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Paperback. 'A letter is handed to you. In broken English, it tells you that you must now vacate your farm; that this is no longer your home, for it now belongs to the crowd on your doorstep. Then the drums begin to beat.' Num Pages: 288 pages, (1x8pp plate section). BIC Classification: 1HFMW; 3JJPN; BM; HBJH; HBLW3; WNGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007477562
- ISBN
- 9780007477562
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Virago
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- SKU
- KLN0018242
- ISBN
- 9781860499593
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Hardcover. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Casemate
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910860229
- ISBN
- 9781910860229
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.66
€ 33.99
€ 24.66
Hardcover. Stories of food: extraordinary recipes from Michelin-starred chef Tom Sellers. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 189. .
- Publisher
- Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780297871880
- ISBN
- 9780297871880
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.27
€ 46.99
€ 33.27
Paperback. Kenton Cool is the finest alpine climber of this generation. He has summited Everest twelve times. He is the only Briton to have skied down two 8000-metre mountains. Today he is in pain and after a long day in the mountains it's not uncommon to see him struggling to walk. Yet he still climbs. Why do you do it? people ask him. This book tells why. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 277 x 24. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099594772
- ISBN
- 9780099594772
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.65
€ 15.99
€ 12.65
Paperback. A fishing trip honoring a dying man's wish becomes a meditation on life, nature and friendship, a literary biography and a celebration of the beauty of the Highlands of Scotland. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 22. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857381361
- ISBN
- 9780857381361
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. This biography (first published in 2000 to mark the 250th anniversary of J.S. Bach's death) presents a picture of the composer that demonstrates the intimate connection between Bach's life and his music, showing how the composer's superb inventiveness pervaded his career as a musician, composer, performer, scholar, and teacher. Num Pages: 640 pages, frontispiece; numerous halftones; 1 map, numerous music examples. BIC Classification: AVGC3; AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1052.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 620
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199248841
- ISBN
- 9780199248841
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.10
€ 38.99
€ 28.10
Paperback. On the 16th of August 1628, five battle-scarred English ships sailed into the harbour of the Greek island of Milos. Dropping anchor, the 25-year-old captain banqueted with the local lord before sitting down to write an account of his journey. This is the story of an extraordinary life, and of a journey that helped to shape a nation. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DVG; 3JD; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 129 x 48. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099591764
- ISBN
- 9780099591764
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. The next installment in a powerful and extraordinary life story by one of Britain's best-loved television stars Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 29. Weight in Grams: 270. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- SKU
- KAK0007152
- ISBN
- 9781447222484
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A biography of Ewan McGregor. Num Pages: 224 pages, 24pp photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153. . 224pp. Keywords: Actors & Actresses, Entertainers
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Chameleon London
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- SKU
- KHS0068658
- ISBN
- 9780233994109
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 7.99€ 4.99
€ 7.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Biteback Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785901904
- ISBN
- 9781785901904
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.25
€ 17.99
€ 14.25
Paperback. In this entertaining and engaging memoir, former ambassador Sherard Cowper-Coles lifts the lid on embassy life throughout the world. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; 3JM; BM; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 26. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007436019
- ISBN
- 9780007436019
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Could a mother shoot her own children? This title is a reissue of a true crime classic. Num Pages: 624 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWR; 3JJPN; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 111 x 40. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780751535563
- ISBN
- 9780751535563
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. In 1593, the brilliant and controversial young playwright, Christopher Marlowe was stabbed to death in a Deptford lodging house officially in a quarrel over the bill. Tracing Marlowe's shadowy political and intelligence dealings, the author uncovers critical new evidence about that fatal day. Num Pages: 608 pages, illustrations, facsimiles, map, portraits. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JB; BG; HBJD1; HBLH; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 32. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Number of pages
- 608
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099437475
- ISBN
- 9780099437475
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Paperback. An account of incredible bravery, telling what it is like to have 200 Paras depending on you constantly, to make decisions which can and do cost lives, to see men under your command killed and injured and being under the most intense pressure imaginable every minute of every day for six long months. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JMC; BGHA; HBJF; HBLX; HBWS4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 28. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- Virgin Books
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753540312
- ISBN
- 9780753540312
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.49
€ 25.99
€ 19.49
Paperback. Presents an author's account of the many disguises she employs to dine undetected when she takes on the much coveted and highly prestigious job of "New York Times" restaurant critic. Through these spy games, she finds herself changed not just physically, but also in character. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BG; WTHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099489979
- ISBN
- 9780099489979
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. The definitive and long-awaited biography of the legendary Busby Babe who died in the Munich air disaster Num Pages: 304 pages, 8pp b-w plates. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857207821
- ISBN
- 9780857207821
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Hardback. The first in-depth look at the life and career of Joss Whedon - creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and one of the most influential figures to emerge from American popular culture during the last quarter-century. Num Pages: 448 pages, 8-page b/w plates section. BIC Classification: APTD; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 156 x 38. Weight in Grams: 734. Fine in fine dustwrapper with some minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Quarto Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- SKU
- KAK0008166
- ISBN
- 9781845137199
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Eminent Victorians is a groundbreaking work of biography that raised the genre to the level of high art. It replaced reverence with scepticism and Strachey's wit, iconoclasm, and narrative skill liberated the biographical enterprise. His portraits of Cardinal Manning, Florence Nightingale, Thomas Arnold, and General Gordon changed perceptions of the Victorians for a generation. Editor(s): Sutherland, John. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199555017
- ISBN
- 9780199555017
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
hardcover. Keyword(s): Nancy Kohner. 278pp
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- SKU
- KNW0006875
- ISBN
- 9780340960240
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 5.49
€ 5.49