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Hardback. Vividly describes the life of jazz musician Johnny Blowers and the atmosphere of America during the time when the big band sound reigned supreme. Includes photos and a discography. Series: Studies in Jazz. Num Pages: 200 pages, photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGF; AVGJ; AVGK; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810831629
ISBN
9780810831629
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.26

Paperback. Alistair Darling's number one Sunday Times bestselling memoirs now available in paperback, updated with a new introduction. Num Pages: 339 pages, col. Illustrations, col. ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JMC; BGHA; BM; HBJD1; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 364. 1000 Days at Number 11. 339 pages, col. Illustrations, col. ports. Alistair Darling's number one Sunday Times bestselling memoirs now available in paperback, updated with a new introduction. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JMC; BGHA; BM; HBJD1; JPQ. Dimension: 199 x 129 x 28. Weight: 354.
Edition
Main
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Number of pages
339
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857892812
ISBN
9780857892812
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.62

Paperback. Paul McGrath is Ireland's best loved sportsman and also its least understood. But, behind the implied glamour of life in the employ of great English clubs like Manchester United and Aston Villa, McGrath wrestled with a range of destructive emotions that made his success in the game little short of miraculous. This is his story. Num Pages: 432 pages, 40 colour photos. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 110 x 29. Weight in Grams: 248.
Edition
Revised ed.
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099499558
ISBN
9780099499558
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.93

Hardback. The story of Glenn's heroic return to orbit, including his preparation, the shuttle's transmissions from space, and the landing. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HBTP; RGR; TRP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 282 x 212 x 15. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Longstreet Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781563525254
ISBN
9781563525254
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.91

Hardback. Maurice Rapf knows movies and the movie business as an insider, from first-hand experience, not from books. His autobiography is the story of one person's interaction with an evolving Hollywood. Series: The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series. Num Pages: 236 pages, 19 b&w photographs, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810835832
ISBN
9780810835832
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 169 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 3JJ; 3JM; BGA; JFSL9; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 350.
Edition
Edition Unstated
Publisher
Aboriginal Studies Press Australia
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780855756772
ISBN
9780855756772
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 24.18

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBCL; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 124 x 13. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
NeWest Press Canada
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781897126219
ISBN
9781897126219
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.49

Paperback. John Wilkes Booth is known for one thing--assassinating America's sixteenth president, Abe Lincoln. But what don't we know? Who helped him--and who tried to stop him? Thomas A. Bogar reveals a thrilling narrative behind the cast and crew of Ford's Theatre and their relations with the infamous actor in Backstage at the Lincoln Assassination. Num Pages: 377 pages, B&W photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 32. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Regnery History
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781621573203
ISBN
9781621573203
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 9 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; BGH; DSB; HBJK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816679263
ISBN
9780816679263
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

Hardcover. A story about Mike Tomkies' adventures after he quit his full-time career as a celebrity journalist and began working as a logger with the lusty men of the wild Canadian forests - men who led a free way of life now long gone. Num Pages: 176 pages, 50. BIC Classification: BGA; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 162 x 14. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Whittles Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904445838
ISBN
9781904445838
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.39

Hardback. Num Pages: 368 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGXA; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 165 x 34. Weight in Grams: 714.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Archetype United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9781901383324
ISBN
9781901383324
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.73

Hardcover. A definitive biography of the aviator Bert Hall of the Lafayette Escadrille, a French fighter squadron during World War 1. Hall was variously labelled as: rogue, card cheat, forger, human cannonball, criminal, bigamist, deserter, filmmaker, author, Chinese General, arms smuggler, Foreign Legionnaire, salesman, aerial racer amd aviation pioneer. Num Pages: 192 pages, 16 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJF; BGH; HBJK; HBWN; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 538.
Publisher
Fonthill Media Ltd
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781551301
ISBN
9781781551301
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.88

Hardback. Tells the story of the author's time as Britain's most senior representative in Southern Iraq, trying to keep the region together as the rest of the country descended in to murderous violence. This book provides a portrait of the absurdities of life inside the occupying coalition. Num Pages: 240 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JMC; BGHA; HBJF1; HBLX; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 164 x 30. Weight in Grams: 624.
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845117061
ISBN
9781845117061
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 44.57

Paperback. Tells the story of one of history's despicable villains and conmen - Louis Darquier, Nazi collaborator and 'Commissioner for Jewish Affairs', who dissembled his way to power in the Vichy government and was responsible for sending thousands of children to the gas chambers. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 134 x 46. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099498285
ISBN
9780099498285
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.64

Paperback. As a child Beth was imprisoned within a Jehovah's Witness family, kept away from her mother, forbidden from wearing a school skirt above her knees by day, abused by her stepfather at night. Years later, she summons the courage to report her stepfather to the police. Will Beth's fight for justice be worth the suffering reawakened? Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFFE1; JFFE2; VFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 126 x 21. Weight in Grams: 220. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear. Previous owner's inscription on half title page.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
SKU
KTG0011265
ISBN
9780091928629
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Forget Blur/Oasis and Cool Britannia. This book is the true story of English Rock in the nineties. It recounts how the author felt to ride a wave of self-congratulatory success in a world with no taste. It reveals the knuckle-headed musos, baffling tours, and an unravelling personal life. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099522263
ISBN
9780099522263
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.90

Paperback. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: BG; HPK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 149 x 24. Weight in Grams: 670.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816634613
ISBN
9780816634613
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

Paperback. To his fellow West Indians who assemble every weekend for the all-night poker game at Mrs Knight's, he is always known as Bageye. There aren't very many black men in Luton in 1972 and most of them gather at Mrs Knight's - Summer Wear, Pioneer, Anxious, Tidy Boots - each has his nickname. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESD; 3JJPL; BG; HBJD1; HBLW3; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099552390
ISBN
9780099552390
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. In this captivating book, Moojan Momen gives a brief survey of the life, the works, the claims and the teachings of Baha'u'llah, the founder of the Baha'i faith. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: BGX; HRKB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851684694
ISBN
9781851684694
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.88

Paperback. Nik Wallenda shares on how the support of his family and his faith in Jesus Christ keep him balanced as a death-defying stunt performer. Num Pages: 224 pages, Insert with 30 photos. BIC Classification: ASZ; BGA; HRCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 134 x 18. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Time Warner Trade Publishing
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781455545490
ISBN
9781455545490
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.69

Paperback. Providing a discussion of Balanchine's life and work, this text also explores the legal, financial and institutional subplots that unfolded after the death of one of the most famous choreographers of the century. Num Pages: 413 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ASDL; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 485.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
413
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520206397
ISBN
9780520206397
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. Prime Ministers Series, Baldwin was at the helm during the General Strike and the Abdication. Series: 20 British Prime Ministers of the 20th Century. Num Pages: 168 pages, 3 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Haus Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904950608
ISBN
9781904950608
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 27. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786062635
ISBN
9781786062635
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.98

Paperback. Prime Minister known for announcing 'that Britain favoured a homeland for the Jewish People in Palestine'. Series: 20 British Prime Ministers of the 20th Century. Num Pages: 168 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 194 x 13. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Haus Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904950554
ISBN
9781904950554
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.49

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