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Paperback. The dramatic life of the revolutionary hero Bolivar, who liberated South America - a sweeping narrative worthy of a Hollywood epic. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1KLS; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 37. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780226170
- ISBN
- 9781780226170
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.06
€ 19.99
€ 15.06
Hardback. Marie Duffy is the undisputed queen of Irish dancing: she has trained more world champions than any other teacher, and has been Michael Flatley's right-hand woman for twenty years. Get a behind-the-scenes view of the world of professional Irish dance, and heart Marie's own fascinating & inspiring life. Num Pages: 272 pages, 30 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; ASDC; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publisher
- O´Brien Press Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847179265
- ISBN
- 9781847179265
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.44
€ 19.99
€ 16.44
Hardcover. The only Vatican sanctioned illustrated biography of the beloved pontiff filled with rarely seen photographs and 50 removable document facsimiles. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: BGX; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 274 x 314 x 58. Weight in Grams: 2500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Black Dog & Leventhal
- Edition
- Slp
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780316317757
- ISBN
- 9780316317757
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 38.14
€ 52.99
€ 38.14
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFME; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 210. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Hachette Books Ireland
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTK0100583
- ISBN
- 9781444791228
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Editor(s): Stratenwerth, Irene; Simon, Hermann. Translator(s): Bell, Anthea. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BM; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781254158
- ISBN
- 9781781254158
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.25
€ 17.99
€ 14.25
Paperback. Num Pages: 338 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- CavanKerry Press United States
- Number of pages
- 338
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933880198
- ISBN
- 9781933880198
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.30
€ 23.99
€ 19.30
Paperback. The memoirs of Hortense (1646-99) and Marie (1639-1715) Mancini, members of court of Louis XIV, represent earliest examples in France of memoirs published by women under their own names during their lifetimes. This title chronicles the beginnings of women's rights within the confines of an otherwise circumscribed early modern aristocratic society. Editor(s): Nelson, Sarah. Translator(s): Nelson, Sarah. Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 254 pages, 2 halftones, 3 maps, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JD; 3JF; BGHA; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226502793
- ISBN
- 9780226502793
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.77
€ 37.99
€ 29.77
Paperback. A brilliant player but with a stormy temper and a troubled relationship with gambling and drink, Scotland and Celtic captain Dan Doyle's life on and off the pitch makes for an incredible story. Until his retirement in 1899, Doyle was always a controversial figure. This book tells the story of Scotland's first bad-boy football superstar. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- Black and White Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845021467
- ISBN
- 9781845021467
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.19
€ 10.99
€ 9.19
Paperback. In 1950s rural Ireland a widow conceals pregnancy by travelling to Belfast and giving birth to a girl named Marie Therese. The child was left to face a life of misery in the care of nuns at Nazareth House. This is her story, one of resilience and the need to discover who she really is by tracing the mother that the nuns had told her didn't exist. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 1DBR; BGA; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 174 x 18. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Colourpoint Creative Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780730653
- ISBN
- 9781780730653
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.49
€ 17.49
Paperback. The biography of a White Russian emigree trapped with her family in Hitler's Germany at the outbreak of World War II. Living among the ruins of Berlin during Allied bombing raids, she grew up to be a strong-minded, committed and courageous woman. Num Pages: 368 pages, 12pp b&w halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BGA; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 136 x 27. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712665803
- ISBN
- 9780712665803
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.10
€ 25.99
€ 18.10
Paperback. Arguing that the life and work of Sun Yat-sen have been distorted by both myth and demythification, the author provides a fresh overall evaluation of the man and the events that turned an adventurer into the founder of the Chinese Republic and the leader of a great nationalist movement. Translator(s): Lloyd, Janet. Num Pages: 492 pages, 12 half-tones 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 724.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804740111
- ISBN
- 9780804740111
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.49
€ 40.99
€ 36.49
Hardcover. Alexander I was a ruler with high aspirations for the people of Russia. Cosseted as a young grand duke by Catherine the Great, he ascended to the throne in 1801 after the brutal assassination of his father. This biography focuses on the complex forces that shaped Alexander's tumultuous reign. Translator(s): Emanuel, Susan. Num Pages: 504 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 233 x 39. Weight in Grams: 834.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Edition
- Tra
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875804668
- ISBN
- 9780875804668
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.61
€ 47.61
Hardback. This is a compelling biography of Francis Jeanson, French existential philosopher, member of the French Resistance during World War II, and head of the "Jeanson network," which raised funds for the Algerians during the French-Algerian war. Translator(s): Todd, Jane. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: BG; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804755085
- ISBN
- 9780804755085
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.69
€ 81.69
Paperback. The former mining town of Stanley lies only twenty minutes drive from the beautiful cathedral city of Durham. Yet the two are worlds apart. Marilyn Hardy recounts in touching detail the trials of growing up in this impoverished mining town and her life-long struggle to find happiness, from her troubled relationship with her undemonstrative mother. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYD; 3JJ; BGA; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 112 x 19. Weight in Grams: 139.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Virgin Books
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- KLN0017901
- ISBN
- 9780753513965
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
hardcover. In this riveting biography, Marilyn Greenwald describes how a woman reporter from Columbus, Ohio, broke into the ranks of the male-dominated upper echelon at the New York Times. It documents what she did to succeed and what she had to sacrifice. Charlotte Curtis paved the way for the generations of female journalists who followed her. Num Pages: 274 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGB; CBW; JFD; JFSJ1; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 712. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780821412657
- ISBN
- 9780821412657
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.06
€ 36.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JMD; VFJG; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 17. .
- Publisher
- Scribe Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781911344025
- ISBN
- 9781911344025
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.99
€ 11.99
€ 9.99
Paperback. Powerful real-life stories from survivors and perpetrators of crime and violence worldwide are told here, revealing the very real impact of forgiveness on their lives. They raise the possibility of alternatives to resentment, retaliation and revenge and prompt the question 'how can we define forgiveness?' Num Pages: 224 pages, 40 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: BT; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785920004
- ISBN
- 9781785920004
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.28
€ 27.28
Paperback. In 1954, in a remote South American village, a four-year-old girl was abducted and then abandoned deep in the Colombian rainforest. At around ten years old, a completely feral Marina Chapman was returned to civilisation by hunters, who sold her to a brothel. This title tells her story. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 x 8pp b/w. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; BGA; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 136 x 17. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd Edinburgh
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780576541
- ISBN
- 9781780576541
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.64
€ 16.99
€ 12.64
Paperback. An international bestseller, Prisoner of Tehran is the astonishing, true account of one womans remarkable courage in the face of terror. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 x 8pp black & white. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 210. Good clean copy showing light shelf and reading wear, remains a nice copy
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- SKU
- KSG0011661
- ISBN
- 9780719562525
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. An international bestseller, Prisoner of Tehran is the astonishing, true account of one woman's remarkable courage in the face of terror. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 x 8pp black & white. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 116 x 19. Weight in Grams: 156.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719522390
- ISBN
- 9780719522390
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.05
€ 13.99
€ 11.05
Paperback. Marina Picasso remembers being six year old and standing awkwardly in front of the gates of Picasso's grand house near Cannes. She was there with her father and eight-year-old brother to collect from her grandfather the weekly allowance that Picasso grudgingly gave his eldest son to support is family. Num Pages: 144 pages, 8pp b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; AGB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 138 x 14. Weight in Grams: 122.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099437031
- ISBN
- 9780099437031
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.23
€ 17.99
€ 14.23
Hardcover. In Formula 1 today, there are drivers who have won a great deal more, but Gilles Villeneuve cannot be evaluated by numbers alone - simply because there is no way of measuring the level of excitement that he brought to racing. This book relives the legend, with previously unpublished pictures and authoritative. Num Pages: 208 pages, 100+ colour & mono photographs. BIC Classification: AJC; BGS; WSPC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 317 x 293 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1802.
- Publisher
- Giorgio Nada Editore
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788879116107
- ISBN
- 9788879116107
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 40.73
€ 52.99
€ 40.73
Paperback. The celebrated Peruvian novelist, Mario Vargas Llosa, gives an account of his ultimately unsuccessful attempt to run his country, and of his childhood and career. Translator(s): Lane, Helen R. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; 2ADS; BGHA; DSBH; DSK; FA; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly. Dimension: 128 x 198 x 43. Weight in Grams: 369.
- Publisher
- FABER AND FABER
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571175123
- ISBN
- 9780571175123
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.56
€ 19.99
€ 14.56
Hardcover. Keywords: Mario Vargos Llosa . 532pp
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- First English Edition
- Publisher
- Faber Faber Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- SKU
- KNW0011744
- ISBN
- 9780571169696
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 16.00
€ 16.00