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  • The Accidental Plus One Down Under
    Alison Ripley Cubitt
    New Year’s Eve 2019While everyone else is popping champagne corks and ringing in a new decade, Alison-The Accidental Plus One-is crammed into a flying tin can somewhere over the Equator, obsessing over whether she remembered to lock the front door.Can she really uproot her life halfway across the world-again?Rural calm was sweet while it lasted, but when Alison’s partner’s job ...
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    21,34 €

  • Marvels of Plant Life
    Mordecai Cubitt Cooke
    Originally published in the late-nineteenth century, M. C. Cooke presents a series of vivid accounts detailing parasitic species, carnivorous plants, and other botanical phenomena.This unique volume offers a captivating exploration of the more unusual and extraordinary species found within the plant kingdom. Drawing on a wealth of botanical observation, this unique volume explo...
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    26,25 €

  • The Dodd Family Abroad
    Charles James Lever / Hablot Knight Browne / W. Cubitt (William Cubitt) Cooke
    Embark on a hilarious and insightful journey with Charles James Lever’s 'The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I.(of II)'. This classic work of fiction blends humor, travel, and satire in a delightful family saga. Follow the misadventures of the Dodd family as they navigate the complexities and comical situations encountered while abroad.A master of humorous storytelling, Lever crafts a...
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    27,99 €

  • The Dodd Family Abroad
    Charles James Lever / Hablot Knight Browne / W. Cubitt (William Cubitt) Cooke
    Join the irrepressible Dodd family as their grand tour continues in 'The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. II (of II),' a hilarious and insightful satire from the 19th century. Charles James Lever’s uproarious fiction follows the family’s misadventures as they navigate the complexities and absurdities of travel.Filled with keen observations and witty humor, this classic work offers a de...
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    25,30 €

  • The Seven Sisters of Sleep
    M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt) Cooke
    Explore the historical landscape of drug abuse with Mordecai Cubitt Cooke’s 'The Seven Sisters of Sleep,' a seminal work examining the pervasive influence of narcotics in 19th-century society. This meticulously prepared print edition delves into the societal impact of opium, morphine, and laudanum, shedding light on addiction and its consequences. Cooke’s exploration offers a u...
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    25,27 €

  • Rust, Smut, Mildew, & Mould
    M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt) Cooke
    Explore the fascinating world of phytopathogenic fungi with Mordecai Cubitt Cooke’s classic work, 'Rust, Smut, Mildew, & Mold.' This meticulously prepared reprint offers a detailed look at the fungi that impact plant life, specifically within Great Britain. Delve into the characteristics and behaviors of rusts, smuts, mildews, and molds, gaining insights into their historical s...
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    21,03 €

  • The Blue Alley
    P C Cubitt
    Karen Hamm is a researcher investigating corruption in Africa where she has made powerful enemies. When she arrives at the airport to return home, she observes a priest passing a bribe at passport control. He is accompanying two children on a flight to Amsterdam. Karen has seen the man before and knows he’s not a priest. Suspecting the children are being abducted, she secretly ...
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    14,03 €

  • The Accidental Plus One
    Alison Ripley Cubitt
    A burnt-out media executive. A chance to leave it all behind. Can she take that leap into the unknown, or is she doomed to fail?Alison was stuck going nowhere. Her shiny career had well and truly lost its lustre, despite the money her TV bosses were offering. Nothing would make up for the sacrifices she’d made these past fifteen years.When she spotted an opportunity for her oth...
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    19,97 €

  • I’m So Glad You Asked Me That Again
    Robert Cubitt
    A second compendium of things you didn’t know, you thought you knew, you didn’t want to know and things you didn’t even know that you didn’t know. A second book of answers to questions you didn’t ask and to which you didn’t even know you wanted the answers until you picked up this book. Why are the London Docks empty? What is Godwin’s Law? Who were the Children of Lir? Why did ...
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    17,22 €

  • I’m So Glad You Asked Me That The Third
    Robert Cubitt
    The third compendium of arcane information that deals with questions you never knew existed until the author answered them anyway. This book is the equivalent to the guy in the pub who tells you things you never wanted to know and you have to buy him a drink just to get him to go away.This book answers questions you didn’t ask and to which you didn’t even know you wanted the an...
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    20,78 €

  • I’m So Glad You Asked Me That Goes Fourth
    Robert Cubitt
    Who knew there were so many questions in the World? Well, the author does now.In this fourth edition of the highly acclaimed (by the author) book of answers to questions as diverse as "Was the first aerial bombardment from a dirigible?" to "From where does the phrase ’peter out’ come?", this book is packed full of information that you never knew you wanted to know. But once you...
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    21,75 €

  • I’m So Glad You Asked Me That
    Robert Cubitt
    A compendium of arcane information that deals with questions you never knew existed until the author answered them anyway. This book is the equivalent of the guy in the pub who tells you things you never wanted to know and you have to buy him a drink just to get him to go away. This book answers questions you didn’t ask and to which you didn’t even know you wanted the answers u...
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    14,21 €

  • The A to Z of (Amateur) Golf
    Robert Cubitt
    Why do golfers shout 'fore' when they hit the ball? Why do you come out of a Pro Shop feeling you’ve just been mugged, but in a good way? What is the 'Slope System'? (Actually, no one knows the answer to that). These questions and many more are answered by 'The A to Z of (Amateur) Golf'. From 'Accessories' to 'Zip', the author takes you through the terminology, the jargon, the ...
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    19,70 €

  • Finding a Home in Aotearoa New Zealand
    Alison Ripley Cubitt
    Want to make a new start in a peaceful country?Make this the year you turn your dreams into reality.Relocation expert Alison Ripley Cubitt will steer you every step of the way in Finding a Home in Aotearoa New Zealand. This is the ultimate guide to everything you need to start a new life. So what are you waiting for?How to: become a temporary or permanent residentDiscover: how ...
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    16,80 €

  • The Girl I Left Behind Me
    Robert Cubitt
    Accidents happen, but in war they can change the course of history. Lofty Lofthouse is going back to Afghanistan, Youssef is going to study. But an accident of war sets them on paths that will cross. Each in their own way believes they are on the right side. Can they both be? When they meet, it will be a defining moment. Who lives and who dies will be decided by fate, not fortu...
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    22,87 €

  • Mirror Man
    Robert Cubitt
    They were thankful he was dead. They were grateful when they discovered that he wasn’t. Returning from Afghanistan, Youssef is obliged to work for MI5. Risking his life, he goes undercover to discover a plot that threatens the lives of millions of people. Forced to live on his wits, he fights people he once saw as allies. If he is discovered he will be killed without a second ...
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    19,47 €

  • The Deputy Prime Minister
    Robert Cubitt
    Beware the wolf in sheep’s clothing. Especially when he prowls the corridors of power. When Clarke Nevis agrees to write a book exposing a corrupt politician, he has no idea that it will endanger his life. The politician is very senior and isn’t averse to removing obstacles from his path - permanently. Starting his investigation is easy enough, but Clarke soon finds out that pe...
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    19,75 €

  • The Charity Thieves
    Robert Cubitt
    To work for a charity was Andy Mirren’s dream job. But it soon turned into a nightmare. When Andy Mirren went to work for a charity, he never expected to have to face death. Working for a charity should be about doing good, not having to play detective. But finding large scale fraud leads to deadly consequences. On a film shoot in Africa for 'Cuddly Toy Day', Andy Mirren’s cel...
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    20,82 €

  • Misadventures in the Screen Trade
    Alison Ripley Cubitt
    A young woman in a man’s world takes on the media industry. Can she hit the heights of her dreams, or will she fall flat on her face? Sydney 1981 Alison Ripley Cubitt couldn’t wait to make her mark. Having escaped her fractured New Zealand family only to end up dying of boredom behind a Mad-Men-era reception desk, she was determined to shatter the media’s glass ceiling. Thrille...
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    24,22 €

  • Fly Catcher
    P C Cubitt
    Longlisted for the Bridport First Novel PrizeWest Africa and an unknown boy is killed on the vast palm oil plantation of the powerful corporation, Arranoil. Nobody knows his name, where he came from, or who brought him to work on the estate.Karen Hamm has travelled to the country to investigate corruption. She’s on a mission to find millions of dollars in missing aid but her en...
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    12,23 €

  • Experimental Economics
    Graham Loomes / Nicholas Bardsley / Robin Cubitt
    Since the 1980s, there has been explosive growth in the use of experimental methods in economics, leading to exciting developments in economic theory and policy. Despite this, the status of experimental economics remains controversial. In Experimental Economics, the authors draw on their experience and expertise in experimental economics, economic theory, the methodology of eco...
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    85,64 €

  • Anecdotal Evidence
    Sean Cubitt
    Ecocritique is a practice of radical questioning, as essential to the critical armoury as feminism and postcolonialism have become. Like them, it extends beyond judgements about texts with clear ecological themes, demonstrating the significance of ecocriticism for any advanced understanding of cultural forms. Anecdotal method is ecocritical because it focuses on encounters, con...
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    90,05 €

  • Clavis Synoptica Hymenomycetum Europæorum, Conjunctis Studiis Scripserunt M.C. Cooke Et L. Quelet
    Lucien Quélet / Mordecai Cubitt Cooke
    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important ...
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    21,68 €

  • Buying a House in New Zealand
    Alison Ripley Cubitt
    Ever wished you could escape the bleak northern winters and spend a second summer in a dream house Down Under. Or start a new life, in a peaceful country, far away from the world's trouble spots? With some of the most spectacular scenery on earth?It's easier than you think. So stop dreaming and start packing. From the Far North via Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Du...
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    15,71 €

  • Finite Media
    Sean Cubitt
    While digital media give us the ability to communicate with and know the world, their use comes at the expense of an immense ecological footprint and environmental degradation. In Finite Media Sean Cubitt offers a large-scale rethinking of theories of mediation by examining the environmental and human toll exacted by mining and the manufacture, use, and disposal of millions of ...
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    44,51 €

  • Castles in the Air
    Alison Ripley Cubitt
    An eight-year-old child witnesses her mother's secret and knows that from that moment life will never be the same. After Molly, her mother dies, Alison uses her legacy to make a film about Molly's relationship with a man she had known since she was a teenager. What hold did this man have over her mother? And what other secrets was her mother hiding? Castles in the Air...
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    11,73 €

  • The Adventures of Sparky
    Norman J. Vaughan-Cubitt / Norman JVaughan-Cubitt
    This is the story of a little dog called Sparky who unfortunately gets lost. It tells of the Adventures he has as he tries to find his way back home. He makes lots of friends and enemies too and also manages to find time for a little romance. Read how he finds a best friend in Nelson, a one eyed cat and how he meets and makes friends with the Cat gang. He meets a lot of other a...
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    22,01 €

  • Railway Legislation And Uniformity Of Gauge
    Baron George William Fox Kinnaird Kinnai / George William Frederick Villiers Clare / Sir William Cubitt
    'Railway Legislation And Uniformity Of Gauge' presents a compelling historical analysis of railway development in Great Britain. This volume contains a letter from Lord Kinnaird to the Earl of Clarendon, advocating for standardization in railway gauge. The appeal emphasizes efficiency and interoperability across the burgeoning railway network. Included is an appendix featuring ...
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    17,11 €

  • Remains, Theological And Poetical ... With A Memoir Of The Author By James Buckley ; And A General Preface By George Cubitt
    Buckley James / Cubitt George / Roberts Thomas 1765-1832
    'Remains, Theological and Poetical' presents a collection of the works of Thomas Roberts (1765-1832), encompassing both his theological writings and his poetic compositions. This edition includes a memoir of the author by James Buckley and a general preface by George Cubitt, offering readers insight into Roberts’ life, thought, and spiritual journey.The book showcases Roberts’ ...
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    28,80 €

  • British Fresh-water Algae, Exclusive Of Desmidieae And Diatomaceae; Volume 1
    Mordecai Cubitt Cooke
    British Fresh-water Algae, Exclusive Of Desmidieae And Diatomaceae, Volume 1, by Mordecai Cubitt Cooke, is a comprehensive guide to the identification and classification of freshwater algae found in Britain. This meticulously detailed work is an essential resource for botanists, naturalists, and anyone interested in the microscopic world of aquatic plants. Cooke’s volume provid...
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    20,09 €


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