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Biography

Paperback. Beautifully written, powerful and topical story of a woman's decision to honour her suicidal husband's wish that he be allowed to die. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; VFJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 406. Like new.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
9781849837880
ISBN
9781849837880
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. This is the memoir of a South Korean dissident who was unjustly accused of spying for the North Koreans and jailed for 19 years as a political prisoner. It traces Suh Sung's experiences as a Korean citizen of Japan before his incarceration, his time in prison, and his subsequent release. Translator(s): Inglis, Jean. Series: Asian Voices. Num Pages: 240 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPKS; BG; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 147 x 14. Weight in Grams: 317.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742501225
ISBN
9780742501225
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.65

Paperback. A fresh, new look for the paperback edition in the genre of Shame and Ugly. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BG; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 212.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340943496
ISBN
9780340943496
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Hardcover. Num Pages: 351 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 172 x 33. Weight in Grams: 874.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Gefen Publishing House Israel
Number of pages
351
Condition
New
SKU
V9789652295637
ISBN
9789652295637
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 27.57

Paperback. The incredible true story of Louis Zamperini, now a major motion picture directed by Angelina Jolie. Num Pages: 500 pages, Illustrations, 1 map, ports. BIC Classification: 1FP; BTM; HBWQ; JWG; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 31. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
9780007378036
ISBN
9780007378036
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 10.25

Paperback. The incredible true story of Louis Zamperini, now a major motion picture directed by Angelina Jolie. Num Pages: 528 pages, illustrations (black and white), map (black and white). BIC Classification: 1FP; 3JJH; BTM; BTP; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 33. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Film tie-in edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007580576
ISBN
9780007580576
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.38

Paperback. Her brand-new autobiography - full, frank and fearless. Num Pages: 400 pages, 2 x 8pps colour. BIC Classification: APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 27. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751542943
ISBN
9780751542943
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.85

Paperback. Num Pages: 1 pages, 8. BIC Classification: BGS; WSWY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
McClelland & Stewart
Condition
New
SKU
V9780771017551
ISBN
9780771017551
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 20.60

Paperback. Born in a rural Kenyan village in 1940, Wangari Maathai was already an iconoclast as a child, determined to get an education even though most African girls then were uneducated. In this autobiography, she tells of her studies with Catholic missionaries. It deals with her life and work. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGA; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
Arrow
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099493099
ISBN
9780099493099
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.84

Paperback. The American-born anthropologist Eric Michaels was a major intellectual in Australia. This book presents his account of living with AIDS. Offering an ironic rumination on the cultural phenomenon of AIDS, it also provides a view of the AIDS epidemic from a different vantage point. Editor(s): Foss, Paul. Series: Series Q. Num Pages: 160 pages, 1 b&w photograph. BIC Classification: BG; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 12. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822320142
ISBN
9780822320142
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.14

Paperback. Num Pages: 252 pages, 35. BIC Classification: BM; VFVX; VFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 206.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Plume
Condition
New
SKU
V9780142181447
ISBN
9780142181447
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.08

Hardback. Num Pages: 282 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 236 x 23. Weight in Grams: 510.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634639781
ISBN
9781634639781
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 250.40
€ 187.72

Paperback. Meet the hardest men in Britain - minders, villains, gangsters, bodyguards, SAS hitmen, murderers and terrorists. In this awesome follow up to the hugely successful Hard Bastards and Hard Bastards 2, Kate Kray, who was married to Ronnie Kray, gets the answers to questions nobody else would dare to ask. Num Pages: 400 pages, 24 colour photos, b&w prints. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 33. Weight in Grams: 370. 8vo. Standard paperback edition.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Blake Publishing
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0300109
ISBN
9781844540983
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Going beyond the headlines, this title gives an insight into what it's like to live through - and try to make sense of - times of intense political unrest. Translator(s): Taylor, Sam. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; BJ; HBW; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 20. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Harvill Secker
Condition
New
SKU
9781846559471
ISBN
9781846559471
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; JKSW1; JKVF; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 202 x 90. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062227256
ISBN
9780062227256
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.89

Hardback. Series: The American Crisis Series: Books on the Civil War Era. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742543089
ISBN
9780742543089
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.17

Paperback. Baker's startlingly honest, very funny account of his obsession with John Updike, part of a stunning redesign of Baker's Granta backlist. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 142.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2nd edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847083517
ISBN
9781847083517
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.97

Paperback. Beast. Monster. Savage. Psycho. The glowering menace of Mike Tyson has spooked us for almost two decades. And still we remain fascinated. Why? Ellis Cashmorea s answer is disturbing: white society has created Tyson as vengeance for the loss of privilege produced by civil rights. Series: Polity Celebrities Series. Num Pages: 200 pages, 0. BIC Classification: BGS; WSTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745630700
ISBN
9780745630700
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.23

Paperback. Num Pages: 392 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BK; HBG; JPHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 166 x 25. Weight in Grams: 276. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Arcturus Publishing
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSS0003849
ISBN
9781782126966
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Compiled from prison documents, ancient papers, and other authentic sources, this book contains the details of the crimes, trials and executions of various murderers, highwaymen, rogues and rebels to swing from the York Tyburn. Taking you on a tour through the executions of the North, it is suitable for those with an interest in criminal history. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752455372
ISBN
9780752455372
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.54

Paperback. Most previous published works about Ty Cobb, the first player inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, paint him as a much hated athlete and lonely, old man. Ty Cobb: Safe At Home offers a deeper insight into his private life in Augusta, Georgia. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGS; HBTB; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 21.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762744800
ISBN
9780762744800
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.51

Paperback. This major best-selling memoir of a poverty-stricken childhood in Liverpool is one of the most harrowing but uplifting books you will ever read. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; 3JJG; BGA; JFFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 170.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008180966
ISBN
9780008180966
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.65

Paperback. A striking memoir of religious and cultural tolerance being made available again in the year of the author's 100th anniversary. Series: Canongate Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; BG; DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 132 x 15. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780862417048
ISBN
9780862417048
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.24

Paperback. The two reporters, A.J.L. Fremantle and Whitelaw Reid, one traveling with the Union army and the other with the Confederates, are the authors of these two magnificent firsthand accounts of the battle of Gettysburg in 1863, the pivotal action of the Civil War. Editor(s): Gallagher, Gary W. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: BM; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 144 x 10. Weight in Grams: 208.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405181129
ISBN
9781405181129
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.39

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