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Paperback. Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jane Smiley draws upon her first-hand knowledge to examine the horse on all levels - practical, theoretical and emotional. Drawing on the wisdom of trainers, vets, jockeys and a real-life horse whisperer, she adds an element of drama and suspense as two of her own horses begin their careers at the racetrack. Num Pages: 304 pages, 15 b&w photos. BIC Classification: BG; WSNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 214. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Main
- SKU
- KIN0032220
- ISBN
- 9780571226078
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
paperback. Best known for his provocative take on cultural issues in The Intellectuals and the Masses and What Good Are the Arts?, the author describes the events that formed him - an escape from the London blitz to an idyllic rural village, army service in Egypt, an open scholarship to Oxford and an academic career that saw him elected. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JJP; 3JM; BGLA; DSB; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 138 x 32. Weight in Grams: 522. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Main
- Number of pages
- 384
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- SKU
- KIN0036482
- ISBN
- 9780571310920
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Microfilm. Jane Rule novel Desert of the Heart ( ) was groundbreaking novel in diversity publishing. She remains a pioneering figure. Num Pages: Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; BGLA; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 137 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Talon Books,Canada Canada
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780889226739
- ISBN
- 9780889226739
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.67
€ 21.99
€ 20.67
Paperback. The 'Greatest Black Briton in History' triumphed over the Crimea and Victorian England. She became an independent 'doctress' combining the herbal remedies of her African ancestry with sound surgical techniques. This biography of a Victorian celebrity, voted the greatest black Briton in history, brings Mary Seacole centre stage. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; MQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 310. The Charismatic Black Nurse Who Became a Heroine of the Crimea. 268 pages, black & white illustrations. The 'Greatest Black Briton in History' triumphed over the Crimea and Victorian England. She became an independent 'doctress' combining the herbal remedies of her African ancestry with sound surgical techniques. This biography of a Victorian celebrity, voted the greatest black Briton in history, brings Mary Seacole centre stage. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGH; MQ. Dimension: 195 x 130 x 18. Weight: 202.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Robinson Publishing
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845294977
- ISBN
- 9781845294977
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.88
€ 15.88
Hardcover. Those already familiar with or well-versed in Owen's work will find new material in this book, and those coming to Owen for the first time will enjoy a well researched, yet accessible, illustrated introduction to one of the twentieth century's greatest poets. Num Pages: 144 pages, 60 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 169 x 17. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Publisher
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851243945
- ISBN
- 9781851243945
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.51
€ 13.99
€ 13.51
Hardback. Series: Magill Bibliographies S. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BG; DSB; GBCR; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 146 x 24. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810833142
- ISBN
- 9780810833142
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.05
€ 126.05
Paperback. Inspired by Eric Rohmer's film "Autumn Tale", Jane Juska, a smart, energetic divorce, decided she'd been celibate too long, and placed a personal ad in a newspaper. The response was overwhelming, and Juska took a sabbatical from teaching to meet some of the men who replied. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BG; VFVC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Edition
- New edition
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099466703
- ISBN
- 9780099466703
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.91
€ 20.99
€ 16.91
Hardcover. Num Pages: 226 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 1KBBNT; BGA; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 148 x 23. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Minnesota Historical Society Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873514668
- ISBN
- 9780873514668
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.93
€ 25.99
€ 23.93
Paperback. Soon to be a major motion picture starring Eddie Redmayne as Hawking and Felicity Jones as his wife Jane. It chronicles their relationship, from his early development of ALS to his success in physics. Num Pages: 450 pages. BIC Classification: BGTA; BM; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 32. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Alma Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846883668
- ISBN
- 9781846883668
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.72
€ 13.99
€ 11.72
Paperback. A fresh, new look for a perennial backlist hit, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the start of Jane Goodall's work at Gombe National Park. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations, map. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 194 x 131 x 12. Weight in Grams: 114.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Rev Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780671562717
- ISBN
- 9780671562717
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.12
€ 9.99
€ 9.12
Paperback. 'One of history's most impressive field studies; an instant animal classic' TIME Num Pages: 384 pages, 66pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; BG; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 26. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753809471
- ISBN
- 9780753809471
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.92
€ 15.99
€ 11.92
Paperback. Drawing on a lifetime of work as one of the world's most renowned scientists, conservationists, and animal rights activists, Jane Goodall has written a unique spiritual autobiography that explores her deepest beliefs about spirituality and moral evolution. Num Pages: 304 pages, 2 x 8pp b&w inserts. BIC Classification: BGA; PSV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Company United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780446676137
- ISBN
- 9780446676137
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.07
€ 19.99
€ 15.07
paperback. A major new biography of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, told through the prism of the women in his life Num Pages: 408 pages, 16 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 196 x 28. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Pan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780330418584
- ISBN
- 9780330418584
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.29
€ 19.99
€ 15.29
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Random House Australia Australia
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857986573
- ISBN
- 9780857986573
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 31.25
€ 35.99
€ 31.25
Paperback. Covering the 11 key ingredients for vital living, this title explores how the critical years from 45 and 50, and especially from 60 and beyond, can be the time when you truly become the energetic, loving, fulfilled person you were meant to be. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGFA; VS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 199 x 27. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091940072
- ISBN
- 9780091940072
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.06
€ 19.99
€ 15.06
Paperback. An account of an extraordinary woman - Oscar winner, controversial political activist, groundbreaking fitness guru, wife, mother, lover, philanthropist. This book addresses among other things, her tragic relationship with her mother; her tortured one with her father, her lovers and husbands, her passions and political views. Num Pages: 624 pages, b/w photographs throughout. BIC Classification: APF; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 35. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Number of pages
- 624
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091906139
- ISBN
- 9780091906139
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.49
€ 25.99
€ 19.49
Paperback. An inspirational true story of a 4 year old girl who fell into the power of a man whose evil knew no bounds. She encountered terrifying mental and physical torture from her psychopathic stepfather for a period of 17 years until she managed to break free, her spirit still unbroken Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 276. In good condition. A well read copy
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- SKU
- KRS0010787
- ISBN
- 9780007208937
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Celebrated novelist Daphne Du Maurier and her sisters, eclipsed by her fame, are revealed in all their surprising complexity in this riveting new biography. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; 3JJ; BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 197 x 29. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007347094
- ISBN
- 9780007347094
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.19
€ 18.99
€ 15.19
Paperback. * A moving and important book on the relationship between two remarkable sisters who jointly created the Bloomsbury Group * 'It is almost too true and too moving to be read by a close relation' Quentin Bell Num Pages: 352 pages, Section: 32, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Virago
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860498510
- ISBN
- 9781860498510
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.10
€ 19.99
€ 15.10
Paperback. This is the first biography of the fateful relationship between Elizabeth I and Mary Queen of Scots. It was the defining relationship of their lives, and marked the intersection of the great Tudor and Stuart dynasties, a landmark event in British history. Num Pages: 592 pages, (3 x 8pp colour sections.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLC; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 46. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Publisher
- Harperperennial
- Number of pages
- 592
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780006531920
- ISBN
- 9780006531920
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.77
€ 23.99
€ 17.77
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 11 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JB; BGX; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 127. .
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300219708
- ISBN
- 9780300219708
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 18.04
€ 23.99
€ 18.04
Paperback. An introduction to Viktor Schauberger's life and thinking. It shows how his approach developed over the course of his eventful life (which included both World Wars) and takes the reader on a journey through his discoveries, interspersed with lively anecdotes which illustrate how his mind worked. Num Pages: 176 pages, 19 b&w illustrations and diagrams. BIC Classification: BGT; RNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- Floris Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780863157240
- ISBN
- 9780863157240
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.77
€ 23.99
€ 17.77
Paperback. Jane Carter Woodrow goes right back to the start of the infamous serial killer Rose West's life, to try and piece together what happened to turn her into the violent monster she became. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BG; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 199 x 19. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340992487
- ISBN
- 9780340992487
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.51
€ 17.99
€ 13.51
Hardcover. Editor(s): Reid, Jane Cabot. Num Pages: 624 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BG; BJ; JMAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 170 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1220.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Daimon Verlag Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 624
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783856306014
- ISBN
- 9783856306014
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.94€ 59.21
€ 75.94
€ 59.21