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Paperback. The story of an ordinary couple with young children escaping from rat-race Britain to a smallholding in northern Spain, from financial security to fresh air but hard toil and no money.. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; BGA; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 125 x 23. Weight in Grams: 240.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
0th Edition
SKU
KNW0007974
ISBN
9780751535488
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1MBF; BGA; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Aboriginal Studies Press Australia
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780855757779
ISBN
9780855757779
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 23.94

Paperback. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; HBTZ1; TDPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 276 x 18. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Regnery Publishing Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781621575153
ISBN
9781621575153
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.48

Paperback. .
Publisher
Vertebrate Graphics Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911342311
ISBN
9781911342311
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.57

Paperback. Shadowed by the unhappiness of his warring parents, a broad-minded mother who, like her son, was keen to embrace all things Chinese, and a bigoted father who was enraged by his family's interest in 'going native', Martin Booth's compelling memoir is a journey into Chinese culture and an extinct colonial way of life. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; BGA; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Bantam
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553816723
ISBN
9780553816723
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.84

paperback. Explores the author's relationship with his father. This title also reflects on the life and legacy of the author's cousin, Lucy Partington, who disappeared without trace in 1973 and was exhumed twenty years later from the basement of Frederick West, one of Britain's prolific serial murderers. Num Pages: 416 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 32. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780099285823
ISBN
9780099285823
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.53

Hardcover. This biography chronicles the personal and professional life of a principled, resourceful and deeply religious woman. Puckett offers a valuable perspective on schooling in the 20th century rural South, as well as capturing the essence of daily life in the communities. Series: Southern Voices from the Past: Women's Letters, Diaries & Writings S. Num Pages: 336 pages, 14 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; BGA; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820322599
ISBN
9780820322599
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.93

Paperback. Born a bastard to a teenage mother in the slums of 1950s Dublin, Martha has to be a fighter from the very start. As her mother moves from man to man, and more children follow, they live hand-to-mouth in squalid, freezing tenements, clothed in rags and forced to beg for food. This book tells the story of her early life. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 31. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
KRF2233227
ISBN
9781845963132
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.45

Paperback. At 16, Martha collapses on the streets, suffering from starvation and exposure. She has reached rock bottom, but after Martha is taken to hospital, Lady Luck smiles kindly on her and she is given the opportunity to get off the streets for ever. Before long, Martha is on the way to leading the normal life she has so long dreamt of. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJPK; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 22. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
9781845967031
ISBN
9781845967031
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.14

Paperback. Aged 13, Martha Long is rescued by the courts from the clutches of her evil stepfather and her feckless mother. After numerous arrests for shoplifting, a judge rules that she is to be sent to a convent school. Her initial relief at escaping the abuse and neglect she suffered at home is, however, short-lived. This is her memoir. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
9781845964498
ISBN
9781845964498
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.83

Paperback. Martha is now in her thirties. Her daughter has left home and she is lonely and vulnerable. The hard knocks have taken their toll on her health. As she teeters on the brink of a nervous breakdown, a phone call summons ghosts from the past. She discovers that one of the family is dead and the others need her help. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 17. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780575414
ISBN
9781780575414
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.43

Paperback. After a failed suicide attempt and recovery in the mad house, Martha is heading for France to be reunited with the one true love of her life. Father Ralph Fitzgerald rescued her from the streets when she was sixteen and was the first person to show Martha true love and affection. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJP; BGA; HBJD1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780576114
ISBN
9781780576114
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.77

Paperback. John and Martha were an ambitious American couple. With six Harvard degrees between them, and living in the refined atmosphere of the Harvard campus, the last thing they expected was to become parents to a Down's Syndrome baby. This is their story. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; VFXB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780749921903
ISBN
9780749921903
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Hardback. Editor(s): Bland, Larry I.; Stevens, Sharon Ritenour. Series: The Papers of George Catlett Marshall. Num Pages: 856 pages, 72, 9 maps, 63 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; HBJK; HBLW; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1384.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
856
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801878718
ISBN
9780801878718
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.22

Paperback. Mark Wallington, who want to change the face of British comedy, is going to finance this dream by becoming a gardener. The result is an account of a year spent working in other people's gardens. This is the story of nights spent in the back room of a pub trying to write scripts, and of days spent understanding the British obsession with gardening. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; WM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099472674
ISBN
9780099472674
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.01

Hardback. Contains 338 letters that document the first two years of the author's loving marriage to Olivia L Langdon. This title recounts a tumultuous time: a growing international fame, the birth of a sickly first child, and the near-fatal illness of his wife. Editor(s): Frank, Michael B.; Salamo, Lin. Series: Mark Twain Papers. Num Pages: 850 pages, 70 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; BGA; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 57. Weight in Grams: 967.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
850
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520203600
ISBN
9780520203600
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.23
€ 93.78

Hardcover. Contains the letters that trace young Sam Clemens' remarkable self-transformation from a footloose, irreverent West Coast journalist to a popular lecturer and author of "The Jumping Frog", soon to be a national and international celebrity. Editor(s): Smith, Harriet Elinor; Bucci, Richard; Salamo, Lin. Series: Mark Twain Papers. Num Pages: 703 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; BGA; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 47. Weight in Grams: 976.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
703
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520036697
ISBN
9780520036697
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.23
€ 93.78

Hardcover. Num Pages: 205 pages, black & white illustrations, colour plates. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BG; JFSR1; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Schocken
Condition
New
SKU
V9780805242942
ISBN
9780805242942
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.14

Paperback. * A Childhood Stolen. An Innocence Betrayed. A Life Redeemed * A shocking and inspiring true account of addiction and recovery - in the tradition of The Kid and Ugly Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; BTP; VFJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 23. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751539738
ISBN
9780751539738
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.81

Hardcover. Tells the story of Marjane Satrapi's life in Tehran from the ages of six to fourteen, years that saw the overthrow of the Shah's regime, the triumph of the Islamic Revolution and the devastating effects of war with Iraq. This title paints a portrait of daily life in Iran and of the bewildering contradictions between home life and public life. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; BGA; HBJF1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
Jonathan Cape
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Edition
First U.K. Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780224064408
ISBN
9780224064408
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.42

Hardcover. "Persepolis" ended in a cliffhanger in 1984, just as 14 year old Marjane was leaving behind her home in Tehran, escaping fundamentalism and the war in Iraq to begin a new life in the West. Here we follow her through the next eight years of her life - four years in Vienna, and four years back in Iran. Num Pages: 192 pages, b&w drawings throught. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
Jonathan Cape
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780224074407
ISBN
9780224074407
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

Paperback. An international bestseller, Prisoner of Tehran is the astonishing, true account of one woman's remarkable courage in the face of terror. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 x 8pp black & white. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 116 x 19. Weight in Grams: 156.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719522390
ISBN
9780719522390
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. An international bestseller, Prisoner of Tehran is the astonishing, true account of one womans remarkable courage in the face of terror. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 x 8pp black & white. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 210. Good clean copy showing light shelf and reading wear, remains a nice copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
John Murray
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
SKU
KSG0011661
ISBN
9780719562525
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. In 1954, in a remote South American village, a four-year-old girl was abducted and then abandoned deep in the Colombian rainforest. At around ten years old, a completely feral Marina Chapman was returned to civilisation by hunters, who sold her to a brothel. This title tells her story. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 x 8pp b/w. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; BGA; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 136 x 17. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd Edinburgh
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780576541
ISBN
9781780576541
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.64

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