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Paperback. A title that deals with questions such as: Was the enchanted camera a source of inspiration for their father? Did it represent the power of art itself? Was it the eye of God? Translator(s): Winston, Krishna. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
9780099539759
ISBN
9780099539759
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Existentialism meets the philosophy of the Absurd. They should have been a dream-team. It turned into a duel to the death. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 3JJ; BGH; DSBH; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 22. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847394255
ISBN
9781847394255
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.69

Paperback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGX; HRCV9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801019456
ISBN
9780801019456
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.71

Paperback. "Just A Boy" was praised for its unflinching and unself-pitying account of a neglected childhood at the hands of an abusive father and uncaring authorities. This work is an account of how the author used the success of "Just A Boy" to try and save his sister, and of his attempts to make sense of his past. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 113 x 19. Weight in Grams: 172.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Ebury Press London
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091908645
ISBN
9780091908645
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.44

Hardcover. This groundbreaking work chronicles the author's quest to uncover previously unexplained areas of the life of T.E. Lawrence, the enigmatic desert fighter, aircraftman and writer. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 154. .
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ltd Ireland
Number of pages
328
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843516569
ISBN
9781843516569
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.00
€ 20.49

Paperback. This account of the reformation in England under Edward VI challenges many established views and also gives an account of the religion of young Elizabeth I. Num Pages: 302 pages, 93 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGH; HBJD1; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
302
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520234024
ISBN
9780520234024
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.56

Paperback. .
Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780809331284
ISBN
9780809331284
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.28

Paperback. A remarkable memoir of strength and bravery from Leon Leyson, one of the youngest children to survive the Holocaust on Oskar Schindler's list. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA; BM; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471119682
ISBN
9781471119682
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.19

Paperback. The compelling story of Walker Stacey -- a child who triumphed over his autistic tendencies with the dedicated help of his family When in 1996, Patricia Stacey gave birth to her second child, a baby boy, she quickly noticed an emptiness in his gaze -- a vacant quality that emphasized her sense that he was ill at ease in his own body. Num Pages: 314 pages, 1 port. BIC Classification: BG; JNSG2; VFJD; VFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470869796
ISBN
9780470869796
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.95

Paperback. Segatashya was a shepherd born into a penniless and illiterate pagan family in the most remote region of Rwanda. He never attended school, never saw a Bible, and never set foot in a church. Then one summer day in 1982 while the 15-year-old was resting beneath a shade tree, Jesus Christ paid him a visit. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8-page colour plate section. BIC Classification: BGXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Hay House Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781401935825
ISBN
9781401935825
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.07

Paperback. By the age of nine, Taylor had mastered the science of rocket propulsion. And by fourteen, Taylor had built a reactor which produces temperatures hotter than the sun, becoming the youngest person in history to achieve nuclear fusion. How did Taylor manage all this? This is the story of a boy whose world seems to have no limits. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGT; JNSP; PHN; VFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 210 x 21. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571298143
ISBN
9780571298143
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.01

Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 317 x 28. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553392159
ISBN
9780553392159
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 24.62

Paperback. Brought up as female for fifteen years, Jon can remember feeling different from other girls since he was only five years old. But it will take years of depression, incessant bullying, self-harm and isolation before he discovers why. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JFSJ5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 262. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Cornerstone
Publication date
2013
SKU
KTG0004830
ISBN
9780099558248
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

paperback. From 1905 to the crash of 1929, Sam Shubert and his brothers Lee and J.J., despite poor beginnings and near-illiteracy, created a theatre monopoly unrivalled in history. Num Pages: 374 pages, 24. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ASZH; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 513.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Cooper Square Press
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815411031
ISBN
9780815411031
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.07

Paperback. An epic true-life journey to the heart of Hitler's Berlin. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGSA; BTP; WSSN7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 294.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
9781447210986
ISBN
9781447210986
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.14

paperback. Translator(s): Colaizzi, Giulia (Doctoral Candidate in Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature, University of Minnesota, USA). Num Pages: 192 pages, 373 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJ; APFA; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 32.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816620470
ISBN
9780816620470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.53

Paperback. The grippingly honest memoir of Olympic and World champion cyclist Nicole Cooke, a fearless campaigner against the doping that has blighted her sport Num Pages: 464 pages, 16pp colour photographs. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 33. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471130359
ISBN
9781471130359
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.46

Paperback. Editor(s): Rippey, Theodore F. Series: Brecht Yearbook/Das Brecht-Jahrubuch. Num Pages: 308 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; APT; BGL; DD; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780985195618
ISBN
9780985195618
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 80.28

Paperback. Across more than six generations - beginning before the Revolutionary War - the Breckinridge family has produced a series of notable leaders. These often controversial men and women included a presidential candidate, a US vice president, cabinet members, generals, women's rights advocates, congressmen, editors, reformers, and church leaders. Num Pages: 412 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Edition
annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813191652
ISBN
9780813191652
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.68

Paperback. Patrick Cockburn's parents had returned to Ireland, unaware of the fact that a polio epidemic had broken out in Cork City. At six, Patrick caught the disease. This is a memoir of Patrick Cockburn's own experience of polio, a portrait of his parents, and the story of the Cork epidemic, a great polio epidemic in the world. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 20. Weight in Grams: 226. Very good copy with light shelf wear. Light nicks. Small stain to bottom page edge, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0014776
ISBN
9780099459231
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. In the late 1960s, Dave Roberts, like most teenage boys his age, was football mad. Num Pages: 256 pages, No illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESK; BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Anova Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906032241
ISBN
9781906032241
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.66

Paperback. An intimate portrait of the lives and writings of the Bronte sisters, drawn from the objects they possessed. Num Pages: 336 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393352702
ISBN
9780393352702
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.49

paperback. Since 1857, hardly a year has gone by without some sort of Bronte 'biography' appearing. These range from pious accounts in Victorian conduct books to Freudian psychobiographies, from plays, films and ballets to tourist brochures and images on tea-towels. This work aims to offer a fresh life to our understanding of the novelists and their culture. Num Pages: 336 pages, facsimiles, , portraits. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099287148
ISBN
9780099287148
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.40

Paperback. This anthology contains autobiographical commentaries by the Brontes themselves, but because these are so scarce they are supplemented by first-hand statements made not only by various inhabitants of Haworth, but by those who met members of the Bronte family in Yorkshire, London, and elsewhere. Editor(s): Orel, Harold. Series: Interviews & Recollections S. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 305.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
221
Condition
New
Edition
1997th Edition
SKU
V9780333663141
ISBN
9780333663141
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.04

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