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Paperback. Unimpressed by the world of debutante balls, Monica Dickens shocked her family by getting a job. With no experience whatsoever, she gained employment as a cook-general. This title tells story of Monica. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091944681
ISBN
9780091944681
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.02

Paperback. This book is the fascinating story of one woman's two very different lives, the duties of a nun's day, and the spiritual aspects of convent life. These are interwoven with the trials and tribulations of life in a new and alien world, as the author is confronted by fashions, interventions, politics and art that are totally unfamiliar to her. Num Pages: 308 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BM; HRCX8. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 137 x 24. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
NAG Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719816437
ISBN
9780719816437
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.39

Paperback.
Condition
Used, Like New
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Doubleday
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
SKU
KNH0003029
ISBN
9780385614603
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Hardback. Mona Siddiqui is one of the foremost Western authorities on the reconciliation of 21st-century life and Islamic custom. In this new and searching book, she applies a uniquely probing intelligence to crucial issues of faith and identity within society at large. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGXA; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780769349
ISBN
9781780769349
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 49.51

Paperback. Texas has long been synonymous with legendary wealth acquired by inheritance, by luck, by intelligence, and sometimes by sheer hard-nosed determination. Author Mona D. Sizer offers a glimpse into some extraordinary lives and reveals not only how they made it, but also what they did with it. Num Pages: 259 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; BGB; KJH; WZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Republic of Texas Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
259
Condition
New
SKU
V9781556229268
ISBN
9781556229268
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.93

Paperback. The post-war urban jungle of the Glasgow tenements was the setting for Molly Weir's childhood. From sharing a pull-out bed in her mother's tiny kitchen to running in terror from the fever van, it was an upbringing that was cemented in hardship. Hunger, cold and sickness was an everyday reality and complaining was not an option. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; 3JJPG; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 135 x 197 x 17. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241957929
ISBN
9780241957929
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, Colour. BIC Classification: 3JF; ACQ; AFJD; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 203 x 33. Weight in Grams: 626.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608196975
ISBN
9781608196975
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.73

Paperback. El Sicario, a fugitive in the US with a $250,000 price tag on his head. He has executed hundreds of people, is an expert in torture, spent years working for the state police, and received training from the FBI. This title offers a series of his confessions. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; BGA; JKVG; JPZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Arrow
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099559955
ISBN
9780099559955
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

hardcover. Num Pages: 96 pages, b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AJB; BGL; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 211 x 19. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Beacon Press United States
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807068809
ISBN
9780807068809
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 36.51

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
James Clarke & Co Ltd United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718893002
ISBN
9780718893002
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.90

Hardback. Consists of the 166 letters that St Louisan James Love wrote to his fiancee, Eliza Mary "Molly" Wilson, during his Civil War service. This book includes the letters that discusses the war, including activities in Missouri, battles, Love's life as a soldier, and his time in a Confederate prison, and more. Editor(s): Kodner, M. E. Num Pages: 528 pages, 140 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BJ; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 267 x 193 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1266.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Missouri Historical Society Press United States
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9781883982829
ISBN
9781883982829
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 24.42

Paperback. Used paperback, in good condition. Some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
ALLISON & BUSBY
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Reprint
SKU
KIN0008080
ISBN
9780749006181
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BM; BTC; WDMC2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 16. Weight in Grams: 199.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780062213082
ISBN
9780062213082
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.95

Paperback. From a young chef who suddenly lost her sense of smell, a fascinating personal exploration of this most nebulous of senses and the role it plays in how we eat, how we perceive the world, how we remember the past, and how we attract each other. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Portobello Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846273841
ISBN
9781846273841
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.94

Paperback. A Child's War tells the story of Germany's occupation of Guernsey through the eyes of a young girl. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKX; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 166 x 7. Weight in Grams: 238. The Occupation of the Channel Islands Through a Child's Eyes. Illustrations, maps. A Child's War tells the story of Germany's occupation of Guernsey through the eyes of a young girl. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKX; BGA. Dimension: 235 x 166 x 7. Weight: 226.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848682054
ISBN
9781848682054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.61

Paperback. When young Mollie became a 'skivvy' in a stately London townhouse aged just 14, she quickly learned that a large amount of elbow grease and a sense of humour would be tantamount to surviving there. Through Mollie's eyes we are offered a fascinating glimpse into London's invisible 'downstairs', a world that has long-since vanished. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJG; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 201 x 28. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718159993
ISBN
9780718159993
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. I remember when I hit rock bottom. There I was with no make-up on, hadn't showered, eating raw cookie dough out of the tube, hitting on the toothless bagger at the commissary, and ordering jewelry off the TV. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; HBWQ; JWXV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 229. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Savas Beatie United States
Edition
New, Updated, Expanded
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611212501
ISBN
9781611212501
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.26

Hardcover. A revealing account of the family life and achievements of the Third Earl of Rosse, a hereditary peer and resident landlord at Birr Castle, County Offaly, in nineteenth-century Ireland, before, during and after the devastating famine of the 1840s Editor(s): Mollan, R.Charles. Num Pages: 368 pages, 88 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; BGH; BGT; PDX; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 241 x 35. Weight in Grams: 750.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719091445
ISBN
9780719091445
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.45

Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 215 x 21. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780770436018
ISBN
9780770436018
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 20.89

Hardcover. Num Pages: 142 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Bloomsbury India
Condition
New
Publication date
2016
SKU
V9789385436536
ISBN
9789385436536
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.17

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