Konrad Lorenz

Julian Huxley

Dust jacket Is worn. Disappears to be a third printing of a first edition from 1952.

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Massachusetts

Science

The human side of birds and animals delightfully described by a world, famous naturalist

A delightful treasury of observations and insights into the lives of all sorts of creatures, from jackdaws and water-shrews to dogs, cats and even wolves. It is a wonderfully written introduction to the world of our furred and feathered friends!

King Solomon's Ring

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Dust jacket is in rough shape, but itself is in good condition

The Challenge of Anne Boleyn

Dust cover has minor wear.  Book is an excellent condition. This is a first printing.

A Political Biography

DeGaulle

Linda Wallner

A step-by-step project book

Equipment - Molding with clay - Pottery without a wheel - The coiling technique - Slab building - Throwing and the wheel - Firing.

Introduction to Pottery

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Herman Kinder

Werner Hilgemann

First book is in fair to good condition. Second book is in excellent.

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

From the Stone Age to the American Bicenrennial

This second volume covers key events from the French Revolution to the American Bicentennial. It chronicles the discoveries, battles, inventions, political movements, treaties, elections, births, assassinations, coups, and coronations that have shaped our modern world.

The Anchor Atlas of World History Vol I&II

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Angela Lambert

Does jacket has somewhere book itself as an excellent condition

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

A Social History of the Illustrious, Irreverent, Intimate Group of British Aristocrats Known As "the Souls"

Thius book describes the rise, and fall, of the Souls, an elite groups that flourished in England from the 1880s until the First World War. Its members included Arthur Balfour, George Curzon, Willy Grenfell, George Wyndham, Alfred Lyttelton, Harry Cust and Hug, Lord Elcho. Some of its most influential members were women: Margot Asquith and the Tennant sisters, Ettie Grenfell, Lady Elcho and the Duchess of Rutland. The Souls adorned and scandalized society, cultivating an enjoyment of books, games, leisure and hsopitality in London and on country-house weekends. Above all they enjoyed each other. Unconventional and high spirited, they brough elegance, wit and exuberance of sentiment to all the engaged in, from the creation of thei own special language to their endless flirtations and complicated love affairs. The arrival of World War I say many of them off to fight for England and many died. The frivolity of their earlier lives was over.--From the dust jacket.

Unquiet Souls

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Kenneth Baker

Slight wear, uncover and pages tanned with age.  Otherwise, in great condition.

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

The Faber Book of English History in Verse

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Jan Morris

Cover and corners have wear.  Previous owners name written in pencil on first page.

An Imperial Retreat

The final part of Morris's threevolume portrait of Britain's retreat from imperial glory begins with Queen Victoria's jubilee and ends with Churchill's funeral

Farewell the Trumpets

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Cover is a bit worn, especially around the corners, but the book itself is in good condition no writing rips or highlighting

Climax of an Empire

The second in the trilogy, this work captures the British empire at its dazzling climax-the diamond jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1897, celebrated as a festival of imperial strength, unity and splendor. Portrays the British at the height of their vigor, imposing their traditions and tastes on peoples of the world.

Pax Britannica

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Christopher Haigh

The Reign of Elizabeth I

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John Darwin

Pages tended with age otherwise in excellent condition

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

The Historical Debate

Within twenty years of victory in the Second World War Britain had ceased to be a world power and her global empire has dissolved into fragments. With what now seems astonishing rapidity, and empire three centuries old, which had reached its greatest extent as late as 1921, was transformed into more than fifty sovereign states. Why did this great transformation come about? Had Britain simply become too weak in a world of superpowers? Had the pressure of colonial nationalism suddenly become overwhelming? Or had the British themselves decided that they no longer needed an empire, and that interests were better served by joining the rich man's club of Europe? In this short book, these and other theories are examined critically. The aim is not to present a detailed narrative of Britain's imperial retreat but to introduce the reader to the current state of debate in a rapidly expanding subject.

The End of the British Empire

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Arthur Marwick

New addition, fully updated to cover Society and lifestyles in the 1980s

High and popular culture; family, race, gender and class relations; sexual attitudes and material conditions; science and technology - the diversity of social developments in Britain from 1945 to 2002 are thoroughly explored in this new edition of aclassic text. 'Something of a tour de force... Without serious distortion or omission he moves dexterously through a wide variety of sources, ranging from poetry through film and novels to opinion polls.. it is astonishing how much he gets in' Times Educational Supplement 'An enjoyable, readable, usable achievement which leads the field' John Vincent, Sunday Times

British Society since 1945

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Jon Meacham

An Intimate Portrait of an Epic Friendship

Examines the complex relationship between Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill and its influence on the course of World War II, examining their individual attempts to manage and influence each other.

Franklin and Winston

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Henry Steele Commager

Churchill's History of the English-Speaking Peoples

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Anthony H. Birch

Eighth Edition

This text provides a background to the British system of government and attempts to balance an analysis of British governmental institutions with discussions of political ideas, political behaviour and policy making. The eighth edition contains a new chapter on British foreign policy.

The British System of Government

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T. O. Lloyd

Wear around edges but no rips, writing or highlights inside.  

English History 1906-1992

In the 20th century, England has lost an empire, built a welfare state and begun to accept the idea of belonging to Europe. This revised modern history text has been updated to examine the major currents of change and to include the political situation up to the election of 1992.

Empire, Welfare State, Europe

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James Amos

A rip on the dust jacket cover and a red dot on bottom. Book itself is in very good condition.

A Novel of the Vietnam War

The Vietnam Memorial becomes a mirror reflecting the unacknowledged past for Jack Adams.

The Memorial

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Anne Somerset

"The most comprehensive, the most reliable and the most readable biography of Elizabeth..."--The New York Times Book Review "Finely crafted, abundantly detailed...few biographies have explored the depth found here."--The San Francisco Chronicle "An ample, stylish, and eloquent life of the queen."--The Washington Post Book World

Elizabeth I

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Book has wear around edges of cover.  Otherwise in very good condition.  

Architecture and Form

Le Corbusier

Hammond World Atlas Corporation Staff

A collection of maps, illustrating, geographically the most significant periods and events in the history of civilization

The tremendous sweep of world history is brought to life in this atlas, from prehistoric man to the modern-day world. The colorful charts and graphs throughout the book help readers to understand the events and cultural forces that have shaped world history.

Atlas of World History

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Charles Brandt

Frank Sheeran and Closing the Case on Jimmy Hoffa

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED AS I HEARD YOU PAINT HOUSES New York Times Bestseller Now a major motion picture directed by Academy Award® winner Martin Scorsese, starring Academy Award® winners Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci, Anna Paquin, and Academy Award® nominee Harvey Keitel, and written by Academy Award® winner Steven Zaillian. The Irishman “gives new meaning to the term ‘guilty pleasure.’’’ — Bryan Burrough, author of Public Enemies, in The New York Times Book Review “Told with such economy and chilling force as to make The Sopranos suddenly seem overwrought and theatrical.” —New York Daily News “A terrific read.” —Kansas City Star Includes an Epilogue and a Conclusion that detail substantial post-publication corroboration of Frank Sheeran's revelations about the killings of Jimmy Hoffa, Joey Gallo and JFK. The Irishman is an epic saga of organized crime in post-war America told through the eyes of World War II veteran Frank Sheeran, a hustler and hitman who worked for legendary crime boss Russell Bufalino alongside some of the most notorious figures of the 20th Century. Spanning decades, Sheeran’s story chronicles one of the greatest unsolved mysteries in American history, the disappearance of legendary union boss Jimmy Hoffa, and it offers a monumental journey through the hidden corridors of organized crime: its inner workings, rivalries and connections to mainstream politics. Sheeran would rise to a position of such prominence that in a RICO suit against The Commission of La Cosa Nostra, the US Government would name him as one of only two non-Italians in conspiracy with the Commission. Sheeran is listed alongside the likes of Anthony “Tony Pro” Provenzano and Anthony “Fat Tony” Salerno. In the course of nearly five years of recorded interviews, Sheeran confessed to Charles Brandt that he handled more than twenty-five hits for the mob, and Brandt turned Sheeran’s story into a page-turning true crime classic.

The Irishman (Movie Tie-In)

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Photos of notable New England places accompanied by text describing the place and its history

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Profile of America

New England in Color

This jacket has minor wear. A few pages got crumpled, but they are intact.

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