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Paperback. Driven by famine from their home in the Rif, Mohamed's family walks to Tangiers in search of a better life. But things are no better there. Eight of his siblings die of malnutrition and neglect, and one is killed by his father in a fit of rage. This is a memoir of a young Moroccan boy's coming of age in a time of extreme poverty and degradation. Num Pages: 169 pages. BIC Classification: 2CSR; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
Telegram Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
169
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846590108
ISBN
9781846590108
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.51

Paperback. Vita Sackville-West was an extraordinary woman from a long line of extraordinary women. Her grandmother, daughter of an old-clothes pedlar, made her fortune as a dancer and had a scandalous affair with an English diplomat. Their illegitimate daughter Victoria, Vita's mother, spent her childhood hidden in a convent. This book tells their stories. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 29. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784871161
ISBN
9781784871161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.90

Paperback. The classic, bestselling account of the infamous Kray twins, now a major film, starring Tom Hardy. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPK; BGH; JKVJ; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008150280
ISBN
9780008150280
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

paperback. This title paints a portrait of Henry I, son of William the Conqueror. The author vividly describes Henry's life and reign in a time of fundamental change in the Anglo-Norman world. Series: The Yale English Monarchs Series. Num Pages: 588 pages, 16 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 39. Weight in Grams: 912.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
576
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300098297
ISBN
9780300098297
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.03

Paperback. The definitive biography of the late T-Rex front man Marc Bolan. Num Pages: 400 pages, 2 X 8pp colour. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 26. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444758795
ISBN
9781444758795
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.51

Paperback. Explains how successful entrepreneurs managed to defy the odds and turn their dreams into reality. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGB; KJH; VSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Kogan Page Ltd
Number of pages
258
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780749460525
ISBN
9780749460525
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.03

Paperback. The extraordinary lives of two formidable 16th-century queens: Marguerite de Valois and her mother Catherine de' Medici. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JB; BGR; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 32. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780224770
ISBN
9781780224770
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 326 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JWH; JWTR; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 211 x 33. Weight in Grams: 468.
Publisher
Brown Dog Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785451201
ISBN
9781785451201
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 356 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; C; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Edition
On Demand
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509859405
ISBN
9781509859405
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.93

Paperback. Features an account of the swordfighter Wallace was to symbolise the cause of liberty and independence to many other countries and cultures in the centuries to come. Series: Canongate Classics. Num Pages: 464 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGH; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 127 x 29. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Canongate Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841954134
ISBN
9781841954134
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.67

Paperback. Num Pages: 220 pages, 48 black & white photos. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; AGB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 135. .
Publisher
Seren
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781724019
ISBN
9781781724019
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. The original classic that revealed the truth about ambition, greed and excess in London and Wall Street, by the author of The Big Short and Flash Boys Num Pages: 304 pages, n/a. BIC Classification: BGBA; KFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340839966
ISBN
9780340839966
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. The amazing life of Madness frontman and national treasure, Suggs Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857389558
ISBN
9780857389558
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.92

Paperback. Big, blond and a goal-scoring machine, Kerry Dixon delighted Chelsea and England fans during the 1980s. Yet his fall from grace, from the pinnacle of a playing career that had few equals, has been, by his own admission, spectacular. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786062734
ISBN
9781786062734
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.18

Paperback. Ted Hughes's "Birthday letters", published in 1998, was greeted with astonishment and acclaim. In "Ariel's gift", Erica Wagner provides a commentary to the poems, pointing the reader towards the events that shaped them, and, crucially, showing how they draw upon Plath's own work. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8pp b&w halftones, indexes. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DC; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 195 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 196.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571205264
ISBN
9780571205264
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.57

Paperback. .
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099519645
ISBN
9780099519645
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 16.95

Paperback. "Holt reveals the fascinating untold story of the heroic women who made America's space program possible." --Cate Lineberry, author of The Secret Rescue Num Pages: 352 pages, 1x 8pp colour insert1x 8pp b/w insert11 b/w photos throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJPG; BGT; BK; TTDS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 274 x 2. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Back Bay Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780316338905
ISBN
9780316338905
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.08

Hardback. Born in St Louis, Missouri, Marianne Moore eventually found her way to New York with her mother whom she continued to live with until her mother passed, a familial devotion so intense that William Carlos Williams complained that it was 'pathological' and prevented her from marrying any 'literary guys'. Moore never married. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 241 x 41. Weight in Grams: 782.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Complete Numbers Starting with 1, 1st Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571301829
ISBN
9780571301829
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 26.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 343 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AKT; BG; KC; KJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 203 x 21. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
343
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780307406521
ISBN
9780307406521
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.31

Paperback. Ian Poulter is one of golf's most charismatic figures, with an appeal extending way beyond the sport's boundaries. Here he tells his inspirational story, from his early rejection as an Spurs youth player, right through to his match-winning contributions to successive European Ryder Cup triumphs. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 x 8 page plate sections. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
Quercus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782066910
ISBN
9781782066910
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.53

Paperback. Krog captures the complexity of South Africa's Truth and Reconcilliation Commission in a personal narrative, taking the reader beneath the big movements of the Truth Commission and beyond, into the heart of what it means to be a South African today. Originally published by Jonathan Cape. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BG; JFF; JFSL1; JPH; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099289791
ISBN
9780099289791
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.49

Hardback. The autobiography in words and pictures of one of Britain's most fascinating and acclaimed writers and artists, Alasdair Gray Num Pages: 312 pages, Colour throughout. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 267 x 252 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1662. 312 pages, Colour throughout. The autobiography in words and pictures of one of Britain's most fascinating and acclaimed writers and artists, Alasdair Gray. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGLA. Dimension: 267 x 252 x 25. Weight: 1656.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
312
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841956404
ISBN
9781841956404
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.41
€ 48.61

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195304480
ISBN
9780195304480
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.25

Paperback. Alec Douglas-Home was an aristocrat who disclaimed his peerage to become Prime Minister in 1963. Series: 20 British Prime Ministers of the 20th Century. Num Pages: 168 pages, 3 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 194 x 12. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Haus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904950677
ISBN
9781904950677
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.49

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