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Biography
Paperback. Journeying to Cameroon, the author and his wife collected numerous mammals, birds and reptiles, including Cholmondely the chimpanzee and Bug-eye the bush-baby. This title offers an account of his attempt to set up his own zoo, after years spent gathering animals for other zoos. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 12. Weight in Grams: 146.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241955826
- ISBN
- 9780241955826
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.95
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Paperback. Talks about the grand hotel life. In this story, you can meet the girl-hungry hotel Magician, Kalakobe the African cook, Mr Sigsag, Monsieur Victor, Mespoulet, and an unforgettable cast of down but not yet out hotel employees. Num Pages: 320 pages, 60. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BGHA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Ebury Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091887872
- ISBN
- 9780091887872
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 13.97
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Paperback. What, for instance, was Jack Kennedy doing on that coffee table? Why did the Queen Mother need Mr Langella's help? When was Paul Mellon going to pay him money owed? How did Brooke Astor lose her virginity? Why was Robert Mitchum singing Gilbert & Sullivan patter songs at top volume? This book deals with these questions. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: AN; APB; APF; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 137 x 24. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062094490
- ISBN
- 9780062094490
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.22
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Paperback. Looks at the artistic coming of age of the greatest actress of her generation, from the homecoming float at her suburban New Jersey high school to her star-making roles in The Deer Hunter, Manhattan, and Kramer vs. Kramer. This book deals with Meryl Streep's rise stardom on the New York stage, and more. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: AN; APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 252 x 19. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571330997
- ISBN
- 9780571330997
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.40
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€ 14.40
Hardcover. This gripping memoir tells the personal story of a man who has lived at the epicenter of the major events of modern Jewish history. From the ashes of Auschwitz to statehood and theingathering of the exiles, Rabbi Sholom Gold has lived through the most traumatic, tragic, and majestic period in the four-thousand-year saga of thr Jewish people. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA; BM; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 178 x 33. Weight in Grams: 976.
- Publisher
- Gefen Publishing House Israel
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789652296399
- ISBN
- 9789652296399
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 27.25
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€ 27.25
Paperback. Presents an account of authors life at Camusfearna, a remote cottage in the western Highlands. This book also focuses on the two otters, Mijbil and Edal, who became his constant and much-loved companions. Series: Nature Classics Library. Num Pages: 224 pages, 40 b/w drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; BM; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- Little Toller Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780956254504
- ISBN
- 9780956254504
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.66
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Paperback. Sun Ra's music as it is about his passionate, often wildly unorthodox views on the galaxy, black people and spiritual matters. With the various incarnations of his inimitable Arkestra, his repertoire ranged from boogie-woogie to swing to be-bop to fusion to New Age, and his influence extended throughout the jazz and rock worlds. Num Pages: 512 pages, 8pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGJ; AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 29. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841950556
- ISBN
- 9781841950556
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 16.51
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Paperback. "Hitler and the Final Solution". Translator(s): Porter, James. Num Pages: 219 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BG; HBG; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JPFQ; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 219
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520060227
- ISBN
- 9780520060227
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.10
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€ 26.10
Paperback. Alan Johnson's childhood was not so much difficult as unusual, particularly for a man who was destined to become Home Secretary. This book tells the story of two incredible women: Alan's mother, Lily, who battled against poor health, poverty, domestic violence and loneliness to try to ensure a better life for her children; and his sister, Linda. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; 3JJPK; BGHA; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552167017
- ISBN
- 9780552167017
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.19
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Paperback. From the testing laboratories where engineers struggle to build a jet engine that can resist bird attacks, through the creation of the A320 in France, to the political and social forces that have sought to minimize the impact of revolutionary fly-by-wire technology, this work lets us question our assumptions about human beings in modern aviation. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BTP; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 147 x 13. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141046747
- ISBN
- 9780141046747
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.15
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Paperback. From New York Times bestselling biographer J. Randy Taraborrelli comes an engrossing and revealing portrait of the Hilton dynasty. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGB; BK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 43. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Company
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781455516704
- ISBN
- 9781455516704
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.76
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Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; 3JM; BGR; HBJD1; HBLW; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750966160
- ISBN
- 9780750966160
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.16
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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€ 18.37
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Hardcover. Presents four travel diaries of pioneering African Americans who were the first to explore and document the West African interior. This work reveals the wealth and beauty of Africa in descriptions of its geography, people, flora, and fauna. It challenges the notion that there were no black explorers in Africa. Editor(s): Fairhead, James; Geysbeek, Tim; Holsoe, Svend E.; Leach, Melissa. Num Pages: 504 pages, 39 b&w photos, 11 maps, 1 index. BIC Classification: 1HFD; 3JH; BJ; GTB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 38. Weight in Grams: 857.
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 504
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253341945
- ISBN
- 9780253341945
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.57
€ 65.57
Paperback. Somekh, a noted student of modern Arabic culture, relates his life as a university professor and writer, taking the reader to Oxford, Princeton and Cairo, and introducing scholars and writers he befriended: S D Goitein, Mustafa Badawi and Haim Blanc, among others. This title presents his story. Num Pages: 170 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3JJP; BM; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 170
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845195021
- ISBN
- 9781845195021
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.20
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Paperback. The authorised biography of the great naturalist and conservationist Gerald Durrell, who died aged seventy in January 1995 in Jersey, where he founded the zoo he'd dreamed of as a small boy and pioneered the captive breeding of animals for conservation. Num Pages: 672 pages, 24 b/w plates, (3 x 8pp), With index. BIC Classification: BG; WNC; WNH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 135 x 40. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 672
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780006387305
- ISBN
- 9780006387305
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.25
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Hardcover. Num Pages: 800 pages, 3 Photo Inserts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 180 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1286.
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 800
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781400067664
- ISBN
- 9781400067664
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 30.69
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Paperback. The stooping figure of my mother, waist-deep in the grass and caught there like a piece of sheep's wool, was the last I saw of my country home as I left it to discover the world' Abandoning the Cotswolds village that raised him, the young Laurie Lee walks to London. There he makes a living labouring and playing the violin. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJG; BM; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Re-issue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241953280
- ISBN
- 9780241953280
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.95
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Paperback. Tyler Oakley, pop culture phenomenon and the most prominent LGBTQ+ voice on YouTube, brings you his funniest untold stories in his first book. Now in paperback! Num Pages: 304 pages, Full colour. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGF; JFSK; UD; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471162077
- ISBN
- 9781471162077
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Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.91
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Paperback. Like many entrepreneurs, the author had no formal business education. But he had great survival instincts, tenacity, and, above all, a nothing to lose mindset. His middle-class childhood ended abruptly when his abusive father succumbed to drug addiction and abandoned the family. This title offers stories and a road map for entrepreneurial success. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BGBA; KJH; KJMB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Updated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591845997
- ISBN
- 9781591845997
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.88
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Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783781164
- ISBN
- 9781783781164
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.61
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Paperback. In 1971, Michael Blakemore joined the National Theatre as Associate Director under Laurence Olivier. His tenure began to unravel and, behind his back, Peter Hall was appointed to replace him in 1973. This title tells the story of the events that led to his dramatic exit in 1976. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: ANF; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 125 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571241385
- ISBN
- 9780571241385
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.39
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Paperback. The first major biography of Pope Francis traces the life of this revolutionary thinker from his childhood in Argentina to the world leader he is today. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: BGX; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 37. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Publisher
- Allen & Unwin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781760113483
- ISBN
- 9781760113483
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.91
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Paperback. A selection of dialogues and letters from one of the most influential masters of Latin prose. This text includes "Consolation to Helvia" written to Seneca's mother to soothe the pain of separation, and the dialogues of "On the Shortness of Life", and "On Tranquility of Mind". Editor(s): Costa, C.D.N. Translator(s): Costa, C.D.N. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 126.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140446791
- ISBN
- 9780140446791
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.95
€ 13.99
€ 10.95