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Paperback. Somehow Jim Davidson transformed from foul-mouthed stand-up comic to being the face of BBC light entertainment, Chairman of the British Forces Foundation and close friend of Prince Charles. This autobiography details this remarkable change. It re-evaluates his life in a critical and self-aware manner. Num Pages: 368 pages, 32. BIC Classification: APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 110 x 34. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Ebury Press
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091883126
ISBN
9780091883126
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.91

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGH. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Granville Island Publishing
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781926991306
ISBN
9781926991306
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.67

Paperback. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Grove Press, Black Cat United Kingdom
Number of pages
319
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802170132
ISBN
9780802170132
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.18

Paperback. Jim Harrison traces his upbringing in Michigan amid the austerities of the Depression and the Second World War, and the seemingly greater austerities of his starchy Swedish forebears. He chronicles his coming-of-age, from a boy drunk with books to a young man making his way among fellow writers he deeply admires. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802140302
ISBN
9780802140302
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.38

Hardback. Lessons on product, quality, innovation, and longevity from the "First Family of Bourbon" The Big Man of Jim Beam delves into the life and times of legendary distiller F. Booker Noe III, grandson of Jim Beam and father of the bourbon boom. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; BGB; KJZ; KNDF; KNSH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 187 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119320159
ISBN
9781119320159
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.24

Hardback. Known as 'the Girl from Donegal', Bridie Gallagher was Ireland's first truly international pop star. Over a 50-year career she sang at sell-out concerts everywhere from small halls across Ireland to leading venues such as the London Palladium, Royal Albert Hall, the Lincoln Centre in New York and Sydney's Opera House. Num Pages: 271 pages, Colour and b&w photos. BIC Classification: AVGN; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 241 x 26. Weight in Grams: 850.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The Collins Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781848892576
ISBN
9781848892576
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 22.99
€ 18.38

Paperback. New biography of the great polar explorer reveals a new side to Sir Ernest Shackleton Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QMP; BGH; DSC; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Signal Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909930100
ISBN
9781909930100
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.61

Paperback. Presents the larger-than-life exploits of Nobel-winning quantum physicist, adventurer, musician, and world-class raconteur, and one of the greatest minds of the twentieth century: Richard Feynman. This title tells the story of the great man's life from his childhood in Long Island to his work on the Manhattan Project and the Challenger disaster. Num Pages: 272 pages, full colour illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: BGT; FXL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 536.
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781596438279
ISBN
9781596438279
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.27

Paperback. Don Whillans has an iconic significance for generations of climbers. His epoch-making first ascent of Annapurna's South Face, achieved with Dougal Haston in 1970, remains one of the most impressive climbs ever made - but behind this and all his other formidable achievements lies a tough, recalcitrant reality: the character of the man himself. Num Pages: 368 pages, 16. BIC Classification: BG; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099416722
ISBN
9780099416722
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.77

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 166 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
BenBella Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781940363165
ISBN
9781940363165
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.37

Paperback. Sgt John Basilone is one of the greatest heroes of the Greatest Generation. He was the only Marine in World War II to have received the Medal of Honor, the Navy Cross, and a Purple Heart and is arguably the most famous Marine of all time. This biography looks inside the life of Basilone. Num Pages: 352 pages, 29 black/white photos, one 8-page b/w photo insert. BIC Classification: BGH; HBG; HBW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 333.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Griffin Publishing United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312611446
ISBN
9780312611446
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.20

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 225 x 22. Weight in Grams: 620.
Publisher
Veloce Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9781787110441
ISBN
9781787110441
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.31

Hardcover. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBF; ACX; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 160 x 36. Weight in Grams: 989.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Melbourne University Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780522853773
ISBN
9780522853773
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.17

Paperback. The life of Seager Wheeler is one of the most significant--albeit nearly forgotten--Canadian success stories. He was North America's most celebrated wheat developer, whose varieties in the 1920s made up 40 percent of the world's wheat exports, and contributed wealth to most facets of the Canadian economy. Num Pages: 177 pages. BIC Classification: BGB; HBJQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 172 x 11. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Regina Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780889771871
ISBN
9780889771871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.64

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813551708
ISBN
9780813551708
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.62

Paperback. A pocket biography of George Best Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750981224
ISBN
9780750981224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.37

paperback. An illuminating biography that reveals the real man behind the title 'The World's Most Famous Vet'. Num Pages: 384 pages, 16pp photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJPR; BG; MZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780140268812
ISBN
9780140268812
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.59

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 2-color illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 369 x 14. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408842157
ISBN
9781408842157
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.86

Paperback. A rip-roaring, life-enhancing, hilarious memoir from a football cult hero; very much in the same vein as recent bestsellers from Paul Merson and Jeff Stelling. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755365524
ISBN
9780755365524
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.92

Paperback. An authoritative biography of the most significant figure in Western religion Num Pages: 496 pages, 16pp. b/w and colour. BIC Classification: BGX; HRAM2; HRCC7; HRCX1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 200 x 34. Weight in Grams: 414.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472122063
ISBN
9781472122063
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.37

Hardback. Packed with incident and anecdotes, usually funny - but occasionally sad - this is the true story of Jimmy Case, a true football legend. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 167 x 26. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781782199946
ISBN
9781782199946
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 22.99
€ 16.46

Paperback. The author took the tennis world by storm like no player in the history of the game. A shaggy-haired working-class kid from the wrong side of the tracks, he was prepared to battle for every point, to shout and scream until he was heard, and he didn't care whom he upset in doing so. He was brash, he was a brat. This title tells his story. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Corgi
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552166416
ISBN
9780552166416
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. Robin Smith was one of the most legendary climbers ever to have tackled a mountain. This book draws on contributions from people who knew this charismatic and complex young man, as well as diary extracts from Smith himself. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 131 x 29. Weight in Grams: 488.
Publisher
Canongate Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
372
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841958316
ISBN
9781841958316
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.48

Paperback. You're a male trainee in Britain's toughest profession - think you can make the cut? Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BG; MQC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 192. A Student Nurse's Story. 272 pages. As punishment for some youthful high jinks, 16-year-old Jimmy Frazier is made to volunteer in a London hospital. The experience shocks him, and he swears he will never set foot on a ward again. Two decades later, older but not a lot wiser, some strange twists of fate lead Jimmy back to hospital - but this time as a student nurse. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BG; MQC. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 19. Weight: 192.
Publisher
Constable
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845293956
ISBN
9781845293956
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.30

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