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Edition: repr.,Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - no tears. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Usual shelf-wear. Time itself became a weapon of modernity, and David S. Landes argues...

In "Dynasties", award-winning historian, David Landes scrutinizes powerful family businesses in Europe, Japan and America to determine what factors can cause a dynasty to flourish or fail. Drawing on his...

David Lan evokes a unique theatre of life. Sometimes hilarious, always deeply felt we travel with him to Peter Brook's Paris, to Chekhov's Yalta, to Lithuania in search of his...

The long-awaited memoir of New Zealand's outstanding Prime Minister of the late 20th century. David Lange ushered in a revolution in New Zealand when he came to power in 1984,...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA compelling biographical profile of one of New Zealand’s most dynamic political figures, David...

How much do you know about the big-name brands we live by? Virgin, BP, Land Rover, Barclays, Cadbury's, BBC and M&S. In our times the PLCs have been seen as...

Winner of the Thomas Wolfe Memorial Prize 2023'A beautifully fearless contemplation' - S. A. Cosby'A literary crime thriller about belonging and betrayal in rural America' - Paula HawkinsToya Gardner, a...

Author: David Knowles And J. K. S. St JosephBinding: HardbackPublished: Cambridge University Press, 1952Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis work presents...

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Winner of the Thomas Wolfe Memorial Prize 2023'A beautifully fearless contemplation' - S. A. Cosby'A literary crime thriller about belonging and betrayal in rural America' - Paula HawkinsToya Gardner, a...

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Author: Jacquetta HawkesBinding: HardbackPublished: David & Charles, 1978Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: in overall very good condition; some rubbing and slight mildewing on edges of...

1929... On Wall Street, during the worst financial crisis the world had ever seen, the word Banksters was coined to describe those ruthless individuals who had gambled away the country...

Author: J. Craig Venter Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 336 'An epic travelogue, brimming with the excitement of discovery. With characteristic panache, Venter unveils the teeming array of bacteria, viruses,...

Unequal taxes, unequal accountability for crime, unequal influence, unequal control of the media, unequal access to natural resources-corporations have gained these privileges and more by exploiting their legal status as...

Secondhand Literary & Historical Fiction Bargain Box — 18 Books Eighteen novels and story collections for readers who want their fiction to do something more than pass the time. This...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedIn the sun-drenched landscapes of twentieth-century Queensland, Harland's Half Acre chronicles the turbulent life of Frank Harland, a visionary Australian painter whose obsessive dedication...

PREORDER DAVID GILMAN'S THRILLING NEW HISTORICAL NOVEL THE KNIFE MAKER OF VENICE NOW! THE HUNDRED YEARS' WAR COMES TO LIFE WITH DAVID GILMAN In this gripping historical adventure, Master of...

Secondhand Biography & Memoir Bargain Book Box SP4098 Twenty-two books of biography, autobiography and memoir — from Paul Hogan and Yehudi Menuhin to Vinnie Jones, Chris Patten and Hunter S....

'An epic travelogue, brimming with the excitement of discovery. With characteristic panache, Venter unveils the teeming array of bacteria, viruses, and eukaryotes that crowd our planet's oceans' - Siddhartha Mukherjee...

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Edition: First Edition ThusCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFrom the thundering charges of mounted light horsemen to the grinding advance of armoured tanks, Hooves, Wheels & Tracks chronicles the...

Author: R. S. Ford Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 608 "Perfect for fans of Brent Weeks, George R. R. Martin, or David Gemmell . . . . The best traditional...

Secondhand Literary Fiction Bargain Book Box Embark on a diverse literary expedition with our Secondhand Literary Fiction Bargain Book Box, featuring a selection of compelling novels from acclaimed authors. Each...

Secondhand Non-Fiction Bargain Book Box SP4078 A rich, varied mix of cultural writing, memoir and social commentary. Books on race, identity, the body, deafness, ballet, the internet, menopause, photography and...

A masterful series of photographs highlighting the fragile beauty of a highly threatened landscape: the Oceano Dunes on the Central California Coast. Climate change is the great existential reality of...

Edition: later repr.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Signed,Remainder markCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Small crease on rear cover. What happens when one of America's sharpest comic...

Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Slipcase: WornPages: GoodFew publications shaped the landscape of popular fiction as profoundly as *The Strand Magazine*, the legendary London periodical that first brought Sherlock Holmes to...

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Battleship Nevada holds the unique distinction of having survived Pearl Harbor, D-Day, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa and being the target of atomic bomb testing during Operation Crossroads. Both USS Nevada...

Secondhand Military History Bargain Book Box SP4075 Seventeen ex-library books ranging from the Big Three alliance to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander military service, from the search for missing WWII...

Edition: First Edition ThusCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodCondition remarks: Bumbs and shelf wear to edge of DJ.For over a hundred years, Royal Doulton's Character and Toby Jugs have...

Secondhand Children's Fiction Bargain Book Box SP4081 A Roald Dahl feast, with nine of his titles from the sweetly subversive to the gloriously gruesome. David Walliams provides strong backup, and...

Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageLong before the great waves of modern migration reshaped the world, thousands of Swedes boarded ships bound...

A new edition of James's chilling novella, edited by David Bromwich 'The apparition had reached the landing half-way up and was therefore on the spot nearest the window where, at...

Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAt the crossroads of faith, politics, and warfare, Britain, Ireland and the Crusades, c.1000–1300 presents a rigorous...

Secondhand History & Military Bargain Book Box SP4076 Twenty books spanning ancient history, WWII, military history, classical civilisation and modern political biography. From the Greeks and Romans to the Dambusters,...

Secondhand Non-Fiction Bargain Book Box SP4079 A wonderfully broad box of non-fiction — popular science, sharp cultural writing, business, nature, humour and self-help all represented. Hawking on cosmology, Bryson on...

Secondhand Religious Philosophy Bargain Book Box SP4093 An extraordinary collection of academic theology and religious philosophy, centred heavily on Don Cupitt — the Cambridge philosopher-priest who spent decades dismantling traditional...

Secondhand Art Book Bargain Book Box SP4071 Nine large-format books from the much-loved Time-Life "World of" series — each a thorough survey of a single master, richly illustrated throughout. A...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: YellowedIn the sun-scorched landscapes of mid-twentieth-century Australia, Randolph Stow's The Bystander presents a haunting portrait of alienation, moral ambiguity, and...