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Questions of Modern Chess Theory: A Soviet Classic
$40.00 AUD
This is the lost masterpiece of Soviet chess literature. It was written by a double Ukrainian Champion, and published in the Soviet Union in 1956. Russian experts say it is...
Portraits Without Frames: Selected Poems
Author: Lev Ozerov Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 272 Lev Ozerov's finest book, Portraits Without Frames comprises fifty intimate, skilfully crafted accounts of meetings with important figures, ranging from fellow...
In The Workshop Of The Revolution
$35.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: di - price clipped. Few figures witnessed the turbulent birth of Soviet Russia from as intimate...
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich: Popular Penguins
This brutal glimpse of Russia under Stalin shocked the world when it first appeared. Discover the importance of a piece of bread or an extra bowl of soup, the incredible...
The Estate (SIGNED)
$220.00 AUD
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The Magician of Lublin
Yasha Mazur is a Houdini-like performer whose skill has made him famous throughout eastern Poland. Half Jewish, half gentile, a freethinker who slips easily between worlds, Yasha has an observant...
Red Cavalry and Other Stories
One of the great masterpieces of Russian literature Throughout his life Isaac Babel was torn by opposing forces, by the desire both to remain faithful to his Jewish roots and...
Isaac's Army
1930s Warsaw was a thoroughly cosmopolitan, even swinging city. Larger than Chicago, it was host to a rich Jewish cultural life. It seemed inconceivable that all this was about to...
Tangled Loyalties: The Life and Times of Ilya Ehrenburg
Rubenstein uncovers the man behind the controversies, the gifted writer whose life embodied all the tragic dilemmas of a Russian Jewish intellectual under totalitarianism. Journalist, novelist, and poet Ilya Ehrenburg...
Collected Stories
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Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. From the blood-soaked steppes of revolutionary Russia to the claustrophobic alleyways of...
The Magician of Lublin
Singer's haunting second novel, new to Penguin Modern Classics Yasha the magician - sword swallower, fire eater, acrobat and master of escape - is famed for his extraordinary Houdini-like skills....
Too Much Lip
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One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
This brutal, shattering glimpse of the fate of millions of Russians under Stalin shook Russia and shocked the world when it first appeared. Discover the importance of a piece of...
The Prophet Outcast: Trotsky: 1929-1940
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Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: DamagedPages: Tanning and foxingCondition remarks: large pieces missing from the front panel and spine of the dj; some foxing on the book block, otherwise binding remains tight,...
The Dark Side of Isaac Newton: A Modern Biography
Isaac Newton was accorded a semi-divine status in the 18th and 19th centuries, whereby his image linked together religion and science. The real human being behind the demi-god image has...
In Memory Yet Green: The Autobiography Of Isaac Asimov, 1920-1954
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Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageOne of the most celebrated minds of the twentieth century turns his razor-sharp intellect upon his own life...
The Great Contest: Russia And The West
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Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: GoodCondition remarks: spine missing from the djAt the height of the Cold War, when the fate of civilisation seemed to hang in the balance...
The Penitent
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Author: Isaac Bashevis SingerBinding: HardbackPublished: Jonathan Cape, 1984Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThe Penitent is a novel by Isaac Bashevis Singer that explores themes of guilt, redemption,...
Eyewitness To History: Memoirs And Reflections Of A Foreign Correspondent For Half A Century
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Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, with chipping along the top of the spine and corners. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Intact. A landmark work of autobiographical...
The Mind Of An Assassin
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Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks: Condition: VG. Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Intact. A gripping work of investigative biography, The Mind of an Assassin...
Enemies: A Love Story
Published in 1972,Enemies, A Love Storyis an astonishing novel that blends humour and pathos to create a rich, humane portrayal of a man who cannot escape his past. Herman Broder,...
Lily White
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Nemesis
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The book titled Nemesis by the author Isaac Asimov. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
Love And Exile: The Early Years - A Memoir
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Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodFew memoirs carry the weight of an entire vanished world, but Isaac Bashevis Singer's Love and Exile: The Early Years does precisely that —...
Brief Lives 3 - Newton
Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727) is said to have made his greatest contributions to original thought in science in 1665-6 while at his parents' home in Lincolnshire escaping the Great Plague...
Forward the Foundation (The Foundation Series: Prequels, Book 2)
Author: Isaac Asimov Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 368 DISCOVER THE SAGA BEHIND THE APPLE TV+ ORIGINAL SERIES From a grand master of science fiction comes the long awaited final...
Newton
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This third volume in Peter Ackroyd's series is a companion volume to 'Chaucer' and 'Turner'. It describes the life of Sir Isaac Newton who formulated calculus, hit upon the idea...
Let Newton be!
The work of historians has recently uncovered the great variety of Newton's work from mathematics to theology, from mechanics to music and from optics to alchemy. A major theme of...
A Friend Of Kafka
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Author: Isaac Bashevis SingerBinding: HardbackPublished: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1970Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis compelling collection of short stories, A Friend Of Kafka, presents a vibrant tapestry...
Living in the Future
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The book titled Living in the Future by the author Isaac Asimov. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
Forward the Foundation
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Isaac Rosenberg: The Making Of A Great War Poet
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Love Exile: The Early Years - A Memoir
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Foundation (The Foundation Trilogy, Book 1)
Author: Isaac Asimov Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 240 WINNER OF THE HUGO AWARD FOR BEST ALL-TIME SERIES The Foundation series is Isaac Asimov's iconic masterpiece. Unfolding against the backdrop...
Asimov On Chemistry
$250.00 AUD
Edition: First Edition ThusCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodCondition remarks: Minor chip to front of DJ.Science has never been more accessible — or more thrilling...
Newton and the Counterfeiter
Already famous throughout Europe for his theories of planetary motion and gravity, Isaac Newton decided to take on the job of running the Royal Mint. And there, Newton became drawn...
I, Robot
Author: Isaac Asimov Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 256 Isaac Asimov's Robot series - from the iconic collection I, Robot to four classic novels - contains some of the most...
St Isaac's Cathedral; Leningrad
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Author: Georgy ButikovBinding: HardbackPublished: Aurora Art Publishers, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.This architectural history details the...
Pebble in the Sky
Author: Isaac Asimov Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 224 Caught up in an experiment gone wrong, Joseph Schwartz is transported forward in time from post-war Chicago to the heyday of...
The Caves of Steel
Author: Isaac Asimov Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 272 Isaac Asimov's Robot series - from the iconic collection I, Robot to four classic novels - contains some of the most...
Fantastic Voyage II
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Modern Critical Views: Isaac Babel
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Author: Harold Bloom (Editor)Binding: HardbackPublished: Chelsea House Publishers, 1987Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis academic collection presents a comprehensive overview of critical perspectives on the...