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Paperback. The subject of this book is the lives of three very different 17th-century women. They were not queens or noblewomen, one was a Jewish merchant, one a Catholic mystic visionary, and one a Protestant painter. From their writings and memoirs the author has retrieved their lives from obscurity. Num Pages: 372 pages, 41 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JB; 3JD; BG; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 582.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
372
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674955219
ISBN
9780674955219
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 32.66

Paperback. The eagerly awaited autobiography of the hugely popular commentator and cricket enthusiast David 'Bumble' Lloyd Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 x 8pp colour photos. BIC Classification: BGSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130. .
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471150456
ISBN
9781471150456
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 528 pages, 13 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGH; BGL; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 42. Weight in Grams: 670.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300212341
ISBN
9780300212341
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.98

Paperback. Num Pages: 488 pages. BIC Classification: ANF; APT; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 37. Weight in Grams: 678.
Publisher
Oberon Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783190898
ISBN
9781783190898
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.42

Paperback. In 1982, the Griffins left the security of suburbia to grow garlic in West Wales. This account tells what happened four years after their arrival, when the dream had been dreamt, and they were experiencing some awakenings. Did they ever achieve the good life? Are they surrounded by organic veg? How have the family coped with their new rural life? Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; TVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 276. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear and some wear to the cover.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Ebury Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
SKU
KTG0010833
ISBN
9780091905880
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The compelling and humorous story of a man born with no arms and his quest to be proved normal in an abnormal world! Num Pages: 240 pages, 8pp b&w photos. BIC Classification: BGA; HRCV9; JFFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 168.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
SKU
KNW0008383
ISBN
9780340746363
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Billie Holiday's signature tune, 'Strange Fruit', with its graphic and heart-wrenching portrayal of a lynching in the South, brought home the evils of racism as well as being an inspiring mark of resistance. In 1939, its performance sparked controversy (and sometimes violence) wherever Billie Holiday went. Num Pages: 176 pages, 8pp plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJP; AVGK; AVH; BGF; HBJK; HBLW; JFFJ; JFSL; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 199 x 11. Weight in Grams: 129.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841952840
ISBN
9781841952840
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.54

Paperback. The true story of an innocent woman convicted of the murder of her three children - her fight for justice and the struggle to return to a normal family life Num Pages: 368 pages, Section: 16, colour. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 270.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
SKU
KNW0008686
ISBN
9780751538724
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Benvenuto Cellini (1500-71) was a goldsmith and sculptor whose autobiography is one of the most vivid and interesting ever written. In it he describes artistic techniques such as bronze casting as well as a fascinating account of life and intrigue in 16th century Italy. This new translation is based on the latest critical edition of the text. Translator(s): Bondanella, Julia Conaway; Bondanella, Peter E. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: AFKB; AGB; BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199555314
ISBN
9780199555314
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.20

Paperback. The twenty-nine essays in this book are insightful and sympathetic analyses of various facets of Gandi's multi-dimensional personality. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BGH; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 311.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195672039
ISBN
9780195672039
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.60

Paperback. Series: Jewish Lives. Num Pages: 280 pages, 17 b/w + 16 color illus. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 146. Weight in Grams: 499.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300219685
ISBN
9780300219685
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.63

Paperback. Num Pages: 672 pages, 16pp colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BGX; HRCC2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 32. Weight in Grams: 480.
Publisher
Penguin Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241950753
ISBN
9780241950753
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.02

Paperback. In 1945, the author was the first Allied officer to enter Bergen-Belsen - the concentration camp that would reveal the horrors of the Holocaust to the world. This true story, partly based on previously unpublished diaries, presents a different slant on that mighty war through the eyes of a restless young man eager for action and adventure. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 x 8pp col. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BGHA; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780575278
ISBN
9781780575278
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. David Hockney's career has spanned and epitomised the art movements over the years. With access to interviews, family and friends and Hockney's own notebooks and paintings, this volume delivers a revelatory account of the man who many believe to be Britain's greatest artist. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; AFC; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 234 x 29. Weight in Grams: 868.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Cornerstone
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846057090
ISBN
9781846057090
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.95

Paperback. A striking memoir of religious and cultural tolerance being made available again in the year of the author's 100th anniversary. Series: Canongate Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; BG; DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 132 x 15. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780862417048
ISBN
9780862417048
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.24

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Vertebrate Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910240830
ISBN
9781910240830
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.79

Paperback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: BGX; HRCX7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764215612
ISBN
9780764215612
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.24

Paperback. The author has found herself at a turning point. In this book, she shares her ongoing journey to find fulfilment and adventure in her adult life, be it falling in love at work, seeking new friendships in unlikely places, or attempting to be the first person in history to lose weight without any behaviour modification whatsoever. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: APB; APT; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 135 x 33. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Ebury Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
9780091960308
ISBN
9780091960308
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 6.50

Paperback. In 1987 Joanne Tompkins travelled to the Baffin Island community of Anurapaqtuq to take on the job of principal at the local school. This is the story of the four years she spent there and the many challenges she faced. Num Pages: 176 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1QFM; BG; JFSL9; JNL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 11. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802080301
ISBN
9780802080301
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.04

Paperback. Glimpses into the everyday life of Pontius Pilate, a man actually walking on a marble floor in Caesarea, feeling his shoes pinch, clicking his fingers for a slave, while the clouds of lasting infamy gather over his head. Num Pages: 414 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; HBG; HBLA; HRCC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 21. Weight in Grams: 285.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
414
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099287933
ISBN
9780099287933
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.95

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