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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodIn the summer of 1972, a rain-swept Icelandic city became the epicentre of the Cold War, as two chess titans — the mercurial American Bobby Fischer...

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...

'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...

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,...

'I really cannot overstate how fabulous this book is' DAILY MAIL 'Dazzling... This is biography of great brilliance and rare resonance' WILLIAM DALRYMPLE 'A pulsating, vivid life of a true...

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...

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...

In 1921, Henry Gilpin is scouring the country seeking out those who, perhaps, did not do their best for king and country during the Great War. Now he has come...

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...

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...

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...

'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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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UnaKroll was eleven when she first met her father. They stopped for lunch on theway from Brighton to London and he took her outside to play with theinnkeeper's Angora rabbit....

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'...

Dan Alexander Audio reveals the origins and history of vintage recording gear, told by the man who coined the term. It discusses the products of 22 manufacturers, illustrated with over...

Author: S.G. MacLean Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 480 A gripping historical thriller from the CWA award-winning author of The Seeker - a must-read for fans of CJ...

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...

Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodIn one of the most extraordinary survival narratives of the twentieth century, Alexander Dolgun — an ordinary American embassy clerk living in Moscow...

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...

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,...

Author: Robert Henderson Croll In Collaboration With Roland R. WettenhallBinding: HardbackPublished: Melb. Robertson & Mullens, 1937Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings:...

Edition: First Edition ThusCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingCondition remarks: Some minor silverfish damage to FEP, rubbed edges and some chipping to DJ.In...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerFew military commanders of the Second World War inspired as much admiration across enemy lines as Harold Alexander — a...

Author: Morris R. BrownellBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press at the Clarendon Press, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsA scholarly examination illuminates the intricate connections between the celebrated poet...

Condition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis compelling biography, Alexandre Dumas, chronicles the extraordinary life of the prolific French author, detailing his adventurous spirit and...

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...

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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:...

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...

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...

Edition: 7th ed.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerAt the crossroads of science and art stands one of the most enduring works in acoustics: The Physics of Music,...

Author: George SherburnBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford At The Clarendon Press, 1968Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis academic volume chronicles the formative period of one of English literature's most significant...

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