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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFew figures in American military history provoke as much admiration and controversy as Douglas MacArthur, and William Manchester's American Caesar stands as the definitive...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodFew figures in modern history cast as long a shadow as Winston Spencer Churchill, and William Manchester's monumental The Last Lion: Winston...

Condition remarks:Book: PoorJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFew figures in American military history inspire as much awe, controversy, and fascination as General Douglas MacArthur —...

'Emotional, insightful, beautifully written. A story of making saves and being saved. The best football book I have read this year.' Henry WinterSir Alex Ferguson looked at Joe Sealey: 'You...

Author: Tim Rich Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 336 'Emotional, insightful, beautifully written. A story of making saves and being saved. The best football book I have read this year.'...

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. Author: Simon Garfield Format: Hardback...

Victorian cities, so long the object of derision as a byword for deprivation, are now celebrated as an urban ideal. They are widely heralded among modern planners and politicians for...

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It is 1950 and Kitty Longthorne is now a Sister at Manchester's Park Hospital, and as busy as ever. With dizzying numbers of children with polio being admitted to the...

Longlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Awards 2023 'There was always hope. There was always next season. Inshallah.' Inshallah United is about growing up as a...

A TIMES, INDEPENDENT, FINANCIAL TIMES, AND IRISH TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR SHORTLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR From the author of The Damned Utd and...

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. Author: Simon Garfield Format: Paperback...

Replacing the Annals of English Literature (first published by OUP in 1935), the Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature presents a chronological record of around 15,000 works published in the...

Penguin Classics relaunch Mary Barton, the daughter of disillusioned trade unionist, rejects her working-class lover Jem Wilson in the hope of marrying Henry Carson, the mill owner's son, and making...

Following the hugely successful hardback, this extraordinary tale of the father of modern geology looks set to be the non fiction paperback for 2002. Hidden behind velvet curtains above a...

This poems has been called ' the Qu'ran of the Persian language' Begun in 1262 AD, Masnavi-ye Ma 'navi, or 'spiritual couplets', is thought to be the longest single-authored 'mystical'...

The book titled Manila Bay by the author William Leonard Marshall. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Author: Okechukwu Nzelu Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 320 SHORTLISTED FOR THE DESMOND ELLIOTT PRIZE 2020 'A magnificent novel, full of wit, warmth and tenderness' Andrew McMillan 'Smart,...

Author: George Herbert Moberly, M.A.Binding: HardbackPublished: Warren & Son, Printers & Publishers; Castle & Lamb, 1887Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings:...

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The masterful, Pulitzer Prize-winning literary epic about the painful and complex realities of slave life on a Southern plantation. An utterly original exploration of race, trust and the cruel truths...

The book titled War Machine by the author William Leonard Marshall. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

The masterful, Pulitzer Prize-winning literary epic about the painful and complex realities of slave life on a Southern plantation. An utterly original exploration of race, trust and the cruel truths...

The author of The Pirates of Penzance, The Mikado, HMS Pinafore and the other great Savoy libretti, W.S. Gilbert, witty, caustic and disrespectful, was one of the celebrities of the...

From the bestselling author of The Garden of Lost Secrets and The House of One Hundred Clocks, A.M. Howell, comes a gripping new adventure filled with buried secrets and dark...

The minute I saw the letter, I knew it was hers. There was no mistaking it: the salutation, the tiny, precise handwriting, the date, the content itself, all confirmed its...

Following the bestselling publication of THE KENNETH WILLIAMS DIARIES, the devastating self-portrait of one of our most loved and complex performers is completed with this marvellous selection of his letters....

The Sunday crossword puzzles just got a bit easier. Stumped by a seven-letter synonym for mingle that begins with c Or how about an eight-letter type of flower that ends...

Author: Anne Perry Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 512 No breath of scandal has ever touched the aristocratic Moidore family. London's wealthiest and most influential can often be...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFew playwrights captured the gleeful moral corruption of Restoration England with as much wit and venom as William...

The bestselling book that has revolutionized the lives of millions of men, revised and expanded. John Eldredge has revised and expanded his phenomenal bestseller, Wild at Heart , and invites...

THE HOLY CITY IS NO PLACE FOR MERCY 'Matthew Plampin should rank with the best' Sunday Times 'Plampin is heartbreakingly good' The Times 'Gripping, immersive, at times very funny and...

Hollywood romance comes to a cosy small town in this picture-perfect rivals-to-lovers romcom, perfect for fans of Lynn Painter, Jenny Han and Gilmore Girls . They are never, ever getting...

This is the secret report of Laurence Jago. Ex-clerk. Unwilling spy. Reluctant sailor. Accidental detective. New Year 1795, and Laurence Jago is aboard the Tankerville mail ship, en route to...

A great speech has the power to define the times, to inspire, to stir and to motivate. This collection of ancient and modern speeches includes the words of activists, politicians,...

'An extraordinary treasure trove' Andrew Marr A unique collection of unpublished letters from the climbing legend George Mallory to his family, revealing his innermost thoughts about people, places and mountains....

Still shadowed by rumours of his dangerous past, Sebastian St. Cyr, Viscount Devlin, returns in another gripping tale of murder and passion in Regency England. In 1811, on a summer...

Part love-story, part wine-splattered family cookbook, a delicious memoir for any woman who has ever suspected that lunch in Paris could change her life. Part love story, part wine-splattered cookbook,...

A collection of essays on resistance, resilience, and collective power in the age of climate disaster from Chamorro human rights lawyer and organiser Julian Aguon. 'A powerful, beautiful book. Its...

A Single Dad To Rescue Her - Sue MacKay A tempting paramedic... his second chance at love? Called out to an avalanche, firefighting chief Jamie comes to strong-willed Kayla's rescue....

An outstanding collection of stories from Australia's leading authors in science fiction, fantasy, horror...ghosts, witchcraft, black magic ancient legends, mystery and romance are all here in one superb, page turning...

Maverick's Prince Charming - Stella Bagwell Hoping for a fairy tale ending... Single dad Gideon Frost is as steady as they come - helping his parents on the ranch, taking...