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Paperback. From the moment the author arrived in Kenya in 1914 to manage a coffee plantation, her heart belonged to Africa. Drawn to the intense colours and ravishing landscapes, she spent her happiest years on the farm. In this title, her experiences and friendships with the people around her are vividly recalled. Series: Penguin Essentials. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 121 x 27. Weight in Grams: 192.
Edition
01st Edition
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241951439
ISBN
9780241951439
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. .
Publisher
Biteback Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849548762
ISBN
9781849548762
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.31

Paperback. A raw, intensely personal memoir of spiritual exploration from one of the world's great commentators on religion. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; HRLK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007122295
ISBN
9780007122295
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.96

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGX; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 200.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
HarperOne
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061155772
ISBN
9780061155772
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.83

Paperback. A life of the prophet Muhammad by bestselling religious writer Karen Armstrong. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 3F; BGH; HRA; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Phoenix Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781842126080
ISBN
9781842126080
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; MQTC; MQVB; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Greystone Books,Canada Canada
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781771641029
ISBN
9781771641029
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.44

Paperback. George Soros, is one of the most acclaimed and feared figures in the investment world. Famous for his role in breaking the Bank of England, he is also known for his outspoken criticism of distinguished politicians. Num Pages: 172 pages, ill. BIC Classification: BGB; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 211 x 13. Weight in Grams: 266.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470821800
ISBN
9780470821800
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 314 pages, 25. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 175 x 20. Weight in Grams: 664.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
ECW Press,Canada Canada
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
SKU
V9781770410282
ISBN
9781770410282
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.79

Paperback. Part horror story, part historical document, part memoir, part political tract, this story of one young man's personal suffering finally reveals the human suffering in North Korean concentration camp, with its forced labour, frequent public executions, and near-starvation rations. Translator(s): Reiner, Yair. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; BGH; HBJF; HBLW3; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 262. Ten Years in the North Korean Gulag. 256 pages. Part horror story, part historical document, part memoir, part political tract, this story of one young man's personal suffering finally reveals the human suffering in North Korean concentration camp, with its forced labour, frequent public executions, and near-starvation rations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FPKN; BGH; HBJF; HBLW3; JPVR. Dimension: 198 x 131 x 22. Weight: 266. Translator(s): Reiner, Yair.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843544999
ISBN
9781843544999
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.48

Paperback. The story of three generations of Iranian women - Kamin, her mother and her grandmother - which portrays the history of twentieth century Iran Num Pages: 288 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JJP; 3JMC; BGHA; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 238. 288 pages, map. The story of three generations of Iranian women - Kamin, her mother and her grandmother - which portrays the history of twentieth century Iran. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JJP; 3JMC; BGHA; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBLX. Dimension: 195 x 130 x 18. Weight: 200.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408822333
ISBN
9781408822333
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.17

Paperback. Series: Centennial Publications of The University of Chicago Press. Num Pages: 352 pages, 33 halftones. BIC Classification: BG; PD; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226870557
ISBN
9780226870557
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.41

Paperback. Conrad Kain's letters provide insights into the life and thoughts of this exemplary Austrian-Canadian mountaineer. Editor(s): Robinson, Zac. Translator(s): Koch, John; Koch, Marianna. Series: Mountain Cairns: A Series on the History and Culture of the Canadian Rocky Mountains. Num Pages: 512 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGSA; BJ; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 756.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Alberta Press Canada
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9781772120042
ISBN
9781772120042
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.35

Paperback. Eleanor Nesbitts introduction contextualises the life of Kailash Puri, Punjabi author and agony aunt, providing the story of the book itself and connecting the narrative to the history of the Punjabi diaspora and themes in Sikh Studies. She suggests that representation of the stereotypical South Asian woman as victim needs to give way to a .. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FKP; 3JJ; BGA; HBLW; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845196028
ISBN
9781845196028
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.67

Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages, 16-page black and white insert. BIC Classification: BGH; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 132 x 34. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Broadway Books (A Division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc)
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780307889768
ISBN
9780307889768
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.83

Hardback. A comprehensive illustrated biography of Kahlil Gibran, Lebanese-American artist, poet and author of the best-selling inspirational fiction The Prophet. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 170. .
Publisher
Head of Zeus
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786695277
ISBN
9781786695277
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.56

Hardback. East-West Mimesis follows the plight of German-Jewish humanists who escaped Nazi persecution by seeking exile in a Muslim-dominated society. Translator(s): Holbrook, Victoria. Num Pages: 320 pages, 22 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 3JJ; BG; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804769747
ISBN
9780804769747
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.31

Paperback. Translator(s): Nur, E.N.D-.; Herman, Lisa; Nur, Eliyah Nike De-. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HBJD; HBTZ1; JFSR1; JM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 194.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Gateways Books & Tapes,US United States
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
SKU
V9780895561138
ISBN
9780895561138
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.75

Paperback. Num Pages: 72 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 141 x 4. Weight in Grams: 156.
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
Number of pages
72
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888396600
ISBN
9780888396600
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 15.75

Paperback. Provides an account of life behind bars in a controversial new type of prison facility: the private prison. These for-profit prisons are becoming increasingly popular as state budgets get tighter. This book provides a look inside one of these private prisons as told through the eyes of an inmate, K.C. Carceral, who has been in the prison system. Editor(s): Bernard, Thomas J. Series: Alternative Criminology. Num Pages: 268 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BT; JKVP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814799550
ISBN
9780814799550
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Hardback. Illustrated with both archival and contemporary portraits and drawings, Stonewall Jackson provides a complete portrait of the general in both words and images. 8-page color insert. B&W photos throughout. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations (some colour), maps. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBWJ; JWT; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 284 x 224 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1125.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Taylor Trade Publishing United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780878332205
ISBN
9780878332205
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.22

Hardback. Provides a panoramic historical outlook of the European literary, cultural and political scene between 1789 and 1817, that is the Revolution, the Napoleonic era and the Restoration. Translator(s): Cemper, Kathleen Jameson-. Num Pages: 414 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 2AH; BG; CJ; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 785.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
414
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792360414
ISBN
9780792360414
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 190.05

Hardback. Series: Major Figures in Spanish and Latin American Literature and the Arts. Num Pages: 360 pages, 2 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 2ADP; BGL; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 167 x 31. Weight in Grams: 648.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300180824
ISBN
9780300180824
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.23
€ 45.45

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780313291463
ISBN
9780313291463
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.94
€ 79.38

Hardback. Lyman Bostock was a professional baseball player for the Minnesota Twins and the California Angels in the 1970s. Many believed he was good enough to win multiple batting titles, yet his murder meant it would never come to be. This book tells the story of Bostock's humble beginnings, his too-brief baseball career, and his tragic death. Num Pages: 350 pages, 19 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGS; BTC; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 621.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442252059
ISBN
9781442252059
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.55

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