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Comfort in Darkness
A masterwork from the world's greatest Jiu Jitsu fighter and international bestselling author of BREATHE. A mythic figure in fighting and a legendary member of the "first family of martial...
All the Wide Border: Wales, England and the Places Between
A Waterstones Travel Book of the Year 2023A funny, warm and timely meditation on identity and belonging, following the scenic route along the England-Wales border: Britain's deepest faultline. There is...
Wanderlust: An Eccentric Explorer, an Epic Journey, a Lost Age
The mesmerizing, larger-than-life tale of an eccentric adventurer who traversed some of the greatest frontiers of the twentieth century, from uncharted Arctic wastelands to the underground resistance networks of World...
The Secret Mind of Bertha Pappenheim: The Woman Who Invented Freud's
The extraordinary life of a brilliant woman whose contributions to science have been lied about and misused-the Henrietta Lacks of psychoanalysis-and whose mental health struggles look different in light of...
Our Stories: 75 Years of the NHS from the People Who Built It, Lived
FOREWORD BY ADAM KAY, AUTHOR OF THIS IS GOING TO HURTPortion of proceeds go to NHS Charities Together.A beautiful and heart-warming collection of stories, this landmark publication tells, for the...
The Bible in the Sixteenth Century
A distinguished group of authors here illuminate a broad spectrum of themes in the history of biblical interpretation. Originally published in 1990, these essays take as their common ground the...
Bold! Daring! Shocking! True!: A History of Exploitation Films,
Unashamed nudists, high-flying hopheads, brazen strippers, vicious vice lords, and high school girls who find themselves "in trouble" comprise the population of exploitation films. In the first full-scale history of...
A Tale of Two Murders: Passion and Power in Seventeenth-Century France
As scandalous as any modern-day celebrity murder trial, the "Giroux affair" was a maelstrom of intrigue, encompassing daggers, poison, adultery, archenemies, servants, royalty, and legal proceedings that reached the pinnacle...
An Aqueous Territory: Sailor Geographies and New Granada's
In An Aqueous Territory Ernesto Bassi traces the configuration of a geographic space he calls the transimperial Greater Caribbean between 1760 and 1860. Focusing on the Caribbean coast of New...
The Battle of the Sexes in French Cinema, 1930-1956
In The Battle of the Sexes in French Cinema, 1930-1956, Noel Burch and Genevieve Sellier adopt a sociocultural approach to films made in France before, during, and after World War...
The Routledge Companion to Social Theory
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Fighting Dirty: The Inside Story of Covert Operations from Ho Chi Minh to Osama Bin Laden
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Homeland Elegies: A Barack Obama Favourite Book
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Nomads and Crusaders: A.D. 1000-1368
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Conspiracy: A History of Boll*cks Theories, and How Not to Fall for Them
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The Illustrated Encyclopedia Of Battleships And Cruisers
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Author: Peter Hore and Bernard IrelandBinding: HardbackPublished: Hermes House, 2010Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis encyclopedia provides a complete illustrated history of international naval warships from 1860 to the...
Stopwatches, Stables and Sure Things: The First Dinkum Oz Guide to the Racehorse Trainer
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Author: John ByrellBinding: SoftbackPublished: ABC Books, 1998Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis book serves as a comprehensive guide to racehorse training in Australia, offering insights and practical...
The Pursuit of History: Aims, Methods and New Directions in the Study of Modern History
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Author: Tosh, JohnBinding: SoftbackPublished: Longman Publishing Group, 1999, Third EditionCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis book explores the evolving methods and aims of historical study in the...
Line and Length: A History of the Geelong Cricket Club (SIGNED by all)
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Author: Tony Joel, Mathew TurnerBinding: HardbackPublished: Slattery, 2023Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: SignedThis book provides a comprehensive history of the Geelong Cricket Club, detailing its significance in the local...
Critical Path
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Author: R. Buckminster FullerBinding: SoftbackPublished: St. Martin's Press, 1981, First EditionCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCritical Path is an important reference work by R. Buckminster Fuller, featuring...
The Cutty Sark: Last of a Glorious Era
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Author: Alan VilliersBinding: HardbackPublished: Hodder & Stoughton, 1953, First EditionCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis book chronicles the history of the Cutty Sark, one of the last...
Ashdod II-III: The Second and Third Seasons of Excavations 1963, 1965
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Author: Moshe DothanBinding: HardbackPublished: The Department of Antiquities and Museums, The Israel Exploration Society, The Department of Archaeology, Hebrew University, 1971Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis...
The Middle East: The Cradle of Civilization Revealed
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Author: Bourke, Stephen (Ed.)Binding: HardbackPublished: Global Book Publishing, 2008Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the rich history and significance of the Middle East as one...
Monitor: the Story of the Legendary Civil War Ironclad and the Man Whose Invention Charged the Course of History
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Author: James Tertius DekayBinding: SoftbackPublished: Walker Co, 1997, Third PrintingCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerOn March 9 1862, an epic battle was fought that not only affected...
The Barrington Papers Volume II
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Author: D Bonner-SmithBinding: HardbackPublished: Navy Records Society, 1941Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThe Barrington Papers Volume II is a significant historical work that delves into the naval...
The Naval Tracts of Sir William Monson Volume IV
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Author: M. OppenheimBinding: HardbackPublished: Navy Records Society, 1913Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThis volume is part of a definitive edition of Sir William Monson's writings, originally composed...
The Naval Tracts of Sir William Monson Volume III
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Author: Oppenheim MBinding: HardbackPublished: Navy Records Society, 1913Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis volume contains the naval tracts of Sir William Monson, offering insights into naval history...
Herodotus: The Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Books: With Introduction, Notes, Appendices, Indices, Maps (Volume 1)
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Author: Herodotus; Macan, R W.Binding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan, 1895Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerThis volume presents the works of Herodotus, known as the 'Father of History',...
A Short History of the Royal Navy 1217 to 1688
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Author: David HannayBinding: HardbackPublished: Methuen and Co Ltd, London, 1898Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerThis book provides a concise overview of the Royal Navy's history...
The History of Rome: The Provinces, From Caesar to Diocletian (Volume 2)
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Author: Mommsen, T.Binding: HardbackPublished: Richard Bentley & Son, 1886Condition remarks:Book: Ex-libraryJacket: No dust jacketPages: FEP missingMarkings: Previous ownerThis volume explores the history of the provinces of the Roman Empire from...
No Green Pastures
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Author: Roi OttleyBinding: HardbackPublished: John Murray, 1952, First G.B. EditionCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerNo Green Pastures is a compelling narrative that explores themes of struggle and...
Fear: An Alternative History of the World (SIGNED)
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Author: Robert PeckhamBinding: HardbackPublished: Profile Books Ltd, 2023, First EditionCondition remarks:Book: ExcellentJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: SignedThis book explores the concept of fear throughout history, offering a unique perspective on how it...
Pacific Liners 1927-72
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Author: Frederick E. EmmonsBinding: HardbackPublished: David & Charles, 1973, First EditionCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThis book provides a detailed account of Pacific liners from...
NAVAL POLICY BETWEEN THE WARS Volume I: The Period of Anglo-American Antagonism 1919-1929
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Author: Stephen RoskillBinding: HardbackPublished: Collins, 1968Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThis book explores the naval strategies and policies of the United Kingdom and the United States during...
A Voyage Around the Queen
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER?THE TIMES and SUNDAY TIMES BEST MEMOIR OF 2024 ... 'GENIUS'A BOOK OF THE YEAR for the SPECTATOR, MAIL ON SUNDAY, NEW STATESMAN, FINANCIAL TIMES, INDEPENDENT, TELEGRAPH,...
The Frontier Below: The Past, Present and Future of Our Quest to Go
Triumphs and disasters in the deep seaThis is a journey through time and water, to the bottom of the ocean and the future of our planet. We do not see...
Knowing What We Know: The Transmission of Knowledge: From Ancient
'A delightful compendium of the kind of facts you immediately want to share with anyone you encounter' New York Times'An ebullient, irrepressible spirit invests this book. It is erudite and...
The Times Queen Elizabeth II: Commemorating her life and reign 1926 -
From young princess to internationally revered head of state, Queen Elizabeth has always fascinated and intrigued. This fully updated second edition celebrates and remembers the glorious reign of Britain's longest-serving...
The World: A Family History
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In Search of the Woman Who Sailed the World
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Dear Zari: Hidden Stories from Women of Afghanistan
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How Sex Works: Why We Look, Smell, Taste, Feel, and Act the Way We Do
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I Have a Dream - 60th Anniversary Edition
With new forewords and an afterword by Martin Luther King III, Dr. Bernice A. King, and Dexter Scott KingA beautiful collectible edition celebrating the 60th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther...
Chasing Beauty: The Life of Isabella Stewart Gardner
The vivid and masterful story of Isabella Stewart Gardner-creator of one of America's most stunning museums-an American original whose own life was remade by art. Includes archival photos of Isabella's...
God's Ghostwriters
'Monumental and eye-opening' Reza Aslan'A revelation [...and...] an intellectual triumph' Irish Independent'[A] massive achievement' Spectator'Refreshingly readable' Guardian For the past two thousand years, Christian tradition, scholarship, and pop culture has...
The Road: A Story of Romans and Ways to the Past
A TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR'An absolute joy to read and an early contender for every list of History Books of the Year' Sunday Telegraph'On nearly every page a random...
The High Seas: Ambition, Power and Greed on the Unclaimed Ocean
THE IRISH TIMES BESTSELLER'Powerful reportage...awash with wonderful obscurities' The Sunday Times''A comprehensive investigation of the staggering damage we have done to the world's oceans and its life forms' ObserverA vital,...
A Woman Lived Here: Alternative Blue Plaques, Remembering London's
'A pretty awesome present for the feminist in your life' - Caroline Criado Perez, OBE, author of Do It Like a WomanAt the last count, the Blue Plaque Guide honours...