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Paperback. Oliver Reed died as he had invariably lived: drinking with friends while making yet another film - "Gladiator". Drawing on material from those who knew him, this book reveals much about Reed's past, such as his involvement with the south London underworld, and the women in his life. Num Pages: 336 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 133 x 22. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Virgin Books
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753505199
ISBN
9780753505199
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.56

Paperback. Covering Sid's early years in South Africa and life as a ladies' hairdresser, his obsession with gambling and women, his questioning by Scotland Yard in a murder case, Hancock's Half Hour and the Carry On films, and Sid's death on stage at the age of 63, Cliff Goodwin reveals the amazing truth behing the legend. Num Pages: 256 pages, ill. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 110 x 19. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753539132
ISBN
9780753539132
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

Paperback. Updated with a chapter on his 50th anniversary celebrations Num Pages: 416 pages, 4 b/w and colour photo sections. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 286.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Headline Review
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Updated ed.
SKU
KNW0010782
ISBN
9780755315895
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Paris Nights: My Year at the Moulin Rouge opens with a bored twenty-seven-year old Cliff Simon staring out at the ocean from his beachfront house, wishing he was somewhere else. Gavin Mills telephones him from Paris inviting him to join him at the iconic Moulin Rouge. Num Pages: 203 pages, Colour photography. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; ANB; ASZH; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 283 x 175 x 17. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Primedia E-launch LLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
first
Condition
New
SKU
V9781943848928
ISBN
9781943848928
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.43

Paperback. Captain James Cook was one of the world's greatest explorers. He was born in 1728 in the tiny farming village of Marton in North Yorkshire, now part of modern Middlesbrough. This book presents an account of Cook's life. It examines his early life in Cleveland. Num Pages: 96 pages, Approx 60. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; BGH; RGR; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 166 x 6. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752439952
ISBN
9780752439952
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. When Sam Cooke was shot dead in a cheap motel in Hollywood, he was one of America's most successful pop stars. This title follows Cooke's life in a racist America where his voice was one of the first to reach beyond the segregated audiences and command a white following, Cooke himself becoming a player in the fledgling civil rights movement. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: AVGQ; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 518.
Publisher
Virgin Publishing
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753540022
ISBN
9780753540022
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.59

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, illus. BIC Classification: BG; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Prometheus Books United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781573927949
ISBN
9781573927949
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.57

Paperback. Num Pages: 784 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 842.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Number of pages
784
Condition
New
SKU
V9781632207180
ISBN
9781632207180
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.83

Paperback. Pioneering missionary doctor served 43 years in China during transformative first half of the 20th-century. Num Pages: 436 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BG; HBJF; HBLW; MBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 642.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Alberta Press Canada
Number of pages
409
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888644176
ISBN
9780888644176
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Paperback. Series: Phoenix Books. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 143 x 13. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1966
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226751269
ISBN
9780226751269
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.08

Paperback. Editor(s): Acheson, Katherine O. Series: Broadview Editions. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 143 x 15. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551113395
ISBN
9781551113395
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 39.09

Paperback. Displayed on European stages from 1810 to 1815 as the Hottentot Venus, Sara Baartman was one of the most famous women of her day. This book tells the entwined histories of an illusive life and a famous icon. It raises questions about the possibilities and limits of biography for understanding those who live among different cultures. Num Pages: 248 pages, 32 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BGH; HBTQ; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691147963
ISBN
9780691147963
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.32

Paperback. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: 1K; BM; HBJK; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 289 x 29. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
AK Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849352505
ISBN
9781849352505
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.97

Paperback. Clint Hill reflects on his seventeen years in the Secret Service for presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, and Ford. Num Pages: 464 pages, 2 16-pg. 4-color inserts. BIC Classification: BG; BGH; HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781476794143
ISBN
9781476794143
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.97

Paperback. Including various areas of Dylan's life - his immigrant antecedents, his business dealings, his various addictions and his romantic attachments - this title provides a picture of Dylan, who changed the whole course of popular music in the sixties and, over thirty years later, won three Grammys. Illustrator(s): Bernstein, Joel. Num Pages: 928 pages, ports. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 152 x 57. Weight in Grams: 1212.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
928
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571272402
ISBN
9780571272402
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.36

Hardcover. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPL; AVGU; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 146 x 33. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publisher
Route Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781901927665
ISBN
9781901927665
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.74

Paperback. Isolated Command Post Keating - one of the most vulnerable US army bases in Afghanistan. Located at the bottom of a deep valley, soliders are exposed. The Taliban can see every move and attack is imminent. This is a true story of the platoon's brutal struggle for survival, told by the man who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his bravery. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1KBB; 3JMC; BGHA; HBJF; HBWS4; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 215 x 30. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784751814
ISBN
9781784751814
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. George Pine was born in Bristol in 1891. He fought in WW1 and spent his working life on the Bristol trams. When he was 80, George wrote his life story. For the past 10 years his grandson (by marriage) Clive Burlton has been editing, researching and annotating George's story. He has included 200 archive photographs and illustrations. Illustrator(s): Burt, Joe. Editor(s): Jones, Richard. Num Pages: 224 pages, World War 1 and other archive photographs and illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJF; BGH; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 245 x 10. Weight in Grams: 672.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Tangent Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906477462
ISBN
9781906477462
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.62

Paperback. From action-packed moments chasing down criminals to more tender occasions, like gaining the trust of a murder victim's family, to making crucial legal history, and unearthing huge national scandals, this is an account of modern day policing, its successes and failings included. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BM; JKSW1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 33. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Ebury Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785030086
ISBN
9781785030086
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.00

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848847545
ISBN
9781848847545
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.65

Paperback. Biography of Fidel Castro Series: Pocket Biographies. Num Pages: 128 pages, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 3JJ; BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 9. Weight in Grams: 98.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750923842
ISBN
9780750923842
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.48

Paperback. The fourth volume of Clive James's bestselling memoirs Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Picador
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330481274
ISBN
9780330481274
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.00

Paperback. In 'Unreliable Memoirs' we meet a very young Clive James. 'Falling Towards England' tells how, having happily failed to land a suitable job, he moves into a Swiss Cottage BandB. 'May Week was in June' sees Clive at Cambridge University. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 36. Weight in Grams: 448.
Publisher
Picador
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Main Market
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330418812
ISBN
9780330418812
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.41

Paperback. An esteemed literary critic shares his final musings on books, his children, and his own impending death Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 2AB; BGL; DNF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 15. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300223552
ISBN
9780300223552
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.68

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