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The World at Night
Paris 1940. The civilised, upper-class life of film producer Jean Casson ends with the German occupation of the city. Out of money and almost out of luck, Casson attempts to...
Spies of the Balkans
Salonika, 1940. To the bustle of tavernas and the smell of hashish, a secret war is taking shape. In the back rooms of barbers, envelopes change hands, and in the...
Deadline
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: Tanning and foxingBehind every screaming headline lies a story that the public never fully sees — and Deadline by Alan Dower tears back the curtain...
Crime Chemist: The Life Story Of Charles Anthony Taylor, Scientist For The Crown
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: long tear on back of jacketAt the crossroads of science and justice stands Charles Anthony Taylor,...
Spies of the Balkans
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House Arrest: Pandemic Diaries
Author: Alan Bennett Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 64 4 March. HMQ pictured in the paper at an investiture wearing gloves, presumably as a precaution against Coronavirus. But not just...
Killing Time: A Sunday Times Bestselling 'pitch-perfect' (Observer)
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER. Killing Time is a wonderful surprise gift from Alan Bennett - a new story, set in a home for the elderly; a glorious, darkly comic treat....
A Hero in France
Let Alan Furst take you on a journey through the cobbled streets and smoky salons of wartime Europe as the continent stands on the brink... Spring 1941. Britain is losing...
The Red Hotel: The Untold Story of Stalin's Disinformation War
'A riveting trip down the corridors of Soviet deception' Sunday Telegraph (Five-Star Review)'Philps' book vindicates the value of truth' Washington Post'Philps has an eye for detail and a heart for...
I Was There: Dispatches from a Life in Rock and Roll
A TELEGRAPH AND LONDON STANDARD BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024 'Alan is such a wonderful storyteller' Debbie Harry 'If you love music, you should definitely read this book' Nihal Arthanayake,...
King John
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Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. A gripping work of historical biography, King John cuts through...
Four Sunday Suits and Other Stories
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America Over the Water
Author: Shirley Collins Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 208 'Shirley is a time traveller, a conduit for essential human aches, one of the greatest artists who ever lived' Stewart Lee...
The Foreign Correspondent
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Kitchenly 434
'One of our finest writers' Michael Moorcock 'Alan Warner is one of our best living writers' Jenni Fagan Kitchenly 434 is set in a sprawling Tudorbethan mansion in Sussex, Kitchenly...
Gallipoli
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Just Ignore Him: A BBC Two Between the Covers book club pick
Author: Alan Davies Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 288 'A simply astonishing achievement. The quality, depth, emotional power and terrifying honesty of Alan Davies's story-telling take the breath away' Stephen...
Just Ignore Him: A BBC Two Between the Covers book club pick
Author: Alan Davies Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 288 'A simply astonishing achievement. The quality, depth, emotional power and terrifying honesty of Alan Davies's story-telling take the breath away' Stephen...
The Lovely Sergeant
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Edition: First ed.Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodIn the chaos and dust of wartime China, one extraordinary woman carved out a legend that would outlast...
Just Ignore Him: A BBC Two Between the Covers book club pick
Author: Alan Davies Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 288 'A simply astonishing achievement. The quality, depth, emotional power and terrifying honesty of Alan Davies's story-telling take the breath away' Stephen...
The Killing Chronicle: Police Service and Shattered Lives
Author: Alan Leek Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 280 Early 20th century criminals were at their worst and their excesses created havoc. The times were hard and made even more...
The Killing Chronicle: Police Service and Shattered Lives
Early 20th century criminals were at their worst and their excesses created havoc. The times were hard and made even more difficult with the beginning of WWII, when hand-guns, explosives...
Blood on the Badge: True Crime, Courage, and Carnage in Australia's
Gunfights, stabbings, and unspeakable violence - these are the true stories of the officers who stood between chaos and order. Early 20th-century criminals were among the most ruthless in Australia's...
Powsels and Thrums
' I salute him with the most heartfelt respect and admiration ' PHILIP PULLMAN ' One of Britain's greatest writers ' FINANCIAL TIMES 'Alan Garner's world is unbearably beautiful and...
The Russian Revolution
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The Whitlam Venture
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Author: Alan ReidBinding: HardbackPublished: Hill Of Content., 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThe Whitlam Venture presents a compelling account of one of...
Powsels and Thrums
' I salute him with the most heartfelt respect and admiration ' PHILIP PULLMAN ' One of Britain's greatest writers ' FINANCIAL TIMES 'Alan Garner's world is unbearably beautiful and...
Powsels and Thrums
' I salute him with the most heartfelt respect and admiration ' PHILIP PULLMAN 'Entrancing ... a creative manifesto' TELEGRAPH 'Mesmerising ... vibrating with life and curiosity' OBSERVER In this...
The Line of Beauty
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Nostalgia Australia: Your Memory Album Of The 1920's & 1930's
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Author: Alan SharpeBinding: PaperbackPublished: Dominion Publishing, Sydney, 1111Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Faded and creased cover. This historical volume chronicles the...
First Of The Many: The Story Of Independent Force, Raf
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerIn the dying months of the First World War, a bold and visionary experiment in aerial warfare was launched — the Independent...
A Small Town in Germany: A Novel
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From the New York Times bestselling author of A Legacy of Spies. "Haven't you realized that only appearances matter?" The British Embassy in Bonn is up in arms. Her Majesty's...
Allies
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The Trio From Rio: And Other Quaint Folk....
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Edition: Second EditionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: FEP missing Markings: No markingsAlan D. Mickle’s delightful 1942 anthology The Trio From Rio: And Other Quaint Folk.... transports readers into a whimsical...
Lysistrata and Other Plays
Writing at a time when Athens was undergoing a crisis in its social attitudes, Aristophanes was an eloquent opponent of the demagogue and the sophist. This collection includes Lysistrata, the...
Leeds - Bradford Airport Through Time
Opened in 1931 as Yeadon Aerodrome, Leeds-Bradford Airport is the largest in Yorkshire. Regular flights began from the airport in 1935 with a service to Newcastle, Edinburgh and London (Heston)....
First Of The Many: The Story Of Independent Force, Raf
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Edition: First ed.Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - no tears. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Binding condition: Firm binding. In the final year of the First World War,...
Flying for Freedom: The Allied Air Forces in the RAF 1939-45
After the Dunkirk debacle in May 1940, Britain's primary weapon of defence was her air force. The exploits of the RAF's bomber crews and fighter pilots featured almost nightly on...
American Revolutions: A Continental History, 1750-1804
The American Revolution is often portrayed as a high-minded, orderly event whose capstone, the Constitution, provided the nation its democratic framework. Alan Taylor, a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, gives us...
The Kaiser's Last Kiss
Stunning historical novel from master story-teller Alan Judd, set in Occupied Holland in 1941. It is 1940 and the exiled Kaiser is living in Holland, at his palace Huis Doorn.The...
The Charles Family's War: A Gripping Story of Twin Brothers During World War II
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Kitchenly 434
'One of our finest writers' Michael Moorcock'Alan Warner is one of our best living writers' Jenni FaganIt's the late 70s: the country is on the cusp of the arrival of...