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Biography
Paperback. In spite of the perpetrators' intentions, the Tokyo gas attack left only twelve people dead, but thousands were injured and many suffered serious after-effects. This title features the author's interviews with the victims to tried and established precisely what happened on the subway that day. Translator(s): Birnbaum, Alfred; Gabriel, Philip. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BTC; HBJF; HBLW3; JPWL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099461098
- ISBN
- 9780099461098
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.76
€ 14.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. In 1982, having sold his jazz bar to devote himself to writing, the author began running to keep fit. A year later, he'd completed a solo course from Athens to Marathon, and now, after dozens of such races, he reflects upon the influence the sport has had on his life and on his writing. This title presents his portrait. Translator(s): Gabriel, Philip. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; WSKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 144.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099526155
- ISBN
- 9780099526155
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.87
€ 13.99
€ 10.87
Paperback. Capturing his unparalleled brilliance, as well as his many demons, this biography focuses on the successes, setbacks, and contradictions that make up the extraordinary life and legacy of Steve Jobs. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BGB; KCS; KNTX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 220 x 18. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Virgin Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753557020
- ISBN
- 9780753557020
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.69
€ 20.99
€ 16.69
Paperback. Seventeen-year-old Henry VIII was 'a youngling, he cares for nothing but girls and hunting.' Henry was considered a demi-god by his subjects, so each woman he chose was someone who had managed to stand out in a crowd of stunning ladies. This book offers an insight into the love life of Henry, and the twelve women who knew the man behind the mask. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752454962
- ISBN
- 9780752454962
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.35
€ 17.99
€ 16.35
Paperback. A fascinating and witty account of the life of Tintin, his creator, and the phenomenon that they became. Num Pages: 336 pages, B&W inset. BIC Classification: AKLC; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- John Murray Press
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848546721
- ISBN
- 9781848546721
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.74
€ 14.99
€ 11.74
Paperback. The autho shares a lifetime's experience of obsessing over football, during which he has seen it all first hand - the good, the bad and the unbelievable. In this book, he shares stories of some of the legends and journeymen he played, coached, argued and drank with, Harry picks a team for each decade from the 1950s to the present. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 26. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091955533
- ISBN
- 9780091955533
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.86
€ 19.99
€ 14.86
Paperback. The author is the manager who has seen it all - from a dismal 70s Portakabin at Oxford City and training pitches with trees in the middle to the unbeatable highs of the Premiership, lifting the FA Cup and taking on Real Madrid in the Champions League. This title takes you right inside every drama of his career. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091958312
- ISBN
- 9780091958312
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.00
€ 17.99
€ 14.00
Paperback. * A brilliantly funny and nostalgic look at 1960s and 70s childhood as well as a more serious examination of boys' (and some men's) obsession with war Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; 3JJPL; BGA; JWG; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 126 x 19. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349115689
- ISBN
- 9780349115689
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.74
€ 14.99
€ 11.74
Paperback. This book provides a biographical account of the remarkable Benedictine monk, Henri Le Saux (1910-1973), who spent the last two-and-a-half decades of his life in India where he immersed himself in Hindu spirituality. It traces the central themes of his prolific writings on religious and mystical topics. Num Pages: 344 pages, 17 b&w photos. BIC Classification: BGX; HRCX8; HRG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- World Wisdom Books United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933316451
- ISBN
- 9781933316451
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.10
€ 23.99
€ 22.10
Paperback. Harry Markopolos and his team of financial sleuths discuss first-hand how they cracked the Madoff Ponzi scheme
No One Would Listen is the exclusive story of the Harry Markopolos-led investigation into Bernie Madoff and his $65 billion Ponzi scheme. Num Pages: 354 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: BTC; KFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 148 x 25. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Number of pages
- 354
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470919002
- ISBN
- 9780470919002
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.18
€ 25.99
€ 19.18
Paperback. Homesteader in Iowa, a 49er in the California Gold Rush, and editor of his town-s local paper, Edmund Booth epitomized the classic 19th-century pioneer, except for one difference - he was deaf. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JFFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 158 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781563682735
- ISBN
- 9781563682735
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.38
€ 36.99
€ 29.38
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Bedford/St. Martin's
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 140
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312112134
- ISBN
- 9780312112134
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.43
€ 46.99
€ 41.43
Paperback. Editor(s): Easton, Laird. Num Pages: 960 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; BGA; BGHA; HBJD; HBLW; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1197.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780307278432
- ISBN
- 9780307278432
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.69
€ 25.99
€ 17.69
Paperback. A shocking insight into child abuse in Britain today as told by a Detective who worked in Child Protection. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BTC; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KSG0019729
- ISBN
- 9781849832502
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Editor(s): Patton, Randall L. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BM; JFFJ; JFSL3; KNDV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820348001
- ISBN
- 9780820348001
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.26
€ 57.26
Paperback. Editor(s): Midlo Hall, Gwendolyn. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGHA; JFSL3; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816679065
- ISBN
- 9780816679065
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.85
€ 26.99
€ 26.85
Hardcover. Friedrich Ebert (1871-1925) was influential in securing SPD support for the war in 1914. He reluctantly accepted the need for Germany to sign the Treaty of Versailles, at one point saying he might be prepared to resume the war. This book examines how much of a part treaty played in creating the circumstances of the Second World War. Series Editor(s): Sharp, Alan. Series: Makers of the Modern World. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 tables, 17 black & white halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 209 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Haus Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905791637
- ISBN
- 9781905791637
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.31
€ 17.99
€ 13.31
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, 9 illus. BIC Classification: BT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 140.
- Publisher
- Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888392329
- ISBN
- 9780888392329
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.04
€ 18.99
€ 14.04
Hardcover. Based on 20 years of research, this monograph provides a comprehensive view of Kline's life and work and reveals how complex they both were. The author presents an evocative portrait of Kline's evolution from ambitious art student, to penniless Greenwich Village muralist, to mature artist. Num Pages: 192 pages, 170 colour and b&w illustrations, notes, chronology, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: ACXD; AFC; AGB; BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 288 x 238 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1392.
- Publisher
- Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558597709
- ISBN
- 9781558597709
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.26€ 50.42
€ 55.26
€ 50.42
Paperback. Harold Drinkwater was not supposed to go to war. He was told he was half an inch too short. But, determined to fight for king and country, he found a battalion that would take him and was soon on his way to trenches of the Somme. This book offers a moving testament to one man's struggle to keep his humanity in the face of unimaginable violence. Editor(s): Cooksey, Jon. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; BM; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091957223
- ISBN
- 9780091957223
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.27
€ 21.99
€ 16.27