Biography

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodIn Journey to the Ends of Time: Volume 1: Lost in the Dark Wood, Sacheverell Sitwell — one of the...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodIn the waning years of the Second World War, one man quietly crisscrossed England, not as a soldier or statesman, but as a custodian...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodThe Scalpel, the Sword is the definitive biography of one of the twentieth century's most extraordinary and selfless humanitarians —...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageWhat does it truly mean to build a lasting partnership in a world where the very institution of...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAt the epicentre of Japan's most catastrophic military gamble stands one man: General Hideki Tojo, the iron-willed Prime...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodFor anyone who has ever wondered who their ancestors were or where they came from, Roots and Branches: Ancestry for Australians is the definitive guide...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodIn the jungles of Gombe Stream Reserve on the shores of Lake Tanganyika, a young woman named Jane Goodall did what no scientist had...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodIn the turbulent early decades of European settlement in Australia, one man was dispatched to investigate the colonies of New South Wales and Van...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodCondition remarks: Slight tear to back cover.At the intersection of urban sociology and cultural anthropology stands The Urban Villagers, Herbert J. Gans's landmark study of the...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageBehind every great institution stands a man of power — and Profiles of Power brings ten of Australia's...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageBehind the legend of one of Australia's most controversial and enigmatic figures lies a story far more compelling...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn the chaos of 1917, the world witnessed one of the most seismic political upheavals in modern history...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn 1932, a young Peter Fleming answered a newspaper advertisement seeking volunteers for an expedition into the unmapped...

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Edition: First Edition ThusCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodCondition remarks: Minor chipping to edges of DJ.She was Karl Marx's youngest daughter, a passionate orator, a...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodFrom the sun-drenched poverty of postwar Naples to the glittering heights of international stardom, Sophia: Living and Loving — Her Own Story chronicles one of...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingA haunting and intensely personal narrative, A Voice Through a Cloud is Denton Welch's autobiographical account of his...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn the crucible of Europe's most explosive revolutionary year, two young radicals would forge an alliance that shook...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerAt the crossroads of the twentieth century's most turbulent decades, Edgar Snow — the celebrated American journalist and author of Red Star Over China...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerFrom one of the twentieth century's most celebrated wits and cultural critics comes a collection of essays that...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodAt the height of imperial ambition, Kaiser Wilhelm II presided over a Germany intoxicated by nationalism, military might, and dynastic pride — and The...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerBehind the polished facades of embassy ballrooms and the hushed corridors of foreign ministries lies a world of...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodOne of the most extraordinary and haunting stories in maritime history, The Strange Voyage of Donald Crowhurst chronicles the doomed solo circumnavigation attempt of...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodAt the crossroads of ideology and power, Chinese Communism and the Rise of Mao presents a penetrating account of how...