New Hardback Books

Lofty Large / One Man's War in Korea (Hardback)

Lofty Large was with the Glosters Regiment on the Imjin River when he was captured during the Korean War. In this book he tells the story of his battle experiences, his capture and his imprisonment for the remainder of the war. Lofty Large is also author...

Franco Zeffirelli / Zeffirelli (Hardback)

His book gives us not only a vision of what was Italy during the WWII, but also what is the world of creating theater, operas and movies. He does not succumb to the temptation of gossiping about famous people who were close to him and treats all of them...

Keith Cory-Jones / War Dogs (Hardback)

      All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing stickers from a book may damage it, so we refrain from doing so. If you see a...

Philip Caputo / Means of Escape - Memoirs of the Disasters of war (Hardback)

"A riveting memoir of years of living dangerously."--Kirkus Reviews For the countless readers who have admired Philip Caputo's classic memoir of Vietnam, A Rumor of War, here is his powerful recounting of his life and adventures, updated with a...

Jennifer Rollins / Country Crafts - Quilting (Hardback)

      All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing stickers from a book may damage it, so we refrain from doing so. If you see a...

Charles Moore / Margaret Thatcher : The Authorized Biography ( Volume 2 : Everything She Wants) (Hardback)

The second volume of Charles Moore's bestselling authorized biography of the Iron Lady.  In June 1983 Margaret Thatcher won the biggest increase in a government's Parliamentary majority in British electoral history. Over the next four years, as...

Catherine Merriman / State of Desire (Hardback)

As Jenny Parson struggles to come to terms with the loss of her husband, her friend Sal suggests that fighting the powers of British Coal against a proposed opencast mine near her house in South Wales could be just the thing into which she could channel...

Christina Noble / Bridge Across My Sorrows (Hardback)

Christina Noble's story is one of bravery and resilience in the face of deprivation and abuse on a scale that most would find unimaginable. Her childhood in the Dublin slums barely merits the name: after the early death of her mother, her family was...

Kate Sharam / Under the Skin (Hardback)

Laura and Frankie are brought together by a snatched handbag. Their chance meeting proves a catalyst for their individual self-fulfilment and they become united in their vengeance of the man who is central to both of their lives.     All of our...

Alex Benzie / The Year's Midnight (Hardback)

in the late 18th century, in the Scottish village of Aberlevin, a man in unjustly hanged. Enraged, the townsfolk vent their anger on the clocktower, destroying the clock and calling a halt to time. A century later, shy, gifted watchmaker William...

Claire Sterling / Crime Without Frontiers (Hardback)

New global criminal consortiumS emerged in the 1990's to threaten the security of Europe and America, ignoring the national frontiers. The world's powerful crime syndicates co-operated rather than compete; the Sicilian Mafia has links with criminals from...

Richard Bourke / Romantic Discourse and Political Modernity - Wordsworth - the Intellectual and Cultural Critique (Hardback)

This provocative book explores the difficulties surrounding the attempt to understand the relationship between literary and political discourse. It examines the initial formulation of these difficulties in Georgian Britain, and traces them through the...

J M Beesley / Echoes of a Distant Past (Hardback)

As the Honourable Jethro StJohn stood on the threshold of the ballroom at Devonshire House, that evening in 1784. He surveyed the company through his quizzing glass, and his eyes alighted on a young woman to whom he felt an immediate attatchment. From...

John McPhee / The Control of Nature (Hardback)

1990 Profiles the various places where humankind is struggling to control the forces of nature, discussing both the natural forces at work and the individuals who attempt to foil them.     All of our books are second hand, and while you may not...

Da Chen / Colours of the Mountain (Hardback)

Colors of the Mountain is a classic story of triumph over adversity, a memoir of a boyhood full of mischief, and love, and a welcome introduction to an amazing young writer. Da Chen was born in 1962, in the Year of Great Starvation. Mao Zedong's...