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Joseph Frank's award-winning, five-volume Dostoevsky is widely recognized as the best biography of the writer in any language--and one of the greatest literary biographies of the past half-century. Now Frank's...

Author: Frank Joseph Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 A collection of investigations into strange and mysterious phenomena from around the world * Explores ancient and modern sacred sites, places...

Joseph M. Forshaw, one of the world's leading authorities on parrots, calls attention to the threats they face: they are one of the most endangered groups of birds, with a...

Father Joe O'Callahan, S.J. was the unlikeliest war hero. A bespectacled math professor from Holy Cross, he became the U.S. Navy's first Jesuit chaplain in World War II and served...

'What makes this brilliant, considered book worthwhile is not its breadth but how thoughtful it is.' Financial Times 'The book is stunning. He is an extraordinary writer. Such erudition. Wisdom....

Published alongisde other Conrad's works, on the 150th anniversary of his death In these four stories, written between 1900 and 1902, Joseph Conrad bid gradual farewell to his adventurous life...

Although not closely related, quail, buttonquail and the Plains-wanderer have much in common. Quail, Buttonquail and Plains-wanderer in Australia and New Zealand examines 14 species of these small, secretive ground-dwelling...

Author: Clement Cheroux Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 288 Social media isn't just changing the way we interact with each other; it's influencing our culture and redefining what art is....

Author: Michael Frank Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 224 'Having the last word can be very lonely.' Nearly a century of life behind her, Stella Levi had never shared the...

When the rich land owner Velchaninov arrives in St Petersburg, he receives a surprise visit from an old acquaintance, Trusotsky, who has been recently widowed. His late wife, Natalia, was...

A gripping thriller based on true story of an Irish priest in the Vatican who smuggled victims of the Nazis out of Italy under the nose of his SS officer...

An ancient man without a past hails a taxi driven by a petty criminal with no future. Reluctantly, the pair embarks on a journey in search of a legendary whaler...

Author: Geoffrey C. WardBinding: HardbackPublished: New York Book-of-the-Month Club, 1997Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book offers an insightful look into the early life of Franklin D. Roosevelt,...

Hollywood has given us no greater director than John Ford. Between 1917 and 1970, Ford directed and/or produced some 226 pictures, from short silent films to ambitious historical epics and...

The success of John Coldstream's bestselling biography of Dirk Bogarde demonstrates that the interest in one of Britain's leading actors, memoirists and novelists does not diminish, even though it is...

The extraordinary second book in the epic Shadow Skye trilogy.In a world of shadows, hope can be found...Agatha and Jaime have rescued their clan and returned home to Skye as...

In this visually stunning and much anticipated book, acclaimed art historian Joseph Koerner casts the paintings of Hieronymus Bosch and Pieter Bruegel in a completely new light, revealing how the...

In between the partying, the drugs, the love affairs, the 'squalid overboogie' of it all, Eve Babitz made time to chronicle the world as she saw it in works like...

Multi-award-winning author Tom Palmer returns with a thrilling naval adventure inspired by the incredible history of the Second World War Arctic convoys. Winter 1943. Teenagers Frank, Joseph and Stephen are...

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Author: G. F. LambBinding: HardbackPublished: ERNEST BENN LIMITED, 1956Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsFranklin: Happy Voyager; Being The Life And Death Of Sir John...

Gangland figures cannot function without their lawyers, who speak for them in court, obtain bail, throw doubt on the evidence and, if all else fails, try to obtain a reduced...

Never before has America's past been made so intriguingly accessible, both to the eyes and to the mind. Eyes of the Nation profits from seven chapters of lucid historical commentary...

A superb one-volume biography by the Number One New York Times bestselling biographer of JFK, explaining Roosevelt's career as an incomparable politician, deal-maker and uniter Franklin D. Roosevelt is a...

Secondhand Literary & Contemporary Fiction Bargain Book Box (18 Books) This collection features eighteen volumes of diverse contemporary and literary fiction, offering a neutral survey of global narratives spanning various...

Edition: bomcCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA compelling biography, A First-Class Temperament chronicles the formative years of Franklin Roosevelt, detailing his privileged upbringing and the...

Author: Michael GreenBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket has tanning along spine, page edges have light foxingA riotous collection of...

An essential new translation of the author's complete, uncensored diaries - revealing the idiosyncrasies and rough edges of one of the twentieth century's most influential writers Dating from 1909 to...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodAt the pivot point of the twentieth century, one man's decisions would alter the course of history forever — Threshold of War by Waldo Heinrichs...

Raymond Priestley was the first salaried Vice-Chancellor of the University of Melbourne. It was a time of great upheaval, as Australian universities reshaped and reasserted themselves after the Great Depression....

A funny and frank superhero story set in the world of Othergirl . Joseph 'Wilco' Wilkes is one of life's losers - he's picked on, pushed around, and bullied by...

Author: Tom BuchananFormat: Hardback, 168mm x 240mm, 1210g, 336 pagesPublished: Eight Books, United Kingdom, 2022"A fascinating journey into a labyrinthine world, this is an inclusive, in-depth compendium of artists imaginations...

"One of those rare, transformative novels" KARIM MISKE"Funny and poignant" TIFFANY TSAO, author of The MajestiesInitially a little intrigued, all babies eventually return the security guard's smile.The security guard adores...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerFew names are as synonymous with British automotive ingenuity as Joseph Lucas Ltd., and this landmark two-volume set chronicles the...

"One of those rare, transformative novels" KARIM MISKE"Funny and poignant" TIFFANY TSAO, author of The MajestiesInitially a little intrigued, all babies eventually return the security guard's smile.The security guard adores...

On Courage is a collection of twenty-eight moving and inspirational stories of valour displayed by recipients of the Victoria Cross and George Cross. * 2.70 of the publisher's RRP of...

They have wielded enormous financial power and dominated world politics for more than half a century. They have been appointed to positions of great power and have been elected as...

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The extraordinary second book in the epic Shadow Skye trilogy. In a world of shadows, hope can be found... Agatha and Jaime have rescued their clan and returned home to...

Baba is "Papa" in Chinese, and this particular Baba is Joseph Yang, born in Manchuria in 1928. His daughter, Belle, a writer and visual artist who was born in Taiwan...