Second-hand Books

This is an assessment of the dramatic events of 1399, when Henry of Bolingbroke invaded England, deposed King Richard II, was crowned King Henry IV and later instigated Richard's murder...

Climate change resists narrative - and yet we must see clearly what's happening in our world. Millions of lives are at stake, and upwards of a million species. We must...

Why is it that most of the principles and ideas we are inspired with when we read leadership books rarely end up leaving the page Because we've learned what successful...

"This highly influential late-19th century Danish novel portrays the melancholy life of an idealistic young poet." --Publishers Weekly "Niels Lyhne recounts the life of its eponymous hero, a poet, emphasizing...

Based on exhaustive research and written with an unflinching, unbiased eye, Making War in the Name of God unveils humanity's ancient habit of justifying bloodshed in the name of religion...

Bull Run - Ball's Bluff - Chickamauga - Antietam - Secessionville - Champion's Hill. To the Northern public during the Civil War, they were exotic names of unfamiliar places where...

Canine Instagram royalty, Neville Jacobs is to Instagram as Kim Kardashian is to selfies: top dog. A treat for the perennial market of dog books, this should find audiences among...

In this sensational new book, bestselling author Charles Higham draws from previously overlooked sources in America and Britain to tell the fascinating story of Jennie Jerome, mother of Winston Churchill...

A tres chic tale of Paris, paparazzi and the pursuit of the perfect kiss. Unsupportive and self-obsessed, Victor dumps Emma when she lands her dream job with a record company...

Gordon Ramsay is one of the world's best-known chefs and food personalities. In Passion for Seafood he turns his attention to the food that excites him most: fish and shellfish....

This book explains classical yoga in a modern sense and de-mystifies the principles of yoga philosophy. The benefits of yoga are many and people who practice regularly see great changes...

A tour of the world's great bathing cultures. People journey to Greece for the ruins, Turkey for the Haghi Sophia and Russia for St Peter's, but Alexia Brue travels with...

"Bloomsbury Poetry Classics" are selections from the work of some of our greatest poets. The series is aimed at the general reader rather than the specialist and carries no critical...

Charming, insightful and immensely entertaining in its unique presentation of one of America's legendary figures, Mount Vernon Love Story, by Mary Higgins Clark, shows the reader the man behind the...

Avid readers of Elizabeths work and those just discovering her wisdom will thoroughly enjoy having and giving this gracious, hardcover volume of encouragement.

Explore the much-loved Magic Faraway Tree at the most special time of the year. This brand-new story by superstar author Jacqueline Wilson is set in the original world created by...

This comprehensive guide to wine appreciation teaches you everything you need to know, from selecting the perfect bottle to pairing it with your favorite meal. Wine is more than just...

Every day psychotherapist and social media sensation Dr Annie Zimmerman meets clients who are struggling with their lives. They're committed to making changes, but they're stuck at the question stage....

Shakespeare Survey is a yearbook of Shakespeare studies and production. Since 1948, Survey has published the best international scholarship in English and many of its essays have become classics of...

' So perceptive and wise about the media, privilege, the differing but equally troubling pressures that women of all ages face, while still being moving, laugh out loud funny, and...

Some of the most powerful stories in history are found in the Bible. the very names of their characters - including David, Daniel, Esther, Samson, Joshua and Jonah - evoke...

DCI Monika Paniatowski investigates the killing of an American guest - and uncovers a link to a 50-year-old murder. When the body of an American woman is found in the...

From man-about-Mitcham and leading diarist de nos jours, Simon Crisp: 'It is impossible to exaggerate the gratitude I owe the late Sir Alec Guinness. Had I not happened to meet...

In the ninth volume of James Lees-Milne's diaries, the ardour towards their eventual editor M, has cooled to a more durable tenderness. There is no change however, in the sharpness...

With photographic technology reaching new heights of sophistication, producing technically perfect photographs is now easier than ever before. Unfortunately, no matter how clever a camera is, it's still a tool...

Targeting the same audience as Phaidon's highly successful and long-selling Art Today by Edward Lucie-Smith, Art & Today surveys contemporary art from 1980 to today, discussing over 450 of the...

Until the middle of this century, it was completely unclear whether life had any kind of inorganic basis. The discovery of the first secret of life, the molecular structure of...

**** As read on BBC Radio 4 **** Lady Diana Cooper was an aristocrat, society darling, an actress of stage and early screen. When she married rising political star Duff...

I looked in the mirror one morning, and saw the face of a stranger. Who was she, this haggard, bun-faced woman with the softening jawline, the downturned mouth, the world-weary...

Not since "The Thorn Birds" has Colleen McCullough written a novel of such broad appeal about a family and the Australian experience as "The Touch." At its center is Alexander...