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CD-Audio. A memoir by the iconic singer-songwriter chronicling her story from her beginnings in Brooklyn through her remarkable success as one of the world's most acclaimed musical talents, to her present day as a leading performer and activist. BIC Classification: BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 134 x 38. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
CD
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Little, Brown & Company United States
Edition
Unabridged
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611133639
ISBN
9781611133639
CD
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 24.42

He was a trailblazing 20th-century British photojournalist but George Rodger lived in the adventurous tradition of 19th-century explorers. Co-founding Magnum Photos in 1947 with Henri Cartier-Bresson and Robert Capa, the modest Rodger was eclipsed by his partners. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30 b&w photographs, notes, index. BIC Classification: AJB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 667.
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815607625
ISBN
9780815607625
CD
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.09

Paperback. A collection of stories of after-death communication. It demonstrates how contact with the spirit world can be a catalyst in healing grief. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: BT; HRQM2; VXPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
276
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846941078
ISBN
9781846941078
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.47

Paperback. The gripping account of World War Two's legendary heroine, who risked her life to save her country and her lover. Num Pages: 432 pages, 1 x 8pp b&w. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444724622
ISBN
9781444724622
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.41

Hardcover. Good copy with some shelf wear, nicks and tears to dustwrapper but otherwise good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Constable
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KKD0007592
ISBN
9780094792708
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 17.95

Hardback. A collection of personal letters to friends from a foreign correspondent who is trying to understand what she witnessed during the iconic human disasters of our time - in Iraq, Lebanon, Afghanistan, and New York City on September 11th, among the other places. Series: Human Rights and Crimes Against Humanity. Num Pages: 352 pages, 6 maps. BIC Classification: BJ; HBG; JFFE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 140 x 31. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691129037
ISBN
9780691129037
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.43

paperback. Covers the first year following the author's rise to fame. This title recounts her struggles with celebrity, middle-class expectations, and the racial and social tensions her success had exacerbated. It tells that the fall back into poverty is as easy as the struggle to escape it is difficult. Translator(s): Arrington, Melvin S.; Levine, Robert M. Series: Engendering Latin America. Num Pages: 189 pages, Illus., map. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; BGHA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3429 x 16. Weight in Grams: 256.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Bison United States
Number of pages
189
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803275997
ISBN
9780803275997
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.92

Paperback. Caroline Akrill reveals the frequent disasters and the occasional triumphs of her long association with a string of equine characters. Engagingly witty, endearingly frank, sometimes surprising, but always amusing, Caroline Akrill regards the horse from the safety of the stable door and scrutinises him with candour and affection. Illustrator(s): Pilgrim, Anne. Num Pages: 208 pages, cartoons. BIC Classification: BG; WNGH; WSNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 0. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Robert Hale Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
3rd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851316437
ISBN
9780851316437
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.31

Paperback. "A hardcover edition of this book was published in 2014 by HarperCollins publishers."--Title page verso. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; BM; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 135 x 24. Weight in Grams: 256.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Harper Paperbacks
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062103185
ISBN
9780062103185
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.43

Paperback. The enthralling story of a dynamic empire whose impact is felt to this day Num Pages: 720 pages, 2 x 8pp b&w illustrations and six maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3H; BGH; HBJF1; HBLC; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 41. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
John Murray
Number of pages
720
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719561122
ISBN
9780719561122
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.66

Paperback. Num Pages: 308 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; BT; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Milo Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
308
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903854846
ISBN
9781903854846
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. An intelligent, thought-provoking and beautifully crafted memoir, describing a gruelling, yet ultimately inspiring 14-year-battle with mental illness, interwoven with childhood memories of growing up in Africa and Pakistan. Num Pages: 320 pages, Integrated black and white photographs. BIC Classification: BM; VFJJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 28. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472121653
ISBN
9781472121653
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Hyperion
Edition
Box Har/Co
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781401324254
ISBN
9781401324254
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.42
€ 49.54

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJP; 3JM; BM; JFSJ1; JPHL; JPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 24. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Portobello Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846275951
ISBN
9781846275951
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.99

Paperback. A biography of Martha Gellhorn, whose fearless reporting from the front made her a legend, and whose private life was often messy and volcanic. As a young woman, she was a witness of the suffering in America caused by the Depression. She risked her life in the Spanish Civil War, which was the subject of some of her finest writing. Num Pages: 560 pages, 16. BIC Classification: BGB; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 132 x 40. Weight in Grams: 414.
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099284017
ISBN
9780099284017
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.63

paperback. A biography of Lucie de la Tour du Pin. It includes details about her life in the Court of Versailles, through the French Revolution to Napoleon's rule. It reveals how she recorded people, politics and intrigue, alongside the intriguing minutia of everyday life: food, work, illness, children, manners and clothes. Num Pages: 512 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 1DDF; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 134 x 38. Weight in Grams: 574.
Publisher
Vintage Books
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099490524
ISBN
9780099490524
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.66

Paperback. In this biography of Iris Origo, Caroline Moorehead has drawn on unpublished letters, diaries and manuscripts to provide a vivid picture of the life of one of the most intriguing and attractive women of the 20th century. Num Pages: 474 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 30. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Allison & Busby
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780749016562
ISBN
9780749016562
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.85

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFSJ1; VFVC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publisher
Monkfish Book Publishing Company
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780982324684
ISBN
9780982324684
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.47

Paperback. Editor(s): Norma, Caroline; Reist, Melinda Tankard. Num Pages: 238 pages. BIC Classification: BT; JFFE; JFMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 270 x 215 x 15. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Spinifex Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781742199863
ISBN
9781742199863
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.96

Paperback. Isabella de' Medici was the hostess of a glittering circle in Renaissance Florence. Beautiful and liberated, she not only matched the intellectual accomplishments of her male contemporaries, but sought sexual parity also, engaging in an adulterous affair with her husband's cousin. This title illuminates this often misunderstood figure. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; BGH; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
9780571230310
ISBN
9780571230310
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.08

Hardback. This is a unique and inspirational memoir that reveals the triumphs and tribulations that shaped Paige's life, from her birth and childhood struggles with gender identity through to her 35-year military career. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BM; JFSJ5; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Biteback Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785901324
ISBN
9781785901324
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.17

Hardback. Illustrator(s): MacNaughton, Wendy. Num Pages: 176 pages, 4-color throughout. BIC Classification: BM; WNGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 271 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608199778
ISBN
9781608199778
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.27

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 202 x 7. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752493190
ISBN
9780752493190
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.29

Paperback. An inspiring story of resilience and the power of optimism - the true story of Alice Herz-Sommer, the world's oldest Holocaust survivor. Num Pages: 256 pages, 4 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 132 x 17. Weight in Grams: 178.
Publisher
John Murray Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444737622
ISBN
9781444737622
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

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