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Paperback. John Ashdown-Hill, whose research was instrumental in the discovery of Richard III's remains, explores and unravels the web of myths around Richard III. Num Pages: 248 pages, 44. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGR; HBJD1; HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 126 x 198 x 35. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445660103
ISBN
9781445660103
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.54

Paperback. Explores the relation between Malcolm, the Nation of Islam, and Christianity. After revealing the religious roots of the Nation of Islam in relation to Christianity, this title examines Malcolm's development and contributions as an activist, journalist, orator, and revolutionist against the backdrop of his familial religious heritage. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HRCM; HRH; JFSL3; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
NYU Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814719329
ISBN
9780814719329
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.37

Paperback. The quick-witted boy from a poor and struggling family, who overcame disadvantages and shouldered many burdens to make a go of his life; who found happiness, had it snatched away from him, and in the end, after many difficulties, perhaps found it again. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571270590
ISBN
9780571270590
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.26

Paperback. *The story of one of the most famous of all British families - the Churchills Num Pages: 640 pages, Section: 32, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 42. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
Abacus
Number of pages
640
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349119786
ISBN
9780349119786
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.66

Paperback. A celebration of much-loved cricket star, Andrew Flintoff's, twenty years in cricket. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 291 x 26. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473616592
ISBN
9781473616592
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.66

Hardcover. A memoir of Claire King's life - from behind-the-scenes gossip from the nation's favourite TV shows, to her string of romances with high-profile names from all walks of life. This book also tells about her heartbreak when her husband and "Emmerdale" co-star left her for another cast member. Num Pages: 288 pages, 4x8pp 2 colour sections, 2 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 164 x 28. Weight in Grams: 594.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
1st
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd London
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
SKU
KNW0007838
ISBN
9781844542536
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 274 pages. BIC Classification: APB; BGF; VSPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 20. Weight in Grams: 227.
Publisher
Random House Trade Paperbacks
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812982589
ISBN
9780812982589
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.36

Hardback. The very best highlights from Gerald Scarfe's remarkable career as one of Britain's foremost artists and political cartoonists, whose work has been published all over the world Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; BGA; KNTJ; WHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 268 x 330 x 37. Weight in Grams: 2712.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408707319
ISBN
9781408707319
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.00
€ 41.27

Paperback. When Stephanie Klein thought she had everything she could possibly have wanted from life: a good job, a successful husband, a Manhattan apartment and a baby on the way. By the time she hit thirty it was all gone, and she was left to start again. This book features the weblog she kept of her new found freedom and sexual adventures. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BG; VFVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 208.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Ebury Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
First Paperback Edition
SKU
KNW0008563
ISBN
9780091908997
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

paperback. The final piece of work from one of the world's most visionary authors Editor(s): Lethem, Jonathan; Jackson, Pamela. Num Pages: 976 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; BGL; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 150 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1280.
Publisher
Gollancz
Number of pages
976
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Digital original
Condition
New
SKU
V9780575132443
ISBN
9780575132443
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 22.27

Paperback. Everyone has heard of Ramesses the Great - but what is the truth behind the legend? This book explores the life and times of Egypt's greatest king. Ramesses II was the archetypal Egyptian pharoah: a mighty warrior, an extravagant builder and the father of scores of children. His monuments and image were to be found in every corner of the empire. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16pp b&w line drawings. BIC Classification: 1F; 1QDAE; BGH; HBJF; HBJH; HBLA; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 134 x 18. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140280975
ISBN
9780140280975
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.39

Paperback. .
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753821541
ISBN
9780753821541
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.58

Paperback. British television, stage and film actor Tom Hiddleston has a gift for playing the villain. BIC Classification: 1DBK; APB; APF; APT; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786062673
ISBN
9781786062673
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.41

Paperback. Written when George Orwell was a struggling writer in his twenties, this is a memoir of his time living among the desperately poor and destitute. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGL; DNF; HBTB; JFFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141184388
ISBN
9780141184388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.87

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 136 x 17. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Imprint Academic
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845401887
ISBN
9781845401887
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.17

Paperback. .
Publisher
Temple Lodge Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906999810
ISBN
9781906999810
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.99

Paperback. Filtered through some of its colourful and eccentric inhabitants, from Lady Caroline Lamb in the 18th-century to Princess Diana in the 20th, this work is a portrait of Britain as both empire and the customs and certainties of the old order came to an end. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; BG; HBJD1; HBLW3; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571228607
ISBN
9780571228607
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.73

Paperback. For 22 years, Dr Zhisui Li was Mao Tse-tung's personal physician, confidant and companion. In this biography Li provides insights into social and political events in China, and details of Mao's private life - from his sexual appetite to the political effects of his aims, fears and idiosyncrasies. Num Pages: 720 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; BGH; HBJF; HBLW3; JPFC; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 40. Weight in Grams: 518.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
720
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099648819
ISBN
9780099648819
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.18

Hardcover. A Dazzling Darkness is the emotional autobiography of the brave and popular Darren Barker, who fought on after the tragic death of his hugely talented 19-year-old boxing brother Gary and realised a dream of winning the world middleweight title one hot August night in Atlantic City, a triumph he dedicated to the memory of Gary. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16 page colour plate section. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JM; BGSA; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 241 x 30. Weight in Grams: 598.
Publisher
Floodlit Dreams Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780992658533
ISBN
9780992658533
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.16

Paperback. Katherine Grainger is not only Great Britain's finest ever woman rower, but also she has won more Olympic medals than any other female British athlete in any sport. This autobiography features her inspirational story taking in her post-London activities, the return to training, finding a new double sculls partner in Vicky Thornley, and more. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSBB; WSSN7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 26. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Andre Deutsch
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780233004853
ISBN
9780233004853
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 496 pages, 1 x 8pp Colour plates. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 35. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471148118
ISBN
9781471148118
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.82

Paperback. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; BGS; WSJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Y Lolfa
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784614041
ISBN
9781784614041
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 112 x 20. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007203000
ISBN
9780007203000
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.61

Paperback. The quintessentially English cricket commentator, writer, oenophile, bon viveur, collector and national treasure, fondly known as "Blowers", tells his riveting life story. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: APW; BGSA; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 200 x 24. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007506408
ISBN
9780007506408
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.61

Hardcover. A prize-winning historian tells a new story of the black experience in America through the life of a mysterious entrepreneur. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1 map; 8 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393239256
ISBN
9780393239256
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.87

Paperback. Tells the story of Ian Fleming at Goldeneye in Jamaica, where all his novels and stories on James Bond were written. This book includes interviews with Ian's family, his Jamaican lover Blanche Blackwell and many other islanders. It deals with Ian Fleming's life and work. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJWJ; BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 31. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099591740
ISBN
9780099591740
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.34

Hardcover. Num Pages: 864 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 246 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1324.
Publisher
Random House
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781400067657
ISBN
9781400067657
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 34.49

Paperback. A beautifully weighted memoir of political success and failure, and the passing of an era. Num Pages: 400 pages, 8 pp b/w plates, 8pp colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; BGHA; BM; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472119773
ISBN
9781472119773
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.64

Paperback. Chanrithy Him felt compelled to tell of surviving life under the Khmer Rouge in a way "worthy of the suffering which I endured as a child." Num Pages: 336 pages, 15 black and whtie illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMC; 1FMV; BGA; HBJF; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 209 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393322101
ISBN
9780393322101
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.17

Paperback. Hearing voices - a symptom of schizophrenia, a religious experience, or something else entirely? Claire Bien's riveting memoir provides a fascinating personal perspective on this often-misunderstood condition. Claire's tumultuous journey will help you to understand why auditory hallucinations are not necessarily an indicator of mental illness. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BGXA; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 28. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785927188
ISBN
9781785927188
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.41

Paperback. The extraordinary and inspirational story of US astronaut Mike Massimino Num Pages: 320 pages, 8pp colour photographs. BIC Classification: BGTA; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130. .
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471149542
ISBN
9781471149542
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.29

Paperback. This book captures the fabulous and tumultuous times of the greatest romantic tenor of the twentieth century. Compiled by acclaimed Lanza biographer Derek Mannering and drawing on exclusive photographs from the tenor's closest friend, the book offers an unrivalled pictorial history of the tenor's extraordinary life and career. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVGN; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 277 x 13. Weight in Grams: 686.
Publisher
Robert Hale Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719817991
ISBN
9780719817991
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.74

Paperback. Powerful true-life stories of children who were saved by the British care system Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BTP; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Paperback Original
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471129889
ISBN
9781471129889
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.73

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: BGT; UY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 8. Weight in Grams: 102.
Publisher
Arcturus Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784045357
ISBN
9781784045357
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.43

Paperback. The sensational autobiography of the controversial Tour de France winner and Team Saxobank owner/manager, Bjarne Riis Translator(s): Bacon, Ellis. Num Pages: 320 pages, Colour section. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 215 x 23. Weight in Grams: 344.
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
Vision Sports Publishing
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907637513
ISBN
9781907637513
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.19

Paperback. Lucy McDiarmid creates a new kind of literary history, telling an illimuntating tale of the curious occasion of the 'peacock dinner,' when W. B. Yeats and Ezra Pound led four lesser-known poets to the home of Wilfrid Scawen Blunt to eat a peacock. Num Pages: 240 pages, Numerous black-and-white halftones. BIC Classification: 3JJ; BGL; DSBH; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 196 x 14. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198788331
ISBN
9780198788331
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.28

Paperback. One of the great 20th century political diaries back in print in a new edition with 20% new material Editor(s): Nicolson, Nigel. Num Pages: 496 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753819975
ISBN
9780753819975
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

Paperback. Jill Ker Conway grew up in New South Wales in the 1940s and '50s. This is her account of an Australian childhood in the outback, and subsequently in Sydney, encompassing family tragedy, a devastating struggle with the desert environment, and an evocation of the Australian landscape. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 3JJH; 3JJP; BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Condition
New
SKU
V9780749398941
ISBN
9780749398941
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.30

Paperback. Helps in understanding the nature and intensity of personal effort that is required for an all-inclusive work on oneself. This book presents a series of talks which the author gave to his pupils in New York in 1930, and an incomplete essay on 'The Outer and Inner World of Man'. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BG; DNF; HPC; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140195859
ISBN
9780140195859
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.61

Paperback. The author had high hopes: the arse of an athlete, the waist of a supermodel, the speed of a gazelle. Defeated by gyms and bored of yoga, she decided to run. Her first attempt did not end well. Six years later, she has run five marathons in two continents. This book tells her story. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Windmill Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099558958
ISBN
9780099558958
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.57

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