cold War to an end 5 June 2004 -- Francis Crick, Biologist whose discovery of DNA in 1953 unlocked the 'secret of life' but who continued his voyage of scientific discovery 28 July 2004 -- Yassir Arafat, Palestinian leader who inspired his people's struggle for a homeland but lacked the political clout to make their dream a reality 11 November 2004 -- Pope John Paul ii, 2 April 2005.…”
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Great lives a century in obituaries

Table of Contents: “…Jacques Cousteau, 25 June 1997 -- Diana, Princess of Wales, 31 August 1997 -- Mother Teresa, 5 September 1997 -- Frank Sinatra, 14 May 1998 -- Iris Murdoch, 8 February 1999 -- Stanley Kubrick, 7 March 1999 -- Yehudi Menuhin, 12 March 1999 -- Sir Alf Ramsey, 28 April 1999 -- Raisa Gorbachev, 20 September 1999 -- Sir Stanley Matthews, Footballer whose ability to fox his opponents dazzled crowds for decades and earned him the game's first knighthood 23 February 2000 -- Barbara Cartland, Queen of the romantic novel and the world's bestselling author, who lived in a fluffy pink world all of her own invention 21 May 2000 -- Sir John Gielgud, Fastidious performer with a matchless voice, who stood centre stage through the whole history of modern British theatre 21 May 2000 -- Sir Alec Guinness, Versatile and self-effacing actor who turned anonymity into an art form and himself into an international star 5 August 2000 -- Don Bradman, Australian maestro whose remarkable batting achievements are unlikely to be eclipsed 25 February 2001 -- Spike Milligan, Goon, solo comic, and writer who contributed to Hitler's downfall and fascinated generations of children with his fantasy fictions 27 February 2002 -- Christiaan Barnard, Bold and skilful surgeon who carried out the world's first human heart transplant operation and relished the celebrity it brought him 2 September 2001 -- Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, 30 March 2002 -- Barbara Castle, Labour firebrand who introduced child benefit and the Breathalyser - and launched a brave but doomed attempt at trade union reform 3 May 2002 -- Alistair Cooke, The ultimate professional, whose evergreen 'Letter from America' embraced most of the key events in post-war American history 30 March 2004 -- Ronald Reagan, President of the United States whose optimism gave America new pride and whose vision brought the Cold War to an end 5 June 2004 -- Francis Crick, Biologist whose discovery of DNA in 1953 unlocked the 'secret of life' but who continued his voyage of scientific discovery 28 July 2004 -- Yassir Arafat, Palestinian leader who inspired his people's struggle for a homeland but lacked the political clout to make their dream a reality 11 November 2004 -- Pope John Paul ii, 2 April 2005.…”
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