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Biography
Paperback. A new edition of Cary Reich's engaging biography of Andre Meyer. In this new edition of Financier, Cary Reich presents an illuminating portrait of this ferociously energetic, charming, and ruthless businessman who was a trusted advisor of the Kennedys and an intimate of William Paley and Katherine Graham. Series: Trailblazers. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGB; HBG; HBLW; KFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471247418
- ISBN
- 9780471247418
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 35.48
€ 50.99
€ 35.48
Paperback. Broadway star Ethel Merman's voice was a mesmerizing force and her vitality was legendary. This detailed biography tells the story of how the stenographer from Queens, New York, became the queen of the Broadway musical in its golden age. Num Pages: 560 pages, 50 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: AVGM; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 143 x 35. Weight in Grams: 732.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520260221
- ISBN
- 9780520260221
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
€ 40.99
€ 29.06
Paperback. Tells the story of a band called Pixies and how they turned their distinctive, warped breed of dynamic surf-punk into music legend. This book describes the life, death and rebirth of this band. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1x8pp b/w illustration section. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 133 x 20. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- Virgin Books
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753513835
- ISBN
- 9780753513835
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.09
€ 25.99
€ 18.09
Tells the astonishing stories of Holocaust survivor Lou Frydman and former Polish resistance fighter Jarek Piekalkiewicz. This emotionally stirring book provides a unique perspective on still-compelling issues, including the meaning of the Holocaust, the nature of good and evil, and how people persevere in the face of unbearable pain and loss. Num Pages: 320 pages, 24 b&w photos. BIC Classification: BGA; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612345680
- ISBN
- 9781612345680
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.31
€ 32.99
€ 29.31
Hardcover. It was Christmas time in Old Tascosa. The year was 1931, well into the Great Depression and on the brink of the worst days of the Dust Bowl. This title tells a story about Tascosa, the Christmas pageant of 1931, and how twelve children, stranded in a one-room school house by an untimely blizzard, met Frenchie. Num Pages: 91 pages, 2 photos, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 5HC; BT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 134 x 14. Weight in Grams: 263.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Texas Tech University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896725881
- ISBN
- 9780896725881
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.96
€ 23.99
€ 20.96
Hardback. Before Whitey Bulger's bloody reign, before the Boston FBI was torn apart by indictments and revelations of corruption-there was Joe "The Animal" Barboza Num Pages: 274 pages, 18 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University Press of New England United States
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781555538224
- ISBN
- 9781555538224
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.17
€ 30.99
€ 27.17
Paperback. Casey Stoner, the two-time World MotoGP champion, tells his own explosive story. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781409129233
- ISBN
- 9781409129233
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. "Quite impressive. I doubt if there has been or will be a more deeply researched and convincing account. " --Evan Connell, author Son of the Morning Star: Custer and the Little Bighorn "The book to end all Earp books--the most complete, and most meticulously researched. Num Pages: 416 pages, map, portraits. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 30. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471283621
- ISBN
- 9780471283621
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.17
€ 26.99
€ 20.17
Hardcover. "Quite impressive. I doubt if there has been or will be a more deeply researched and convincing account. " --Evan Connell, author Son of the Morning Star: Custer and the Little Bighorn "The book to end all Earp books--the most complete, and most meticulously researched. Num Pages: 416 pages, photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 167 x 40. Weight in Grams: 808.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471189671
- ISBN
- 9780471189671
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 36.10
€ 46.99
€ 36.10
Paperback. Rejected by her mother and excluded by her school, Flip is a little girl desperate to be loved. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JKSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 219.
- Publisher
- Harper Element
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007595099
- ISBN
- 9780007595099
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.63
€ 13.99
€ 10.63
Paperback. The second book from Sunday Times bestselling author Casey Watson. Two weeks after saying farewell to her first foster child, Casey is asked to look after Sophia, a troubled 12-year-old with a sad past. Sophia's actions are disturbing and provocative and, before long, Casey and her family find themselves in a dark and dangerous situation. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFFE1; JKSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007436583
- ISBN
- 9780007436583
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.52
€ 15.99
€ 12.52
Paperback. 'I'm so sorry, Casey,' my link worker John said, sounding weary. 'I know this is probably the worst time I could ring you, but we desperately need someone to take a child tonight.' Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM; BTC; JKSN; VFVK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008142643
- ISBN
- 9780008142643
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.50
€ 15.99
€ 12.50
Paperback. From the Sunday Times bestselling author comes a harrowing and moving memoir about two innocent and frightened 'unfosterable' children who do not know what it means to be loved. This is the third book in the series. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFFE1; JKSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007436606
- ISBN
- 9780007436606
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.70
€ 13.99
€ 10.70
Paperback. Bestselling author and foster carer Casey Watson shares the shocking true story of Tyler, an abused eleven-year-old who, after stabbing his step-mother, had nowhere else to go. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFFE1; JKSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007543083
- ISBN
- 9780007543083
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.63
€ 13.99
€ 10.63
Paperback. The first in a series of books from foster carer Casey Watson. 'We're hungry,' his brother cried. 'We're hungry, Justin. Please find us some food.' Justin was five years old; his brothers two and three. Their mother, a heroin addict, had left them alone again. Later that day, after trying to burn down the family home, Justin was taken into care. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFFE1; JKSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007436569
- ISBN
- 9780007436569
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.70
€ 13.99
€ 10.70
Paperback. The fifth book from bestselling author and specialist foster carer Casey Watson. A recent census shows that there are at least 175,000 child carers in the UK, 13,000 of whom care for more than 50 hours a week. Many remain invisible to a system that would otherwise help them. Abigail is one of those children. This is her story. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JKSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007479597
- ISBN
- 9780007479597
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.43
€ 14.99
€ 14.43
Paperback.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780007436569
- ISBN
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Bestselling author and teacher Casey Watson shares the horrifying true story of Kiera Bentley, a 12-year-old girl with a deeply shocking secret she's too young to even understand. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFFE1; JKSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007543090
- ISBN
- 9780007543090
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.37
€ 15.99
€ 11.37
Paperback. From the Sunday Times bestselling author comes a true story of two deeply troubled boys both in need of a loving home. This is the sixth title in the series. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFFE1; JKSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007479610
- ISBN
- 9780007479610
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.70
€ 13.99
€ 10.70
Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1HFMS; 3JJ; 3JM; APB; BM; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 200 x 279 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1076.
- Edition
- First Edition, First Impression
- Publisher
- Michael Joseph
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780718184094
- ISBN
- 9780718184094
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.54
€ 23.99
€ 16.54
Paperback. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781786062536
- ISBN
- 9781786062536
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 4.99
€ 10.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. By the end of the 15th century Cassandra Fedele was arguably the most famous woman writer and scholar in Europe. This collection of letters reveals the central, mediating role Cassandra Fedele occupied in a community of scholars otherwise inaccessible to women. Translator(s): Robin, Diana. Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 2ADT; BJ; DNF; HBJD; HBLC; HBLH; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 145 x 12. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226239323
- ISBN
- 9780226239323
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.73
€ 34.99
€ 27.73
Paperback. Raul H Castro was the first Hispanic governor of Arizona, ambassador to El Salvador, Bolivia, and Argentina, lawyer, judge, and teacher. Born in Mexico in 1916, he moved with his family to a small mining community in Arizona in 1926. This book presents his story. Num Pages: 192 pages, 30 photos, bib., index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Edition
- First Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875653785
- ISBN
- 9780875653785
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.65
€ 23.99
€ 20.65
Smoke the Donkey recounts the strong friendship between Folsom and this stray donkey and the massive challenges of reuniting Smoke with Folsom in the United States following Folsom's retirement. Num Pages: 272 pages, 31 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: BM; JWT; WNGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 151 x 28. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612348117
- ISBN
- 9781612348117
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.58
€ 26.99
€ 24.58