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Admiral Hornblower in the West Indiesby Cecil Scott ForesterISBN 0316289418 (0-316-28941-8)
Softcover, Little Brown & Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Admiral Hornblower in the West Indies'Book summary:Horatio Hornblower, now Admiral, sails over seas as challenging as any in his victorious career. As admiral in charge of His Britannic Majesty's West Indies Station he is as gallant, daring, implosive as ever. In this tense time after Napoleon's defeat, all kinds of vagabonds, revolutionaries, Imperial Guards. and pirates come sailing into the waters where Hornblower is working his small contingent of naval vessels to preserve the peace and eliminate piracy. With intrepid daring and brilliant strategies, Hornblower wins his victories. With this series of adventures, Volume 11, Hornblower's professional life as a British naval officer reaches its climax, not in a battle against men, but against nature. Here the inner Hornblower shows his colors. [via]
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Agatha Raisin and the Vicious Vetby M. C. BeatonISBN 0312092423 (0-312-09242-3)
Hardcover, St Martins Pr
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The Age of Arthur: A History of the British Isles from 350 to 650by John MorrisISBN 0297176013 (0-297-17601-3)
Hardcover, Weidenfeld and Nicolson
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Age of Arthur: A History of the British Isles from 350 to 650'Book summary:A lifetime's scholarship enabled John Morris to recreate a past hitherto hidden in myth and mystery. He describes the Arthurian Age as 'the starting point of future British history', for it saw the transition from Roman Britain to Great Britain, the establishment of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales from the collapse of the Pax Romana. In exploring political, social, economic, religious and cultural history from the fourth to the seventh century, his theme is one of continuity. That continuity is embodied in Arthur himself: 'in name he was the last Roman Emperor, but he ruled as the first medieval king.' [via]
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The Annals of London: A Year by Year Record of a Thousand Years of Historyby John RichardsonISBN 0304354635 (0-304-35463-5)
Hardcover, Cassell
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The Apothecary Roseby Candace M. RobbISBN 0312953607 (0-312-95360-7)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
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Black Beautyby Anna SewellISBN 0307122174 (0-307-12217-4)
Hardcover, Random House Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Black Beauty'Book summary:A horse is a horse of course unless of course the horse is Black Beauty. Animal-loving children have been devoted to Black Beauty throughout this century, and no doubt will continue through the next. Although Anna Sewell's classic paints a clear picture of turn-of-the-century London, its message is universal and timeless: animals will serve humans well if they are treated with consideration and kindness.
Black Beauty tells the story of the horse's own long and varied life, from a well-born colt in a pleasant meadow to an elegant carriage horse for a gentleman to a painfully overworked cab horse. Throughout, Sewell rails--in a gentle, 19th-century way--against animal maltreatment. Young readers will follow Black Beauty's fortunes, good and bad, with gentle masters as well as cruel. Children can easily make the leap from horse-human relationships to human-human relationships, and begin to understand how their own consideration of others may be a benefit to all. (Ages 9 to 12) [via]
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Boyby Roald DahlISBN 0224029851 (0-224-02985-1)
Hardcover, Cape
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The Breakerby Minette WaltersISBN 0333747127 (0-333-74712-7)
Hardcover, Macmillan
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Brit-Think, Ameri-Think: A Transatlantic Survival Guideby Jane Walmsley, Gray JolliffeISBN 0245543376 (0-245-54337-6)
Hardcover, Harrap
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Cavaliers & Roundheads: The English Civil War, 1642-1649by Christopher HibbertISBN 0246136324 (0-246-13632-4)
Hardcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Cavaliers & Roundheads: The English Civil War, 1642-1649'Book summary:A social and military history of the Civil War that split the country 350 years ago. In a field in Nottingham in the summer of 1642, King Charles I watched his standard being raised in a high wind and driving rain. For six years thereafter England was rent by civil war. Families and friends were bitterly divided as men left home to fight for King or Parliament. Castles and towns were besieged and attacked, houses were plundered, churches and cathedrals desecrated. Some 200,000 lives were lost, many from the plague. The book recreates scenes of war and is enlivened by revealing character sketches - of the slight, sad, obstinate King, his ruthless nephew Prince Rupert and the forceful Oliver Cromwell, as well as a large cast of less familiar characters. This book commemorates the 350th anniversary of the Civil War. Other books by Chistopher Hibbert include "George IV", "The Rise and Fall of the House of Medici", "Rome: The Biography of a City", "The English: A Social History" and "Redcoats and Rebels: The War for America 1770-81". [via]
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Coming Homeby Rosamunde PilcherISBN 0312958129 (0-312-95812-9)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
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Crispin's Day: The Glory of Agincourtby Rosemary Hawley JarmanISBN 0316457833 (0-316-45783-3)
Hardcover, Little, Brown
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Daily Life in Elizabethan Englandby Jeffrey L. SingmanISBN 031329335X (0-313-29335-X)
Hardcover, Greenwood Pub Group
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Dance to the Music of Timeby Anthony PowellISBN 0226677141 (0-226-67714-1)
Softcover, Univ of Chicago Pr
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The Dark Roomby Minette WaltersISBN 0307277097 (0-307-27709-7)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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The Devil's Feather: Library Editionby Minette WaltersISBN 0307264629 (0-307-26462-9)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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Edward Iby Michael PrestwichISBN 0300071574 (0-300-07157-4)
Softcover, Yale Univ Pr
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Edward IVby Charles Derek RossISBN 0300073720 (0-300-07372-0)
Softcover, Yale Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Edward IV'Book summary:In his own time Edward IV was seen as an able and successful king who rescued England from the miseries of civil war and provided her with firm, judicious, and popular government. The prejudices of later historians diminished this high reputation, until recent research confirmed Edward as a ruler of substantial achievement, whose methods and policies formed the foundation of early Tudor government.
This classic study by Charles Ross places the reign firmly in the context of late medieval power politics, analyzing the methods by which a usurper sought to retain his throne and reassert the power of a monarchy seriously weakened by the feeble rule of Henry VI. Edward's relations with the politically active classes -- the merchants, gentry, and nobility -- form a major theme, and against this background Ross provides an evaluation of the many innovations in government on which the king's achievement rests.
"A rare combination of scholarship and shrewd common sense". -- John Raymond, Sunday Times [via]
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End in Tearsby Ruth RendellISBN 0307339769 (0-307-33976-9)
Hardcover, Crown Publishing Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'End in Tears'Book summary:At first there was no reason to link the killings. The first one, months earlier, seemed totally random: a lump of concrete pushed off an overpass onto a passing car. By contrast, the gruesome bludgeoning death of Amber Marshalson, returning home late from a night out clubbing with friends, was obviously calculated. The killer had been seen waiting for the girl in a nearby wood. But when Chief Inspector Wexford discovers that Amber had been the driver right behind the crushed carand that shed been driving a silver Honda, while the car in front of her was a gray Hondahe knows that someone wanted the teenager dead badly enough to kill twice to get the job done. And as it turns out, this murderers plans are only just getting underway. Can Wexford unravel the complex knots that connect these murders in time to save future victims? Or is he, as he begins to fear, losing his touch and fast becoming a relic of another time?
Long beloved by readers for her deft weaving of wonderfully meticulous characterization, dark humor, and trenchant social commentary into gripping and fast-paced plots, Ruth Rendell is in top form with End in Tears. Taking off from the first page with back-to-back murders and ending with one of Wexfords own officers in mortal danger, End in Tears touches on issues of class, race, parenthood, aging, and gender roles as it brings the traditional British whodunit into the twenty-first century.
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England, Their Englandby A.G. MacdonellISBN 0330280414 (0-330-28041-4)
Softcover, Pan Macmillan
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The English Reformationby A.G. DickensISBN 0271028688 (0-271-02868-8)
Softcover, Pennsylvania State Univ Pr
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Fanny Hillby John Cleland, Neil PhilipISBN 0283998741 (0-283-99874-1)
Hardcover, Sidgwick & Jackson
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Firedrake's Eyeby Patricia FinneyISBN 0312092873 (0-312-09287-3)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Firedrake's Eye'Book summary:Troubled by visions, Tom O'Bedlam, the mad son of a prominent Catholic family, wanders the London streets, where he finds evidence that his brother has launched a scheme to assassinate Queen Elizabeth I. 40,000 first printing. $20,000 ad/promo. [via]
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The Five Bells and Bladeboneby Martha GrimesISBN 0316328898 (0-316-32889-8)
Hardcover, Smithmark Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Five Bells and Bladebone'Book summary:First Edition stated. LITTLE, BROWN AND COMPANY, BOSTON 1987. Good+/Good+ dust jacket condition. COMPETITIVE PRICING! Once paid, books will ship immediately without email notification to customer (it's on the way), you are welcomed to email about shipment date! REFUNDS: All ViewFair books, prints, and manuscript items are 100% refundable up to 14 business days after item is received. InvCodePrc 38 E H V VIEWFAIR BOOKS: 005532 [via]
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Fooles and Fricassees: Food in Shakespeare's Englandby Joan Thirsk, Folger Shakespeare Library, Mary Anne CatonISBN 0295979267 (0-295-97926-7)
Softcover, Univ of Washington Pr
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A Glass of Blessingsby Barbara PymISBN 0330334972 (0-330-33497-2)
Softcover, Macmillan Pub Ltd
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The Great Household in Late Medieval Englandby C. M. WoolgarISBN 0300076878 (0-300-07687-8)
Hardcover, Yale Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Great Household in Late Medieval England'Book summary:Outside the present-day royal households, little remains in Britain that can compare with the "great household." A gradually dying entity since the early 20th century, the great household included family, servants, and hangers-on, and provided more than merely food and shelter for its members. As C.M. Woolgar argues in his book The Great Household in Late Medieval England, the great household functioned as a social microcosm and, consequently, day-to-day life in and around the household provides valuable insight into the period's social history.
The Great Household examines the basic characteristics of both aristocratic and gentry households between 1200 and 1500: size, membership, dynamics, economics, and social context. Woolgar bases his study on the households of two aristocrats, two gentry families, and two bishops. Together, they provide examples of a style of living at different ranks of upper-class society and a geographical spread across the country. Eight chapters focus on various elements of medieval life, including food and drink, rituals of preparing and consuming meals, religion and intellectual life, household size, and concepts of hospitality. He supplements his study with tables, period illustrations and illuminations, and contemporary photographs. An archivist and head of special collections at the University of Southampton, Woolgar enthusiastically embraces his subject matter and knows it well. Frequently, however, his passion for detail obfuscates critical analysis and broader contrast of medieval households with each other or with those of other periods. Nevertheless, The Great Household in Late Medieval England paints a fascinating portrait of upper-class medieval life. --Bertina Loeffler Sedlack [via]
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Headlongby Michael FraynISBN 0312267460 (0-312-26746-0)
Softcover, Picador USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Headlong'Book summary:An unlikely con man wagers wife, wealth, and sanity in pursuit of an elusive Old Master.Invited to dinner by the boorish local landowner, Martin Clay, an easily distracted philosopher, and his art-historian wife are asked to assess three dusty paintings blocking the draught from the chimney. But hiding beneath the soot is nothing less-Martin believes-than a lost work by Bruegel. So begins a hilarious trail of lies and concealments, desperate schemes and soaring hopes as Martin, betting all that he owns and much that he doesn't, embarks on a quest to prove his hunch, win his wife over, and separate the painting from its owner. In Headlong, Michael Frayn, "the master of what is seriously funny" Anthony Burgess , offers a procession of superbly realized characters, from the country squire gone to seed to his giddy, oversexed young wife. All are burdened by human muddle and human cravings; all are searching for a moral compass as they grapple with greed, folly, and desire. And at the heart of the clamor is Breugel's vision, its dark tones warning of the real risks of temptation and obsession.With this new novel, Michael Frayn has given us entertainment of the highest order. Supremely wise and wickedly funny, Headlong elevates Frayn into the front rank of contemporary novelists. [via]
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The Heart of Darknessby Joseph Conrad, Ross C. MurfinISBN 0312114915 (0-312-11491-5)
Softcover, Bedford/st Martins
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Heart of Darknessby Ross C. Murfin, Joseph ConradISBN 0312007612 (0-312-00761-2)
Softcover, Palgrave Macmillan
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Heart of Darkness'Book summary:If asked to describe the way in which the study of literature is changing, most of us willing to venture an answer would say that it is becoming more theortical. Without some kind of theoretical underpinning, literary criticism runs the riskof being impressionistic, even illogical [via]
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Help the Poor Strugglerby Martha GrimesISBN 0316328847 (0-316-32884-7)
Hardcover, Little Brown & Co
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Henry VIII and His Courtby Neville WilliamsISBN 0297003690 (0-297-00369-0)
Hardcover, Weidenfeld and Nicolson
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The Illustrated Zuleika Dobson, Or, An Oxford Love Storyby Max BeerbohmISBN 0300033893 (0-300-03389-3)
Hardcover, Yale University Press
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In the Lion's Court: Power, Ambition, and Sudden Death in the Reign of Henry VIIIby Derek A. WilsonISBN 0312302770 (0-312-30277-0)
Softcover, Griffin
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An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations/2 Volumes in 1by Adam SmithISBN 0226763749 (0-226-76374-9)
Softcover, Univ of Chicago Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations/2 Volumes in 1'Book summary:Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations was recognized as a landmark of human thought upon its publication in 1776. As the first scientific argument for the principles of political economy, it is the point of departure for all subsequent economic thought. Smith's theories of capital accumulation, growth, and secular change, among others, continue to be influential in modern economics.[via]
This reprint of Edwin Cannan's definitive 1904 edition of The Wealth of Nations includes Cannan's famous introduction, notes, and a full index, as well as a new preface written especially for this edition by the distinguished economist George J. Stigler. Mr. Stigler's preface will be of value for anyone wishing to see the contemporary relevance of Adam Smith's thought.More editions of An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations/2 Volumes in 1:
The Intelligent Traveller's Guide to Historic Britain: England, Wales, the Crown Dependenciesby Philip Axtell CrowlISBN 0312923384 (0-312-92338-4)
Softcover, Congdon & Weed
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Journey from Jim Crow: The Desegregation of Southern Transitby Catherine A. BarnesISBN 0231053800 (0-231-05380-0)
Hardcover, Columbia University Press
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Joy in the Morningby P.G. WodehouseISBN 0257659714 (0-257-65971-4)
Hardcover, Barrie and Jenkins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Joy in the Morning'Book summary:Bertie Wooster is trapped in rural Steeple Bumpleigh with a cast of characters he would rather not be with, but the biggest blot on the landscape is Edwin, the boy scout whose acts of kindness resemble those of utter malevolence. From the author of RIGHT HO JEEVES and CARRY ON JEEVES. [via]
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King Johnby W. L. WarrenISBN 0300073747 (0-300-07374-7)
Softcover, Yale Univ Pr
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Leave it to Psmith: Library Editionby P.G. WodehouseISBN 0257659994 (0-257-65999-4)
Hardcover, Barrie and Jenkins
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Let's Go 2000 Londonby Laura Beth Bugg DeasonISBN 0312244746 (0-312-24474-6)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Let's Go 2000 London'Book summary:From raves to royals, an insider's guide to the world's coolest city. Includes daytrips around southern England and to Paris.
DOWN a pint of ale at Dickens's favorite pub for $3.
BARGAIN for vintage clothing at the Portobello Road Market for free.
SPORT a silly hat at Ascot and wave to the queen for $10. [via]
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Let's Go 2001 Londonby John T. ReulandISBN 031224682X (0-312-24682-X)
Softcover, St Martins Pr Special
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Let's Go 2004 London Cityby Let's Go Inc, Miranda LashISBN 0312319924 (0-312-31992-4)
Softcover, St Martins Pr Special
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Let's Go 2005 Londonby Robert Hodgson, Let's Go, Inc, Aviva GilbertISBN 0312335539 (0-312-33553-9)
Softcover, St Martins Pr Special
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Let's Go London Map Guideby Let's Go, IncISBN 0312285264 (0-312-28526-4)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
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Let's Go London Map Guide 2000by Daryl SngISBN 0312246358 (0-312-24635-8)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
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Lets Go 2002 London: City Guideby D. Jonathan DawidISBN 0312270437 (0-312-27043-7)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
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Londonby David Blazar, Amber Johnson, Yaran Noti, Let's Go, Inc. StaffISBN 0312348967 (0-312-34896-7)
Softcover, St. Martin's Press
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› Find signed collectible books: 'London'Book summary:Once again, Let's Go's young and budget-savvy researchers have left no stone unturned to bring you the real deal on one of Europe's most cosmopolitan cities. Completely revised and updated, Let's Go London has all the info you need on how to experience the best of the city without breaking the bank. A new user-friendly format, detailed walking tours, and tips on Tube etiquette augment the most the most up-to-date listings for food, pubs, nightlife, and entertainment. So whether you'd rather party for free every night of the week or spend your day sifting through South Asian handiwork at Brick Lane Market, Let's Go is your guide to all that London has to offer.[via]More editions of London:
London 2003by Let's Go, Inc. StaffISBN 0312305826 (0-312-30582-6)
Softcover, St. Martin's Press
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London : The World's Bestselling Budget Travel Seriesby Harvard Student's Staff, Let's Go, Inc. StaffISBN 0312194897 (0-312-19489-7)
Softcover, St. Martin's Press
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A Maggotby John FowlesISBN 0316290491 (0-316-29049-1)
Softcover, Little Brown & Co
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The Mermaids Singingby Val McDermidISBN 0312983603 (0-312-98360-3)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
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A Monstrous Regiment of Womenby Laurie R. KingISBN 0312135653 (0-312-13565-3)
Hardcover, St Martins Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Monstrous Regiment of Women'Book summary:In The Beekeeper's Apprentice, Laurie R. King came up with a completely original story that had Sherlock Holmes as one of its principal characters but was in no way part of the Holmes canon. The focus of that book was a young woman, Mary Russell. Now in A Monstrous Regiment of Women, Mary Russell's adventures as a student of the famous detective continue. A series of murders claims members of a strange suffrage organization's wealthy young female volunteers, and Mary, with Holmes in the background, investigates, little knowing what danger she personally faces.
Laurie R. King is also the author of the Edgar Award-winning novel A Grave Talent. [via]
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The Old Fox Deceiv'dby Martha GrimesISBN 0316328812 (0-316-32881-2)
Hardcover, Little Brown & Co
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On Libertyby John Stuart Mill, George Kateb, David Bromwich, Jean Bethke ElshtainISBN 0300096100 (0-300-09610-0)
Softcover, Yale Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'On Liberty'Book summary:Since its first publication in 1859, few works of political philosophy have provoked such continuous controversy as John Stuart Mill's "On Liberty", a passionate argument on behalf of freedom of self-expression. This classic work is now available in this volume which also includes essays by scholars in a range of fields. The text begins with a biographical essay by David Bromwich and an interpretative essay by George Kateb. Then Jean Bethke Elshtain, Owen Fiss, Judge Richard A. Posner and Jeremy Waldron present commentaries on the pertinence of Mill's thinking to early 21st century debates. They discuss, for example, the uses of authority and tradition, the shifting legal boundaries of free speech and free action, the relation of personal liberty to market individualism, and the tension between the right to live as one pleases and the right to criticize anyone's way of life. [via]
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Presumptionby Julia BarrettISBN 0226038130 (0-226-03813-0)
Softcover, Univ of Chicago Pr
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The Pretenderby Celeste BradleyISBN 0312984855 (0-312-98485-5)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
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Put Out More Flagsby Evelyn WaughISBN 0316916056 (0-316-91605-6)
Softcover, Little Brown & Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Put Out More Flags'Book summary:Put Out More Flags is Waugh's superb send-up of "smart" England, the bohemian crowd, as World War II approaches. Making a return appearance, Basil Seal this time insinuates himself into an odd but profitable role in the country's mobilization. [via]
Queen Victoria:Her Life and Times: Her Life and Timesby Cecil Blanche Fitz Gerald Woodham SmithISBN 0241022002 (0-241-02200-2)
Hardcover, Hamilton
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Riddley Walkerby Russell HobanISBN 0253212340 (0-253-21234-0)
Softcover, Indiana Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Riddley Walker'Book summary:'Walker is my name and I am the same. Riddley Walker. Walking my riddels where ever theyve took me and walking them now on this paper the same. There aint that many sir prizes in life if you take noatis of every thing. Every time will have its happenings out and every place the same. Thats why I finely come to writing all this down. Thinking on what the idear of us myt be. Thinking on that thing whats in us lorn and loan and oansome.' Composed in an English which has never been spoken and laced with a storytelling tradition that predates the written word, RIDDLEY WALKER is the world waiting for us at the bitter end of the nuclear road. It is desolate, dangerous and harrowing, and a modern masterpiece. [via]
The Scold's Bridleby Minette WaltersISBN 0330336630 (0-330-33663-0)
Softcover, Macmillan Pub Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Scold's Bride'Book summary:Few tears fall when rich, spiteful old Mathilda Gillespie's bloody corpse is found her bathtub, her wrists slit and the ancient scold's bridle clamped on her head. It seems Mathilda's favorite heirloom was also an instrument of torture form the Middle Ages, an iron cage used to gag yapping women. Among the Dorset villagers, only Sarah Blakeney, Mathilda's doctor for her final year, seems even mildly disturbed that the miserable nag has been muzzled forever.[via]
But suicide starts to look like homicide, and Sarah's sorrow seems a bit contrived when the bombshell drops that Mathilda has disinherited her daughter and granddaughter, leaving her entire fortune to Sarah. Now the object of vicious gossip and the police's prime suspect in a brutal murder, Sarah must prove her innocence by delving into Mathilda's past to unmask the real killer.
The Singing Swordby Jack WhyteISBN 0312852924 (0-312-85292-4)
Hardcover, St Martins Pr
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The Sisters of Henry VIII: The Tumultuous Lives of Margaret of Scotland and Mary of Franceby Maria PerryISBN 0306809893 (0-306-80989-3)
Softcover, Perseus Books Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Sisters of Henry VIII: The Tumultuous Lives of Margaret of Scotland and Mary of France'Book summary:Everyone knows that Henry VIII had six wives. Few people realize, however, that he had two sisters who became queens of Scotland and France, scandalizing their brother and most of Europe in the process. In The Sisters of Henry VIII: The Tumultuous Lives of Margaret of Scotland and Mary of France, Maria Perry presents a history of the frequently overlooked Queens Margaret and Mary, who, like their marriage-happy brother, helped shape the ascending Tudor dynasty and 16th-century England.
Having thoroughly researched libraries in both England and Scotland, the London-based Perry provides a painstakingly detailed portrait of both women, European court life, and political history. She adeptly weaves intricate genealogies, complex lines of succession, and intercourt marital intrigue into her narrative. The inclusion of such detail, however, tends to overwhelm the main narrative, and, consequently, it progresses slowly and frequently lacks linearity and a disciplined focus.
The Sisters of Henry VIII was written for the reader already familiar with early-modern England. The newcomer to the period may by frustrated by her frequent mention--without further explanation--of individuals, places, and events. Similarly, readers anticipating a more psychological portrayal of Queens Margaret and Mary will be disappointed. The strength of Perry's examination lies in the breadth of detail in which she chronicles the day-to-day events of both women and the early-16th-century court life in which they lived. --Bertina Loeffler Sedlack [via]
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The Skystoneby Jack WhyteISBN 0312860919 (0-312-86091-9)
Hardcover, St Martins Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Skystone'Book summary:How do you find a new way to approach a story as familiar as any in the English language? If you're Jack Whyte, you begin your retelling of the Arthurian saga by taking one giant step backward to the latter days of the Roman Empire in Britain, sometime between the first breaching of Hadrian's Wall and the legendary days of King Arthur. Publius Varrus is the last legionnaire in Britain, and The Skystone is in many ways his story. He is a common man with aristocratic friends, and successful both as a soldier and an ironsmith. As the Roman world slowly crumbles around them, and Publius becomes involved in a political and personal vendetta, he and his friends seek to establish a refuge, a valley where the old Roman virtues will be kept alive and the empire's many faults be avoided.
A finely crafted historical novel, The Skystone pays close attention to the details of everyday life in fourth-century Britain. As the first book in Whyte's Camulod Chronicles, it makes few allusions to the usual details of the Arthurian legends until Publius comes into contact with a sword, a stone, a lake, and a Celtic tribe who name themselves Pendragon. Greg L. Johnson [via]
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Taliesinby Steve LawheadISBN 0310205050 (0-310-20505-0)
Softcover, Zondervan
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Unnatural Causesby P. D. JamesISBN 0241893658 (0-241-89365-8)
Hardcover, Hamilton
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An Unsuitable Attachmentby Barbara PymISBN 0333326547 (0-333-32654-7)
Hardcover, Macmillan
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The Vicious Vetby M. C. BeatonISBN 0312939450 (0-312-93945-0)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Vicious Vet'Book summary:Beloved author M.C. Beaton has delighted readers and fans alike with her Agatha Raisin mysteries. Now here is the second novel in the series that started it all&[via]
A PURR-FECT CRIME IN THE COTSWOLDS
Former London PR agent, Agatha Raisin still hasn't adjusted to village life where the only prospect for a hot evening out is a meeting of the Ladies Society. And since her overtures toward James Lacey--the retired military man next door--have failed, Agatha jumps at the chance to visit the new vet, who's single and good-looking. Although Agatha's tabby hasn't a thing wrong with him, Hodge endures having a thermometer shoved up his bum in the name of romance. Unfortunately his sacrifice is all for naught when the vet is soon found dead next to a high-strung horse.
The police call the vet's demise a freak accident, but Agatha convinces the hard-to-get James Lacey, who's also bored in the Cotswolds, that playing amateur detective might be fun. Unfortunately, just like curiosity killed the cat, Agatha's inept snooping is soon a motivation for murder...
"Anyone interested in a few hours' worth of intelligent, amusing reading will want to make the acquaintance of Mrs. Agatha Raisin."
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Victoria R.I.by Elizabeth Harman Pakenham LongfordISBN 029776635X (0-297-76635-X)
Hardcover, Weidenfeld and Nicolson
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Victoria R.I.'Book summary:The classic bigraphy of Queen Victoria, reissued in advance of the centenary of her death. Lady Longford regards her with undisguised affection and respect - respect for the iron sense of duty which impelled the secluded widow to emerge at last and rule her empire as a mother, her family as a Queen. [via]
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Victorian London: The Tale of a City 1840-1870by Liza PicardISBN 0312366590 (0-312-36659-0)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
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A Vision of Light: A Margaret of Ashbury Novelby Judith Merkle RileyISBN 0307237877 (0-307-23787-7)
Softcover, Three Rivers Pr
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Walt Disney's 101 Dalmatiansby Walt Disney Productions, Dodie SmithISBN 0307020371 (0-307-02037-1)
Hardcover, Random House Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Walt Disney's 101 Dalmatians'Book summary:Two Dalmatians undertake a daring expedition to rescue their fifteen puppies from the clutches of the vicious Cruella de Vil, only to find ninety-nine Dalmatian puppies in the capture of that cruel villainess. [via]
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Winter Solsticeby Rosamunde PilcherISBN 0312978383 (0-312-97838-3)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Winter Solstice'Book summary:Rosamunde Pilcher's novel, despite its chilly setting, will warm the hearts of her growing army of loyal fans. Winter Solstice has all the familiar trademarks of a Pilcher saga, spun in her inimitable, homey, beguiling style. The story is told, chapter by chapter, from the perspectives of an eclectic array of characters. Former actress Elfrida--not very good by her own admission--leaves London for a geriatric bolthole in the country where she meets retired schoolmaster and organist, Oscar. Meanwhile, Carrie (Elfrida's second cousin), returns to London from Austria where she had a brilliant career in the tourist industry, only to find her niece, 14-year-old Lucy, sadly neglected by her selfish mother and equally spoiled grandmother. Finally, handsome Sam is recalled from New York by his company chairman to revive an ailing Scottish textile mill.
As one character after another must learn to live with their losses, they find themselves collectively spirited northwards, from Sussex to Scotland, by way of Cornwall. And, as events unfurl, slowly, surely, but inevitably, those in need find solace in unexpected places. While her characterizations are generally carefully crafted and entirely rounded, Pilcher's greatest strengths lie in her natural, easy narratives of everyday life and her thoroughly researched and captivating descriptions of scenery and surroundings. --Carey Green [via]
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