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When Alexander McQueen committed suicide in February 2010, aged just 40, a shocked world mourned the loss of its most visionary fashion designer. McQueen had risen from humble beginnings as...

Celebrating the astounding creativity and originality of designer Alexander McQueen, who relentlessly questioned and confronted the requisites of fashion "An authoritative and moving insight into the legacy of the British...

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A compelling narrative of the life of the greatest conqueror of all time- Alexander the Great. Alexander the Great (356-323 BC), who led the Macedonian army to victory in Egypt,...

Author: Andrew Wilson Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 400 When Alexander McQueen committed suicide in February 2010, aged just 40, a shocked world mourned the loss of its most visionary...

They were the working-class British boys who shook fashion to its core, bringing the edginess of the London club scene to French couture and taking excess to its limits. In...

You've seen the show, you've sung the songs, now read the full story of America's most misunderstood founding father. 'I was swept up by the story. I thought it 'out-Dickens'...

Author: Professor Richard A. Gabriel Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 224 Over the years, some 20,000 books and articles have been written about Alexander the Great, the vast majority hailing...

Robin Lane Fox's accessible and erudite life of Alexander the Great searches through the mass of conflicting evidence and legend to focus on the living actuality of the man and...

Author: Louise Rytter Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 176 'When times are hard, fantasy and escapism are crucial' Alexander McQueen Having grown up in London's East End, Alexander McQueen left...

You've seen the show, you've sung the songs, now read the full story of America's most misunderstood founding father. 'I was swept up by the story. I thought it 'out-Dickens'...

The 1950s had rock 'n' roll and the 60s had the Beats. In the 70s and 80s, it was punk rock and modern art. But for the 1990s, it was...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. A landmark exhibition catalogue, The Search for Alexander presents a sweeping visual...

The great novel of 1920s Berlin life, in a superb translation by Michael Hofmann The subject of this book is the life of the former cement-worker and haulier Franz Biberkopf...

Celebrated world-wide for his modern romantic jewels that push the boundaries of contemporary design, Shaun Leane has been responsible for creating a new genre of jewellery; precious, poetic, with a...

This book chronicles the life of one of history's greatest figures, from his birth through to death aged 32, when he was revered as a god by the 40,000 men...

The Alexander Technique is a method of muscular re-education, which has become standard training for actors, dancers and singers, and is practised for health reasons all over the world. Its...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodCondition remarks: price clipped dj. Few figures in nineteenth-century Russian history burn as fiercely as Alexander Herzen — exile, agitator, and prophet...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodIn December 1948, a young American embassy clerk named Alexander Dolgun was snatched off the streets of Moscow by Soviet secret police,...

One of the most important literary biographies of recent times, this is not only the story of one of the century's greatest writers, but the history of Russia itself. A...

Edition: First ed.Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodAt the explosive heart of the Russian Revolution stood one man whose rise and fall encapsulates the tragedy of a nation torn...

Author: Mike ButcherBinding: PaperbackPublished: Holland House Publishing for the National Trust of Australia (Victoria) Bendigo and District Branch, 2000Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages:...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFew cities have captured the imagination of Western writers and historians quite like Alexandria — and few guides...

From the editor of the widely praised Landmark series comes The Landmark Arrian: The Campaigns of Alexander, the account from classical Greece of the conquests of the greatest military leader...

Catch up with the delightful goings-on in the fictitious 44 Scotland Street from Alexander McCall Smith . . . 'A joyous, charming portrait of city life and human foibles, which...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - no tears. Page Condition: Some yellowing visible on interior pages. Markings: No visible markings. Binding condition: Binding appears intact and firm. Stickers/Labels: None...