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Hardcover. Throughout his life James Boswell struggled to fashion a clear account of himself, but try as he might he could not reconcile the truths of his era with those of his religious upbringing. Few periods better crystallize this turmoil than 1763-1765, the years of his Grand Tour and the focus of Robert Zaretsky's thrilling intellectual adventure. Num Pages: 278 pages. BIC Classification: 3JF; BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 150 x 29. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publisher
Belknap Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
First Edition (US) First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674368231
ISBN
9780674368231
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.39

Paperback. Boudica has been immortalised throughout history as the woman who dared take on the Romans - an act of vengeance on behalf of her daughters, tribe and enslaved country. Her known life is a rich tapestry of wife, widow, mother, queen and Celtic quasi-Goddess. This title describes her life, her adversaries, and the turbulent era she bestrode. Num Pages: 432 pages, 20. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGH; HBJD1; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 27. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Ebury Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091898205
ISBN
9780091898205
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.73

Paperback. Num Pages: 136 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APFB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 178 x 9. Weight in Grams: 222.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810857292
ISBN
9780810857292
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 84.49

Paperback. An autobiography of Woody Guthrie, founder of modern American folk music. This book presents a cynical, earthy and tragic account of his life in an Oklahoma oil-boom town, of the Depression that followed, and of his subsequent travels in, on, and under trains, in stolen cars and on his feet, round an America going rotten from the top downwards. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141187228
ISBN
9780141187228
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Edward Casey, an Irish Cockney from Canning Town, was no war hero. Yet his account of four years of war service with the Royal Dublin Fusiliers provides an interesting chronicle of personal insecurities, Irish unrest and military tourism. Series: Irish Narratives S. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; BGA; HBJD1; HBLW; JWF; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 131 x 7. Weight in Grams: 100.
Publisher
Cork University Press
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859181881
ISBN
9781859181881
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.64

Paperback. "Bowen's Court" describes the history of the author's Anglo-Irish family in County Cork, from the Cromwellian sttlement until 1959. In "Seven Winters", Elizabeth Bowen recalls, with endearing candour, her family and Dublin childhood. Num Pages: 544 pages, facsimiles, portraits. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BG; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
Vintage/Ebury (a Division of Random
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099287797
ISBN
9780099287797
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, col. BIC Classification: AV; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 151 x 25. Weight in Grams: 666. A New Career in a New Town. 320 pages, col. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AV; BG. Dimension: 216 x 151 x 25. Weight: 650.
Publisher
Jawbone Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906002084
ISBN
9781906002084
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.83

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
FULCRUM
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781555919160
ISBN
9781555919160
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.93

Paperback. Tells the story of unadulterated childhood - sad and funny, macabre and delightful - that inspired Britain's favourite storyteller and also speaks of an age which vanished with the coming of the Second World War. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 198 x 14. Weight in Grams: 152.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241955307
ISBN
9780241955307
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. .
Publisher
Verso
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781683002
ISBN
9781781683002
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.75

Paperback. Tells the story of author's formative years in the pre- and post-punk music scenes of London, counting down, from fifty to number one: attendance at seminal gigs and encounters with musical heroes; schoolboy projects that became national success stories; the style culture of punks, mods and skinheads and the tribal violence that enveloped them. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
William Heinemann
Condition
New
SKU
V9780434021673
ISBN
9780434021673
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.28

Paperback. A story of author very own boyhood, including tales of sweet-shops and chocolate, mean old ladies and a Great Mouse Plot - the inspiration for some of his most marvellous storybooks in the years to come. Illustrator(s): Blake, Quentin; Blake, Quentin. Num Pages: 448 pages, Black and white photos and line drawings. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141365541
ISBN
9780141365541
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.69

Paperback. Lyrical and gritty, this authentic coming-of-age story about a border-town family in Brownsville, Texas insightfully illuminates a little-understood corner of America. Num Pages: 456 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 140 x 33. Weight in Grams: 28.
Publisher
Lyons Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762779192
ISBN
9780762779192
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.98

Paperback. Written off as 'fat' and 'useless' in his youth, Mark Cavendish is cycling's brightest star. His extraordinary quadruple stage-win at Tour proved him Britain's best ever cyclist. This title lets you follow him through the mayhem of the Tour de France. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091932770
ISBN
9780091932770
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJC; 3JJF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 22. Weight in Grams: 474.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845887964
ISBN
9781845887964
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.86

Paperback. By the author of the bestselling Duncton Wood chronicles, William Horwood's THE BOY WITH NO SHOES is an imaginative memoir of exceptional power, destined to make literary history Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 27. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Review
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755313181
ISBN
9780755313181
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. A first volume of memoirs, revisiting the South Africa of half a century ago, of a boy growing up in a small country town with a father he could not respect and a mother he adored. Coetzee evokes the tensions, delights and terrors of childhood, in a world of unexplained rules he knew he must obey. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 132.
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099268277
ISBN
9780099268277
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Robert Boyle ranks with Newton and Einstein as one of the world's most important scientists. This biography of Boyle navigates Boyle's voluminous published works as well as his personal letters and papers. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JD; BGT; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 159 x 29. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300169317
ISBN
9780300169317
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.98

Paperback. A rhapsodic and beautifully composed memoir from American singer-songwriter legend, Carly Simon. Num Pages: 432 pages, Integrated b+w photographs. BIC Classification: AVGN; AVH; BGFA; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 257 x 30. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472124043
ISBN
9781472124043
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.53

hardcover. From planning to preparation, to training to execution, the author shares his thoughts on his sacrifices, his heroes, and the people who have supported him along the way as well as what's to come as he heads towards the twilight of his stellar career. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 241 x 23. Weight in Grams: 830.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Yellow Jersey Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780224100465
ISBN
9780224100465
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 6.75

Paperback. On 22 July 2012 the author made history as the first British cyclist to win the Tour de France. Ten days later at the London Olympic Games he won gold in the time trial to become his country's most decorated Olympian. In an instant 'Wiggo', the kid from Kilburn, was a national hero. This title tells the story of his remarkable journey. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: BGSA; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 288. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Yellow Jersey
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KRA0011105
ISBN
9780224092142
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Three times viceroy, Sir Henry Sidney was a key figure in the Elizabethan conquest of Ireland. This is Sidney's own account of his career in Ireland, last published in the mid-19th century. Series: Irish Narratives S. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JB; BGHA; DNF; HBJD1; HBLC; HBLH; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 128 x 12. Weight in Grams: 161.
Publisher
Cork University Press Cork
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859181805
ISBN
9781859181805
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.64

Paperback. Gillis J. Harp places Brooks's religious thought in historical, cultural and ecclesiastical contexts while clarifying the sources of Brook's inspiration, thus making this a rich portrait of this figure and a transitional era in American protestantism. Series: American Intellectual Culture. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BG; HRCC2; HRCC9; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 335.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847699612
ISBN
9780847699612
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 82.92

Hardback. Editor(s): Dutton, Richard. Series: Literary Lives. Num Pages: 183 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 143 x 16. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Edition
annotated ed
Number of pages
183
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403946478
ISBN
9781403946478
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.37

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