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Paperback. A captivating look at one of America's most prominent and fascinating public figures Bestselling author, war hero, presidential candidate, champion of the most politically sticky issue to rock Washington since Watergate-campaign finance reform- there may be no better known senator than John McCain. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471475453
ISBN
9780471475453
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.56

Paperback. The basis for the Major Motion Picture Salinger. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 179 x 22. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447265030
ISBN
9781447265030
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.19

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. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations (some colour) colour facsimiles, portraits (some colour). BIC Classification: APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 170 x 12. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Plexus Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859652704
ISBN
9780859652704
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.56

Paperback. Editor(s): Woods, Paul A. Series: Ultra screen. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APFB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 231 x 20. Weight in Grams: 676.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Plexus Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859653558
ISBN
9780859653558
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.71

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: APF; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 200 x 171 x 31. Weight in Grams: 574.
Publisher
Synema Gesellschaft Fur Film u. Medien
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9783901644597
ISBN
9783901644597
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 32.56

Paperback. An important and interesting work for academics and professionals in YA librarianship, this book presents a coherent look at the past, present, and future of the field. Series: VOYA Occasional Papers S. Num Pages: 92 pages, 4 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: BG; DSY; GLM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
92
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810834231
ISBN
9780810834231
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.25

Paperback. A memoir about coming of age as a performer during the late 1990s while obsessively watching classic films at a legendary theatre in Los Angeles. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: APB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781451673227
ISBN
9781451673227
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.36

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: AVGU; AVH; BGFA; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408867709
ISBN
9781408867709
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.84

Paperback. Winner of the 2010 Non-Fiction National Book Award Patti Smith's evocative, honest and moving coming-of-age story of her extraordinary relationship with the artist Robert Mapplethorpe Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVGU; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 266. 320 pages, Illustrations. Winner of the 2010 Non-Fiction National Book Award Patti Smith's evocative, honest and moving coming-of-age story of her extraordinary relationship with the artist Robert Mapplethorpe. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGP; AVGU; AVH; BGFA. Dimension: 197 x 139 x 20. Weight: 222.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First Paperback Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747568766
ISBN
9780747568766
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.08

Hardcover. Series: The Albert Schweitzer Library. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815610519
ISBN
9780815610519
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.09

Paperback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; AVH; BGA; BGFA; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 135 x 24. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780307460745
ISBN
9780307460745
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, 8pp b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBR; BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 19. Weight in Grams: 313.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Liberties Press
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
first
SKU
KNW0008622
ISBN
9781905483105
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 14.99
€ 14.40

Paperback. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 360 pages, 35 black and white photographs, 35 music examples, 11 tables. BIC Classification: AVH; AVRD; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780252081835
ISBN
9780252081835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.93

Paperback. Explains the kaleidoscopic nature of Middle Eastern diplomacy. Num Pages: 576 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1FBS; BGH; HBJF1; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 236 x 33. Weight in Grams: 816.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
576
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520069763
ISBN
9780520069763
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.95

Scotland's Pariah is the first book to examine the remarkable life of John Pinkerton: antiquarian, poet, forger, cartographer, historian, serial adulterer, bigamist, and religious skeptic. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; RGV. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 232 x 25. Weight in Grams: 662.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442649286
ISBN
9781442649286
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 91.93

Paperback. Num Pages: 864 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; APB; APFB; BGF; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 50. Weight in Grams: 768.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062112491
ISBN
9780062112491
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.95

Paperback. .
Publisher
Colourpoint Creative Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780730417
ISBN
9781780730417
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.79

Paperback. Who was Jean Moulin? The official answer is that he was General de Gaulle's emissary to occupied France and became the political head of the Resistance in 1943. However, Marnham searches for the key to Moulin's political convictions and suggests that he may have been working to a private agenda. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16pp b&w halftones. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWKW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. Weight in Grams: 426. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Pimlico
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0002902
ISBN
9780712665841
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Mary Wesley published her first novel at seventy and went on to write a further nine bestsellers, including the legendary The Camomile Lawn. Many of her stories were inspired by her experiences during the Blitz, and by her marriages. The author highlights the links between Wesley's real life and her fiction. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099498179
ISBN
9780099498179
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.11

Paperback.
Publisher
Gill & Macmillan Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780717154029
ISBN
9780717154029
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.99
€ 18.38

Paperback. A revelatory collection of letters written by the author of The Broken Road Editor(s): Sisman, Adam. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVGSC; 3JJH; BGL; BJ; HBWQ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473622494
ISBN
9781473622494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.17

paperback. Presents an account of the author's Irish rural upbringing that describes a patriarchal society surviving on the edge of poverty, sustained by the land and an insatiable love of gossip. This title includes tales of schoolboy skirmishes, blackberrying and night-time salmon-poaching. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; BG; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 208.
Edition
0th Edition
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141184203
ISBN
9780141184203
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.03

Hardback. Sir William Harcourt was a major figure in the Liberal politics of late Victorian Britain. Supported, as private secretary and inseparable companion, by his son Lewis, Harcourt served in all four of Gladstone's governments. This biography looks at his role in Victorian parliamentary politics. Num Pages: 392 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780838640364
ISBN
9780838640364
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.15

Hardback. This book is a biography of the priest and educator Edmund A. Walsh, one of the most influential Catholic figures of the 20th century. Walsh left an indelible imprint on the ideology and practical politics of Cold War Washington. Few priests, indeed few Catholics, played so large a role in shaping American foreign policy in the 20th century. Num Pages: 302 pages, illustrated. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HRCC7; JPFC; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823224593
ISBN
9780823224593
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; BGH; JPHL; MBPK; MMZR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
Blue Rider Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780399185717
ISBN
9780399185717
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.36

Paperback. A biography of the British singer songwriter who died aged twenty six, having made three albums, all now recognised as classics. Num Pages: 288 pages, facsimiles, portrait. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747535034
ISBN
9780747535034
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.72

Paperback. Clare Hollingworth was the first war correspondent to report the outbreak of WWII, described as 'the scoop of the century'. Her career spanned 40 years and she wrote for the Daily Telegraph, the Economist, the Observer, the Guardian, and reported from Palestine, Algeria, China, Vietnam, and became the first Telegraph's China correspondent since the formation of the People's Republic of China in 1949. She retired in 1981. She died in Hong Kong aged 105 in January 2017 and her death made headlines around the world. Written by Clare's great-nephew, this is the only official account of a memorable life. Brilliantly reviewed in its self-published iteration. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: BG. .
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473664814
ISBN
9781473664814
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.12

Paperback. Soren Kierkegaard (1813-55), one of the original thinkers of the nineteenth century, wrote on religious, psychological, and literary themes. This book shows how Kierkegaard developed his views in emphatic opposition to prevailing opinions. It provides an introduction by showing how Kiekegaard has influenced contemporary thought. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 144 pages, Numerous halftones. BIC Classification: BGH; HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 109 x 9. Weight in Grams: 116.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192802569
ISBN
9780192802569
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.66

Paperback. Shortlisted for the 2008 BBC4 Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction Num Pages: 450 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 39. Weight in Grams: 488.
Edition
Reprints
Publisher
Picador
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330440097
ISBN
9780330440097
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.17

Paperback.
Publisher
Fonthill Media Ltd
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781550731
ISBN
9781781550731
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.51

Paperback.
Publisher
Fonthill Media Ltd
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781550748
ISBN
9781781550748
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.88

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 234 x 28. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Bookstorm
Condition
New
SKU
V9781928257196
ISBN
9781928257196
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.91

Paperback. The author recounts his command of the 7th Armoured Brigade Group - the Desert Rats - during the Gulf War; from preparation and training, to coping with the pressures of a ground war on unfamiliar terrain. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16pp B&w Photographs, 8pp Colour Photographs, Maps. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; 3JJPR; BGHA; HB; JWD; JWKT; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 111 x 22. Weight in Grams: 230. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Hodder Paperbacks
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTG0021030
ISBN
9780340682463
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

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. A description of an elitist group of construction workers who drove tunnels beneath mountains and under rivers and harbours for subways, roads and hydroelectric schemes. The author was involved in this highly paid but very dangerous work for four years in Scotland and this is an account of his experience. Num Pages: 192 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; BG; TNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781842820728
ISBN
9781842820728
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.27

hardcover. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrated. BIC Classification: 2ACG; 3JH; 3JJ; BG; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 159. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Libris Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9781870352758
ISBN
9781870352758
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 43.02

Paperback. The true wartime story of William Ash - the inspiration for Steve McQueen's character in The Great Escape. A thrilling tale of incredible courage and resilience, from one of Britain's bestselling military historians. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 x 8pp b/w plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; BGH; HBWQ; JWG; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 28. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782390251
ISBN
9781782390251
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.79

Paperback. Sir Alex Ferguson is the most controversial and compelling figure in football. For many he ranks as the greatest manager of all time. He is certainly the most successful. It's been more than ten years since Ferguson's Manchester United triumphed over Bayern Munich in the dying seconds of the Champions League final. Num Pages: 512 pages, ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 170 x 34. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Yellow Jersey
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780224083072
ISBN
9780224083072
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.46

Paperback. A fascinating insight into the secret of football manager Jose Mourinho's incredible success - now fully updated to include his spectacular return to Chelsea. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409161288
ISBN
9781409161288
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.30

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