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Biography

Paperback. Tells of the author's midlife return to the world of exercise, play, and competition, in which he found "a world beyond sweat" that proved to be a source of great revelation and personal growth. This book provides an outline for a lifetime program of fitness and joy, showing how the body helps determine our mental and spiritual energies. Num Pages: 272 pages, 19 illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; WSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 215 x 19. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Rodale Press Inc.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781623362539
ISBN
9781623362539
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.20

Hardback. Num Pages: 368 pages, 9 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BGH; HBJF; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 238 x 30. Weight in Grams: 652.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231143547
ISBN
9780231143547
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.52

Paperback. George Psychoundakis was a young shepherd boy who knew the island of Crete intimately when the Nazis invaded by air in 1941. He immediately joined the resistance and took on the crucial job of war-time runner. This book presents an account of George's activities across mountainous terrain, come blazing summer or freezing winter. Series: Penguin World War II Collection. Num Pages: 368 pages, B&W. BIC Classification: 1DVGSC; 3JJH; BM; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
UNKNOWN
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141043340
ISBN
9780141043340
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Hardcover. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; BGXA; JFSR1; VXWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Other Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590517765
ISBN
9781590517765
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.22

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783781164
ISBN
9781783781164
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.69

Paperback. What happens when a weekend athlete - of average skill at best - joins the professional golf circuit? The author spent a month of self-imposed torture on the PGA tour to find out. In this book, we find golf legends, adventurers, stroke-saving theories, superstitions, and other golfing lore, and best of all, the author's thoughts and experiences. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM; WSJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 24. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Yellow Jersey
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780224100267
ISBN
9780224100267
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. The weird and wonderful life of John Whiteside Parsons - a pioneering rocket scientist who also delved into the occult Num Pages: 368 pages, 8. BIC Classification: BG; TTDS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 27. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753820650
ISBN
9780753820650
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. This study examines selected aspects of John Donne's life and work in an historical context, emphasizing the relationship between his circumstances and his individuality. Thus his poetry and prose are examined as products of difficult times as opposed to mere aesthetic forms. Series: Literary Lives. Num Pages: 148 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JB; 3JD; BG; DSBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 202. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear. Some sunning to spine
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KJE0000823
ISBN
9780333422137
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Hoover Institution Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817919849
ISBN
9780817919849
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.61

Paperback. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Penguin
Edition
First Penguin edition.
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KOC0009317
ISBN
9780140113495
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Previous owner's signature on first page
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
First Penguin edition.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
SKU
KON0835878
ISBN
9780140113495
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. The extraordinary true story of of Patrick, who made an incredible journey from slave to saint. Illustrator(s): Rooney, David. Series: Exploring. Num Pages: 104 pages, 16 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 7. Weight in Grams: 120.
Publisher
O'Brien Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
9780862787493
ISBN
9780862787493
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

hardcover. A major literary event: the long-awaited publication of George Orwell's diaries, chronicling the events that inspired his greatest works. Num Pages: 624 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; DN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 167 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1000.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Liveright United States
Number of pages
624
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780871404107
ISBN
9780871404107
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 37.59

Paperback. To be poor and destitute in 1920s Paris and London was to experience life at its lowest ebb. George Orwell, penniless and with nowhere to go, found himself experiencing just this as he wandered the streets of both capitals in search of a job. This book gives an account of the streets and those who have no choice but to live on them. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 1DDF; 3JJG; BM; JFFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 117 x 15. Weight in Grams: 126.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
9780141042701
ISBN
9780141042701
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.44

Paperback. George Orwell was an inveterate keeper of diaries. This title presents eleven of them, covering the period 1931-1949, and follows Orwell from his early years as a writer to his last literary notebook. Editor(s): Davison, Peter. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 544 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJG; 3JJH; BGLA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141191546
ISBN
9780141191546
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.95

Hardcover. A collection of George Orwell's correspondence. It provides an eloquent narrative of Orwell's life, from his schooldays to his final illness. It affords a view of his thoughts on matters both personal, political and much in between, from poltergeists, to girls' school songs and the art of playing croquet. Num Pages: 560 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 2AB; BJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 38. Weight in Grams: 868.
Publisher
Harvill Secker
Number of pages
560
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846553554
ISBN
9781846553554
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.88

Paperback. .
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780436205569
ISBN
9780436205569
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.84

Paperback. Written when Orwell was a struggling writer in his twenties, this is a memoir of his time living among the desperately poor and destitute. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 1DDF; 3JJG; BM; DNF; HBTB; JFFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 113 x 14. Weight in Grams: 134.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
224
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141393032
ISBN
9780141393032
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.50

Paperback. Written when George Orwell was a struggling writer in his twenties, this is a memoir of his time living among the desperately poor and destitute. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGL; DNF; HBTB; JFFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141184388
ISBN
9780141184388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Following his experiences as a militiaman in the Spanish Civil War, the author describes the revolutionary euphoria of Barcelona, the courage of ordinary Spanish men and women he fought alongside, the terror and confusion of the front, and his near-fatal bullet wound and the vicious treachery of his supposed allies. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJG; BM; HBWP; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 113 x 15. Weight in Grams: 152.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
256
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141393025
ISBN
9780141393025
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.45

Paperback. Following authors experiences as a militiaman in the Spanish Civil War, chronicled in Homage to Catalonia, in this book he brings to bear all the force of his humanity, passion and clarity, describing with bitter intensity the bright hopes and cynical betrayals of that chaotic episode. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; BGHA; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141183053
ISBN
9780141183053
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.29

paperback. Featuring correspondents such as T S Eliot, Stephen Spender and Anthony Powell, this book includes letters that were written and received by George Orwell. Editor(s): Davison, Peter. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 560 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGLA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141192635
ISBN
9780141192635
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.61

Clean copy. Matsos
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
R.W. Beatty
Publication date
1974
SKU
KST0034543
ISBN
9780879480332
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
ECW Press,Canada Canada
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781550229967
ISBN
9781550229967
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.86

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