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Biography
Paperback. Hugging the coast and crammed between two rivers, Aberdeen grew up isolated from Scotland's other urban centres. The North East seemed to breed a number of women who lived their lives by deceiving others. One such was Mrs Gordon Baillie from Peterhead. This book tells her story along with other crimes of 19th century Aberdeen and the North East. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DBKSH; 3JH; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 232 x 21. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Publisher
- Black and White Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845027445
- ISBN
- 9781845027445
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.71
€ 13.99
€ 10.71
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; BM; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 217 x 16. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Publisher
- Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781927051535
- ISBN
- 9781927051535
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.28
€ 25.99
€ 18.28
Paperback. Clean copy with some shelf wear, minor nicks and bumps on cover but otherwise clean
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Edition
- New
- SKU
- KSS0002897
- ISBN
- 9780006531333
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- New
- SKU
- KSS0001552
- ISBN
- 9780006531333
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Series: Dover Children's Classics. Num Pages: 96 pages, 44 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 208 x 7. Weight in Grams: 275.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486268446
- ISBN
- 9780486268446
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.68
€ 12.68
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 736
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781400031740
- ISBN
- 9781400031740
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.00€ 19.53
€ 25.00
€ 19.53
Paperback. Who invented the diving helmet? The First Treasure Divers reveals the true and fascinating story. It follows the lives of two brothers as they struggle to turn their newly-invented diving helmet to advantage and how they wrestle with apathetic and even hostile authorities for recognition of their invention. Num Pages: 219 pages, Line drawings. BIC Classification: BTH; WSSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 352. The True Story of How Two Brothers Invented the Diving Helmet and Sought Sunken Treasure and Fame. 219 pages, Line drawings. Who invented the diving helmet? The First Treasure Divers reveals the true and fascinating story. It follows the lives of two brothers as they struggle to turn their newly-invented diving helmet to advantage and how they wrestle with apathetic and even hostile authorities for recognition of their invention. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BTH; WSSC. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 16. Weight: 348.
- Publisher
- Aquapress
- Number of pages
- 219
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905492169
- ISBN
- 9781905492169
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.32
€ 17.99
€ 14.32
Num Pages: 256 pages, over 280 b/w photographs, color aircraft profiles. BIC Classification: BG; HBJD; HBWN; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 224 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1662.
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764307492
- ISBN
- 9780764307492
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.75€ 39.73
€ 54.75
€ 39.73
Paperback. Editor(s): Schumacher, Michael. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 209 x 38. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816699179
- ISBN
- 9780816699179
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.83
€ 21.99
€ 20.83
Paperback. Until the age of five, Loung Ung lived in Phnom Penh, one of seven children of a high-ranking government official. When Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge army stormed into Phnom Penh in April 1975, Loung's family fled their home and were eventually forced to disperse to survive. This is a tragic tale of a girl who was determined to survive despite the odds. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 x 8pp b/w. BIC Classification: 1FMC; 3JJP; BTP; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Mainstream Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Film Tie-In
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910948033
- ISBN
- 9781910948033
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.73
€ 15.99
€ 11.73
Paperback. Until the age of five, Loung Ung lived in Phnom Penh, one of seven children of a high-ranking government official. She was a precocious child who loved the open city markets, fried crickets, chicken fights and being cheeky to her parents. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 x 8pp b/w. BIC Classification: 1FMC; BGHA; HBJF; HBLW3; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Mainstream Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781840185195
- ISBN
- 9781840185195
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.69
€ 16.99
€ 12.69
Paperback. This book chronicles the life of Keith Duckworth OBE, the remarkable engineer famous for being co-founder of Cosworth Engineering and creating the most successful F1 engine of all time, the DFV. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGT; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Veloce Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781787111035
- ISBN
- 9781787111035
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 30.15
€ 46.99
€ 30.15
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Dundurn Group Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781550020304
- ISBN
- 9781550020304
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 27.81
€ 31.99
€ 27.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 421.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Seven Stories Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583226407
- ISBN
- 9781583226407
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.33
€ 16.99
€ 16.33
Paperback. Through the Churchills' 'wilderness years' in the 1930s, to Clementine's desperate efforts to preserve her husband's health during the struggle against Hitler, Sonia presents the inspiring but often ignored story of one of the most important women in modern history. Num Pages: 400 pages, 32 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; HBWQ; JFSJ1; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 39. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- Aurum Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781313077
- ISBN
- 9781781313077
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.59
€ 17.99
€ 13.59
Hardcover. Florence Kling Harding has come down through history as one of our most scorned first ladies. This book offers a full treatment of Florence as first lady rather than as mere supporting actress in the Harding administration. It also describes how Mrs Harding supported racial equality, and maintained a lifelong interest in preventing animal cruelty. Series: Modern First Ladies. Num Pages: 336 pages, 24 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; BGH; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 140 x 33. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700616497
- ISBN
- 9780700616497
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.63
€ 61.63
Paperback. Compulsive insider's account of life within the units who often prepare the ground for the SAS - the Special Boat Services, the SBS. The SBS follow the same basic training as the SAS and then do it again - under water! Num Pages: 448 pages, 8 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGA; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780751531657
- ISBN
- 9780751531657
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.49
€ 17.99
€ 13.49
Paperback. Translator(s): Bednarz, John. Series: Stackpole Military History Series. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Stackpole Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Translation
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811718493
- ISBN
- 9780811718493
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.12
€ 23.99
€ 21.12
Hardback. In this book, a leading historian takes the full measure of Lincoln's reputation. Drawing on a range of primary documents Hans Trefousse gives the voices of Lincoln's own time. Politicians and ordinary people, soldiers and statesmen, abolitionists and slaveholders alike, give a chorus of American opinion. Series: The North's Civil War. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 22. Weight in Grams: 397.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823224685
- ISBN
- 9780823224685
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.24
€ 99.24
Paperback. Series: Library of Religious Biography (LRB). Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; BGX; HRCC93. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 13. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- William B Eerdmans Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802872111
- ISBN
- 9780802872111
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 12.00
€ 18.99
€ 12.00
Paperback. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BGSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 140 x 7. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- Tyndale House Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781414386782
- ISBN
- 9781414386782
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.95
€ 18.99
€ 14.95
Paperback. The very first book from England's new cricketing hero. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472236722
- ISBN
- 9781472236722
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.90
€ 15.99
€ 11.90
Paperback. This biography of Fred Shuttlesworth details the life of the controversial preacher who led integration efforts in Birmingham, Alabama with the courage and fervour of a religious crusader. From his 1956 founding of the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights, he made civil rights his mission. Num Pages: 576 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 844.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817311568
- ISBN
- 9780817311568
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.72
€ 39.72
Paperback. The autobiography of Palden Gyatso, who was arrested in 1959 after taking part in a non-violent demonstration for Tibetan independence. After a failed escape bid he was starved and tortured. Following his release in 1992, after 33 years of captivity, he fled to India and began to reveal the true extent of the Chinese oppression in Tibet. Translator(s): Shakya, Tsering. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations facsim., maps, portraits. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; BGA; HBJF; HBLW3; JPVR; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- Vintage London
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860465093
- ISBN
- 9781860465093
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.89
€ 21.99
€ 16.89