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paperback. Offers an intimate evocation of the famous of all mountaineering exploits and the old-fashioned Fleet Street scoop. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKAH; 3JJPG; BTP; HBTB; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 148.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571219445
ISBN
9780571219445
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.59

Paperback. Num Pages: 278 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; MZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 204 x 20. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Gotham
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592409129
ISBN
9781592409129
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.99

Hardback. Young Man in Movieland is the autobiography of Jan Read, a young man from a quiet Scottish town, who seemed destined to follow in his father's footsteps. Instead of pursuing a career in chemistry, however, Read's passion for the cinema and a bit of luck led him in a completely different direction. Series: The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series. Num Pages: 184 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810844490
ISBN
9780810844490
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 125.35

Paperback. Presenting a biography of Beethoven, this book offers insightful readings of Beethoven's key works. Num Pages: 1104 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 236 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1116.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571312566
ISBN
9780571312566
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 25.65

Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BM; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Seven Stories Press,U.S.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781609806682
ISBN
9781609806682
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 24.97

Paperback. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJPL; BM; KNXB2; TDCT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 38. Weight in Grams: 644.
Publisher
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781928232278
ISBN
9781928232278
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.20

Paperback. Featuring criminals such as Michael Morey, who butchered his grandson, and thirteen-year-old John Leigh, who strangled his father and, caught in the act by his sister, threw her from a window, Isle of Wight Villains details the darker side of this island paradise. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESW; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 126 x 12. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752462196
ISBN
9780752462196
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.21

Hardback. A scholar of Southern literature and culture, Jan Whitt has written a personal narrative about adoption, childhood abuse, and fifty years of searching for her family in rural Appalachia. This book unflinchingly explores death and loss at the same time that it celebrates the transformative power of love and literature. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: BM; DQ; JFSJ1; JHBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761858294
ISBN
9780761858294
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.53

Paperback. During the Cultural Revolution Jan Wong studied in Beijing and reported a fellow student to the authorities. Over thirty years later, she returned to China to find out what happened to the woman she betrayed. Chinese Whispers tells her remarkable story. 'Wong points the way for the future of travel writing.' Book of the Week, The Times Num Pages: 336 pages, maps. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 326. Searching for Forgiveness in Beijing. 336 pages, maps. During the Cultural Revolution, Jan Wong studied in Beijing and reported a fellow student to the authorities. In 2005, she returned to China to find out what happened to the woman she betrayed. In 1972, Jan Wong became one of only two Westerners admitted to Beijing University at the height of the Cultural Revolution. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BM. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight: 326.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843549758
ISBN
9781843549758
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.08

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Jan Wong Publishing Canada
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780987868503
ISBN
9780987868503
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.37

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Quercus Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849165013
ISBN
9781849165013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.18

Paperback. Veteran crime writers Pacholik and Pruden are back with more true tales of tangled plots, foul deeds and conniving cons in the heart of the Canadian prairies. Num Pages: 245 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Canadian Plains Research Center
Condition
New
SKU
V9780889772328
ISBN
9780889772328
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.29

Paperback. Used Copy. Very Good
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Signet Classic
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KDK0014798
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. As one of the four members of the inner circle at Hull-House, Julia Lathrop played an instrumental role in the field of social reform for more than fifty years. This biography reveals the influence of Hull-House on the social and political history of the early twentieth century. It provides an account of women's work in voluntary associations. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5334 x 3556 x 330. Weight in Grams: 227.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252071683
ISBN
9780252071683
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.55

Hardback. Documenting a transitional period in the life of the preeminent American social activist and writer Editor(s): Bryan, Mary Lynn; Bair, Barbara; Angury, Maree de. Series: Selected Papers of Jane Addams. Num Pages: 808 pages, 67 photographs; 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BJ; JKS. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 244 x 166 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1290.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
808
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252033490
ISBN
9780252033490
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.07

Hardback. The fourth edition of Jane Austen's Letters incorporates the findings of new scholarship to enrich our understanding of Austen and give us the fullest view yet of her life and family. The biographical and topographical indexes have been updated, a new subject index has been created, and the contents of the notes added to the general index. Editor(s): Le Faye, Deirdre. Num Pages: 688 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 160 x 57. Weight in Grams: 940.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
688
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
4th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199576074
ISBN
9780199576074
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.64

Paperback. Vivien Jones presents a selection from the letters of Jane Austen, which includes nearly two thirds of the novelist's surviving correspondence, & contributes an extensive introduction & notes that provide a historical & social context. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199538430
ISBN
9780199538430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.91

Paperback. The young Jane Austen was a precocious reader, devouring pulp fiction and classic literature, both of which she soon began to imitate and parody. Three volumes of her vivacious teenage writing survive. Devices and themes which appear subtly in her later fiction run riot here: drunkenness, brawling, sexual misdemeanour, theft, and even murder. Editor(s): Sutherland, Kathryn; Johnston, Freya. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 416 pages, 13 black and white illustrations, 2 Maps. BIC Classification: 3JF; BJ; DSBF; DSK; FYB. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 196 x 129. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198737452
ISBN
9780198737452
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 207 pages, b/w colour. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; BG; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Clear Light Publishers United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
207
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574160048
ISBN
9781574160048
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.59

Hardcover. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JMC; BM; HBJF; HBLX; HBWS5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 553.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442208766
ISBN
9781442208766
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.97

Paperback. Lancelot Brown changed the face of eighteenth-century England, designing country estates and mansions, moving hills and making flowing lakes and serpentine rivers, a magical world of green. This English landscape style spread across Europe and the world. This title paints a picture of the man, his work, his domestic life, and his crowded world. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: AMV; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 560.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845951795
ISBN
9781845951795
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.77

Paperback. Num Pages: 56 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 5. Weight in Grams: 110.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
McDonald & Woodward Publishing Company, US United States
Number of pages
56
Condition
New
SKU
V9780939923816
ISBN
9780939923816
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.59

Hardcover. Editor(s): Reid, Jane Cabot. Num Pages: 624 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BG; BJ; JMAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 170 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1220.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Daimon Verlag Switzerland
Number of pages
624
Condition
New
SKU
V9783856306014
ISBN
9783856306014
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.81

Paperback. John Keats died aged just twenty-five, leaving behind some of the most exquisite and moving verse and love letters ever written, inspired by his great love for his neighbour, Fanny Brawne. Although they knew each other for just a few short years and spent a great deal of that time apart - separated by Keats's worsening illness. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 122.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141442471
ISBN
9780141442471
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.09

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