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Hardcover. Num Pages: 128 pages, profusely illustrated in colour throughout. BIC Classification: 2AB; AGB; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 265 x 245 x 18. Weight in Grams: 924.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Halstar
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906690571
ISBN
9781906690571
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.68

Paperback. The first-ever biography in English of Pina Bausch: perhaps the most influential performer and choreographer of the 20th century. Translator(s): Black, Penny. Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: ASD; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Publisher
Oberon Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Edition
Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783199891
ISBN
9781783199891
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.20

Hardback. Num Pages: 211 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JFSJ1; RGR; RNK; WNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 165 x 17. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Delaware Press United States
Number of pages
211
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611493405
ISBN
9781611493405
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.41

Paperback. Did God call the Church to be an institution? The Reformation gave Europe national churches, but these came to disappoint enthusiastic believers as lacking commitment. Was the right exit policy simply to join 'free' presbyterian or congregational-type churches, as found say in America? Num Pages: 240 pages, Black and white photos. BIC Classification: BGX; HRCC99. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 215 x 18. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Highland Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781897913765
ISBN
9781897913765
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.73

Paperback. The touching and ground-breaking account of the Queen and Princess Margaret's childhood by their nanny, with a foreword by former BBC Royal Correspondent Jennie Bond. Num Pages: 320 pages, 64. BIC Classification: BGR; HBJD1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752849744
ISBN
9780752849744
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.01

Paperback. The celebrated Peruvian novelist, Mario Vargas Llosa, gives an account of his ultimately unsuccessful attempt to run his country, and of his childhood and career. Translator(s): Lane, Helen R. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; 2ADS; BGHA; DSBH; DSK; FA; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly. Dimension: 128 x 198 x 43. Weight in Grams: 369.
Publisher
FABER AND FABER
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571175123
ISBN
9780571175123
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.42

Hardcover. In Formula 1 today, there are drivers who have won a great deal more, but Gilles Villeneuve cannot be evaluated by numbers alone - simply because there is no way of measuring the level of excitement that he brought to racing. This book relives the legend, with previously unpublished pictures and authoritative. Num Pages: 208 pages, 100+ colour & mono photographs. BIC Classification: AJC; BGS; WSPC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 317 x 293 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1802.
Publisher
Giorgio Nada Editore
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9788879116107
ISBN
9788879116107
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 40.39

Hardcover. Ayrton Senna is still the best loved of Formula 1 champions. Now that 20 years have passed since his tragic fatal accident at Imola on 1 May 1994, it is time to rediscover who and what Ayrton really was. Num Pages: 208 pages, 180 colour photographs. BIC Classification: BGS; WSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 309 x 287 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1940.
Publisher
Giorgio Nada Editore
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9788879115940
ISBN
9788879115940
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.17
€ 64.57

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
€ 10.97

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
€ 12.50

hardcover. In this riveting biography, Marilyn Greenwald describes how a woman reporter from Columbus, Ohio, broke into the ranks of the male-dominated upper echelon at the New York Times. It documents what she did to succeed and what she had to sacrifice. Charlotte Curtis paved the way for the generations of female journalists who followed her. Num Pages: 274 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGB; CBW; JFD; JFSJ1; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 712. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780821412657
ISBN
9780821412657
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.98

Paperback. The former mining town of Stanley lies only twenty minutes drive from the beautiful cathedral city of Durham. Yet the two are worlds apart. Marilyn Hardy recounts in touching detail the trials of growing up in this impoverished mining town and her life-long struggle to find happiness, from her troubled relationship with her undemonstrative mother. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYD; 3JJ; BGA; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 112 x 19. Weight in Grams: 139.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Virgin Books
Publication date
2008
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KLN0017901
ISBN
9780753513965
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. .
Publisher
Prometheus Books United States
Number of pages
172
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781616142162
ISBN
9781616142162
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.38

Hardback. This is a compelling biography of Francis Jeanson, French existential philosopher, member of the French Resistance during World War II, and head of the "Jeanson network," which raised funds for the Algerians during the French-Algerian war. Translator(s): Todd, Jane. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: BG; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 636.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804755085
ISBN
9780804755085
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.56

Hardcover. Alexander I was a ruler with high aspirations for the people of Russia. Cosseted as a young grand duke by Catherine the Great, he ascended to the throne in 1801 after the brutal assassination of his father. This biography focuses on the complex forces that shaped Alexander's tumultuous reign. Translator(s): Emanuel, Susan. Num Pages: 504 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 233 x 39. Weight in Grams: 834.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Edition
Tra
Number of pages
504
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875804668
ISBN
9780875804668
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.61

Paperback. Arguing that the life and work of Sun Yat-sen have been distorted by both myth and demythification, the author provides a fresh overall evaluation of the man and the events that turned an adventurer into the founder of the Chinese Republic and the leader of a great nationalist movement. Translator(s): Lloyd, Janet. Num Pages: 492 pages, 12 half-tones 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 724.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804740111
ISBN
9780804740111
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 35.95

Paperback. The biography of a White Russian emigree trapped with her family in Hitler's Germany at the outbreak of World War II. Living among the ruins of Berlin during Allied bombing raids, she grew up to be a strong-minded, committed and courageous woman. Num Pages: 368 pages, 12pp b&w halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BGA; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 136 x 27. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780712665803
ISBN
9780712665803
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.82

Paperback. In 1950s rural Ireland a widow conceals pregnancy by travelling to Belfast and giving birth to a girl named Marie Therese. The child was left to face a life of misery in the care of nuns at Nazareth House. This is her story, one of resilience and the need to discover who she really is by tracing the mother that the nuns had told her didn't exist. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 1DBR; BGA; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 174 x 18. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Colourpoint Creative Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780730653
ISBN
9781780730653
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.47

Paperback. A brilliant player but with a stormy temper and a troubled relationship with gambling and drink, Scotland and Celtic captain Dan Doyle's life on and off the pitch makes for an incredible story. Until his retirement in 1899, Doyle was always a controversial figure. This book tells the story of Scotland's first bad-boy football superstar. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Black and White Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845021467
ISBN
9781845021467
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.02

Paperback. The memoirs of Hortense (1646-99) and Marie (1639-1715) Mancini, members of court of Louis XIV, represent earliest examples in France of memoirs published by women under their own names during their lifetimes. This title chronicles the beginnings of women's rights within the confines of an otherwise circumscribed early modern aristocratic society. Editor(s): Nelson, Sarah. Translator(s): Nelson, Sarah. Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 254 pages, 2 halftones, 3 maps, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JD; 3JF; BGHA; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226502793
ISBN
9780226502793
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.40

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFME; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 210. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Hachette Books Ireland
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTK0100583
ISBN
9781444791228
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFME; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 400. Clean copy with shelf wear and yellowing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Hachette Books Ireland
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KOG0005266
ISBN
9781444791211
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Marie Duffy is the undisputed queen of Irish dancing: she has trained more world champions than any other teacher, and has been Michael Flatley's right-hand woman for twenty years. Get a behind-the-scenes view of the world of professional Irish dance, and heart Marie's own fascinating & inspiring life. Num Pages: 272 pages, 30 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; ASDC; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
O´Brien Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847179265
ISBN
9781847179265
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.44

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