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Paperback. The SUNDAY TIMES bestselling memoir from the Tour de France cyclist who lifts the lid on his drug use and return to sport. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 23. Weight in Grams: 314. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0003062
ISBN
9781409120384
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Tells the story of William De Lancey, who became one of the first professional staff officers in the British Army, worked for Wellington throughout the Penisular War, and was his chief-of-staff at the Battle of Waterloo. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781862274211
ISBN
9781862274211
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.60

Paperback. David Mitchell, who you may know for his inappropriate anger on every TV panel show except Never Mind the Buzzcocks, his look of permanent discomfort on C4 sex comedy Peep Show, his online commenter-baiting in The Observer or just for wearing a stick-on moustache in That Mitchell and Webb Look, has written a book about his life. Num Pages: 336 pages, (2x8pp plates). BIC Classification: APB; APT; ASZB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 196 x 20. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007351749
ISBN
9780007351749
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.45

Hardback. A memoir about growing up in Montana and what it means to call Montana home. Num Pages: 248 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBWM; BM; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803225183
ISBN
9780803225183
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.10

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, half tones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; JPSH; VXP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Clairview Books
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905570386
ISBN
9781905570386
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.24

Paperback. Growing up in Fort Worth during the 1950s never lacked in excitement for David Murph. Murph's story follows him from early childhood through high school graduation and leaving for college at the University of Texas. His enthusiasm for leaving home is tempered by the reality of what it means to leave his parents and younger brother behind. Num Pages: 304 pages, 33 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; BGA; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875653334
ISBN
9780875653334
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.96

Hardcover. Num Pages: 96 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; BGH; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 161 x 15. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594545566
ISBN
9781594545566
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.53
€ 76.40

Paperback. Num Pages: 105 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; BGHA; HBJK; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 8. Weight in Grams: 198.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
105
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611228113
ISBN
9781611228113
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 110.53
€ 76.71

Paperback. Life appointments make Supreme Court justices among the most powerful officials in the US government and allow even dysfunctional judges to stay on long after they should have departed. This historical treatment of their deaths, resignations and retirements also suggests specific reforms. Num Pages: 262 pages, 25 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JPHC; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700610587
ISBN
9780700610587
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.28

hardcover. The former mayor--the son of a barber and a domestic who grew up in Harlem and Trenton--discusses his journey to becoming the 106th mayor of New York City. Num Pages: 408 pages, Including an 8-pp. B/W photo insert on gloss. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJPR; BGHA; JPHL; JPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 244 x 33. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
PublicAffairs United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781610393010
ISBN
9781610393010
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.35

Hardback. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Poetry Wales Press United Kingdom
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854113627
ISBN
9781854113627
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 35.14

Paperback. Born of modest origins in Scotland in 1835, Andrew Carnegie is best known as the founder of Carnegie Steel. This is a biography of Andrew Carnegie who is one of the America's famous and successful businessmen and philanthropists. Num Pages: 896 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGH; HBTK; JKSN1; KJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 42. Weight in Grams: 752.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
896
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143112440
ISBN
9780143112440
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.77

Paperback. Examines the life of Joseph P Kennedy, the founder of the twentieth century's most famous political dynasty. This book tells the story of a man who participated in the major events of his times: the booms and busts, the Depression and the New Deal, two world wars and the Cold War, and the birth of the New Frontier. Num Pages: 896 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 50. Weight in Grams: 734.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143124078
ISBN
9780143124078
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.80

Hardcover. A Soldier in Arabia reveals the behind-the-scenes story of the events which lead up to and followed the creation of the present day United Arab Emirates in December 1971, followed, a few months later, with Ras Al Khaimah joining the Federation. Num Pages: 196 pages, 16 Colour plates. BIC Classification: BGHA; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 165. .
Publisher
Medina Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909339637
ISBN
9781909339637
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.42

Hardcover. An assessment of the life and work of renowned composer, Sergey Prokofiev, in which David Nice draws on a range of sources. He follows Prokofiev's personal and musical progression from his childhood on a Ukrainian country estate to the years he spent travelling in America and Europe. Num Pages: 408 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; AVGC6; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 162 x 243 x 38. Weight in Grams: 872.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300099140
ISBN
9780300099140
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 35.62

paperback. David Niven's bestselling anecdotes of Hollywood in its heyday - now packaged as a 'Great Read'. Num Pages: 352 pages, 24 pages photographs. BIC Classification: APB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 3. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
HODDER & STOUGHTON
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340839959
ISBN
9780340839959
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.43

Paperback. Takes readers back to the author's childhood days, his humiliating expulsion from school and to his army years and wartime service. This book shows how after the war he returned to America and there came his Hollywood success in films such as "Wuthering Heights" and "Around the World in 80 Days". Num Pages: 336 pages, 16pp photographs. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 264. Good clean copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
9780140239249
ISBN
9780140239249
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.03

Paperback. Johnson, born weak and half-blind, shambolic and poverty-stricken, became the most admired and quoted man in the eighteenth century. Thrown out of Oxford for a lack of funds, he rose to celebrity: author of "The Dictionary", a friend to the king, companion of Reynolds, Goldsmith and Garrick. This title presents a portrait of Johnson, and his life. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 31. Weight in Grams: 365.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
9780571226368
ISBN
9780571226368
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.08

Paperback. Jake Bugg: is he The Council Estate Bob Dylan, The Cockiest Lonnie Donegan Wannabe in Nottingham or The King of the Clifton Delta? Maybe he's all three. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784183844
ISBN
9781784183844
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.33

Paperback. From pub open mic gigs to headlining at Madison Square Garden and performing with the likes of Sir Elton John and Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran has conquered the world. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 20. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786064592
ISBN
9781786064592
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.13

Hardback. Journalist David Nolan delves deep to paint a complete picture of the life of this talented musician, from her childhood n rural Scotland to Olympic glory, and offers a glance at what might be next for this prodigious talent. this is a must-read for any fan. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations (colour). BIC Classification: BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 488.
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782194613
ISBN
9781782194613
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.17

Hardcover. Biography...David Walsh. The story of David Walsh who served as Massachussetts Senator for 28 years who raised money for the struggle for Irish Independence and who subsequently was the subect of a British conspiracy. The story of David Walsh who served as Massachussetts Senator for 28 years who raised money for the struggle for Irish Independence and who subsequently was the subect of a British conspiracy. The story of David Walsh who served as Massachussetts Senator for 28 years who raised money for the struggle for Irish Independence and who subsequently was the subect of a British conspiracy. The story of David Walsh who served as Massachussetts Senator for 28 years who raised money for the struggle for Irish Independence and who subsequently was the subect of a British conspiracy. The story of David Walsh who served as Massachussetts Senator for 28 years who raised money for the struggle for Irish Independence and who subsequently was the subect of a British conspiracy
Publisher
James Street Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
9780977197002
ISBN
9780977197002
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.00

Paperback. Benjamin Britten was one of the outstanding British composers of 20th century. He shot to international fame with his operas, performed by his own English Opera Group, and a series of extraordinary instrumental works. His music won a central place in the repertoire and affection of successive generations of listeners. This title tells his story. Num Pages: 183 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Haus Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
183
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Centenary ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908323385
ISBN
9781908323385
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Hardcover. A unique personality.. "Ogilvy, the creative force of modern advertising. " --The New York Times "Ogilvy's sharp, iconoclastic personality has illuminated the industry like no other ad man's. " --Adweek. . an acclaimed author. Series: Trailblazers. Num Pages: 196 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGBA; KJSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471180029
ISBN
9780471180029
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 38.93

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