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This collection captures the essence of a remarkable woman, one of the foremost thinkers of our century Simone Weil was one of the foremost thinkers of the twentieth century- a...

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The author of Knitting Without Needles turns her attention to weaving, the hottest trend in craft, with 30 equally ingenious and beautiful projects for bracelets, scarfs, baskets, lanyards, textiles, and...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingFrom the cabarets of Weimar Berlin to the bright lights of Broadway, The Days Grow Short: The Life...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFew lives in twentieth-century music were as dramatically bifurcated as that of Kurt Weill — a German-Jewish composer who rose to international fame in...

Called the greatest art dealer of the century, Kahnweiler introduced such painters as Picasso, Braque, Gris, Leger, and Klee.

**THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER** 'Beautiful ... A work of creative homage to writers, poets, friends and family' OBSERVER A deeply moving and brilliantly idiosyncratic visual book of days by...

This book is about the quest for order in a perplexing world. Ideas to Save Your Life follows Michael McGirr's much-admired Books that Saved My Life (2018). This time, instead...

A new selection and translation of the best of de Maupassant's short stories Set in the Paris of society women, prostitutes and small-minded bourgeousie, and the isolated villages of rural...

Author: Ms Patti Smith Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 400 **THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER** A deeply moving and brilliantly idiosyncratic visual book of days by the National Book Award-winning...

In "The Ring And The Wolf", Gottfried Wagner chronicles his family's connection with National Socialism, from his great-grandfather's anti-Semitic pamphlets to his father's, uncle's and grandparent's close relationship with Adolf...

"Rosemary Sullivan goes beyond the confines of Air-Bel to tell a fuller story of France during the tense years from 1933 to 1941. . . . A moving tale of...

" Devotion is short enough to devour at one enjoyable sitting and thought-provoking enough to deserve re-reading."-Suzi Feay, Financial Times " Devotion shows rather than tells what it means to...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis book reflects on Neil Krivonak's experiences and observations during a decade spent in Japan, offering insights into the culture,...

'An epic voyage well worth taking ... Exhilarating' Marianka Swain, Telegraph One of Britain's outstanding historical writers delivers a romantic and picaresque masterpiece that tells the fascinating story of William...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodA.S. Neill, the radical Scottish educator and founder of the legendary Summerhill School, presents three of his most celebrated early works in this landmark...

Bestselling author and founder of The Healthy Mummy Rhian Allen brings you the ultimate guide to losing weight on a budget. Filled with bulk cooking hacks, clever shopping tips and...