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A Noble Combat: The Letters of Sheila Grant Duff and Adam von Trott zu
The letters of Shiela Grant Duff and Adam von Trott zu Solz tell of a friendship - tender, strained, and in the end tragic - between a young Englishwoman who...
Lilliput Goes to War
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The book titled Lilliput Goes to War by the author Kaye Webb. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
The Private Lives of the Impressionists
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New York Times Bestseller "Anyone who has ever lost themselves in Monet's color-saturated gardens or swooned over Degas's dancers will enjoy this revealing group portrait of the artists who founded...
A Question of Character: John F. Kennedy in Image and Reality
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Questioning how the less than exemplary life of JFK related to the actions and decisions of his public career, Thomas Reeves probes the bewildering vagaries of Kennedy's character. He shows...
To Arras, 1917: A Volunteer's Odyssey
A biography of the author's uncle, Ernest Reid, who died in 1917, an officer in the Black Watch, of wounds sustained in the Battle of Arras. Born and raised in...
Horses in the British Army 1750 to 1950
These days horses are mainly used for leisure activities the non-rider knows little about them in a modern context, let alone a historical one. For those who would like to...
The Orientalist: Solving the Mystery of a Strange and Dangerous Life
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Part history, part cultural biography, and part literary mystery, "The Orientalist" traces the life of Lev Nussimbaum, a Jew who transformed himself into a Muslim prince and became a best-selling...
A Mother's Promise: My true story of surviving Auschwitz and the
'Mama, it's me.' I held her hand in mine, hoping it would give her the strength to hold on. Finally, she spoke, her voice barely above a whisper. ' Do...
Glasnost in Context
This truly unique volume brings together theoretical discussions of liberalizations with studies focused on literature, theatre and the visual arts. To the analysis of developments in selected Eastern European regions...
Peacemakers: The Paris Peace Conference of 1919 and Its Attempt to End
After the war to end all wars, men and women from all over the world converged on Paris for the Peace Conference. At its heart were the three great powers...
The Time of My Life
An autobiography of Britain's foremost politician who, in his range of interests, in the brilliance of his mind, and in his ability to write is probably unique among figures in...
Beaverbrook: A Life
Lord Beaverbrook, 1879-1964, was a cabinet minister during World War II. As a minister, Fleet Street press baron and compulsive manipulator, he was both admired and hated. His friends ranged...
Walter Pater: Lover of Strange Souls
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Traces the life of the influential British writer who paved the way for modernism, and discusses his ideas and their reception by his contemporaries.
Woodrow Wilson
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This new biography of our 28th president is pithy and intelligent; it is also hurried. As with other titles in the Penguin Lives series, the match up of author and...
The Rise And Fall Of Napoleon Vol 1: The Rise
The celebrated French general and emperor Napoleon I was born in Ajaccio in Corsica in 1769. France had acquired Corsica only 15 months before his birth, and in his early...
Yeltsin: a Revolutionary Life
The first freely elected head of state in Russia's 1000-year history, Boris Yeltsin ended Soviet military occupation of Eastern Europe, introduced the free market economy and, most importantly, forged and...
The Stonehenge Solution: The Secret Revealed
It's contents are as curious as its price: subtitled Language of the Megaliths' this is a book for believers in the Earth Mother, with corn dollies, megalithic art and sexual...
W. B. Yeats: A Life Vol.2: II: The Arch-Poet 1915-1939
The acclaimed first volume of this definitive biography of W. B. Yeats left him in his fiftieth year, at a cross-roads in his life. The subsequent quarter-century surveyed in The...
The Spirit of Prague
This is a collection of essays, charting five critical decades in the history of Czechoslovakia. Ivan Klima was a witness to the horrors of Nazi occupation, to the Stalinist regimes...
The Girl Bandits of the Warsaw Ghetto: The True Story of Five
A Holocaust historian, archivist, and history blogger adds a new dimension to the story of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising during World War II, shining a long overdue spotlight on five...
From Dawn to Decadence: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life
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The product of the author's lifetime, this powerful narrative, insterrsperses the author's analysis of wars, philosophy, science, manners, sex, religion, morals, art, et al, from the Reformation to the present...
France, 1815-1914: The Bourgeois Century
The book titled France, 1815-1914: The Bourgeois Century by the author Roger Magraw. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
The Pianist
The powerful memoir of a young Jewish pianist who survived the war in Warsaw against all odds. 'You can learn more about human nature from this brief account of the...
Edge Of Centre: The Eventful Life Of Group Captain Gerald Packer
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis authoritative military biography chronicles the remarkable life of Group Captain Gerald Packer, a...
Peeps At Many Lands: Germany
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Condition remarks:Book: Poor Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Binding loose - pages still intact. A charming work of early twentieth-century travel writing and cultural geography, Peeps At Many...
A History Of Hull
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA comprehensive work of regional history, A History of Hull chronicles the development of...
A Generation Of Wrath: A Story Of Embattlement, Survival And Deliverance During The Holocaust Of World War Ii
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA harrowing work of Holocaust memoir and historical narrative, A Generation of Wrath: A Story of Embattlement, Survival and Deliverance...
Virgin Soil Upturned: A Novel, Book One
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA landmark of Soviet literature, Virgin Soil Upturned: A Novel, Book One chronicles the turbulent collectivization of a Don Cossack...
The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire
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Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsA towering achievement of historical literature, The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire chronicles the trajectory of one of...
The Theatre Of The London Fairs In The 18Th Century
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good , price clippedMarkings: No markingsA landmark work of theatre history, The Theatre of the London Fairs in the...
Lectures On The Industrial Revolution Of The 18Th Century In England: Popular Addresses, Notes And Other Fragments
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Condition remarks:Book: Poor Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Condition remarks: Light pencil underlines throughout.A landmark work in economic history, Lectures on the Industrial...
The Long Walk
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA gripping work of survival memoir and adventure, The Long Walk chronicles the extraordinary account of Slavomir Rawicz, a Polish...
National Communism In Western Europe: A Third Way To Socialism?
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA rigorous work of political science and comparative European studies, National Communism in Western...
An Exhibition Of Modern European Paintings & Sculpture
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Historians And The Causes Of The French Revolution
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Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA landmark work of historiographical scholarship, Historians and the Causes of the...
Historical Memoirs Of The Duc De Saint-Simon: A Shortened Version
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.A landmark work of historical memoir and primary source literature, Historical Memoirs of...
Britain In Transition: The Twentieth Century
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA rigorous work of modern British history, Britain in Transition: The Twentieth Century chronicles...
Road To Volgograd
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA compelling work of travel writing and personal reflection, Road to Volgograd chronicles British novelist Alan Sillitoe's journey through the...
Baffy: The Diaries Of Blanche Dugdale 1936-1947
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.A compelling work of historical biography and primary source documentation, Baffy: The Diaries...
The Parisian Prowler: Le Spleen De Paris, Petits Poèmes En Prose
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Condition remarks:Book: Good , ex-libraryJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Ex-library with usual markingsA landmark of French literary modernism, The Parisian Prowler: Le Spleen de Paris, Petits Poèmes en Prose...
An Abridgment Of Bishop Burnet's History Of His Own Times
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.This landmark work of historical abridgment presents a condensed...
Wagner Writes From Paris...: Stories, Essays And Articles By The Young Composer
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA rich collection of primary source writings, Wagner Writes from Paris...: Stories, Essays and Articles by the Young Composer presents...
Four Short Plays: The Bear; The Proposal; The Wedding; The Anniversary
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Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA cornerstone of dramatic literature, this collection presents four of Anton Chekhov's most beloved...
The Prisoner In The Mask
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsA gripping work of historical adventure fiction, The Prisoner in the Mask chronicles the dangerous exploits of its protagonist set against the...
The Oak And The Calf: Sketches Of Literary Life In The Soviet Union
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Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA landmark work of literary memoir and political testimony, The Oak and the Calf...
Pacific Islands: Volume I General Survey
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Back blank pages removed. Maps intact. Faded spine. Usual aging. A comprehensive geographical and strategic reference work, Pacific Islands: Volume...
Music In The 20Th Century: From Debussy Through Stravinsky
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerA landmark work of musicology, Music in the 20th Century: From Debussy Through Stravinsky presents a sweeping and authoritative survey...
The Russian Advance
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Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxing Markings: Previous ownerA compelling firsthand historical account, The Russian Advance offers an urgent, contemporary perspective on the military maneuvers of the Eastern...