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Philip Short
The monumental biography of the most influential leader on the world stage in the last twenty years.
Vladimir Putin is a pariah to the West.
He has the power to…
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Haruki Murakami
A brilliant new collection of short stories from the unique mind of the internationallly bestselling author of Men Without Women and Killing Commendatore. In these eight stories, Haruki Murakami explores…
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A dazzling Sunday Times bestselling collection of short stories from the beloved internationally acclaimed Haruki Murakami.
Philip Norman
Acclaimed biographer Philip Norman charts the brief life of a megastar in rock music’s premier echelon, the legend and man that is Jimi Hendrix.
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The text of this Large Print edition is unabridged. Other aspects of the book may vary from the original edition.
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Alone among world leaders, he…
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A gripping and definitive portrait of the man who headed one of the most enigmatic and terrifying regimes of modern times. This powerful biography reveals that Pol Pot and the…
Aesthete, sensualist, bookworm, politician of Machiavellian cunning: Francois Mitterrand was a man of exceptional gifts and exceptional flaws who, during his fourteen years as President, strove to drag his tradition-bound…
The greatest biography yet written on the man who made China
The definitive portrait of Pol Pot, the enigmatic man behind the most terrifying regime of modern times
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Philip Pullman
A Gothic-feeling, atmospheric mystery story set in the world of His Dark Materials and The Book of Dust from the globally bestselling and master storyteller Sir Philip Pullman.
‘D'you -…
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A short story from the world of His Dark Materials and The Book of Dust
Philip Rawlings
Providing an overview of the history of policing in the UK, the book investigates the changes in policing strategies over time, and provides a historical foundation for contemporary debates. It…
Philip Dunlop
The stories in this collection can be used for practice in unseen translation or comprehension.
Philip K Dick
This collection of classic short stories is about war, aliens, governments, space and time travel, reality and the imagination, industrialization, human ambition and intelligent robots.
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PHILIP L. HOSFORD
I wrote this nine stories during the 1950’s. I wrote for my chlidren to read and some cases I read them to my younger children. I filed them all the…
Philip Begho
Strange World is a collection of four short stories. The stories explore deep themes in a fascinating way and explode with a surprise ending, bringing the irony of life to…
This anthology presents a selection of poems from the issues of NOON: journal of the short poem that appeared between 2004 and 2017. Philip Rowland has assembled a richly suggestive…
Philip Hirsh
What do a politically astute silverfish, a golf ball thief, and a gay Bible salesman have in common? In the real world, nothing. But flowing out of the mind of…
Philip Oyok
Kingsley Azobi is a hardworking Nigerian with a loving wife and children in Cape City, whose past suddenly catches up with him when a British operative comes to him with…
Philip Roth
Roth’s award-winning first book – about Neil Klugman, Brenda Patimkin, and their relationship which tests the boundaries of suspicion, social class, and love – instantly established its author’s reputation as…
Philip Swanson
Introduces readers to the evolution of modern fiction in Spanish-speaking Latin America. This work presents Latin American fiction in its cultural and political contexts. It introduces debates about how to…
Philip Khuri Hitti
Despite recent events in the Middle East, the history of the Arabs is little known to most Westerners even though Western culture has been deeply influened by Aribic history. Hitti…
Philip Carteret Webb
A short account of danegeld with some further particulars relating to Will. The Conqueror’s survey This book, A short account of danegeld , by Philip Carteret Webb, is a replication…
Offers ideas for cultivating the proper mindset for the studying, teaching, and practicing of science that will be useful for those new to as well as familiar with the field…
Philip Unwin
First published in 1976, The Printing Unwins is the story of the firm of Unwin Brothers: the saga that began with the enterprise of Jacob Unwin.
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A spectacular treasury of the best British short stories published in the last twenty years
We are living in a particularly rich period for British short stories. Despite the relative…
Philip M. LaVoie
Scraping sounds awake you from your sleep. Something putrid is moving underneath the bed, with razor talons only a thin mattress away from tearing you to shreds. Cringing with disbelief…
Philip Johnson (Blackburn College)
Love and Longing - Very Short Stories describe love success and failure scenarios encountered as the trip through life continues.
David Philip Lindsley
A short course in business shorthand (1888). This book, A short course in business shorthand, by David Philip Lindsley, is a replication of a book originally published before 1888. It…
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
This work is in the "public…
Philip Vander Elst
Van der Elst’s book provides a lucid and stimulating introduction; for those already familiar with Lewis’s writings it offers a challenging analysis of their meaning and of the continuous thread…
Philip Harrington,Philip Harrington
For the avid cyclist or for the family planning a weekend activity, these carefully slected, well-researched routes are appropriate for everyone.
Philip Philmar
This is a collection of short, mostly comedy plays. These are very short plays indeed. If they were any shorter they probably wouldn’t even be plays; yet they are longer…
A richly varied anthology showcases a teeming, strange, magical world, about to be brought to an end by the catastrophe of 1914
The quarter century or so before the outbreak…
Hailed for its astounding portrait of Jimi Hendrix, Philip Norman’s Wild Thing has become the definitive biography of rock’s most outrageous-and tragic-genius.
New York Times Book Review * The Best Books to Give This Year Publishers Weekly * Best Books of the Year (Nonfiction) A shattering new biography of rock music’s most…
Philip Doddridge Jeremiah Rich
This English-language book describes a system of shorthand invented by 18th-century British merchant Jeremiah Rich and improved by the theologian and hymn-writer Philip Doddridge. The system is based on phonetics…
Philip Judge
Without the Sun, our planet - and life on it - would not exist. As our nearest star, the Sun is also important for astronomers and still presents many puzzles…
Ernest Philip Horrwitz
""A Short History of Indian Literature"" is a book written by Ernest Philip Horrwitz and published in 1907. The book provides a comprehensive overview of the literary traditions of India…
Philip V. Bohlman
From folk music to worldbeat, world music holds the power to evoke the exotic and give voice to the voiceless. This new edition shows how dramatic political changes are affecting…
Philip Etyang
The Cat came back and other Short stories are a collection of stories from across the plains of Eastern Kenya, the Great Rift Valley, Nyanza, Mombasa, Kilifi, and the highlands…
