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Boris Ford / Medieval Literature

Medieval Literature, Part One: Chaucer and the Vernacular Tradition A discussion of the development of English literature from 1660 to 1780 includes examinations of authors, such as Alexander Pope, Daniel Defoe, and Henry...

Fiona Maddocks / Hildegard of Bingen

Hildegard of Bingen: The Woman of Her Age       This book is second hand, and while you may not get the same publication/version/reprint/edition shown in the picture it will be the same author and title. Removing existing...

Donald Rayfield / Stalin and His Hangmen

Stalin, like Hitler and other tyrants, won and held power because he had collaborators - hangmen. Drawing on newly released archival material, Donald Rayfield gives us a fuller and more colourful picture of Stalin's inner circle than ever before...

Ian Mortimer / The Time Traveller's Guide to Restoration Britain

The past is a foreign country: this is your guidebook.If you could travel back in time, the period from 1660 to 1700 would make one of the most exciting destinations in history. It is the age of Samuel Pepys and the Great Fire of London; bawdy comedy and...

Elizabeth A. Martin / A Dictionary of Nursing

The new edition of this bestselling and trusted dictionary has been fully updated and revised to take account of recent developments in nursing practice and related fields. Updates to this edition cover many areas, with a particular focus on areas such...

Michael Powell / The Mammoth Book of Great British Humour

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Jerry Brotton / The Sale of the Late King's Goods

Set against the backdrop of war, revolution, and regicide, and moving from London to Venice, Mantua, Madrid, Paris and the Low Countries, Jerry Brotton's colourful and critically acclaimed book explores the formation and dispersal of King Charles I's art...

Guido Knopp / Hitler's Hitmen

What made six ordinary men instigate the terrifying criminal Nazi regime throughout German society and beyond with such enthusiasm and diligence? Supported by recently discovered files from all over the world, and interviews with former Nazi members...

Judith Herrin / Women in Purple

Women in Purple : Rulers of Medieval Byzantium   This is the story of three Byzantine empresses who between 780 and 856 restored the veneration of icons, thus saving the Byzantine Empire from a purely symbolic and abstract decorative...

Idries Shah / The Way of the Sufi

In this wide-ranging anthology of Sufi writings, Idries Shah, who was one of Sufism's leading exponents, offers a broad selection of poetry, contemplations, letters, lectures, and teaching stories that together form an illuminating introduction to this...

Elaine Pagels / The Gnostic Gospels

As discussed in The Da Vinci Code... Long buried and suppressed, the Gnostic Gospels contain the secret writings attributed to the followers of Jesus. In 1945 fifty-two papyrus texts, including gospels and other secret documents, were found concealed...

Mark A. Kishlansky / A Monarchy Transformed: Britain, 1603 - 1714

The seventeenth century, writes Mark Kishlansky, was "a wheel of transformation in perpetual motion," a period of political and religious upheaval that defined the nation for decades to come and remains critical for understanding the nation today...

Peter Vardy / The Puzzle of Christianity

An excellent overview of Christianity, suitable for students (and teachers!) embarking on the new GCSE and ‘A’-Level Religious Studies specifications. Written in the same clear and engaging style as the bestselling Puzzle of Ethics and...

J. Sheridan Le Fanu / In a Glass Darkly

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Tom Bower / Klaus Barbie: Butcher of Lyons

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Adrian Jones / Rocks and Minerals

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Book Creation Company / Medicines

Medicines: A Comprehensive Guide: More than 3000 drugs - what they do and how they work       This book is second hand, and while you may not get the same publication/version/reprint/edition shown in the picture it will be the...

Geddes & Grosset / Pocket Atlas of the World

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Alfred Jules Ayer / Language Truth and Logic

If you can't prove something, it is literally senseless - so argues Ayer in this irreverent and electrifying book. Statements are either true by definition (as in maths), or can be verified by direct experience. Ayer rejected metaphysical claims...

Andrew Hsiao / The Verso Book of Dissent

The Verso Book of Dissent: From Spartacus to the Shoe-Thrower of Baghdad Throughout the ages and across every continent, people have struggled against those in power and raised their voices in protest—rallying others around them and inspiring...

Diarmaid MacCulloch / A History of Christianity

A History of Christianity: The First Three Thousand Years Diarmaid MacCulloch's epic, acclaimed history A History of Christianity: The First Three Thousand Years follows the story of Christianity around the globe, from ancient Palestine to...

Robert Hine / Oxford Dictionary of Biology

Fully revised and updated, this new sixth edition is the perfect guide for those studying biology either in high school or college. The Dictionary offers more than 5,500 clear and concise entries, including more than 300 entries new to this edition. It...

Julie Gray / Interview Success - Get the Edge

Get the edge to perform at your best and land your dream career. By building skills instead of providing stock answers, you will get the tools you need to get ahead of the crowd.       This book is second hand, and while you may...

Joe Abercrombie / The Wisdom of Crowds

The Age of Madness #3 Chaos. Fury. Destruction.The Great Change is upon us . . .Some say that to change the world you must first burn it down. Now that belief will be tested in the crucible of the Breakers and Burners have seized the levers of...

Ryuho Okawa / The Essence of Buddha

The Essence of Buddha: The Path to Enlightenment     Ryuho Okawa is known for his wisdom, compassion and commitment to educating people to think and act in spiritual and religious ways.  The Essence of Buddha presents his...

Eugen Herrigel / Zen in the Art of Archery

It's almost impossible to understand Zen by studying it as you would other intellectual pursuits. The best way to understand Zen is, simply, to Zen. This is what author Eugen Herrigel allows us to do by sharing his own fascinating journey toward a...

Ingrid Fischer-Schreiber / The Shambhala Dictionary of Taoism

The Shambhala Dictionary of Taoism presents the basic terminology and doctrines of this ancient Chinese philosophy for the general reader in a clear and easily understandable form, effectively unlocking the mysteries of these terms and concepts that...

Tony Coult / About Friel

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Benjamin J. Myers / Strange Energy

The Bad Tuesdays #2 The Tuesdays' journey to realise their perilous destiny continues in the second of the Bad Tuesdays sequence. Chess, Box and Splinter are faced with new enemies and allies - and still they are warned to 'trust no one'. Can...

Andrew Edney / An Introduction to the iPad Mini

This book covers everything a new iPad mini user will need to know in setting up and using this new device. It is written in plain English and uses numbered 'walk throughs' to explain exactly what you have to do.       This...

Robin Hobb / Ship of Magic

Bingtown is a hub of exotic trade and home to a merchant nobility famed for its liveships—rare vessels carved from wizardwood, which ripens magically into sentient awareness. Now the fortunes of one of Bingtown's oldest families rest on the newly...

John Daintith / A Dictionary of Chemistry

Fully revised and updated, this fifth edition is the ideal work of reference for students of chemistry, either at school or at university. Containing many new entries as well as biographies of key scientists, it covers all aspects of chemistry, including...

David V. Barrett / Secret Religions

Brief Guide to Secret Religions: A Complete Guide to Hermetic, Pagan and Esoteric Beliefs This wide-ranging book explores the diversity of esoteric and occult beliefs. Neo-Paganism is one of the fastest-growing new religions in the western world...

Tariq Ali / The Obama Syndrome

The Obama Syndrome: Surrender at Home, War Abroad   Written early in 2010 and initially published in September 2010, The Obama Syndrome predicted the Obama administration’s historic midterm defeat. But unlike myriad commentators...

Jean-Paul Sartre / Baudelaire

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Brian W. Aldiss / A Science Fiction Omnibus

This new edition of Brian Aldiss' classic anthology brings together a diverse selection of science fiction spanning over sixty years, from Isaac Asimov's "Nightfall", first published in 1941, to the 2006 story "Friends in Need" by Eliza Blair. Including...

Nigel Cawthorne / Reaping the Whirlwind

Reaping the Whirlwind: The German and Japanese Experience of World War II This title offers an amazing insight into the events of World War II through the eyes of those who fought against the Allied forces in all theatres of the war.It features...

C.M. Hoffman / Judaism - An Introduction

A concise guide to the history, beliefs, and practices of a major world religion, covering everything from the beginnings of the faith to modern events such as the horrors of the Holocaust and the founding of the state of Israel Assuming...

Ian Ridpath / Oxford Dictionary of Astronomy

The revised second edition of this established dictionary contains over 4,300 up-to-date entries on all aspects of astronomy. Compiled with the help of thirty-four expert contributors under the editorship of renowned author Ian Ridpath, the book...

Jonathan Healey / The Blazing World

The Blazing World A New History of Revolutionary England   The seventeenth century was a revolutionary age for the English. It started as they suddenly found themselves ruled by a Scotsman, and it ended in the shadow of an invasion by the...

Hilary Boyd / Meet Me On The Beach

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Irfan Master / Out of Heart

Donating your heart is the most precious gift of all.Adam is a teenage boy who lives with his mum and younger sister. His dad has left them although lives close by. His sister no longer speaks. His mum works two jobs. Adam feels the weight of the world...

Alexis Henderson / The Year of the Witching

Born on the fringes of Bethel, Immanuelle does her best to obey the Church and follow Holy Protocol. For it was in Bethel that the first Prophet pursued and killed four powerful witches, and so cleansed the land.And then a chance encounter lures her into...

Russell Hoban / Kleinzeit

On a day like any other, Kleinzeit gets fired, is booked into hospital because of a recurring pain, falls in love with a beautiful night sister, and finds himself pitched headlong into a wild and flickering world of mystery...

Cachin Francoise / Manet Painter of Modern Life

The work of Manet is defined in this book - he was an artist who interpreted modern life with a fresh handling of colour and tone. Yet he craved official recognition and was dogged by notoriety. He rejected traditional conventions in paintings such...

H.E. Bates / The Purple Plain

1943:In war-torn Burma, an RAF plane is forced to crash-land. On board are three men: Carrington, the young navigator; Blore, a flabby officer; and Forrester, a pilot embittered by his young wife's death in the Blitz.Miles from anywhere, in the heat of...

Max Hastings / The Korean War

It was the first war we could not win. At no other time since World War II have two superpowers met in battle. Now Max Hastings, preeminent military historian, takes us back to the bloody, bitter, struggle to restore South Korean independence after...

Milan Kundera / The Art of the Novel

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Hui Hai / Zen Teaching of Instantaneous Awakening

Zen teaching of instantaneous awakening : A complete translation of the teaching of the Chinese Ch'an Master Hui Hai by John Blofeld, with a foreword by Charles Luk This eighth-century classic is a complete translation of Hui Hai’s teachings...

Bill Zehme / Lost in the Funhouse

Lost in the Funhouse : The Life and Mind of Andy Kaufman First biography of the comedian Andy Kaufman, soon to be played by Jim Carrey in Milos Forman's new film Man On The Moon. In the 1970s a handful of young American comedians revolutionised...

Meg Grehan / Baby Teeth

A unique verse novel of queer love, lust, and vampires. From the award-winning author of The Deepest Breath and The Space Between.The bloodFeeds the hungerThat threatens everythingIt starts when Claudia offers her a yellow rose.Immy has...

Jamie Redknapp / Me, Family and the Making of a Footballer

For the Redknapp clan, football is a family concern; it's the family business. Me, Family and the Making of a Footballer is a deeply moving, heartfelt and beautifully personal account of growing up as the second son of Harry Redknapp, and also an...