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paperback. In the summer of 1936, W H Auden and Louis MacNeice visited Iceland on commission to write a travel book, but found themselves capturing concerns on a scale that were far more international. This is a collaboration in poetry and prose, reportage and correspondence, published in 1937 with the Spanish Civil War newly in progress. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DNC; BJ; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571283521
ISBN
9780571283521
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 15.96

Paperback. Discover the shadier side of York's history with this collection of true-life crimes from across the city. Featuring all factions of the criminal underworld, this macabre selection of tales includes murders, poisonings, poaching, theft, and highway robbery and also details the gruesome punishments that awaited the perpetrators of such crimes. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 7. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
The History Press
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752474823
ISBN
9780752474823
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.53

Paperback. A study of the third president of the United States, this text examines 70 years of letters and private accounts, providing an insight into the contradictions that surround Jefferson. The author recreates the world of the 18th century to demonstrate his subject's position within it. Num Pages: 356 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813917207
ISBN
9780813917207
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.70

Paperback. From bestselling author and teacher Mary Maccracken comes the engaging and inspiring story of five troubled children who she fought to bring back from the brink Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JNSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 218. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
SKU
KIN0036387
ISBN
9780007555185
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. It began with an unsigned email: "I am a senior member of the intelligence community". What followed was the most spectacular intelligence breach ever, brought about by one man, Edward Snowden. This is the inside story of Snowden's deeds and the journalists who faced down pressure from the US and UK governments to break a remarkable scoop. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; JPSH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 137 x 24. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Guardian Faber Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783350377
ISBN
9781783350377
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.99

Paperback. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 56 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; WM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 206 x 4. Weight in Grams: 150.
Publisher
Shire Publications
Number of pages
56
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747810902
ISBN
9780747810902
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.30

Hardcover. "Commissioning organisation: Greville Janner. 161 p., [8] p. of plates ill., ports. 24 cm. Publishers cloth. Good clean copy with bright gilt title on the spine, well defined edges and tight binding." Keywords: "Biography - Political - Britain,Biography - Political - Countries & Regions,Travel & Holiday - Countries"
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Robson Books Dublin, Ireland
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st
SKU
KEX0070094
ISBN
9781861052179
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Describes the key members of Stalin's court: Beria, Malenkov, Zhukov, Molotov and Khruschchev. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1DVUA; BM; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 139 x 10. Weight in Grams: 136.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141393094
ISBN
9780141393094
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.06

Paperback. Sam's Millar's story, from his childhood in Belfast, membership of the IRA, time spent in Long Kesh internment camps and the Brinks heist,one of the biggest robberies in U.S. history, and aftermath. Unputdownable. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 30. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
O´Brien Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847176400
ISBN
9781847176400
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.57

Paperback. The remarkable story behind the real Downton Abbey Num Pages: 320 pages, 4 x inset sections. BIC Classification: BG; HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st THUS
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444730845
ISBN
9781444730845
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. In My Life as a Quant, Emanuel Derman relives his exciting journey as one of the first high-energy particle physicists to migrate to Wall Street. Page by page, Derman details his adventures in this field-analyzing the incompatible personas of traders and quants, and discussing the dissimilar nature of knowledge in physics and finance. Num Pages: 308 pages, , black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: BGBA; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
308
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470192733
ISBN
9780470192733
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.70

Hardback. .
Publisher
Biteback Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785900679
ISBN
9781785900679
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.42

Paperback. A biography of Samuel Johnson, one of the towering figures of English literature. Editor(s): Womersley, David. Num Pages: 1312 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; CFM; DSBD; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 135 x 57. Weight in Grams: 1022.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
1312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140436624
ISBN
9780140436624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.82

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor Trade Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781630762650
ISBN
9781630762650
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 23.23

Paperback. Num Pages: 294 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publisher
ECW Press,Canada Canada
Number of pages
294
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781770411098
ISBN
9781770411098
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.30

Paperback. Lizzie McNaught was diagnosed with Anorexia at the age of 14. However through professional help, the support of her loving family and her faith, she somehow found the hope and strength to overcome. Life Hurts tells her story, reflecting on it from her perspective as a doctor. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; 3JM; BM; MMZD; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Malcolm Down Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910786659
ISBN
9781910786659
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.96

Paperback. Finally in paperback comes Mo' Meta Blues Questlove's New York Times bestselling and critically acclaimed psychedelic, punch-drunk memoir Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 x 8pp insert. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; AVGR; BGFA; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 134 x 23. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Little, Brown & Company
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781455501373
ISBN
9781455501373
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.71

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BM; DNJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 164.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408837214
ISBN
9781408837214
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.24

Paperback. This unique edition brings together for the first time Austen-Leigh's memoir of his aunt Jane Austen, together with shorter recollections by James Edward's two sisters. It also includes Jane's brother Henry's two biographical accounts. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 352 pages, 10 haltones. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
New Ed. /
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199540778
ISBN
9780199540778
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 433 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 218. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Bantam USA
Publication date
1989
Edition
Reissue
SKU
KAK0002050
ISBN
9780553282184
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.70

Paperback. In 1926, de Saint-Exupery began flying for the airline Latecoere - later known as Aeropostale - opening up the first mail routes across the Sahara and the Andes. This autobiographical narrative combines encounters with nomadic Arabs and other adventures. It includes the story of his crash in the Libyan Desert in 1936, and his miraculous survival. Editor(s): Rees, William. Translator(s): Rees, William. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: BG; DNF; TRPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 114.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141183190
ISBN
9780141183190
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Thomas Nelson Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781595553652
ISBN
9781595553652
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.66

Paperback. Karren Brady is an inspiration to women everywhere, and her incredible success is borne of her passion, impressive business instinct, ambition, and her very genuine, honest, down-to-earth outlook. Num Pages: 288 pages, (1x8pp). BIC Classification: BGBA; KJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007416141
ISBN
9780007416141
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 10.65

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: APT; BM; VFV; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 135 x 21. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062297167
ISBN
9780062297167
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.50

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