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Paperback. Features Gabriel Garcia Marquez who was twenty-three, a young man experimenting with his writing when this mother asked him to come back with her to the village of his grandparents. In this memoir, he recounts his personal experience of returning to the house in which he grew up and the memories that this visit conjured. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
PENGUIN BOOKS
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Re-issue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241968772
ISBN
9780241968772
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

hardcover. This work, the first volume of a planned trilogy, is the memoir of Nobel Laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez. It contains details of people, places, events, family, work, politics, books and music, his beloved Columbia and parts of history and incidents that later appeared in his fiction. Translator(s): Grossman, Edith. Num Pages: 500 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 2ADS; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 162. Weight in Grams: 866. Good clean copy showing light age and shelfwear, with light wear to dust jacket
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Jonathan Cape London
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMO0000343
ISBN
9780224072786
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.70

Paperback. Foreword by Kai Curry-Lindahl. The first book in English to describe Viktor Schauberger's prophetic work. Num Pages: 162 pages, b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; BG; RNA; RNK; RNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 138 x 14. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Gill Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
2nd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780717133901
ISBN
9780717133901
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.99
€ 18.38

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BG; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 220. Good copy with some shelf wear
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Hachette Books Ireland
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
SKU
KRA0006653
ISBN
9780755319091
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 167 x 26. Weight in Grams: 420. Clean copy
Publisher
Hachette Books Ireland
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0224721
ISBN
9780755319084
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. T J Higgs is one of the most celebrated psychic mediums in the UK, whose work has been featured on TV and in the national press. But she has overcome many obstacles to get where she is. This title shares her story as well as heart-warming true tales from the afterlife. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; VXP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 178.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846041952
ISBN
9781846041952
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 16.77

Paperback. Num Pages: 486 pages, illustrated. BIC Classification: BG; HRK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 798.
Publisher
Himalayan Institute Press United States
Number of pages
486
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780893891565
ISBN
9780893891565
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.51

paperback. A dazzling collection of essays by the bestselling author of What I Loved - thought-provoking, engaging, illuminating reflections on what it means to be human Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGLA; DNF; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 199 x 25. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Sceptre
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444732658
ISBN
9781444732658
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. An extensively revised edition of Tim Jeal's classic biography published to mark the bicentenary of the great explorer Num Pages: 432 pages, 16pp. b&w illustrations section. BIC Classification: 1HF; BGH; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 217 x 34. Weight in Grams: 616.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Revised, Expanded ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300191004
ISBN
9780300191004
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.61

Hardcover. Liz Fraser was one of British cinema's favourite leading ladies for three decades. Instantly recognisable as the star of five "Carry On" productions, she also appeared in the "Confessions" and "Adventures" films, as well as regularly appearing alongside such comedy legends as Tony Hancock and Peter Sellers. This book tells Liz's remarkable story. Num Pages: 248 pages, 50 colour and black-and-white. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 164 x 28. Weight in Grams: 524.
Publisher
Signum Books (Imprint of Flashpoint Media Ltd) United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780956653413
ISBN
9780956653413
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.42

Paperback. Assesses the main features of Lloyd George's career from his early days when he established a reputation as a fiery radical, his work as a social reformer, his stance vis-a-vis the Boer War, his career during World War I and his work in the peace-making process, and his later years out of office. Series: Historical Association Studies. Num Pages: 176 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 142 x 11. Weight in Grams: 256.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631166085
ISBN
9780631166085
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.06

Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8 bw in 8pp plates. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780763897
ISBN
9781780763897
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 41.43

Hardback. .
Publisher
UNIVERSITY OF WALES PRESS
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783160068
ISBN
9781783160068
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.48

Paperback. A passionate and deeply researched reassessment of Emily Dickinson's life and singular legacy in American arts and letters Num Pages: 256 pages, B&W photos. BIC Classification: BGL; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 297.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Bellevue Literary Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781934137987
ISBN
9781934137987
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.45

Paperback. Describes with detail and humour the place the author calls home in the Bohemian Alps of southeastern Nebraska. Series: American Lives. Num Pages: 158 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNN; BGA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 236 x 9. Weight in Grams: 248.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
158
Condition
New
Edition
First Thus
SKU
V9780803278110
ISBN
9780803278110
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.62

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813551708
ISBN
9780813551708
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.82

Hardback. Luther Lee was one of the founders of Wesleyan Methodism, a 19th-century reformer and an ordained minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church. This volume explores his life, politics and theology. One of the author's particular foci is the extent to which Lee impacted the antislavery movement. Series: Studies in Evangelicalism. Num Pages: 296 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; HBWJ; HRCC2; HRCC95. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 147 x 26. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810837102
ISBN
9780810837102
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 146.82

Paperback. Edinburgh-born James Boswell, at 22, kept a daily diary of his eventful second stay in London from 1762 to 1763. This journal presents a record of adventures ranging from his recounted love affair with a Covent Garden actress to his first amusingly bruising meeting with Samuel Johnson, to whom Boswell would later become both friend and biographer. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JF; BGLA; BJ; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
656
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140436501
ISBN
9780140436501
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.04

Paperback. From costermongers to ex-convicts, from chimney-sweeps to vagrants, the underprivileged of London are brought to life in this book, where their plight is expressed through a blend of first person accounts and statistics. It originated in a series of newspaper articles that grew into a four volume account of the working-classes of London. Editor(s): Neuburg, Victor. Num Pages: 544 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
508
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140432411
ISBN
9780140432411
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.98

Paperback. A revisionist biography of Lyndon Baines Johnson which traces his life from his childhood to his election as John F. Kennedy's Vice-President. Num Pages: 754 pages, 16 pp halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 234 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1062.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
754
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195079043
ISBN
9780195079043
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 41.68

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