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'One of the finest American writers' GUARDIAN -------- Novelist Aaron Holland Broussard is shattered by the sudden death of his daughter Fannie Mae. As he tries to honor her memory...

"Behind almost every painting is a fortune and behind that a sin or a crime." With these words as a starting point, Michael Gross, leading chronicler of the American rich,...

Among the six daughters and one son born to David, second Lord Redesdale, and his wife Sydney were Nancy, the novelist and historian; Diana, who married fascist leader Sir Oswald...

For years, the police commissioner and the mayor have duked it out for publicity, credit, and power. Some have translated their stardom into success after leaving office, while others have...

'One of the finest American writers' GUARDIAN -------- Novelist Aaron Holland Broussard is shattered by the sudden death of his daughter Fannie Mae. As he tries to honor her memory...

Since its first publication, twenty years ago, Track Down Your Ancestors has helped thousands of readers to take the first steps on their journey into their family's past. Now totally...

This fascinating collection of nearly 200 old photographs portrays the famous heart of London between 1860 and 1960. Many of the images are previously unpublished and feature the City during...

From the "preeminent historian of Reconstruction" ( New York Times Book Review ), an updated abridged edition of Reconstruction , the prize-winning classic work on the post-Civil War period which...

From Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Hiltzik, a definitive new history of California-from the Spanish conquistadors to the Gold Rush to the state's meteoric rise as a tech powerhouse and bulwark...

A bibliophile's journey through Dublin's rich heritage, storied lore, and lively craic: exploring bookshops, museums, and authors' watering holes, offering an experience for literature students, Irish natives, and tourists alike....

**A New York Times and USA Today Bestseller** An inspiring collection of recipes preserved on gravestones, with fascinating interviews from the families, celebrating the beloved food legacies of their dearly...

An unforgettable tribute to the unbreakable bond between a father and son When Simon McDermott first noticed his dad Ted's sudden flares of temper and fits of forgetfulness, he couldn't...

On 14 August 1943, Adam Hart's great-grandfather Frank Griffiths took off from RAF Tempsford, the SOE 'Special Duties' airbase in rural England. Frank and his crew were on a secret...

A masterpiece of local history, by the Queen of the genre. Gillian Tindall has acquired a devoted readership through her lovingly researched works, such as the prize-winning The House by...

The book titled Royal Edinburgh by the author Margaret Oliphant. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Throughout his life, clothes have provided an outlet through which journalist Teo van den Broeke understands both himself and the world around him. From the blue princess dress he coveted...

Illustrated history of the discovery of the Goldfields of Otago when in 1861 Gabriel Read discovered rich gold in Gabriels Gully triggering of the great gold rush to Otago.

The book titled Wollongong by the author Alison Gibbs. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

With 24 chapters by a variety of authors, many of them experts in their subject, this books looks at Ludlow Castle from its inception to the current day. The chapters...

The book titled Ross-on-Wye by the author Tom Rigby. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

This text collects black-and-white photographs which together record not only the operations of the WLA, but also scenes of the countryside between 1939 and 1950. The collection, drawn from the...

L. L. Smith, medico, writer, publisher, politician, litigant, showman, speculator, collector, vigneron, farmer, breeder and rider of racehorses, guiding hand for thirty years of Melbourne's great exhibition complex...The Audacious Adventures...

A collection of true stories about larger-than-life characters from Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex and Cambridgeshire. It includes smugglers, highwaymen, heroines, misers and vagrants.

Discover Sir Ranulph Twistelton-Wykham-Fiennes s personal expedition to trace his extraordinary family through history. From Charlemagne himself a direct ancestor of the author to the count who very nearly persuaded...

The book titled Buckinghamshire within Living Memory by the author Buckinghamshire Federation of Women's Institutes. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

The book titled Melbourne City of Charm by the author Trevor Klein. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

One of the fastest growing cities in Europe, Leeds has come a long way from its humble beginnings as a hamlet of thatched buildings at a crossing point of the...

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE IN HISTORY! An "important, deeply affecting-and regrettably relevant" ( New York Times Book Review ) chronicle of a sinister idea of freedom: white Americans' freedom...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING PUZZLE SERIES Come on a puzzle adventure and meet iconic figures from British history. The bestselling series returns with over 300 new puzzles to test the...

This title is a collection of more colourful, fascinating - and mostly unknown - characters, spanning more than three hundred years of South African history. There are stories of slaves,...

The gritty, true blue story of two remarkable cops and an equally extraordinary nurse who provided the spirit and smarts that transformed Fear City into the safest big city in...

The book titled Tintern Abbey by the author David M. Robinson. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Salisbury Cathedral - English edition

Some of the richest copper mines in the United Kingdom, a rare Cornish canal and a railway uniquely engineered to convey the minerals by gravity combine to make a fascinating...

The book titled The Cotswolds by the author Paul Felix. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

The book titled No Other Home: An Anglo-Jewish Story 1833-1987 by the author . This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Throughout his life, clothes have provided an outlet through which journalist Teo van den Broeke understands both himself and the world around him. From the blue princess dress he coveted...

A wild night outdoors with Bill Buford. A football tradition with Nathaniel Rich. A jog around the reservoir with Mark Helprin as he "protects" Jacqueline Onassis from imagined harm. The...

Your grandfather's life story is like no other. This beautiful keepsake journal helps him to preserve it for future generations. With over 100 prompts that guide his memories, this is...

A living history of China told through the story of one remarkable family Frank Ching brings to life 900 years of Chinese history through his own fascinating family tree. Beginning...

Recent discoveries suggest that construction of defensive walls in northern China began about 688 BC. Today, the dragon-like walls that follow the mountain ridges and valleys north of Beijing were...

What Barry Lopez did in expanding our vision of the frozen North in Arctic Dreams, William Fox has done in broadening our perceptions of the desert expanses of the West's...