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Paperback. A number of nefarious characters have passed through Maine on their way to infamy, including the pirates Dixie Bull and Edward Teach (aka Blackbeard) and gangster Al Brady. The scoundrels assembled in this book, however, are either Maine natives or notorious individuals whose mischief, misdeeds, or mayhem were perpetrated in the Pine Tree State. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEN; BG; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608932863
ISBN
9781608932863
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.71

Paperback. Editor(s): Stephens, Troy; Duncan, Jon. Num Pages: 366 pages. BIC Classification: BG; BK; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 263 x 184 x 27. Weight in Grams: 900.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
366
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781622575640
ISBN
9781622575640
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 251.73
€ 168.77

Paperback. Friedrich Engels is one of the most attractive and contradictory figures of the nineteenth century. Born to a prosperous mercantile family in west Germany, he spent his career working in the Manchester cotton industry, riding to the Cheshire hounds, and enjoying the comfortable, middle-class life of a Victorian gentleman. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; BGH; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 352.
Edition
First Paperback Edition
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141021409
ISBN
9780141021409
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.86

Paperback. Emerging from the South American wilderness after adventures related in The Incredible Voyage, Tristan Jones finally makes it home to Britain to find his vessel, the tiny, nearly indestructible Sea Dart, impounded by customs officials because he cannot pay the tax. In his quest for the means to liberate his boat, he takes any work he can get. Num Pages: 286 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Sheridan House
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780924486302
ISBN
9780924486302
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.38

Hardcover. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: BGB; KCU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 254 x 18. Weight in Grams: 846.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Urban Land Institute
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874203486
ISBN
9780874203486
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.19

Paperback / so. BIC Classification: BG; WSJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 277.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781616082499
ISBN
9781616082499
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.29

Hardcover. Translator(s): Trinley, Sharpa Tulku Tenzin. Num Pages: 504 pages. BIC Classification: BGXA; HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Wisdom Publications
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9780861710775
ISBN
9780861710775
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 24.21

Paperback. Working with the Curlew is an intimate and evocative account of an era before factory farming, when farmers worked closely with nature and the rhythm of the seasons, a smallholding could sustain a family, and there were enough small farms for a shepherd to climb the ladder to ownership. Num Pages: 128 pages, 20 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BG; TV; WND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 137 x 12. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Green Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903998342
ISBN
9781903998342
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.86

Paperback. Presents the tale of the author's growing love of the sea, from family holidays in Whitley Bay as a boy, to his first over zealous attempts at diving. This work introduces us to a eclectic mix of sea-loving characters all of whom have helped to inform and shape his own journey to becoming a marine biologist. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; WNCS1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 282.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Cornerstone
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New edition
SKU
KLN0018155
ISBN
9780099446583
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.49

Hardcover. Vodafone is on of the largest mobile telecommunications network group in the world. Its phenomenal growth can be attributed largely to one person, chief executive Sir Christopher Gent. This book examines the dramatic rise of Gent and Vodafone and assesses the underlying forces driving the man and the company. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGB; KJ; KNTT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 166 x 20. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Capstone
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841124315
ISBN
9781841124315
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 20.79

Paperback. Three decades after his death, Nick Drake is recognized as one of the true geniuses of English acoustic music. This groundbreaking biography reconstructs a vanished life while perfectly capturing the bohemian scenes surrounding the music business in London in the late '60s and early '70s. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Piatkus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780749951337
ISBN
9780749951337
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.52

Paperback. Num Pages: 158 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: BG; JFFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
158
Condition
New
SKU
V9781563680823
ISBN
9781563680823
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: ANC; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 159 x 10. Weight in Grams: 267.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Scarecrow Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810856783
ISBN
9780810856783
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.85

Paperback. A hugely entertaining memoir of an Essex bad girl who did time in jail but turned her life around to become a successful farmer. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 x 8pp colour plate. BIC Classification: BGBA; KNAC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471100901
ISBN
9781471100901
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.83

Paperback. As a medical student, Dr Paul Farmer found his life's calling: to cure infectious diseases and to bring the lifesaving tools of modern medicine - so readily available in the developed world - to those who need them most. The author's account shows how, from achieving this modest dream, one person can make a difference in solving global problems. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BGT; MB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Profile Books
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846684319
ISBN
9781846684319
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.11

Paperback. In The Last Love Song, Tracy Daugherty, the critically acclaimed author of Hiding Man (a New Yorker and New York Times Notable book) and Just One Catch, delves deep into the life of distinguished American author and journalist Joan Didion in this, the first printed biography published about her life. Num Pages: 752 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 2AB; 3JJ; 3JM; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 210 x 35. Weight in Grams: 610.
Publisher
St Martin´s Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781250105943
ISBN
9781250105943
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.16

Paperback. Henrietta Howard, later Countess of Suffolk, was the long-term mistress and confidante of King George II. She was also, as Tracy Borman's wonderfully readable biography reveals, a dedicated patron of the arts; a lively and talented intellectual in her own right; a passionate advocate for the rights of women long before the dawn of feminism. Num Pages: 352 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099549178
ISBN
9780099549178
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.74

Paperback. Matilda, wife of William the Conqueror, was the first woman to be crowned Queen of England and formally recognised as such by her subjects. Beyond this, however, little is known of her. No contemporary images of her remain, and the chroniclers of her age left us only the faintest clues as to her life. Who was this spectral queen? Num Pages: 320 pages, col. Illustrations, maps, ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGR; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099549130
ISBN
9780099549130
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.74

Paperback. Historian Tracy Borman tells the story of the real Wolf Hall in this definitive biography of Thomas Cromwell, Henry VIII's most trusted servant. Num Pages: 480 pages, 2 x 8pg colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444782882
ISBN
9781444782882
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.20

Paperback. Elizabeth I is often portrayed as a ruthless 'man's woman', who derided her own sex - and loved to flirt with the young men at her court. Yet she was born into a world of women and it is her relationships with these women that provide the most fascinating insight into the character of this remarkable monarch. Num Pages: 464 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 30. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099548621
ISBN
9780099548621
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.42

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