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Biography
Paperback. First published 50 years before political correctness became an accepted rule, Mischief in Greenland is a treasure trove of H.W. Tilman's observational wit. In this account of his first two West Greenland voyages, he pulls no punches with regard to the occasional failings, leaving the reader to seek out the numerous achievements of these voyages. Series: H.W. Tilman - The Collected Edition. Num Pages: 220 pages, Black and white photographs and maps. BIC Classification: 1MTN; 1MTNG; 1QSR; BGA; WSSN3; WSZG; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 216 x 24. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- Tilman
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909461246
- ISBN
- 9781909461246
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.22
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Paperback. The first voyage in In Mischief's Wake gives H.W. Tilman's report of the loss of Mischief. He buys Sea Breeze and makes landfall in Iceland before heading to East Greenland. Forty miles from Scoresby Sound, 'a polite mutiny' forced him to abandon the voyage. The following year, he completes a voyage he considered 'certainly the happiest'. Series: H.W. Tilman - The Collected Edition. Num Pages: 176 pages, Black and white maps and photographs. BIC Classification: 1DNC; 1MTNG; BTH; WSSN3; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 217 x 23. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- Tilman
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909461369
- ISBN
- 9781909461369
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.34
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Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Tilman
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909461260
- ISBN
- 9781909461260
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.23
€ 16.99
€ 15.23
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Tilman
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909461161
- ISBN
- 9781909461161
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.34
€ 16.99
€ 15.34
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Tilman
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909461147
- ISBN
- 9781909461147
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.34
€ 16.99
€ 15.34
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Crescent House United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909461208
- ISBN
- 9781909461208
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.34
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€ 15.34
Paperback. In 1936 an expedition led by H.W. Tilman reached the summit of Nanda Devi in the Garhwal Himalaya. At over 25,000 feet, it was the highest mountain to be climbed until 1950. The Ascent of Nanda Devi is Tilman's well-observed and humorous record of the climb. One of the earliest climbing expedition books to be published, it is regarded as a classic. Series: Tilman: The Collected Edition. Num Pages: 212 pages, black and white photographs and maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FKAH; BGA; RGBS; WSZG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- Crescent House United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 212
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909461185
- ISBN
- 9781909461185
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.27
€ 16.99
€ 15.27
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Tilman
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909461321
- ISBN
- 9781909461321
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.34
€ 16.99
€ 15.34
Paperback. H.W. Tilman's Two Mountains and a River picks up where Mount Everest 1938 left off. Tilman and various accomplices-including pioneering mountaineer and regular partner Eric Shipton-trek and climb across Nepal, China, Pakistan, Afghanistan and other areas of Asia, including Ishkashim, where the author was arrested on suspicion of being a spy .. Series: H.W. Tilman - The Collected Edition. Num Pages: 256 pages, Black and white photographs and maps. BIC Classification: 1F; BM; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 217 x 29. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Tilman
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909461307
- ISBN
- 9781909461307
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.22
€ 16.99
€ 15.22
paperback. This intimate and richly informative diary kept in 1910 by the young wife of a bustling merchant household in Kyoto is an engaging, unique glimpse into the lives of ordinary people in early twentieth-century Japan. Includes 53 illustrations. Num Pages: 280 pages, 11 half-tones 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJC; BGHA; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3556 x 18. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804724418
- ISBN
- 9780804724418
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.26
€ 32.99
€ 31.26
Paperback. Previously read but clean copy.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Hachette Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- SKU
- KDK0011142
- ISBN
- 9780786884148
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Paperback in good to very good condition. Some shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Hachette Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- SKU
- KRF0020470
- ISBN
- 9780786884148
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Paperback in good to very good condition. Some shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Hachette Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KRF0020486
- ISBN
- 9780786884148
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Paperback in good to very good condition. Some shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Hachette Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KRF0020574
- ISBN
- 9780786884148
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Written by Malala for her peers, this is the story of the girl behind the Nobel Prize-winning icon. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKP; BGA; JN; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 24. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- Hachette Children´s Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780622163
- ISBN
- 9781780622163
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.18
€ 11.99
€ 10.18
paperback. The bestselling memoir of NOBEL PRIZE winner, Malala Yousafzai, the school girl who stood up to the Taliban. I AM MALALA inspired the BAFTA-nominated film HE NAMED ME MALALA, directed by Oscar-winner Davis Guggenheim. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKP; 3JM; BGHA; JFSJ1; JN; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 328. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Group
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0018607
- ISBN
- 9781474602112
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.59
€ 4.59
Paperback. There cannot be many cities where crime could mean anything from stealing a ship to singing a seditious song, but nineteenth century Glasgow was a unique place with an amazing dynamism. This book chronicles the century long struggle of the forces of law and order to bring peace to a troubled city. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BTC; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publisher
- B & W Pub
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845025366
- ISBN
- 9781845025366
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.49
€ 13.99
€ 10.49
Paperback. Hugging the coast and crammed between two rivers, Aberdeen grew up isolated from Scotland's other urban centres. The North East seemed to breed a number of women who lived their lives by deceiving others. One such was Mrs Gordon Baillie from Peterhead. This book tells her story along with other crimes of 19th century Aberdeen and the North East. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DBKSH; 3JH; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 232 x 21. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Publisher
- Black and White Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845027445
- ISBN
- 9781845027445
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.49
€ 13.99
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Paperback. Dundee in the nineteenth century was a very dangerous place. This title reveals the real nineteenth century Dundee and the ordinary and extraordinary crimes that took place there. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKSH; 3JH; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- Black & White Publishing
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845024208
- ISBN
- 9781845024208
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 11.96
€ 16.99
€ 11.96
Paperback. This volume presents translations of a selection of the letters sent by crusaders and pilgrims from Asia Minor, Syria and Palestine. There are accounts of all the great events from the triumph of the capture of Jerusalem in 1099 to the disasters of Hattin in 1187 and the loss of Acre in 1291. Series Editor(s): Barber, Professor Malcolm; Edbury, Professor Peter W.; Hamilton, Professor Bernard; Housley, Professor Norman; Jackson, Professor Peter. Series: Crusade Texts in Translation. Num Pages: 206 pages, Includes 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1FBP; 1FBS; 3H; BJ; HBJF; HBLC1; HBWC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Number of pages
- 206
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472413932
- ISBN
- 9781472413932
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.28
€ 53.28
Paperback. Mexico, April 2009. The bodies of a pair of undercover military intelligence agents, disguised as campesinos (farmers), are dumped by the side of the road. Beside the corpses is a message on a scrap of paper: 'You'll never get El Chapo.' Such is the fate of many who have dared to try to catch El Chapo, or oppose him. Num Pages: 304 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC; DNJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141048390
- ISBN
- 9780141048390
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.77
€ 14.99
€ 11.77
Paperback. Throughout his 44 years in the entertainment industry, the author met and worked with some of the biggest names in show business. In this biographical account, he lifts the lid on what it takes to keep a show on the road and artists and audiences happy. It's all here: transport problems, unscrupulous promoters, and hassles with the Mafia. Num Pages: 324 pages, 54 b/w illus. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Publisher
- Music Mentor Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 324
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780956267948
- ISBN
- 9780956267948
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 20.25
€ 29.99
€ 20.25
Hardback. Critic, poet, editor, chronicler of the Lost Generation, elder statesman of the Republic of Letters, Malcolm Cowley (1898-1989) was an eloquent witness to American literary and political life. His letters, mostly unpublished, provide a self-portrait of Cowley and his time and make possible a full appreciation of his long, varied career. Num Pages: 630 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGLA; BJ; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 167 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1436.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 630
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674051065
- ISBN
- 9780674051065
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 45.30
€ 54.99
€ 45.30
paperback. Alain Prost is France's only F1 world champion. Ayrton Senna is the mercurial kid from a privileged background in Sao Paolo. As the great rivals raced to victory, their relationship deteriorated badly, beginning with the breaking of a gentleman's agreement. This title provides us an account of one of the all-time classic sporting rivalries. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: BGS; WSPC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 29. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099528098
- ISBN
- 9780099528098
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.24
€ 17.99
€ 13.24