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The authorized life of Ronald Reagan written by America's most innovative and Pulitzer Prize-winning political biographer. This unprecedented book breaks through all conventional definitions of biography. 'Poor dear. There's nothing...

Pulitzer-prize winning biographer Edmund Morris interweaves the personal history of the world's most famous composer with an insightful exploration of the way Beethoven's life was reflected and embodied in his...

Author: Edmund Morris Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 800 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * From Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edmund Morris comes a revelatory new biography of Thomas Alva Edison, the...

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One of the most significant examples of English writing on Utopia Poet, pattern-designer, environmentalist and maker of fine books, William Morris (1834-96) was also a committed socialist and visionary writer,...

Author: E.P. ThompsonBinding: PaperbackPublished: Merlin Press, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageE.P. Thompson's seminal work, William Morris: Romantic To Revolutionary, chronicles the...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingWhat happens to a human animal when it is crammed into the dense, noisy, and artificial environment of a modern city? In...

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Desmond Morris has combined his deep understanding of human behaviour and his love of art to create a narrative of the evolution of artistic endeavour. The Artistic Ape features over...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodWhat does it truly mean to touch and be touched — and why, in an increasingly disconnected world, are human beings starved of the...

***A TIMES / SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025*** 'All the no-holds-barred candour you'd expect . . . A hoot, and surprisingly touching' THE TIMES , BOOKS OF THE...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerAt the heart of the Victorian aesthetic revolution stands Morris & Co., the legendary design firm founded by William Morris whose radical vision transformed...

Many straight men and gay men are best friends, but if the phenomenon is an urban commonplace it has never been treated before as the focus of a major novel....

From the Jazz Age through the McCarthy era, Edmund Wilson (1895-1972) stood at the center of the American cultural scene. In his own youth a crucial champion of the young...

***A TIMES / SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025*** 'All the no-holds-barred candour you'd expect . . . A hoot, and surprisingly touching' THE TIMES , BOOKS OF THE...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - no tears. Page Condition: good. Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Binding appears intact. Stickers/Labels: None visible. A landmark work of American literary criticism,...

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From the Jazz Age through the Kennedy administration, Edmund Wilson (1895-1972) stood at the center of the American cultural scene. A champion of the young Ernest Hemingway, a loyal friend...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodAt the crossroads of literary genius and political conscience stands Edmund Wilson, one of twentieth-century America's most formidable intellectual voices, and Letters on Literature...

Author: The Hon. Evan Charteris, K.C.Binding: HardbackPublished: William Heinemann Ltd, 1931Condition:Book: Fair, ex-libraryJacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Ex-library with usual markingsCondition remarks: Small stamps on prelims, otherwise internally sound. This...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAt the crossroads of culture, politics, and literature, The Shores of Light stands as one of the most...

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The book titled The Sixties: The Last Journal, 1960-1972 by the author Edmund Wilson. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Author: Edmund HillaryBinding: HardbackPublished: Hodder & Stoughton, 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThis compelling memoir chronicles the extraordinary life and expeditions of a legendary adventurer, presenting a philosophy...

Author: Edmund GosseBinding: HardbackPublished: Hutchinson, 1970Condition:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket has some general wear and tanning to edges, page edges have foxing,...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodA titan of twentieth-century American letters, Edmund Wilson presents in The Shores of Light a brilliant and panoramic survey of the literary landscape that defined two...

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An indispensable, New York Times-bestselling guide to the craft of writing from Random House's long-time copy chief and one of Twitter's leading language gurus. 'An utterly delightful book to read,...

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History buffs will rejoice at this splendid Team of Rivals-style group biography of the nation's first president and the men who served with him, who together created the office of...

From the #1 travel magazine in the country, a collection of travel tales from some of today's finest writers Travel writing maintains its seemingly endless popularity, and this volume offers...

St Edmund was the last Archbishop of Canterbury and the first Oxford master to have been officially canonized. This book offers a careful scrutinisation of the hagiographic tradition and the...

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