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Paperback. The incredible story of punk rock legend and Generation X frontman Billy Idol Num Pages: 336 pages, 16pp colour plates. BIC Classification: AVGU; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 24. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857205605
ISBN
9780857205605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.54

Paperback. The autobiography of Celtic's greatest hero, the captain of their 1967 European Cup-winning side Num Pages: 320 pages, 16pp b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 23. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
HEADLINE (HODD)
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755313167
ISBN
9780755313167
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Suitable for all those interested in the many-faceted history of modern Vietnam and of Communism in the non-Western world, this title offers the dozens of such works by veterans of the 1924-45 struggle in Vietnam to be published in English translation. Editor(s): Binh Tu, Tran; Marr, David G. Series: Ohio RIS Southeast Asia Series. Num Pages: 112 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; BG; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 8. Weight in Grams: 154.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
Ohio University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896801196
ISBN
9780896801196
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.54

Paperback. A groundbreaking memoir by the acclaimed Kenyan Caine Prize winner. Num Pages: 271 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BM; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 197 x 18. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847083326
ISBN
9781847083326
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.78

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 514.
Publisher
University Press of Southern Denmark
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9788776749927
ISBN
9788776749927
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.86

Hardback. Biz Stone, the co-founder of Twitter, discusses the power of creativity and how to harness it, through stories from his remarkable life and career. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BGBA; UDBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 223 x 24. Weight in Grams: 366. Good clean copy in dustwrapper with minor shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
SKU
KTG0001442
ISBN
9781447271116
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Biz Stone, the co-founder of Twitter, discusses the power of creativity and how to harness it, through stories from his remarkable life and career. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BGBA; UDBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 223 x 24. Weight in Grams: 366. Fine in fine dust wrapper
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
SKU
KSG0009039
ISBN
9781447271116
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. The sensational autobiography of the controversial Tour de France winner and Team Saxobank owner/manager, Bjarne Riis Translator(s): Bacon, Ellis. Num Pages: 320 pages, Colour section. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 215 x 23. Weight in Grams: 344.
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
Vision Sports Publishing
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907637513
ISBN
9781907637513
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.25

Hardcover. A definitive biography of the aviator Bert Hall of the Lafayette Escadrille, a French fighter squadron during World War 1. Hall was variously labelled as: rogue, card cheat, forger, human cannonball, criminal, bigamist, deserter, filmmaker, author, Chinese General, arms smuggler, Foreign Legionnaire, salesman, aerial racer amd aviation pioneer. Num Pages: 192 pages, 16 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJF; BGH; HBJK; HBWN; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 538.
Publisher
Fonthill Media Ltd
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781551301
ISBN
9781781551301
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.70

Hardback. Series: The Personal Photograph Albums of Hermann Goering. Num Pages: 224 pages, 300 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJF; AJC; BGH; HBWN; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Fonthill Media LLc United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781625450333
ISBN
9781625450333
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 23.79

Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 400 black and white. BIC Classification: 3JJF; AJC; BGH; HBWN; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 171 x 17. Weight in Grams: 806.
Publisher
Fonthill Media LLc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781625450463
ISBN
9781625450463
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 23.65

Hardback. Revealed is Goering's role in creating the Luftwaffe and the German prewar economy during 1935-37 that set the stage for the launching of WWII in 1939. Also revealed are his second marriage to a popular stage actress, occupation of the Rhineland, diplomatic missions to Poland and Italy, hunting career, and the top-secret Hossbach war conference. Series: The Personal Photograph Albums of Hermann Goering. Num Pages: 272 pages, 290 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; BGH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 180 x 24. Weight in Grams: 942.
Publisher
Fonthill Media LLc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781625450197
ISBN
9781625450197
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 23.65

Hardcover. A fresh new biography of Kaiser Wilhelm II, German Emperor from 1888 until his abdication at the end of the First World War, and his exile in the Netherlands Num Pages: 224 pages, 64 black and white. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 230 x 20. Weight in Grams: 474.
Publisher
Fonthill Media Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781550014
ISBN
9781781550014
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.80

Paperback. Uncovers the world of classical music, exposing a musical demi-monde where alcohol and drugs are ubiquitous, where musicians perform high on hungover, and where it's standard to trade sex for work. The author has been a professional oboe player for over twenty-five years. Num Pages: 336 pages, integrated b+w illustrations. BIC Classification: AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Atlantic Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843544937
ISBN
9781843544937
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.53

Hardcover. Blaise Cendrars, one of twentieth-century France's most gifted men of letters, came to Hollywood in 1936 for the newspaper "Paris-Soir". This book records Cendrars' experiences on Hollywood's streets and at its studios and hottest clubs. Illustrator(s): Guerin, Jean. Translator(s): White, Garrett. Num Pages: 195 pages, photograph, 29 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; BGB; KNTC; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 139 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
195
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780520078079
ISBN
9780520078079
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.24
€ 42.32

Paperback. First published in 1993, this work is a portrait of family life, father-son relationships and bereavement. It includes an afterword by the author. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 185.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Granta Books
Condition
New
SKU
9781862079083
ISBN
9781862079083
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.28

Paperback. Good clean copy with some shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Granta Books
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0003191
ISBN
9781862079786
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 7.13

Paperback. "And When Did You Last See Your Father?" is about a son's search to discover the truth about the remarkable Kerry girl who qualified as a doctor in Dublin in 1942, worked in British hospitals during the war, and then reinvented herself to adapt to a quieter post-war family life. This title is a anatomy of family conflict, love, war and marriage. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 196 x 23. Weight in Grams: 252.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099440727
ISBN
9780099440727
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.79

Paperback. Num Pages: 48 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200 x 140 x 3. Weight in Grams: 90.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1970
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231029889
ISBN
9780231029889
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.35

Paperback. Num Pages: 316 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGX; HRQX9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 159 x 16. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publisher
Feral House,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Revised Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781627310024
ISBN
9781627310024
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.70

Paperback. Features an account of the swordfighter Wallace was to symbolise the cause of liberty and independence to many other countries and cultures in the centuries to come. Series: Canongate Classics. Num Pages: 464 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGH; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 127 x 29. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Canongate Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841954134
ISBN
9781841954134
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.56

Hardcover.
Publisher
Cork University Press
Number of pages
440
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859184899
ISBN
9781859184899
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.00
€ 21.31

Paperback. A brilliant evocation by an acclaimed historical biographer of what it was really like to live in a Britain in the shadow of Nazi invasion. Num Pages: 368 pages, 16pp of photographs, plus line drawings. BIC Classification: BG; HBJD1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340837993
ISBN
9780340837993
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.89

Paperback. Some of these stories are dire and grim. Others are witty and satirical. Some are political. Others are not. But all are told from the heart and with the authority and sincerity of one who knows his subject. In an era when the customs of the nations of the Middle East are of particular relevance, this book provides a remarkable insight. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 132 x 19. Weight in Grams: 184. My Shocking Journey Through the Savagery of the Modern-Day Middle East. 288 pages. Some of these stories are dire and grim. Others are witty and satirical. Some are political. Others are not. But all are told from the heart and with the authority and sincerity of one who knows his subject. In an era when the customs of the nations of the Middle East are of particular relevance, this book provides a remarkable insight. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BTC. Dimension: 200 x 132 x 19. Weight: 184.
Publisher
John Blake
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843583455
ISBN
9781843583455
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.38

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