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1	World Lit Only by Fire: The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance Portrait of an Age more books like this by William Manchester With more than 200,000 copies sold in hardcover and paperback, William Manchester's A World Lit Only by Fire is the preeminent popular history of civilization's rebirth after the Dark Ages. Though the paperback edition remains available, this durable hardcover is an indispensable volume for any Manchester fan or history buff with a serious home ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.60! \| first editions \| SVS
2	American Caesar: Douglas MacArthur 1880-1964 more books like this by William Manchester Inspiring, outrageous... A thundering paradox of a man.Douglas MacArthur, one of only five men in history to have achieved the rank of General of the United States Army. He served in World Wars I, II, and the Korean War, and is famous for stating that "in war, there is no substitute for victory."AMERICAN CAESAR exaines the exemplary army career, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.88! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Mary Barton more books like this by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell 'It's the masters as has wrought this woe; it's the masters as should pay for it.' Set in Manchester in the 1840s - a period of industrial unrest and extreme deprivation - Mary Barton depicts the effects of economic and physical hardship upon the city's working-class community. Paralleling the novel's treatment of the relationship between masters ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.50! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Goodbye Darkness: A Memoir of the Pacific War more books like this by William Manchester In this war memoir, historian William Manchester recalls his experiences as a soldier in the Pacific during World War II. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.80! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Last Lion, The: Volume 1: Winston Churchill Visions of Glory 1874 - 1932 more books like this by William Manchester In "The Last Lion," the first volume of Manchester's two-volume biography, the Winston Spencer Churchill story is one of high adventure, bitter defeats, and the inner strength of the towering Englishman whose watchword was: "Never give in. Never, never, never, never give in." In historical crises his soaring prose and histrionic manner made superb ... see all copies from $4.00! new only from $26.95! \| first editions \| SVS
6	The Last Lion, Volume 2: Winston Spencer Churchill Alone 1932-1940 more books like this by William Manchester In the second of his three-volume biography, Manchester challenges the assumption that Churchill's finest hour was as a wartime leader. During the years 1932-1940, Churchill stood almost alone against Nazi aggression. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $19.92! \| first editions \| SVS
7	The glory and the dream: a narrative history of America, 1932-1972 more books like this by William Raymond Manchester This great time capsule of a book captures the abundant popular history of the United States from 1932 to 1972, encompassing politics, military history, economics, the lively arts, science, fashion, fads, social change, sexual mores, communications, graffiti, and more. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $52.09! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Vurt more books like this by Jeff Noon Take a trip in a stranger's head. Along rainshot streets with the stash riders, a posse of hip malcontents, hooked on the most powerful drug you can imagine ...Vurt feathers ...But as the Game Cat says, Be careful, be very careful. This ride is not for the weak ...Scribble isn't listening. He has to find his lost love. A journey towards the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	The Death of a President, November 20-November 25, 1963 more books like this by William Manchester In this beautifully written, bestselling account of the death of John F. Kennedy, Manchester speaks with a sense of immediacy and authenticity about what really happened and why. "A book that will be used by historians for the next 2,000 years".--James Michener. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $24.97! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	Glory and the Dream more books like this by William Manchester 'There is no fiction that can compete with good, gossipy, anecdotal history--the inside story of who said or did what in moments of great tensions or crisis...I think you ought to read this history and weep, read it and laugh, read it and don't repeat it.'--Anatole Broyard see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.56! \| first editions
11 view cover	Death of a President more books like this by William Manchester The author of the bestsellers American Caesar: Douglas MacArthur, 1880-1964 and The Last Lion offers a compelling account of President John F. Kennedy's last six days--the only record authorized by the Kennedy family--written with remarkable detail and immediacy, and with an intimacy that is unparalleled in the literature. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.92! \| first editions
12 view cover	The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill: Visions of Glory, 1874-1932 more books like this by William Manchester Winston Churchill is perhaps the most important political figure of the twentieth century. Studying his life is a fascinating way to imbibe the history of his era and gain insight into key events that have shaped our time. Last of three volumes. see all copies from $2.47! new only from $14.21! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill: Alone, 1932-1940 more books like this by William Manchester The long-awaited second volume of the best Churchill biography reveals the true portrait of this ambitious world leader. Discussion centers on the alarm he sounded about the terrible plot being hatched inside Hitler's deranged mind. Two 8-page photos inserts. see all copies from $5.80! new only from $12.50! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Kalooki Nights more books like this by Howard Jacobson Longlisted for the 2006 Man Booker Prize and hailed by "The Times" (London) as Ra work of genius, S Jacobson's exquisitely written, audaciously funny novel explores the countless questions of postwar Jewish identity. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.02! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	My Early Life: 1874-1904 more books like this by Sir Winston Churchill, William Manchester (Introduction by) "Here, in his own words, are the fascinating first thirty years in the life of one of the most provocative and compelling leaders of the twentieth century Winston Churchill" As a visionary, statesman, and historian, and the most eloquent spokesman against Nazi Germany, Winston Churchill was one of the greatest figures of the twentieth century. In ... see all copies from $5.50! new only from $9.23! \| SVS
16	Arms of Krupp, 1587-1968 more books like this by William Manchester Tells the extraordinary 400 year saga of the family that provided arms to the Kaiser and to Hitler, and in so doing wielded enormous power and influenced the course of world events. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Clean Break more books like this by Val McDermid Manchester-based, kick-boxing PI Kate Brannigan takes on the hard men of European organised crime as she battles to recover a Monet in a case that stretches love and loyalty to the limits. Manchester-based private eye Kate Brannigan is not amused when thieves have the audacity to steal a Monet from a stately home where she's arranged security. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.48! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Beckham : my world more books like this by David Beckham, Dean Freeman A photographic portrait of one of the most talented and high-profile sportsmen in the world, accompanied by his own autobiographical text. Manchester United footballer David Beckham has been voted one of European football's brightest stars. His marriage to Spice Girl Victoria Adams and the birth of their son Brooklyn, crowned the couple's ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.92! \| first editions \| SVS
19	Almonds & Raisins more books like this by Maisie Mosco Set in Manchester in 1905, this book begins the story of the Sandberg family who, having escaped from Eastern Europe, now struggle through the Great War and the Depression in England. Maisie Mosco has written eight novels including "After the Dream". see all copies from $1.99! first editions
20 view cover	Redemption more books like this by Nancy Geary Former Assistant District Attorney Frances Pratt has come to Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts, to attend the wedding of her cousin Hope to fabulously wealthy blueblood Jack Cabot III. But the psychologically fragile Hope is found dead before the wedding, having apparently committed suicide. When Frances investigates the death--which was murder ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions
21 view cover	The Archaeology of Disease more books like this by Charlotte Roberts, Keith Manchester This text shows how scientific and archaeological techniques can be used to identify the common illnesses and injuries from which humans suffered in antiquity. Charlotte Roberts and Keith Manchester study evidence gleaned from written records and works of art as well as from ancient human remains, and they combine a clinical interpretation of ... see all copies from $11.48! new only from $24.00! \| SVS
22	The Arms of Krupp more books like this by William Manchester see all copies from $1.99! first editions
23 view cover	The Classic Slum: Salford Life in the First Quarter of the Century more books like this by Robert Roberts see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
24 view cover	A Pluralistic Universe: Hibbert Lectures at Manchester College on the Present Situation in Philosophy more books like this by William James, Henry S Levinson (Introduction by) In his famous lectures at Oxford University in 1908 and 1909, William James made a sustained and eloquent case against absolute idealism and intellectualism in philosophy. Ever since Socrates and Plato, the philosophy of the absolute had held sway - the emphasis on essence at the expense of concrete appearance, the insistence on a coherent ... see all copies from $2.00! new only from $6.60! \| first editions \| SVS
25	One Brief Shining Moment: Remembering Kennedy more books like this by William Raymond Manchester see all copies from $1.99! new only from $19.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS

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