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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

Paperback. A genre with a proven track-record, Catching Babies promises all the nostalgic charm of Twelve Babies on a Bike mixed with the gritty realism of Nurse on Call. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; MQD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 199 x 21. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755362721
ISBN
9780755362721
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. An excellent introduction to Franco's rise to power and his four decades as autocratic head of state in Spain. Series: Profiles in Power. Num Pages: 272 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DSE; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 145 x 15. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582437531
ISBN
9780582437531
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.61

Paperback. John "Red" Shea was a top lieutenant to South Boston's top Irish mobster, Whitey Bulger, and was the only guy to walk the walk and take the rap when the mob boss and his fellow rats turned and ran. Shea did 12 years of hard time to maintain his personal dignity and sense of integrity. This book provides an account of mob life and Red Shea. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8 pages of black and white photo inserts. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 246.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061232893
ISBN
9780061232893
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.96

Paperback. A father-son weight-loss memoir by YouTube sensation and entrepreneur Shay Carl and his eldest son, Gavin, as they embark on a journey to get fit. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; VFMD; VFVX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 15. Weight in Grams: 276. Very good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
SKU
KAK0003627
ISBN
9781476792316
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Rainsford is a fourth-generation Chinese American named after the town where his great grandfather worked during the gold rush. Orphaned at fifteen, he attempts to claim America as his homebase, and his personal history is interwoven with dreams, stories, and letters of his family's life in America. Num Pages: 112 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; BGA; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 136 x 9. Weight in Grams: 142.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295988160
ISBN
9780295988160
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.29

Hardcover. From age ten, the author was determined to make a life in music-a decision that influenced every choice she would make. This title recounts this passionate young musician's coming-of-age from prairie small-town South Dakota to bar sets in Austin and New York City to the world stage at the Grammys. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061759598
ISBN
9780061759598
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 22.94

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061759291
ISBN
9780061759291
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.47

Paperback. Richard Moore Rive (1930-1989) was a writer, scholar, literary critic and college teacher in Cape Town, South Africa. He is best known for his short stories written in the late 1950s and for his second novel, 'Buckingham Palace', District Six, in which he depicted the well known cosmopolitan area of District Six, where he grew up. Num Pages: 224 pages, Black and white photographs. BIC Classification: B; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 133 x 22. Weight in Grams: 294.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Wits University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781868147434
ISBN
9781868147434
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. Shaun Ryder has lived a life of glorious highs and desolate lows. As lead singer of the "Happy Mondays", he turned Manchester into Madchester, combining all the excesses of a true rock'n'roll star with music and lyrics. This title presents his story. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 197 x 27. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Corgi
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552165471
ISBN
9780552165471
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. The story of these duelling divas is by turns hilarious, monstrous and tragic. This account is exhaustive, explosive and unsparing, and our reissue includes a special update from the author. Num Pages: 528 pages, Section: 16, b/w. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751541878
ISBN
9780751541878
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWN; BGS; BTC; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509814824
ISBN
9781509814824
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.73

Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; BM; JPVH2; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 25. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062322852
ISBN
9780062322852
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.49

hardcover. Engaging and incisive, Brian Dickson: A Judge's Journey traces Dickson's life from a Depression-era boyhood in Saskatchewan, to the battlefields of Normandy, the boardrooms of corporate Canada and high judicial office, and provides an inside look at the work of the Supreme Court during its most crucial period. Num Pages: 624 pages, 41. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BG; LAT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 171 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1260.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
624
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802089526
ISBN
9780802089526
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.17

Paperback. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS; WNGH; WSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 306 x 19. Weight in Grams: 746.
Publisher
Trafalgar Square Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570767548
ISBN
9781570767548
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.90

Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFJK; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
HCI
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780757319044
ISBN
9780757319044
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.04

Paperback. Meet the inspirational dogs who went from being rescued to becoming rescuer, in these incredible true stories. You'll read all about the canine heroes who came to their owner's aid - whether it was saving them from physical threats, or helping them to recover from mental illness, PTSD and bereavement. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BT; JFFZ; WNGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Octopus Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849539500
ISBN
9781849539500
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.94

Hardback. A true story of newlyweds on a four-and-a-half year circumnavigation aboard a sailboat. Single for many years, with her children grown, Sharon Ragle found herself facing a solitary future. Little did she know that one step off her familiar path would lead to adventure, romance and a life at sea. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations, map. BIC Classification: BG; WSSN3; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 216 x 22. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574091458
ISBN
9781574091458
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.15

hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: BG; HBTZ1; WNG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 147 x 25. Weight in Grams: 21.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780762780617
ISBN
9780762780617
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.50

Paperback. The brilliant Sunday Times bestseller - Sharon's brand new autobiography now in paperback Num Pages: 304 pages, Section: 24, colour pix. BIC Classification: APT; AVGP; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 126 x 1. Weight in Grams: 256.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Edition
Digital original
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751540543
ISBN
9780751540543
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.11

Paperback. * The sensational autobiography of Sharon Osbourne - the First Lady of Rock - an icon for our times with an amazing story to tell - from an often shocking childhood, through a rollercoaster marriage, and still hitting the headlines today. Num Pages: 384 pages, Section: 24, colour. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 26. Weight in Grams: 296. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Edition
First Paperback
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KIN0032579
ISBN
9780751537666
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Clean copy with very light shelfwear. Good to very good
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Sphere
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Digital original
SKU
KST0017499
ISBN
9780316731324
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Clean copy with light very light shelfwear. Osbourne
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Sphere
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
SKU
KST0025316
ISBN
9781847441744
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

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