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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAt the crossroads of biology and human identity lies one of science's most consequential disciplines, and A. M....

The making of the Oxford English Dictionary was a monumental 50 year task requiring thousands of volunteers. One of the keenest volunteers was a W C Minor who astonished everyone...

Following the hugely successful hardback, this extraordinary tale of the father of modern geology looks set to be the non fiction paperback for 2002. Hidden behind velvet curtains above a...

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You have here history, and you have it in a form that charms the eye and refreshes the spirit. Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin, on receiving the freedom of Winchester, July...

Simon Winchester's The Surgeon of Crowthorne was an international bestseller and tells an extraordinary true story of murder, madness and an extraordinary friendship in the nineteenth century. It is the...

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The epic life story of the Atlantic Ocean from the bestselling author, Simon Winchester For thousands of years the Atlantic Ocean was viewed by mariners with a mixture of awe,...

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In sumptuous and illuminating detail, Simon Winchester, the bestselling author of The Professor and the Madman ("Elegant and scrupulous"-- New York Times Book Review ) and Krakatoa ("A mesmerizing page-turner"--...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingAt the glittering heart of Victorian high society, where political intrigue and aristocratic ambition intertwined, the Duchess of...

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'A delightful compendium of the kind of facts you immediately want to share with anyone you encounter' New York Times'An ebullient, irrepressible spirit invests this book. It is erudite and...

Author: Frederick BussbyBinding: HardbackPublished: Paul Cave Publications, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: Remainder markStone by stone, the sweeping history of a thousand-year-old cathedral unfolds, revealing moments of...

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Author: Jim WinchesterBinding: PaperbackPublished: Amber Books, 2005Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling non-fiction work chronicles the most spectacular and instructive failures...

Colin Shindler was dealt a cruel hand by Fate when he became a passionate Manchester City supporter. In this brilliant sporting autobiography he recalls the great characters of his youth,...

Mary Barton is beautiful but has been born poor. Her father fights for the rights of his fellow workers, but Mary wants to make a better life for them both....

Penguin Classics relaunch Mary Barton, the daughter of disillusioned trade unionist, rejects her working-class lover Jem Wilson in the hope of marrying Henry Carson, the mill owner's son, and making...

When an unassuming young Melbourne woman bumped into a handsome naval lieutenant in a Colombo hotel swimming pool in 1926 she would never have dreamed of one day being the...

The name of John Wilmot, second earl of Rochester, is synonymous with excess. In this biography, Jeremy Lamb examines time the nature of Rochesters alcoholism and its implications for the...

'Another forgotten corner of Manchester United's incredible history receives the Wayne Barton treatment.' - Matt Barlow, Football Writer for the Daily Mail 'Wayne Barton's knowledge of Manchester United is unparalleled'...

A Dream Come True is an extensive investigation of the working relationship between two revered artists, David Lynch and Angelo Badalamenti, as an insightful collage that bridges the gap between...

Manchester is proud of Alan Turing but does it deserve to be? Dr Jonathan Swinton explores the complexity of the city that Alan Turing encountered in 1948. He goes well...

WINNER OF THE WORDSWORTH PRIZE FOR LITERATURE AND POETRY 2026, AND RUNNER UP FOR THE LAKELAND BOOK OF THE YEAR 2026. From Peter Rabbit to Mrs. Tiggy-winkle, The Tailor of...

Bobby Charlton is Manchester United through and through. One of the original 'Busby Babes'; he has devoted his career to the club, playing in 754 games over 17 years and...

Praise for Jonathan WIlson: 'SUPERB' The Observer 'EXCELLENT' ESPN 'INSIGHTFUL' When Saturday Comes 'EPIC' Evening Standard 'FASCINATING' Independent A definitive history of Manchester United told through the 10 key football...

Bobby Charlton is Manchester United through and through. One of the original 'Busby Babes'; he has devoted his career to the club, playing in 754 games over 17 years and...

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This guide examines the full range and variety of Manchester's buildings old and new, from the medieval buildings of the cathedral and Cheetham's School to the architecture of the city's...

The artist who created the statue for the Lincoln Memorial, John Harvard in Harvard Yard, and The Minute Man in Concord, Massachusetts, Daniel Chester French (1850-1931) is America's best-known sculptor...

A TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR How did America end up trapped in a nightmare of conspiracy theories, in which millions see the government as an evil 'deep state'?...

Bobby Charlton is Manchester United through and through. One of the original 'Busby Babes'; he has devoted his career to the club, playing in 754 games over 17 years and...

A rich and vivid history of Britain's second city through the people who made it WITH A NEW FOREWORD BY ANDY BURNHAM, MAYOR OF GREATER MANCHESTER 'What Manchester thinks today,...

**Don't miss Ashley's next explosive book HOT GIRL MURDER CLUB available to pre-order now** Twilight meets True Detective in this creepy Southern Gothic thriller, from TikTok sensation Ashley Winstead. 'One...

Author: Paul Morley Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 624 'Reading From Manchester With Love I feel I understand the times we've lived through differently, better, and from new angles. The...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA ILP JOHN CREASEY FIRST NOVEL DAGGER AWARD 'I'll be following Bailey Seybolt the way I follow Tana French' Kate Brody 'Twisty and compelling' Tracy Sierra Everyone...

The breathtaking new novel from Ann Patchett - a Sunday Times and No. 1 New York Times bestseller 'Filled with the moments I live for in a story' BONNIE GARMUS,...

Author: Simon Bajkowski Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 304 FOREWORD BY NEDUM ONUOHA The year is 2012. Manchester City have failed in an audacious attempt to appoint Pep Guardiola, the...

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A thrilling middle grade YA adventure from internationally bestselling children's author, Anna Woltz London, September 1940. Deep in the tunnels of the Underground, hidden from the bombs, four teenagers meet....