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Paperback. In 1992, behind the barbed wire fence of a psychiatric hospital for the criminally insane, Thomas Quick confessed to the murder of an eleven-year-old boy who had been missing for twelve years. Over the next nine years, Quick confessed to more than thirty unsolved murders, revealing he had maimed, raped and eaten the remains of his victims. Translator(s): Koch, Henning. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 136 x 35. Weight in Grams: 504.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782110705
ISBN
9781782110705
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.01

Paperback. Was Edward IV a vain and self-indulgent playboy, more interested in his own pleasures than the well-being of his kingdom, or was his life cut tragically short, thus preventing him from fully establishing the 'new monarchy' more commonly associated with his son-in-law, Henry VII? This biography reassesses this debate. Series: Routledge Historical Biographies. Num Pages: 288 pages, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415368001
ISBN
9780415368001
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.01

paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; JPF; JPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Spokesman Books United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851244976
ISBN
9780851244976
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.42

Paperback. Hannah Shah is an Imam's daughter. She lived the life of a Muslim but, for many years, her father abused her in the cellar of their home. At 16, she discovered a plan to send her to Pakistan for an arranged marriage, and she ran away. Hunted by her angry father and brothers, she had to keep moving house to escape them. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846041488
ISBN
9781846041488
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Part musical odyssey, part dazzling love story The Baroness traces Nica's extraordinary, thrilling journey - from England's stately homes to the battlefields of Africa, passing under the shadow of the Holocaust, and finally, to the creative ferment of New York's 1950s jazz scene. Num Pages: 320 pages, Integrated. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JJ; AVGJ; BG; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Virago
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Digital original
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844086054
ISBN
9781844086054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.89

Paperback. Entertaining and masterly biography of Madame Chiang Kai-shek - the woman who built modern China. Num Pages: 816 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 52. Weight in Grams: 968.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Phoenix
Number of pages
816
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753828021
ISBN
9780753828021
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.54

Paperback. The life of Empress Frederick, Daughter of Queen Victoria, Wife of Crown Prince of Prussia, Mother of Kaiser Wilhelm. Series: Women in History. Num Pages: 848 pages, 32. BIC Classification: BGH; BGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 39. Weight in Grams: 572.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
816
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781842126233
ISBN
9781842126233
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.65

paperback. Paperback edition of Amberley's bestselling title of 2012. Collects together unabridged, all the major substantial first-hand accounts of the sinking of the Titanic. Num Pages: 512 pages, 135 Illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: 1QSAN; 3JJC; BTP; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 44. Weight in Grams: 766.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445614434
ISBN
9781445614434
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 21.87

Paperback. The classic and much-loved memoir by Hannah Hauxwell about life in remote Yorkshire in the 1970s. Num Pages: 208 pages, 2 x 8. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409136231
ISBN
9781409136231
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.27

Hardback. When a bomb blast buried Corporal Hannah Campbell alive while she was serving in Iraq it was the start of an incredible journey of self-discovery. Hannah's story is one of true heroism and triumph over seemingly insurmountable adversity. But simply it's also a story about how a mother's love for her children can conquer all. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BTP; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 518.
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784184247
ISBN
9781784184247
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.38

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Haymarket Books
Edition
Tra
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608464609
ISBN
9781608464609
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.63

Paperback. Hanna Greally spent the best part of the 1940s and 1950s incarcerated in a psychiatric hospital in the Irish Midlands. In her first book "Birds Nest Soup" she recounted the terrible suffering she endured there. This title gives an account of her life in Coolamber Manor Rehabilitation Centre in County Longford. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJP; BM; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 144.
Publisher
Attic Press Dublin
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781855942127
ISBN
9781855942127
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.88

Paperback. Hank Haney received a call from Tiger Woods in which the golf champion asked Haney to be his coach. It was a call that would change both men's lives. Tiger - only 28 at the time - was by then already an icon, judged by the sporting press as not only one of the best golfers ever, but possibly the best athlete ever. This title tells his story. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSD; WSJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 17. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Virgin Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753541739
ISBN
9780753541739
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.00

Paperback. Hanif Kureishi offers an insight into the birth of a writer - himself - through this memoir that conjures up a family story of how he found his own literary calling from the ashes of his father's failed attempts in the past even as the world turned upside down and India split in two along religious lines. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 b&w photos. BIC Classification: BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
FABER AND FABER
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571224043
ISBN
9780571224043
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.26

Paperback. Nearing sixty and needing to plan for his and his children's future, the author employed an accountant from a reputable firm. When the accountant recommended investing in a property scheme, he followed his advice - only to find out that the accountant was a fraudster and his entire life savings had vanished. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 48 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; DNF; DNJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 117 x 178 x 3. Weight in Grams: 54.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571323197
ISBN
9780571323197
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.99
€ 6.96

Paperback. A story of two very different men whose lives catastrophically interweaved over the course of some nine months in the late 1960s: one was a thief and con man called James Earl Ray, the other one of the greatest American figures of the twentieth century, Martin Luther King Jr Hampton Sides follows in Ray's footsteps as he escapes from prison. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; BTC; HBJK; JPWL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
9780718192068
ISBN
9780718192068
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.45

Paperback. After laughing their way through his classic and beloved depictions of nineteenth-century American life, few readers would suspect that Mark Twain's last years were anything but happy and joyful. They would be wrong. This title reveals that Twain ended his life as a frustrated writer plagued by paranoia. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226336473
ISBN
9780226336473
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.94

Hardback. Even by SAS standards this is the story of an outstanding warrior. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16pp B&W photos. BIC Classification: 1HFDE; 3JJPR; BM; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWQ; JWH; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 586.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848845114
ISBN
9781848845114
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.27

Paperback. An entertaining narrative that encapsulates the complete experience of walking the West Highland Way. It brings to life one of the classic Long Distance walks. Num Pages: 144 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKSH; BM; WSZC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 217 x 7. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Whittles Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849950879
ISBN
9781849950879
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.56

Paperback. An account, by his great-great-grandson, of Professor Matthew Heddle (1828-97, a larger-than-life character and one of Scotland's most famous mineralogists. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; BGT; PNV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 19. Weight in Grams: 506.
Publisher
NMSE - Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905267989
ISBN
9781905267989
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.54

Hardcover. 8vo.Original cloth with dustwrapper
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1955
Publisher
Christopher Johnson (1955)
Edition
1st
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0280150
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 25.00

Paperback. A book about art, literature, science -- and meteorology Num Pages: 304 pages, facsimiles, portraits. BIC Classification: BGH; PDX; PDZ; WNWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 20. Weight in Grams: 252.
Edition
Reprints
Publisher
Picador
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330391955
ISBN
9780330391955
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.73

Paperback. It was the divorce that scandalised Georgian England.. She was a spirited young heiress. He was a handsome baronet with a promising career in government. Their marriage had the makings of a fairy tale but ended as one of the most salacious and highly publicised divorces in history. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784701932
ISBN
9781784701932
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.79

Paperback. The author recounts her life growing up in the Warsaw ghetto and her experiences in the concentration camps of Majdanek, Auschwitz, Ravensbruck and Neustadt-Glewe. It tells of her remarkable survival and of her life after the horrors of the Holocaust. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; BGHA; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 17. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
M.E. Sharpe United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781563247477
ISBN
9781563247477
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.23

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