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Biography
Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 142 x 27. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552168786
- ISBN
- 9780552168786
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.81
€ 13.00
€ 11.81
Paperback. Bear Grylls is a man who has always sought the ultimate in adventure. As a teenager he found identity and purpose through both mountaineering and martial arts, which led the young adventurer to the foothills of the mighty Himalaya and a grandmaster's karate training camp in Japan. This title presents his portrait. Num Pages: 480 pages, 3 x 8 pp colour photographs. BIC Classification: BGA; WSZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 32. Weight in Grams: 368. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Channel 4
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAC0003106
- ISBN
- 9781905026494
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
paperback. Begins in Ireland during the Second World War where O'Riain tells a tale of a family at war with one another and the violence that lurks behind their love. O'Riain forbidden by his mother to join the Boy Scouts or the reserve national army eventually puts on a uniform - the irregular uniform of the Irish Republican Army (IRA). Num Pages: 392 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BG; JFFE3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Jacana Media South Africa
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781770090781
- ISBN
- 9781770090781
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.60
€ 20.99
€ 19.60
Paperback. Beate Sirota Gordon was born in Vienna, but in 1929 her family moved to Japan so that her father, a noted pianist, could teach, and she grew up speaking German, English, and Japanese. In 1946, at age twenty-two, she helped to draft the new postwar Japanese constitution. This title chronicles the unlikely string of events that led her to that role. Num Pages: 176 pages, 47 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJPG; BM; HBJF; HBLW3; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 162 x 10. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226132518
- ISBN
- 9780226132518
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.29
€ 23.99
€ 19.29
Paperback. Brings together several Leos Janacek scholars to look closely at a range of issues surrounding his life and work. This book features essays accompanied by translated writings by the composer himself. It includes essays on Naturalism, opera direction, and Tristan and Isolde and four impressionistic chronicles of the 'speech melodies' of daily life. Editor(s): Beckerman, Michael. Series: Bard Music Festival. Num Pages: 320 pages, 11 halftones. 5 line illus. 4 tables. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVGC6; AVGC9; AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691116761
- ISBN
- 9780691116761
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.24€ 42.32
€ 53.24
€ 42.32
Paperback. A London mum and Iraqi teacher should have nothing in common. Yet now, despite their differences, they're the firmest of friends. This title tells the story of two women who share laughter and tears, and swap their confidences, dreams and fears. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141038537
- ISBN
- 9780141038537
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.79
€ 20.99
€ 16.79
Paperback. A fascinating journey on the footsteps of Mary Wollstonecraft and an exploration of never-dying themes, such as babies versus careers. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DND; 1DNN; 1DNS; BJ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 214 x 22. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- Alma Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846883781
- ISBN
- 9781846883781
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.20
€ 17.99
€ 14.20
Paperback. Translator(s): Zombory-Moldovan, Peter. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJF; BGHA; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 203 x 11. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Publisher
- NYRB Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590178096
- ISBN
- 9781590178096
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.50
€ 20.99
€ 15.50
Paperback. Winning awards, losing love, longing for stability and affection, being pitted against Amy Winehouse by the press - Lily's meteoric rise to fame has been peppered with extreme highs and lows, no lower than when she tragically suffered a miscarriage in 2008. This title presents her story. Num Pages: 244 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 392. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Omnibus Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAC0004403
- ISBN
- 9781849380614
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. What Belle de Jour did next.. this is the sparkling, witty and titillating follow-up to the bestselling Intimate Adventures of a London Call Girl Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BM; BTX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753821602
- ISBN
- 9780753821602
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
€ 13.99
€ 11.09
Paperback. What Belle de Jour did next.. this is the sparkling, witty and titillating follow-up to the bestselling Intimate Adventures of a London Call Girl Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BM; BTX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 21. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Phoenix Edition
- SKU
- KNW0009925
- ISBN
- 9780753825495
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback. The bestselling and infamous diary of a high-class call girl Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BM; BTX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 134 x 23. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753819234
- ISBN
- 9780753819234
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
€ 13.99
€ 11.08
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753827949
- ISBN
- 9780753827949
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.04
€ 13.99
€ 11.04
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781431410286
- ISBN
- 9781431410286
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.44
€ 16.99
€ 15.44
Paperback. Knife-edge decisions, extreme weather, heart-stopping races - they are all in a day's work for Ben Ainslie. Against all odds, in the London 2012 Olympics Ben Ainslie thrillingly won a fourth successive gold medal, making him the greatest ever Olympic sailor and a British hero, chosen from many to be the flag bearer for the closing ceremony. Num Pages: 304 pages, col. Illustrations, col. ports. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSSN3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780224082945
- ISBN
- 9780224082945
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. A lone policewoman disarms a knife-wielding schizophrenic; two officers drag a woman from a railway line seconds before an express train roars past; an undercover cop clings onto the bonnet of a drug-dealer's car as it speeds through a busy town centre. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BTC; JKSW1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472108326
- ISBN
- 9781472108326
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.89
€ 13.00
€ 11.89
Paperback. From the brutal murder of John Paas in 1832 and the poisoning of a 70-year-old widow by two young men, to the fatal shooting of a young woman in 1919, and was to become one of the fascinating murder cases in legal history, this title presents a collection of the criminal cases that have taken place in Leicester between the mid-1800s and 1950s. Series: Sutton True Crime History. Num Pages: 150 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEML; 3JH; 3JJ; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 173 x 11. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750948104
- ISBN
- 9780750948104
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.60
€ 19.99
€ 18.60
Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BM. Dimension: 240 x 159. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007554584
- ISBN
- 9780007554584
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 5.84
€ 23.99
€ 5.84
Paperback. The Stig gets his kit off and reveals how he came to be Top Gear's iconic racing driver and so much more - including what it's like to thrash an Aston Martin DBS, train for the Army and face the terror of Jeremy Clarkson's underwear.. Num Pages: 352 pages, (2x8pp plates). BIC Classification: APT; BGFA; WSPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 136 x 35. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007331697
- ISBN
- 9780007331697
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.45
€ 13.00
€ 11.45
Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: APB; BGF; BM; VFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062473622
- ISBN
- 9780062473622
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.98
€ 34.99
€ 29.98
Paperback. For as long as he can remember, Ben Fogle has been surrounded by creatures great and small. As a young boy his best friends were Liberty and Lexington, the family dogs. This title tells the true stories of his amazing encounters with animals and how they changed his life. Num Pages: 400 pages, 3 x 8pp colour photographs. BIC Classification: BGA; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 198 x 26. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552165808
- ISBN
- 9780552165808
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.34
€ 25.99
€ 19.34
Paperback. James Cracknell and Ben Fogle's hardback smash of Christmas 2006 becomes a massive paperback bestseller in summer 2007. 'Read this.. Two very different men fight, play games and nearly lose their lives.' The Times Num Pages: 288 pages, 2x4 b/w & colour integrated. BIC Classification: 1QSA; BTP; WSB; WSSN7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 290. Conquering the Atlantic in the World's Toughest Rowing Race. 288 pages, 2x4 b/w & colour integrated. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1QSA; BTP; WSB; WSSN7. Dimension: 196 x 131 x 22. Weight: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843545125
- ISBN
- 9781843545125
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.50
€ 24.99
€ 18.50
paperback. The author's life has been action-packed to say the least. He has rowed across the Atlantic, walked to the South Pole, run the Sahara and ice-skated across Sweden. This title tells his story. Num Pages: 448 pages, 3 x 8 pp colour photographs. BIC Classification: BGA; WSZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 197 x 28. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780552165785
- ISBN
- 9780552165785
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.14
€ 12.99
€ 11.14
Paperback. Ben Fong-Torres was torn between an alluring American lifestyle - including Elvis and rock 'n' roll - and the traditional cultural heritage his proud immigrant parents struggled to instill in their five children. This title tells of growing up with a double identity - Chinese and American. Num Pages: 296 pages, 28 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; AVGP; BGFA; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 230 x 19. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition,Revised
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520269682
- ISBN
- 9780520269682
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.43
€ 27.99
€ 21.43