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Paperback. In this biography of Iris Origo, Caroline Moorehead has drawn on unpublished letters, diaries and manuscripts to provide a vivid picture of the life of one of the most intriguing and attractive women of the 20th century. Num Pages: 474 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 30. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Allison & Busby
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780749016562
ISBN
9780749016562
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.85

Paperback. An autobiography of Vladimir Nabokov. It presents recollections - of his comfortable childhood and adolescence, of his rich, liberal-minded father, his beautiful mother, an army of relations and family hangers - on and of grand old houses in St Petersburg and the surrounding countryside in pre-Revolutionary Russia. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; 2ADT; 3JH; 3JJ; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141183220
ISBN
9780141183220
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. The author is considered to be one of the greatest darts player of all time. This work reveals how darts proved a salvation from his early life as a cat burglar, shoplifter and thug, introducing him to a new world of beer, babes and undreamed of success. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: BGSA; WDM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099532798
ISBN
9780099532798
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.80

Paperback. This paperback edition is updated to include new insights into Holst's life and work resulting from the discovery of important unseen archival materials. Editor(s): Grogan, Christopher. Series: Aldeburgh Studies in Music. Num Pages: 522 pages, 54, 2 colour, 52 black and white. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH; BGF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1182. Series: Aldeburgh Studies in Music. 522 pages, 54, 2 colour, 52 black and white. Editor(s): Grogan, Christopher. This paperback edition is updated to include new insights into Holst's life and work resulting from the discovery of important unseen archival materials. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH; BGF. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 35. Weight: 1180.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Number of pages
522
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843835998
ISBN
9781843835998
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: BGF; JFSJ1; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 28. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062342676
ISBN
9780062342676
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.82

Paperback. Aimed at presenting the known and, especially, the unknown Mark Twain, this book covers his works as well as the rambling and often wildly psyche and contradictory life. It presents his unforgettable characters - Tom Sawyer, Huck Finn, Becky Thatcher, Pudd'nhead Wilson and many others. It is suitable for general readers, students, and scholars. Series: Bedside, Bathtub & Armchair Companions. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGL; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 370. Series: Bedside, Bathtub & Armchair Companions. 224 pages, Illustrations, maps. Aimed at presenting the known and, especially, the unknown Mark Twain, this book covers his works as well as the rambling and often wildly psyche and contradictory life. It presents his unforgettable characters - Tom Sawyer, Huck Finn, Becky Thatcher, Pudd'nhead Wilson and many others. It is suitable for general readers, students, and scholars. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGL; DSBF; DSK. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 17. Weight: 370.
Publisher
Continuum
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826418135
ISBN
9780826418135
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.15

Paperback. Part cycling story, part cold war and love story, this is Ben MacIntyre meets the great escape, a sporting equivalent of Anna Funder's seminal Stasiland. Num Pages: 416 pages, colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; 3JJP; BGS; HBJD; HBTW; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Aurum Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781315361
ISBN
9781781315361
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.25

Paperback.
Publisher
Irish Academic Press Ltd
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780716528432
ISBN
9780716528432
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.00
€ 21.31

Paperback. This updated edition, published for the first time in trade paperback, includes all-new essays to celebrate eight additional stores. My Bookstore is the enthusiastic, heartfelt, sometimes humorous tribute by 92 known authors to their favorite independent bookstores. Num Pages: 432 pages, 89 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; KNTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
Publisher
Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780316395076
ISBN
9780316395076
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.17

Paperback. The true story of a 1950s south east London community united by the local chippy and the woman at the heart of it all, 'Hooray' Hilda Kemp. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJPG; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409158424
ISBN
9781409158424
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.26

Hardcover. Obama: The Call of History is a portrait in full of America's first African-American president against the background of these tumultuous times. Num Pages: 320 pages, 275 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; AJCR; BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 301 x 241. .
Publisher
New York Times/Callaway
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780935112900
ISBN
9780935112900
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.00

Hardback. From the New York Times bestselling author of Brady vs. Manning and dean of football writers - a book that explores the many interesting facets to NFL quarterbacks and their relationships with their fathers. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGS; BK; WSJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Publisher
Little, Brown & Company
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781455598465
ISBN
9781455598465
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.90

Paperback. Tells the story of the Tibetan people. This title offers an introduction to Tibetan Buddhism. It presents a quest for purification and buddhahood in a single lifetime, tracing the path of a great sinner who became a great saint. Translator(s): Quintman, Andrew. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 13. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143106227
ISBN
9780143106227
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.85

Paperback. *Fascinating insight into the mind of one of the greatest contemporary spiritual leaders. *In depth knowledge of secret political deals involving CIA, Chairman Mao and President Nehru. Num Pages: 352 pages, Section: 8, b/w. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; BGA; HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349111117
ISBN
9780349111117
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. King of Prussia, German Emperor, war leader and defeated exile, Kaiser Wilhelm II was one of the most important figures in the history of twentieth-century Europe. This book presents a fresh interpretation of this contentious figure, focusing on how his thirty-year reign from 1888 to 1918 affected Germany, and the rest of Europe. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BGR; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141039930
ISBN
9780141039930
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.06

Hardcover. Providing both personal and professional revelations about the mid- to late-20th century book trade in England, this is the autobiography of Christopher Hurst, director of C.Hurst & Co. Publishers. Num Pages: 464 pages, 33ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGBA; KNTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850653257
ISBN
9781850653257
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Paperback. THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER Shortlisted for the Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Prize 2008 Num Pages: 832 pages. BIC Classification: BGB; KFFM; KJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 56. Weight in Grams: 574. Warren Buffett and the Business of Life. 832 pages. THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER Shortlisted for the Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Prize 2008. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGB; KFFM; KJ. Dimension: 196 x 130 x 56. Weight: 596.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
832
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747596493
ISBN
9780747596493
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.34

Paperback. The little cat Deric Longden saw sitting forlornly on an upturned bucket belonged to the neighbours, but somehow when it began to rain it seemed only natural to bring him inside. Once there he slipped so easily into Deric and Aileen's lives that there was an unspoken agreement that he had found his real home. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Transworld Paperbacks
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552156196
ISBN
9780552156196
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.01

Paperback. The bestselling follow-up to Humble Pie, now in paperback. When he was struggling to get his first restaurant in the black, Gordon Ramsay never imagined he'd be famous for a TV show about how to run profitable eateries, or that he'd be head of a business empire. But he is and he did. Here's how. Num Pages: 304 pages, col. Illustrations, ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: BGA; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007259885
ISBN
9780007259885
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.63

Paperback. For the Anfield faithful, Jamie Carragher represents everything that is great about Liverpool Football Club, prompting the Kop to sing 'we all dream of a team of Carraghers'. This autobiography reveals what made him discard his blue Evertonian roots to become a fully fledged Red and how he mended his wild ways to become a true professional. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 396.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Corgi
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552157421
ISBN
9780552157421
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 152 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGX; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 11. Weight in Grams: 138.
Publisher
Tughra Books United States
Number of pages
152
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Revised Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781932099805
ISBN
9781932099805
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 7.86

Paperback. Revelatory memoir from the greatest sportsman in the world today and a fascinating insight into the making of a champion Num Pages: 320 pages, Section: 16, colour pix. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 22. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751547733
ISBN
9780751547733
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30 black & white illustrations, 16 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 170 x 28. Weight in Grams: 606.
Publisher
The History Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752468693
ISBN
9780752468693
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.75

Paperback. Throughout the late-seventies and eighties, Van Halen were the archetypal American rock group. Whats more they were also the highest paid band in the history of show business, taking a cool $1 million for a night's work at a festival in 1983 and making the Guinness Book of Records. This autobiography tells their story. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 138 x 37. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Ebury Press
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091874803
ISBN
9780091874803
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.63

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