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James Macpherson

The Library of Alexandria is an independent small business publishing house. We specialize in bringing back to live rare, historical and ancient Books. This includes manuscripts such as: classical fiction, philosophy, science, Religion, folklore, mythology, history, literature, politics and sacred texts, in addition to Secret and esoteric subjects, such as: occult, freemasonry, alchemy, hermetic, shamanism and ancient knowledge. Our Books are available in digital format. We have approximat...

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James Macpherson

The Poems of Ossianby James MacphersonOssian purports to be a translation of an epic cycle of Scottish poems from the early dark ages. Ossian, a blind bard, sings of the life and battles of Fingal, a Scotch warrior. Ossian caused a sensation when it was published on the cusp of the era of revolutions, and had a massive cultural impact during the 18th and 19th centuries. Napolean carried a copy into battle; Goethe translated parts of it; the city of Selma, Alabama was named a...

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Ian Rankin

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James Macpherson

The #1 international bestseller from the Edgar Award-winning author, exploring the dark underbelly of Edinburgh**“A crackling crime thriller.” —**Philadelphia InquirerInspector John Rebus has confronted Edinburgh’s most hardened criminals, its bloodiest crime scenes, and its most dangerous backstreets––but nothing could prepare him for what he finds on Fleshmarket Alley.In the city’s red-light district, men go to live out t...

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James Macpherson

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Jonathan Davis

James M. McPherson, professor emeritus of U.S. history at Princeton, is one of the foremost scholars of the CivilWar. In this informative and meticulously researched masterpiece, he clarifies the differing ways of life and philosophythat led to this shattering conflict.Abraham Lincoln wondered whether “in a free government the minority have the right to break up the government.”Jefferson Davis felt “forced to take up arms” to guarantee his states’ rights. McPhe...

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Sir Alex Ferguson, Sir Michael Moritz

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James Macpherson, Sir Alex Ferguson

This spectacular audiobook edition features bonus content, including an exclusive conversation between authors Alex Ferguson and Michael Moritz, plus thrilling archival audio recordings from the biggest successes of Ferguson's legendary career.Narrated brilliantly by James Macpherson, with the opening chapter read by Sir Alex Ferguson himself.Twenty-one games. One extraordinary life.Sir Alex Ferguson is widely regarded as t...

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Ian Rankin

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James Macpherson

A collection of short stories featuring Ian Rankin's beloved detectective, John Rebus, including two never-before-published tales.Brilliant, irascible and frequently frustrating to both his friends and his long-suffering bosses, John Rebus has made the dark places of Edinburgh his home for over two decades. In these gripping, fast-paced tales, the legendary Scottish detective investigates the sinister cases that are his specialty, including a gruesome student death...

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Ian Rankin

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Alexander Morton, James Bryce, Crawford Logan, Jimmy Chisholm, Steven McNicoll, Alec Heggie, Dominic Cooper, James MacPherson, Billy Riddoch, Sarah Collier, Full Cast

Ian Rankin introduces a gripping collection of his radio writing, featuring Alexander Morton as the roguish detective Mr Cullender in two original radio dramas, and as Inspector Rebus in Let it BleedSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2026 BRITISH AUDIO AWARDS - BEST AUDIOBOOK CRIME AND THRILLERBest known for his Inspector Rebus novels, Sir Ian Rankin is one of Britain’s most successful and acclaimed crime writers. He has won numerous awards, including the CWA Dia...

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Ian Rankin

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James Macpherson

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A Rebus Novel

New York Times bestselling author Ian Rankin returns to his legendary detective—it’s not the first time Rebus has taken the law into his own hands—though it may be the last.John Rebus stands accused: on trial for a crime that could put him behind bars for the rest of his life.But what drove a good man to cross the line?Detective Inspector Siobhan Clarke may well find out. Clarke is tasked with the city’s most explosive case in years, an inf...

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Ian Rankin

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James Macpherson

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A Rebus Novel

A thrilling Rebus novel about crime, punishment, and redemption, from Edgar Award-winning author, Ian Rankin."He’s gone…"When his daughter Samantha calls in the dead of night, John Rebus knows it’s not good news. Her husband has been missing for two days.Rebus fears the worst—and knows from his lifetime in the police that his daughter will be the prime suspect.He wasn’t the best father—the job always came first—but now his daughter ...

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Ian Rankin

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James Macpherson

From #1 international bestselling author Ian Rankin, John Rebus spent his life as a cop putting Edinburgh's most deadly criminals behind bars—but after being convicted of a homicide, he's joining them instead.A convict is brutally murdered in his locked cell deep in the heart of Scotland’s most infamous prison. Sleeping in a cell across the floor lies John Rebus, the equally notorious detective. Stripped of his badge and estranged from his police family, he is now ...

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Ian Rankin

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James Macpherson

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A Rebus Novel

When a former soldier and recluse murders two 17-year-old students at a posh Edinburgh boarding school, Inspector John Rebus immediately suspects there is more to the case than meets the eye.Army investigators show up to snoop around the scene of the crime, and links between the killer and a local group of “Goths” (a morbid clique of black-clad teens who listen to heavy metal music) begin to surface.But just as Rebus finds himself in the thick of the murder...

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Ian Rankin

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James Macpherson

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A Rebus Novel

In this gritty, gripping police mystery from international bestseller Ian Rankin, when two murder inquiries cross paths, the indomitable Inspector John Rebus finds himself straddling a dangerously thin line between good guys and bad cops.Inspector John Rebus has messed up badly this time, so badly that he's been sent to a kind of reform school for damaged cops. While there among the last-chancers known as "resurrection men," he joins a covert mission to gain eviden...