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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781894898508Author R. M. PattersonFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Heritage House Publishing Co LtdPublisher Heritage House Publishing Co...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062251459Author Les StandifordFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 272gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781468316704Author Paddy HayesFormat PaperbackPage Count 328Imprint Harry N. AbramsPublisher Harry N. AbramsWeight(grams) 408gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 140mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781569023815Author Bulcha DemeskaFormat PaperbackPage Count 282Imprint Red Sea Press,U.S.Publisher Red Sea Press,U.S.Weight(grams) 443g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909646995Author Joel T. RosenthalFormat HardbackPage Count 341Imprint University of London PressPublisher University of London

What we know of Buffalo Bill Cody (1846-1917) is more myth than man. Yet the stage persona that took audiences by storm was based on the very real encounters of William F. Cody with the American West. This autobiography, infused with the drama of dime...

Remember Us is a look back at the lost world of the shtetl: a wise Zayde offering prophetic and profound words to his grandson, the rich experience of Shabbos, and the treasure of a loving family. All this is torn apart with the arrival of the Holocaust,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781416546818Author University Woody HoltonFormat PaperbackPage Count 512Imprint Atria BooksPublisher Atria BooksWeight(grams) 503gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780671880712Author John Hoyt WilliamsFormat PaperbackPage Count 460Imprint TouchstonePublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 671gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781566569637Author T J GortonFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Interlink BooksPublisher Interlink Publishing Group, IncWeight(grams) 347gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780385527194Author Ram OrenFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Image BooksPublisher Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group IncWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780385527194Author Ram OrenFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Image BooksPublisher Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group IncWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780802876287Author John J FryFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint William B Eerdmans Publishing CoPublisher William B Eerdmans Publishing CoWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780312187477Author Carolly EricksonFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 431g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780312187477Author Carolly EricksonFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 431g

Poet and essayist Fawaz Turki begins his search for answers in the hallways of the 1983 Palestine National Council meeting in Algiers. He then recalls his family's flight into Lebanon when he was eight, childhood in a refugee camp and the streets of...

In 1861, Harriet Jacobs became the first formerly enslaved African American woman to publish a book-length account of her life. In crafting her coming-of-age story, she insisted upon biographical accuracy and bold creativity telling the truth while...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780881462777Author June Hall McCashFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint Mercer University PressPublisher Mercer University Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780957496903Author Mary GoodhindFormat PaperbackPage Count 150Imprint Theotokos BooksPublisher Theotokos BooksWeight(grams) 199g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781561649853Author Frank A. CassellFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Pineapple Press Inc.,U.S.Publisher Rowman & Littlefield

The 20th century saw a period of enormous legal and social change in Britain. In these engaging memoirs Ronald Waterhouse, who sat as one of Britain's leading High Court Judges, provides fascinating frontline insights into the complex British legal...

Nili Gold, who was born in Haifa to German-speaking parents in 1948, the first year of Israeli statehood, here offers a remarkable homage to her native city during its heyday as an international port and cultural center. Spanning the 1920s and '30s, when...

Soft-spoken, cheerful, handsome, and well dressed, George West Musgrave ""looked more like a senator than a cattle rustler."" Yet he was a cattle rustler as well as a bandit, robber, and killer, ""guilty of more crimes than Billy the Kid was ever accused...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781610352703Author Josephine KnowlesFormat HardbackPage Count 176Imprint Linden Publishing Co IncPublisher Linden Publishing Co IncDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

This mesmerizing companion book to the award-winning film, The Butler traces the Civil Rights Movement and explores crucial moments of twentieth century American history through the eyes of Eugene Allen-a White House butler who served eight presidents...

When David Lindsay started researching old records for details of the life of his ancestor, Richard More, what he found illuminated more than just More's own life. The tale that emerged painted a clear and satisfying picture of the way the first comers,...

Terezin survivor George (Jiri) Brady recalls: "In the tragic struggle for survival, the Nazi-imposed Terezin 'self-administration' tried to help the imprisoned children. They were placed in buildings where living conditions were better than in the many...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780954429959Author Ken ChambersFormat PaperbackPage Count 218Imprint Hanover BooksPublisher Hanover BooksWeight(grams) 259gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143114451Author Jonathan D. SpenceFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 259gDimensions(mm) 196mm *...

From the time, many years ago, when Michael Palin first heard that his grandfather had a brother, Harry, who died in tragic circumstances, he was determined to find out more about him.The quest that followed involved hundreds of hours of painstaking...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780993488672Author Malcolm WinmillFormat HardbackPage Count 131Imprint Cambria BooksPublisher Cambria PublishingWeight(grams) 549g

An immediate sensation upon its publication in 1969, Papillon is a vivid memoir of brutal penal colonies, daring prison breaks and heroic adventure on shark-infested seas. Condemned for a murder he did not commit, Henri Charriere, nicknamed Papillon, was...

Capability Brown was a man made for his time. Read about his life and work in this absorbing biography.Book InformationISBN 9781841650395Author Peter BrimacombeFormat PaperbackPage Count 24Imprint Pitkin PublishingPublisher Pavilion BooksWeight(grams)...

13 HOURS is the true account of the events of 11 September 2012, when terrorists attacked a US State Compound and a nearby CIA station in Libya, one of the most dangerous corners of the globe. On that fateful day, a team of six American security...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780955085406Author Dean PowellFormat PaperbackPage Count 140Imprint Dean PowellPublisher Dean Powell

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781871085112Author Sir Paul BryanFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Tom Donovan Publishing LtdPublisher Tom Donovan Publishing LtdWeight(grams) 320g

In this work of historical speculation Terry Jones investigates the mystery surrounding the death of Geoffrey Chaucer over 600 years ago. A diplomat and brother-in-law to John of Gaunt - one of the most powerful men in the kingdom - Chaucer was...

Everybody thinks they know the tale of King Henry VIII's wives: divorced, beheaded died; divorced, beheaded, survived. But behind this familiar story, lies a far more complex truth. This book brings together for the first time the 'other women' of King...

"William Wallace And All That" is a real-life adventure packed with historical facts about Scotland's legendary hero. Join Sir William Wallace on his fearsome quest to free the Scots from villainous King Edward and his evil empire. Growl with...

In 2012 Annette Carson formed part of the team that discovered King Richard III's mortal remains, verified in 2013 by forensics including DNA matching. In response to the recent upsurge of interest, her 2009 paperback has been updated with details of the...