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Paperback. For the fifteenth anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall: The bittersweet memoir of a young East German woman, searching for her country and herself Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; 3JJPN; BGA; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 133 x 13. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Tra
Condition
New
SKU
V9781586485597
ISBN
9781586485597
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.89

Paperback. Veteran crime writers Pacholik and Pruden are back with more true tales of tangled plots, foul deeds and conniving cons in the heart of the Canadian prairies. Num Pages: 245 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Canadian Plains Research Center
Condition
New
SKU
V9780889772328
ISBN
9780889772328
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.50

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Quercus Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849165013
ISBN
9781849165013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.25

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Jan Wong Publishing Canada
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780987868503
ISBN
9780987868503
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.54

Paperback. During the Cultural Revolution Jan Wong studied in Beijing and reported a fellow student to the authorities. Over thirty years later, she returned to China to find out what happened to the woman she betrayed. Chinese Whispers tells her remarkable story. 'Wong points the way for the future of travel writing.' Book of the Week, The Times Num Pages: 336 pages, maps. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 326. Searching for Forgiveness in Beijing. 336 pages, maps. During the Cultural Revolution, Jan Wong studied in Beijing and reported a fellow student to the authorities. In 2005, she returned to China to find out what happened to the woman she betrayed. In 1972, Jan Wong became one of only two Westerners admitted to Beijing University at the height of the Cultural Revolution. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BM. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight: 326.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843549758
ISBN
9781843549758
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.17

Hardback. A scholar of Southern literature and culture, Jan Whitt has written a personal narrative about adoption, childhood abuse, and fifty years of searching for her family in rural Appalachia. This book unflinchingly explores death and loss at the same time that it celebrates the transformative power of love and literature. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: BM; DQ; JFSJ1; JHBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761858294
ISBN
9780761858294
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.19

Paperback. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJPL; BM; KNXB2; TDCT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 38. Weight in Grams: 644.
Publisher
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781928232278
ISBN
9781928232278
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.68

Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BM; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Seven Stories Press,U.S.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781609806682
ISBN
9781609806682
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.04

Paperback. Presenting a biography of Beethoven, this book offers insightful readings of Beethoven's key works. Num Pages: 1104 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 236 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1116.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571312566
ISBN
9780571312566
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 25.85

Hardback. Young Man in Movieland is the autobiography of Jan Read, a young man from a quiet Scottish town, who seemed destined to follow in his father's footsteps. Instead of pursuing a career in chemistry, however, Read's passion for the cinema and a bit of luck led him in a completely different direction. Series: The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series. Num Pages: 184 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810844490
ISBN
9780810844490
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.38

Paperback. Num Pages: 278 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; MZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 204 x 20. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Gotham
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592409129
ISBN
9781592409129
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.19

paperback. Offers an intimate evocation of the famous of all mountaineering exploits and the old-fashioned Fleet Street scoop. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKAH; 3JJPG; BTP; HBTB; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 148.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571219445
ISBN
9780571219445
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.59

Paperback. Admiral of the Fleet Lord 'Jacky' Fisher (1841-1920) was one of the greatest naval reformers in history. This book offer an evocation that is both biography and a love letter, an expression of the author's passionate interest in mavericks and outsiders, in travel, ships and the glorious pageantry of the British Empire in its prime. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 14. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571233045
ISBN
9780571233045
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.01

Paperback. Num Pages: 182 pages. BIC Classification: BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 178 x 111 x 11. Weight in Grams: 156. My NHS Summer. 182 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: BTP. Dimension: 178 x 111 x 11. Weight: 156.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Buckingham Press
Number of pages
182
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908684196
ISBN
9781908684196
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.23

Hardcover. A memoir of a novelist who almost let his imagination get the best of him. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 418.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Icon Books Ltd London
Number of pages
280
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
SKU
KNW0007643
ISBN
9781840467932
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.49

Hardback. Series: Synthesis. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; PN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226351360
ISBN
9780226351360
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.92

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: AVGQ; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062135520
ISBN
9780062135520
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.44

Paperback. On the nights you can see many thousand stars. On what scaffolding are they hung? Jan DeBlieu began to wonder. Her husband had become enveloped in a depression of his own, and both he and DeBlieu were struggling to find points of light out of that darkness. This work is her record of the journey she and her husband take from pain to healing. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 121 x 16. Weight in Grams: 251.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Counterpoint United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781593761219
ISBN
9781593761219
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.52

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BM; JFSJ1; JFSK1; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Seven Stories Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781609807498
ISBN
9781609807498
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.07

Paperback. Series: The Emma Press Pamphlets. Num Pages: 64 pages, 10 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 123. .
Publisher
The Emma Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910139684
ISBN
9781910139684
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.83

Paperback. Jan Carew's memoirs, compiled, edited and expanded by Joy Gleason Carew offer an unparalleled insight into the life and work of this pioneering global, multifaceted man and his multiple lives as a novelist, activist, shaper of Black Studies, actor, playwright, painter, agricultural evangelist, advisor to Heads of State and much more. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BM; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 234. .
Publisher
Peepal Tree Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845232450
ISBN
9781845232450
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.21

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714531038
ISBN
9780714531038
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.39

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801442117
ISBN
9780801442117
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.19

Hardback. WHEN JACK THE RIPPER first prowled the streets of London, an evening newspaper commented that his crimes were as ghastly as those committed by Eliza Grimwood's murderer fifty years earlier. Num Pages: 288 pages, 75 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 165 x 32. Weight in Grams: 600.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750967792
ISBN
9780750967792
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.63

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