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Paperback. Offers a collection of pieces on adoption, by writers from three sides of the issue: adopted children, birth mothers, and adoptive parents. The pieces in this work talk about identity, family, love and belonging. Editor(s): Holloway, Sara. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JHBK; VFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781862078574
ISBN
9781862078574
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.10

Paperback. Growing up amongst the fields and woods and characters of the place, this memoir is about the authors childhood in a remote Cotswold village, a village before electricity or cars, a timeless place on the verge of change. It also depicts a world that is both immediate and real and belongs to a now-distant past. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWG; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 186.
Edition
New Ed
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099285663
ISBN
9780099285663
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.24

Paperback. Italo Calvino once said that he preferred to give false details about his biography since he felt that even the genuine data of a writer's life shed no light on the creative work. This volume of posthumously collected personal writings is the closest we may ever come to the autobiography of this most private of writers. Translator(s): McLaughlin, Martin. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 164 x 17. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141189758
ISBN
9780141189758
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.73

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8 pages plates. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Dovecote Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904349679
ISBN
9781904349679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.25

Paperback. In his autobiography, Dennis Wise documents his "Crazy Gang" days and his ten years at Chelsea. Included are inside stories and Wise's own frank views on key football figures such as Vinnie Jones and Paul Gascoigne. In a no-holds-barred approach, he talks about his professional and private life. Num Pages: 256 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: 3JJPN; 3JJPR; BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 113 x 12. Weight in Grams: 116. Well-read paperback in good condition, some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
New edition
Publisher
Boxtree
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
SKU
KRF0029669
ISBN
9780752217192
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. In his autobiography, Dennis Wise documents his "Crazy Gang" days and his ten years at Chelsea. Included are inside stories and Wise's own frank views on key football figures such as Vinnie Jones and Paul Gascoigne. In a no-holds-barred approach, he talks about his professional and private life. Num Pages: 256 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: 3JJPN; 3JJPR; BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 113 x 12. Weight in Grams: 116.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
New edition
Publisher
Boxtree
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
SKU
KLN0017885
ISBN
9780752217192
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 345 pages. BIC Classification: BG; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 146 x 25. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
St Vladimirs Seminary Pr
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1979
Condition
New
SKU
V9780913836606
ISBN
9780913836606
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.29

Paperback. The classic story of four nineteenth-century women who, for different reasons, gravitated to the wildness of the Middle East and North Africa. Num Pages: 336 pages, ill. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753827918
ISBN
9780753827918
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.86

Paperback. Ambushes. Hidden bombs. Snipers. The point man is the first to encounter these signs of danger. He's the soldier who leads the patrol into battle. Few survive for long. Between 2007 and 2008, 20-year-old Kenny Meighan was the longest-serving point man in Helmand province. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JM; BGHA; HBWS4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
KTG0007641
ISBN
9780571272433
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Langston Hughes was an innovator of jazz poetry and a leader of the Harlem Renaissance. This book offers a collection of letters between Hughes and four confidantes sheds light on his life and politics. It deals with his life and work. Editor(s): Crawford, Evelyn Louise; Patterson, Mary Louise. Num Pages: 424 pages, 30 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJ; BGL; BJ; DSBH; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 0. .
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
424
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520285347
ISBN
9780520285347
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.54

Hardcover. Editor(s): Romm, James S. Translator(s): Mensch, Pamela. Num Pages: 312 pages, maps. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 145 x 22. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
312
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781603848473
ISBN
9781603848473
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 38.22

Paperback. The first dual biography of the most remarkable political friendship of the twentieth century Num Pages: 480 pages, 2 x 8 B&W. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 33. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340923467
ISBN
9780340923467
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.20

Paperback. .
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Modern Library Pbk. Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780375755347
ISBN
9780375755347
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.37

Hardback. The Last King in India tells the story of a much-maligned king who had the misfortune to be on the throne when the East India Company usurped power. Wajid Ali Shah led a fascinating life that included marrying over 350 women, building a fantasy palace in Lucknow, writing poetry that is still acclaimed today, and surviving the 1857 Mutiny. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JH; BGH; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 142 x 27. Weight in Grams: 576.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849044080
ISBN
9781849044080
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.97

Hardback. How John and Rosemary Lancaster made GBP136 million, and set about giving it away. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; HRCV; JKSN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 206 x 24. Weight in Grams: 528.
Publisher
SPCK Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857218148
ISBN
9780857218148
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.63

Paperback. Bestselling author and award-winning actor Shirley MacLaine invites readers to share in her quest for spiritual, physical and personal harmony and truth. This is a provocative and enlightening synthesis of what Shirley has discovered in her years of searching for a deeper meaning in her life. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 198.
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster UK
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847392046
ISBN
9781847392046
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.10

Paperback. * Dazzling biograpy of James Dean (1931-1955), a movie actor who has become an icon. Num Pages: 352 pages, Section: 32, b&w. BIC Classification: APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 272. Good clear copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Later printing
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
SKU
KYB0000440
ISBN
9780751512823
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Presents the author's journal of a month on safari in the great game country of East Africa, where he and his wife Pauline journeyed in December 1933. This title offers a portrait of the glory of the African landscape and of the beauty of a wilderness that was, even then, being threatened by the incursions of man. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFG; 1KBB; 2AB; BG; DNF; WSX; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 156.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099460954
ISBN
9780099460954
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.87

Paperback. The real story of the 'White Queen' Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 19. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445633138
ISBN
9781445633138
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.32

Paperback. The second volume of the most sought-after sports book of all time now available from Headline Num Pages: 448 pages, 16pp b/w photos and 8pp colour photos. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 338.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Headline Book Publishing
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755316229
ISBN
9780755316229
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.31

Paperback. Guy Debord (1931-94) was one of the most important intellectual figures of the twentieth century. Filmmaker and poet, urban critic and political theorist, adventurer and activist extraordinaire during Paris' May 1968 uprisings, Debord was simultaneously behind and ahead of his times. This work focuses on the particulars of Debord's life. Series: Critical Lives. Num Pages: 174 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JHBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
174
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861892614
ISBN
9781861892614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.21

In the spring of 1986, Sue Miller found herself more and more deeply involved in caring for her father as he slipped into the grasp of Alzheimer's disease. This book provides an account of her father's final days and her own response to it. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: BG; VFG; VFJB; VFJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 208.
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1900
Edition
First Paperback Edition
SKU
KT00001355
ISBN
9780747565222
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

In the spring of 1986, Sue Miller found herself more and more deeply involved in caring for her father as he slipped into the grasp of Alzheimer's disease. This book provides an account of her father's final days and her own response to it. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: BG; VFG; VFJB; VFJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 208.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1900
Edition
First Paperback Edition
SKU
KNW0007720
ISBN
9780747565222
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Idolized by his fans, Ian Curtis left behind a legacy rich in artistic genius. Mesmerizing on stage but introverted and prone to desperate mood swings in his private life, Curtis died by his own hand on 18 May 1980. This book documents how, with a wife, child and impending international fame, Curtis was seduced by the glory of an early grave. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 146 x 16. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571313600
ISBN
9780571313600
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.91

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