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A masterly re-evaluation of a self-made Elizabethan hero, and a fascinating re-creation of the man and his era. Sir Francis Drake: pirate, explorer and Protestant zealot, a man princely in...

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LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2024! 'Percival Everett is a giant of American letters, and James is a canon-shatteringly great book' - Hernan Diaz, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Trust From...

"Profound and page-turning."--Madeline Miller, #1 New York Times best-selling author of CirceThe Larkin family isn t just lucky they persevere. At least that s what Violet and her younger brother,...

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This biography presents Drake through the accounts of friends and enemies on both the national and personal level. From his family's fierce love of Protestantism, and their early poverty which...

Condition remarks: Condition: Fair. Jacket: Worn/faded - some tears. Page Condition: yellowed with tanning. Markings: Remainder mark. **He was a pirate to his enemies and a hero to his queen...

Condition remarks:Book: AcceptableJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodMarkings: Ex-library with usual markingsOperation Drake is a thrilling chronicle of one of the twentieth century's most...

Author: P. D. James Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 352 The year is 2021. No child has been born for twenty-five years. The human race faces extinction. Under the despotic...

Four hundred years after his death, Sir Francis Drake remains one of the most legendary figures of history. His career is one of the most colourful on record. The most...

With illustrations and maps, a witty and erudite account of the history of circumnavigation and how it has influenced the way we think about the Earth and ourselves. In the...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA gripping work of narrative history, The Queen's Corsair: Drake's Journey of Circumnavigation 1577-1580 chronicles the audacious three-year voyage of...

Condition remarks:Book: AcceptableJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Ex-library with usual markingsAt the height of the Elizabethan age, when England's ambitions stretched...

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Author: James CarrollBinding: HardbackPublished: E. P. Dutton, New York, 1989Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsSet against the chilling backdrop of the Cold War, Firebird chronicles a high-stakes game of...

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The latest instalment of the GLOBAL PHENOMENON, romantic fantasy epic and TikTok sensation, ACOTAR. From multi-million and #1 Sunday Times bestselling author Sarah J. Maas. Maas has established herself as...

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Author: P. D. James Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 384 Commander Dalgliesh is recuperating from a life-threatening illness when he receives a call for advice from an elderly friend who...

Author: P. D. James Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 352 Two great literary minds-master of suspense P.D. James and literary icon Jane Austen-come together in Death Comes to Pemberley, a...

Author: P. D. JamesBinding: HardbackPublished: Faber & Faber, 1982Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe Skull Beneath the Skin is a mystery novel featuring the character Cordelia Gray. In...

Author: P. D. James Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 560 When the body of a theology student is found on a desolate stretch of East Anglican coast, his wealthy father...

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In the field of supernatural and fantastic literature, certain names come readily to mind - E.T.A. Hoffmann, Edgar Allan Poe, H.P. Lovecraft - but the name of Fitz-James O'Brien has...

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When your world is crumbling around you, how do you make life sweet again? Libby's life is turned upside down when a video of her 'cheating' on her boyfriend, Dan,...

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Author: H. Harold HumeBinding: HardbackPublisher: J. HORACE MCFARLAND COMPANY, 1946Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: Remainder markCamellias In America presents a comprehensive guide to the cultivation and appreciation of...

Learning to draw has never been easier than with Drawing Fundamentals. Author and artist Priscilla Heywood's message is clear: everyone can draw - it's just a matter of learning the...

Robert de Niro and Al Pacino have acted opposite each other only once, in Heat , Michael Mann's operatic 1995 heist thriller. De Niro is Neil McCauley, a skilled professional...

Author: Sarah J. Maas Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 736 The third instalment of the GLOBAL PHENOMENON, romantic fantasy epic and TikTok sensation, ACOTAR. From multi-million and #1...

Author: Wade, Robert G. and O'Connell, Kevin J.Binding: HardbackPublished: B.T. Batsford Limited, 1972, Second EditionCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book compiles the chess games of Robert...

Blast off into space and explore the galaxies with a constellation of illustrated poems about the sun, moon and stars, black holes and worm holes, asteroids and meteorites, and even...

What is space? What is time? Where did the universe come from? The answers to mankind's most enduring questions may lie in science's greatest enigma: black holes. A black hole...