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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodIn 1980, Gay Talese unleashed a cultural thunderbolt with Thy Neighbor's Wife, a meticulously reported chronicle of America's sexual revolution that is as provocative...

From legendary journalist Gay Talese, a collection of his greatest reporting on New York City. "Along with Joan Didion, Norman Mailer, Tom Wolfe and others, Mr. Talese has been acclaimed...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodAt the heart of the American Mafia's golden age stands Bill Bonanno, son of legendary crime boss Joseph Bonanno —...

An " ambitious, fascinating, and richly detailed " work of fiction inspired by the real-life, 37-year friendship between two towering figures of the late nineteenth century - famed writer and...

I'm A Little Special- A Muhammad Ali Reader collects 30 of the best pieces ever written about this sporting legend in an anthology by the greatest about the Greatest. Muhammad...

'A bawdy burlesque' Guardian A collection of witty, transgressive tales from the great Enlightenment thinker, best known for his inimitable blend of philosophy and scandalous sexuality The Marquis de Sade's...

An infallible and entertaining guide to the twenty-first century battle of the sexes As we tumble headlong into the second decade of the third millennium, we are in an era...

Author: Tyler GacaFormat: Hardback, 142mm x 200mm, 520g, 240 pagesPublished: Running Press,U.S., United States, 2023From the wild imagination of Tyler Gaca, also known as TikTok's Ghosthoney, comes a beautiful compendium...

Along with making music, the art of storytelling is the oldest form of enchantment as entertainment. The twenty-one stories in this anthology are written in different 'voices' - vividly individual...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and cornersCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Some wear around edges of binding but...

This stunning chapbook perfect for fans of the mysterious and macabre comprises three of Edgar Allan Poe s short literary masterpieces: The Tell-Tale Heart, Metzengerstein, and The Masque of the...

A complete collection of Oscar Wilde's dazzling fairytales Celebrated as the writer of The Picture of Dorian Gray and The Importance of Being Earnest, Oscar Wilde is equally beloved for...

A beautiful new jacket treatment, part of Penguin's reissue programme of Dahl's adult titles 'An autobiography is a book a person writes about his own life and it is usually...

First paperback publication of the essential tales drawn from the acclaimed new translation This is the essential one-volume edition of Tales from 1,001 Nights, drawn from the acclaimed landmark translation...

One of the great masterworks of English literature, in a gorgeous new clothbound edition Part of Penguin's beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectable...

Author: Patience Agbabi Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 144 'Tabard Inn to Canterb'ry Cathedral, /Poet pilgrims competing for free picks, /Chaucer Tales, track by track, it's the remix /From below-the-belt...

George MacDonald occupied a major position in the intellectual life of his Victorian contemporaries. This volume brings together all eleven of his shorter fairy stories as well as his essay...

90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books 'I walked in a daze of illusions toward my future.' Deeply felt and told with an intrepid spirit, Tales from the...

Condition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsComplete Tales & Poems presents the chilling and profound works of a master of the macabre. This collection chronicles...

Powerfully sensual and potently erotic, the Chanku are an exotic race of shape shifters. Their intent is never to harm, only to delight in one another's sexual passion and pleasure....

Dark and whimsical tales from one of Japan's most beloved early twentieth-century writers Japanese fairy tales - enchanting, enigmatic stories of animals, human beings and the great natural world. Dark...

A launch title in a major new paperback series: the Penguin English Library The Penguin English Library Edition of The Murders in the Rue Morgue and Other Tales by Edgar...

Penguin Classics Relaunch In The Canterbury Tales Chaucer created one of the great touchstones of English literature, a masterly collection of chivalric romances, moral allegories and low farce. A story-telling...

Discover the collectable Puffin Clothbound Classic edition of Tales of Mystery and Terror Puffin Clothbound Classics are stunning collectable hardback editions of some of the best-loved classics in the world...

Elizabeth Gaskell's chilling tales of the supernatural Elizabeth Gaskell's chilling Gothic tales blend the real and the supernatural to eerie, compelling effect. 'Disappearances', inspired by local legends of mysterious vanishings,...

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Long considered a masterpiece of the eerie and fantastic, Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio is a collection of supernatural-themed tales compiled from ancient Chinese folk stories by Songling Pu...

Author: Eriko Sato, Ph.D. Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 Learn about Japanese culture while improving your language skills! Japanese Folktales for Language Learners introduces 22 traditional tales in parallel...

Author: Various Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 288 Supernatural tales from the most famous anthology in all of Japanese literature! The Konjaku Monogatari Shu is a collection of tales from...

Three stories that form Flaubert's last complete work and reveal him as a master of the short story form. First published in 1877, these three stories are dominated by questions...

THE DAZZLING LOST CLASSIC *A Lit Hub Most Anticipated Book of 2025* *A Cosmopolitan Best Book for April 2025* *A New York Times Book Review Most-Anticipated Book of the Spring*...

Author: Naoshi Koriyama Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 288 The most famous work in all of Japanese classical literature, the KonjakuMonogatari Shu is as integral a part of its nation's...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. A celebrated collection of short fiction from one of...

THE DAZZLING LOST CLASSIC *A Lit Hub Most Anticipated Book of 2025* *A Cosmopolitan Best Book for April 2025* *A New York Times Book Review Most-Anticipated Book of the Spring*...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: SignedFrom one of Australia's most celebrated literary voices comes Untold Tales, a collection that showcases David Malouf's extraordinary gift for illuminating...

Author: Roald DahlBinding: HardbackPublisher: JONATHAN CAPE, 1984Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerThis captivating memoir chronicles the extraordinary childhood of a literary master, recounting...

When Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm published their Children's and Household Tales in 1812, followed by a second volume in 1815, they had no idea that such stories as "Rapunzel," "Hansel...

This collection of mystery and horror stories is regarded as Japan's answer to Edgar Allan Poe. Japanese Tales of Mystery & Imagination , the first volume of its kind translated...

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A spine-tinglingly beautiful hardback collection of some of Japan's scariest yet still compelling classic ghost stories Enter the haunted world of Ancient Japan in this spine-tingling collection of ghostly tales...