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Hardback. Discovered in a pillowcase, the long-lost memoirs of designer Orry-Kelly, Hollywood legend and three-time Oscar winner, are at last ready for their close-up. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: APFX; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Allen & Unwin Australia
Number of pages
432
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781760290955
ISBN
9781760290955
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.04

Paperback / so. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BGX; HRLM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 135 x 17. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Vida Publishers United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780829733587
ISBN
9780829733587
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.74

Paperback. The concluding volume of Dave Pelzer's million-copy bestselling memoir. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 124 x 32. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409151371
ISBN
9781409151371
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.93

Paperback. Dave Pelzer's sequel to million-copy bestseller A CHILD CALLED 'IT' Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409151401
ISBN
9781409151401
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.89

Paperback. The remarkable trilogy from SUNDAY TIMES No.1 Bestseller Dave Pelzer - now in one volume. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 58. Weight in Grams: 336.
Edition
Later Printing
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752864013
ISBN
9780752864013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.90

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Persephone Books Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903155073
ISBN
9781903155073
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.26

Series: Association of the United States Army Foreign Military Studies. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; 1HFMS; 3JJP; BGH; JPSH; JPWL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 169 x 30. Weight in Grams: 618.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813146959
ISBN
9780813146959
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.08

Hardcover. Cyril Darlington was one of the most celebrated biologists of the 20th century, but fell from grace after theorising that chromosomes held the biological truths behind dark truths about man and his culture. This biography traces the life of a gifted and passionate scientist. Num Pages: 342 pages, 13 halftones, 13 line illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; PDX; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 635.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Edition
First Edition (1st printing)
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674013339
ISBN
9780674013339
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.50
€ 85.82

Paperback. Look into the foundations of Colin Powell's compelling leadership style. Filled with insights and observations that are honest as they are grittily realistic, this work provides a blueprint for inspiring the reader to achieve extraordinary levels of performance. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGB; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 146 x 21. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe United States
Number of pages
278
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780071418614
ISBN
9780071418614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.87

Paperback. Reveals how the author chose to abandon her ambition to become Prime Minister in favour of another ambition - to have a life. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JMC; BGHA; HBJD1; HBLX; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747593096
ISBN
9780747593096
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.87

hardcover. A biography of Malaysia's powerful Home Affairs Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Tun Dr Ismail Abdul Rahman, who passed away of a heart attack on 2 August 1973. It is based on his private papers and on numerous interviews with his relatives and with people who knew him well, including Ghafar Baba, Musa Hitam, Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah, and others. Num Pages: 311 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMM; BGH; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 621.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Iseas - Yusof Ishak Institute Singapore
Number of pages
311
Condition
New
SKU
V9789812304254
ISBN
9789812304254
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 49.82

Hardback. Presents an autobiographical account of the author's birth and upbringing as an untouchable, or Dalit, in the newly independent India of the 1950s. As a document of the long silenced and long denied sufferings of the Dalits, this work presents a manifesto for the revolutionary transformation of society and human consciousness. Translator(s): Mukherjee, Arun Prabha. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2AB; BG; FA; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 210 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231129725
ISBN
9780231129725
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.61
€ 64.39

Paperback. Dalits constitute about one sixth of India's population. Spread over the entire country, and belonging to many religions, they have become a major political force. As a document of the long silenced and long denied sufferings of the Dalits, this work presents a manifesto for the revolutionary transformation of society and human consciousness. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations 1 map,. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2AB; BG; FA; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 213 x 11. Weight in Grams: 248.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231129732
ISBN
9780231129732
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.65

Paperback. A beautifully written, joyously funny memoir about growing up and finding fame as a young Iranian in London. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: ASZB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 32. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472218667
ISBN
9781472218667
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.90

Paperback. Num Pages: 152 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGX; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 11. Weight in Grams: 138.
Publisher
Tughra Books United States
Number of pages
152
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Revised Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781932099805
ISBN
9781932099805
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 7.92

Paperback. Series: The World in a Life Series. Num Pages: 176 pages, 13. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1HFGA; 3JB; 3JD; BGH; HBJF; HBJH; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 129 x 6. Weight in Grams: 166.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190269784
ISBN
9780190269784
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 43.55

Paperback. The story of one Baha'i woman's experiences at the hands of the Iranian Revolutionaries in the 1980s. Amid the escalating program she witnessed friends, neighbours and relatives being imprisoned, tortured and executed. She visited prisoners, comforted relatives and then it was her turn. Num Pages: 320 pages, 20ill. BIC Classification: 3JJPN; BGHA; HRKB; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851680733
ISBN
9781851680733
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.27

Publisher
United States
Number of pages
503
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612345772
ISBN
9781612345772
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 38.69

Paperback. Foreword by Kai Curry-Lindahl. The first book in English to describe Viktor Schauberger's prophetic work. Num Pages: 162 pages, b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; BG; RNA; RNK; RNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 138 x 14. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Gill Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
2nd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780717133901
ISBN
9780717133901
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.99
€ 18.38

Paperback. Albert Camus is among the most significant French writers of the twentieth century. Opening with his impoverished childhood in Algiers, this biography presents the historical context, focusing on Camus' later agonising conflict between sympathy for the working class Algerians and for the French colonials with a stake in their adopted land. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 2AHA; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 36. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099749110
ISBN
9780099749110
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.78

Paperback. A diary that reveals the author's frustrations, fears, pleasures and self-doubts. Editor(s): Malcolmson, Robert. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJH; BGHA; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 125 x 18. Weight in Grams: 258.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
UK ed.
SKU
V9780752452678
ISBN
9780752452678
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.48

Hardcover. Emmala Reed's journals from 1865 and 1866 present a detailed account of life in western South Carolina as war turned to reconstruction. Reed's post-war writings are particularly important given their rarity - many Civil War diarists stopped writing at war's end. Series: Women's Diaries & Letters of the South. Num Pages: 336 pages, 27 halftones, 1 line art. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Univ of South Carolina Pr
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570035456
ISBN
9781570035456
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 50.50

Paperback. A warm and charming memoir from the cult creator of Bagpuss, the Clangers and Ivor the Engine. Num Pages: 464 pages, 16pp b&w images. BIC Classification: BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 316. 448 pages, illustrations. A warm and charming memoir from the cult creator of Bagpuss, the Clangers and Ivor the Engine. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGFA. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 29. Weight: 334.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847678416
ISBN
9781847678416
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.12

Paperback. .
Publisher
Quercus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848669871
ISBN
9781848669871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

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