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A beautifully written evocation of lost world and a vanished childhood, by the author of Clouds of Glory. This utterely compelling memoir opens with a sceptical nine-year-old Bryan Magee being...

In this inspirational book Bryan Magee tells the story of his discovery of philosophy, and in doing so introduces the subject to his reader. Experiences of everyday life provide discussion...

This book consists of fifteen dialogues between Bryan Magee and some of the outstanding thinkers of the twentieth century. It is based on a highly successful BBC television series which...

Wagner was one of the few major composers who studied philosophy seriously. Bryan Magee places the composer's artistic development in the context of the philosophy of his age, and gives...

Author: Audrey Magee Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 384 He handed the easel to the boatman, reaching down the pier wall towards the sea. Mr Lloyd has decided to travel...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn the skies above wartime Britain, a young RAF pilot composed what would become one of the most...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFew bands defined the sound of an era quite like Fleetwood Mac, and Mirage — their 1982 chart-topping...

Generally conceded to be doomed from the outset by the most recent historiography, the Gallipoli campaign still arouses heated controversy. In a new compendium of original research by an impressive...

Dyslexia-Friendly Edition using sans serif font printed with blue ink on cream paper. 'Essential. This year's hit debut' - Guardian 'A biting tale of race and class' - Sunday Times...

FROM BRITAIN'S TOP-SELLING TRUE CRIME WRITER WINNER OF THE CWA ALCS GOLD DAGGER FOR NON-FICTION A BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR: The Times/Sunday Times , Financial Times , Spectator ,...

Girls Aloud 'wildchild' Sarah Harding finally sets the record straight in her powerful and moving memoir 'I can't rewrite history; all I can do is be honest and wear my...

'This compilation shows he was so much more than the sum of his television work' Spectator THE MAN BEHIND THE MAJOR MOTION PICTURE, TONY , STARRING DOMINIC SESSA & EMILIA...

This book is about unveiling and exploring the many layered gestures of Re. Re , the 1994 album by the Mexican group Cafe Tacvba, is a spectacularly unique musical object...

With Britain braced for a German invasion, MI5 recruited an ex RNAS officer, come confidence trickster, called Walter Dicketts as a double agent. Codenamed Celery, Dicketts was sent to Lisbon...

Carol Easton, who knew Jacqueline du Pre well, draws on this friendship to create a moving and insightful portrait of a singularly complex person. Jacqueline du Pre (the subject of...

Discover John Kander and Fred Ebb, the most artistically and commercially successful musical theatre writing team since Rodgers and Hammerstein, in a brand new way. Identifying the theatrical approach that...

A TIME MUST-READ FOR 2024 'A moving story of how easily a life can be submerged by work, and what it takes to regain one's soul' Oliver Burkeman, bestselling author...

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. The saxophone is a contradictory instrument that has rooted itself in the soil...

From Jamaica to Charleston, Sierra Leone to Bombay, China to Australia, back to England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, this is the story of the heiresses. Their assets, the product of...

Photographer, artist and filmmaker Olaf Heine shows us Hawaii in all its beauty: the waves, surfers and landscapes. Over several years he traveled the islands and captured in timelessly beautiful...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerA rare and intimate portrait of a largely undocumented craft tradition, Violin and Bow Makers of Australia brings into sharp focus the dedicated...

P-Funk keyboardist Daniel Bedrosian brings to life the recording and musical activity of Parliament-Funkadelic in 1975, an epoch-making year marked by the release of three seminal albums: Chocolate City, Let's...

What happens if the world's richest and most powerful men decide to dismantle democracy? This is the story of the radicalization of Silicon Valley, from Elon Musk to Peter Thiel,...

**A beautiful and uplifting story about courage, friendship, and the sparkling magic of Lunar New Year** Logan can't wait for tonight's big lantern festival - and he's crafted an enchanting...

The most up-to-date revision aid for MRCPsych Part 1 candidates; contains five subject-based practice papers consisting of Individual Statement Questions and Extended Matching Questions in l; Section included on how...

A captivating coming-of-age novel about love, sisterhood, secrets and betrayal 'A subtle, clever, evocative book' Joanna Quinn, Guardian Book of the Day 'Gorgeous and sad and gripping and moving' Marian...