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Kleptopia: How Dirty Money is Conquering the World
SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'If you think the UK isn't corrupt, you haven't looked hard enough ... This terrifying book follows a global current of dirty money, and the murders and kidnappings...
Sharpe's Gold: The Destruction of Almeida, August 1810 (The Sharpe
*SHARPE'S COMMAND, the brand new novel in the global bestselling series, is available to pre-order now* Spain, August 1810The English army faces ruin in Spain - and the Duke of...
The War Diaries: World War II Written by the People Who Lived Through
Based on select writings from an exceptional Amsterdam archive containing more than two thousand Dutch diaries from World War II, The War Diaries illuminates a part of history we haven't...
The Babylon Plot (Joe Mason, Book 4)
'Five-star turbo-charged, non-stop action thriller... It reads like a movie reel... Needs to be on every thrill seeker's reading list' NetGalley review ????? Don't miss the next instalment of...
Catland: Feline Enchantment and the Making of the Modern World
A Times and Sunday Times Book of the YearA Wall Street Journal Book of the YearA Spectator Book of the YearA Times Literary Supplement Book of the YearA New Yorker...
Gennaro's Italian Bakery
'Gennaro is an incredible baker - bread has always been central to everything he does. This is a great book - incredible food and full of Gennaro-style passion' - Jamie...
The Windeby Puzzle: History and Story
Newbery Medalist and New York Times bestselling author Lois Lowry transports readers to an Iron Age world through the suspenseful dual narrative of a boy and girl both battling to...
Daughters of Warsaw
An emotional and inspiring World War Two time-slip novel of danger and courage. This is a story inspired by true events and stories of Irena Sendler and the women of...
Who's Who in Tudor England
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Beyond Black
Introducing the Collins Modern Classics, a series featuring some of the most significant books of recent times, books that shed light on the human experience - classics which will endure...
Northern Mythology: Tales from Norse, Finnish, and Sami Traditions
Discover the complex mythology of the legendary Nordic people who inspired Hollywood films, epic novels, and more. Beautiful goddesses, fierce warriors, formidable beasts, and Ragnarok itself--these magical tales have enthralled...
The Road: A Story of Romans and Ways to the Past
A TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 'An absolute joy to read and an early contender for every list of History Books of the Year' Sunday Telegraph 'On nearly every...
A Woman Lived Here: Alternative Blue Plaques, Remembering London's
'A pretty awesome present for the feminist in your life' - Caroline Criado Perez, OBE, author of Do It Like a WomanAt the last count, the Blue Plaque Guide honours...
In Shakespeare's Shadow: A Rogue Scholar's Quest to Reveal the True
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What if Shakespeare wrote Shakespeare . . . but someone else wrote him first? Acclaimed author of The Map Thief, Michael Blanding presents the twinning narratives of renegade scholar Dennis...
City of Vengeance: From The CWA Historical Dagger Winning Author
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The Dance of Death: A Black Forest Investigation III
"Bottini is a terrific storyteller" SUNDAY EXPRESSThe third in the Black Forest Investigations series - by CWA shortlisted authorOne wet and misty weekend in October, the Niemann family find a...
Massacre in the Clouds: An American Atrocity and the Erasure of
In March 1906, American soldiers on the island of Jolo in the southern Philippines surrounded and killed 1000 local men, women, and children, known as Moros, on top of an...
To Cook a Bear: Winner of the Petrona Award 2021
"So much to relish here . . . the plot is gripping, and the writing is just lovely!" DIANE SETTERFIELD, author of Once Upon A River"The year's most memorable narrator...
Napoleon: His Life, His Battles, His Empire
Napoleon: His Life, His Battles, His Empire offers an unprecedented insight into the mind of this extraordinary man who, from modest beginnings on the small island of Corsica, became Emperor...
Napoleon: His Life, His Battles, His Empire
Napoleon: His Life, His Battles, His Empire offers an unprecedented insight into the mind of this extraordinary man who, from modest beginnings on the small island of Corsica, became Emperor...
The Last to Disappear: a chilling and heart-pounding thriller full of
'Dark and atmospheric, utterly compelling' SARAH PEARSE ********A luxury resort. Three missing women. One body.When young London professional Alex Evans is informed that his sister's body has been pulled from...
The Winners: From the New York Times bestselling author of TikTok
WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO STAND TOGETHER? 'It's often said that winners write history, but there are no winners here'This is a small story about big questions. It's a story...
Spies: The epic intelligence war between East and West
The riveting story of the hundred-year intelligence war between Russia and the West with lessons for our new superpower conflict with China'A masterpiece' CHRISTOPHER ANDREW, author of The Defence of...
Traitors of Rome (Eagles of the Empire 18): Roman army heroes Cato and
TRAITORS OF ROME: THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERAn enthralling Cato and Macro adventure from bestselling author Simon Scarrow. Not to be missed by readers of Conn Iggulden and Bernard Cornwell. AD...
The Fire
In her perceptive and affecting new novel, Daniela Krien explores a marriage where everything hangs in the balance. "Quietly devastating" HANNAH BECKERMANN, Observer"A stylish, subtle read" Woman & Home BOOK...
The Waiting Game: The Untold Story of the Women Who Served the Tudor
'Written in a lively, accessible style, The Waiting Game is full of insight' Suzannah Lipscomb, Literary ReviewEvery Tudor Queen had ladies-in-waiting. They were her confidantes and her chaperones. Only the...
Watling Street: Travels Through Britain and Its Ever-Present Past
A journey along one of Britain's oldest roads, from Dover to Anglesey, in search of the hidden history that makes us who we are today. Long ago a...
Watling Street: Travels Through Britain and Its Ever-Present Past
A journey along one of Britain's oldest roads, from Dover to Anglesey, in search of the hidden history that makes us who we are today. Long ago a...
Versailles: The Passions and Politics of an Era
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Author: Joseph BarryBinding: HardbackPublished: Victor Gollancz Limited, 1972Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the complex interplay of passions and politics during the era of Versailles,...
Vermeer's Hat: The Seventeenth Century and the Dawn of the Global World
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Author: Timothy BrookBinding: HardbackPublished: Bloomsbury Press, 2008Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: UnblemishedPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsTimothy Brook's book explores the global connections and transformations of the seventeenth century through the lens...
Travel and Discovery in the Renaissance, 1420-1620
$30.00 AUD
Author: Boies PenroseBinding: HardbackPublished: Harvard University Press, 1967, Fifth PrintingCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the themes of travel and discovery during the Renaissance period...
Florentine Public Finances in the Early Renaissance, 1400-1433
$25.00 AUD
Author: Anthony MolhoBinding: HardbackPublished: Harvard University Press, 1971Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the financial mechanisms and public finance systems of Florence during the early...
Ferrara: The Style of a Renaissance Despotism
$40.00 AUD
Author: Werner L. GundersheimerBinding: HardbackPublished: Princeton University Press, 1973, First EditionCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis book examines the unique style and political culture of Ferrara during...
Bentivoglio of Bologna: Study in Despotism
$50.00 AUD
Author: Cecila M. Ady Binding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1969, ReprintCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book examines the political and social dynamics of the Bentivoglio family...
Daughter of France: The Life of Anne Marie Louise d'Orleans, Duchesse de Monpensier, 1627-1693, La Grande Mademoiselle
$25.00 AUD
Author: V. Sackville-WestBinding: HardbackPublished: Michael Joseph Ltd, 1969, Fourth Impression Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThis biography explores the life of Anne Marie Louise d'Orleans, a prominent...
The Wandering Scholars
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Author: Helen WaddellBinding: HardbackPublished: Constable, 1968, ReprintCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThe Wandering Scholars is a historical account that explores the lives and journeys of...
The Dawn of Liberation
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Author: Winston ChurchillBinding: HardbackPublished: Cassell and Company Ltd, London, Toronto, Melbourne and Sydney, 1945Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThis book by Winston Churchill chronicles the events leading...
Semites & Anti-Semites
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Author: Bernard LewisBinding: HardbackPublished: W. W. Norton & Company, 1986, First EditionCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerIn 'Semites & Anti-Semites', Bernard Lewis explores the historical...
Opera Library Life of Rossini
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Author: StendhalBinding: HardbackPublished: Calder & Boyars, 1970, Revised EditionCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThis book is a biography of the famous composer Gioachino Rossini, written by the renowned French...
The Romance of Leonardo Da Vinci
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Author: Dmitri MerejkowskiBinding: HardbackPublished: Hart Publishing Company, 1976Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis historical novel explores the life and genius of Leonardo da Vinci, intertwining the artist's creative process...
A Concise History of the Russian Revolution
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Author: Richard PipesBinding: HardbackPublished: Knopf Publishing Group, 1995Condition remarks:Book: AcceptableJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerThis book offers a clear and insightful overview of the Russian Revolution, detailing...
An Outline of the German Occupation of Denmark 1940-1945
$50.00 AUD
Author: Per NytrupBinding: SoftbackPublished: Museum of the Danish Resistance Movement, 1968Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book provides a comprehensive overview of the German military occupation of...
The Night of Broken Glass Eyewitness Accounts of Kristallnacht (SIGNED)
$100.00 AUD
Author: Uta Gerhardt, Thomas KarlaufBinding: HardbackPublished: Polity, 2012Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: Aging or markingMarkings: SignedThis book provides a powerful collection of eyewitness accounts from the events of Kristallnacht, illustrating...
Marie Antoinette The Player Queen
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Author: John Garber PalacheBinding: HardbackPublished: Longmans, Green and Co, December 1929, Reprint EditionCondition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the life of Marie Antoinette, focusing on...
The Soviet Union: The Fifty Years
$40.00 AUD
Author: Harrison E. SalisburyBinding: HardbackPublished: The New York Times Company, 1967, FIRST EDITION!Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: DamagedPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerThis book provides a comprehensive overview of the Soviet Union's...
The Blinded Soldiers and Sailors Gift Book
$70.00 AUD
Author: George GoodchildBinding: HardbackPublished: Jarrold & Sons, -Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: DamagedPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerThe Blinded Soldiers and Sailors Gift Book is a poignant collection that aims to raise...
Their Trade is Treachery
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Author: Chapman PincherBinding: HardbackPublished: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1981, Reprint EditionCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsTheir Trade is Treachery is a compelling exploration of espionage and betrayal, focusing...
The Life and Death of a Druid Prince: The Story of an Archaeological Sensation
$30.00 AUD
Author: Anne Ross and Don RobinsBinding: SoftbackPublished: Rider, 1991Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the fascinating archaeological discovery of a well-preserved Iron Age burial...