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A trio of Simenon's finest psychological novels from the 1960s, including- The Hand, Betty and The Blue Room Amidst the fury of a relentless snowstorm, the loyalties of two friends...

An extraordinary tale of betrayal from the celebrated author of the Maigret series On the shore of the Black Sea, on the edge of the Soviet Union, a little city...

Author: Georges SimenonBinding: HardbackPublished: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc, 1966Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the life of Marcel Féron, who faces the chaos...

One of the most chilling and compassionate of Simenon's extraordinary psychological novels 'One sensed in him neither flesh nor bone, nothing but soft, flaccid matter, so much so that his...

The first and fascinating look into the mind of Jim Simons, the shy billionaire who revolutionized Wall Street Jim Simons is the greatest moneymaker in modern financial history. His record...

Simon Schama, the author of "The Embarrassment of Riches" and "Citizens", sets out to tell the history of two certainties, of two deaths. In discussing the "speculations" surrounding them, he...

Moonlight Serenade, Sunrise Serenade, Little Brown Jug, In the Mood... These and other memorable tunes endeared Glenn Miller to millions in the Swing Era and all who recall those times....

SHORTLISTED FOR THE WALTER SCOTT PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL FICTION 'Utterly absorbing, cleverly constructed and beautifully written' The Times 'Moving and exhilarating' Spectator 'Evokes the messiness and fragility of everyday life...

"The Bedside Guardian 2010" brings together the very best writing and photography from a tumultuous year in Britain and abroad. The centrepiece of the political year was an enthralling general...

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He had just hiked the mountains overlooking Beagle Channel, and found himself engrossed in Darwin's account. Like Simons, Darwin was in his mid-twenties when he traveled to South America. Simons...

This book draws together the finest writing in the Guardian from 2001. From eyewitness reports to obituaries, art criticism to sports reporting, diary stories to editorials, politics to travel, The...

For decades, George R.R. Martin - bestselling author of A Song of Ice and Fire and creator of A GAME OF THRONES - has collaborated with an ensemble of science...

A collection of stories of travel and adventure by some of the most feted travel writers of our time.'We travel, initially, to lose ourselves; and we travel, next, to find...

Condition remarks: Condition: Very Good. Jacket: Very Good, with minor wear to edges and corners. Page Condition: Good, slight tanning consistent with age. Markings: No markings. Binding condition: Firm and...

Author: -Binding: PaperbackPublisher: Apollo Magazine, 1994Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis authoritative historical account chronicles the opulent and politically...

'Extraordinary. A fabulous read' SIMON SCHAMA 'Wonderful. He writes with eloquence and wit' NICHOLAS HYTNER 'Fascinating' EIMEAR McBRIDE Simon Russell Beale is one of Britain's most recognisable and well-loved actors....

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: YellowedWhen murder comes to the water, there is nowhere to run — The Houseboat Killings by Roger Simons is a gripping mid-century British crime novel that...

Author: Nina George Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 368 The international bestseller, translated from the German by Simon Pare. On a beautifully restored barge on the Seine, Jean Perdu runs...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAt the crossroads of literature and philosophy, Modern French Criticism: From Proust and Valéry to Structuralism presents a...

Author: Simon Heffer Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 448 50 speeches from every period of British history from the medieval era to the present and a fascinating dip-in...

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...

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'Extraordinary. A fabulous read' SIMON SCHAMA 'Wonderful. He writes with eloquence and wit' NICHOLAS HYTNER 'Fascinating' EIMEAR McBRIDE Simon Russell Beale is one of Britain's most recognisable and well-loved actors....

Over forty years ago, Peter Angelo Simon photographed Muhammad Ali in the rural Pennsylvania sanctuary he called "Fighter's Heaven" as he prepared for the most crucial contest of his career....

Author: Georges BizetBinding: HardbackPublished: Pagoda Books, Simon & Schuster., 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsGeorges Bizet's Carmen: An Opera In Four Acts presents a vibrant and...

Simon Velez is renowned for brilliantly utilizing bamboo as a permanent structural element in both residential and commercial structures. Velez was born in Manizales, Colombia, in 1949, and began his...

'Extraordinary. A fabulous read' SIMON SCHAMA 'Wonderful. He writes with eloquence and wit' NICHOLAS HYTNER Simon Russell Beale is one of Britain's most recognisable and well-loved actors. He has played...

'The most attractive, comprehensive and easily digestible history of the oldest railway system in the world' - Michael Palin In 1825 the Stockton & Darlington company strode into history with...

Patrick & George are off on another adventure, but this time it's to find where love grows. George welcomes younger siblings and, although he loves being a big brother, he...

Best known for his unforgettable roles in Monty Python, from the FLYING CIRCUS to THE MEANING OF LIFE, Eric Idle reflects on the meaning of his own life in this...

Author: Simon Mawer Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 432 SHORTLISTED FOR THE WALTER SCOTT PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL FICTION 'Utterly absorbing, cleverly constructed and beautifully written' The Times 'Moving and exhilarating'...

LONGLISTED FOR THE WALTER SCOTT PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL FICTION 'Utterly absorbing, cleverly constructed and beautifully written' The Times 'Moving and exhilarating' Spectator 'Evokes the messiness and fragility of everyday life...

Author: Felicity Owen & David Blayney BrownBinding: HardbackPublished: Paul Mellon Centre BA by Yale University Press, 1988Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book presents a comprehensive account...

'The most attractive, comprehensive and easily digestible history of the oldest railway system in the world' - Michael Palin In 1825 the Stockton & Darlington company strode into history with...

New Zealand-born Australian artist George Johnson, who with close colleagues Roger Kemp and Leonard French introduced abstract painting to Melbourne audiences in the 1950s, is one of abstraction's most intentioned...

Author: Simon Mawer Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 432 The past is another country and we are all its exiles. Banished forever, we look back in fascination and wonder at...

History & Biography Bargain Book Box From wartime espionage and the secret intelligence networks that shaped the twentieth century to lost ancient cities, forgotten Olympians, and the lives of remarkable...

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