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Philip and Alexander: Kings and Conquerors
'A thrilling read' Tom Holland 'History-writing at its best' Barry Strauss By the end of his short life, Alexander the Great had redrawn the map of the ancient world to...
The Young Alexander: The Making of Alexander the Great
Author: Alex Rowson Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 512 'Popular history at its very best, thought-provoking and accessible. Underpinned by serious research, and written with panache, it summons up a...
Gods and Kings: The Rise and Fall of Alexander McQueen and John
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...
Philip and Alexander: Kings and Conquerors
'A thrilling read' Tom Holland 'History-writing at its best' Barry Strauss By the end of his short life, Alexander the Great had redrawn the map of the ancient world to...
The Shadow King: The brand new 2023 historical epic about Alexander
334 BC. Alexander the Great is just twenty-one years old when he sets out with a small army to challenge Persia, the largest and most powerful empire in the world....
The Unprosaic Imagination: Essays And Lectures On The Study Of Literature
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerWhat separates a truly literary mind from a merely learned one? The Unprosaic Imagination: Essays and Lectures on the Study...
The Young Alexander: The Making of Alexander the Great
Author: Alex Rowson Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 512 'Popular history at its very best, thought-provoking and accessible. Underpinned by serious research, and written with panache, it summons up a...
The History of Alexander
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,...
The Crown in Crisis: Countdown to the Abdication
Author: Alexander Larman Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 352 In December 1936, Britain faced a constitutional crisis that was the gravest threat to the institution of the monarchy since the...
Power and Glory - As seen on Channel 4's Edward vs George: [...]
The book that inspired the major documentary Edward vs George: The Windsors at WarPower and Glory begins with the fallout from the revelation of the Duke of Windsor's wartime treachery,...
Alexander's Legacy: To The Strongest
Author: Robert Fabbri (Author) Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 416 'I foresee great struggles at my funeral games.' Babylon, 323 BC: Alexander the Great is dead, leaving behind...
Alexander McQueen
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...
Searching for the Lost Tombs of Egypt
Where are the tombs of Alexander the Great or Cleopatra? Both rulers were buried in Egypt, but their tombs have never been found despite years of intensive research and excavation....
Developments In The King's Gambit 1980-88
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFor chess enthusiasts and serious competitive players alike, Developments in the King's Gambit 1980-88 presents an authoritative and...
Unearthing the Family of Alexander the Great: The Remarkable Discovery
In October 336 BC, statues of the twelve Olympian Gods were paraded through the ancient capital of Macedon. Following them was a thirteenth, a statue of King Philip II who...
Alexander the Great: Murder in Babylon
In the second half of the fourth century BC, the Macedonian king Alexander the Great created the largest empire the world has ever known. On 11 June 323 BC, in...
The Greatest Lies in History
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Madness of Alexander ther Great: And the Myths of Military Genius
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...
The Search For Alexander: An Exhibition
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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 Age of Alexander
Vivid biographies of famous characters from the Ancient Greek world, in a revised edition of Ian Scott-Kilvert's seminal translation The Parallel Lives of Plutarch are cornerstones of Western literature, and...
The Windsors at War - As seen on Channel 4's Edward vs George: [...]
'This riotous and engaging biography has it all'GUARDIAN'As much fun to read as a good political thriller'WALL STREET JOURNALThe book that inspired the major documentary Edward vs George: The Windsors...
Legacy of Kings (Blood of Gods and Royals, #1)
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Alexander: Boy Soldier Who Conquere
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Read the true story of Alexander's daring childhood and his incredible journey across the known world. Discover the boyhood of a hero, from the dares he took to the sports...
Kings and Kingship in the Hellenistic World 350 - 30 BC
Author: Dr. John D. Grainger Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 262 Between c.350 BC and 30 BC the Mediterranean world was one in which kings ruled. The exceptions were the...
Alexandria
Author: Paul Kingsnorth Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 416 'Like Robert Macfarlane re-written by Cormac McCarthy.' - Telegraph 'Beckett doing Beowulf.' - London Review of Books One thousand years from...
The Windsors at War: The Nazi Threat to the Crown
Author: Alexander Larman Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 432 At the outbreak of WW2, the British monarchy was in a state of turmoil. The previous king, Edward VIII, had abdicated...
Tasting Light: Ten Science Fiction Stories to Rewire Your Perceptions
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A mind-bending science fiction anthology from ten top YA authors perfect for fans of Black Mirror, Lauren James and Femi Fadugba's The Upper World.>> "Unique, brilliant, and brimming with hope."...
The Persian Boy: A Novel of Alexander the Great: A Virago Modern
'One of the greatest historical novels ever written' SARAH WATERS 'I love to find queer representation in historical fiction. . . Renault's eye for intimacy is amazing ' DOUGLAS STUART...
My Best Games Of Chess: 1908-1923
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Edition: 2nd pr.,Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Chipped dj with some loss. A legend's mind laid bare on the...
Adventures in Time: Alexander the Great
Join Alexander the Great on a journey to the end of the world, in the third book in a thrilling new children's history series 'His mind was clear. It was...
The Private Life of Spies: 'Spy-masterful storytelling' Sunday Post
During WW2 there was a rumour that German spies were landing by parachute in Britain, dressed as nuns...Conradin Muller was an unusual spy. He was recruited in Hamburg in June...
Alexander Hamilton
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'...
Alexander the Corrector
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The Campaigns of Alexander
Penguin Classics relaunch. Although written over four hundred years after Alexander's death, Arrian's account of the man and his achievements is the most reliable we have. Arrian's own experience as...
The Windsors at War: The Nazi Threat to the Crown
Author: Alexander Larman Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 432 At the outbreak of WW2, the British monarchy was in a state of turmoil. The previous king, Edward VIII, had abdicated...
Alexander McQueen: Blood Beneath the Skin
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...
King Winter's Birthday
An achingly beautiful, timeless picture book by bestselling author Jonathan Freedland and illustrated by Emily Sutton, inspired by a story from Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz, author of The Passenger It's King...
Kings & Queens of England and Scotland
New edition of the drama and history of Britain's royal lineage from the Saxons to the Windsors From the Saxons to the Windsors, from the Tudors to Hanovers, Britain's royal...
Writers and Their Background: Alexander Pope
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Author: Peter DixonBinding: SoftbackPublished: G. Bell, 1972Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book provides an insightful exploration of Alexander Pope, a prominent poet of the English Augustan...
The Campaigns of Alexander
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