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Paperback. The heartbreaking story of a little girl who was sold into prostitution by the person she should have been able to trust most - her mother. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFFE1; JFMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 246. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
SKU
KTG0009419
ISBN
9780340960851
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. More tales of antiques, strangeness and charm from the country auctioneer Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: ABQ; BGB; KNPR; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340895030
ISBN
9780340895030
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. An expansive new biography of Sojourner Truth, charismatic preacher and activist Num Pages: 520 pages, 38 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: BG; HBJK; HBTS; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 346 x 236 x 34. Weight in Grams: 914.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
520
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252078019
ISBN
9780252078019
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.39

Hardback. Trumpeter Joe Wilder is distinguished for his achievements in both the jazz and classical worlds. He was a founding member of the Symphony of the New World, where he played first trumpet, and he performed as lead trumpet and soloist with Lionel Hampton, Jimmy Lunceford, Dizzy Gillespie, and Count Basie. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; AVRN; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 236 x 28. Weight in Grams: 694.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439911273
ISBN
9781439911273
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.30

Hardback. Bob Maloubier was undoubtedly one of the Second World War's most remarkable, courageous and flamboyant characters. His simply and uniquely told personal account of wartime spent as an SOE agent and with the French Resistance is poignant, brutally truthful, and is told here for the first time in English. Translator(s): Szabo, Tania. Num Pages: 224 pages, 40 black & white illustrations, 16 black & white plates. BIC Classification: BGH; HBWQ; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750966078
ISBN
9780750966078
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.65

When Rob Amberg first met Dellie Norton, she was 76 years old and had lived most of her life in the mountain community of Sodom Laurel, North Carolina. This work traces the relationship between them, years marked by the seasons of raising and harvesting food and by the gatherings of family. Num Pages: 192 pages, 134 duotones. BIC Classification: 1KBBFN; 3JJP; BG; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1170.
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807827420
ISBN
9780807827420
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.80
€ 51.06

Paperback. Deeply moved by his mother's memories of a waning era and rapidly disappearing lifestyle, John Ise records the adventures and adversities of his family and boyhood neighbours, the early homesteaders of Osborne County, Kansas, presented here in this work. Num Pages: 408 pages, 37 photographs, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JFSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 617.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Edition
Unabridged
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700607754
ISBN
9780700607754
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.79

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143122210
ISBN
9780143122210
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.64

Paperback. The ancient world of fifth century Greece, an astonishing period of cultural development that helps situate the originality of Socrates, and to the city-state of Athens in particular. The social, political and cultural currents flowing through Athens are inseparable from an understanding of the events and attitudes that Socrates examined. Series: Life & Times. Num Pages: 192 pages, 16 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 271.
Publisher
Haus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905791101
ISBN
9781905791101
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. Tells the story of how a tall, shy youth from Weston-super-Mare went on to become a self-confessed legend. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: APB; APT; BGFA; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099580089
ISBN
9780099580089
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.86

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGBA; KJZ; KNDF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 170 x 11. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
A Cappella Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781556525629
ISBN
9781556525629
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.05

Paperback. Num Pages: 450 pages, colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: APFB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 167 x 21. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publisher
Tomahawk Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
450
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780953192656
ISBN
9780953192656
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.86

Paperback. Miles Davis was one of the crucial influences in the development of modern jazz. This book tells the story of Miles' childhood, his depressions and his relationship with heroin as well as the more familiar public career. Num Pages: 496 pages, 16 b&w photos. BIC Classification: AVGJ; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 33. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Arrow
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099281832
ISBN
9780099281832
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.65

Hardcover. The world's leading reggae scholar has spent forty years interviewing Bob Marley and his closest confidants. This is the definitive telling of Marley's life. Num Pages: 480 pages, 40 photographs. BIC Classification: AVGS; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393058451
ISBN
9780393058451
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.63

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, 1 black and white photo. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 203 x 13. Weight in Grams: 191.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780399594939
ISBN
9780399594939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.08

Paperback. SO good. SO funny. SO naughty. SO honest. The intimate and hilarious memoir of the country's favourite TV presenter comes to paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 2 x 8pp. BIC Classification: BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 30. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340833490
ISBN
9780340833490
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

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.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
304
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KLN0018187
ISBN
9780750939133
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.49

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

Hardcover. The life story of one of Wall Street's greatest legends. Ninety-three year old Roy Neuberger started trading just seven months before the 1929 crash, where he made a killing. He's never had a losing year and still trades every day while at the helm of his revered money management firm, Neuberger and Berman. Num Pages: 240 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: BGBA; KFFM1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 174 x 23. Weight in Grams: 536.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471171867
ISBN
9780471171867
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 39.88

Hardback. Recounts the activities of former cocaine smuggler and dealer, Zachary Swan, chronicling his outstanding scams and successes of the early 1970s and the comings and goings of his various associates, customers, and antagonists. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JKVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 283 x 190 x 94. Weight in Grams: 1408.
Publisher
Canongate Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Edition
Limited Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841958187
ISBN
9781841958187
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 1,188.35
€ 758.48

Paperback. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 1FMNB; 3JJ; BGH; JPW; TJKR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Monsoon Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781912049004
ISBN
9781912049004
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.00

Paperback. Jennifer Overton uses the key calendar events in the year to discuss the roller coaster of emotions that accompany life with her autistic son Nicholas. This book is a powerful account of what it is like to mother an autistic child, which puts a human face to autism amid all the overwhelming myths and facts that surround it. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JMC; MMJ; VFJB; VFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843107231
ISBN
9781843107231
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 30.85

Paperback. Based on audiotapes he recorded during the war and sent home to his family, Randy Zahn's Snake Pilot recounts his experiences flying AH-1 Cobra helicopters during the Vietnam War. First deployed in Vietnam in 1967 and loaded with a formidable arsenal of weaponry, the Cobra was the first helicopter designed from inception as an attack aircraft. Num Pages: 302 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPL; BG; HBJF; HBLW3; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574886115
ISBN
9781574886115
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.79

Paperback. .
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780436205569
ISBN
9780436205569
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.84

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