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Hardback. The author became a High Court judge in 1978, and went onto lead the biggest inquiry into child abuse ever held in Britain, publishing the highly significant and influential report "Lost in Care" in 2000. In this title, he provides frontline insights into the complex British legal system. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16pp bw plates. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; BGHA; LNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 30. Weight in Grams: 560.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780764993
ISBN
9781780764993
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.45
€ 54.79

Paperback. Lilo was a child during the Holocaust. Now that the older generation of Holocaust survivors, such as her parents, are just about gone, she and others like her are the last survivors of the Holocaust the final witnesses to the horrors that Hitler perpetrated on the Jewish people. Num Pages: 117 pages, illus. BIC Classification: BGH; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 148 x 10. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Gefen Publishing House Israel
Number of pages
117
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9789652296207
ISBN
9789652296207
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.69

Hardcover.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
48
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Condition
New
SKU
V9781858810119
ISBN
9781858810119
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.72

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780313291463
ISBN
9780313291463
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.99
€ 79.57

Paperback. A deeply moving memoir about the loss of childhood and its impact on adult life. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BGA; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Digital original
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844081189
ISBN
9781844081189
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.92

Paperback. A collection of eyewitness accounts by Cambodian survivors of Pol Pot's genocidal Khmer Rouge regime in the 1970s. Each witness was a child at the time of Cambodia's holocaust, and each tells of families torn apart, struggles to survive, and the ultimate triumph of the human spirit. Editor(s): DePaul, Kim. Series: Southeast Asia Studies Monograph Series. Num Pages: 218 pages, 28 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMC; BG; HBJD; HBJF; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 208 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
218
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300078732
ISBN
9780300078732
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.87

Hardback. In this wry and insightful memoir, distinguished American diplomat John Paton Davies, Jr. describes his upbringing and wartime adventures in Asia, encounters with key twentieth-century figures from Mahatma Gandhi to Joseph Stalin, and how he carried on after his Foreign Service career was cut short by McCarthyism. Series: Haney Foundation Series. Num Pages: 376 pages, 16 illus. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 33. Weight in Grams: 728.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812244014
ISBN
9780812244014
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.85

Paperback. Ida Pruitt, born of American missionaries and raised in a rural Chinese village at the end of the nineteenth century, witnessed almost a century of China's revolutionary upheavals. This work tells the story of this remarkable woman, and brings a different perspective to the study of modern Chinese history. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGH; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The Chinese University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9789629962210
ISBN
9789629962210
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.47

Hardcover. When Adeline Yen Mah's mother dies giving birth to her, the family rejects Adeline. In this vivid autobiography, the author describes her, life, struggles and how she comes to be accepted by her family at the time of the Cultural Revolution in China. Series: New Longman Literature. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; BGH. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 207 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Longman
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582848887
ISBN
9780582848887
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 22.64

Paperback. Num Pages: 274 pages. BIC Classification: AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 151 x 25. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
Minnesota Historical Society Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
274
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873517690
ISBN
9780873517690
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.28

Paperback. A biography of Ewan McGregor. Num Pages: 224 pages, 24pp photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153. . 224pp. Keywords: Actors & Actresses, Entertainers
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
First Edition
Publisher
Chameleon London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
SKU
KHS0068658
ISBN
9780233994109
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 7.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BGXA; HRCV; VFJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780800720858
ISBN
9780800720858
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.40

Paperback. A new edition of Adam Zamoyski's definitive biography of Chopin, first published in 1979 and unavailable in English for many years. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007341856
ISBN
9780007341856
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. * A vivid, accessible life of one of the most romantic figures of the nineteenth century, written with a fantastic sense of location. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 180. Good copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Abacus London
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0009123
ISBN
9780349116877
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Bullied at school, and growing up dreaming of revenge, Mark 'Chopper' Read determined to be the toughest in any company. He became a crime commando who terrorised drug dealers, pimps, thieves and armed robbers on the streets and in jail - but boasts never to have hurt an innocent member of the public. This work presents his story. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 page b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 111 x 19. Weight in Grams: 178. 288 pages, 16 page b/w illustrations. Bullied at school, and growing up dreaming of revenge, Mark 'Chopper' Read determined to be the toughest in any company. He became a crime commando who terrorised drug dealers, pimps, thieves and armed robbers on the streets and in jail - but boasts never to have hurt an innocent member of the public. This work presents his story. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BG; BTC. Dimension: 178 x 111 x 19. Weight: 180.
Edition
paperback / softback
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844543496
ISBN
9781844543496
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. How a broken horse fixed a broken heart Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; WNGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 208. 256 pages. When she agrees to take on one of the horses just rescued by the local SPCA, a new chapter opens in Susan Richards' difficult life. At the age of forty-three, she lives with three horses who keep her company. While trying to capture another horse assigned to her, Lay Me Down, a skeletal mare, walks into Susan's horse trailer of her own volition. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGA; WNGH. Dimension: 198 x 141 x 17. Weight: 210.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Constable
Number of pages
256
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845297169
ISBN
9781845297169
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.92

Paperback. Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: BGX; HRCC8. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 215 x 13. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Holy Trinity Publications United States
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
SKU
V9781942699026
ISBN
9781942699026
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.72

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 25 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BG; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 488.
Publisher
Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781894384834
ISBN
9781894384834
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 22.27

Paperback. .
Publisher
Vertebrate Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910240779
ISBN
9781910240779
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.86

Num Pages: 272 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; BGS; WSWY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 233 x 28. Weight in Grams: 584.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Triumph Books United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781600789878
ISBN
9781600789878
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.39

Paperback. Fully updated to include Sir Chris Hoy's incredible, record-breaking golds at London 2012 (making him his country's greatest ever Olympian), this is the story of a sporting legend in his own words. Num Pages: 352 pages, 10 b/w, 30 col plates (16pp), (2x8pp plates), With index. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007311323
ISBN
9780007311323
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.48

Paperback. Steeped in wisdom and humility, these are letters of a true contemplative and spiritual guide, able to rejoice and trust God in the face of an increasingly materialistic world, discerning in all circumstances meaning and a dimension of eternity. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: BG; HR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
St Vladimirs Seminary Pr
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9780913836644
ISBN
9780913836644
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. This book provides a biographical account of the remarkable Benedictine monk, Henri Le Saux (1910-1973), who spent the last two-and-a-half decades of his life in India where he immersed himself in Hindu spirituality. It traces the central themes of his prolific writings on religious and mystical topics. Num Pages: 344 pages, 17 b&w photos. BIC Classification: BGX; HRCX8; HRG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
World Wisdom Books United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933316451
ISBN
9781933316451
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.43

Paperback. Editor(s): Rasmussen, Bidil Bundgaard; Jensen, Jorgen Steen; Lund, John. Num Pages: 180 pages, 85 colour illus. BIC Classification: 1DND; BGR; GM; HBJD; HBLL; WC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 189 x 14. Weight in Grams: 604.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Nationalmuseet Antiksamlingen Denmark
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9788789438054
ISBN
9788789438054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.20

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