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Paperback. Written by Dorothy's good friend Johnny Tudor, this fascinating first biography of a Welsh singing phenomenon is an unprecedented insight into the glitz and glamour of 1940s and '50s Hollywood. Num Pages: 224 pages, 32 black & white illustrations, 16 black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; 3JJ; AVGN; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750979009
ISBN
9780750979009
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.50

Paperback. 'My name is Michael Pennington, and I am not a comic character. I'm often mistaken for one though. You might know him by another name. Johnny Vegas.' Num Pages: 384 pages, (2x8pp plates). BIC Classification: APT; ASZB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 29. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
9780007382712
ISBN
9780007382712
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.38

Paperback. A biography of Bruce Penhall Num Pages: 240 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS; WSPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 235 x 22. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752434001
ISBN
9780752434001
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.63

Paperback. A fascinating chronicle of the lives and achievements of the men and women who helped shapethe science of statistics This handsomely illustrated volume will make enthralling reading for scientists, mathematicians, and science history buffs alike. Editor(s): Johnson, Norman L.; Kotz, Samuel. Series: Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics. Num Pages: 432 pages, ports. BIC Classification: BG; JHBC; PBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 652.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471163817
ISBN
9780471163817
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 170.07

Paperback. * The remarkable life story of Johnson Beharry, from Grenadian poverty to being awarded the Victoria Cross and becoming a national hero *An utterly compelling story that will inspire this and future generations Num Pages: 448 pages, Section: 16, colour. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JMC; BGHA; HBJF1; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Edition
First Thus
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751538793
ISBN
9780751538793
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.43

Hardback. This is an intellectual biography of Gabriel Bonnot de Mably (1709-85), who emerges as a central figure in the history of republican thought in the era of the Enlightenment and the French Revolution. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 575.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804727891
ISBN
9780804727891
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.27

Hardcover. Seventeen obituaries of recently deceased Fellows of the British Academy: Shackleton Bailey; James Barr; William Beasley; Lord Blake; Julian Budden; Lord Bullock; Robert Carson, Laurence Cohen; Charles Feinstein; Henry Gifford; Peter Holt; Emrys Jones; Robert Megarry; Edward Oates; Maurice Wiles; Brian Woledge; Austin Woolrych. Series: Proceedings of the British Academy. Num Pages: 420 pages, 17 halftones. BIC Classification: DS; HB; HP; HRLB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 161 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1024.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
420
Condition
New
SKU
V9780197264348
ISBN
9780197264348
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.06

Hardcover. Raised in Queens, where he worked as a plumber while honing his guitar chops, Johnny Ramone eventually became a founding member of The Ramones, one of the most influential rock bands of all time. This is Johnny Ramone's story and the story of The Ramones from start to finish, told in Johnny's own words and on his own terms. Num Pages: 176 pages, 60 full colour and black and white photographs. BIC Classification: AVGU; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 228 x 17. Weight in Grams: 660.
Publisher
Abrams Image
Number of pages
176
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810996601
ISBN
9780810996601
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.77

Hardcover. Series: Acta Historica Scientiarum Naturalum et Medicinalium. Num Pages: 519 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 3JB; BGH; HP; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 251 x 183 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1226.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
519
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772898179
ISBN
9788772898179
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.57
€ 65.85

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 253 x 14. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Process United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780976082217
ISBN
9780976082217
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.03

Hardcover. This biography of writer, translator, teacher, and feminist Ada Gobetti, the first in English or Italian, frames her activism in the Resistenza as a chapter in a lifetime of resistance. Num Pages: 328 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 242 x 24. Weight in Grams: 634.
Publisher
University of Rochester Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580465724
ISBN
9781580465724
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.41

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 25 colour photos. BIC Classification: BGA; WSTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 143 x 15. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Blacksmith Books Hong Kong
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9789881613998
ISBN
9789881613998
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.78

Paperback. A guide to murder, mayhem, the mob, and corruption in the Garden State. This wok tells accounts of Alexander Hamilton falling mortally wounded on the dueling grounds of Weehawken; Dutch Schultz getting pumped full of lead in the men's room of the Palace Chop House in Newark; and a gang of Islamic terrorists in Jersey City. Num Pages: 320 pages, 109 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEJ; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Rivergate Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813541778
ISBN
9780813541778
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.87

Paperback. Num Pages: 227 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 176.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Monsoon Books Singapore
Number of pages
227
Condition
New
SKU
V9789814358323
ISBN
9789814358323
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.11

Paperback. The wicketkeeper, known as his sport's most prolific 'sledger', has amassed more than 20 years of stories from his career at the heart of the game and now reveals them in typically outspoken style. Num Pages: 288 pages, 32 colour illustrations, 16 colour plates. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750970051
ISBN
9780750970051
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.43

Paperback. Cyclogeography lifts the lid on the hidden world of Cycle Couriers, the 'solitary creatures of the underworld' Includes interviews with Iain Sinclair, Paul Fournel and Richard Long Lyrical essay in the great tradition of psychogeographers Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 2AB; BM; DNF; HBTB; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 123 x 191 x 18. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Notting Hill Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910749272
ISBN
9781910749272
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.41

Paperback. In the words of Malcolm Brown 'a rediscovered classic'. Sixty first-hand accounts of what life was really like in the Great War. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJF; BTM; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 31. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
New
SKU
9781849010672
ISBN
9781849010672
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.75

Paperback. Brought up as female for fifteen years, Jon can remember feeling different from other girls since he was only five years old. But it will take years of depression, incessant bullying, self-harm and isolation before he discovers why. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JFSJ5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 262. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Cornerstone
Publication date
2013
SKU
KTG0004830
ISBN
9780099558248
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Presents the story of a Caribbean woman who helped inspire the rise of black Christianity in the Atlantic world. Born in 1718, Rebecca Protten embarked on an itinerant mission, preaching to hundreds of the enslaved Africans in the West Indies. Protten and other black preachers created the earliest African Protestant congregation in the Americas. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 3JF; BGX; HRCC9; HRCX7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674022577
ISBN
9780674022577
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.82

Paperback. The first real-life story behind HM Customs officer work. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BM; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472109422
ISBN
9781472109422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

Paperback. Radio shock-jock and "Sun" columnist, Jon Gaunt has had to overcome unimaginable hardship, solitude, bankruptcy and despair in this life. Jon Gaunt has always fought back. Behind the outspoken media personality, this is the story of self-preservation, personal growth and forgiveness. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 x 8pp. BIC Classification: APW; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 281.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Virgin Books London
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
SKU
KNW0007707
ISBN
9780753513675
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.49

Paperback. The second volume in former Reykjavik mayor Gnarr's childhood memoir-trilogy focuses on discovering punk music and rebelling against society Translator(s): Smith, Lytton. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DNC; ASZB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133 x 18. Weight in Grams: 285.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Deep Vellum Publishing United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781941920206
ISBN
9781941920206
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.59

Paperback. Based on a decade of research, and on interviews with many of Mao's close circle in China who have never talked before - and everyone outside China who had significant dealings with him, this book is the story of the life of Mao. It is full of revelations, exploding the myth of the Long March, and showing completely unknown Mao. Num Pages: 992 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HBJF; HBLW; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 44. Weight in Grams: 736.
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099507376
ISBN
9780099507376
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.54

Paperback. The German-born Douglas Sirk, who after a successful career in theatre and film moved to Hollywood in 1937 and directed 30 films starring actors such as Rock Hudson and Lana Turner, talks about his life and work. Series: Directors on Directors. Num Pages: 192 pages, 30 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; APFB; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Edition
Main
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571190980
ISBN
9780571190980
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 21.99

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