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Paperback. At 19, Isambard Kingdom Brunel was in charge, under his father, of an engineering work that is the wonder of Europe: the Thames tunnel, completed in 1843. This book traces Brunel's life and career, the man of immense energy who came to dominate civil engineering in the 19th century and whose legacy can still be seen nearly two centuries later. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; TN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 128.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750942942
- ISBN
- 9780750942942
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.42
€ 12.42
Hardcover.
- Publisher
- Four Courts Press Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st edn
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846822360
- ISBN
- 9781846822360
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.00€ 46.19
€ 55.00
€ 46.19
Paperback. A romantic account of the several years that the author spent working behind the counter at Bristol's Revolver Records - a business run from the heart rather than the head. It evokes a golden moment in British cultural history, and celebrates the magical abandon that music offers us. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWS; 3JJPN; AVGP; BM; KNTF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571311804
- ISBN
- 9780571311804
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.07
€ 17.99
€ 13.07
Hardcover. Donegal History.8vo Illustrated.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Brandon Books Publishers
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Edition
- 1st
- SKU
- KEX0274189
- ISBN
- 9780863220012
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 25.00
€ 25.00
Paperback. Despite rape, homelessness, anorexia and severe post-traumatic stress disorder after a violent attack, Susan Dunne turned her life around and set up a pony therapy business. Susan shares her painful journey, and how her connection with horses sparked the healing process and helped her to cope with lifelong difficulties associated with autism. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; MJNA; VFJB; WNGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 142 x 24. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849056090
- ISBN
- 9781849056090
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.47
€ 23.47
Paperback. Oliver Cromwell is one of the most puzzling and controversial figures in English history. In this excellent introduction, Barry Coward uses Cromwell's own words and actions to analyse the life of Oliver Cromwell as a political figure and look at the historical problems associated with his exercise of power. Series: Profiles in Power. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 207 x 131 x 11. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Pearson
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582437517
- ISBN
- 9780582437517
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.19
€ 56.19
Paperback. As a medical student, Dr Paul Farmer found his life's calling: to cure infectious diseases and to bring the lifesaving tools of modern medicine - so readily available in the developed world - to those who need them most. The author's account shows how, from achieving this modest dream, one person can make a difference in solving global problems. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BGT; MB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- Profile Books
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846684319
- ISBN
- 9781846684319
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.27
€ 17.99
€ 13.27
Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages, 35 color & 128 b/w images. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 167 x 27. Weight in Grams: 814.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764344459
- ISBN
- 9780764344459
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 21.20
€ 31.99
€ 21.20
Paperback. Elizabeth Gaskell's Life of Charlotte Bronte (1857) is a pioneering biography of one great Victorian woman novelist by another. This edition is based on the Third Edition of 1857, revised by Gaskell and collated with the manuscript and the previous two editions, as well as with Charlotte Bronte's letters, offering fuller information about the process of composition than any previous edition. Editor(s): Easson, Angus. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 624
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199554768
- ISBN
- 9780199554768
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.40
€ 16.99
€ 13.40
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Tilman
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909461222
- ISBN
- 9781909461222
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.51
€ 16.99
€ 15.51
Paperback. A sweeping narrative of the greatest craftsman that ever lived and what became of the instruments he made Num Pages: 295 pages, 19 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVRL1; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- Pan Books
- Number of pages
- 295
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Reprints
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780330492591
- ISBN
- 9780330492591
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.32
€ 17.99
€ 13.32
Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; HPCF3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474235334
- ISBN
- 9781474235334
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.38
€ 52.99
€ 37.38
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130. .
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500292938
- ISBN
- 9780500292938
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.82
€ 11.99
€ 10.82
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Serpent's Tail
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846689567
- ISBN
- 9781846689567
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.68
€ 13.00
€ 11.68
Paperback. * One man's struggle to do an Alex Ferguson: a touching and hilariously observed account of a father's attempts to manage his son's football team Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BT; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Digital original
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349119885
- ISBN
- 9780349119885
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.68
€ 16.99
€ 12.68
Paperback. Sir Alex Ferguson's first autobiography - detailing his life until the year 2000 Num Pages: 544 pages, 24 pp b&w, 32pp colour photos. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 40. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473657618
- ISBN
- 9781473657618
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. In June the author won the Giro d'Italia, fighting a ferocious battle against not only his rivals but also against his teammates and an angry, partisan Italian crowd. In July Roche secured the yellow jersey in the Tour de France, blacking out shortly after crossing the line following a superhuman effort. This title tells his story. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 24. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- Yellow Jersey
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780224091916
- ISBN
- 9780224091916
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. Niece to Mary, Queen of Scots, granddaughter to the great Tudor dynast Bess of Hardwick, Lady Arbella Stuart was brought up in the belief that she would inherit Elizabeth I's throne.Drawing on contemporary sources, Sarah Gristwood has painted a portrait of a woman in the turbulent years when the Tudor gave way to the Stuart dynasty. Num Pages: 576 pages, Illustrations (some col.), facsims., geneal. tables, map, ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; 3JD; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 576
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780553815214
- ISBN
- 9780553815214
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.43
€ 17.99
€ 13.43
Paperback. T S C Cooke joined the RAF as war began in 1939, aged 18, and trained to be a bomber pilot. Rising to the rank of squadron leader and decorated three times, Cooke bombed Berlin on 7 October 1940 in a Whitley Mk V, nearly ditching in the North Sea. This title presents his story. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGH; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752480428
- ISBN
- 9780752480428
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.60
€ 19.99
€ 18.60
Paperback. One puff adder, one antelope, one crocodile - This was the list of sick animals presented to the author on his first day as a new vet at London Zoo in 1951. And his time at the zoo didn't get any less strange or entertaining. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; MZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 146.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857502605
- ISBN
- 9780857502605
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.11
€ 18.99
€ 15.11
Paperback. In August 1808, Sir Richard D Henegan landed in Portugal as part of the British army sent to stop the French invasion of the Iberian Peninsula and put an end to Napoleon's Imperial ambitions. He provides an account of life in the army, describing not only the dangers of fighting, but also the existence for the soldier in Wellington's army. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 10. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- Nonsuch Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845880408
- ISBN
- 9781845880408
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.45
€ 13.99
€ 13.45
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Chelsea House Publications
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780791072233
- ISBN
- 9780791072233
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.07
€ 50.07
Paperback. The first hilarious volume of comedy writer, journalist, radio DJ and screenwriter Danny Baker's memoir, and now the inspiration for the major BBC series CRADLE TO GRAVE, starring Peter Kay. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780228778
- ISBN
- 9781780228778
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.30
€ 11.99
€ 10.30
Paperback. BIC Classification: BGA; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786063816
- ISBN
- 9781786063816
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.90
€ 13.99
€ 10.90