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Paperback. This book traces 25 turbulent years (1821-46) in the Pacific Northwest's fur trade through the experiences of Archibald McDonald, a trader, cartographer and literate observer of his times. Series: The Pioneers of British Columbia. Num Pages: 308 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; 3JH; BGB; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; KCCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774808330
ISBN
9780774808330
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.91

Hardcover. Born in an era when few women sought professional careers, the author rose through the ranks, from Vice Consul to the first woman US Ambassador to an African country and the first woman acting US Ambassador in Latin America. This work tells the story of the author's career in the US Foreign Service during the 20th century. Num Pages: 384 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 163 x 33. Weight in Grams: 739.
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268044138
ISBN
9780268044138
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.28

Hardcover. The definitive single-volume biography of Siegfried Sassoon, from the world's leading scholar of the great war poet Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 158 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1194.
Publisher
Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd
Number of pages
608
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780715633892
ISBN
9780715633892
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.42

Paperback. First full-length biography for 30 years of the great First World War poet. Num Pages: 480 pages, 24. BIC Classification: BGL; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 136 x 38. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753825778
ISBN
9780753825778
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.54

Paperback. Num Pages: 284 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; AGB; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 214 x 18. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Mandrake of Oxford United Kingdom
Edition
3rd UK ed.
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9781869928681
ISBN
9781869928681
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 138.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141984544
ISBN
9780141984544
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.01

Paperback. A follow on to Princess, More Tears to Cry, this book intends to bring readers up to date with the Princess and her family: Dr Meena - the woman who helps abused women to heal and fight for their rights, and Fatima, the mother of twin daughters who, once abused and abandoned by her family, now works for the Princess in one of the royal palaces. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; BGR; JFSJ1; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 113 x 177 x 27. Weight in Grams: 210.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857503084
ISBN
9780857503084
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.29

Paperback. This volume is a reissue of the third instalment of Princess Sultana's 'life behind the veil' revelations, by the author of 'Princess and Daughters of Arabia'. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; BGR; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 109 x 21. Weight in Grams: 172.
Edition
New ed.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Bantam
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553816945
ISBN
9780553816945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

Paperback. Tells the world what it means to be a Saudi woman today. This book shows how with advances in education and access to work, Saudi women are breaking through the barriers; they are becoming doctors, social workers, business owners and are even managing to push at the boundaries of public life. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; BGR; HBJF1; JFFK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 113 x 178 x 35. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857502865
ISBN
9780857502865
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.29

Paperback. Tells the true story of a young woman caught up in Saddam Hussein's genocide of the Kurdish people of Iraq. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; BG; HBJF1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 107 x 28. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Bantam Books Ltd
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553818147
ISBN
9780553818147
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.21

Paperback. Granting extraordinary access to their private world, Osama's wife and son reveal the frightening transformation of a loving husband into a hardened terrorist. Num Pages: 320 pages, ill. BIC Classification: BGH; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 35. Weight in Grams: 434.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851689019
ISBN
9781851689019
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.05

Paperback. Keywords: "Biography,Biography - General,Subjects - Biography - General"
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Doubleday
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
First Edition First Printing
SKU
KHS0047155
ISBN
9780385607261
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. From the time she was a little girl, Maryam rebelled against the terrible second-class existence that was her destiny as an Afghan woman. She had witnessed the miserable fate of her grandmother and three aunts, and wished she had been born a boy. As a feisty teenager in Kabul, she was outraged when the Russians invaded her country. Num Pages: 464 pages, map, ports. BIC Classification: 1FCA; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 116 x 30. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Bantam
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553820201
ISBN
9780553820201
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. This title reveals an Iraqi woman's true story of life inside Saddam Hussein's torture prisons, by the author of 'Princess'. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 105 x 29. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Bantam
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Paperback Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553816402
ISBN
9780553816402
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

Paperback. This volume is a reissue of the sequel to 'Princess'. Num Pages: 320 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; BG; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 108 x 21. Weight in Grams: 168.
Edition
1st. Edition
Publisher
Bantam
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553816938
ISBN
9780553816938
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.29

Paperback. This title is a reissue of a shocking true story of life behind the veil. Num Pages: 304 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 108 x 20. Weight in Grams: 158.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Bantam
Condition
New
SKU
9780553816952
ISBN
9780553816952
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.75

Paperback. Good clean copy with minor shelf and reading wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Doubleday
Edition
First Edition First Printing
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCD0003604
ISBN
9780385607261
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Tells the story of Hollywood. This book takes us from the discovery of oil in the Twenties with the story of the tycoon Edward Doheny and traces the growth of corruption through the syndicates, the mob, and the movie studios - from the beginnings of the film industry to the end, with News Corp and Rupert Murdoch. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; APF; BGF; KNTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 25. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784701291
ISBN
9781784701291
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.41

Paperback. .
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590174531
ISBN
9781590174531
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.73

Paperback. Num Pages: 291 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: 5SL; BG; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 224.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Spinifex Press Australia
Edition
No Edition Stated
Number of pages
291
Condition
New
SKU
V9781875559992
ISBN
9781875559992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.81

Paperback. Now a Top 10 Sunday Times bestseller. Num Pages: 324 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGHA; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447256786
ISBN
9781447256786
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.22

Paperback. 'Locked-in syndrome: paralysed from head to toe, the patient, his mind intact, is imprisoned inside his own body, unable to speak or move. In my case, blinking my left eyelid is my only means of communication.' Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 120.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Edition
Film tie-in edition
Condition
New
SKU
9780007139842
ISBN
9780007139842
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 8.84

Paperback. Num Pages: 331 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; HBT; KNTP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Truman State University Press United States
Number of pages
331
Condition
New
SKU
V9781931112567
ISBN
9781931112567
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 35.24

Paperback. Num Pages: 334 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
334
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816631070
ISBN
9780816631070
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.31

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