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Paperback. Gavin Griffiths was a fairly straight-laced, newlywed shipping executive when he bought a magazine called The Erotic Review for GBP1 - not just one copy, the whole business! Little did he know it would soon become the darling of the chattering classes, and a case study in heroic failure. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: BT; KNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 200 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 312. Used paperback in good condition. Some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Capstone
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
KRF0024469
ISBN
9781906465254
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white plates, colour plates. BIC Classification: APB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 202 x 19. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062273178
ISBN
9780062273178
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.57

Paperback. A few years ago, Sean Quinn was ranked among the two hundred richest people in the world, with a personal fortune of some $6 billion. Today he is bust, and his businesses have been taken from him. How did it all happen? Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGB; KJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241966310
ISBN
9780241966310
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.69

Paperback. Approaching his middle forties, Gavin Boyter wondered what his life was all about. An ordinary runner, he came to wonder if an ordinary runner might be capable of John O'Groats to Land's End, the longest linear run in Britain. Gavin was neither the first nor the quickest but Downhill from Here is his real triumph. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BM; WSKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128. .
Publisher
Sandstone Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910985625
ISBN
9781910985625
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.16

Paperback. Num Pages: 132 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 143 x 12. Weight in Grams: 186.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Wisdom Tree India
Number of pages
132
Condition
New
SKU
V9788183281812
ISBN
9788183281812
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.38

Hardcover. Editor(s): Gates, Henry Louis, Jr.; Higginbotham, Evelyn Brooks. Series: The African American History Reference Series. Num Pages: 7588 pages, 100 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BK; GBCB; HBJK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 273 x 410 x 165. Weight in Grams: 17360.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
7584
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199920778
ISBN
9780199920778
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 1,660.88

Hardcover. Tells the true story of their three-decade long love affair and its aftermath, a sweeping saga of passion, adventure, danger, betrayal and tragedy. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 162 x 36. Weight in Grams: 698.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Ecco
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062219718
ISBN
9780062219718
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.90

Paperback. The paperback edition of the extraordinary story of the UK's leading horse whisperer. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Raceform Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910498026
ISBN
9781910498026
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.52

Hardback. A skinny preacher from rural Pennsylvania armed with only a cross and his faith took on the New York city slum world and its drug lords. David Wilkerson brought to the streets of America's most crime-infested city a combination of tough love and the Gospel shown in his story The Cross and the Switchblade and now told fully within his life's story Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJP; 3JM; BGX; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Zondervan United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780310326274
ISBN
9780310326274
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.20

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Quest Books,U.S. United States
Edition
Original
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780835608756
ISBN
9780835608756
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.13

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Quest Books,U.S. United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780835609005
ISBN
9780835609005
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.07

Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF; VX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 230 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Quest Books,U.S. United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780835609159
ISBN
9780835609159
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.07

Paperback. No man is an island..but he can golf 18 of them if the mood strikes him. Num Pages: 320 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; BM; WSBV; WSJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 20. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Headline Book Publishing
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755319794
ISBN
9780755319794
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.64

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 383.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Counterpoint United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781619025462
ISBN
9781619025462
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 273.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Trinity University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781595342515
ISBN
9781595342515
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.39

Hardcover. In a literary environment dominated by men, the first American to earn a living as a writer on both sides of the Atlantic was, miraculously, a woman. This is Hannah Adam's biography, which focuses primarily on the intimate connection between Adams's reading and her own literary work. Num Pages: 416 pages, 1 port. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BG; DSBD; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 803.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Virginia Press Virginia
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813922720
ISBN
9780813922720
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.55

Hardcover. Kate Field was among the first celebrity journalists. She wrote for several newspapers, such as the "Boston Post", "Chicago Tribune", and "New York Herald", as well her own "Kate Field's Washington". This biography offers a portrait of an intelligent and independent woman who contributed significantly to America's intellectual and social life. Series: Writing American Women. Num Pages: 288 pages, 18 illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; JFSJ1; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815608745
ISBN
9780815608745
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.16

Hardback. Julian Hawthorne (1846-1934), Nathaniel Hawthorne's only son, lived a long and influential life marked by bad circumstances and worse choices. Raised among luminaries such as Thoreau, Emerson, and the Beecher family, Julian became a promising novelist in his twenties, but his writing soon devolved into mediocrity. Num Pages: 272 pages, 20 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGL; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 584.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252038341
ISBN
9780252038341
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.01

Paperback. Dundee, like most cities throughout Britain, saw massive developmental changes when war ended in 1945. By the 1970s, the gangs ruled the streets of Dundee. This book features a former gang member who takes you into the dark past of the Dundee street gangs of the 1970s, exposing their violence, loyalty, humour and terrible territorial battles. Num Pages: 192 pages, 8pp black & white section. BIC Classification: 1DBKSH; 3JJPL; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906307028
ISBN
9781906307028
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.85

Paperback. Ralph Milne was born in Dundee and lived out many a young footballer's dream. On leaving school he signed for Dundee United and gradually forced his way into a team full of great players. In the eyes of Dundee United fans, he will always be a legend and was inducted into the club's Hall Of Fame earlier this year. This title tells his story. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8pp plates. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Black and White pub.
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845023058
ISBN
9781845023058
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.02

Establishes that Basil Wilson Duke (1838-1916) was in fact the brilliant tactician behind much of the success of John Hunt Morgan's legendary cavalry unit. Author Gary Robert Matthews not only offers an in-depth study of Duke's celebrated Civil War exploits but also traces his varied postwar literary, legal, and political careers. Num Pages: 408 pages, 32 illustrations, 5 maps. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 712.
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813123752
ISBN
9780813123752
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.92

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 45 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 137 x 11. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750960250
ISBN
9780750960250
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.18

paperback. An incredible, breathtaking true adventure of Alaskan dog-racing and of the mesmerising Arctic landscape Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWK; BG; WSN; WSZ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 248.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Orion mass market paperback
Condition
New
SKU
9780575400085
ISBN
9780575400085
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.27

Hardcover. Hardback, with dustjacket, in very good condition.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Applause Theatre Book Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Expanded
SKU
KRF0014132
ISBN
9781557834010
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

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