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Paperback. Branded one of the greatest villains of all time, the name Guy Fawkes is synonymous with a spectacular crime that never was. Editor(s): McIlwain, John. Series: Pitkin Guides Series. Num Pages: 24 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, 35 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 83 x 71 x 2. Weight in Grams: 112.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
24
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841651613
ISBN
9781841651613
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 24 pages, 65 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; BGH; WMD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 173 x 11. Weight in Grams: 106.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Pitkin
Condition
New
SKU
9781841656908
ISBN
9781841656908
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.92

Paperback. Hugh Everett III's "Many Worlds" theory is now considered a hugely important breakthrough in the history of physics. This book tells the story of the physics establishment's rejection of his theory, his subsequent Pentagon career in nuclear strategy, and his difficult personal life and eventual death from alcoholism. Num Pages: 464 pages, 43 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: BGT; HBTW; PDX; PHQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 680.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199659241
ISBN
9780199659241
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.55

Hardcover.
Publisher
Crecy Publishing
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859791175
ISBN
9780859791175
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.32

Paperback. With humble beginnings as an RAF apprentice, Johnny Wells progressed to pilot and rose to the higher echelons of command at the Air Ministry. This title provides a testimony of what was required of air pilots during the Second World War. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752463537
ISBN
9780752463537
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.61

paperback. Num Pages: 440 pages, 22 photographs, 8 line drawings. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252072598
ISBN
9780252072598
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.10

Paperback. The lofty man of English football gives a behind-the-scenes glimpse at his remarkable rise to the top. Num Pages: 336 pages, Colour and black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 246.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780340937136
ISBN
9780340937136
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. Famous and infamous Londoners Num Pages: 160 pages, 100 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BGH; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 172 x 10. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750938228
ISBN
9780750938228
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.68

Paperback. Tales of growing up in Small Heath, Birmingham. Num Pages: 132 pages. BIC Classification: BG. .
Publisher
BREWIN BOOKS LTD
Number of pages
132
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781858583495
ISBN
9781858583495
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.83

Paperback. Explores the feud between Aristotle Onassis and the Kennedy family, documenting Robert Kennedy's role in barring Onassis from US trade and the shipping magnate's early relationship with Jacqueline Kennedy. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BG; HBJK; HBLW3; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 478.
Publisher
ReganBooks
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780060580544
ISBN
9780060580544
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Hardcover. This is the author's autobiographical collection of stories and vignettes representing a social portrait of his life and times. He reflects and refracts the realities of interwar Europe, the New Deal years and America after the War. Series: Trailblazers. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; BGB; HBG; HBLW; KJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 159 x 30. Weight in Grams: 724.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471247395
ISBN
9780471247395
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.92
€ 58.58

Paperback. Peter Falk came to prominence as an actor in 1956 in the successful off-Broadway revival of The Iceman Cometh with Jason Robards. But in 1958, Twentieth Century Fox came to New York to make a movie and Falk landed a juicy role for which he received reviews and was nominated for an Academy Award. This book deals with his life and work. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations (some col.), ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Arrow Books
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099509554
ISBN
9780099509554
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 450 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 3JJ; ANB; APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155. Weight in Grams: 367.
Publisher
Monash University Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781922235657
ISBN
9781922235657
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 24.18

Paperback. This biography of Freddie Mercury is written by the man who was his personal assistant for the last 12 years of his life. It reveals the truth behind the scandalous rumours and describes the part played in Mercury's life by such famous names as Elton John, Kenny Everett and Elizabeth Taylor. Num Pages: 256 pages, b&w photographs. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Omnibus Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780711986749
ISBN
9780711986749
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.72

Hardback. Fritzsche traces twentieth-century history through the remarkable diaries of an ordinary Berliner. Franz Goll wrote of hungry winters during WWI, the Berlin bombing, rapes by Russian soldiers, shockwaves cast by Darwin, Freud, and Einstein, the flexing of U.S. superpower, and the strange lifestyles that marked Germany's transition to modernity. Num Pages: 288 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; BG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 150 x 26. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674055315
ISBN
9780674055315
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.39

Paperback. aeoProvides a fresh and provocative assessment of one of the leading figures of British history. aeo Interweaves interpretative narrative of Cornwalla s life with an in--depth assessment of his long--term historical narrative. aeo Draws from original source material throughout, explaining the difficulties faced in handling contemporary evidence. Series: Historical Association Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631204800
ISBN
9780631204800
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.41

Paperback. Historian Peter Gay tells of his youth as an assimilated, antireligious Jew in Nazi Germany from 1933-39. He describes his family, the life they led, and the reasons they did not emigrate sooner, and he explores his own ambivalent feelings - then and now - toward Germany and the Germans. Num Pages: 218 pages, 50 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; BGA; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300080704
ISBN
9780300080704
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.28

Paperback. Lenny McLean's life story is an inspirational one. A bare-knuckle fighter by profession, he was one of the most notorious figures ever to emerge from the East End of London. His untimely death in 1998, following a battle against cancer, was a tragic loss for family and friends and left his legions of fans shocked and bereft. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 X 8 page b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; BTC; JKVQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 424. 8vo.clean copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
SKU
KEX0262409
ISBN
9781844543588
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A revealing and complete biography of doomed hero George Mallory, which includes previously unpublished letters and family papers Num Pages: 320 pages, 3x8pp b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGS; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 33. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747264583
ISBN
9780747264583
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. The award-winning memoir of a white boy growing up in Rhodesia as it went through a bloody transition to majority rule Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; 3JJP; BGA; HBJH; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Picador
Number of pages
418
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Reprints
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330450102
ISBN
9780330450102
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.82

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