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Paperback. This volume contains the speeches of Nelson Mandela. Num Pages: 608 pages, Section: 16, colour. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BGHA; JPHL; JPHV; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 145 x 39. Weight in Grams: 498. Used paperback in good condition. Some shelf wear. MANDELA
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Abacus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
SKU
KRF0040840
ISBN
9780349117768
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Covers the years from his childhood in Scotland, where the author's love of climbing was first sparked, through to his development into perhaps the most formidable climber of his generation; his reputation was forged by his successful ascents of familiar peaks by unfamiliar routes (of which the most famous was the Eiger Direct). Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BGS; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 132 x 16. Weight in Grams: 192. 168 pages. Covers the years from his childhood in Scotland, where the author's love of climbing was first sparked, through to his development into perhaps the most formidable climber of his generation; his reputation was forged by his successful ascents of familiar peaks by unfamiliar routes (of which the most famous was the Eiger Direct). Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGS; WSZG. Dimension: 214 x 132 x 16. Weight: 236.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841953915
ISBN
9781841953915
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.00

Paperback. Manuel Cortes was a Socialist Party member, an activist in the peasant reform movement and an organizer in the farm workers' unionization struggles. He also became mayor of Malaga, where he was caught up in the ferment of revolutionary Spain in the late 1930s. This title supplements Cortes' ordeal. Num Pages: 256 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JPFF; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Verso Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
New Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844675968
ISBN
9781844675968
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BM; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 19. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408879948
ISBN
9781408879948
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.70

Paperback. The spiritual diaries of Pope St John Paul II - published for the first time ever in English. The most intimate insight into the longest-serving pontiff of our time. BIC Classification: BJ. Dimension: 234 x 153. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
KRS0029198
ISBN
9780008225575
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. The revised new edition of the searing investigation into the murder of Pope John Paul I that has sold over 6 million copies. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJPL; BTC; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 23. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Robinson
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845294960
ISBN
9781845294960
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Hardcover. The spiritual diaries of Pope St John Paul II - published for the first time ever in English. The most intimate insight into the longest-serving pontiff of our time. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; HRCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 159. Weight in Grams: 810.
Publisher
William Collins
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008101053
ISBN
9780008101053
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.75

Hardback. Chris Edwards has gone from running a stall in the Wakefield markets to masterminding the UK's cheapest store. In 2015, Chris sold 75 per cent of Poundworld for GBP150million, but he is still in control and determined to drive Poundworld to new heights. This is the truly inspiring story of one man's rise to the very top. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGBA; KJH; KNPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786060266
ISBN
9781786060266
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.27

Paperback. This volume is devoted to the smaller and more unusually-shaped works of Carleton E. Watkins, many of which have not been published before. The book also contains an overview of his life, and an edited transcript of a colloquium on his career. Series: In Focus. Num Pages: 144 pages, 55 duotone illustrations. BIC Classification: AGB; AJC; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 192 x 154 x 10. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892363995
ISBN
9780892363995
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.98

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8 maps; 16-page black and white photo insert. BIC Classification: 1DVWR; 3JJP; BM; HBJD; HBW; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 274 x 26. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812986624
ISBN
9780812986624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.72

Paperback. Num Pages: 576 pages, illus & 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF1; HBTQ; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 173 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1010.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845197858
ISBN
9781845197858
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.42
€ 52.74

Paperback. In the hell that was World War II, the Eastern Front was its heart of fire and ice. Gottlob Bidermann served in that lethal theatre from 1941 to 1945, and this memoir of those years recaptures his gruelling experiences with an army marching on the road to ruin. Editor(s): Zumbro, Derek S. Translator(s): Zumbro, Derek S. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 344 pages, 60 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University Press of Kansas United States
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700611225
ISBN
9780700611225
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.57

Hardback. Virtually unknown today, Alfred Russel Wallace was the co-discoverer of natural selection with Darwin and an eminent scientist who stood out among his peers as a man of formidable mind and outsized personality. In this biography, Michael Shermer aims to rescue him from the history's sidelines. Num Pages: 448 pages, numerous halftones and line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 165 x 33. Weight in Grams: 814.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195148305
ISBN
9780195148305
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.06

Paperback. Reconstructs the murder in 1959 of a Kansas farmer, his wife and both their children. In this title, the author's study of the killings and subsequent investigation explores the circumstances surrounding this terrible crime and the effect it had on those involved. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BTC; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 260. First British edition. Fine in original dust wrapper. DW showing age, sellotaped to spine, nicked and with small tears to edges. Sellotaped inside flaps taped front and back. Internally pages v. lightly toned, text is crisp and clear and remains a fine copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0028277
ISBN
9780141182575
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 98.00

Paperback. Intends to reconstruct the murder in 1959 of a Kansas farmer, his wife and children. This title explores the circumstances surrounding this terrible crime and the effect it had on those involved. It focuses on the amoral young killers Perry Smith and Dick Hickcock, who are shown to be reprehensible, yet entirely and frighteningly human. Series: Penguin Magnum Collection. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 266.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141043081
ISBN
9780141043081
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.84

Hardback. In Bed with the Badge is this generation's Burning Bed. Ms. Joyce and her brother, Raymond, tell the bloodcurdling story of how their father, Ray Sheehan, a retired NYPD detective, turned wife-beating into an art form by utilizing the very tactics he was taught in the police force. Num Pages: 288 pages, colour plates. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Changing Lives Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780984304714
ISBN
9780984304714
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.62

Hardcover. Good copy with some shelf wear. Dustwrapper with minor edge wear and plastic covering. Book is good clean copy with light yellowing of pages
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1977
Publisher
Arbor House Pub Co
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KKD0009664
ISBN
9780877951605
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 17.95

Hardcover. Num Pages: 134 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 196 x 15. Weight in Grams: 468.
Publisher
Otago University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781877578717
ISBN
9781877578717
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.59

Paperback. A vast archive of documents, unread since the sixteenth century, revises the portrait of Spain's best-known king Num Pages: 456 pages, 45 col. illus. & 14 figs. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JB; BGH; BGR; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 217 x 38. Weight in Grams: 644.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300216950
ISBN
9780300216950
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.73

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, 10 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: ANC; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
North Atlantic Books,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583948439
ISBN
9781583948439
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.58

Paperback. The untold story of the creative genius behind major 20th-century movements in therapy and theater and his lasting influence Num Pages: 304 pages, B&W photos throughout, B&W illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: BG; MMH; MMJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 443.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Bellevue Literary Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781934137840
ISBN
9781934137840
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.05

Hardback. The outrageous true story of the French plot to supply arms and ammunition to Washington's Continental Army, and the bold French spy, inventor, playwright, and rogue behind it all Num Pages: 260 pages, 38 illus. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; BGHA; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9781584659259
ISBN
9781584659259
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.02

Paperback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGX; HRCV9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780800797775
ISBN
9780800797775
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.59

Paperback. Although numerous texts are available in translation that illustrate the papal side of the Investiture Controversy, few accounts exist that convey the position of secular leaders. Imperial Lives and Letters fills this gap, offering the full text of "The Deeds of Conrad II" (1024--1139) by Wipo, "Life of Emperor the Henry IV" (1056--1106) and the Letters of Henry IV. Translator(s): Mommsen, Theodor E.; Morrison, Karl F. Series: Records of Western Civilization Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3H; BJ; HBJD; HBLC; HRCC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 317.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231121217
ISBN
9780231121217
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

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