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After his father's suicide, Al Hsu wrestled with intense emotional and theological questions. Without pretending there are any easy answers, he draws on his Christian faith to point suicide survivors...

In 1938, with the Japanese army approaching from Nanking, Huan Hsu's great-great grandfather, Liu, and his five granddaughters, were forced to flee their hometown on the banks of the Yangtze...

Author: Shuhsi HsuBinding: HardbackPublished: Kelly & Walsh Ltd, 1938Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: No dust jacket, previous owner name inside, cover has tanning and general wear, page edges...

This book examines the opinions and influences, idiosyncrasies and personalities of writers as diverse as Shakespeare and Kingsley Amis, Cervantes and Milan Kundera. Professor Miller discusses and defends the profession...

Author: Ghazi Al-Gosaibi; Anne FairbairnBinding: SoftbackPublished: Leros Press, 1989Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis anthology presents a diverse collection of modern poetry from the Arab world, showcasing...

Author: Al Murray Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 352 Al Murray's passion for military history and the Second World War in particular has always run parallel with his comedy and...

A military history classic from the bestselling author of Vulcan 607 and Phoenix Squadron ____________________ 'As vivid and compelling as the best adventure thriller, and a fitting tribute to a...

'A gripping account. Essential reading to understand the roots of the 2011 Arab Spring and the conflicts that have devastated so much of the region' EUGENE ROGAN, author of The...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingOne of the most sensational espionage cases of the twentieth century is laid bare in John Chabot Smith's...

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A Richard and Judy summer book club pick 'One of the books of the decade' - Richard Madeley The phenomenal new novel, based on a true story, from the multimillion-copy...

From the bestselling author of H is for Hawk comes a transcendent collection of essays about the natural world **THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER** 'Thrilling dispatches from a vanishing world' Observer...

Author: Harold HerdBinding: HardbackPublished: Fleet Publications, London, 1959Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThe Writer's Desk Book: A Reference Work For Authors And Journalists is an indispensable guide for...

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'I want you to make a promise to me that you will always take care of your sisters. That you will always be there for one another. That you will...

FROM THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR IN THE HUNT FOR A SPY, HE EXPOSED A CONSPIRACY 'Seriously riveting . . . a testament to Robert Harris's storytelling power' The Times...

Stanley Fish is one of America's most stimulating literary theorists. In this book, he undertakes a profound reexamination of some of criticism's most basic assumptions. He penetrates to the core...

Edition: First EditionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Foxing and tanning on block, wear and tear of jacket localised to...

Edition: rev ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodAt the heart of one of the twentieth century's most powerful and enigmatic political systems, Authority, Power and Policy in the USSR...

A competitive diver and an ace swimmer jump into forbidden waters in this steamy college romance from the Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis....

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'A full throttle, adrenaline-laced espionage page-turner . . . Get ready to blast off and enjoy the ride!'   Jack Carr, former Navy SEAL Sniper and #1 New York Times...

Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. fep clipped. In the landscape of postwar German literature, few dramatists provoked as much controversy or moral...

All students and scholars are curious about the human faces behind the impersonal rhetoric of academic disciplines. Here twenty of America's most prominent sociologists recount the intellectual and biographical events...

The book titled My Life as Author and Editor by the author H. L. Mencken. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this book.

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What is wrong meets what feels right in this romance set in Italy by the Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author of Deep End. Maya Killgore is twenty-three...

Until the posthumous publication of the Millennium Trilogy, Stieg Larsson was probably best known for his commitment to left-wing causes, and his tireless work as an anti-fascist activist. Horrified by...

Author: R. Braschbinding: HardbackPublished: Sydney Angus and Robertson, 1958Condition: book: Good, jacket: Wear and tear, page: Aging or marking, markings: Signed with inscriptionThe Eternal Flame is a poetic exploration of...

'Anyone who wants to understand contemporary Germany must read The Granddaughter now' Le Monde 'The great novel of German reunification' Le Figaro 'A masterpiece' Maurice Szafran May, 1964. At a...

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Author: Gabrielle Zevin Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 "Who the hell are you?" A.J. asks the baby. For no apparent reason, she stops crying and smiles at him. "Maya,"...

The Romanian critic Eugen Simion contests leading twentieth-century critics who deny the author a place in criticism by maintaining that the author's life can tell us nothing about his or...

The phenomenal new novel, based on a true story, from the multimillion-copy bestselling author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz , Cilka's Journey and Three Sisters . 1942. Singapore is falling...

Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodBehind every published word lies a battle fought in boardrooms, courtrooms, and committee halls — A Writer's Rights chronicles the formative two decades of...

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The authoritative guide to the official rules of all popular games of skill and chance, now completely revised, updated and expanded. A book that belongs in every library, right beside...

Author: Heather Morris Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 364 It is February 1942. Amid the turmoil of World War II, a group of Australian Army nurses, among them Nesta James...

Author: Michael Lewis Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 304 From mere trainee to lowly geek, to triumphal Big Swinging Dick: that was Michael Lewis' pell-mell progress through the dealing rooms...

Author: Heather Martin Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 544 'A biography as gripping as one of Lee Child's own bestsellers' Ian Rankin 'Very enjoyable' The Times 'Vivid and entertaining' Telegraph...