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Biography: general
Hardcover. This critical biography of Charles A. Dana, the 19th-century editor of the "New York Sun", blends the democratic ideal of the man with social and media history. Focusing on Dana's early years and political emergence, it analyses the "Sun" as the conscience and advocate for the working class. Num Pages: 300 pages, 18 illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGB; HBTB; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815625797
- ISBN
- 9780815625797
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.84
€ 46.84
Paperback. William Hutchison Murray (1913 - 1996) was one of Scotland's most distinguished climbers in the years before and after the Second World War. He became a writer of non-fiction, novelist, distinguished conservationist. Num Pages: 386 pages, 50. BIC Classification: BGS; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 31. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Publisher
- Sandstone Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910124185
- ISBN
- 9781910124185
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.42
€ 13.99
€ 11.42
Paperback. The bookies always win. But one man has been proving them wrong for four decades. In the summer of 1975 Barney Curley, a fearless and renowned gambler, masterminded one of the most spectacular gambles of all time with a racehorse called Yellow Sam. It cost the bookmakers millions of pounds. They said that it could never happen again. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BGS; WDP; WSNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099576587
- ISBN
- 9780099576587
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.73
€ 15.99
€ 11.73
Paperback. The making of the "Oxford English Dictionary" was a monumental 50 year task requiring thousands of volunteers. One of the keenest volunteers was a W C Minor who astonished everyone by refusing to come to Oxford to receive his congratulations. In the end, James Murray, the "OED's" editor, went to Crowthorne in Berkshire to meet him. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGH; CFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 156.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140271287
- ISBN
- 9780140271287
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.38
€ 12.99
€ 10.38
Paperback. A riveting new biography - the first for thirty years - of the influential floral artist and founder of the Cordon Bleu cookery school Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BG; WB; WFW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- Macmillan UK
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprints
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780330544221
- ISBN
- 9780330544221
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.20
€ 17.99
€ 13.20
Paperback. From igloo house calls to bandaging animal bites to performing surgeries they are ill equipped to do, the accounts in "The Surprising Lives of Small-Town Doctors" show the many rewards of practicing medicine in isolated communities. Num Pages: 238 pages. BIC Classification: BGT; MB; VFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Regina Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780889774315
- ISBN
- 9780889774315
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.59
€ 23.99
€ 20.59
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Shambhala Publications Inc United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570620508
- ISBN
- 9781570620508
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 24.25
€ 30.99
€ 24.25
Paperback. Patricia Highsmith, one of the greatest writers of 20th Century American fiction, had a life as darkly compelling as that of her favourite "hero-criminal," the talented Tom Ripley. The author maps out this richly bizarre life from her birth in Texas to Hitchcock's filming of her first novel, "Strangers On a Train", to her self-exile in Europe. Num Pages: 704 pages, includes two 8 page black & white photo inserts. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 32. Weight in Grams: 746.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Picador
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 704
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312363819
- ISBN
- 9780312363819
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.04
€ 28.04
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780307477385
- ISBN
- 9780307477385
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.57
€ 21.99
€ 18.57
Paperback. Donald Caskie was a minister of the Scots Kirk in Paris at the time of German invasion of France in 1940. Although he had the opportunity to flee, Caskie stayed behind to help establish a network of safe houses and escape routes for allied soldiers and airmen trapped in occupied territory. He was finally sentenced to death at a Nazi show-trial. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8pp b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 1DDF; BGH; BTM; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Birlinn General United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843410355
- ISBN
- 9781843410355
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.47
€ 13.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. Moving, fascinating and full of the sights, smells and tastes of Iran,this is a heart-warming tale of love against the odds. Num Pages: 288 pages, No illustration. BIC Classification: 1FBN; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 198 x 32. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Publisher
- Virago Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844088249
- ISBN
- 9781844088249
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.18
€ 11.99
€ 10.18
Paperback. The riveting story of the sex scandal that threatened the life of the young Elizabeth Tudor, and whose outcome was pivotal to the creation of the public persona of Elizabeth I. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- Head of Zeus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784081737
- ISBN
- 9781784081737
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.15
€ 11.99
€ 10.15
Hardback. The riveting story of the sex scandal that threatened the life of the young Elizabeth Tudor, and whose outcome was pivotal to the creation of the public persona of Elizabeth I. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 242 x 35. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781784081720
- ISBN
- 9781784081720
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 18.64
€ 18.64
Hardcover. Presents a document from the last months of the Holocaust. This book tells the story of the Terezin camp and how the author and her family fared while imprisoned there. Editor(s): Dwork, Deborah. Num Pages: 280 pages, 124 colour plates. BIC Classification: BG; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 273 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1182.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Facsimile ed
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226511863
- ISBN
- 9780226511863
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.76
€ 41.99
€ 32.76
Paperback. On the eve of World War II, the Squalus, America's newest submarine, plunged to the bottom of the North Atlantic. Miraculously, thirty-three crew members still survived in the stricken vessel. This title presents a moment-by-moment account of the disaster and the man at its centre. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BG; BTP; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 112 x 24. Weight in Grams: 246. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0003333
- ISBN
- 9780091879372
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. An autobiography of the greatest rugby player of our time, Brian O'Driscoll. It is about his family, friends, hard work, courage and imagination. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 30. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241962688
- ISBN
- 9780241962688
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.86
€ 15.99
€ 11.86
Paperback. In 2005 the author took part in the Ashes series. As a devastating fast bowler in a brave young England team, he went toe to toe with the might of the seemingly unbeatable Australians. Over the course of fifty-four days he would experience the greatest highs of his career, and plunge to the lowest depths. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; 3JJP; BGS; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 341 x 21. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- Yellow Jersey Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780224100281
- ISBN
- 9780224100281
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.10
€ 13.99
€ 11.10
Paperback. Num Pages: 370 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 236 x 22. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Publisher
- Helion and Company
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910777404
- ISBN
- 9781910777404
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.65
€ 33.99
€ 24.65
Paperback. Richard Garner has spent 36 years reporting on education, working for the Times Educational Supplement, The Mirror, and The Independent. In The Thirty Years War, he retraces the steps of his career, examining the policies, personalities, success. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 210 x 11. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- John Catt Educational Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781911382058
- ISBN
- 9781911382058
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.30
€ 19.99
€ 19.30
Paperback. The Dark Side of British Football in the 1970s Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMW; 3JJPL; BGS; JFSL3; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 198 x 18. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472119261
- ISBN
- 9781472119261
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.74
€ 15.99
€ 11.74
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226529479
- ISBN
- 9780226529479
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.53
€ 18.99
€ 16.53
Paperback. Torey Hayden returns with this deeply-moving sequel to her first book, One Child (the Sunday Times bestseller). After seven years, Torey is reunited with Sheila, the disturbed 6-year-old she tried to rescue. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JNS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 111 x 23. Weight in Grams: 218. Some shelf wear, but remains good
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- SKU
- KTJ0007302
- ISBN
- 9780007206971
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Torey Hayden returns with this deeply-moving sequel to her first book, One Child (the Sunday Times bestseller). After seven years, Torey is reunited with Sheila, the disturbed 6-year-old she tried to rescue. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JNS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 111 x 23. Weight in Grams: 214. Good clean copy showing light shelf wear, remains a nice copy
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- SKU
- KSG0016510
- ISBN
- 9780007206971
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Fifty years after his first hit single, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Bill Medley remains an icon of popular music and one of its most beloved voices. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 pages black-&-white photos. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306823671
- ISBN
- 9780306823671
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.08
€ 23.99
€ 19.08