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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
€ 20.59

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white halftones, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BTH; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 746. 324 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BTH; BTP. Dimension: 221 x 153 x 21. Weight: 744.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Protea Boekhuis
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
SKU
V9781869196929
ISBN
9781869196929
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.54

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

€ 29.58

Paperback. In this gripping book, Al Cimino explores the appalling truth behind these and several more cases of the disappeared, delving into the depths of human depravity that enabled such cruel acts and shining a light on the courage and tenacity of the survivors. This is a testament to human courage and a forensic examination of some truly terrible crimes. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782199014
ISBN
9781782199014
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.37

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

€ 73.65

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
€ 18.88

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
€ 11.64

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
€ 16.65

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

€ 7.11

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

€ 34.99
€ 29.00

Hardback. For anybody who has ever given up journaling after being intimidated when facing a blank page, this book makes it easy to take a snapshot of your inner life in just a few minutes each day. The beauty of this journal is that it enables readers to track their emotional growth as well as keep track of memories. Num Pages: 368 pages, four colour printed endpapers and a ribbon marker. BIC Classification: BJ; CBV; WZS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 133 x 26. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Hardback
Publisher
St Martin´s Press
Publication date
2016
Edition
Gjr
Condition
New
SKU
V9781250108869
ISBN
9781250108869
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.50

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
€ 11.02

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
€ 17.65

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
€ 10.90

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
€ 13.47

Paperback. This biography of Adrian Fortescue presents an insightful look at a man, now perceived as an icon of Catholic traditionalism, facing a crisis of conscience over his affiliation with Liberal Catholicism and objections towards the intellectual conservatism of the papacy. Num Pages: 308 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
James Clarke & Co Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718892746
ISBN
9780718892746
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.94

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
€ 10.86

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

€ 20.15

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
€ 12.92

paperback. Aidan Dooley tells the story of his journey with Tom Crean; how his one-man play was written, and how it grew from an unknown show with an unknown actor into an award-winning hit that has been performed from Dublin to Dubai, and from Broadway to the Antarctic ice. Num Pages: 192 pages, B&W photos. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1MTS; 2AB; APB; BM; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 332 x 23. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
The Collins Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848892835
ISBN
9781848892835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.21

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