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Paperback. The extraordinary and genuine account of Rosemary Say - an attractive and courageous young Englishwoman whose emigration to France in 1939 led her to suffer the horrors of life under the Nazis Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; BM; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 304. Good clean copy with some reader wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Michael O'Mara
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
SKU
KTM0006516
ISBN
9781843179627
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Tales of the Gypsy Dressmaker is the much-anticipated memoir from Thelma Madine, the dressmaker and breakaway star from Big Fat Gypsy Weddings, the hottest show on TV right now. Num Pages: 304 pages, (2x8pp plates). BIC Classification: AKTA; APT; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
9780007456963
ISBN
9780007456963
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.29

Paperback. For the first time in trade paperback, a reissue of the classic memoir by the late Leonard Nimoy, best remembered for his portrayal as everyone's favorite Vulcan Spock in Star Trek, the TV series and the movies. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; APB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
Little, Brown & Company
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780316388375
ISBN
9780316388375
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.38

Paperback. A heartfelt, insightful, and humorous memoir from YouTube sensation Connor Franta, revealing his private struggles and life lessons learned so far. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781476791616
ISBN
9781476791616
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.59

Paperback. A devastating account of Treblinka by one of the camp's few survivors. Translator(s): Beinfeld, Solon. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BM; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 136.
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849163996
ISBN
9781849163996
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.88

Paperback. Argues against the inequality the author believed to be intrinsic to civilized society. This title features the first fifty-three years of his radical life, including his earliest years, where we can see the source of his belief in the innocence of childhood; and the development of his philosophical and political ideas. Translator(s): Cohen, John M. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1973
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140440331
ISBN
9780140440331
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. These two journals provide a unique picture of daily life with William Wordsworth, his friendship with Coleridge, and the composition of his poems. Editor(s): Woof, Pamela. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 368 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: BGL; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 132 x 19. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199536870
ISBN
9780199536870
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.39

Paperback. Series: Student Guides. Num Pages: 155 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BG; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 210 x 155 x 9. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Greenwich Exchange Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9781871551488
ISBN
9781871551488
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.43

Paperback. .
Publisher
Twisted Spoon Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9788090217195
ISBN
9788090217195
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.31

Paperback. .
Publisher
Biteback Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849549158
ISBN
9781849549158
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.00

Paperback. The journal of Prussian Major General Benno von Studnitz was originally published in 1891 in a very limited German language edition. Now, translated and edited by his great-grandson, the General's journal appears for the first time in English. Num Pages: 114 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; BGHA; BJ; HBJD; HBLL; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 10. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Helion and Company
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910294406
ISBN
9781910294406
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.63

Paperback. Since the release of Do the Right Thing in 1989, Spike Lee has established himself as a cinematic icon. Lee's mostly independent films garner popular audiences while at the same time engaging in substantial political and social commentary. This book presents an examination of Spike Lee's oeuvre. Series: Contemporary Film Directors. Num Pages: 184 pages, 20 b&w photographs, filmography. BIC Classification: APFB; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 142 x 11. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252079610
ISBN
9780252079610
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.88

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, illus. BIC Classification: AC; BGF; JFC. Dimension: 230 x 155. .
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845197445
ISBN
9781845197445
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.50

Paperback. A book about Ronald Blythe's life in Aldeburgh during the 1950s. He had originally come to the Suffolk coast as an aspiring young writer, but found himself drawn into Benjamin Britten's circle and began working for the Aldeburgh Festival. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1DBKEAS; 3JJPG; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571290956
ISBN
9780571290956
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 12.54

Paperback. Born in Milan, Anna del Conte grew up in Italy in a gentler time. When war came to Italy everything changed: her family had to abandon their apartment and the city for the countryside, where the peasants still ate well, but life was dangerous. This is a memoir of a life seen through food - each chapter rounded off with recipes. Num Pages: 336 pages, ill. BIC Classification: BM; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Vintage Books
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099505990
ISBN
9780099505990
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.88

Paperback. Offers an account of the author's modest upbringing in Danzig, his time as a boy soldier fighting the Russians, and the writing of his masterpiece, The Tin Drum, in Paris. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 121 x 28. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099507598
ISBN
9780099507598
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.84

Paperback. .
Publisher
Lawrence And Wishart Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853159001
ISBN
9780853159001
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.61

Paperback. Emmeline Pankhurst grew up all too aware of the prevailing attitude of her day: that men were considered superior to women. When she was just fourteen she attended her first suffrage meeting, and returned home a confirmed suffragist. This book deals with her life and work. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 23. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784870409
ISBN
9781784870409
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. This monumental biography, written by Gandhi's grandson, is the first to give a complete and balanced account of his remarkable life, the development of his beliefs, his political campaigns and his complex relationship with his family. Written with unprecedented insights and access to family archives, this biography sheds new light on Gandhi's life Num Pages: 800 pages, 20. BIC Classification: BGH; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 48. Weight in Grams: 620.
Publisher
Haus Publishing
Number of pages
800
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906598815
ISBN
9781906598815
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.43

Paperback. A chilling true story of two American teens recruited as killers for a Mexican cartel, and their pursuit by an increasingly disillusioned detective. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 1KLCM; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 234 x 39. Weight in Grams: 480.
Publisher
Allen & Unwin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781760291471
ISBN
9781760291471
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. .
Publisher
Human Givens Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781899398089
ISBN
9781899398089
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.00

Paperback. In 'Unreliable Memoirs' we meet a very young Clive James. 'Falling Towards England' tells how, having happily failed to land a suitable job, he moves into a Swiss Cottage BandB. 'May Week was in June' sees Clive at Cambridge University. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 36. Weight in Grams: 448.
Publisher
Picador
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Main Market
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330418812
ISBN
9780330418812
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.67

Paperback. A scintillating new biography of the novelist Evelyn Waugh, published fifty years after his death in 1966. Num Pages: 432 pages, 3x8pp plate sections. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780224862
ISBN
9781780224862
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FPC; 3JJ; BGHA; BTP; HBTV; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 201 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Zubaan Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9789384757809
ISBN
9789384757809
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.08

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