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The Encyclopaedia of Everything Else: The Ultimate A-Z of Bizarre Information
Author: William Hartston Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 528 Most encyclopaedias are boring. They are so packed with worthy but dull facts that a great dealof weird and wonderful material...
The Bumper Book of Things That Nobody Knows: 1001 Mysteries of Life, the Universe and Everything
Author: William Hartston Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 784 There are many, many things that nobody knows... Do animals have a sense of humour? Why do we have five fingers?...
Improve Your Chess: Teach Yourself
Improve Your Chess will help you to improve your technique and master your game. This lively new edition is written by William Hartston, an experienced chess player and daily columnist...
The Things that Nobody Knows: 501 Mysteries of Life, the Universe and
Here are many, many things that nobody knows. Why are so many giraffes gay? Has human evolution stopped? Where did our alphabet come from? Can robots become self-aware? Can lobsters...
The Grünfeld Defence
$25.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingFew chess openings demand as much theoretical knowledge and creative dynamism as the Grünfeld Defence, and William R. Hartston's authoritative volume stands...
The Benoni
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Edition: 2nd ed.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodCondition remarks: Some glue residue on endpapers. Internally sound. Few chess openings carry the mystique and double-edged tension of the Benoni Defence,...
The Master Game: Book Two
$50.00 AUD
Author: Jeremy James And William HartstonBinding: PaperbackPublished: BBC, 1981Condition:Book: FairJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis insightful non-fiction work, "The Master Game: Book Two," offers a comprehensive analysis of chess strategy and...
The King's Indian Defence
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Edition: 2nd rev ed.,Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerFew openings in the history of chess inspire the kind of fierce, complex battles that...
The Psychology Of Chess
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Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: YellowedWhat compels a rational mind to sacrifice a queen, gamble a kingdom on a single pawn, or spend a lifetime mastering 64 squares? The...
William Butterfield
$50.00 AUD
Author: Paul ThompsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Routledge & Kegan Paul London, 1971Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis scholarly volume chronicles the life and architectural legacy of a pivotal...
The Times We Had: Life with William Randolph Hearst
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Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis memoir by Marion Davies offers an intimate look into her life with media magnate William Randolph Hearst. It provides...
The Times We Had: Life With William Randolph Hearst
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Author: Marion DaviesBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus & Robertson., 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Sun-faded DJ, discoloured top-edge due to tanning, slight foxing to block.This captivating...
The Autobiography Of An Elizabethan William Weston
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Author: William Weston; Translated from the Latin by Philip Caraman; Foreword by Evelyn WaughBinding: HardbackPublished: Longmans Green and Co, 1955Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis historical autobiography chronicles...
The Hearsts, The: Father and Son
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The Chief: The Life of William Randolph Hearst
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Fields of Fire: A Life of Sir William Hamilton
The life of Sir William Hamilton is rich in contradictions: hedonist, scholar and an aesthete with a Rabelaisian streak, he represented the epitome of honourable public service until, as the...
Radical Artisan: William James Linton 1812-97
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Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - no tears. Page Condition: Good, some foxing. Markings: No markings. Binding condition: Good. Few figures in Victorian England embodied the restless marriage of...
Last Journey of William Huskisson
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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. Author: Simon Garfield Format: Hardback...
A Brief History of Puzzles: 120 of the World's Most Baffling
From ancient riddles to modern Sudoko, people have been fascinated by puzzles. Whether they are seen as a glorious waste of time, a harmless way to spend a train journey...
William Shakespeare: His Life and Work
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The Complete Plays Of William Wycherley
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFew playwrights captured the gleeful moral corruption of Restoration England with as much wit and venom as William...