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Lincoln and His Admirals

Lincoln and His Admirals

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Author: Craig L. SymondsBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 2008Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerIn Lincoln and His Admirals, Craig L. Symonds unveils an aspect of Lincoln's presidency...
The Pirates Laffite: The Treacherous World of the Corsairs of the Gulf

The Pirates Laffite: The Treacherous World of the Corsairs of the Gulf

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Author: William C. DavisBinding: HardbackPublished: Harcourt, 2005Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book traces the lives of the cooperative privateers Jean and Pierre Laffite during the tumultuous period...
Matriarch: Queen Mary and the House of Windsor

Matriarch: Queen Mary and the House of Windsor

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Author: Anne EdwardsBinding: HardbackPublished: William Morrow, BCE, 1984Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the life of Queen Mary, the matriarch of the House of...
Hardy: A Biography

Hardy: A Biography

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Author: Martin Seymour-SmithBinding: HardbackPublished: St Martins Press, 1994Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis biography presents a critical look at Thomas Hardy, portraying him as a mean,...
Anti-Memoirs

Anti-Memoirs

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Author: Andre MalrauxBinding: HardbackPublished: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1968Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsIn 'Anti-Memoirs', Andre Malraux reflects on his experiences and thoughts, presenting a unique blend of...
Eleanor of Aquitaine and the Four Kings

Eleanor of Aquitaine and the Four Kings

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Author: Amy Ruth KellyBinding: HardbackPublished: Harvard University Press, 1978Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe story of the remarkably influential and still somewhat mysterious woman, Eleanor of Aquitaine, unfolds...
Freud: A Life for Our Time

Freud: A Life for Our Time

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Author: Peter GayBinding: HardbackPublished: W. W. Norton & Company, 1988Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book offers a comprehensive look into the life of Sigmund Freud, exploring his...
Theodore Rex

Theodore Rex

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Author: Edmund MorrisBinding: HardbackPublished: Random House, 2001Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsTheodore Rex is a sequel to Edmund Morris's classic bestseller The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt. It begins...
The Memoirs of Louis De Rouvroy Duc De Saint Simon Covering the Years 1691 - 1723

The Memoirs of Louis De Rouvroy Duc De Saint Simon Covering the Years 1691 - 1723

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Author: Louis de Rouvroy, Duc de Saint-SimonBinding: HardbackPublished: Heritage Press, 1959Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis monumental work provides a vivid and detailed account of life...
A Young Patriot in the American Revolution: The Wartime Services of John Greenwood

A Young Patriot in the American Revolution: The Wartime Services of John Greenwood

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Author: John GreenwoodBinding: HardbackPublished: Westvaco, 1981Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis engaging and beautifully illustrated book recounts the wartime services of John Greenwood during the American...
James and John Stuart Mill: Father and Son in the Nineteenth Century

James and John Stuart Mill: Father and Son in the Nineteenth Century

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Author: Bruce MazlishBinding: HardbackPublished: Basic Books, 1975Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the complex relationship between John Stuart Mill and his father, James Mill, set...
Moments of Reprieve

Moments of Reprieve

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Author: Primo LeviBinding: HardbackPublished: Summit Books, 1985Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsMoments of Reprieve is a collection of essays by Primo Levi that reflect on his experiences...
Men Of Destiny: Being Studies Of The Four Who Rode The War And Made This Precarious Landfall

Men Of Destiny: Being Studies Of The Four Who Rode The War And Made This Precarious Landfall

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Author: H C O'NeillBinding: HardbackPublished: Phoenix House, 1953Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markings-
Robespierre: The Incorruptible

Robespierre: The Incorruptible

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Author: Friedrich SieburgBinding: HardbackPublished: Robert M. McBride, 1938, First EditionCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the life and impact of Maximilien Robespierre, a key figure in the...
Combat Recon: My Year with the ARVN

Combat Recon: My Year with the ARVN

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Author: Robert D. ParrishBinding: HardbackPublished: St. Martin's Press, 1991Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCombat Recon: My Year with the ARVN is a firsthand account of the...
Baldwin: A Biography

Baldwin: A Biography

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Author: Keith Middlemas; John BarnesBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan Company, 1970, First US EditionCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis biography explores the life of Stanley Baldwin, the Prime Minister...
Burke, Disraeli, and Churchill: The Politics of Perseverance

Burke, Disraeli, and Churchill: The Politics of Perseverance

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Author: Graubard, S. R.Binding: HardbackPublished: Harvard University Press, 1961Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the political philosophies and legacies of Edmund Burke, Benjamin Disraeli,...
Operation Willi: The Nazi Plot to Kidnap the Duke of Windsor

Operation Willi: The Nazi Plot to Kidnap the Duke of Windsor

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Author: Michael BlochBinding: HardbackPublished: George Weidenfeld & Nicholson, 1986Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis book uncovers the chilling details of 'Operation Willi', a Nazi plan to kidnap the...
Catherine of Aragon

Catherine of Aragon

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Author: Garrett MattinglyBinding: HardbackPublished: Book-of-the-Month Club, 1990Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis biography of Catherine of Aragon explores her life as the wife of King Henry VIII, detailing...
James Madison: A Life Reconsidered

James Madison: A Life Reconsidered

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Author: Lynne CheneyBinding: HardbackPublished: Viking Books, 2014Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis hardcover book provides a detailed account of James Madison's life and legacy, spanning from the Revolutionary...
Winston Churchill: Taken from the Diaries of Lord Moran (The Struggle for Survival 1940-1965)

Winston Churchill: Taken from the Diaries of Lord Moran (The Struggle for Survival 1940-1965)

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Author: Winston Churchill; Lord MoranBinding: HardbackPublished: Houghton Mifflin Company, BOMC, 1966Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book presents an intimate portrayal of Winston Churchill through the...
Mark Twain: A Life

Mark Twain: A Life

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Author: Ron PowersBinding: HardbackPublished: Free Press, 2005Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsIn Mark Twain, Ron Powers consummates years of research with a tour de force on the life...
Charles the Second: King of England, Scotland, and Ireland

Charles the Second: King of England, Scotland, and Ireland

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Author: Ronald HuttonBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1989Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the life and reign of Charles II, detailing his role as King of...
Statesman and Saint: Cardinal Wolsey, Sir Thomas More, and the Politics of Henry VIII

Statesman and Saint: Cardinal Wolsey, Sir Thomas More, and the Politics of Henry VIII

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Author: Jasper Godwin RidleyBinding: HardbackPublished: Viking Press, 1983Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the lives and political careers of Cardinal Wolsey and Sir Thomas More during...
The Private Mary Chestnutt

The Private Mary Chestnutt

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Author: Chesnut, Mary Boykin MillerBinding: SoftbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1984Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThe Private Mary Chestnutt is a compilation of the personal diaries...
George B. McClellan: The Young Napoleon

George B. McClellan: The Young Napoleon

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Author: Stephen W. SearsBinding: HardbackPublished: Ticknor & Fields, 1988Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book is a comprehensive biography of George B. McClellan, a controversial general during...
The Mystery of Agatha Christie

The Mystery of Agatha Christie

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Author: Gwen RobynsBinding: HardbackPublished: Doubleday Books, 1978Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis literary criticism piece analyzes the works of the famous mystery and detective author Agatha Christie....
The Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Memoirs

The Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Memoirs

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Author: Simon WiesenthalBinding: HardbackPublished: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1967, Second PrintingCondition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis memoir by Simon Wiesenthal, edited by Joseph Wechsberg, recounts Wiesenthal's experiences...
Ackerley: The Life of J.R. Ackerley

Ackerley: The Life of J.R. Ackerley

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Author: Peter ParkerBinding: HardbackPublished: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1989Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis biography explores the life and works of J.R. Ackerley, a notable English author...
Eleanor of Aquitaine: The Mother Queen

Eleanor of Aquitaine: The Mother Queen

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Author: Desmond SewardBinding: HardbackPublished: Dorset Pr, 1978Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsDesmond Seward's classic biography chronicles the life of Eleanor of Aquitaine, showcasing her beauty, political acumen, and...
Rumor and Reflection

Rumor and Reflection

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Author: Bernard BerensonBinding: HardbackPublished: Simon and Schuster, 1952Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsImmerse yourself in the profound and contemplative world of Bernard Berenson with Rumor and Reflection, a captivating...
Before the Trumpet: Young Franklin Roosevelt, 1882-1905

Before the Trumpet: Young Franklin Roosevelt, 1882-1905

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Author: Geoffrey C. WardBinding: HardbackPublished: New York Book-of-the-Month Club, 1997Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book offers an insightful look into the early life of Franklin D. Roosevelt,...
George the Magnificent: A portrait of King George IV

George the Magnificent: A portrait of King George IV

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Author: Richardson, JoannaBinding: HardbackPublished: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1966Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the life and legacy of King George IV, the eldest son of...
William the Conqueror: The Norman Impact Upon England

William the Conqueror: The Norman Impact Upon England

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Author: David C. DouglasBinding: HardbackPublished: University of California Press, 1964Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book provides a detailed analysis of William the Conqueror's influence on England following...
The Memoirs of Field-Marshal Montgomery

The Memoirs of Field-Marshal Montgomery

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Author: Bernard Law MontgomeryBinding: HardbackPublished: World Publishing Company, 1958Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe Memoirs of Field-Marshal Montgomery provide a comprehensive account of his military career, detailing...
Saki: A Life of Hector Hugh Munro

Saki: A Life of Hector Hugh Munro

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Author: A. J. LangguthBinding: HardbackPublished: Simon & Schuster, 1981Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis biography explores the life of Hector Hugh Munro, known by his pen name...
VICTORIA: An Intimate Biography

VICTORIA: An Intimate Biography

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Author: Stanley WeintraubBinding: HardbackPublished: Truman Talley Books/E. P. Dutton, 1987Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis biography provides an intimate look at the life of Queen Victoria, exploring her...
Eleanor of Aquitaine and the Four Kings

Eleanor of Aquitaine and the Four Kings

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Author: Amy KellyBinding: HardbackPublished: Harvard University Press, BCE, 1978Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsAmy Kelly's story of the queen's long life is the first modern biography, bringing together...
Catherine of Aragon

Catherine of Aragon

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Author: Garrett MattinglyBinding: HardbackPublished: Book-of-the-Month Club, 1990Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsA biography of Catherine of Aragon, the first wife of King Henry VIII, who was married to...
Rebuilding Japan After the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami

Rebuilding Japan After the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami

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Green Vanilla Tea - Finch Memoir Prize Winner 2013

Green Vanilla Tea - Finch Memoir Prize Winner 2013

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Red Card Roy

Red Card Roy

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Encyclopaedia of an Ordinary Life

Encyclopaedia of an Ordinary Life

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Misadventures

Misadventures

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The Bright Side: An AFL champion's story of redemption, fortitude, and positivity

The Bright Side: An AFL champion's story of redemption, fortitude, and positivity

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Scrubbed: A heart surgeon's extraordinary memoir of life, death and everything in between

Scrubbed: A heart surgeon's extraordinary memoir of life, death and everything in between

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Joseph of Nazareth

Joseph of Nazareth

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Bardot: An Intimate Portrait

Bardot: An Intimate Portrait

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