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An award-winning classicist turns to Greek tragedies for the wisdom to understand the damage caused by suicide and help those who are contemplating suicide themselves "Remarkable, brave and compassionate."-Rowan Williams,...

Edith Hall unpacks the mysterious and successful ancient Greek people through ten uniquely ancient Greek personality traits. They gave us democracy, philosophy, poetry, rational science, the joke. They built the...

How to live happily in the modern world, guided by the ancient ideas of Aristotle 'Wonderful and timely ... Hugely recommended' STEPHEN FRY What do you and an ancient philosopher...

From renowned classicist Edith Hall, ARISTOTLE'S WAY is an examination of one of history's greatest philosophers, showing us how to lead happy, fulfilled, and meaningful lives Aristotle was the first...

Author: Sarah Hall (Author) Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 224 You were the last one here, before I closed the door of Burntcoat. Before we all closed our...

The book titled The House of Mirth by the author Edith Wharton. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Author: Sarah Hall (Author) Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 224 'Dark and brilliant.' - SARAH MOSS 'A masterpience.' - DAISY JOHNSON 'Extraordinary.' - SARAH PERRY In the bedroom above her...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodShe was a creature utterly unlike any other — imperious, bizarre, and incandescently gifted — and Victoria Glendinning's Edith Sitwell: A Unicorn Among Lions...

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Norwich, 1901: Edith Holler spends her days among the eccentric denizens of the Holler Theatre, warned by her domineering father that the playhouse will literally tumble down if she should...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. Few literary figures of the twentieth century cut as...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingLong before The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady became a publishing sensation, there was a woman behind...

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Now available in a special hardcover Deluxe Collector's Edition featuring beautiful new packaging, including cloth case stamping with red foil, bold endpapers, and red sprayed edges! A New York Times...

Author: Charlotte Philby Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 384 One of 'the heirs to John le Carre' The Times 'A tremendous achievement' WILLIAM BOYD 'Behold the new Golden Age of...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears — dust jacket present with some edge wear and minor fading. Page Condition: good. Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Intact, hardcover binding...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodShe was imperious, eccentric, and utterly unlike anyone who had come before her — Dame Edith Sitwell, one of the...

Graphic novels to read anywhere: DC Compact Comics collect DC's bestselling, most iconic stories in a new size! Experience Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale's incredible Batman epic in a brand-new...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodShe was a figure of towering eccentricity and volcanic talent — a poet who declared war on mediocrity and made herself into a living...

A new translation by David Raeburn, with introduction and notes by Pat Easterling Sophocles' innovative plays transformed Greek myths into dramas featuring complex human characters, through which he explored profound...

Offers a new approach to the life and work of Edith Wharton (1862-1937). Drawing on the recent discovery of many of her letters, the book examines the intricate network of...

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The book titled Endgame Challenge: Mastering the Chess Endings with a New and by the author John A. Hall. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information...

20TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION WITH A NEW FOREWORD BY FERGUS HENDERSON, CO- FOUNDER OF THE ST. JOHN RESTAURANT THE MAN BEHIND THE MAJOR MOTION PICTURE, TONY , STARRING DOMINIC SESSA &...

Author: Aline P'Nina TayarBinding: PaperbackPublished: Picador, 2000Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis evocative memoir chronicles a rich tapestry of family history, tracing...

'It totally foxed me. So clever and totally brilliant' - LISA HALL It's time to solve the murder of the century... Forty years ago, Steven Smith found a copy of...

Author: Edgar Allan Poe Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 1040 Edgar Allan Poe was one of the earliest pioneers of the short story and perfected the tale of psychological horror.The...

Author: Katy Watson Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 400 'An absolute treat of a read with all the ingredients of a vintage murder mystery: a country house, mysterious dead bodies...

Author: James Finn Garner Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 128 'Essential reading for adults of all ages . . . the wisest, funniest, most thoughtful thing yet written on the...

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Author: Amanda Connor Format: Hardback Number of Pages: Amanda Conner's amazing artwork showcasing some of DC's most iconic female characters is collected together for the first time in the large,...

Ready for over 30 new challenges to test you like never before? Grab your sword and let's go! The Overworld can be a dangerous place for players, mobs and villagers...

A beautiful collectible edition containing the fifth and sixth novels of the beloved Bridgerton series by New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn. To Sir Phillip, With Love Sir Phillip...

Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodWhat if the most extraordinary architecture on Earth was never designed by an architect? The Prodigious Builders by Bernard Rudofsky presents a...

Author: Norman PolmarBinding: HardbackPublished: Macdonald and Jane's, 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket has wear and tear along corners and edgesThis seminal work of military...

Author: Alan BottBinding: HardbackPublisher: Avalon Press & William Collins, 1947Edition: First EditionCondition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsThis social history...

With Scott to the Pole celebrates the achievements and heroism of Captain Scott and the members of the 1910-1913 expedition. It presents more than 400 duotone prints by the expedition's...

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Ready for over 30 new challenges to test you like never before? Grab your sword and let's go! The Overworld can be a dangerous place for players, mobs and villagers...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Aging or marking Markings: Previous ownerThis book chronicles the history of Melbourne Grammar School, exploring its development, challenges, and contributions to Australian education....

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodFirst published in 1824, James Hogg's masterwork of psychological terror and theological dread presents the chilling confession of Robert Wringhim, a fanatical...