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Biography
Paperback. Born in colonial India into a despised caste of former tree climbers, Ayya lost his mother as a child and came of age in a small town in lowland Burma. Forced to flee at the outbreak of World War II, he returned to southern India after a treacherous 1,700-mile journey by rail, boat, bullock cart, and foot. Num Pages: 232 pages, 17 b&w illus., 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BGH; GTB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 12. Weight in Grams: 359.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253012500
- ISBN
- 9780253012500
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.02
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Paperback. "Remarkable..a richly detailed, affecting account..Giridharadas seeks less to uplift than illuminate..Which of these men is the "true American" of the title? That there is no simple answer to that question is Giridharadas's finest accomplishment."--Ayad Akhtar, New York Times Book Review Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC; BTP; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393350791
- ISBN
- 9780393350791
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.41
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Paperback. Drawn from journals, this book offers an account of a woman's sexual awakening, covering a single year - 1931-32, in Paris, when June fell in love with Henry Miller, undermining her own idealized marriage. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141183282
- ISBN
- 9780141183282
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.04
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Paperback. Explosive, bestselling account of Mexico's drug cartels and the government - business nexus that enables them. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; BTC; JKVG; JKVM; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 143 x 31. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publisher
- Verso
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Updated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781682968
- ISBN
- 9781781682968
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.50
€ 14.99
€ 14.50
paperback. In 1957, Joseph Spagna and five other men waited to board a bus called the Sunnyland. Their plan was: ride the bus together - three blacks and three whites - get arrested and take their case to the US Supreme Court. This book chronicles the story of an American family against the backdrop of one of the civil rights movement's lesser-known stories. Series: River Teeth Literary Nonfiction Prize. Num Pages: 286 pages, 5 Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HBJK; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780803217126
- ISBN
- 9780803217126
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.92
€ 20.99
€ 20.92
Paperback. Ana de San Bartolome (1549-1626) was a contemporary and close associate of St Teresa of Avila. Her life was a blend of religious activism and spiritual forcefulness that characterized the first generation of Discalced, or reformed Carmelites. This book presents her autobiography. Editor(s): Donahue, Darcy. Translator(s): Donahue, Darcy. Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 196 pages. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; BGXA; HRCC7; HRCX8. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 165 x 13. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226143729
- ISBN
- 9780226143729
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.82
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€ 28.82
Paperback. The highly anticipated first book from award-winning comedian, writer, producer and actress, Amy Schumer. Num Pages: 336 pages, (2x8pp plates). BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008172381
- ISBN
- 9780008172381
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.70
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Paperback. Illustrator(s): Middleton, Jeff. Num Pages: 240 pages, 35. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- Broadway Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781400080465
- ISBN
- 9781400080465
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Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.81
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€ 16.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; APB; BM; VFJD; WSWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 203 x 22. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062379108
- ISBN
- 9780062379108
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.58
€ 13.99
€ 10.58
Paperback. A memoir in essays in the bestselling tradition of Tina Fey's Bossypants and Caitlin Moran's How To Be a Woman Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: APB; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447283317
- ISBN
- 9781447283317
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.37
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Paperback. Twenty-three-year-old widows don't sleep around - do they? Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Headline Review
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755319565
- ISBN
- 9780755319565
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.04
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€ 11.04
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BM; WSSN3; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613733486
- ISBN
- 9781613733486
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.34
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Paperback. The perfect illustrated introduction to the life, death and recent rediscovery of Richard III Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 165 x 9. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445621753
- ISBN
- 9781445621753
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Condition: New
€ 28.32
€ 28.32
Paperback. When Edward of York seized the English throne in 1461, he could have chosen any bride he wanted, but it was the beautiful widow, Elizabeth Wydeville, who captured his heart. A new assessment of the tumultuous life of the real White Queen and her husband. Num Pages: 304 pages, 40. BIC Classification: BG; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 217 x 35. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445654935
- ISBN
- 9781445654935
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.53
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Paperback. Discover the true story of Richard III's mother, one of her era's great survivors Num Pages: 336 pages, 47. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGR; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 126 x 30. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445644806
- ISBN
- 9781445644806
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.36
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Paperback. The real story of the 'Kingmaker's Daughter'. Published to coincide with the reburial of Richard III Num Pages: 304 pages, 49 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 23. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445633121
- ISBN
- 9781445633121
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Condition: New
€ 20.55
€ 20.55
Paperback. The story of the six wives of Henry VIII from the viewpoint of the women themselves. Num Pages: 400 pages, 75. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; BK; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445660394
- ISBN
- 9781445660394
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.91
€ 19.99
€ 15.91
Paperback. The biography of Henry VII's queen, and mother of Henry VIII, the true story of the 'White Princess' Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445633145
- ISBN
- 9781445633145
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.36
€ 16.99
€ 13.36
Paperback. Extraordinary lives, tangled relationships, innovative art: the story of sisters Vanessa Bell and Virginia Woolf and their Bloomsbury Group. Num Pages: 336 pages, 30. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 2AB; 3JJC; ACX; BGF; BGL; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 197 x 31. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445660080
- ISBN
- 9781445660080
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.29
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Paperback. Lavrentii Beria has long symbolized all the evils of Stalinism, haunting the public imagination both in the West and in the former Soviet Union. This is a biography of Lavrentii Beria, Stalin's notorious police chief and for many years his most powerful lieutenant. Num Pages: 344 pages, 12 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DVU; BGH; JPFC; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 338
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691010939
- ISBN
- 9780691010939
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.48
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Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 228 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781517902278
- ISBN
- 9781517902278
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.72
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paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; BM; JFFE2; JFSP2; JMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Beacon Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780807052273
- ISBN
- 9780807052273
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Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.42
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Paperback. "Thirty essays on land and life in the American West; poetic prose describing the author's experiences as a wife, mother, cook, ranch hand, and writer living the cowboy life"--Provided by publisher. Series: Voice in the American West. Num Pages: 156 pages. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 213.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Texas Tech Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 156
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896728875
- ISBN
- 9780896728875
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.64
€ 23.99
€ 20.64
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786490322
- ISBN
- 9781786490322
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.05
€ 17.99
€ 13.05