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Paperback. An inspired evaluation of women leaders in war by a bestselling historian Series: Women in History. Num Pages: 400 pages, 32. BIC Classification: BGH; HBT; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 157 x 38. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781842126363
ISBN
9781842126363
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

Paperback. Jim Baxter was one of Scotland's greatest-ever football players, a left-footed wonder who became a Rangers icon and a leading member of the celebrated Scotland side of the 1960s. In this biography, the author takes an in-depth look at the legend known as Slim Jim. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8pp. colour plate section. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 236 x 19. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
Black and White Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845027834
ISBN
9781845027834
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.62

Paperback. The classic and much-loved memoir by Hannah Hauxwell about life in remote Yorkshire in the 1970s. Num Pages: 208 pages, 2 x 8. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409136231
ISBN
9781409136231
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

Paperback. This biography of Edward the Confessor, first published in 1970, aims to rescue the image of the King from what the author sees as myth and bogus scholarship. Disentangling fact from legend, the text recreates the final years of the Anglo-Danish monarchy and examines England before the Normans. Series: The Yale English Monarchs Series. Num Pages: 408 pages, 22 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 33. Weight in Grams: 778.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300071566
ISBN
9780300071566
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.67

Paperback. Robert Louis Stevenson loved to conjure up a dashing, romantic lineage for himself, dreaming that he was descended from the colourful outlaw Rob Roy MacGregor. This work gives a concise account of his life - his family background, childhood and adolescence in a Calvinist, hard-working household in Scotland, and his final years in the South Seas. Num Pages: 114 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
NMSE - Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
114
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905267217
ISBN
9781905267217
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.28

Paperback. One of the first women to hold office in Europe, her memoir offers a rare glimpse into the life of a strong and outspoken public figure who was recognized in her own time but who died in isolation and has largely been forgotten Editor(s): FitzLyon, Kyril. Translator(s): FitzLyon, Kyril. Num Pages: 352 pages, 9 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BGHA; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 603.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822316213
ISBN
9780822316213
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.59

Paperback. A.N. Wilson's biography looks back through the indifference which has surrounded Walter Scott in recent times, and the distortions of his Victorian idolaters, to recapture the freshness of Scott as he appeared to his contemporaries. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BG; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780712697545
ISBN
9780712697545
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: BG; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 141 x 47. Weight in Grams: 760.
Publisher
Persephone Books Ltd
Number of pages
624
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780953478088
ISBN
9780953478088
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.14

Paperback. Final volume in acclaimed biography of Wilhelm II exploring his role in the origins of the First World War. Translator(s): De Bellaigue, Sheila; Bridge, Roy. Num Pages: 1570 pages, 71 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 174 x 59. Weight in Grams: 2470.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107544192
ISBN
9781107544192
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 77.02

Paperback. The next piece of thrilling WW2 history from acclaimed author Robert Lyman Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGH; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784296742
ISBN
9781784296742
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.43

Hardcover. Num Pages: 584 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 166 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1400. The Extraordinary Life of Maria Cosway, Celebrity Artist and Thomas Jefferson's Impossible Love. 584 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH. Dimension: 241 x 166 x 39. Weight: 1400.
Publisher
Column House
Number of pages
584
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9782839901536
ISBN
9782839901536
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 30.57

Paperback. An explosive and shocking biography of Jose Mourinho - revealing the dark side of 'the special one'. Translator(s): Jensen, Pete. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 233 x 21. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007553037
ISBN
9780007553037
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.59

Paperback. Offers an account of the pleasures and pains of worshipping at the 'Church of Opium'. This autobiography of addiction hauntingly describes the author's surreal visions and hallucinatory nocturnal wanderings through London, along with the nightmares, despair and paranoia to which he became prey. Editor(s): Milligan, Barry. Num Pages: 352 pages, chronology, glossary, notes. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Rev Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140439014
ISBN
9780140439014
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.21

Paperback. Winston Churchill was one of Britain's greatest leaders and an iconic figure. Churchill as a young army officer had taken part in the last great cavalry charge in British history; wrote a novel, a great deal of journalism and many works of history (winning the Nobel Prize for Literature). This title presents his story. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 48 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 148 x 4. Weight in Grams: 112. New.
Publisher
Shire Publications
Number of pages
48
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
9780747810452
ISBN
9780747810452
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.89

Paperback. Witty, courageous and unconventional, Mary Wollstonecraft was one of the most controversial figures of her day. She published A Vindication of the Rights of Women; travelled to revolutionary France and lived through the Terror and the destruction of the incipient French feminist movement; and produced an illegitimate daughter. Num Pages: 400 pages, 8pp inset. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 25. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Viking
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241963319
ISBN
9780241963319
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 11.85

Paperback. Where did this book begin? It's hard to say. This is one version: I was back in South Africa for the election in 2009, writing a couple of pieces for The Spectator. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 236 x 14. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781431410866
ISBN
9781431410866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.46

Paperback. The name of John Wilmot, second earl of Rochester, is synonymous with excess. In this biography, Jeremy Lamb examines time the nature of Rochesters alcoholism and its implications for the man and his poetry. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 220.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
SKU
KLN0018180
ISBN
9780750939133
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.49

Paperback. What was it about Bob Marley that made him so popular in a world dominated by rock'n'roll? How is that he has not only remained the single most successful reggae artist ever, but has also become a shining beacon of radicalism and peace to generation after generation of fans across the globe? Num Pages: 432 pages, (2x8pp plates). BIC Classification: AVGS; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007255535
ISBN
9780007255535
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.71

Paperback. Num Pages: 124 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 211 x 29. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Insight Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Revised Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608874798
ISBN
9781608874798
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.68

Paperback. Bestselling author Ian Stafford has run, boxed, putted, rowed, wrestled and kicked balls with the finest sportsmen in the world. After one too many arguments with his wife in the car, Stafford sets out to prove that he really is up there amongst the finest drivers in the world. This is a funny sporting adventure around the world. Num Pages: 352 pages, col. Illustrations, col. ports. BIC Classification: BGSA; VSF; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 246.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Ebury Press
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New
SKU
KRC0000050
ISBN
9780091908850
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Updated edition - 25 years on Num Pages: 496 pages, 4x Plate Sections. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJG; BGSA; WSNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473606883
ISBN
9781473606883
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.43

Paperback. In eight illuminating chapters we have the history of the Eternal City-Ancient Roman, Early Christian, Romanesque, Renaissance, Baroque, and Rococo-the history of the buildings themselves, and Lees-Milne's inspired description and criticism of them as architectural masterpieces. Num Pages: 148 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 166 x 13. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
New Amsterdam Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Condition
New
SKU
V9781561310111
ISBN
9781561310111
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.14

Paperback. From age four to 18, Sue William Silverman was sexually abused by her father, a high-ranking government official. This is an often graphic memoir of those years which recounts how Silverman's mother ignored her distress, thus conspiring in an attempt to keep the situation unreported and undetected. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; JFFE1; JFFE2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820321752
ISBN
9780820321752
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.87

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BGHA; HBJH; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 10. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Stormberg Publishers,South Africa
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780620254069
ISBN
9780620254069
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.18

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