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Paperback. The evocative diaries of a young nurse stationed in northern France during the First World War, published for the first time. A rare insight into the great war for fans of CALL THE MIDWIFE. Editor(s): Crewdson, Richard. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJF; BGHA; BJ; HBWN; MQC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 123 x 23. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780224824
ISBN
9781780224824
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.42

Paperback. Winner of the 2010 Bancroft Prize and finalist for the 2009 Los Angeles Times Book Prize in Biography: The definitive biography of a heroic chronicler of America's Depression and one of the twentieth century's greatest photographers. Num Pages: 560 pages, 128 black-and-white photos. BIC Classification: AJB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1020.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393339055
ISBN
9780393339055
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.23

Hardback. Dorothea Dix was the most politically engaged woman of her generation. An activist who disdained the women's rights and antislavery movements, she sought to promote national harmony. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 432 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 708.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780674214880
ISBN
9780674214880
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.56
€ 69.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1MBF; BGA; JFSJ1; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Aboriginal Studies Press Australia
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780855756598
ISBN
9780855756598
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.96

Paperback. This is an extraordinary account of a young Jewish girl whose childhood was torn apart by the Nazis, who made her way as a dancer, as an actress, as a designer, from Sofia to Vienna to London to Hollywood. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: AKT; APB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 199 x 39. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Troubador Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785899836
ISBN
9781785899836
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 182 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
NeWest Press Canada
Edition
1st
Number of pages
182
Condition
New
SKU
V9781896300382
ISBN
9781896300382
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.37

Paperback. This heart-wrenching memoir from Toni Maguire tells the deeply moving story of an idyllic childhood that masked a terrible truth. Underneath her mother's gentility and her father's roguish charm lay horrifying secrets, which eventually led to their only child's near destruction. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFFE1; JFFE2; VFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 252. Good clean copy. Showing light shelf and reading wear, remains a nice copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Edition
New
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0010549
ISBN
9780007223763
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The plan was to attach a Greenpeace pod to Gazprom's platform and launch a peaceful protest against oil being pumped from the icy waters of the Arctic. However, heavily armed commandos flooded the deck of the Arctic Sunrise and the Arctic Thirty began their ordeal at the hands of Putin's regime. This book tells their story. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1MTN; BTC; JKVP1; JPW; RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 132 x 260 x 29. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Guardian Faber Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783350780
ISBN
9781783350780
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.79

Paperback. Celebrates the life and work of Douglas Adams who, in a field in Innsbruck in 1971, had an idea that became "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy". Num Pages: 288 pages, 5pp b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 216. Celebrates the life and work of Douglas Adams who, in a field in Innsbruck in 1971, had an idea that became "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy". Num Pages: 288 pages, 5pp b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 216.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Titan Books Ltd
Condition
New
Edition
3rd edition
SKU
9781848564961
ISBN
9781848564961
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.86

Paperback. With an introduction by Anne Enright. Series: Picador Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; 3JJPL; BGA; HBJH; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 196 x 22. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447275084
ISBN
9781447275084
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.57

Paperback. Allison DuBois first realised her abilities at six years old, when she saw her great-grandfather - after his funeral. This is the life story of psychic and criminal profiler Allison DuBois, who inspired the BBC1 TV show, "Medium", and how she combines a normal life with the ability to communicate with the dead. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BG; VXP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 166.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781416511328
ISBN
9781416511328
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.41

Paperback. Inspirational stories and life lessons from the Olympic athlete and war hero Louis Zamperini. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BTP; VSPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 244 x 18. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349406473
ISBN
9780349406473
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.66

Paperback. In June 1940, 10-year-old Pam Hobbs and her sister Iris took the long journey from their council home in Leigh-on-Sea to faraway rural Derbyshire. Living away from Mum and Dad for 2 long years, Pam was moved between four foster homes. In some she and Iris found a second family, with babies to look after, car rides and picnics, and even a pet pig. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJH; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091932503
ISBN
9780091932503
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.74

Paperback. Kathy suffered in silence as she was battered by her father and molested by local boys. When she was sent to a psychiatric unit, she suffered terrifying electric-shock therapy and further cruelty at the hands of her supposed carers. This book presents the author's harrowing account of her ruined childhood and of her subsequent fight for justice. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations (some col.), ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: BG; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 112 x 20. Weight in Grams: 160. Well read, but remains good
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Condition
Used, Good
Format
Paperback
SKU
KST0004061
ISBN
9781845961466
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Kathy suffered in silence as she was battered by her father and molested by local boys. When she was sent to a psychiatric unit, she suffered terrifying electric-shock therapy and further cruelty at the hands of her supposed carers. This book presents the author's harrowing account of her ruined childhood and of her subsequent fight for justice. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations (some col.), ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: BG; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 112 x 20. Weight in Grams: 160.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Publication date
2006
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KNW0007913
ISBN
9781845961466
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Dont Look Back, a documentary film of Bob Dylan's 1965 England tour, is recognised as a landmark work in the field of documentary film-making, contributing to the cultural life of an era. This text examines the aesthetic, thematic and social dynamics of the film in order to elucidate how and why it was a groundbreaking piece of documentary cinema. Series: BFI Film Classics. Num Pages: 88 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBNT; 3JJP; APFR; AVH; BGF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 137 x 188 x 8. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844577613
ISBN
9781844577613
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.11

Paperback. The story you thought you knew was only the beginning Num Pages: 336 pages, with photo insert illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Running Press
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762432288
ISBN
9780762432288
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.42

Paperback. The incredible true story of the FBI's most successful undercover agent now reissued as a Great Read Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: BG; BTC; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340922651
ISBN
9780340922651
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.31

Paperback. An illuminating account of Dong Mingzhu and Gree - China's leading female business leaders whose company Gree is an industry giant. Series: China's Leading Entrepreneurs and Enterprises. Num Pages: 256 pages, approx. 10 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGB; KJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
LID Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911498308
ISBN
9781911498308
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.74

Paperback. Series: Squint. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; 3JMG; BGH; HBJK; HBLX; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 178.
Publisher
Eyewear Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908998934
ISBN
9781908998934
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.58

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