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The Greatest Benefit to Mankind: A Medical History of Humanity from Antiquity to the Present

The Greatest Benefit to Mankind: A Medical History of Humanity from Antiquity to the Present

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Author: Roy PorterBinding: SoftbackPublished: Harpercollins, 1997Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book offers a comprehensive examination of the medical history of humanity, tracing the evolution of...
The Collision of Two Civilizations: The British Expedition to China 1792-4

The Collision of Two Civilizations: The British Expedition to China 1792-4

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Author: Peyrefitte, AlainBinding: SoftbackPublished: Harvill, UK, 1993Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the British expedition to China from 1792 to 1794, detailing the cultural...
Warriors at Suez: Eisenhower Takes America into the Middle East

Warriors at Suez: Eisenhower Takes America into the Middle East

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Author: Donald NeffBinding: SoftbackPublished: Simon and Schuster, 1981Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores President Eisenhower's strategic decisions as America engaged in the Middle East during...
By Mail and Messenger

By Mail and Messenger

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Author: T Comyn-PlattBinding: HardbackPublished: Constable & Co Ltd, 1925Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThis book, published in 1925, explores themes relevant to communication and interaction...
A Naval Career: Reports of Proceedings 1921-1964

A Naval Career: Reports of Proceedings 1921-1964

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Author: G. G. O. Gatacre, Rear-AdmiralBinding: HardbackPublished: Nautical Press, 1982, Second EditionCondition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book compiles reports and proceedings from the naval career of Rear-Admiral...
Doing Naval History: Essays Toward Improvement

Doing Naval History: Essays Toward Improvement

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Author: John B. HattendorfBinding: SoftbackPublished: Naval War College Press, 1995Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis collection of essays examines the evolving nature of naval battles throughout...
History of the Royal Medical Society 1737-1937

History of the Royal Medical Society 1737-1937

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Author: Guthrie, D. (ed.)Binding: HardbackPublished: Edinburgh University Press, 1952Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThis book chronicles the significant developments in the Royal Medical Society of...
History of the Conquest of Mexico - With a Preliminary View of the Ancient Mexican Civilization and the Life of the Conqueror Hernando Cortez

History of the Conquest of Mexico - With a Preliminary View of the Ancient Mexican Civilization and the Life of the Conqueror Hernando Cortez

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Author: William Hickling PrescottBinding: HardbackPublished: George Allen & Unwin, 1949, Twenty-Fourth Impression Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerThis book is an epic account of Hernando Cortés's subjugation...
A Century Galloped By: The First Hundred Years of the Victoria Racing Club

A Century Galloped By: The First Hundred Years of the Victoria Racing Club

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Author: John PaciniBinding: HardbackPublished: Victoria Racing Club, 1988Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis book chronicles the first hundred years of the Victoria Racing Club, detailing its history and...
America Calling: A Social History of the Telephone to 1940

America Calling: A Social History of the Telephone to 1940

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Author: Claude S. FischerBinding: HardbackPublished: University of California Press, 1992Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsClaude Fischer presents the first social history of the telephone, exploring how this vital...
The Women's History of the World

The Women's History of the World

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Author: Rosalind MilesBinding: SoftbackPublished: Paladin Grafton Ltd, 1988Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis book offers a comprehensive view of women's contributions throughout history, highlighting their roles as...
Mime - In Class and Theatre

Mime - In Class and Theatre

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Author: J.G. MarashBinding: HardbackPublished: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1950Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsMime - In Class and Theatre is a comprehensive exploration of the art...
The Royal Society: Concept and Creation

The Royal Society: Concept and Creation

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Author: Margery PurverBinding: HardbackPublished: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1967Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the origins of the Royal Society, addressing the complexities and...
Pants Wear Skirts: The Erfurt Women Artist's Group 1984-1994

Pants Wear Skirts: The Erfurt Women Artist's Group 1984-1994

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Author: Susanne AltmannFormat: Paperback, 195mm x 265mm, 780g, 256 pagesPublished: Hatje Cantz, Germany, 2023Founded in 1984 by women around Gabriele Stoetzer, the Erfurt Women Artists' Group pursued a radically creative...
Plague, Pestilence and Pandemic: Voices from History

Plague, Pestilence and Pandemic: Voices from History

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Author: Peter FurtadoFormat: Paperback, 129mm x 198mm, 360g, 336 pagesPublished: Thames & Hudson Ltd, United Kingdom, 2022A collection of intimate and revelatory first-hand accounts of pandemics through the ages. Humanity...
Renaissance People: Lives that Shaped the Modern Age

Renaissance People: Lives that Shaped the Modern Age

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Author: Robert C DavisFormat: Paperback, 129mm x 198mm, 380g, 376 pagesPublished: Thames & Hudson Ltd, United Kingdom, 2019Like every era, the Renaissance brims with stories. In this book, Robert Davis...
Midway: Incredible Victory

Midway: Incredible Victory

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I Kept on Dancing: A Life's Journey from Nazi Germany to the Lucky Country

I Kept on Dancing: A Life's Journey from Nazi Germany to the Lucky Country

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Elegant Sufficiency: A Taste of Edwardian Times

Elegant Sufficiency: A Taste of Edwardian Times

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The 1916 Battle of the Somme

The 1916 Battle of the Somme

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The Journey to the Mayflower: God's Outlaws and the Invention of Freedom

The Journey to the Mayflower: God's Outlaws and the Invention of Freedom

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Capital Disasters: How London Has Survived Fire, Flood, Disease, Riot and War

Capital Disasters: How London Has Survived Fire, Flood, Disease, Riot and War

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Victorious Century: The United Kingdom, 1800-1906

Victorious Century: The United Kingdom, 1800-1906

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Last Days of Glory: The Death of Queen Victoria

Last Days of Glory: The Death of Queen Victoria

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Underwater Warriors: The Fighting History of Midget Submarines

Underwater Warriors: The Fighting History of Midget Submarines

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The (Honest) Truth about Dishonesty: How We Lie to Everyone-Especially Ourselves

The (Honest) Truth about Dishonesty: How We Lie to Everyone-Especially Ourselves

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Tell Me About Yesterday Tomorrow: About the Future of the Past

Tell Me About Yesterday Tomorrow: About the Future of the Past

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Author: Miriam Zadoff, NS-DokumentationFormat: Paperback, 170mm x 240mm, 720g, 300 pagesPublished: Hirmer Verlag, Germany, 2022Historical events and our knowledge of them mould our understanding of today's world. The interdisciplinary authorship...
Great Discoveries in Medicine: From Ayurveda to X-rays, Cancer to Covid

Great Discoveries in Medicine: From Ayurveda to X-rays, Cancer to Covid

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Author: William BynumFormat: Paperback, 129mm x 198mm, 340g, 352 pagesPublished: Thames & Hudson Ltd, United Kingdom, 2022An unrivalled account of turning points and breakthroughs in medical knowledge and practice, from...
The Night was a Bright Moonlight and I Could See a Man Quite Plain: An Edwardian Cricket Murder

The Night was a Bright Moonlight and I Could See a Man Quite Plain: An Edwardian Cricket Murder

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Author: Gideon Haigh Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 224 Gideon Haigh has written numerous acclaimed books on both cricket and true-crime - now he's unearthed a gripping story that combines...
Why The West Rules - For Now: The Patterns of History and what they reveal about the Future

Why The West Rules - For Now: The Patterns of History and what they reveal about the Future

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Space Oddities: Our Strange Attempts to Explain the Universe

Space Oddities: Our Strange Attempts to Explain the Universe

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The Edge of the Sword

The Edge of the Sword

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The Global Age: Europe 1950-2017

The Global Age: Europe 1950-2017

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Voices from the Battle of Trafalgar

Voices from the Battle of Trafalgar

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Venice, the Enchanted Mirror: A Bedside Compendium

Venice, the Enchanted Mirror: A Bedside Compendium

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The World Turned Upside Down: Radical Ideas During the English Revolution

The World Turned Upside Down: Radical Ideas During the English Revolution

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Grog: A Bottled History of Australia's First 30 Years

Grog: A Bottled History of Australia's First 30 Years

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Jackie After Jack

Jackie After Jack

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How The World Ran Out Of Everything

How The World Ran Out Of Everything

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Author: Peter S. Goodman Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 480 By the New York Times's Global Economics Correspondent, an extraordinary journey to understand the worldwide supply chain-exposing both the fascinating...
In the Heart of the Sea: The Epic True Story that Inspired 'Moby Dick'

In the Heart of the Sea: The Epic True Story that Inspired 'Moby Dick'

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Author: Nathaniel Philbrick Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 336 The Number One best-selling, epic true-life story of one of the most notorious maritime disasters of the 19th century, beautifully reissued...
St Kevin's College. 1918-1993.

St Kevin's College. 1918-1993.

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Author: Chris McConvilleBinding: HardbackPublished: Carlton; Melbourne University Press, 1993Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis book chronicles the history of St Kevin's College from its humble beginnings in 1918...
The First Fifty Years 1903-1953

The First Fifty Years 1903-1953

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Author: AnonymousBinding: HardbackPublished: The Faraday Society, no date, 1111Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book provides a condensed and abridged historical summary of the first half-century...
The Master Plan: Himmler's Scholars and the Holocaust

The Master Plan: Himmler's Scholars and the Holocaust

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Author: Heather PringleBinding: HardbackPublished: Hyperion, 2006Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsIn this compelling book, journalist Heather Pringle explores the disturbing collaboration between academics and the Nazi regime,...
The Crusades

The Crusades

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Author: Antony BridgeBinding: HardbackPublished: Granada Publishing, Limited, 1980Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThis book provides a comprehensive overview of the Crusades, detailing the historical events and...
Géricault's 'Raft of the Medusa'

Géricault's 'Raft of the Medusa'

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Author: Lorenz EitnerBinding: HardbackPublished: Phaidon Press Limited, 1972Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book examines Théodore Géricault's iconic painting, 'The Raft of the Medusa', which depicts...
The Lore of Ships

The Lore of Ships

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Author: A. B. NordbokBinding: HardbackPublished: Nordbok, 1975Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThe Lore of Ships is a comprehensive exploration of boating, featuring several hundred pages...
The Culture of Time and Space, 1880 - 1913

The Culture of Time and Space, 1880 - 1913

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Author: Stephen KernBinding: HardbackPublished: Harvard University Press, 1983Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: UnblemishedPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsStephen Kern explores the transformative changes in technology and culture from 1880 to World War...
Victorian: A Visitors Book

Victorian: A Visitors Book

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Author: Oldham John; Stirling AlfredBinding: HardbackPublished: The Hawthorn Press, 1969Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markings-