Biography

Edition: bceCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedIn the remote wilds of British Columbia, one man's unyielding determination to restore a forgotten land to its former glory stands as one...

Edition: repr.,Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: DamagedPages: Tanning and foxingCondition remarks: dj: chipped and worn with moderate loss. Doctor in the House is a riotously funny and warmly observed comic novel that...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: fep clipped; dj clipped.Fresh out of medical school and brimming with misplaced confidence, young Dr. Simon...

Edition: bceCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: YellowedA masterwork of autobiographical fiction, A Song of Sixpence draws readers into the turbulent youth of Laurence Carroll, a young Catholic...

Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodFrom one of royal journalism's most respected voices comes the definitive account of Catherine, Princess of Wales — a woman who...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodIn the brutal heart of nineteenth-century Australia, two men dared to cross an untamed continent and paid for their ambition with their lives —...

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Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodFrom the sun-scorched plains of the Australian outback to the rowdy life of the bush, A Vision Splendid:...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodCondition remarks: dj: worn with some stainsWhere culinary tradition meets artistic inspiration, The Artist's Lunch presents an intimate and lavishly illustrated journey...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodIn Persons of Consequence: Queen Victoria and Her Circle, Louis Auchincloss presents an incisive and elegantly crafted portrait of Victorian England through the lives of...

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Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodCondition remarks: prelims clippedBorn from the sacrifice of those who fell in war, Legacy stands as one of Australia's most enduring charitable...

Edition: repr.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingFrom the ashes of empire to the shadow of the Iron Curtain, The Mighty Continent presents a sweeping panoramic chronicle of...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Slipcase: WornPages: GoodCondition remarks: some stains on the slipcase; Few conflicts have scarred the modern world as deeply as the First World War, and Martin Gilbert's monumental...

Edition: limited to a thousand copiesCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: YellowedFounded in 1894 as a haven for Melbourne's creative and intellectual elite, the Melbourne...

Edition: rev ed.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingFrom the gold rush era to the age of modern finance, Gold and Paper 1858–1982 chronicles over a century of...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodFor cricket enthusiasts and sports historians alike, The Complete Who's Who of Test Cricketers stands as a monumental reference work that chronicles...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodIn the spring of 1901, a freshly crowned monarchy set sail on one of the most ambitious diplomatic voyages in British imperial history —...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodFrom the fog of ancient battlefields to the shadowy conflicts of the modern era, The Soldier of Fortune chronicles the lives of...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodFor a century and a half, The Herald stood as one of Australia's most enduring and influential newspapers, bearing...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodShe smoked cigars, wore trousers, took lovers freely, and wrote over seventy novels — George Sand was the most scandalous and celebrated woman in nineteenth-century France,...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodOne of the twentieth century's most extraordinary lives unfolds in Madame Curie, the definitive biography of Marie Curie written by her own daughter, Eve Curie —...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodBorn into the glittering Habsburg court of Vienna and thrust onto the treacherous stage of Versailles, Marie Antoinette remains one of history's most captivating and tragic...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodFew names in Renaissance history carry as much infamy and intrigue as Lucrezia Borgia — and Joan Haslip's meticulous Lucrezia Borgia: A Study strips away centuries...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodSet along the banks of the River Floss in rural England, The Mill on the Floss chronicles the turbulent life of Maggie Tulliver, a fiercely intelligent...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodA masterwork of savage wit and unflinching psychological realism, The Way of All Flesh is Samuel Butler's searing semi-autobiographical novel that chronicles four generations of the...

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Edition: 2026100012244Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: Tanning and foxingCondition remarks: light foxing on the book blocks and prelims; Nevil Shute began his career as...

THE STORY OF THE SAVOY HOTEL'S FOUNDERS, THROUGH A CENTURY OF LUXURY. "For The Gondoliers-themed birthday dinner, the hotel obligingly flooded the courtyard to conjure the Grand Canal of Venice....

From actress Haley Lu Richardson-a raw, beautiful, and playful debut collection of poetry about the chaos of being a twenty-something girl in this world. i always wanted to be a...

From the New York Times -bestselling author of The Gutsy Girl , a funny, inspiring, deeply researched exploration into the science and psychology of the outdoors and our place in...

Winner of the 2018 National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism A New York Times Notable Book From Zadie Smith, one of the most beloved authors of her generation, a...

'Feeling stuck? You need to read this book. Let Bobbi's powerful story be your reminder that you don't need permission and you don't have to feel ready. You just have...

A vivid and perceptive book combining memoir, scientific and cultural history with a bewitching account of landscape and place, which will appeal to readers of Robert Macfarlane, Roger Deakin and...