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Paperback. Bernard Hinault is one of the greatest cyclists of all time. He is a five-time winner of the Tour de France and the only man to have won each of the Grand Tours on more than one occasion. Three decades on from his retirement, he remains the last Frenchman to win the Tour de France. This book deals with his life. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJPG; BGS; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 199 x 27. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Yellow Jersey Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780224092050
ISBN
9780224092050
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Eddy Merckx is to cycling what Muhammad Ali is to boxing or Pele to football: quite simply, the best there has ever been. Merckx was a machine. It wasn't just the number of victories (445); it was his remorseless domination that created the legend. He didn't just beat his opponents, he crushed them. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 199 x 22. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Yellow Jersey
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
40855th
Condition
New
SKU
V9780224074513
ISBN
9780224074513
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.41

Paperback.
Edition
Fully Revised and Updated ed.
Publisher
Yellow Jersey
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780224080187
ISBN
9780224080187
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.37

Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 29 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 36. Weight in Grams: 726.
Publisher
Fonthill Media LLc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781625450777
ISBN
9781625450777
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 23.75

Paperback. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; JNK; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 258.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691158082
ISBN
9780691158082
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.66

Paperback. From the writer of "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid", "All the President's Men" and "Marathon Man", Oscar-winning screen writer William Goldman presents his memories and views of movie-making, and of acting greats such as Redford, Olivier, Newman and Hoffman. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: APF; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 29. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
2Rev Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349107059
ISBN
9780349107059
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.50

Paperback. William Graves conveys the texture of life in Majorca, where he lived from the age of five in the household of his father, the poet Robert Graves. The book is also a portrait of Robert Graves, his "Muses" and his entourage, and a study of how the son of a famous father finds his own identity. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780712601160
ISBN
9780712601160
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.80

Paperback. Helps a detective to tell whether the victim had suffocated, drowned, been shot, stabbed, or struck by lightning, spontaneously combusted, frozen to death or expired due to starvation. This book contains suggestions which include examining the face of the deceased for an 'expression of angry resistance', and a clear indication of murder. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
New ed.
SKU
V9780752455136
ISBN
9780752455136
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.52

This work reveals the intimate story of a British-American's role in the American Civil War. William Bradbury's letters home provide a window on the unique relationships among husband, wife, and children while a father was away at war. Num Pages: 408 pages, 21 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 739.
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813122595
ISBN
9780813122595
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.31

paperback. Revised and Expanded with two new chapters on Hillary Clinton's career as a U.S. Senator, Secretary of State, and presidential candidate. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; BGH; HBJK; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Revised, Expanded
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822362302
ISBN
9780822362302
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.28

Paperback. Presents a history of modern physics, as seen through the lives of thirty men and women from the pantheon of physics such as Galileo, Albert Einstein, and Stephen Hawking. This title also offers portraits of their great moments of discovery, their bitter feuds, their relations with family and friends, their religious beliefs, and education. Num Pages: 512 pages, numerous halftones and line drawings. BIC Classification: BGH; PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 178 x 28. Weight in Grams: 964.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
510
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195173246
ISBN
9780195173246
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.27

Hardback. Editor(s): Wilson, Douglas L.; Davis, Rodney O. Series: The Knox College Lincoln Studies Center. Num Pages: 408 pages, 1 black and white photograph. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 38. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780252039812
ISBN
9780252039812
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.56

paperback. Brings together the author's "encounters" with Kenneth Burke - brief talks, position papers, rethinking and reformation of earlier ideas, and analyses of individual texts. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252063503
ISBN
9780252063503
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.22

hardcover. A memoir by William H. Whyte. The battle for control of Guadalcanal in 1942 and what the Americans learned from it forms the heart of the book. The battle was the first real test of land combat between the United States and Japan. Num Pages: 145 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; BG; HBJD; HBJK; HBWQ; JWD; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 19. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
145
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823220076
ISBN
9780823220076
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; JKV; RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 446.
Publisher
American Meteorological Society
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781940033952
ISBN
9781940033952
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.15

Paperback. William Hague has written the life of William Wilberforce who was both a staunch conservative and a tireless campaigner against the slave trade. Num Pages: 480 pages, 8 b/w, 16 col plates (24pp), With index. BIC Classification: BGH; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 41. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007228867
ISBN
9780007228867
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.87

Paperback. The award-winning biography of William Pitt the Younger by William Hague, the youngest leader of the Tory Party since Pitt himself. Num Pages: 688 pages, 17 b/w, 8 col plates (24pp), With index. BIC Classification: 3JF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 40. Weight in Grams: 526.
Edition
1st Edition Thus
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
688
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007147205
ISBN
9780007147205
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.45

Hardback. Editor(s): Bamford, Andrew. Series: Reason to Revolution. Num Pages: 164 pages, 3 b/w ills, maps. BIC Classification: BGH; BGHA; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Publisher
Helion & Company
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911512325
ISBN
9781911512325
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.42

Paperback. Good clean copy, like new
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The Mercier Press Ltd
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KSG0026132
ISBN
9781856354660
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 10.00

Paperback. The extraordinary story of a child prodigy and his remarkable entrepreneurial accomplishments If anyone has "been there, done that" in starting and managing businesses, it's William Saito. Saito is a truly unique personality, and his remarkable story, An Unprogrammed Life, is the compelling tale of a young entrepreneur. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGBA; KJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 173 x 21. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118077030
ISBN
9781118077030
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.49

Paperback. When Brautigan took his own life in September of 1984 his close friends and network of artists and writers were devastated though not entirely surprised. To many, Brautigan was shrouded in enigma, erratic and unpredictable in his habits and presentation. This title offers portraits of a man destroyed by his genius. Num Pages: 864 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 181 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1588.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Counterpoint United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
864
Condition
New
SKU
V9781619021051
ISBN
9781619021051
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 27.88

Hardcover. A story of survival within an impersonal child-care system, a story filled with vivid characters, pathos, surprising humor, and the tenacity of a young boy who longs for a normal home and can't understand why his mother abandoned him or who his father is. Num Pages: 280 pages, 14 b&w photos, 14 b&w illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGA; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 581.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875653556
ISBN
9780875653556
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.89

Paperback. By the author of the bestselling Duncton Wood chronicles, William Horwood's THE BOY WITH NO SHOES is an imaginative memoir of exceptional power, destined to make literary history Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 27. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Review
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755313181
ISBN
9780755313181
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 136 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 8. Weight in Grams: 210.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1977
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271024516
ISBN
9780271024516
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 22.11

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