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1	Dreams of My Russian Summers more books like this by Andrei Makine, Geoffrey Howard (Read by) add to wishlist Winner of both the Prix Goncourt and the Prix Médicis in France, this novel concerns a young Russian émigré in France who records his grandmother's memories of her childhood in a Siberian town, and comes to the realization that the past can be transcended only by turning memory into art. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
2	50 Games to Play with Your Cat more books like this by Jackie Strachan, Franny Syufy (Foreword by) add to wishlist Cats are commonly misconceived as sedentary creatures that need little if any exercise. In reality, cats require the same sort of mental and physical stimulation as any other pet in order to be healthy and happy and to alleviate boredom. see all copies from $3.19! new only from $4.73! \| SVS
3	The first world war more books like this by Hew Strachan add to wishlist This one-volume history condenses the prodigious research that Hew Strachan did while preparing his three-volume history of the Great War. Comprehensive and definitive, it examines the military, political and social aspects of the conflict that introduced new methods of warfare and set in motion the history of the rest of the 20th century. see all copies from $2.53! new only from $6.00! \| first editions \| SVS
4	The Earth Hums in B Flat more books like this by Mari Strachan add to wishlist This debut novel by a 62-year-old Welsh novelist tells a story of dark family secrets unraveled by the shrewd insight of 12-year-old Gwenni, a child with an irrepressible spirit living in a Welsh village that is reluctantly entering the modern age. see all copies from $3.01! new only from $7.45! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Clausewitz's on War: A Biography more books like this by Hew Strachan add to wishlist Perhaps the most important book on military strategy ever written, Carl von Clausewitz's "On War" has influenced generations of generals and politicians, has been blamed for the unprecedented death tolls in the First and Second World Wars, and is required reading at military academies to this day. But "On War," which was never finished and was ... see all copies from $3.79! new only from $6.09! \| first editions \| SVS
6	The Woman Who Waited more books like this by Andrei Makine, Geoffrey Strachan (Translator) add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.80! \| first editions \| SVS
7	The Second John McPhee Reader more books like this by John McPhee, Patricia Strachan (Editor) add to wishlist Includes material from his 11 books published since 1975, including "Coming into the Country," "Looking for a Ship," "The Control of Nature," and the four books on geology that comprise "Annals of the Former World." see all copies from $3.18! new only from $4.32! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	The Oxford Illustrated History of the First World War more books like this by Hew Strachan (Editor) add to wishlist The First World War has shaped the history of the twentieth century. It was the first conflict in which aeroplanes, submarines, and tanks played a significant role, the first in which casualties on the battlefield outnumbered those from disease. It precipitated the collapse of the empires of Austria-Hungary and Turkey, and it promoted revolution ... see all copies from $7.95! new only from $20.66! \| first editions
9	To Arms more books like this by Hew Strachan add to wishlist This is the first truly definitive history of the First World War, the war that has done most to shape the twentieth century. The first generation of its historians had access to only a limited range of sources, and their focus was primarily on military events. More recent approaches have embraced cultural, diplomatic, economic, and social ... see all copies from $16.78! new only from $28.50! \| SVS
10	Jesus Master Builders more books like this by Gordon Strachan add to wishlist The activities of Jesus before the start of his ministry at the age of thirty have been the subject of much speculation. Did he travel beyond the bounds of Palestine in his search for wisdom knowledge? Where did he acquire the great learning which amazed those who heard him preaching and enabled him to cross swords in debate with Scribes and ... see all copies from $4.56! new only from $9.99! \| SVS
11 view cover	Don Cherry's Hockey Stories and Stuff more books like this by Al Strachan add to wishlist #1 National Bestseller Don Cherry has been named a National Hockey League Coach of the Year with a winning percentage of over .600 and also received Coach of the Year honours in the American Hockey League. His comments on "Hockey Night in Canada"'s "Coach's Corner" routinely make headlines as they entertain, educate, and often upset some fans ... see all copies from $5.94! new only from $8.14! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	World War 1: A History more books like this by Hew Strachan (Editor) add to wishlist The First World War has shaped the history of the twentieth century. It was the first conflict in which aeroplanes, submarines, and tanks played a significant role, the first in which casualties on the battlefield outnumbered those from disease. It precipitated the collapse of the empires of Austria-Hungary and Turkey, and it promoted revolution ... see all copies from $4.94! new only from $12.95! \| first editions
13 view cover	Human Molecular Genetics more books like this by T Strachan, A P Read add to wishlist Following the completion of the Human Genome Project the content and organisation of the third edition of Human Molecular Genetics has been thoroughly revised. * Part One (Chapters 1-7) covers basic material on DNA structure and function, chromosomes, cells and development, pedigree analysis and the basic techniques used in the laboratory. * Part ... see all copies from $12.88! new only from $81.49! \| SVS
14 view cover	Financing the First World War more books like this by Hew Strachan add to wishlist "To Arms" is Hew Strachan's most complete and definitive study of the opening of the First World War. Now, key sections from this magisterial work are published as individual paperbacks, each complete in itself, and with a new introduction by the author. The First World War was costly in treasure as well as lives. Before its outbreak many ... see all copies from $4.84! new only from $6.00! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	American Moments: Scenes from American History more books like this by Robert Burleigh, Christy Ottaviano (Editor), Bruce Strachan (Illustrator) add to wishlist In this refreshingly inventive picture book, readers are placed directly into the action of 18 monumental events in American history. Each moment captures the heart and soul of the nation--the triumphs as well as the trials it has endured. Full color. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.00! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	The Bible's Hidden Cosmology more books like this by Gordon Strachan add to wishlist Gordon Strachan, author of Jesus the Master Builder and Chartres: Sacred Geometry, Sacred Space, here turns back to the roots of biblical wisdom. Patterns appear again and again throughout the Bible, influencing festivals and belief systems, but what are they based on? Are they incidental or deliberate? By returning to the principles of ancient ... see all copies from $5.98! new only from $5.98! \| SVS
17 view cover	The Crime of Olga Arbyelina more books like this by Andrei Makine, Geoffrey Strachan (Translator) add to wishlist Makine's second novel tells the story of Olga, a Russian refugee who escapes the Bolsheviks, flees to a small town in France with her hemophiliac little boy, and becomes a librarian. As her son becomes a teenager, Olga's life begins to crumble as she realizes unpleasant truths about the boy and about her relationship with him--things over which ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Reluctant Landlady, the by Bernadette Strachan add to wishlist A wonderfully engaging and romantic comedy about Evie Crump and the residents of 18 Kemp Street...When struggling actress Evie Crump inherits a sprawling Victorian pile from an old family friend in Camden, it would seem to be a dream ticket for Evie and best-friend Bing to escape from the leaky-flat-from-hell. Except it comes with a proviso: she ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99!
19 view cover	Requiem for a Lost Empire more books like this by Andrei Makine, Geoffrey Strachan (Translator) add to wishlist In Makine's fifth novel, the memories of an unnamed narrator weave through the 20th century as he recalls episodes in the life of his family--experiences that include those of a battlefield doctor in Afghanistan who was also a KGB agent, a Russian villager who defied the Soviet regime, and a man who swears to avenge the death of his beloved. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.44! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Diamonds and Daisies by Bernadette Strachan add to wishlist Novelist Sunny Parkinson might write scorching romances, but her own life is decidedly lacking in passion. A knicker-snatcher is at large in her block of flats. Her best friend's marriage is crumbling over a luncheon meat scandal. She lives with a spherical couch potato and a workaholic virgin. And an Irish nun has just moved in to their spare ... see all copies from $2.13! new only from $2.38!
21 view cover	The Long Way Home more books like this by Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips (Illustrator), Carrie Strachan (Illustrator) add to wishlist see all copies from $27.99!
22 view cover	The Earth and Sky of Jacques Dorme more books like this by Andrei Makine, Geoffrey Strachan (Translator) add to wishlist Jacques, a fighter pilot, and Alexandra, a nurse, meet in Stalingrad in 1942. They fall passionately in love, have an affair, and part. Jacques is killed, but Alexandra is pregnant, and her son is the novel's narrator, telling the story of his father's life--and finding himself compelled to seek out the wreckage of the plane Jacques was flying ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.99! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Handbags and Halos by Bernadette Strachan add to wishlist Nell Fitzgerald worries that her life is shallow and meaningless. She's right -- it is. Stricken by an acute pre-mid-life crisis, she's walked out on her obstreperous boyfriend, moved in with her icy Knightsbridge grandmother and been forced to assume the role of faux girlfriend to closet gay TV presenter, Blair Taylor, by her merciless boss at ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.99!
24 view cover	How to Get Into the Right Business School more books like this by James L Strachan add to wishlist This title focuses on recognizing that the "best" business school varies for each applicant. It provides behind-the-scenes details on the major business schools, highlights strategies for standing out from the competition, and offers insight on trends affecting admissions. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| SVS
25 view cover	Little White Lies by Bernadette Strachan add to wishlist Jilted bride Billie Baskerville is summoned by her Aunt Barbara to remotest Sussex Aunt Babs is going to Australia on a OAP-GAP year, and needs Billie to take over running her shop...her wedding dress shop. Putting a cynical, groom-hating, wedding-loathing, bride-detesting girl in charge of a bridal boutique might seem a little rash, but before ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.04! \| SVS

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