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Paperback. Idolized by his fans, Ian Curtis left behind a legacy rich in artistic genius. Mesmerizing on stage but introverted and prone to desperate mood swings in his private life, Curtis died by his own hand on 18 May 1980. This book documents how, with a wife, child and impending international fame, Curtis was seduced by the glory of an early grave. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 146 x 16. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571313600
ISBN
9780571313600
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.91

Paperback. A hit combination of Debo Devonshire's two bestselling collections of writing, Home to Roost and Counting My Chickens Num Pages: 368 pages, Line drawings. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 134 x 24. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
John Murray Press
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848545939
ISBN
9781848545939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.31

Paperback. At the age of ninety, Debo (as she is known to all her friends) looks back on a life lived at a cracking pace. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations, facsims., ports. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 137 x 27. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
John Murray Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848541917
ISBN
9781848541917
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.20

Hardcover. Presents a document from the last months of the Holocaust. This book tells the story of the Terezin camp and how the author and her family fared while imprisoned there. Editor(s): Dwork, Deborah. Num Pages: 280 pages, 124 colour plates. BIC Classification: BG; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 273 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1182.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Facsimile ed
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226511863
ISBN
9780226511863
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 31.94

Hardback. This is a biographical study of the English writer and social activist Vera Brittain, author of Testament of Youth . Num Pages: 352 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; BG; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 258 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 672.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631147152
ISBN
9780631147152
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.32

Hardcover. How did a farm boy from Charlotte, North Carolina, become one of America's most influential preachers and revered evangelists? This compelling oral biography --written by noted historians and longtime friends Graham Deborah H. Strober and Gerald S. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGX; HRCX7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 362.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
KLN0015587
ISBN
9780787984014
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JKVP1; VFVX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 246.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Beacon Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807098103
ISBN
9780807098103
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.62

Paperback. A collection of individual profiles featuring successful black women in Britain. Entries include the famous and not-so-famous. Illustrated. Num Pages: 96 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1DB; BG; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 164 x 239 x 9. Weight in Grams: 160. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Hansib Publications
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0014791
ISBN
9781870518345
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. An intimate portrait of the lives and writings of the Bronte sisters, drawn from the objects they possessed. Num Pages: 336 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393352702
ISBN
9780393352702
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.35

Hardcover. Takes us on a journey guided by Freud's idea that our psychological complexes are sources of our weaknesses and our strengths. Num Pages: 472 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JMAF; JMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1977
Publisher
Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers United States
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
SKU
V9781568214481
ISBN
9781568214481
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 159.15

Paperback. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 170 x 11. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Gefen Publishing House
Number of pages
120
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9789652295590
ISBN
9789652295590
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.52

Paperback. A global story of passion, espionage and double-crossing that saw a woman born to indulgence and selfishness sacrifice everything for love, only to be betrayed Num Pages: 416 pages, 20 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 29. .
Publisher
Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780747972
ISBN
9781780747972
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.79

Paperback. Tom Hamblin has smuggled tens of thousands of Bibles into the Arab peninsula, finding a clandestine network of believers. This is his story. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBX; BGXA; HRCV9; HRCX7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130. .
Publisher
SPCK Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857217127
ISBN
9780857217127
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.58

Paperback. By the bestselling author of The Little Coffee Shop of Kabul, an inspiring story about one woman's quest to find herself after fleeing Afghanistan. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 29. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751555967
ISBN
9780751555967
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.74

Paperback. Love, corruption, violence and the dangerous politics of aid in the Sudan, by an exciting new writer. Num Pages: 400 pages, 16 b/w illus, (1 x 8pp mono plate section). BIC Classification: 1HBS; BG; HBJH; HBLW3; JKSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
HarperCollins
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780006551478
ISBN
9780006551478
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.11

Paperback. Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a Somali-born former member of the Dutch Parliament was raised as a Muslim fundamentalist in Kenya. Aafia Siddiqui, a native of Pakistan, moved to the US to pursue a doctorate in neuroscience. Her involvement with al-Qaeda led the CIA to regard her as one of the most dangerous terrorist. This book tells their stories. Num Pages: 576 pages, 8-Page Black and White Insert. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 135 x 27. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780060898984
ISBN
9780060898984
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.11

Hardcover. Norman Rockwell, as much as Walt Disney or Ronald Reagan, provided America with a mirror of its dreams and aspirations. As the star illustrator for The Saturday Evening Post for nearly half a century, Rockwell portrayed a fantasy of civic togetherness, of American decency and good cheer. Num Pages: 512 pages, 8 pages of colour illustrations & 73 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB; AKLB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 38. Weight in Grams: 775.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780374113094
ISBN
9780374113094
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.01

Paperback. Num Pages: 386 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780449911419
ISBN
9780449911419
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 13.87

Paperback. Clive Wearing has one of the most extreme cases of amnesia ever known. A brilliant conductor and BBC music producer, Clive was at the height of his success when the illness struck. This is the story of a life lived outside time, and of a marriage, of a bond that runs deeper than conscious thought. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 133 x 25. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
Corgi
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552771696
ISBN
9780552771696
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. .
Publisher
For Beginners
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781934389874
ISBN
9781934389874
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.54

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, 2 maps, b/w figs. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; BGH; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300107630
ISBN
9780300107630
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.29

hardcover. Both the story of Monroe's steady rise into the professional class and a parallel history of unsuitable exes, this memoir reminds us how accidental even a good life can be. Funny, poignant, wise, "My Unsentimental Education" explores the confusion that ensues when a working-class girl ends up far from where she began. Series: Crux: The Georgia Series in Literary Nonfiction. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; JFSC; JFSJ1; VFVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 825.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Georgia Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820348742
ISBN
9780820348742
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.64

Paperback. 'The thing to remember about this story is that every word is true. If I never told it to a soul, and this book did not exist, it would not cease to be true. I don't mind at all if you forget this. The important thing is that I don't.' Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; BM; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008142155
ISBN
9780008142155
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.74

paperback. A memoir of Scott O'Hara, a key contemporary figure in the pornographic industry. The author reveals the full truth behind this trade and discusses his life, how he became involved in the sex trade, and how ultimately he had to get out. Num Pages: 222 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Routledge United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9781560238980
ISBN
9781560238980
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.61

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