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Biography
Paperback. The first memoir from a woman born and raised in South Darfur. An incredibly powerful first-hand account of the horrors of the genocide. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBS; 3JMC; BM; HBJH; HBLX; HBTZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340963579
- ISBN
- 9780340963579
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.43
€ 17.99
€ 13.43
Paperback. It was the divorce that scandalised Georgian England.. She was a spirited young heiress. He was a handsome baronet with a promising career in government. Their marriage had the makings of a fairy tale but ended as one of the most salacious and highly publicised divorces in history. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784701932
- ISBN
- 9781784701932
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.85
€ 21.99
€ 16.85
Hardcover. 8vo.Original cloth with dustwrapper
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1955
- Publisher
- Christopher Johnson (1955)
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KEX0280150
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 25.00
€ 25.00
Paperback. An account, by his great-great-grandson, of Professor Matthew Heddle (1828-97, a larger-than-life character and one of Scotland's most famous mineralogists. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; BGT; PNV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 19. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Publisher
- NMSE - Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905267989
- ISBN
- 9781905267989
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.60
€ 19.99
€ 18.60
Paperback. An entertaining narrative that encapsulates the complete experience of walking the West Highland Way. It brings to life one of the classic Long Distance walks. Num Pages: 144 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKSH; BM; WSZC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 217 x 7. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- Whittles Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849950879
- ISBN
- 9781849950879
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.68
€ 19.99
€ 18.68
Hardback. Even by SAS standards this is the story of an outstanding warrior. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16pp B&W photos. BIC Classification: 1HFDE; 3JJPR; BM; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWQ; JWH; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848845114
- ISBN
- 9781848845114
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.33
€ 26.99
€ 20.33
Paperback. A story of two very different men whose lives catastrophically interweaved over the course of some nine months in the late 1960s: one was a thief and con man called James Earl Ray, the other one of the greatest American figures of the twentieth century, Martin Luther King Jr Hampton Sides follows in Ray's footsteps as he escapes from prison. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; BTC; HBJK; JPWL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780718192068
- ISBN
- 9780718192068
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.45
€ 16.99
€ 12.45
Paperback. Hank Haney received a call from Tiger Woods in which the golf champion asked Haney to be his coach. It was a call that would change both men's lives. Tiger - only 28 at the time - was by then already an icon, judged by the sporting press as not only one of the best golfers ever, but possibly the best athlete ever. This title tells his story. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSD; WSJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 17. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- Virgin Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753541739
- ISBN
- 9780753541739
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.00
€ 19.99
€ 15.00
Paperback. Hanna Greally spent the best part of the 1940s and 1950s incarcerated in a psychiatric hospital in the Irish Midlands. In her first book "Birds Nest Soup" she recounted the terrible suffering she endured there. This title gives an account of her life in Coolamber Manor Rehabilitation Centre in County Longford. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJP; BM; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 144.
- Publisher
- Attic Press Dublin
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781855942127
- ISBN
- 9781855942127
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.88
€ 11.88
paperback. Paperback edition of Amberley's bestselling title of 2012. Collects together unabridged, all the major substantial first-hand accounts of the sinking of the Titanic. Num Pages: 512 pages, 135 Illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: 1QSAN; 3JJC; BTP; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 44. Weight in Grams: 766.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445614434
- ISBN
- 9781445614434
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 21.99
€ 30.99
€ 21.99
Paperback. Part musical odyssey, part dazzling love story The Baroness traces Nica's extraordinary, thrilling journey - from England's stately homes to the battlefields of Africa, passing under the shadow of the Holocaust, and finally, to the creative ferment of New York's 1950s jazz scene. Num Pages: 320 pages, Integrated. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JJ; AVGJ; BG; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- Virago
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Digital original
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844086054
- ISBN
- 9781844086054
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.89
€ 15.99
€ 11.89
Paperback. Hannah Shah is an Imam's daughter. She lived the life of a Muslim but, for many years, her father abused her in the cellar of their home. At 16, she discovered a plan to send her to Pakistan for an arranged marriage, and she ran away. Hunted by her angry father and brothers, she had to keep moving house to escape them. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846041488
- ISBN
- 9781846041488
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.04
€ 13.99
€ 11.04
Paperback. Was Edward IV a vain and self-indulgent playboy, more interested in his own pleasures than the well-being of his kingdom, or was his life cut tragically short, thus preventing him from fully establishing the 'new monarchy' more commonly associated with his son-in-law, Henry VII? This biography reassesses this debate. Series: Routledge Historical Biographies. Num Pages: 288 pages, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415368001
- ISBN
- 9780415368001
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.49
€ 57.49
Paperback. Uncovers the iconoclastic genius and subtle charm behind Charlie Munger's curmudgeonly facade. This book presents an account of the family, personal, and business life of the idiosyncratically complex figure. Num Pages: 294 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGB; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 294
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471446910
- ISBN
- 9780471446910
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 23.75
€ 32.99
€ 23.75
Paperback. A groundbreaking new history of the first woman to rule England in her own right. Num Pages: 464 pages, Section: 8, colour pix. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 30. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780749909826
- ISBN
- 9780749909826
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.44
€ 17.99
€ 13.44
Paperback. As a bestselling phenomenon and queen of the Regency Romance, Georgette Heyer is one of the most beloved historical novelists. This biography offers a glimpse into Georgette Heyer's world and that of her most memorable characters. It reveals a formidable, energetic woman, with an impeccable sense of style and, a love for all things Regency. Num Pages: 240 pages, b/w illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 19. Weight in Grams: 178.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099493495
- ISBN
- 9780099493495
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.05
€ 13.99
€ 11.05
Hardback. The first in-depth look at the life and career of Joss Whedon - creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and one of the most influential figures to emerge from American popular culture during the last quarter-century. Num Pages: 448 pages, 8-page b/w plates section. BIC Classification: APTD; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 156 x 38. Weight in Grams: 734. Fine in fine dustwrapper with some minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Quarto Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- SKU
- KAK0008166
- ISBN
- 9781845137199
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Henri Matisse was one of the most important and beloved artists of the twentieth century, rivalled only by his friend - and competitor - Pablo Picasso. This title reveals the origins of Matisse's astonishing talent and provides an insight into his life and work. Num Pages: 592 pages, 3 x 24pp. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 592
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141030784
- ISBN
- 9780141030784
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.61
€ 23.99
€ 16.61
hardcover. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear. Dust wrapper has some minor edge wear but remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- KKD0002923
- ISBN
- 9780340823026
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
hardcover. Good clean copy in dustwrapper. DW with some minor shelf wear.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTG0017809
- ISBN
- 9780340832769
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
hardcover. Clean copy. Fine in dustjacket. DJ has minor wear and tear to edges but remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1900
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KOG0000829
- ISBN
- 9780743206761
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.70
€ 5.70
hardcover. 8vo. Very good Copy. First edition.Illustrated Politics and politicians in 20th century Ireland..
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KEX0310167
- ISBN
- 9781848270428
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 25.00
€ 25.00
Paperback. Widely considered to be the most important biography of Nelson Mandela, Antony Sampson's remarkable book has been updated with an afterword by acclaimed South African journalist, John Battersby. Num Pages: 704 pages, 24 b/w plates (24pp), (3 x 8pp B&W), With index. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BGH; HBJH; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 184 x 47. Weight in Grams: 552. Very good clean copy with minor shelfwear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KSG0009713
- ISBN
- 9780007437979
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Editor(s): Aizley, Harlyn. BIC Classification: BGA; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 172 x 14. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- Beacon Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807079638
- ISBN
- 9780807079638
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.59
€ 20.99
€ 17.59