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Paperback. A celebration of the life and engineering achievements of Isambard Kingdom Brunel by two of the world's foremost authorities. Num Pages: 208 pages, 50. BIC Classification: BGT; TNCJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
2006 Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753821251
ISBN
9780753821251
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.00

Hardback. The Atom Bomb was crucial to a world dominated by the Cold War. Yet the stories of those who gave atom secrets to Russia has never fully been told. Paul Broda's father and stepfather both passed secrets to the Russians. Here, Paul tells his compelling tale of three lives swept up in the great events of Communism, Fascism, World War II. Num Pages: 344 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 242 x 27. Weight in Grams: 912.
Publisher
Troubador Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
344
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848766075
ISBN
9781848766075
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.04

Paperback. At two, Ollie lost all his speech, as autism turned his life into a baffling challenge. Ollie had extraordinary courage and endurance. Time after time he bounced back, determined to enjoy life. He was obstinate, mischievous, playful, flirtatious, quixotic, funny. This is the story of the journey of Ollie. Num Pages: 416 pages, 16. BIC Classification: BG; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 26. Weight in Grams: 345. Used paperback, in good condition. Some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
SKU
KRF0037434
ISBN
9780099478799
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A collection of the correspondence between Katherine Mansfield and John Middleton Murry. Their lives were inextricably, and often painfully, intertwined until her tragically early death from tuberculosis in 1923. Num Pages: 432 pages, 8pp illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 34. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publisher
VIRAGO PRESS
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Condition
New
SKU
V9780860689454
ISBN
9780860689454
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.54

Paperback. A beautifully illustrated book on the life and message of Sri Ramana Maharshi, an Indian saint of recent times, Timeless in Time explores the life of this beloved holy man. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGXA; HRG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 255 x 12. Weight in Grams: 574.
Publisher
World Wisdom Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Rev. Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933316154
ISBN
9781933316154
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.18

Paperback. From an ice cream van to Dragons' Den - the autobiography of self-made multi-millionaire Duncan Bannatyne Num Pages: 320 pages, 16. BIC Classification: BGBA; KJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752881898
ISBN
9780752881898
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. The face of British gardening Monty Don and his wife Sarah tell the magical story of the garden they have built over the last decade Num Pages: 192 pages, 16 plates illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; WM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
John Murray Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340826720
ISBN
9780340826720
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGS; WSJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 309.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Random House USA Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780307743381
ISBN
9780307743381
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.17

Paperback. William Golding was a famously acute observer of children. What was it like to be his daughter? Judy Golding recalls growing up with a brilliant, loving, sometimes difficult parent. The years of her childhood and adolescence saw her father change from an impecunious schoolteacher to a famous novelist. This title is her memoir. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571273423
ISBN
9780571273423
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.49

Hardback. This new biography of Carroll by leading international authority, Edward Wakeling, presents a fresh appraisal of the man based upon his social circle. Num Pages: 480 pages, 20 bw integrated. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 158 x 36. Weight in Grams: 804.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780768205
ISBN
9781780768205
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.32
€ 65.07

Hardback. Presents an account of the life experiences of an Africanist archaeologist. This title takes readers on a journey across the world, from his origins in a small Jewish community in Manchester to his adventures on archaeological sites in the villages of Africa before finally settling down to teach in Los Angeles. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 integrated bw illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1H; BGA; BM; HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 223 x 27. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845119942
ISBN
9781845119942
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.43
€ 54.16

Paperback. Now an original comedy-drama series from Netflix, Piper Kerman's New York Times-bestselling memoir of the time she served in a US jail is fascinating, heartbreaking and hilarious. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEC; BM; JKVP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Abacus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349139869
ISBN
9780349139869
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.23

Paperback. A moving and harrowing story of British girl forced into marriage in Yemen. Num Pages: 288 pages, Section: 8, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1FBXY; BGA; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 210.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751543988
ISBN
9780751543988
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.64

Hardback. A collection of the letters of John D. Rockefeller and John D. Rockefeller, Jr, tracing the history of the transfer of the Rockefeller fortune over the course of 50 years. Num Pages: 237 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGBA; JKSN1; KFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 165 x 240 x 21. Weight in Grams: 556.
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
237
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823215591
ISBN
9780823215591
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.69

Paperback. Having spent 10 years scaling the lower echelons of the sport, the time has come for one of Britain's least successful athletes to reveal all about how he got involved in all this nonsense in the first place. This book tells his history. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WH; WSKQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 16. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472111050
ISBN
9781472111050
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.86

Paperback. Biography of the last British Prime Minister of the 20th Century. Series: 20 British Prime Ministers of the 20th Century. Num Pages: 168 pages, 3 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Haus Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904950738
ISBN
9781904950738
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.00

Hardcover. A re-exploration of the historic journey made by the first man to walk the Alps from 'end to end' Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrationsstratiosn, maps. BIC Classification: 1DFHA; 3JH; BGH; WSZC; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 142 x 28. Weight in Grams: 632.
Publisher
Signal Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908493804
ISBN
9781908493804
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.00

Paperback. The wit and wisdom of Auberon Waugh Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; DNF; DNJ; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 199 x 26. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444711509
ISBN
9781444711509
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.85

Paperback. Written by his son-in-law, with unique access to personal records, this is the exciting biography of Karel Kuttelwascher, a Czech who became the scourge of Luftwaffe bombers in 1942, when his destruction of fifteen aircraft while flying with the famed No. 1 Squadron made him the RAF's top night intruder ace. Num Pages: 192 pages, 50 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGH; BTP; HBWQ; JWG; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 343.
Publisher
Fonthill Media
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781555910
ISBN
9781781555910
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.15

Paperback. A comprehensive new biography exploring the greatness and limits of the 'Iron Chancellor', Otto von Bismarck: a political genius who remade Europe and united Germany between 1862 and 1890 by the sheer power of his great personality. Num Pages: 600 pages, 16pp black & white plates, 3 maps. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 231 x 45. Weight in Grams: 916.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
600
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199642427
ISBN
9780199642427
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 27.83

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