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paperback. Presents the stories of 48 American and Asian witnesses who participated in the Vietnam War, including POW Dan Pitzer learning of the American build-up from his bamboo cage; Vietnam operative, Nguyen Tuong Lai describing a terrorist run into Saigon; and, Cambodian teacher Kassie Neou charming his executioners with fairy tales learned from the BBC. Series: Vietnam War Era Classics Series. Num Pages: 374 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; BG; HBJF; HBLW3; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 28. Weight in Grams: 667.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
374
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253213044
ISBN
9780253213044
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.56

hardcover. Series: Popular Culture, Religion and Society. A Social-Scientific Approach. Num Pages: 271 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMN; BGX; HRAM; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 573.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer Switzerland
Number of pages
271
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 2016
SKU
V9783319389769
ISBN
9783319389769
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.63

Hardback. Num Pages: 416 pages, 51 colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: BG; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Pelican Publishing Co United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9781589806962
ISBN
9781589806962
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.61

Paperback. The high-octane, no-holds-barred memoir by the legendary godfather of industrial music and Ministry founder Al Jourgensen Num Pages: 336 pages, 16 pages b/w photos. BIC Classification: AVGT; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publisher
INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
First Trade Paper Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306824630
ISBN
9780306824630
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.66

Hardback. Thirty adrenaline-infused stories of police putting their lives on the line in pursuit of justice. Num Pages: 320 pages, includes a black & white photo insert. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 37.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781599211077
ISBN
9781599211077
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.00
€ 22.00

Hardback. From the #1 bestselling author -- a book about an award-winning comedian who decided to run for office and then discovered why award-winning comedians tend not to do that From the no 1 bestselling author -- a book about an award-winning comedian who decided to run for office and then discovered why award-winning comedians tend not to do that. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Publisher
Little, Brown & Company
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781455540419
ISBN
9781455540419
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 20.63

Hardback. If an umpire could steal the show in a Major League game, the author might well have been the one to do it. Tough but fair, in his thirty years as a professional umpire he took on some of baseball's great umpire baiters, while ejecting any number of the game's elite - once tearing a hamstring in the process. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 240 pages, 16 photographs, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: BM; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 22. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803246881
ISBN
9780803246881
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.90

Hardcover. They were in a two-man race to break the sound barrier. It was October 1947, a time before high-speed digital computers, when predictions of what would happen to fighter planes at such speeds were nebulous. Num Pages: 282 pages, photographs, index. BIC Classification: 3JJH; 3JJP; BGH; TBX; TGMF1; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 170 x 22. Weight in Grams: 667.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842027328
ISBN
9780842027328
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 61 colour photos & 69 b/w illus. BIC Classification: AVGT; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
IP Verlag Germany
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9783931624569
ISBN
9783931624569
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.01

Paperback. From the author of "The Savage God," a unique memoir of growing old, and a lesson in not going gently into that good night. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408841020
ISBN
9781408841020
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.73

Paperback. Num Pages: 8 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Vintage Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780394714394
ISBN
9780394714394
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 216 x 7. Weight in Grams: 110.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Sterling Publishers Pvt.Ltd India
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
SKU
V9788120768420
ISBN
9788120768420
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.13

Hardback. Memoir of the highest-ranking prisoner detained by the Tamil Tigers during Sri Lanka's civil war Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKS; 3JMC; BM; HBJF; HBWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849046404
ISBN
9781849046404
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.03

Paperback. An Italian SCHINDLER'S LIST, this is the inspirational story of Gino Bartali, who made the greatest comeback in Tour de France history and secretly aided the Italian Resistance during the Second World War. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGS; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Phoenix
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753828144
ISBN
9780753828144
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Editor(s): Kester, Lisa; Gottlieb, Daphne. Num Pages: 352 pages, B&W photos throughout, B&W illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Counterpoint United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781593762902
ISBN
9781593762902
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.77

Paperback. Aileen Wuornos was executed at the age of 46. She was a child prostitute, fleeing an abusive childhood, straight into a disastrous adulthood of difficult affairs. Her metamorphosis from victim to attacker had brutal consequences: a stream of dead men. This book is her story, in her own words. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8pp b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 196. My True Story. 288 pages, 8pp b/w illustrations. Aileen Wuornos was executed at the age of 46. She was a child prostitute, fleeing an abusive childhood, straight into a disastrous adulthood of difficult affairs. Her metamorphosis from victim to attacker had brutal consequences: a stream of dead men. This book is her story, in her own words. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BTC. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 17. Weight: 196.
Publisher
John Blake
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844542376
ISBN
9781844542376
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Growing up in the suburbs of Dublin, Aidan Storey was the youngest of seven, a much-loved, happy child who enjoyed family life and all the usual rough-and-tumble games he played with friends in his garden. The only difference was, when the friends left and the garden was quiet, Aidan was visited by Angels. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGXA; VXPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd London
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848270800
ISBN
9781848270800
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.53

Paperback. As an RAF medical officer, Aidan had served in France, survived Dunkirk, and was plunged into adventures in the Japanese-American arena. Interned by the Japanese in Java, he helped his fellow prisoners in awful conditions. His life was literally saved by the dropping of the Nagasaki atom bomb. This title presents his account. Num Pages: 260 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; BGH; HBG; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 136 x 13. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
Grub Street
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904943402
ISBN
9781904943402
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.91

Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 340 x 25. Weight in Grams: 592.
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613737361
ISBN
9781613737361
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.19

Paperback. A deeply affecting memoir of a childhood in Africa and the continent's horrendous wars, which Hartley witnessed at first hand as a journalist in the 1990s. Shortlisted for the prestigious Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-fiction, this is a masterpiece of autobiographical journalism. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 b/w plates, With index. BIC Classification: 1FBX; BG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition Thus
Condition
New
SKU
V9780006531210
ISBN
9780006531210
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

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