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This radical new examination of one of the most important Flemish Masters presents Bouts as a maker of images-and considers his oeuvre alongside the work of current-day filmmakers, game creators,...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: wear and tear. Page Condition: Good. In one of the most audacious mass escapes of the Second World War, over a thousand Australian prisoners of...

A provocative debunking of accepted economic wisdom which offers a new pathway to a sustainable, survivable economy.Confronted by the devastating trends of the early twenty-first century - widening inequality, environmental...

A story collection starring man's best friends--and mystery's best authors. Featuring a lovable cast of crimesolving canines and sly, sleuthing cats, these eleven mysteries--penned by some of today's most beloved...

OLWEN. NELL. MAEVE. RHONA. MEET THE FLATTERY SISTERS. 'Superb is the only word for this novel.' Irish Times 'Surprising and delightful... The Alternatives made me laugh, cry, and think.' Louise...

Condition remarks: Condition: Fair. Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage — corners and edges show visible wear and creasing. Page Condition: Good. Markings: markings on fep. Binding: Intact....

Winner of the Apollo Book of the Year Award 2024 Drawing is at the heart of human creativity. The most democratic form of art-making, it requires nothing more than a...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded (refer to image). Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. When two catastrophic outcomes are the only...

**DRAFT blurb only** f all games of strategy, chess is the queen. Not even bridge has quite the kudos attached to chess; it is no coincidence that one of the...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis uproarious satirical novel chronicles the further misadventures of Henry Wilt, a perpetually beleaguered lecturer whose life takes an unexpected...

Have you ever visited a doctor and thought there might be an alternative treatment for your ailment? Or spoken to a naturopath and wondered if a doctor also had an...

Imagine you've made it. You and your friends have hit the big time in music and you're going to be a star. But then, quite suddenly, it's over. Your best...

Author: Frederick ForsythBinding: HardbackPublished: Hutchinson & CO, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis gripping international thriller, The Devil's Alternative, plunges readers into a perilous Cold War crisis where...

The book titled Die Like the Carp! by the author Harry Gordon. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

A profound and provocative journey through the human body from the award-winning writer, broadcaster and surgeon. A profound and provocative journey through the human body from the award-winning writer, broadcaster...

Selected for the BBC FOUR Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-fiction longlist Getting a grip on the creation and ultimate fate of the universe is one of the great scientific stories...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded (refer to image). Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. At a moment when Western democracy stood...

'Extraordinary' Ai Weiwei'Brilliant' Simon SchamaFear has long been a driving force - perhaps the driving force - of world history: a coercive tool of power and a catalyst for radical...

Author: TronzoBinding: HardbackPublished: Pennsylvania State University Press, 1986Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis scholarly work, The Via Latina Catacomb: Imitation And Discontinuity...

Condition remarks: **FRENCH TEXT ONLY** Condition: Good. Jacket: N/A (paperback). Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Some light wear to cover edges and corners. A compelling anthology of political essays...

Elena Jotow and Nicholas Ganz's candid guide to troubled but beautiful Burma offers a refreshing, often trenchant insight into its turbulent history and presents struggles as well as its most...

Condition remarks:Book: Acceptable Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: FEP missing Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: A green cloth-bound octavo volume with gilt title lettering to...

Timothy Venning's exploration of the alternative paths that British history might easily have taken moves on to the Wars of the Roses. What if Richard of York had not given...

Author: Konrad H. Jarausch Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 344 A bracing corrective to predictions of the European Union's decline, by a leading historian of modern Europe. Is the European...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageWhat does it truly mean to build a lasting, meaningful partnership in a world where the traditional institution...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsAlternating Current is a collection of essays by Octavio Paz that explores themes of identity, culture, and the human condition....

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Author: Tom SharpeBinding: HardbackPublished: St. Martin's Press, 1980Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsIn this, the second of Tom Sharpe's chronicles about Henry Wilt, our hero is no...

"The Alternative Knot Book" introduces a new, easily remembered system of knotting which eliminates the confusion which can occur when working with rope. Examples of the most widely used knots...

Artistic Lighting and Design for Environmental Photography In this book, Benny Migliorino teaches readers how to work with speedlights--lightweight, relatively inexpensive, and powerful palm-sized flash units--to create dramatic, dimensional, flattering...

A beyond-the-boundaries guide to an outstanding decade of New Zealand sporting conquest, catastrophe and commentary as seen through the eyes of the Alternative Commentary Collective. Lean into the unhinged world...

Author: Frederick ForsythBinding: HardbackPublished: BCA, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThis gripping international thriller, The Devil's Alternative, plunges readers into a perilous Cold War crisis where global superpowers...

'Liverpool beguiles, Liverpool bewilders. Swift's superb analysis gets to the scarred heart of this troubled, beautiful and spirited city' Paul Du Noyer '[Swift] has a terrific eye for the telling...

Author: Frederick ForsythBinding: HardbackPublisher: CRESSET EDITIONS, 1988Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsA masterclass in suspense and political intrigue, this novel plunges readers into a high-stakes world of...

'Whichever option I choose, men are going to die.' When the entire Soviet Union wheat crop is destroyed by a devastating string of failures, the population faces starvation. The USA...

'Very readable . . . the history of the late 20th century empire music business' Bret Easton Ellis Imagine you've made it. You and your friends have hit the big...

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'Liverpool beguiles, Liverpool bewilders. Swift's superb analysis gets to the scarred heart of this troubled, beautiful and spirited city' Paul Du Noyer '[Swift] has a terrific eye for the telling...

The discovery in recent years of Louisa May Alcott's pseudonymous sensation stories has made readers and scholars increasingly aware of her accomplishments beyond her most famous novel, Little Women, one...

Arguing that diets do not work, this book challenges beliefs about weight loss and offers advice on conquering bingeing, boosting metabolism, controlling food cravings, giving up yo-yo diets, and taking...