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Field Guide to the Birds of Britain and Europe
London AA 1998 749536691 Fifth Impression Paperback New 416 pages. With coloured decorated title, plates,
This is a practical guide to Europe's rich and diverse bird life, from the borders of the Persian Gulf to Iceland, and from the Urals to northern Africa. The guide features clear, detailed artists' illustrations for easy identification and, on facing pages, provides distribution maps; a fact panel giving status, voice, length, wingspan, habitat and behaviour; and a concise text describing the species and highlighting key features and main differences between similar species.
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Chambers Book of Days
Edinburgh Chambers 18-Oct-04 550100830 First edition Hardcover New new 21.8 x 15 x 5.2 cm 638 pages. With decorated title & illustrations.
Chambers Book of Days is a delightful collection of the folklore and history associated with the year. Presented season by season, month by month and day by day, it combines a calendar of folklore with information on celebrations, religious festivals and much more. Inspired by the original Chambers Book of Days of 1864, one of the unique features of this new book is the combination of generous 'on this day in history' information with the associations and folklore of particular days. Whether it is weatherlore or wedding lore that you are interested in, and whether you want to discover the historical events associated with the day you were born or learn about the origins of St Valentine's Day, Chambers Book of Days will inform and entertain. Over time the different seasons, months and days have acquired a particular significance, or been linked with certain historical events. This is a collection of the folklore and history associated with our calendar. Taking you through the year season by season, month by month, and day by day the Chambers Book of Days explores these associations - from which month it is lucky to get married in to the history of modern day celebrations. The book features on this day in history information and covers the associations and folklore of particular days.
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Pocket World Atlas
New York Oxford University Press 08-Dec-05 195300262 Fifth Edition Paperback New 18 x 10.9 x 1.8 cm 160 pages. With frenchfold covers, maps on endpape
When you've already overpacked for a vacation, business trip, or a semester abroad, the last thing you need is another bulky guidebook. Available in an attractive, lightweight flexi-binding and slipping easily into a pocket, briefcase, or backpack, this handy atlas brims with information vital for the compulsive sightseer or the occasional globetrotter. The heart of this atlas is its newly expanded 80-page travel section, with maps of time zones, major air routes, and climate conditions, plus a fully updated gazetteer of the 168 most visited countries. This innovative gazetteer is ideal for trip planning and includes specific information on each nation's form of government, currency, language, weather, banking hours, and international dialing code, as well as important advice concerning medical requirements and warnings about any potential danger spots. You'll also find downtown maps of 28 major city centers showing visitors to Bangkok, Thailand where to look for Vimanmek, the largest golden teak building in the world, or vacationers in Sydney, Australia the closest metro stop to the Aquarium. All of this plus 96 pages of detailed but easy-to-read political maps of the world and an index of over 15,000 placenames make the Fifth Edition of the Pocket World Atlas a must for any traveler.
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Abbott, Peter Ukrainian Armies in the World Wars (Osprey Men-at-arms 412)
Botley Osprey Publishing 24-Sep-04 1841766682 First edition Paperback New 23.9 x 17.8 x 0.5 cm 48 pages. With b/w & coloured decorated title, pla
The Ukrainians are the largest of the 'submerged' peoples of Eastern Europe and historically represent the second largest group in the old USSR, after the Russians themselves. Ukrainians faced many different enemies in the late stages of World War I, in the civil wars following it, and in World War II when their support for the Germans was a major factor. This title examines the organisation, uniform and insignia of each Ukrainian force, demonstrating how and why they played such important roles during the World Wars. The text is supported by colour illustrations and rare photographs.
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Abdulin, Mansur Red Road from Stalingrad: Recollections of a Soviet Infantryman
Barnsley Pen & Sword Military 30-Oct-04 184415145X First edition Hardcover New new 23.6 x 15.7 x 2.5 cm 196 pages. With maps and plates
Mansur Abdulin fought against the German invaders at Stalingrad, Kursk and on the banks of the Dnieper. This is his extraordinary story, giving great insight into the reality of fighting on the Eastern Front and the mentality and tactics of Red Army soldiers.
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Abrams, Fran Freedom's Cause: The Lives of the Suffragettes
London Profile Books 01-Oct-03 1861974256 First edition Hardcover New new 23.4 x 15.8 x 3.4 cm 283 pages. With decorated title, frontispiece & pl
When Emmeline Pankhurst gathered a small group of women in Manchester 10 October1903, the mood was defiant. For the Suffragette movement, founded that day, sprang not merely from a simple desire to change the law but also from a deep-seated anger over sexism within the Labour movement. The fiery nature of its conception and birth was to characterise the Women's Social and Political Union, as it was formally known, throughout the 12 turbulent years of its life. In fact, what distinguished it from the more staid women's franchise campaigns which went before was its militancy - and, of course, its sheer bloody-minded determination.This is the remarkable (and often heroic story) of the Suffragettes, told through 12 portraits of their leaders, of ordinary members, of radicals and waverers.
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Aczel, Amir D. Descartes' Secret Notebook: A True Tale of Mathematics, Mysticism, and the Quest to Understand the Universe
Broadway Books 11-Oct-05 767920333 Hardcover New new 23.6 x 16 x 2 cm 273 pages. With decorated title, plates & illustra
René Descartes (1596-1650) is one of the towering and central figures in Western philosophy and mathematics. His apothegm Cogito, ergo sum marked the birth of the mind-body problem, while his creation of so-called Cartesian coordinates has made our intellectual conquest of physical space possible. But Descartes had a mysterious and mystical side, as well. Almost certainly a member of the occult brotherhood of the Rosicrucians, he kept a secret notebook, now lost, most of which was written in code. After Descartes's death, Gottfried Leibniz, inventor of calculus and one of the greatest mathematicians of all time, moved to Paris in search of this notebook, and eventually found it in the possession of Claude Clerselier, a friend of Descartes', Leibniz called on Clerselier and was allowed to copy only a couple of pages, which, though written in code, he amazingly deciphered there on the spot. Leibniz's hastily scribbled notes are all we have today of Descartes's notebook. Why did Descartes keep a secret notebook, and what were its contents? The answers to these questions will lead the reader on an exciting, swashbuckling journey, and offer a fascinating look at one of the great figures of Western culture.
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Adams, Iestyn Brothers Across the Ocean: British Foreign Policy and the Origins of the Anglo-American 'special Relationship' 1900-1905
London Tauris Academic Studies 22-Apr-05 1850437084 First edition Hardcover New new 23.6 x 14.7 x 2.8 cm 282 pages.
`Special Relationship' has long been a leading feature of the international relations beteen the USA and Britain, and never more discussed and questioned than now, following the Iraq war. But `Brothers Across the Ocean' is a unique examination into the Relationship's early history, when Britain's role as a leading global power was beginning to be rivalled - possibly eclipsed - by the USA. Based on detailed examination of official and private papers, Iestyn Adams's research shows how Anglo-American diplomacy operated in such diverse regions as South America, Canada - especially the Newfoundland disputes - Hawaii, and, vitally, in the Far East. Here is the leading example of Anglo-American cooperation following the Russo-Japanese War - a conflict of global importance - setting the stage for Anglo-American cooperation throughout the 20th century and beyond. The `Special Relationship' has long been a leading feature of the international relations beteen the USA and Britain, and never more discussed and questioned than now, following the Iraq war. But `Brothers Across the Ocean' is a unique examination into the Relationship's early history, when Britain's role as a leading global power was beginning to be rivalled - possibly eclipsed - by the USA. Based on detailed examination of official and private papers, Iestyn Adams's research shows how Anglo-American diplomacy operated in such diverse regions as South America, Canada - especially the Newfoundland disputes - Hawaii, and, vitally, in the Far East. Here is the leading example of Anglo-American cooperation following the Russo-Japanese War - a conflict of global importance - setting the stage for Anglo-American cooperation throughout the 20th century and beyond.
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Adams, William Howard The Paris Years of Thomas Jefferson
London Yale University Press 01-Mar-00 300082614 First edition Paperback New 23.4 x 16 x 2.5 cm 354 pages. With plates & illustrations.
In 1784 Thomas Jefferson moved to the sophisticated and exhilarating city of Paris, where he spent the next five years as minister from the new United States of America. These were formative years for France, for the United States, and for Jefferson's cultural and intellectual development. This engaging book recreates in word and illustration the atmosphere and personalities of prerevolutionary Paris, and it reveals the profound impact they had on one of America's first transatlantic citizens. Adam's principal focus is on Jefferson's role as the preeminent American envoy in Europe after the departure of Benjamin Franklin, his participation in the cultural and political life of the city, and his private intrigues to help his friends bring the Bourbon monarchy to heel. Finally, Adams places the author of the Declaration of Independence in the middle of his second revolution and chronicles the dramatic events leading to the upheaval of 1788-1789.
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Aderkas, Elizabeth von American Indians of the Pacific North West (Osprey Men-at-arms 418)
Botley Osprey Publishing 05-May-05 1841767417 First edition Paperback New 24.2 x 18 x 0.6 cm 48 pages. With b/w & coloured maps, plates, tables
This book explores the Indians of the Pacific North West - where about one third of all Native Americans are believed to have once lived. It details the area's two distinct cultures: Coastal and Plateau. The Coastal tribes were famously warlike, and contact with whites from the 1770s and the Gold Rush led to conflicts with the US government, particularly in the mid 19th century. The Modoc War of 1875 in the Lava Fields, one of the most savagely fought of all, and its leader Kintpuash - 'Captain Jack' - are examined. With a wealth of illustrations and lavish colour plates from Christa Hook this title is a fascinating exploration of the lives of these famous warriors.
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Adkins, Lesley Empires of the Plain: Henry Rawlinson and the Lost Languages of Babylon
London HarperCollins Publishers Ltd 07-Jul-03 7128991 First edition Hardcover New new 24.3 x 16.4 x 4.2 cm 424 pages. With plates.
From 1827 Henry Rawlinson, fearless soldier, sportsman and imperial adventurer of the first rank, spent twenty-five years in India, Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan in the service of the East India Company. During this time he survived the dangers of disease and warfare, including the disastrous First Anglo-Afghan War. A gifted linguist, fascinated by history and exploration, he became obsessed with cuneiform, the world's earliest writing. An immense inscription high on a sheer rock face at Bisitun in the mountains of western Iran, carved on the orders of King Darius the Great of Persia over 2,000 years ago, was the key to understanding the many cuneiform scripts and languages. Only Rawlinson had the physical and intellectual skills, courage, self-motivation and opportunity to make the perilous ascent and copy the monument. Here, Lesley Adkins relates the story of Rawlinson's life and how he triumphed in deciphering the lost languages of Persia and Babylonia, overcoming his brilliant but bitter rival, Edward Hincks.While based in Baghdad, Rawlinson became involved in the very first excavations of the ancient mounds of Mesopotamia, from Nineveh to Babylon, an area that had been fought over by so many powerful empires. His decipherment of the inscriptions resurrected unsuspected civilizations, revealing intriguing details of everyday life and forgotten historical events. By proving to the astonished Victorian public that people and places in the Old Testament really existed (and, furthermore, that documents and chronicles had survived from well before the writing of the Bible), Rawlinson became a celebrity and assured his own place in history.
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Adkins, Roy Nelson's Trafalgar: The Battle That Changed the World
New York Viking Books 18-Aug-05 670034487 First American edition Hardcover New new 23.1 x 16 x 4.1 cm 392 pages. With maps and plates. Minor shelfwear p
In this account, Roy Adkins evokes the savagery and violence of 19th century naval warfare. For more than five hours sixty ships fought at close quarters under a constant barrage of musket and cannon fire, amid choking fumes and ear-splitting explosions. Nelson was outgunned severely, 2150 guns against 2640 but British gunnery, better disciplined and faster, carried the day. The account deals with events before and after the battle and is a riveting read.
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Ahmad, Aijaz Lineages of the Present: Ideology and Politics in Contemporary South Asia
London Verso May-02 1859843581 First paperback edition Paperback New 8.9 x 5.9 x 1.1 inches 366 pages
In March 1998, India broke a quarter century's silence when it detonated a series of nuclear devices in the Rajasthan desert. Having announced it possessed the requisite credentials for membership of the nuclear club in 1974, India quickly disavowed any desire to join, pledging not to develop its capability further. The Pokhran explosions revealed that promise to have been broken. The principal beneficiary of its breaking was a rightwing government seeking to shore up its shaky base with commitment to the 'Hindu bomb.' While most in the West were taken unawares by this sudden bellicosity in the land of Gandhi, more scrupulous observers on the Indian scene insisted it had a clear history. In Lineages of the Present, Ahmad untangles many of the intertwined threads of this important history, so often poorly understood in the metropolitan West.
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Alao, Charles Abiodun Mau Mau Warrior (Osprey Warrior 108)
Botley Osprey Publishing 10-Aug-06 1846030242 First edition Paperback New 24.9 x 18.5 x 1.3 cm 64 pages. With b/w & coloured decorated title, pla
The Mau Mau Freedom Fighters waged a guerrilla war for eight years (1952-1960) against their British colonial rulers, to win back their land and independence. This underground militia was an extremely powerful force employing tactics, which included the assassination of British settlers and the Africans who collaborated with the British, as well as raiding colonial prisons for weapons and staging daring ambushes in the Kenyan forests and mountains. The conflict saw these untrained warriors, deemed by many to be terrorists employ an innovative mix of traditional African warfare tactics, counterinsurgency methods and European firepower. The uprising ended in failure but set the stage for Kenyan independence in 1963. This book will explore their unique motivations, training and tactics, as well as their battle experience.
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Alexander, Caroline The Bounty: The True Story of the Mutiny on the Bounty
New York Viking Books Sep-03 067003133X First edition Hardcover New new 23.4 x 15 x 3.3 cm 491 pages. With decorated title, b/w & coloured pl
Few episodes in the history of British sea-faring are as gripping and sensational as The Bounty--an account of a mutiny of 1789. While the French were having a revolution in Paris, in the South Pacific a very English coup took place when Master's mate Fletcher Christian deposed Captain Bligh, the ruler of his ship, and set off with his fellow mutineers for a new life in the paradise of Tahiti. The tale has all the ingredients of an adventure--Robinson Crusoe, Captain Cook, Robert Louis Stevenson and Lord of the Flies all rolled into one. And, as Caroline Alexander points out, myth and legend have often got in the way of the real truth of why the mutiny took place. She sets out to find out what really happened, and does so by not only reconstructing the fateful voyage of the ship, but also by focusing in on all the principal and minor characters in the drama.
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Alford, B.W.E., Rodney Lowe & Neil Rollings Economic Planning, 1943-51: A Guide to Documents in the Public Record Office (Public Record Office Handbooks)
London Her Majesty's Stationery Office Feb-92 114402388 First edition Hardcover New new 25cm ( Public Record Office handbooks ; no.26) 1172 pages. With tables.
This reference book gives an overview of the broad political and administrative context within which economic planning evolved between 1943 and 1951 under the Labour Government. The records of the Cabinet and Cabinet committees are included and the Prime Minister's papers for the departments most closely associated with economic planning. The book has been arranged to help the reader to follow through a particular planning decision or to locate related material among the vast range of government records, and to this end a comprehensive index has been compiled. The handbook will interest not just the specialist of economic planning but also the general reader keen to discover how, for example, economic planning impinged on a particular region or industry.
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Alfrey, N., S. Daniels & M. Postle (Editors) Art of the Garden
London Tate Publishing 10-Jun-04 185437544X First edition Hardcover New new 30.2 x 25.1 x 2.8 cm 256 pages. With b/w & coloured plates & illustrati
England is known internationally as a nation of gardeners. This text explores our national obsession with all things horticultural and is illustrated with works by artists through the ages, from John Constable to Lucien Freud, J.M.W. Turner to Francis Bacon, and John Singer Sargeant to Derek Jarman.
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Allen, Stephen Lords of Battle: The World of the Celtic Warrior
Oxford Osprey Publishing 10-Mar-07 1841769487 First edition thus Hardcover New new 24.4 x 19.3 x 2.5 cm 224 pages. With decorated endpapers, decorated tit
To the classical civilizations of Greece and Rome, the Celtic warrior of the late Iron Age was the archetypal barbarian: savage, undisciplined, and bloodthirsty. In a clash of cultures that lasted almost 500 years, the rich and vibrant society in which he lived, fought, and died was virtually destroyed, becoming the stuff of myth and legend. Covering the period from the first mention of the Celts by ancient Greek writers to the Roman conquest of Britain, this book examines the Celtic warrior, his society and his place within it, and the conflicts that would eventually destroy his world. Beautifully illustrated with many examples of Celtic art and craftsmanship, this book provides a fascinating insight into a culture whose legacy has endured to the present day.
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Almond, Richard Medieval Hunting
Stroud Sutton Publishing Ltd 22-May-03 750921625 First Edition Hardcover New new 23.6 x 15.6 x 3 cm 216 pages. With plates. Signed by the author on th
Using a variety of sources (hunting treatises, assize books, manorial and ecclesiastical records, books of hours and literary collections) and pictures (which include the Emperor Maxmillian stag hunting, two ladies jousting, peasants rabbiting with ferrets and camouflage techniques such as disguising yourself as a woodcock), this book aims to bring to life the centrality of hunting to medieval societies, both as an economic necessity and as an expression of medieval humanity's sense of oneness with nature. Almond shows that all classes enjoyed hunting (in which he includes fishing, hawking and poaching) and women enjoyed it as well as men. This book aims to dispel some of the myths and misunderstandings about hunting, including the view that it was chiefly an aristocratic pursuit, and a male one at that.
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Aloni, Shlomo Israeli Mirage III and Nesher Aces (Aircraft of the Aces)
Oxford Osprey Publishing 18-Feb-04 1841766534 First edition Paperback New 24.4 x 18 x 0.8 cm ( Osprey aircraft of the aces ; 59) 96 pages. With b/w & coloured decorated title, pla
Israeli delta fighter pilots have been credited with almost 300 kills between 1966 and 1974, and dozens of them became aces. The Israeli aerial kill rate and overall air-to-air performance was phenomenal. Although the Israeli pilots were flying Mach 2 fighters, they lacked any modern radar equipment and their MiG-21 flying opponents should have had a performance edge over them. Engagements were essentially World War 2 style dogfights fought with jet aircraft and because neither side had the combat edge to disengage at will most engagements were a die or survive struggle. In this theatre the introduction of air-to-air missles and the Israeli nesher was to prove decisive. This book contains rare first-hand accounts from a number of the aces, plus material from combat reports which have remained classified since the 1970s.
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Amende, Coral The Crossword Obsession: The History and Lore of the World's Most Popular Pastime
New York Berkley Publishing Group Nov-02 425186822 First Paperback Edition Paperback New 19.6 x 17.3 x 2.5 cm 369 pages. With puzzles & illustrations.
The history of the crossword puzzle in all its glory-from the earliest games such as word squares and acrostics, through the creation of the New York Times crossword, to the modern day phenomenon. Now, this enchanting, informative book is being re-released with humorous illustrations throughout. Coral Amende is a veteran puzzle constructor whose crosswords have been featured in many national publications, including the New York Times (Sunday Edition), Los Angeles Magazine, and Washington Post. She is also the author of several popular reference titles.
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Andersen, Jens Hans Christian Andersen
Woodstock, N.Y. Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd Apr-05 715633619 First edition Hardcover New new 22.8 x 15.6 x 5.6 cm 624 pages. With b/w & coloured plates.
On the 200th anniversary of his birth, a new biography of the much-loved children's author, Hans Christian Andersen Hans Christian Andersen was a storyteller for children of all ages, but he was more than that. He was a critical journalist with great enthusiasm for science, an existential thinker, an observant travel book writer, a passionate novelist, a deft paper cut-out artist, a neurotic hypochondriac, and a man with intense but frustrated sexual desires. This startling and immensely readable, definitive new biography by Danish scholar Jens Andersen is essential to a full understanding of the man whose writing has influenced the lives of readers young and old for centuries. Jens Andersen sheds brilliant new light on Hans Christian Andersen's writings and on the writer whose own life had many aspects of the fairytale. Like some of the memorable characters he created, Andersen grew up in miserable and impoverished circumstances. He later propagated myths about his life and family, but this new biography uncovers much about this man that has never been revealed before.
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Anderson, Duncan The Falklands War 1982 (Osprey Essential Histories)
Osprey Osprey Publishing 15-Feb-02 1841764221 First edition Paperback New 24.4 x 17 x 1 cm 96 pages. With b/w & coloured decorated title, map
The Argentine invasion of the Falklands in 1982 sparked national outrage and Britain felt she had to avenge such a humiliation and protect her own. This volume explores both the military and political dimensions of this important conflict, including detailed accounts of the air / sea battle, the Battle for San Carlos Water, Goose Green, Mount Harriet, Tumbledown and many others. It explains how success in the Falklands set the stage for the years of Thatcher's dominance, and restored British prestige. Including first hand accounts from both soldiers and civilians, this is an interesting, and thoroughly up to date appraisal.
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Anderson, Ross The Forgotten Front 1914-1918: The East African Campaign
Stroud Tempus 01-Mar-04 752423444 First edition Hardcover New new 23.9 x 15.7 x 3.8 cm 351 pages. With frontispiece map, maps & plates.
The First World War began in East Africa in August 1914 and did not end until 2 days after the guns had fallen silent in Europe. Four empires and their subject peoples were engaged in a conflict that ranged from modern Kenya in the north to Mozambique and Zambia in the south. The campaign combined heroic human endeavour and terrible suffering set in some of the most difficult terrain in the world. It was also the theatre in which a military genius operated - Lettow von Vorbeck, the commander of the German East African Forces. Yet the East African campaign has languished in undeserved obscurity. The Forgotten Front is the first full-scale history of this neglected campaign.
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Andress, David The Terror: The Merciless War for Freedom in Revolutionary France
New York Farrar Straus Giroux 10-Jan-06 374273413 First edition Hardcover New new 22.9 x 16.3 x 3.8 cm 441 pages. With maps & plates.
Covering the crescendo of the French Revolution, historian Andress narrates its most radical phase, from Louis XVI's attempted flight abroad in 1791 to the 1794 guillotining of Maximilien Robespierre. To readers primed by Simon Schama's Citizens (1991), Andress will be a trustworthy guide to an extraordinary period in which hardly any event or personage is historically uncontroversial. In retrospect, the foiled royal escape was the turning point, convincing revolutionaries and the Parisian crowd of two things: the Revolution was incomplete, and counter-revolution was a genuine conspiracy, not fantasy. Grasping this dual aspect of the febrile revolutionary mentality, Andress meticulously recounts the progressive eclipse of moderate factions in the midst of foreign invasion and internal revolt throughout France. It was to master this crisis that the National Convention instituted the Terror, succeeding ruthlessly but undergoing a series of lethal political crises over revolutionary purity. At his explanatory best when invoking the interpersonal animosity and suspicion that preceded a faction's dispatch to the guillotine, Andress viscerally re-creates the Reign of Terror's deadly spectacle.
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Archibald, Malcolm Across the Pond
Caithness Whittles Publishing 30-Apr-01 1870325338 First edition Paperback New 22.7 x 18.6 x 1.1 cm 192 pages. With map & illustrations.
Across the Pond tells of the changing use of this ocean, from a barrier to a route to riches and a highway for trade. Much is covered -- exploration and exploitation; fighting and fishing; luxury cruises on the steamships of the Cunard and Collins lines and always the dangers of the sea. There also slipped the slavers with their cargo of shame. The story of the early aerial pioneers is recounted, there being many contenders for the first aircraft to fly across the Atlantic, such as the flying boats, known as the nancies. This is an ocean that bred some of the world's hardiest mariners, famous men such as Cabot, Hudson and Vespucci but also the nameless thousands who manned the ships, the hard-used mariners from the Chesapeake, the Solway and Seville. Here was bred the down east Yankee, the Nova Scotian bluenose and the Scouser from Liverpool. Across the Pond tells some of their story.
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Armstrong, Karen Buddha (Penguin Lives)
New York Viking Penguin Feb-01 670891932 Tenth Impression Hardcover New new 19.3 x 12.7 x 2.5 cm 205 pages. With maps.
Karen Armstrong's portrait of the Buddha explores both the archetypal religious icon and Buddha the man. Armstrong follows the Buddha - born Siddhama Gotama - as he leaves his wife, his young child, and his comfortable life and eminent social status for an arduous quest for spiritual enlightenment.Armstrong brings to life the Buddha's quest from his renunciation of his privileged life to the discovery of a truth that he believed would utterly transform human beings and enable them to live at peace in the midst of life's suffering. Buddha also expands to focus and meditate on the culture and history of the time as well as the Buddha's place in the spiritual history of humanity and the special relevance of his teachings to our own society as we again face a crisis of faith.
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Armstrong, Karen Muhammad: Prophet for Our Time (Eminent Lives)
London HarperPress 04-Sep-06 7232454 First edition Thus Hardcover New new 20.4 x 14 x 3 cm 249 pages. With maps.
Muhammad was born in 570 CE, and over the following sixty years built a thriving spiritual community, laying the foundations of a religion that changed the course of world history. There is more historical data on his life than on that of the founder of any other major faith, and yet his story is little known. Karen Armstrong's immaculately researched new biography of Muhammad will enable readers to understand the true origins and spirituality of a faith that is all too often misrepresented as cruel, intolerant, and inherently violent. An acclaimed authority on religious and spiritual issues, Armstrong offers a balanced, in-depth portrait, revealing the man at the heart of Islam by dismantling centuries of misconceptions. Armstrong demonstrates that Muhammad's life—a pivot point in history—has genuine relevance to the global crises we face today.
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Arnold, James R. & R. Hargis US Commanders of World War II: Army and USAAF Pt.1 (Osprey Elite)
Osprey Osprey Publishing 18-Sep-02 1841764744 First edition Paperback New 24.7 x 18.5 x 0.6 cm ( Elite ; 85) 64 pages. With decorated title, coloured plates &
To be a successful commander requires experience, character, tenacity and boldness: the ability to establish a good rapport with both your staff and your men is also vital. The real test comes in combat though, where a large proportion of luck is involved - the luck to be in the right place at the right time - and lasting reputations can be formed in a very brief and frenetic period. The key US commanders of World War II were subject to (and often gratuitously fostered) the projection of their 'characters', exploiting the growing power of the media. This title examines the careers, personalities and fortunes of the key US Army and Air Force commanders of World War II.
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Ashman, Ian Make This Roman Fort: Usborne Cut-Out Models
London E.D.C. Publishing November 1, 2000 746036914 Second edition Paperback New 11.8 x 8.7 x 0.2 inches 32 pages. With cut-out coloured plates.
This model of a Roman fort features historically accurate detail and can be made with only a tube of glue and a pair of scissors or a craft knife. The completed model measures 605 x 458mm (24 x 18in) along the base and is compatible with OO/HO models.
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Atty, Henry Edwardian Rambles (signed)
Warrington Alfresco Books 03-Sep-98 1873727100 First Edition Hardcover New new 26.4 x 19.6 x 1.8 cm 96 pages. With coloured decorated pages. Signed by
Edwardian Rambles portrays Henry Atty''s tale nt as an artist and observer of the countryside and towns he visited during his leisure time, alone or with his wife and friends, during the first years of this century. '
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Auboyer, Jeannine Daily Life in Ancient India: From 200 BC to 700 AD
London Phoenix 14-Feb-02 1842125915 First edition thus Paperback New 21.6 x 13.9 x 3 cm 344 pages. With plates, maps & illustrations.
The nine centuries described in this book, ending with the political upheavals of the seventh century AD, coincide with a golden age of Indian civilization. In the context of political and religious enlightenment, the Brahmanic and Buddhist religions flourished side by side; artistic creation was at its height and India's most beautiful monasteries and shrines were founded then. Throughout DAILY LIFE IN ANCIENT INDIA, Jeannine Auboyer evokes the fascinating complexities of India's ancient epoch, with its caste system, its endless ritual, and the ceremonial nature of human relations - even in the matters of love. Here is the perfect introduction to one of the world's most noble and refined civilizations. The nine centuries described in this book, ending with the political upheavals of the seventh century AD, coincide with a golden age of Indian civilization. In the context of political and religious enlightenment, the Brahmanic and Buddhist religions flourished side by side; artistic creation was at its height and India's most beautiful monasteries and shrines were founded then. Throughout DAILY LIFE IN ANCIENT INDIA, Jeannine Auboyer evokes the fascinating complexities of India's ancient epoch, with its caste system, its endless ritual, and the ceremonial nature of human relations - even in the matters of love. Here is the perfect introduction to one of the world's most noble and refined civilizations.
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Aughton, Peter The Transit of Venus: The Brief, Brilliant Life of Jeremiah Horrocks, Father of British Astronomy
London Weidenfeld & Nicolson 03-Jun-04 029784721X First edition Hardcover New new 23.4 x 16.2 x 2.8 cm 210 pages. With plates & illustrations.
There is a missing chapter in the history of astronomy between Galileo and Newton, and it belongs to a brilliant young Englishman who has been undeservedly forgotten, Jeremiah Horrocks. The English Civil War robbed him of a more prominent place in history, but in the period before the war Horrocks was the greatest astronomer in the kingdom. He knews the positions and motions of the planets more accurately than any person of his time. He was the first to appreciate the true scale of the solar system and to formulate a valid theory for the wanderings of the moon. Yet he was a young man living in provincial obscurity, making independent observations which decades later would astonish the newly formed Royal Society. Of these his most memorable was that of the transit of Venus, an event that has only happened five times since his observation in 1639. Peter Aughton bring alive this lost astronomer and his scientific achievements.
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Austen, Jane Mansfield Park
London Headline Review 15-May-06 755331478 First edition Thus Paperback New 19.6 x 12.8 x 3.2 cm 454 pages.
A tale of love lost and regained, in this sparkling novel of morals and manners.When the gorgeous Henry Crawford and his pretty sister Mary come to Mansfield, they’ve no idea what a disturbance they will cause. There they find the Bertram family, with their beautiful daughters and handsome sons – and our heroine, shy and sweet Fanny Price. As the inhabitants of Mansfield Park become ever more involved with the Crawfords, a scandal begins to unfold that will have devastating effects on everyone involved. But where will this leave Fanny, and when will she find the love and security she needs so much?
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Austen, Jane Pride and Prejudice
London Headline Review 15-May-06 075533146X First edition thus Paperback New 19.6 x 12.8 x 3.4 cm 390 pages.
'I had not known you a month before I felt that you were the last man in the world whom I could ever be prevailed on to marry' Perhaps her best-loved, certainly her most well-known book, PRIDE AND PREJUDICE is the classic romantic comedy. It's the enchanting and enduring story of Lizzy Bennet (one of literature's most engaging heroines), proud Mr Darcy, of true love, families, villains and heroes and of course, pride and prejudice.
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Babb, James R. River Music: A Fly Fisher's Four Seasons
Guilford, CT The Lyons Press Sep-03 709075529 First edition Hardcover New new 215 / 145 196 pages.
Babb is a maverick whose latest offering is a true departure from conventional essays on fly fishing, or on any subject, and will be relished by the growing circle of Babb's fanatics everywhere.
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Bahmanyar, Mir Shadow Warriors: A History of the US Army Rangers (General Military)
Osprey Osprey Publishing 13-Sep-05 184176860X First edition Hardcover New new 25.7 x 19 x 3.8 cm 336 pages. With decorated title, b/w & coloured pl
No American military unit can claim as colorful and volatile a military history as the 75th Ranger Regiment. From its guiding principles first written down by Robert Rogers during the French and Indian War of the 18th century to the most recent combat operations in Iraq. Rangers have led the way in America's wars for well over 300 years. Today's Army Rangers combine the rugged individualism of American frontiersmen with the finely honed ability to operate as a close-knit team, wreaking havoc behind enemy lines. This book takes an in-depth look at the most fearsome warriors of the most powerful army in the world.
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Bailey, Frank W. & Christophy Cony The French Air Service War Chronology 1914-1918. Day-to-Day Claims and Losses by French Fighter, Bomber and Two-Seat Pilots on the Western Front
London Grub Street 2001 1902304349 First edition Hardcover New new 25.6 x 18.1 x 3.1 cm 327 pages. With plates
From the very beginning of the Great War, the French Air Service possessed dedicated fighter aircraft and units, and like all the air forces of that war, her pilots had to learn from harsh experience the lessons of how to fight in the air and survive. Many did not. Frank Bailey, an acknowledged expert on French aviation during this period, has created as detailed a list as possible covering all the claims and losses of the French fighter force on a day-by-day basis. Unlike their British counterparts, the French did not credit pilots with kills if they could not be confirmed, although they acknowledged probable kills. Confirmed and probable claims are all listed, therefore, along with the escadrille the pilot flew with, and the pilot's running total of confirmed victories. This a companion volume to The Jasta War Chronology (published in 1998), presents detailed information and previousy unpublished photos, and should be of interest to historians and researchers alike.
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Bailey, John The Fly Fisher's Log Book. A record of your fly fishing year.
London New Holland Publishers 01-Mar-04 1843304864 First edition Hardcover New 24.2 x 17 x 2 cm 160 pages. With decorated half title, decorated ti
This is a journal for fly fisherman to record their observations and catches and keep as a permanent memento. The log part of the book is divided into the months of the year. For each month there is advice on the main events and where to go to get the most out of your fishing. Tips are provided.
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Bainton, Roy Honoured by Strangers: The Life and Times of Captain Francis Cromie CB DSO RN
Shrewsbury The Crowood Press Ltd 23-Dec-02 184037196X First edition Hardcover New new 24.3 x 16 x 3.2 cm 315 pages. With plates, maps & illustrations.
Captain Francis Cromie became a submarine commander at the remarkably young age of 24. By this time he had already seen action in the Boxer Rebellion, received the China Medal and had been mentioned in despatches. In 1915 he was chosen to head a flotilla of submarines to attack German shipping in the Baltic Sea. Here, he achieved great success despite the hazardous nature of the climate and the German navy. He was decorated three times by the Czar of Russia and received the DSO. During his three years in the Baltic he became fluent in Russian. He only survived the difficulties of the Communist Revolution in 1917 because of his consummate skills as a meditor and diplomat. His murder in the British Embassy in 1918 at the age of 37 remained a tragic mystery for many years. Roy Bainton's extensive researches have revealed why Cromie has previously been omitted from official histories of that difficult period.The circumstances surrounding his murder exposed facts about his complex character, his relationship with the Bolsheviks and the British Establishment - and importantly the story uncovers the duplicity of the allies as they struggled to formulate a reaction to the tidal wave of the Russian Revolution.
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Baird, R.N. Shipwrecks of the North of Scotland
Edinburgh Birlinn 13-Oct-03 1841582336 First edition Hardcover New new 26 x 17.6 x 3 cm 381 pages. With tables, maps & illustrations. Mino
This work is a reference guide to shipping losses off the coast of Scotland from Stonehaven northwards to Duncansby Head, then westwards to Cape Wrath and the Minch. Each of the wrecks is listed, under the area in which it went down, with details of its position and history and fate. This work is a reference guide to shipping losses off the coast of Scotland from Stonehaven northwards to Duncansby Head, then westwards to Cape Wrath and the Minch. Each of the wrecks is listed, under the area in which it went down, with details of its position and history and fate.
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Baird, Rosemary Mistress of the House: Great Ladies and Grand Houses 1670-1830
London Phoenix 01-Jul-04 753817713 First Paperback Edition Paperback New 19.2 x 12.8 x 2.6 cm 364 pages. With b/w & coloured plates, plans & ill
In MISTRESS OF THE HOUSE Rosemary Baird describes women's roles as wives, chatelaines and keepers-up of fashion in decoration and entertainment in the great power houses of Britain. Large town houses and country estates were created largely to overawe and to reinforce social and political prestige; with that went the presentational requirements needed to impress: fashion in clothes, carriages and entertainment, and in terms of an appropriate backdrop, lavish interiors and exotic gardens. Rosemary Baird has selected ten women whose status as consorts to powerful men required them to take on a wide variety of roles. This is a fascinating account of their lives, taken very often from diaries, letters and new research in family archives.
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