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Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations maps. BIC Classification: 1DSM; 3JJH; BGH; BTM; HBG; HBJD; HBW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 244. Ground and Air Heroes of the George Cross Island. 176 pages, Illustrations maps. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DSM; 3JJH; BGH; BTM; HBJD; HBWQ. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 17. Weight: 244.
Publisher
Crecy Publishing
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780907579588
ISBN
9780907579588
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.91

Paperback. The inspiring story of a 12-year-old American girl and a boy from Zimbabwe who change each other's lives when her letter for her class's pen-pal project finds its way to him. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; 1KBB; BG; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 139 x 34. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780316241335
ISBN
9780316241335
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.18

Paperback. This warm, witty and down-to-earth story of a Yorkshire bandsman will delight music lovers everywhere. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 166 x 7. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752447193
ISBN
9780752447193
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.24

Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 13 b&w photographs, 2 maps, 2 indexes, appendix. BIC Classification: BG; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 735.
Publisher
Texas A & M University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Expanded Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781585441440
ISBN
9781585441440
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.62

Paperback.
Publisher
tebbo
Number of pages
154
Condition
New
Publication date
2010
Format
Paperback
SKU
V9781742448039
ISBN
9781742448039
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 4.33

Paperback. The new book by New Yorker journalist and author of Female Chauvinist Pigs, Ariel Levy. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGL; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Publisher
Fleet
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
9780349005300
ISBN
9780349005300
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.23

Hardback. Offers an account of the life of the great English poet and pamphleteer John Milton in his quarter centenary year. Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 242 x 44. Weight in Grams: 774. Very good copy in near fine dustwrapper

First edition
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
SKU
KEX0303332
ISBN
9780747584254
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 25.00

Paperback. BIC Classification: BG. Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2020
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
Edition
01st Edition
SKU
V9780141030579
ISBN
9780141030579
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.24

Paperback. An account of the author's life with the atomic scientist Enrico Fermi, that covers Fermi's early childhood interest in science, and his rise in the Italian university system concurrent with the rise of fascism, his receipt of the Nobel Prize, their emigration to the United States in the 1930s, their experiences in America. Num Pages: 268 pages, 33 halftones, 1 line drawings. BIC Classification: BGA; PHM; PNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
268
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226243672
ISBN
9780226243672
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 24.69

Paperback. Praise for The Lobotomist "Written with such clarity and engaging detail that a reader has difficulty in putting it down. " --The New York Review of Books "One of the many virtues of El-Hai's text is the rich detail he provides about Freeman's life and ideas. " --Los Angeles Times "Fascinating.. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: BGT; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 26. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470098301
ISBN
9780470098301
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.01

Paperback. In Donna's relationship with Ian, a man with difficulties related to her own, we watch the two of them break through their rock-solid emotional barriers and dare to defy all the rules imposed by the autistic condition of 'exposure anxiety'. Their struggle is told with Donna's characteristic humour, insight and sense of fragility. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 14. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Pub
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
50th
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853027208
ISBN
9781853027208
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.39

Paperback. Hailed by the Boston Globe as "one of the best boxing books ever penned," Strong Boy is the rags-to-riches story of one of America's first ethnic heroes, the nation's first million-dollar athlete, a sports hero decades before Babe Ruth, and the forefather of boxing and sports celebrity as we know them today-John L. Sullivan, "The Boston Strong Boy" Num Pages: 384 pages, 44 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BGS; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 24. Weight in Grams: 516.
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762788385
ISBN
9780762788385
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.51

Hardcover. Maine-born Dr. Sumner "Jack" Jackson joined the British Army as a volunteer physician during World War I. After the Battle of the Somme, he married a beautiful French Red Cross nurse. Num Pages: 224 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; BG; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 494.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574887730
ISBN
9781574887730
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.70

Paperback. William Shakespeare was England's greatest bard. Yet who was this sublime genius? Where did this universal talent have its origins? Num Pages: 32 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMW; 3JB; 3JD; BGH; DSGS; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 172. Weight in Grams: 164.
Publisher
Pitkin Guides
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
6th Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841650005
ISBN
9781841650005
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.23

Paperback. A famous defender of the underdog, the oppressed, and the powerless, Clarence Darrow (1857-1938) is one of the true legends of the American legal system. This book collects Darrow's most influential summations and supplements them with scene-setting explanations and comprehensive notes. Editor(s): Weinberg, Arthur. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; LAS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 33. Weight in Grams: 658.
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
576
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226136509
ISBN
9780226136509
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.44

Paperback. Helen Tew sailed across the Atlantic in a small boat at the age of 89. This is a remarkable book about a remarkable life, by a remarkable woman whose sense of adventure is both infectious and inspirational. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations, (some colour ) maps. BIC Classification: BGS; WSSN3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 136 x 16. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780954275075
ISBN
9780954275075
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.13

Paperback. Life at Fonthill Translator(s): Boyd, Alexander. Num Pages: 288 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGA; DSBD; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 524.
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845880699
ISBN
9781845880699
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.55

Paperback.
Publisher
Thomas Nelson Publishers United States
Number of pages
233
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781595551078
ISBN
9781595551078
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.70

Paperback. Num Pages: 235 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; BGX; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Thomas Nelson Publishers United States
Number of pages
235
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781595553539
ISBN
9781595553539
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.57

Paperback. As lively and winning as Peter Mayle s A YEAR IN PROVENCE and Sarah Turnbull s ALMOST FRENCH, A TOWN LIKE PARIS evokes the beauty, delights, and charms of Paris for an ever-eager audience of armchair travellers. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; BG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 29. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
Hachette Australia
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
KRD0000092
ISBN
9780733623486
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Villa Diodati. 1816. In a villa on the shore of Lake Geneva, Lord Byron, Percy Shelley, and his young wife Mary, gathered for the summer. For three glittering months, this party of young bohemians would share their lives, charged with sexual and artistic tensions. Num Pages: 464 pages, 16 pages of black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 29. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847678720
ISBN
9781847678720
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.35

Paperback. A personal history of 50 years in photo-journalism by one of the top journalists of the 20th century. John Morris tells the inside stories from the field, ranging from photos of the D-Day landing to the assassination of Robert Kennedy. Series: Crime and Justice: a Review of Research. Num Pages: 350 pages, 112 halftones. BIC Classification: AJCR; BGBA; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 488.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226539140
ISBN
9780226539140
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.19

Paperback. The only oral, composite biography of Jack Kerouac. Being reissued, with a revised introduction,in the year of the film of his most famous novel, On the Road. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 252. An Oral Biography of Jack Kerouac. 368 pages, Illustrations, ports. The only oral, composite biography of Jack Kerouac. Being reissued, with a revised introduction,in the year of the film of his most famous novel, On the Road. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGL. Dimension: 195 x 129 x 24. Weight: 250.
Edition
Main
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857867643
ISBN
9780857867643
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.81

Paperback. Was Edward IV a vain and self-indulgent playboy, more interested in his own pleasures than the well-being of his kingdom, or was his life cut tragically short, thus preventing him from fully establishing the 'new monarchy' more commonly associated with his son-in-law, Henry VII? This biography reassesses this debate. Series: Routledge Historical Biographies. Num Pages: 288 pages, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415368001
ISBN
9780415368001
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.05

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