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Rose is dedicated, troubled and on the move. She is an Australian medievalist on sabbatical in modern France. Most of her attention is focused on her research, on buying books,...

Jonathan Safran Foer's Everything is Illuminated won the Guardian First Book Award in 2002. It tells the story of a young man who goes to the Ukraine in search of...

Everything Is Illuminated was winner of the Guardian Book of the Year and won the National Jewish Book Award for Fiction 2002. "An astonishing feat" THE TIMES A young man...

Author: Melanie Sykes Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 304 The impactful and empowering memoir from Melanie Sykes Melanie Sykes has been a face on our screens, a voice on our...

Author: Melanie Sykes Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 304 The impactful and empowering memoir from Melanie Sykes Melanie Sykes has been a face on our screens, a voice on our...

Author: Tim Blackburn Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 384 Every morning, ecologist Tim Blackburn is inspired by the diversity contained within the moth trap he runs on the roof of...

Author: Grace CookeBinding: HardbackPublished: The White Eagle Publishing Trust, 1966Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsGrace Cooke's "The Illumined Ones" is a spiritual and philosophical work that...

Jonathan Safran Foer's Everything is Illuminated won the Guardian First Book Award in 2002. It tells the story of a young man who goes to the Ukraine in search of...

A glowing first novel that brings us "historical fiction in the grand epic manner, beautifully felt and written" It is England, in the fourteenth century -- a time of plague,...

"Light is beautiful and educational... I wouldn't hesitate to give it as gift or keep it at the front of the bookshelf" - Physics World This exciting non-fiction picture book...

With only a yellowing photograph in hand, a young man -- also named Jonathan Safran Foer -- sets out to find the woman who may or may not have saved...

Over a remarkable career Bernard Bailyn has reshaped our understanding of the early American past. Inscribing his superb scholarship with passion and imagination honed by a commitment to rigor, Bailyn...

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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand...

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Prior to the invention of the printing press, all books had to be written by hand. Manuscripts are the beautiful manifestation of this craft, and the most precious and expensive...

Author: Andrew O'Hagan Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 How much do we keep from the people we love? Why is the truth so often buried in secrets? Can we...

A beautifully innovative combination of verbal and visual inspiration, 39 Ways to Open Your Heart promotes balance, guiding the reader toward the enlightenment, serenity, and joy that come from the...

"Light is beautiful and educational... I wouldn't hesitate to give it as gift or keep it at the front of the bookshelf" - Physics World This exciting non-fiction picture book...

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Every morning, ecologist Tim Blackburn is inspired by the diversity contained within the moth trap he runs on his roof. Beautiful and ineffably mysterious, these moths offer a glimpse into...

Author: John Reader And Harvey CrozeBinding: HardbackPublished: Lippincott Company, J. B, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsPyramids of Life: Illuminations of Nature's Fearful Symmetry presents a visually arresting...

Author: Roberta TenconiFormat: Hardback, 242mm x 290mm, 1580g, 264 pagesPublished: Skira, Italy, 2020Taking the solo show at Pirelli HangarBicocca as its starting point, the monograph casts new light on the...

The book titled Flora and Ulysses : The Illuminated Adventures by the author Kate DiCamillo. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

This is the definitive study of one of the greatest artists of the fourteenth century, Tomaso de Modena. His work was remarkable for its vivid expression and its varied imagery,...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis seminal monograph captures the transformative power of illumination as harnessed by Motoko Ishii, Japan’s pioneer of modern architectural lighting...

A moving collection of twenty powerful essays, poems, and more that capture and celebrate the modern Native American experience, featuring entries by Angeline Boulley, Madison Hammond, Kara Roselle Smith, and...

Author: Brad Fox Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 384 11 June, 1930. On a ship floating near the Atlantic island of Nonsuch, a curious steel ball is lowered 3000ft into...

The people who made, saved and sometimes destroyed medieval manuscripts, over a thousand years of history, from the acclaimed author of Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts The illuminated manuscripts of the...

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Author: Eckhart Tolle Publisher: Hachette Australia in 2021 Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 130 In Stillness Speaks, Eckhart Tolle illuminates the fundamental elements of his teaching, addressing the needs of...

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A spellbinding scientific and cultural study of snakes, the fascination and fear they inspire, and how surprising new science is indelibly changing our perception of these stunning and frightening creatures....

Longlisted for the FT & McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award 2017Finance is shrouded in mystery for outsiders, while many insiders are uneasy with the disrepute of their profession....

What is love? It is the gold thread connecting between our hearts. In this light-filled and multi-faceted book, her first since being awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, Han Kang...

This is the book that Daniel Tammet was born to write. In Tammet's world, numbers are beautiful and mathematics illuminates our lives and minds. Using anecdotes and everyday examples, Tammet...

The Time is Always Now: Artists Reframe the Black Figure edited by Ekow Eshun celebrates flourishing Black artists whose work illuminates the richness, beauty and complexity of Black life. "There...

Author: Kate DiCamillo Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 256 Available in a paperback edition! The beloved 2014 Newbery Medal winner by former National Ambassador for Young People's Literature Kate DiCamillo....

Author: MinaLima Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 224 A full-colour illustrated compendium chronicling the magical twenty-year journey of acclaimed art and design studio, MinaLima, the creative genius behind the graphics...

'An underwater treasure-chest to be slowly unpacked, full of things I adore: nosy and loving families, epistolary romance, gorgeous worldbuilding, and anxious scholars doing their best to meet the world...