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Paperback. An authorised biography of one of the great mystics of the 20th century. Bede believed that the future of the world depended on the marriage of East and West and spent his life trying to transcend the divisions between religions. In the 1950s he founded a religious community in Southern India as an international centre for all ages and faiths. Num Pages: 308 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HRAF; HRCX8. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903816165
ISBN
9781903816165
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.43

Paperback. Dame Cicely Saunders was the founder of the Hospice Movement, in which Britain leads the world. Her work transformed our approach to the care of the dying, and also the debate about euthanasia. She died in 2005 and her memorial service was held in Westminster Abbey in March 2006. This biography includes chapters that cover the years after 1984. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJ; BGT; MBP; MQCL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
SPCK Publishing
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780281058891
ISBN
9780281058891
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.11

Paperback. Having fought tirelessly for democracy, equality before the law and freedom of speech, Ebadi became a global voice of inspiration. Yet, inside her own country, her life has been plagued by surveillance, intimidation and violence. This book tells shocking stories of how the Iranian authorities eventually forced her into exile. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; BM; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 19. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846045028
ISBN
9781846045028
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.84

paperback. Shirin Ebadi is an Iranian human rights lawyer and activist. She is known for defending dissident figures, and for the establishment of a number of non-profit grassroots organisations dedicated to human rights. In 2003, she became the first Muslim woman, and the first Iranian, to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Here, she tells her story. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; BG; JFSR2; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 180.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Rider
Condition
New
SKU
9781846040146
ISBN
9781846040146
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 13.73

Paperback. Life of the eccentric landlord who founded the movement for the protection of animals Num Pages: 317 pages, 27ill. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 26. Weight in Grams: 414. Good clean copy. Showing light age, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ltd
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0028822
ISBN
9780946640362
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 11.00

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580463898
ISBN
9781580463898
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 31.70

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Caitlin Press Canada
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781987915013
ISBN
9781987915013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.80

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 125 photos & illus. BIC Classification: APB; AVRL; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 228 x 15. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Caitlin Press Inc.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781927575697
ISBN
9781927575697
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.80

Paperback. Join Loose Women's Sherrie Hewson on her rollercoaster ride through the laughter, tears and tantrums of an extraordinary life lived on and off the screen. Num Pages: 304 pages, (2x8pp colour plates). BIC Classification: APB; APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 280. Good copy
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
KEX0241452
ISBN
9780007416257
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

paperback. Series: New feminist library. Num Pages: 300 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: BG; JFSJ1; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
Monthly Review Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853456766
ISBN
9780853456766
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.46

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, colour plates. BIC Classification: 1HFJA; BM; WNCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 263.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062132499
ISBN
9780062132499
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.06

Paperback. In this entertaining and engaging memoir, former ambassador Sherard Cowper-Coles lifts the lid on embassy life throughout the world. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; 3JM; BM; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 26. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007436019
ISBN
9780007436019
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.96

Hardcover. Anne Boulton (1768-1829) was her father's 'Fair Maid of the Mill'. Her story is pieced together, like a jigsaw puzzle, from fragments in other people's postscripts. Describing her health, mobility problems, education, interests, clothes, friends, travels, love-life and household, this book provides a fresh perspective on Matthew Boulton himself. Num Pages: 128 pages, 100 illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; TDPD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 171 x 20. Weight in Grams: 880.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860773747
ISBN
9781860773747
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.91

Paperback. Maurice Rosenblatt was one of the behind-the-scenes engineers of the 1954 overthrow of Senator Joseph McCarthy, the anti-Communist chairman of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. This book tells the story of the rise of McCarthy's power and Rosenblatt's role in effecting McCarthy's eventual censure by the Senate. Num Pages: 136 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBJK; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 255.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780295985947
ISBN
9780295985947
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.58

Paperback. Sheila Tofield grew up in Rotherham, daughter of an uncaring mother who made her believe she was useless, stupid and - most painfully of all - unlovable. Her worst childhood fears where confirmed when, as a young woman, her fiancee left her without an explanation. This title tells her story about being a single mother in 1950s Britain. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 17. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405911344
ISBN
9781405911344
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Hardcover. A powerful and heartbreaking portrait of the bond between two sisters, in life and beyond death Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BM; VFJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 223 x 33. Weight in Grams: 388. Fine in fine dustwrapper. Dustwrapper has some minor shelf wear, otherwise as new
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Canongate Books
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KCG0000906
ISBN
9781782119975
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Hardback. Sheila Kitzinger, passionate campaigner for women's and babies' rights, childbirth educator and author, describes the experiences that have shaped her since childhood and the enormous changes that have taken place over the last 50 years on the subject of birth. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; JHM; VFXB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 242 x 39. Weight in Grams: 786.
Publisher
Pinter & Martin Ltd.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780661704
ISBN
9781780661704
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.61

Paperback. As a girl, Sheila never let her gradual descent into blindness prevent her from trying to do everything a sighted person could do. Then at 17, unable to see to find her way around the house she grew up in, she found herself dreading her future in an 'ever darkening vacuum'. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; WNGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091943363
ISBN
9780091943363
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.02

Paperback. Murder & crime in Suffolk Series: Murder & Crime. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAS; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 167 x 6. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752461571
ISBN
9780752461571
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. This chilling collection is sure to appeal to all those interested in the shady side of Suffolk's history. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAS; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 235 x 9. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752451329
ISBN
9780752451329
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.35

paperback. Sheila Hancock's moving and compelling memoir of her marriage to John Thaw Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 colour and b&w photos. BIC Classification: BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 274.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
New
SKU
9780747577096
ISBN
9780747577096
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 11.54

Hardcover. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JMP; VFJB; VFJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 501.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Seal Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580055840
ISBN
9781580055840
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.65

Paperback. When Sir John Hale suffered a stroke that left him unable to walk, write or speak, his wife, Shelia, followed every available medical trail seeking knowledge of his condition and how he might be restored to health. This book is a unique exploration of aphasia - losing the ability to use or comprehend words - as well as of the resilience of love. Num Pages: 272 pages, 41 ill. BIC Classification: BGA; VFG; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Edition
1 Revised
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843105640
ISBN
9781843105640
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.33

paperback. Very good copy showing minor age and shelfwear. Uncorrected proof paperback copy. Light foxing to covers and page edges
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1977
Publisher
Collins London
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0025901
ISBN
9780002118583
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.12

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