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Paperback. A memoir by American jounalist Emily Prager about the search for her adopted daughter's roots in today's China. In 1994, Prager adopted seven month old Lulu in China. Five years later she returned to spend three months in Wuhu city, where Lulu had been found on the street. Num Pages: 256 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 198 x 18. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099284161
- ISBN
- 9780099284161
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.50
€ 10.99
€ 9.50
Paperback. Emily Owen was a multi-talented teenager with the world at her feet. In her late teens she was diagnosed as suffering from Neurofibromatosis Type 2, a genetic disorder where tumours grow which eventually compress the brain and are a threat to life. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEML; BM; MNN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- Malcolm Down Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910786437
- ISBN
- 9781910786437
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.69
€ 13.99
€ 11.69
Paperback. Tells the story of a journey: from injury on the battlefield to recovery in Britain. This title presents the story of the soldiers themselves, from the aid post in the trenches to the casualty clearing station in the rear, from the base hospital to the ambulance train returning them to Blighty. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; BTM; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 198 x 19. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099584186
- ISBN
- 9780099584186
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. Num Pages: 528 pages, 48pp b&w illistrations. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 514
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571218196
- ISBN
- 9780571218196
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.99
€ 17.99
€ 12.99
Paperback. There are many books on How to be a Mother. But do they ever tell us how it really is? Thankfully, Emily Hourican is about to, via a series of hilarious reminiscences and profound observations. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Gill & Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780717158485
- ISBN
- 9780717158485
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.80
€ 18.99
€ 15.80
Paperback. Through roles in cherished films such as Mrs. Doubtfire, Jumanji, Aladdin and Hook, Robin Williams became the genial face of family comedy. Emily Herbert's sensitive and thoughtful biography celebrates his genius and attempts to understand what drove such a gifted man to so tragic an end. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784183004
- ISBN
- 9781784183004
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.93
€ 13.99
€ 10.93
Paperback. Kerry Katona is one of Britain's most talked about celebrities. Her celebrity lifestyle and tales of her turbulent romances have intrigued the nation and gained her a dedicated fan base. This title offers a look at an extraordinary woman who has battled the odds to win the hearts of the public. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2x8pp mono illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 195.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New
- SKU
- KNW0007894
- ISBN
- 9781844542949
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. As the man whose voice and style came to define pop music in the eighties and beyond, George Michael will forever be remembered as one of the all-time greats of British music. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; 3JMC; AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 195.
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786064561
- ISBN
- 9781786064561
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.15
€ 11.99
€ 10.15
Paperback. Kerry Katona is one of Britain's most talked about celebrities. Her celebrity lifestyle and tales of her turbulent romances have intrigued the nation and gained her a dedicated fan base. This title offers a look at an extraordinary woman who has battled the odds to win the hearts of the public. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2x8pp mono illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 195. Clean copy in good condition
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New
- SKU
- KST0026248
- ISBN
- 9781844542949
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Chronicles the complexities and inner struggles of living with anorexia. This title helps us to understand what it's really like to suffer from anorexia, exposing its secrets and dispelling some of the myths that shroud it. It also helps those battling with the horrors of anorexia find a way out, and those on the outside to understand more. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; VFJJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Vermilion
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091917494
- ISBN
- 9780091917494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.82
€ 20.99
€ 16.82
Hardcover. Num Pages: 1028 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1362.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 1028
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674526273
- ISBN
- 9780674526273
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 173.84€ 154.29
€ 173.84
€ 154.29
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ADF; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 235 x 25. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Publisher
- Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674250703
- ISBN
- 9780674250703
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.86
€ 41.99
€ 34.86
Hardcover. Collects the letters the author wrote to her family and friends throughout her life. This title shows us her tending her garden; baking bread; marking the marriages, births, and deaths of those she loved; reaching out for intellectual companionship; and, confessing her personal joys and sorrows. Series: Everyman's Library Pocket Poets. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 160 x 114 x 19. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- Everyman United Kingdom
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841597898
- ISBN
- 9781841597898
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.64
€ 16.99
€ 12.64
Paperback. At twenty-five, Emily Chappell took up cycle couriering while she searched for a 'real job'. This book records the pains and pleasures of life on wheels: the dangerous missions; the moments of fear and freedom, and ultimately the simple joy of pedalling onward. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BM; WSQ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 2. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Guardian Faber Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783350544
- ISBN
- 9781783350544
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.52
€ 13.00
€ 11.52
Paperback. While blessed with a successful broadcasting career and a loving husband, Emily Buchanan also endured bitter disappointment in her attempts at motherhood. After suffering three miscarriages, Buchanan began to look overseas to adopt a child. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; VFVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 188 x 136 x 17. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470093443
- ISBN
- 9780470093443
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 11.69
€ 11.99
€ 11.69
Paperback. The classical Melnikov method provides information on the behavior of deterministic planar systems that may exhibit transitions, that is it escapes from and captures into preferred regions of phase space. This book develops a unified treatment of deterministic and stochastic systems. Series: Princeton Series in Applied Mathematics. Num Pages: 240 pages, 94 line illus. BIC Classification: BGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691144344
- ISBN
- 9780691144344
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.07€ 50.97
€ 65.07
€ 50.97
Hardcover. Presents diaries and correspondence left by members of the tokkotai and other Japanese student soldiers who perished during the World War II. Outside of Japan, these kamikaze pilots were considered unbridled fanatics who willingly sacrificed their lives for the emperor. This book explores writings, which speak otherwise. Num Pages: 232 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; BTM; HBJF; HBWQ; JWG; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 181 x 25. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Annotated
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226619507
- ISBN
- 9780226619507
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.05€ 45.08
€ 52.05
€ 45.08
Paperback. Presents diaries and correspondence left by kamikaze pilots and other Japanese student soldiers who perished during the war. These kamikaze pilots were considered unbridled fanatics who willingly sacrificed their lives for the emperor. This work is useful for those interested in the history of Japan and World War II. Num Pages: 246 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; BTM; HBJF; HBWQ; JWG; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226619514
- ISBN
- 9780226619514
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.22
€ 23.99
€ 19.22
Paperback. Num Pages: 512 pages, 2 x 8pp B&W plates. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGL; DSBF; DSG; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408863169
- ISBN
- 9781408863169
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.30
€ 23.99
€ 16.30
Paperback. Recalls the author's working-class Jewish childhood in the East End of London. This book describes the overcrowded tenements of Brick Lane and Whitechapel, the smell of pickled herring and onion bread, the rattle of sewing machines and chatter in Yiddish. It also relates stories of his parents, who fled from Russia in 1914. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BM; WQN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141189307
- ISBN
- 9780141189307
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.05
€ 13.99
€ 11.05
Paperback. In My Life as a Quant, Emanuel Derman relives his exciting journey as one of the first high-energy particle physicists to migrate to Wall Street. Page by page, Derman details his adventures in this field-analyzing the incompatible personas of traders and quants, and discussing the dissimilar nature of knowledge in physics and finance. Num Pages: 308 pages, , black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: BGBA; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 308
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470192733
- ISBN
- 9780470192733
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.70
€ 23.99
€ 17.70
Paperback. Highly articulate and self-aware, Elyn Saks offers a moving insight into the world of a schizophrenic. This compelling account will bring hope to sufferers and understanding to all. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BG; MMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 147 x 24. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844081677
- ISBN
- 9781844081677
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.02
€ 19.99
€ 15.02
Paperback. At the age of 14, Lynsey Calderwood suffered a traumatic brain injury that left her physically unmarked but destroyed her memory. Thrust back into an apparently nonsensical world of which she had no recollection; Lynsey spiralled downwards into depression and eating disorders as she became socially ostracized. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 234 x 16. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Pub
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843100652
- ISBN
- 9781843100652
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.76
€ 34.76
Paperback. Born Declan Patrick MacManus, Elvis Costello was raised in London and Liverpool, grandson of a trumpet player on the White Star Line and son of a jazz musician who became a successful radio dance band vocalist. This book describes how his career has somehow endured for almost four decades through a combination of dumb luck and animal cunning. Num Pages: 688 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 41. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241968123
- ISBN
- 9780241968123
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.95
€ 19.99
€ 14.95