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Paperback. An exquisite blend of memoir and nature writing, River House is one young woman's story about returning home. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: BM; WSSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 299.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Tin House Books United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780982569139
ISBN
9780982569139
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.92

Paperback. Num Pages: 274 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DVP; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 214 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Paul Mould Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904959755
ISBN
9781904959755
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 5.06

Hardcover. Including suffragists, civil rights activists, and movers and shakers in politics and in the music industries of Nashville and Memphis, as well as many other notables, this collective portrait of Tennessee women offers fresh perspectives and insights into their dreams, their struggles, and their times. Editor(s): Freeman, Sarah L. Wilkerson; Bond, Beverly Greene. Num Pages: 456 pages, 17 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBSN; BGH; HBJK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Edition
Volume 1 ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820329482
ISBN
9780820329482
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 165.55

Paperback. The gripping true story of a life-long forger working for the French Resistance and clandestine organizations, told to his daughter. Translator(s): Mitchell, Mike (Lecturer in German, University of Stirling). Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJ; BM; JFSR1; JKVG; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
DoppelHouse Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780997003475
ISBN
9780997003475
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.15

Hardback. The authorized biography of the one and only Maynard James Keenan A comprehensive portrayal of a versatile and dedicated artist, A Perfect Union of Contrary Things pays homage to the people and places that shaped the man and his art. Num Pages: 320 pages, Two 8-page photograph inserts. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 237 x 28. Weight in Grams: 644.
Publisher
Hal Leonard Corporation
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
abridged edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781495024429
ISBN
9781495024429
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.70

Paperback. Compelling account of a legendary Palestinian resistance fighter. From refugee camp to international infamy. Series: Revolutionary Lives. Num Pages: 168 pages, 6 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JJP; 3JM; BGH; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745329512
ISBN
9780745329512
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.74

Paperback. THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTELLER 'A TOUR DE FORCE' Huffington Post - 'SIMPLY EXTRAORDINARY' NEW YORK TIMES 'It's such a savage thing to lose your memory, but the crazy thing is, it doesn't hurt one bit. A blackout doesn't sting, or stab, or leave a scar when it robs you. Close your eyes and open them again. That's what a blackout feels like.' Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BM; VFJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473616103
ISBN
9781473616103
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. The story of an extraordinary bookshop.. and everything its owner did to keep it afloat. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BM; KNTP; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472108050
ISBN
9781472108050
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.78

Paperback. Open, honest and upbeat, this book gives personal insight into both the ups and downs of an Asperger relationship. Seeking to challenge the bad press that people with Asperger Syndrome (AS) get as partners, Sarah and Keith tell their story of how they are making it work - and also how they got it wrong - with disarming frankness and humour. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BT; MJNA; VFJD; VFVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843105404
ISBN
9781843105404
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.18

Hardback. Num Pages: 456 pages, 2 maps, 19 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGX; HREX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 231 x 32. Weight in Grams: 758.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231147682
ISBN
9780231147682
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.30

Paperback. Niece to Mary, Queen of Scots, granddaughter to the great Tudor dynast Bess of Hardwick, Lady Arbella Stuart was brought up in the belief that she would inherit Elizabeth I's throne.Drawing on contemporary sources, Sarah Gristwood has painted a portrait of a woman in the turbulent years when the Tudor gave way to the Stuart dynasty. Num Pages: 576 pages, Illustrations (some col.), facsims., geneal. tables, map, ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; 3JD; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
576
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553815214
ISBN
9780553815214
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.37

Paperback. Sarah Gorham recounts her childhood education as a rebellious, insecure, angry girl shipped overseas to a tiny international school perched on a mountain shelf in Bernese-Oberland, Switzerland. There, boot camp style, she experienced deprivation, acute embarrassment, and keen educational guidance, all in the name of growing up. Series Editor(s): Griswold, John. Series: Crux: The Georgia Series in Literary Nonfiction. Num Pages: 208 pages, 28 black & white images. BIC Classification: 1DFH; BGA; JFSP2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 299.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Georgia Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820350721
ISBN
9780820350721
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 25.13

Paperback. Sarah Gamble's compelling study, now available in paperback, disentangles the cult of Angela Carter as 'the fairy godmother of magical realism' from her own claims to be a materialist and a 'demythologiser' by placing her within the social, political and theoretical context in which she wrote. Series: Literary Lives. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; DNF; DSBH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 294.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230580985
ISBN
9780230580985
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.93

Hardcover. Disentangles the cult of Angela Carter as 'the fairy godmother of magical realism'. Drawing on Carter's own autobiographical articles as well as her novels and short stories, this study examines her engagement with topical issues, assessing the relationship between her life, her times and her art. Series: Literary Lives. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 896.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333992937
ISBN
9780333992937
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.51

Hardcover.
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Jonathan Cape London
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st
SKU
KNW0008125
ISBN
9780224085328
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.49

Paperback. In 'Slave Girl', Sarah Forsyth told the heart-rending story of her ordeal as a young woman sex-trafficked to Amsterdam, and also how she found the courage to get away. In this sequel she tells the story of her mental journey to rid herself of the after-effects of sex slavery, and her painful journey to find the sex slaves she left behind. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BTC; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782192268
ISBN
9781782192268
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.38

paperback. In this nuanced portrait of Athelstan, Sarah Foot offers the first full account of the king ever written. Series: The Yale English Monarchs Series. Num Pages: 284 pages, b/w pls. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3F; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780300187717
ISBN
9780300187717
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 19.04

Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNT; 3JH; BM; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 153 x 5. Weight in Grams: 136.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Globe Pequot Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781493023165
ISBN
9781493023165
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.49

Hardcover. This book explores the gender politics of the reign of Mary I of England from her coronation to her funeral and examines the ways in which the queen and her supporters used language, royal ceremonies, and images to bolster her right to rule and define her image as queen. Series: Queenship and Power. Num Pages: 301 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DD; 3JB; BGR; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 144 x 21. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230341043
ISBN
9780230341043
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.91

Paperback. Series: North Texas Military Biography and Memoir Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; BGH; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 254 x 23. Weight in Grams: 498.
Publisher
University of North Texas Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574415766
ISBN
9781574415766
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.30

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780307387981
ISBN
9780307387981
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.30

Paperback. Unravels Elizabeth's family secrets - how she was influenced by her father; her troubled relationships with her children; the story of her difficult marriage; and how this remarkable monarch has coped with the pressures of being a mother who is also the most famous woman in the world. Num Pages: 616 pages, illustrations, genealogy, tables. BIC Classification: BGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 41. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Penguin Books
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
616
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141006550
ISBN
9780141006550
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.10

Paperback. Elizabeth II has lived through Abdication, the Blitz and World War Two, the sex and spy scandals of the swinging sixties, the Cold War and the nuclear threat and the Fall of the Berlin Wall. She has known 11 US Presidents including JFK and Ronald Reagan, and other world leaders like President Mandela and Pope John XXII. This title tells her story. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations (some col.), ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; 3JM; BGR; HBJD1; HBLW; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 22. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Viking
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780670919123
ISBN
9780670919123
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.80

Paperback. Lucrezia Borgia's name has echoed through history as a byword for evil - a poisoner who committed incest with her natural father, Pope Alexander VI, and with her brother, Cesare Borgia. Long considered the most ruthless of Italian Renaissance noblewomen, her tarnished reputation has prevailed long since her own lifetime. This text tells her story. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; BGH; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 29. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Penguin Books
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141014135
ISBN
9780141014135
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.57

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