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Paperback. Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington lives on in popular memory as the 'Invincible General', loved by his men, admired by his peers, formidable to his opponents. This book revises such a portrait, offering an accurate - and controversial - new analysis of Wellington's remarkable military career. Num Pages: 336 pages, 13 b/w illus. + 12 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; HBJD1; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300208658
ISBN
9780300208658
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.31

Hardcover. Editor(s): Huseynov, Elnur S.; Babayev, Vusal. Num Pages: 341 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 263 x 190 x 26. Weight in Grams: 920.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
341
Condition
New
SKU
V9781621007715
ISBN
9781621007715
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 237.66
€ 160.69

Paperback. As the summer of 1914 drew to a close, it was difficult for a 16 year-old schoolboy to realize that the world for which he had been prepared at Clifton College was itself preparing for war. By 1916, he was commissioned in the Royal Field Artillery. This book gives human account of history. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8 pp B & W photos; line drawings/maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; BGHA; BTM; HBWN; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857501950
ISBN
9780857501950
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.41

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
784
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747553458
ISBN
9780747553458
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.73

Paperback. Tells a story of crazed road trips fuelled by bourbon and black acid, of insane judges and giant porcupines, of girls, guns, explosives and, of course, bikes. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 27. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241196496
ISBN
9780241196496
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.01

Paperback. Num Pages: 720 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 48. Weight in Grams: 500. 720 pages, Illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BJ; BM. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 48. Weight: 498.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
720
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408822937
ISBN
9781408822937
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.25

Hardcover.
Edition
Media tie-in
Publisher
Modern Library
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780679602989
ISBN
9780679602989
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 22.46

Paperback. Showcases the evolution of the writer of "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" and "Hell's Angels", through his work at the magazine that he helped to put on the map. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241960417
ISBN
9780241960417
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

This is a rollicking fictional memoir that takes us through the ups and downs of the mysterious author's life. And what a life it is, full to the brim with every imaginable kind of neurotic behavior. You will often laugh out loud. But you will also learn a great deal about the emotions and about which emotional strategies work and which don't. Num Pages: 65 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFV; VSP; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Axios Press United States
Number of pages
65
Condition
New
SKU
V9781604190748
ISBN
9781604190748
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.09

Hardback. Interweaving current affairs and family history, the author details the growth of the Winston-Salem area as a centre of Moravian piety and as the world's largest tobacco manufacturing centre, while trying to save his family farm. The book ends with a plea for true agrarianism in the modern South. Num Pages: 256 pages, 6 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBFN; BGA; TV; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813122151
ISBN
9780813122151
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.55

Paperback. "Murder in Lancashire" provides a fascinating insight into policing in the north of England in the 1970s Num Pages: 128 pages, 36. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 8. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Carnegie Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781874181910
ISBN
9781874181910
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.26

Paperback. Beautifully written and evocative memoir by the biographer of The Beatles and Gazza, and author of the footballing classic THE GLORY GAME Num Pages: 352 pages, 2x8pp b/w photos. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 24. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755314034
ISBN
9780755314034
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.85

Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, 16pp photographs. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 245. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Andre Deutsch Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
SKU
KTG0008401
ISBN
9780233997896
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The classic biography of Alfred Wainwright. Num Pages: 368 pages, 16. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752848525
ISBN
9780752848525
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.50

Paperback. For the very first time, explore the mind that has fascinated a nation Num Pages: 320 pages, 16pp colour photos. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 22. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Headline
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755315437
ISBN
9780755315437
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Ivy, Dulcie, Barbara, Ann, Dorothy and Jean all had different reasons for applying to work at Carr's biscuits, but once they had put on their overalls and walked through the factory gates they discovered a community full of life, laughter and friendship. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKENM; 3JJP; BM; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 122 x 22. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091957643
ISBN
9780091957643
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.06

Paperback. .
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471153419
ISBN
9781471153419
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.02

Hardback. World War II covert agent E Howard Hunt joined the CIA soon after its inception, becoming one of its most valuable operatives until his retirement in 1970. Here, he brings to life his exploits in the CIA, offering revelations about the agency's Latin American operations and its masterly manipulation of politics and the media in the US. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JPSH. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471789826
ISBN
9780471789826
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 32.72

Hardcover. Num Pages: 312 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 151 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Blacksmith Books Hong Kong
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9789881900272
ISBN
9789881900272
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 15.71

Paperback. H Rochester Sneath no longer exists. And if you wished to put your son's name on the waiting list for Selhurst School, near Petworth, Sussex, you might have a little difficulty. It doesn't exist either. But, as this collection of Sneath's letters, and the replies, proves, you can fool most of the people most of the time. Num Pages: 104 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 141 x 9. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Harriman House Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
104
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906659332
ISBN
9781906659332
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.86

Paperback. A biography of comic genius Spike Milligan, who died in February 2002, by one of Britain's leading biographers. Num Pages: 448 pages, 16 or 24 pp b/w photos. BIC Classification: APB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 56. Weight in Grams: 314. Good copy with some shelf wear
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
paperback / softback
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
SKU
KHN0000361
ISBN
9780340826126
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The original authorised biography, and the only one written by an author who actually met J.R.R. Tolkien, reissued to mark Tolkien's 125th Anniversary. Num Pages: 384 pages, 8 b/w plates (8pp), Index. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 26. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008207779
ISBN
9780008207779
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.92

Paperback. Critically acclaimed, award-winning biography of CS Lewis, JRR Tolkien and the brilliant group of writers to come out of Oxford during the Second World War. Num Pages: 304 pages, With index. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
HarperCollins
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007748693
ISBN
9780007748693
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.37

Paperback. A biography of comic genius Spike Milligan, who died in February 2002, by one of Britain's leading biographers. Num Pages: 448 pages, 16 or 24 pp b/w photos. BIC Classification: APB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 56. Weight in Grams: 314.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
paperback / softback
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
SKU
KNW0008917
ISBN
9780340826126
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

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