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Edition: repr.,Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - no tears. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Usual shelf-wear. Time itself became a weapon of modernity, and David S. Landes argues...

David Lan evokes a unique theatre of life. Sometimes hilarious, always deeply felt we travel with him to Peter Brook's Paris, to Chekhov's Yalta, to Lithuania in search of his...

In "Dynasties", award-winning historian, David Landes scrutinizes powerful family businesses in Europe, Japan and America to determine what factors can cause a dynasty to flourish or fail. Drawing on his...

Winner of the Thomas Wolfe Memorial Prize 2023'A beautifully fearless contemplation' - S. A. Cosby'A literary crime thriller about belonging and betrayal in rural America' - Paula HawkinsToya Gardner, a...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA compelling biographical profile of one of New Zealand’s most dynamic political figures, David...

The long-awaited memoir of New Zealand's outstanding Prime Minister of the late 20th century. David Lange ushered in a revolution in New Zealand when he came to power in 1984,...

Drawn from more than two decades of pathbreaking writing, the iconic and bestselling David Graeber's most important essays and interviews. \"The ultimate hidden truth of the world is that it...

Author: David Knowles And J. K. S. St JosephBinding: HardbackPublished: Cambridge University Press, 1952Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis work presents...

Winner of the Thomas Wolfe Memorial Prize 2023'A beautifully fearless contemplation' - S. A. Cosby'A literary crime thriller about belonging and betrayal in rural America' - Paula HawkinsToya Gardner, a...

A tense and passionate novel about choices, obsession, destiny and power The sea rose. Civilisation was wiped out, countries drowned. Out of the ashes of a desperate refugee camp, a...

How much do you know about the big-name brands we live by? Virgin, BP, Land Rover, Barclays, Cadbury's, BBC and M&S. In our times the PLCs have been seen as...

Edition: First EditionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: No markingsA scholarly work of historical non-fiction, A Modern History of Georgia chronicles the turbulent...

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WINNER: 2022 Australian Book Industry Awards Picture Book of the Year (Ages 0-6) WINNER: 2022 Educational Publishing Awards Australia Primary Educational Picture Book WINNER: 2022 Karajia Award for Children's Literature...

Unequal taxes, unequal accountability for crime, unequal influence, unequal control of the media, unequal access to natural resources-corporations have gained these privileges and more by exploiting their legal status as...

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Author: Jacquetta HawkesBinding: HardbackPublished: David & Charles, 1978Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: in overall very good condition; some rubbing and slight mildewing on edges of...

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1929... On Wall Street, during the worst financial crisis the world had ever seen, the word Banksters was coined to describe those ruthless individuals who had gambled away the country...

Author: J. Craig Venter Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 336 'An epic travelogue, brimming with the excitement of discovery. With characteristic panache, Venter unveils the teeming array of bacteria, viruses,...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedIn the sun-drenched landscapes of twentieth-century Queensland, Harland's Half Acre chronicles the turbulent life of Frank Harland, a visionary Australian painter whose obsessive dedication...

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Author: Damien Lewis Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 352 'Damien Lewis is both a meticulous historian and a born storyteller' Lee Child SAS Great Escapes Two recounts the hitherto untold...

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'An epic travelogue, brimming with the excitement of discovery. With characteristic panache, Venter unveils the teeming array of bacteria, viruses, and eukaryotes that crowd our planet's oceans' - Siddhartha Mukherjee...

Author: David Wragg Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 384 Book one of the thrilling new fantasy series from David Wragg, acclaimed author of THE BLACK HAWKS. She's on the run....

Author: Alex Bescoby Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 304 * NOW A MAJOR DOCUMENTARY SERIES ON ALL 4 * 'This is a fabulous adventure - reckless, insanely ambitious and filled...

A year off from work. A meandering, serendipitous journey around the globe with the people you love most. No mortgage, no car payments, no pressure. Though it sounds like an...

A property developer fears that a burgeoning ibis population will prevent the construction of a high rise apartment complex; a bus stop outside a dementia care facility in Dsseldorf suffers...

From the winner of the Russell Prize for Humour Writing. David Cohen's most wryly humorous and disturbing work of fiction yet. A public memorial's name is changed to avoid any...

Author: R. S. Ford Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 608 "Perfect for fans of Brent Weeks, George R. R. Martin, or David Gemmell . . . . The best traditional...

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A man robbed and brutally murdered; not such a rare event in 1990s Jerusalem. But this victim was crucified, and suspected of having stolen an unknown Dead Sea Scroll that...

Author: Peter Matthiessen. Cohen, David (ed), Gabriel Garcia MarquezBinding: HardbackPublished: Harper., San Francisco, 1991Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the rituals and traditions surrounding...

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Secondhand Literary & Historical Fiction Bargain Box — 18 Books Eighteen novels and story collections for readers who want their fiction to do something more than pass the time. This...

A masterful series of photographs highlighting the fragile beauty of a highly threatened landscape: the Oceano Dunes on the Central California Coast. Climate change is the great existential reality of...

Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Slipcase: WornPages: GoodFew publications shaped the landscape of popular fiction as profoundly as *The Strand Magazine*, the legendary London periodical that first brought Sherlock Holmes to...

Edition: First Edition ThusCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFrom the thundering charges of mounted light horsemen to the grinding advance of armoured tanks, Hooves, Wheels & Tracks chronicles the...

Battleship Nevada holds the unique distinction of having survived Pearl Harbor, D-Day, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa and being the target of atomic bomb testing during Operation Crossroads. Both USS Nevada...