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Paperback Unearthed from the vast collection of the National Archives by Giles Milton’s ‘metaphorical metal detecting’, here are 100 nuggets of almost – but not quite – forgotten history and...

Author: Giles Milton Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 512 'Compellingly authentic, revelatory and beautifully written. A gripping tour de force' Damien Lewis Almost seventy-five years have passed since D-Day, the...

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A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK A SPECTATOR BOOK OF THE YEAR 'Hugely enjoyable' The Spectator 'Delivered with flamboyance, it features a sparkling cast of chancers' KATJA HOYER,...

Author: Giles Milton Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 368 'A magnificent story, brilliantly told. Read it!' Anthony Horowitz Six gentlemen, one goal - the destruction of Hitler's war machine. In...

This is the forgotten story of the million white Europeans, snatched from their homes and taken in chains to the great slave markets of North Africa to be sold to...

Edward Trencom has bumbled through life, relying on his trusty nose to turn the family cheese shop into the most celebrated fromagerie in England. But his world is turned upside...

'Delivered with flamboyance, it features a sparkling cast of chancers' KATJA HOYER, Daily Telegraph 5* review 'Page-turning . . . a sizzling high-stakes tale' JAMES HOLLAND 'This book might read...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn the fourteenth century, Sir John Mandeville penned one of the most extraordinary travel accounts ever written —...

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D-Day was the greatest invasion in history. An epic battle that involved 156,000 men, 7,000 ships and 20,000 armoured vehicles, the desperate struggle that unfolded on 6 June was, above...

'Brilliantly recapturing the febrile atmosphere of Berlin in the first four years after the Second World War, Giles Milton reminds us what an excellent story-teller he is' - Andrew Roberts,...

Author: David DaichesBinding: HardbackPublished: HUTCHINSON UNIVERSITY LIBRARY, 1957Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsDavid Daiches's Milton presents a comprehensive biographical and critical examination of the renowned English poet, John...

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Author: Joe Moshenska Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 464 An innovative and elegant new biography of John Milton from an acclaimed Oxford professor John Milton was once essential reading for...

These memoirs of the literary life and theatrical times of Giles Gordon - agent-to-the-Royals, ex-publisher and theatre critic. They recount his life from priggish adolescence in Edinburgh to the wider...

'This accessible history will keep the subject alive for a new generation [..] It is about providing an accessible, sober and vivid resource that keeps the subject alive. In this...

"A fiendishly efficient, gorgeously written, nasty little thrill ride of a psychological thriller. I couldn't put it down, and it's entirely possible that I'll never sleep again. A true tour-de-force...

The D-day landings - the fate of 2.5 million men, 3000 landing craft and the entire future of Europe depends on the right weather conditions on the English Channel on...

This volume trace ways in which time is represented in reverse forms throughout modernist culture, from the beginning of the twentieth century until the decade after World War II. Though...

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Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodCondition remarks: See below 1957 Voss, Patrick White The Viking Press New York. Hardback in dust jacket. 1st ed. Yes - unclipped ($5.00) VG....

AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER* A NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS' PICK* A GMA BUZZ PICK * AN INDIE NEXT PICK* AN AMAZON BEST OF THE MONTH PICK, LITERATURE AND FICTION*A PEOPLE MAGAZINE...

New York Times Bestseller A special TV Tie-In edition to BRIDGERTON, a series created by Shondaland for Netflix, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn: the story of...

A bike. Is it a big bike or a little bike Fast or slow Dirty or clean It all depends on who is taking it for a ride. . ....

Secondhand Contemporary Fiction Bargain Book Box SP4285 Eighteen recent literary novels in near-new condition, several of them publisher’s proofs: Colson Whitehead twice (The Nickel Boys proof and Crook Manifesto), Patricia...

Hilarity follows disaster in this sharp-witted tale of the trials of pre-teen life, from award-winning and critically acclaimed Crongton author Alex Wheatle. Welton Blake has done it! He's asked out...

"My name is Harriet Manners, and I am still a geek." MODEL MISFIT is the sequel to award-winning No. 1 UK debut GEEK GIRL. Harriet Manners knows a lot of...

Three brave women, three strong men...and one town on the brink. The Cattleman's Ready-Made Family - Michelle Douglas A fresh start? Tess Laing has suffered more heartbreak than most. So...

An intimate exploration of the life, craft, and legacy of one of the most revered and influential writers, an artist who continues to inspire fans and creatives to cultivate practices...

Gloriously entertaining, supremely erudite and delightfully idiosyncractic - this is the diary of the spectacular year of 1922 1922. The spectacular year that F. Scott Fitzgerald chose as a backdrop...

Secondhand Biography & Memoir Bargain Book Box SP4147 Twenty-one biographies and memoirs, nearly all hardback with jackets: Flea’s Acid for the Children, Will Sergeant’s Echoes, Mike Love’s Good Vibrations, Tom...

Wolf pack politics, heart-pounding action, dark magic, newfound family dynamics, and shifter romance come to an explosive climax in the incredible conclusion of the Golden Court Trilogy by bestselling author...

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER AN OPRAH BOOK CLUB PICK 'Deeply moving' Sarah Winman, author of Still Life 'Remarkable' Afua Hirsch, author of Brit(ish) 'A sweeping epic ... Outstanding' Daily Mail Immerse...

A small-town enemies to lovers romance and the debut novel from the bestselling author of Flawless and Wild Love featuring a bonus chapter! Keeping things professional with my employees has...

JACK TAYLOR WOKE UP. HE WISHED HE HADN'T. In the private-detective business, you get on the wrong side of some dangerous people. For Galway investigator Jack Taylor, that meant a...

Fast-tracked... up the aisle! When shy housekeeper Lili Spirenze overhears her boss, Cassian Corti, needs a legitimate heir to secure his fortune, she makes an out-of-character proposal. She'll marry the...

A beautifully written new crime thriller you won't want to miss. In a beautiful village, a terrible storm is brewing... A rural paradise... Detective Jake Jackson moved to the countryside...

Charlotte and Zee get caught up in Poseidon's plan to avenge his progeny's defeat in this "witty, well-paced, and fun" ( Kirkus Reviews ) second book in the middle grade...

Poetry that explores our "post-truth" society, NMLCT holds up a mirror not only to nature, but also to its unnatural distortions and facsimiles. Imagine The Matrix retold by the reanimated...