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Hardcover. Anne Boulton (1768-1829) was her father's 'Fair Maid of the Mill'. Her story is pieced together, like a jigsaw puzzle, from fragments in other people's postscripts. Describing her health, mobility problems, education, interests, clothes, friends, travels, love-life and household, this book provides a fresh perspective on Matthew Boulton himself. Num Pages: 128 pages, 100 illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; TDPD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 171 x 20. Weight in Grams: 880.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860773747
ISBN
9781860773747
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.98

Paperback. Alexis de Tocqueville may be the most influential political thinker in American history. He also led an unusually active and ambitious career in French politics. This book presents interpretations of Tocqueville's major works and of his place in intellectual history. Num Pages: 664 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBJK; HBLL; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 37. Weight in Grams: 928.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
664
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691114545
ISBN
9780691114545
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.28
€ 51.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; JFCA; JKVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Ronin Publishing United States
Edition
2nd ed.
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781579510329
ISBN
9781579510329
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.30

Paperback. Maurice Rosenblatt was one of the behind-the-scenes engineers of the 1954 overthrow of Senator Joseph McCarthy, the anti-Communist chairman of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. This book tells the story of the rise of McCarthy's power and Rosenblatt's role in effecting McCarthy's eventual censure by the Senate. Num Pages: 136 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBJK; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 255.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780295985947
ISBN
9780295985947
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.52

Paperback. The son of a former slave, Paul Robeson (1898-1976) rose to become an All-American athlete, Phi Beta Kappa student, internationally celebrated singer and actor, and champion of racial equality. This biography takes Robeson from his humble beginnings in rural New Jersey to international fame on the eve of World War II. Num Pages: 568 pages, 62 illustrations. BIC Classification: AVG; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 36. Weight in Grams: 939.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558495050
ISBN
9781558495050
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.26

Paperback. Num Pages: 250 pages, 49ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKESF; 3JJ; BG; TV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 334. A Life on the Land - Based on the Life of Mont Abbott of Enstone, Oxfordshire. 250 pages, 49ill. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKESF; 3JJ; BG; TV. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 17. Weight: 332.
Publisher
Day Books
Number of pages
250
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780953221332
ISBN
9780953221332
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.88

Hardback. Sheila Kitzinger, passionate campaigner for women's and babies' rights, childbirth educator and author, describes the experiences that have shaped her since childhood and the enormous changes that have taken place over the last 50 years on the subject of birth. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; JHM; VFXB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 242 x 39. Weight in Grams: 786.
Publisher
Pinter & Martin Ltd.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780661704
ISBN
9781780661704
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.44

Paperback. As a girl, Sheila never let her gradual descent into blindness prevent her from trying to do everything a sighted person could do. Then at 17, unable to see to find her way around the house she grew up in, she found herself dreading her future in an 'ever darkening vacuum'. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; WNGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091943363
ISBN
9780091943363
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

paperback. Sheila Hancock's moving and compelling memoir of her marriage to John Thaw Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 colour and b&w photos. BIC Classification: BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 274.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
New
SKU
9780747577096
ISBN
9780747577096
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 11.54

Paperback. A genre with a proven track-record, Catching Babies promises all the nostalgic charm of Twelve Babies on a Bike mixed with the gritty realism of Nurse on Call. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; MQD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 199 x 21. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755362721
ISBN
9780755362721
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. Rainsford is a fourth-generation Chinese American named after the town where his great grandfather worked during the gold rush. Orphaned at fifteen, he attempts to claim America as his homebase, and his personal history is interwoven with dreams, stories, and letters of his family's life in America. Num Pages: 112 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; BGA; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 136 x 9. Weight in Grams: 142.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295988160
ISBN
9780295988160
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 18.77

Paperback. Shaun Ryder has lived a life of glorious highs and desolate lows. As lead singer of the "Happy Mondays", he turned Manchester into Madchester, combining all the excesses of a true rock'n'roll star with music and lyrics. This title presents his story. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 197 x 27. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Corgi
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552165471
ISBN
9780552165471
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.37

Paperback. The story of these duelling divas is by turns hilarious, monstrous and tragic. This account is exhaustive, explosive and unsparing, and our reissue includes a special update from the author. Num Pages: 528 pages, Section: 16, b/w. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751541878
ISBN
9780751541878
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.37

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWN; BGS; BTC; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509814824
ISBN
9781509814824
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.65

hardcover. Engaging and incisive, Brian Dickson: A Judge's Journey traces Dickson's life from a Depression-era boyhood in Saskatchewan, to the battlefields of Normandy, the boardrooms of corporate Canada and high judicial office, and provides an inside look at the work of the Supreme Court during its most crucial period. Num Pages: 624 pages, 41. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BG; LAT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 171 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1260.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
624
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802089526
ISBN
9780802089526
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.41

Paperback. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS; WNGH; WSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 306 x 19. Weight in Grams: 746.
Publisher
Trafalgar Square Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570767548
ISBN
9781570767548
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.73

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
XYZ Publishing Canada
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781894852265
ISBN
9781894852265
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.70

Hardback. A true story of newlyweds on a four-and-a-half year circumnavigation aboard a sailboat. Single for many years, with her children grown, Sharon Ragle found herself facing a solitary future. Little did she know that one step off her familiar path would lead to adventure, romance and a life at sea. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations, map. BIC Classification: BG; WSSN3; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 216 x 22. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574091458
ISBN
9781574091458
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.38

hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: BG; HBTZ1; WNG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 147 x 25. Weight in Grams: 21.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780762780617
ISBN
9780762780617
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 18.18

Paperback. The brilliant Sunday Times bestseller - Sharon's brand new autobiography now in paperback Num Pages: 304 pages, Section: 24, colour pix. BIC Classification: APT; AVGP; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 126 x 1. Weight in Grams: 256.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Edition
Digital original
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751540543
ISBN
9780751540543
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.17

Paperback. * The sensational autobiography of Sharon Osbourne - the First Lady of Rock - an icon for our times with an amazing story to tell - from an often shocking childhood, through a rollercoaster marriage, and still hitting the headlines today. Num Pages: 384 pages, Section: 24, colour. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 26. Weight in Grams: 296. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Edition
First Paperback
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KIN0032579
ISBN
9780751537666
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Her brand-new autobiography - full, frank and fearless. Num Pages: 400 pages, 2 x 8pps colour. BIC Classification: APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 27. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751542943
ISBN
9780751542943
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.92

Hardcover. The Education of the Presidents. 96 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). Presidents from Herbert Hoover to Bill Clinton, this book features memoirs and souvenirs reflecting on their lives and formative experiences in youth, and brief summaries of their careers showing how each developed a special regard for schooling and the i. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JN; JPHL. Dimension: 262 x 187 x 14. Weight: 574.
Publisher
D Giles Ltd
Number of pages
96
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904832430
ISBN
9781904832430
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.42

Paperback. What led a glamorous radio presenter, Sharon Grenham-Thompson, to get involved with working with some of the most despised in society - prisoners? Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: BGXA; HRCC91; JKVQ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Lion Hudson
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745968773
ISBN
9780745968773
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.45

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