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paperback. It is 2011, and all universities in North Korea have been shut down for an entire year, except for the all-male Pyongyang University of Science and Technology. This is where Suki Kim has accepted a job teaching English. Life at the university is lonely. This book offers a glimpse of life inside the world's most inscrutable country. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; 3JMG; BM; HBJF; HBLX; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 20. Weight in Grams: 212.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Rider
Condition
New
SKU
9781846044830
ISBN
9781846044830
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 13.73

Paperback. From his love affairs to his artistic achievements, Gibran is laid bare by the world's leading expert. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 134 x 29. Weight in Grams: 486.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
392
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851685417
ISBN
9781851685417
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.07

Paperback. This is the memoir of a South Korean dissident who was unjustly accused of spying for the North Koreans and jailed for 19 years as a political prisoner. It traces Suh Sung's experiences as a Korean citizen of Japan before his incarceration, his time in prison, and his subsequent release. Translator(s): Inglis, Jean. Series: Asian Voices. Num Pages: 240 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPKS; BG; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 147 x 14. Weight in Grams: 317.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742501225
ISBN
9780742501225
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.65

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
€ 11.78

Hardback. Translator(s): Arntzen, Sonja; Ito, Moriyuki. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 264 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, 3 maps, 2 recorded music items. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3H; BM; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231167185
ISBN
9780231167185
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.64

Paperback. This definitive biography of Subhas Chandra Bose, the revered and controversial Indian nationalist who struggled to liberate his country from British rule before and during World War II, moves beyond the legend to reveal the impassioned life and times of the private and public man. Num Pages: 448 pages, 68 halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BGH; HBTR; JPFN; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 228 x 319. Weight in Grams: 690.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674065963
ISBN
9780674065963
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.66

Paperback. Sugar Ray Leonard was one of the greatest boxers ever. An artist and a showman he was always willing to take the difficult fight: his gruelling encounters with Roberto Duran, Thomas Hearns and Marvin Hagler have become legendary. Ray's autobiography takes you into the ring - with the mind games, brutality and euphroia. Num Pages: 320 pages, ports. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091946814
ISBN
9780091946814
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.54

Paperback. Editor(s): Edwards, Catharine. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 448 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; HBJD1; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199537563
ISBN
9780199537563
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.69

Paperback. From age four to 18, Sue William Silverman was sexually abused by her father, a high-ranking government official. This is an often graphic memoir of those years which recounts how Silverman's mother ignored her distress, thus conspiring in an attempt to keep the situation unreported and undetected. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; JFFE1; JFFE2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820321752
ISBN
9780820321752
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.87

Paperback. A riveting new biography - the first for thirty years - of the influential floral artist and founder of the Cordon Bleu cookery school Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BG; WB; WFW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Macmillan UK
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprints
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330544221
ISBN
9780330544221
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.37

Paperback. Shows how the early leaders of the group first met in the Paris studios and lived and worked closely together for nearly twenty years. Painting outdoors, meeting in cafes, they supported each other and shared emotional and financial difficulties. This account takes us into their homes as well as their studios and describes their private affairs. Num Pages: 368 pages, 38. BIC Classification: 3JH; ACVT; BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099458340
ISBN
9780099458340
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.02

Paperback. Series: Eye Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages, colour illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QMP; BTP; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Eye Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Second Edition, Second edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903070741
ISBN
9781903070741
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.68

Paperback. Novelist, satirist, poet, photographer, painter, alchemist, and hellraiser - August Strindberg was all these. This biography describes the eventful and complicated life of one of the great literary figures in world literature. Num Pages: 352 pages, 20 colour + 50 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 138 x 30. Weight in Grams: 654.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300198065
ISBN
9780300198065
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.88

paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Penguin London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405918558
ISBN
9781405918558
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.65

Paperback. The remarkable story of Patrick O'Connell, the former Ireland and Manchester United captain who saved Barcelona from extinction died destitute in London, where he lies in an unmarked grave. Num Pages: 232 pages, 30. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJG; BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 236 x 19. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445654683
ISBN
9781445654683
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.32

In the spring of 1986, Sue Miller found herself more and more deeply involved in caring for her father as he slipped into the grasp of Alzheimer's disease. This book provides an account of her father's final days and her own response to it. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: BG; VFG; VFJB; VFJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 208.
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1900
Edition
First Paperback Edition
SKU
KT00001355
ISBN
9780747565222
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

In the spring of 1986, Sue Miller found herself more and more deeply involved in caring for her father as he slipped into the grasp of Alzheimer's disease. This book provides an account of her father's final days and her own response to it. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: BG; VFG; VFJB; VFJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 208.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1900
Edition
First Paperback Edition
SKU
KNW0007720
ISBN
9780747565222
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. This ed. originally published: London: Leo Cooper, 1995. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrated. BIC Classification: 1MTS; BGH; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848840881
ISBN
9781848840881
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.86

Paperback. BIC Classification: BGA. Dimension: 137 x 215 x 26. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
WH Allen
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
9780753556801
ISBN
9780753556801
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.00

Paperback. On April 20, 1999, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold walked into Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. Over the course of minutes, they would kill twelve students and a teacher and wound many others before taking their own lives. In this book, Dylan's mother chronicles her journey as a mother trying to come to terms with the incomprehensible. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
WH Allen
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753556818
ISBN
9780753556818
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.04

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