Biography

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingFew figures in Hollywood history loom as large as John Wayne — The Duke — and Duke: A Love Story offers the...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodWhat drives a man to abandon the familiar and dedicate his life to one of history's most celebrated explorers? Señor Kon-Tiki chronicles the remarkable...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageBaba Nonnie Goes to War stands as a powerful first-hand account of one man's ordeal during...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerWhat does it truly take to revolutionize the science of healing? Breakthrough: The Discovery of Modern Medicines at Janssen chronicles the remarkable story...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodBehind the polished doors of diplomatic life lies a world of remarkable encounters, cultural contrasts, and intimate observation — and...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodWhat happens when a modern wanderer sets out to retrace the footsteps of history's greatest traveller? Travels with a Tangerine: A Journey in the Footnotes...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageBefore the swastika, before the bunker, before the world burned — there was a bitter, directionless young man...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: SignedHe was the pope who threw open the windows of the Church and let the world breathe — and Peter Hebblethwaite's definitive biography, John...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodWhat does it really mean to be British — and does the class you were born into still define who you are? Jilly Cooper's Class:...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerIn the summer of 1950, a team of French mountaineers accomplished what no human being had ever done before —...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodIn the turbulent heart of early twentieth-century Italy, one man waged a relentless, compassionate war against poverty, suffering, and spiritual despair — and God's...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodSet against the turbulent backdrop of Hong Kong in the early 1950s, as Communist revolution reshapes mainland China and the Korean War...

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Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodAt the crossroads of colonial ambition and human resilience, C.M.H. Clark's A History of Australia, Volume III: The Beginning of an Australian...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodIn the grand tradition of landmark historical writing, Manning Clark's A History of Australia IV: The Earth Abideth For Ever 1851–1888 chronicles...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: YellowedCondition remarks: price clipped dj. Few sporting events have captured a nation's imagination quite like the Melbourne Cup, and Cup Day: The...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: minor stain on book block. Few figures in Australian political history are as colourful, contradictory, and captivating as King O'Malley...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerIn the world of competitive chess, few names inspire as much awe and mystique as Mikhail...

Edition: 1st us ed.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Slightly worn spine and edges. From one of Australia's most celebrated literary voices comes...

Edition: 1st us ed.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: Previous owner,Remainder markFrom one of Australia's most quietly devastating literary voices comes The Only Daughter, a novel of homecoming, identity, and...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodWhat does it truly mean to leave everything behind and start again somewhere entirely new? Escape to an Island by...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerFrom the grand concert halls of Europe to the humble origins of the world's most celebrated composers, Story-Lives of Master Musicians by...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn the golden age of sail, when iron-hulled clippers raced one another across the world's oceans for glory...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodIn the vast and untamed landscape of colonial Australia, Geoffrey Blainey's A Land Half Won presents a sweeping and authoritative chronicle of a nation...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFew documents in modern religious history carry the intimacy and spiritual gravity of Journal of a Soul, the lifelong private diary of Angelo Giuseppe...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodA.S. Neill, the radical Scottish educator and founder of the legendary Summerhill School, presents three of his most celebrated early works in this landmark...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAt the turn of the nineteenth century, a seismic shift in artistic vision swept across Europe, shattering the...

Edition: Second ImpressionCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerBehind the polished doors of diplomatic missions lies a world of protocol, intrigue, and quietly observed absurdity —...

Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAt the crossroads of the ancient and medieval worlds stands one of history's most transformative figures — Constantine...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageWhat does it mean to love a football club so fiercely that it shapes every aspect of your...

Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: DamagedPages: YellowedCondition remarks: DJ - split with large piece missing. Light stain on the front board. Hinges cracked. Nestled in the quiet rhythms of the Australian wilderness,...

Edition: 4th pr.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Previous owner,Remainder markCondition remarks: Minor stains on book block. In the pantheon of chess literature, My 60...

Edition: 2nd enlarged ed.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAt the intersection of raw intellectual power and competitive artistry stands Garry Kasparov — arguably...