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A plane crashes on an uninhabited island and the only survivors, a group of schoolboys, assemble on the beach and wait to be rescued. By day they inhabit a land...

Eighteen is a good time for suffering Welcome to the country town of Stillbourne. Restless teenage resident Oliver wants to enjoy himself before going to university, beginning with his pursuit...

Author: William Golding Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 256 ONE OF THE BBC'S '100 NOVELS THAT SHAPED OUR WORLD' 'The first book with hands - strong ones that reached out...

Author: William Golding Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 224 Did I believe in what I was doing? Or rather, since I was doing nothing, did I believe in what someone,...

Author: William Golding Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 272 This was a different voice; not the voice of the people. It was the voice of other. When spring comes, the...

Author: William Golding Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 368 I think there has been death in my hands. On the last stretch of its epic voyage from England to Australia,...

Drowning in the freezing North Atlantic, Christopher Hadley Martin, temporary lieutenant, happens upon a grotesque rock, an island that appears only on weather charts. To drink there is a pool...

Lord of the Flies is a novel that has captivated schoolchildren ever since it was first published in 1954. A teacher himself, Golding clearly understood what excites and interests children....

A plane crashes on a desert island and the only survivors, a group of schoolboys, assemble on the beach and wait to be rescued. By day they inhabit a land...

William Golding's first novel is a modern classic. 'Golding knows exactly what boys are like; he has a compelling imagination; and the vivid realism with which he describes the disintegration...

ONE OF THE BBC'S '100 NOVELS THAT CHANGED OUR WORLD' 'Exciting, relevant and thought provoking.' STEPHEN KING 'One of my favourite books.' SUZANNE COLLINS 'Exemplary.' IAN MCEWAN With an Introduction...

'A complex literary comedy from an extraordinarily powerful writer,.' Malcolm Bradbury 'The great unbreakable wild horse of the 1960s British literary stable.' Rose Tremain 'Rich as a compost heap. '...

Enter Hollywood's inner sanctums in this gosippy and honest book, named one the top 100 film books of all time by The Hollywood Reporter , by the Academy Award-winning screenwriter...

This collection includes articles written for magazines, book reviews from the THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW and the IRISH PRESS and forewords and introductions he has written for books...

**Winner of the Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year Award** **Longlisted for the HWA Gold Crown Award** **The instant Irish Times Top Ten bestseller** A heartbreaking and life-affirming novel...

The penultimate instalment in the Chivalry series from a master of historical fiction. The Chivalry series follows young William Gold, who runs away from London to follow the Black Prince,...

Author: Kit WilliamsBinding: HardbackPublished: Jonathan Cape, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: cover chipped with some minor wear; pages in...

1367: Europe stands on the brink of total war. Political alliances are beginning to rupture. No state is immune: England, France, the Holy Roman Empire, Milan, Genoa, Venice, Constantinople ....

'Visionary.' Bettany Hughes 'Tremendous.' Ben Okri 'Luminous.' Rose Tremain Even when he leapt from the parapet he talked. Ancient Egypt. The Prince is set to marry Pretty Flower, his sister,...

This is the story of New Zealand's most notorious art forger. Charles Frederick Goldie is the country's most famous artist. Carl Feodor Goldie is the most infamous forger. Karl Feodor...

Author: William Stuart LongBinding: HardbackPublished: Doubleday, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe Goldseekers transports readers to the rugged American frontier, chronicling the arduous journeys of pioneers seeking fortune...

Author: William Stuart LongBinding: HardbackPublished: Doubleday, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThis sweeping historical saga chronicles the arduous journeys and desperate hopes of those drawn to the promise...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor tear to FEP.William Stuart Long's The Goldseekers chronicles the tumultuous journey of pioneers venturing into the...

Author: William F. Heinz; With Sketches By Valerie HeinzBinding: HardbackPublished: A.H. & A.W. Reed, 1974Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerBright Fine Gold:...

William Cohan, chronicler of Wall Street, turns his sights on Goldman Sachs, one of the most iconic and successful banks in the world 'If they could screw you over, they...

Edition: First Facsimile EditionCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodCondition remarks: Slight tear to edge of DJ.First published in 1848 and now preserved in this facsimile...

Author: Heather Curnowbinding: HardbackPublished: Alister Taylor, 1980Condition: book: Good, jacket: No dust jacket, page: Good, markings: SignedThis definitive study on major Australian colonial artist William Strutt explores his historically important...

The book titled William Alsop: Buildings and Projects 1989-1992 by the author Mel Gooding. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

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Author: Candice Carty-Williams Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 112 Sapphire is the hot-headed leader of the Red Roses in an area where gang loyalty is all that matters. But after...

Secondhand Classic Literature Bargain Book Box SP2979 A handsome collection of canonical English and world literature in vintage paperback editions. Thomas Hardy, Charles Dickens and Jane Austen anchor the Victorian...

Author: David WilliamsBinding: PaperbackPublished: David Williams, 2003Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling historical account chronicles the evolution of architectural design and...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Slipcase: WornPages: GoodFew artists of the twentieth century lived a life as richly visual and culturally expansive as Sir William Russell Flint, and In Pursuit: An Autobiography...

**Winner of the Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year Award** **Shortlisted for the HWA Gold Crown Award** **Shortlisted for the Winston Graham Historical Prize** **The instant Irish Times Top...

This is the story of how a struggling convict settlement grew into six dynamic colonies and then the remarkable nation of Australia. Told through the key figures who helped build...

The discovery of minerals beneath our feet has transformed our species. Ochre first prompted humans to express themselves in art; tin and copper helped instigate the Bronze Age and later...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFew Australian cities carry a history as dramatic and consequential as Ballarat, and The History of Ballarat: From the First Pastoral Settlement to the...

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Secondhand Biography & Memoir Bargain Book Box SP2868 Eighteen memoirs and biographies as varied as the lives they describe — athletes and comedians, journalists and explorers, including a signed copy...

Author: William Nicholson Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 432 Seeker, Morning Star and the Wildman return in the second mesmerising book in William Nicholson's award-winning epic fantasy series, The Noble...

**Winner of the Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year Award** **Longlisted for the HWA Gold Crown Award** **The instant Irish Times Top Ten bestseller** A heartbreaking and life-affirming novel...