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Paperback. Few other jazz musicians have proved so inspirational and so fascinating as Coltrane. This book offers a narrative of Coltrane's life and also discusses this saxophonist's unique sound. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: AVGJ; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571232741
ISBN
9780571232741
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.03

Paperback. Presents author's journey, from boot camp on Parris Island, South Carolina, all the way to the raging battles in the Pacific, where some of the war's fiercest fighting took place. This title provides details of the horrors and sacrifice of war, painting a portrait of how real warriors are made, fight, and often die in the defence of their country. Num Pages: 320 pages, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1M; 3JJH; BM; HBJM; HBWQ; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091937515
ISBN
9780091937515
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.41

Paperback. Updated with a chapter on his 50th anniversary celebrations Num Pages: 416 pages, 4 b/w and colour photo sections. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 286.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Headline Review
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Updated ed.
SKU
KNW0010782
ISBN
9780755315895
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. By the bestselling author of The Little Coffee Shop of Kabul, an inspiring story about one woman's quest to find herself after fleeing Afghanistan. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 29. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751555967
ISBN
9780751555967
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.88

Hardback. James Sowerby (1757-1822) was an outstanding artist and natural historian, renowned for his discoveries and prodigious output of beautiful, scientific books of plants, fungi, animals, fossils and minerals, all during the age of Enlightenment in Great Britain. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AGN; BGT; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 256 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1416.
Publisher
Royal Botanic Gardens
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781842465967
ISBN
9781842465967
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.15
€ 58.53

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 132 x 199 x 27. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408849453
ISBN
9781408849453
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.76

Paperback. Drawn from interviews with people who knew Sir Keith Park, and illustrated with maps and photographs, this is a biography of one of the world's greatest unsung heroes. It charts the history and contributions of one man who was responsible for the air defence of London and South-East England. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16pp b&w photographs, maps. BIC Classification: BG; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 158 x 26. Weight in Grams: 528.
Publisher
Grub Street United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781902304618
ISBN
9781902304618
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.94

Paperback. Father and Daughter provides an unique 'insider perspective' on two key figures in twentieth-century British social science, combining biography of Richard Titmuss and autobiography by his daughter Ann Oakley. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JF; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Bristol University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447318101
ISBN
9781447318101
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.11

Paperback. This work is a personal reminiscence and a guide to solving crossword puzzles. Each chapter starts with a clue and uses anecdote, history and autobiography to solve it, in the process describing something of what it means to love England. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: BG; WDKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843540892
ISBN
9781843540892
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.77

Paperback. Natascha McElhone was away filming in LA, with her two sons and pregnant with her third child when she received news that her beloved husband, Martin, had died suddenly of a heart attack. This title is a tribute to Natascha McElhone's three sons, whose appetite for life led the author through her darkest moments, and to their remarkable father. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; BM; VFJX; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
Penguin Books, Limited (UK)
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241955277
ISBN
9780241955277
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.25

Paperback. An analysis of Wagner, his music, stage directions, prose and his influence on the culture of our age, with a discussion of the reasons for the reactions his work has provoked. Magee sheds light on Wagner's anti-semitic ideas and the way these were used by the Nazis for their own ends. Num Pages: 112 pages, index. BIC Classification: AVGC9; BGF; BGH; JPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 173 x 7. Weight in Grams: 124.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Edition
Revised & enlarged
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192840127
ISBN
9780192840127
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.12

Paperback. A French peasant girl who heard voices from God, Joan convinced the royal court of her divine calling and became a teenage warrior, leading an army to victory against the English. This book tells the story of this women from medieval world. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3H; BGX; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571284634
ISBN
9780571284634
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.03

Paperback. Lyrical visionary, enduring style icon and one indispensable fifth of post- Peter Green megaband Fleetwood Mac, Stevie Nicks is one of the most recognisable figures in rock 'n' roll history - very much Fleetwood Mac's 'Queen Bee', as Mick Fleetwood himself describes her. Num Pages: 432 pages, 3 x 8pp. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 2. Weight in Grams: 698.
Publisher
Omnibus Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785583421
ISBN
9781785583421
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.69

Paperback.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Mainstream Publishing
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
illustrated edition
SKU
KLN0017927
ISBN
9781840185782
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.49

Paperback. In 1845, the author went to live in the woods near his hometown of Concord, Massachusetts. In this book, he documents his passion for the landscape and wildlife of Walden Pond, and his philosophical and political motivations for rejecting the materialism. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; 3JH; BM; JFSF; JFSS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784872410
ISBN
9781784872410
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.95

Paperback. Library markings to spine, with usual markings inside. However, remains in a good to very good condition
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Killynon House Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
SKU
KI20002231
ISBN
9781905706181
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The story of four sisters, Caroline, Emily, Louisa and Sarah Lennox, great-grandchildren of Charles II, whose extraordinary lives spanned the period from 1740 to 1832. Underlying the drama of their aristocratic existence is a story of everyday life. Winner of the 1995 Fawcett Book Prize. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 195 x 132 x 33. Weight in Grams: 403.
Edition
1st Vintage Book Edition
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099477112
ISBN
9780099477112
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.04

Paperback. Dermot charts his story through the songs that were playing at each key moment as life unfolded. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16 Plates. BIC Classification: APT; AVGP; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444790214
ISBN
9781444790214
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.84

Paperback. In "The Adventures of Henry Thoreau," the years Thoreau spent at Walden Pond are a prism through which to view the ideas and forces that inspired him, and his huge impact on American thought. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 210 x 26. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781620401972
ISBN
9781620401972
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.69

Paperback. How does it feel to hold someone's life in your hands? What is it like to cut into someone else's body? What is it like to stand by, powerless, while someone dies because of the incompetence of your seniors? This account illuminates scenes of life and death. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BM; MN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 138.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099520696
ISBN
9780099520696
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.84

Paperback. The untold story of the Pathfinders, one of the most secretive units in the British military. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BTM; JWH; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 209 x 24. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409148500
ISBN
9781409148500
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Dr Rosemary Leonard shares her incredible stories from a 25-year career as a GP Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BT; VFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 22. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755362066
ISBN
9780755362066
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.81

Paperback. 'What we all need,' said Larry, 'is sunshine.. a country where we can grow.' 'Yes, dear, that would be nice,' agreed Mother, not really listening. 'I had a letter from George this morning - he says Corfu's wonderful. Why don't we pack up and go to Greece?' 'Very well, dear, if you like,' said Mother unguardedly. Series: Penguin Essentials. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BM; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 111 x 20. Weight in Grams: 180.
Edition
01st Edition
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
320
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241951460
ISBN
9780241951460
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.26

Hardback. Part biography, part history, part critical examination of Babel's legacy in Russian, European, and Jewish cultural context, The Enigma of Isaac Babel offers the first comprehensive view of the great Russian Jewish author since the opening of Soviet archives. Editor(s): Freidin, Gregory. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 tables, 11 figures. BIC Classification: 3JJ; BGL; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804759038
ISBN
9780804759038
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.55

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