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Paperback. A deeply affecting memoir of a childhood in Africa and the continent's horrendous wars, which Hartley witnessed at first hand as a journalist in the 1990s. Shortlisted for the prestigious Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-fiction, this is a masterpiece of autobiographical journalism. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 b/w plates, With index. BIC Classification: 1FBX; BG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publisher
- Harper Perennial
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition Thus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780006531210
- ISBN
- 9780006531210
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.96
€ 17.99
€ 12.96
Paperback. With sales of over 200 million albums, AC/DC is not just the biggest rock band in the world, it's a family business built by three brothers: George, Malcolm and Angus Young. This book tells the story of the trio through 11 classic songs and reveals some of the personal and creative secrets that went into their making. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16pp. colour plate section. BIC Classification: AVGT; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 163 x 32. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Publisher
- Black and White Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845029388
- ISBN
- 9781845029388
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.47
€ 19.99
€ 14.47
Hardcover. Biography of Soviet agent Kim Philby, the 'Third Man' in the Cambridge spy ring at the heart of Britain's secret cold war. Num Pages: 256 pages, 11 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DVU; 3JJG; 3JJH; BGH; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859898676
- ISBN
- 9780859898676
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.46
€ 141.46
hardcover. Editor(s): Kuhn, Tom; Leeder, Karen. Translator(s): Kuhn, Tom; Leeder, Karen. Num Pages: 220 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; BG; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 141. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Libris Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781870352734
- ISBN
- 9781870352734
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.75
€ 33.99
€ 28.75
Paperback. A funny, heartwarming and inspiring true story of life as a shepherdess in one of the most remote and beautiful spots in England. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; BM; TVH; WND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447251781
- ISBN
- 9781447251781
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.22
€ 11.99
€ 10.22
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Scratching Shed Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780992991784
- ISBN
- 9780992991784
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.92
€ 20.92
Paperback. The Yellow Jersey Club contains just twenty-six living members. To become one of this exclusive number requires complete dedication, brutal self-sacrifice and the most extraordinary physical attributes. This book offers insights into the minds of cycling's best ever riders of the past forty years. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGS; WSBX; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 180 x 35. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Corgi Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552171052
- ISBN
- 9780552171052
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.63
€ 23.99
€ 16.63
Paperback. Two young girls struggle to make sense of their new world in this eccentric and compelling wartime memoir Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1HFMS; 3JJH; BM; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 126 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 210. A Wartime Childhood. 304 pages. Two young girls struggle to make sense of their new world in this eccentric and compelling wartime memoir. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1HFMS; 3JJH; BM; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ. Dimension: 126 x 197 x 20. Weight: 210.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408822371
- ISBN
- 9781408822371
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.13
€ 11.99
€ 10.13
paperback. It would be impossible to invent a man like Rick Parker, a freakishly fat ginger-haired giant who modelled his personal style on Elvis Presley and wanted to become the next Don King. This title tells the story of two men who never should have met, and when they did, one killed the other. Num Pages: 256 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; 3JJPR; BTC; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 136 x 20. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Yellow Jersey
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780224080262
- ISBN
- 9780224080262
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 13.23
€ 19.99
€ 13.23
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Vertebrate Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910240434
- ISBN
- 9781910240434
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.47
€ 13.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. From one of America's iconic writers, a portrait of a marriage and a life - in good times and bad - that will speak to anyone who has ever loved a husband or wife or child. A stunning book of electric honesty and passion. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780007216857
- ISBN
- 9780007216857
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.29
€ 13.99
€ 10.29
Hardback. Editor(s): Smith, Robert A. Series: Yale Edition of Horace Walpole's Correspondence. Num Pages: illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 3JF; BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 260 x 182 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1300.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300007121
- ISBN
- 9780300007121
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.73€ 68.64
€ 88.73
€ 68.64
Paperback. A mix of travel writing, satire, psychedelia and epistolary novel. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141189864
- ISBN
- 9780141189864
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.02
€ 19.99
€ 15.02
Paperback. The real Bridget Jones. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472210142
- ISBN
- 9781472210142
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Hardback. From 1837 to 1861, Henry D Thoreau kept a "Journal" that would become the principal imaginative work of his career. This book presents Thoreau's "Journal". Editor(s): Simmons, Nancy Craig; Thomas, Ron. Series: Writings of Henry D. Thoreau. Num Pages: 544 pages, 51 line illus. 5 x 8. BIC Classification: BGLA; BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 205 x 138 x 39. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 552
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691065403
- ISBN
- 9780691065403
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.11€ 79.41
€ 104.11
€ 79.41
Hardback. From 1837 to 1861, Thoreau kept a Journal that began as a conventional record of ideas, grew into a writer's notebook, and eventually became the principal imaginative work of his career. This work reveals him as an increasingly confident taxonomist creating lists that distill his observations about plant leafing and seasonal birds. Editor(s): Petrulionis, Sandra Harbert (Assistant Professor of English, Pennsylvania State University, USA); Witherell, Elizabeth Hall. Series: Writings of Henry D. Thoreau. Num Pages: 520 pages, 89 line illus. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 33. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691065410
- ISBN
- 9780691065410
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.33€ 109.32
€ 144.33
€ 109.32
Hardback. From 1837 to 1861, Thoreau kept a Journal that began as a conventional record of ideas, grew into a writer's notebook, and eventually became the principal imaginative work of his career. This work comprises a single manuscript notebook of nearly five hundred pages that Thoreau filled between March 9 and August 18, 1853. Editor(s): Rossi, William; Thomas, Heather Kirk. Num Pages: 480 pages, 38 line illus., 4 photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BJ; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 30. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691065373
- ISBN
- 9780691065373
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.33€ 109.32
€ 144.33
€ 109.32
Hardback. From 1837 to 1861 Thoreau kept a journal that began as a conventional record of ideas, grew into a writer's notebook, and eventually became the principal imaginative work of his career. This book finds Thoreau intensely concentrating on detailed observations of natural phenomena and on 'the mysterious relation between myself and these things. Editor(s): O'Connell, Patrick F.; Sattelmeyer, Robert. Series: Writings of Henry D. Thoreau. Num Pages: 800 pages, 78 figures, 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; BGA; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 43. Weight in Grams: 857.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 616
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691065366
- ISBN
- 9780691065366
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.33€ 109.68
€ 144.33
€ 109.68
Hardback. From 1837 to 1861, Thoreau kept a Journal that began as a conventional record of ideas, grew into a writer's notebook, and became the principal imaginative work of his career. This volume spans a period of rapid change in Thoreau's life and literary career, including the publication of his first book and a crisis in his friendship with Emerson. Editor(s): Patterson, Mark R.; Rossi, William; Sattelmeyer, Robert. Series: Writings of Henry D. Thoreau. Num Pages: 640 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; BGA; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 39. Weight in Grams: 799.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691065335
- ISBN
- 9780691065335
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.33€ 109.42
€ 144.33
€ 109.42
Hardback. Includes Thoreau's reminiscences of his 1839 excursion with his brother John along the Concord and Merrimack rivers and all his impressions and observations entered in journals during the famous Walden sojourn. Editor(s): Sattelmeyer, Robert. Series: Writings of Henry D. Thoreau. Num Pages: 680 pages, Ill.2M. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JH; BGA; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 130 x 38. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 616
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691061863
- ISBN
- 9780691061863
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.33€ 109.68
€ 144.33
€ 109.68
Paperback. An abbess in the Franciscan abbey of Longchamp, Agnes of Harcourt wrote a biography of Isabelle of France and a letter detailing Louis IX's involvement with the abbey, both of which provide a window on 13th-century religious life. This translation also contains an introduction to her life and work. Editor(s): Field, Sean L. (Assistant Professor of History, University of Vermont, USA). Translator(s): Field, Sean L. (Assistant Professor of History, University of Vermont, USA). Series: Notre Dame Texts in Medieval Culture. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 3H; BG; DN; DSBB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 150 x 10. Weight in Grams: 177.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268044046
- ISBN
- 9780268044046
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.67
€ 32.99
€ 29.67
Paperback. Two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize David McCullough tells the dramatic story-behind-the-story about the brothers who taught the world how to fly. Num Pages: 336 pages, 3 x 16pp b-w plates. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130. .
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471150388
- ISBN
- 9781471150388
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.78
€ 13.99
€ 10.78
Paperback. Presents an account of an expedition gone disastrously wrong. This book details scientific discovery and anecdotes of human resilience in a harsh environment, supported by diary excerpts and accounts from explorers. Num Pages: 720 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1MTS; 3JJC; BTP; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 39. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 720
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099530374
- ISBN
- 9780099530374
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.02
€ 19.99
€ 15.02
Paperback. Ever wondered if a seven-year-old can bench press double his own bodyweight? Or who holds the record for the biggest enhanced breasts? Mark Dolan knows - he's actually met these people in his quest to discover the world's most extraordinary person. Num Pages: 304 pages, (2x8pp plates). BIC Classification: BT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 136 x 22. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- SKU
- KNW0010326
- ISBN
- 9780007364879
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 14.99€ 4.99
€ 14.99
€ 4.99