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Paperback. Offers an account of how British boffins triumphed across the decades in creating everything from computer games to Martian landers. This book contains chapters on the Beagle II, Elite - the 80s computer game, the Blue Streak missile, Concorde, mobile phone technology and the Human Genome Project, among others. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; BG; PDZ; TB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571214976
- ISBN
- 9780571214976
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Editor(s): Jones, Julia. Num Pages: 352 pages, 36 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Golden Duck (UK) Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781899262021
- ISBN
- 9781899262021
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.51
€ 17.99
€ 16.51
Paperback. A true detective story tracing the murder investigation of a human rights activist and Guatemalan bishop. It also traces Los Intocables struggle with the Guatemalan authorities, revealing the involvement of youth gangs, political corruption and organised crime. Num Pages: 416 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 33. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848871953
- ISBN
- 9781848871953
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.77
€ 13.99
€ 10.77
Paperback. Offers an account of France hit by wave after wave of revolutions. This book includes a narrative of the major events of author's life - which spanned the French Revolution, the Napoleonic Era and the uneasy period that led up to the Revolution of 1830. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; BM; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141393124
- ISBN
- 9780141393124
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.31
€ 17.99
€ 14.31
Paperback. The young painter Francoise Gilot met Picasso in a Parisian cafe when he was 62. During the next ten years they were lovers, worked together and had two children, Claude and Paloma. In an account filled with intimate revelations, the author paints a portrait of her turbulent life with Picasso. Num Pages: 352 pages, Section: 8, B&W. BIC Classification: ACXD5; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Virago
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853812330
- ISBN
- 9781853812330
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.44
€ 17.99
€ 13.44
paperback. William II, better known as William Rufus, was the third son of William the Conqueror. This biography recounts his brief 13-year reign leading up to his assassination. The author weaves his account of the king's life into the wider history of Anglo-Norman government. Series: The Yale English Monarchs Series. Num Pages: 502 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 868.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780300082913
- ISBN
- 9780300082913
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.39
€ 37.99
€ 29.39
Paperback. An omnibus edition of Mad Frank Fraser's two books. In the first, he tells his own extraordinary story as a key figure in London's criminal underworld. In the second, he reveals the criminal code which dictated behaviour and the alliances this fostered. Num Pages: 352 pages, Section: 16, B&W. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 109 x 26. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780751511376
- ISBN
- 9780751511376
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.89
€ 15.99
€ 11.89
Paperback. Unhappily land-locked in his early adult life, the authors' fortunes changed when he began visiting Scotland's west coast in the 1930s. He made temporary homes with his family on some of the remotest Hebridean islands so he could study the habits of grey seals and seabirds. This book tells about his life on island. Series: Nature Classics Library. Num Pages: 312 pages, b/w photographs. BIC Classification: BM; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 156 x 32. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- Little Toller Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908213013
- ISBN
- 9781908213013
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.85
€ 21.99
€ 16.85
Paperback. It was on 6 June 2004 that BBC security correspondent Frank Gardner and cameraman Simon Cumbers were ambushed by Islamist gunmen in a quiet Riyadh back street. Simon was killed outright. Frank was hit in the shoulder and leg. As he lay in the dust, a figure stood over him and pumped four more bullets into his body at point-blank range. Num Pages: 528 pages, 16pp colour photos, map & author's own line drawings. BIC Classification: BGBA; JPS; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 33. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- The 10th Anniversary edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857502438
- ISBN
- 9780857502438
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.60
€ 15.99
€ 12.60
Hardcover. Clean copy fine in dust wrapper. DW showing some age and shelf wear. Remains a very good copy
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- John Murray Publishers Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0006015
- ISBN
- 9780719542893
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. "Commissioning organisation: with a postscript by Mr. Shaw. 408 p. 23 cm. Publishers cloth. Good copy with generally clean black cloth but slight rub wear to surface, bright gilt title on the spine, well defined edges and tight binding, light foxing to title page, very minor shelf wear to spine bands." Keywords: "Shaw, Bernard,"
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Gollancz London
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1931
- SKU
- KEX0069731
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. In this text, Frank Henderson, Commandant of the Second Battalion of Dublin's Irish Volunteers, reveals the influence of his parents and the Christian Brothers in moulding his militancy and pride in Irish culture. Series: Irish Narratives S. Num Pages: 88 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; BGHA; HBJD1; HBLW; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 197 x 6. Weight in Grams: 124.
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781859181430
- ISBN
- 9781859181430
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.64
€ 10.64
Paperback. A haunting and exquisitely-observed collection of medical vignettes that brilliantly captures the intense drama of the Emergency Room Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BT; VFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 166 x 15. Weight in Grams: 148. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Fourth Estate
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSS0001604
- ISBN
- 9781841155494
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. 8vo. Nice copy. Ireland in the 20th century
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Blackwater Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- SKU
- KEX0292039
- ISBN
- 9780861217267
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
Hardcover. Keyword:Seamus Brennan. 204pp
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Liffey Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- SKU
- KNW0011778
- ISBN
- 9781905785636
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 25.99€ 19.85
€ 25.99
€ 19.85
Paperback. Criminals are not born in a vacuum, and Frank Lucas is no exception. At the age of six he watched his cousin die in a lynching and in that moment of Southern brutality, Frank Lucas, notorious gangster, billion-dollar-heroin importer was born. This title tells the story of this most notorious black gangster to ever rule the streets of New York. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BGA; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091928674
- ISBN
- 9780091928674
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Paperback. Stunning reissue of the phenomenal worldwide bestseller: Frank McCourt's sad, funny, bittersweet memoir of growing up in New York in the 30s and in Ireland in the 40s. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; HBJD1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 314. Well-read paperback, in good condition. Some shelf wear and may have some light soiling.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- SKU
- KRF0030682
- ISBN
- 9780007205233
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Cover slightly worn. Keywords: "Subjects - Biography - Social & Health Issues - Cultural History - General,Subjects - Biography - Social & Health Issues - Cultural History - United States,Subjects - Biography - General,Subjects - So"
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- Prentice Hall & IBD
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- SKU
- KHS0066400
- ISBN
- 9780684848785
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 9.39
€ 9.39
hardcover. Clean copy in good condition
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Scribner New York
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KAG0000582
- ISBN
- 9780684874357
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 5.44
€ 5.44
Paperback. Paperback in good to very good condition. Some light shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- 2nd Touchstone ed.
- SKU
- KRF0021144
- ISBN
- 9780684872179
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
hardcover. Clean copy
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Scribner New York
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KST0030503
- ISBN
- 9780684874357
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.44
€ 5.44
hardcover. Good, clean copy in dust wrapper. DW showing minor signs of shelfwear but remains in good condition
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Flamingo London
- Edition
- 1st. Edition
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0006333
- ISBN
- 9780002570800
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.44
€ 5.44
Paperback. Used paperback, in verry good condition. Some shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Flamingo
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KIN0007511
- ISBN
- 9780006552413
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Clean copy with shelf wear and yellowing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Flamingo
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KOC0014076
- ISBN
- 9780006552413
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99