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Hardback. Louisa Catherine Adams was daughter-in-law and wife of presidents, assisted diplomat J. Q. Adams at three European capitals, and served as a D.C. hostess for three decades. Yet she is barely remembered today. A Traveled First Lady (with Foreword by Laura Bush) corrects this oversight, by sharing Adams's remarkable story in her own words. Num Pages: 375 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 158 x 33. Weight in Grams: 800.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674048010
ISBN
9780674048010
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.17

hardcover. Clean copy fine in dust wrapper. DW showing light shelf wear. Remains a very good copy
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Granta Books
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0024118
ISBN
9781862070264
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

hardcover. Clean copy fine in dust wrapper. DW showing light shelf wear. Remains a very good copy
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Granta Books
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0023493
ISBN
9781862070264
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 12.00

hardcover. Very good copy in near fine dustwrapper . First edition
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
1st
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
SKU
KEX0303292
ISBN
9781862070264
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 25.00

Paperback. As lively and winning as Peter Mayle s A YEAR IN PROVENCE and Sarah Turnbull s ALMOST FRENCH, A TOWN LIKE PARIS evokes the beauty, delights, and charms of Paris for an ever-eager audience of armchair travellers. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; BG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 29. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
Hachette Australia
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
KRD0000092
ISBN
9780733623486
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Praised by Ian McEwan, Michael Longley, the Guardian and many others, A Time to Speak tells the story of Helen Lewis, shipped from Prague to Auschwitz at the start of WW2 as part of the Final Solution, and her struggle to survive the Holocaust. Num Pages: 128 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1DVKC; 3JJH; BM; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
Blackstaff Press Ltd
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856408557
ISBN
9780856408557
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.76

Paperback. Doreen Ingrams and her husband were the first Europeans ever to live in the Hadhramaut, an extraordinary, isolated region of southern Arabia. Married to an Arabic-speaking British official, she arrived by boat, and during their ten-year residency travelled throughout the region by camel and donkey. This book tells her story. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations (black and white), 1 map (black and white). BIC Classification: 1FBXY; 3JJG; BJ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 166 x 13. Weight in Grams: 244. Living in Yemen's Hadhramant in the 1930s. 176 pages. Doreen Ingrams and her husband were the first Europeans ever to live in the Hadhramaut, an extraordinary, isolated region of southern Arabia. Married to an Arabic-speaking British official, she arrived by boat, and during their ten-year residency travelled throughout the region by camel and donkey. This book tells her story. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FBXY; 3JJG; BJ; WTL. Dimension: 224 x 166 x 13. Weight: 244.
Publisher
Eland Books
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906011802
ISBN
9781906011802
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.86

Hardcover. Theodore 'Tiger' Flowers rose above prejudice to become the first African-American to win the world middleweight title. Num Pages: 232 pages, 16. BIC Classification: BGS; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 530.
Publisher
Fonthill Media Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781552704
ISBN
9781781552704
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.68

Paperback. An as-told-to political autobiography of Phuntso Wangye (Phunwang), one of the most important Tibetan revolutionary figures of the twentieth century. It illuminates one of the world's most tragic and dangerous ethnic conflicts at the same time that it relates the details of a stormy life spent in the quest for a new Tibet. Num Pages: 400 pages, 25 b/w photographs, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; BGH; HBJF; HBLW; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 264 x 27. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520249929
ISBN
9780520249929
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 24.25

Paperback. On the centenary of Laurie Lee's birth, a fresh and unusual exploration of 'Cider with Rosie' country, yesterday and today, and of how it inspired the great writer. Num Pages: 160 pages, 45 colour illustrations, 32 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWG; 2AB; 3JJ; BGL; DSBH; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 167 x 14. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750953764
ISBN
9780750953764
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.57

Paperback. A lush evocation of Tuscan life and food by the author of 'A THOUSAND DAYS IN VENICE'. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; BG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group London
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844081530
ISBN
9781844081530
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. From 1964 till his retirement in 1993, Harry Wardlaw was professor first of systematic then of philosophical theology at the Ormond College Theological Hall in Melbourne. This collection of articles, by appreciative friends, former students and colleagues both in Australia and overseas, is presented to Harry on his 77th birthday. Editor(s): Weeks, Ian; Reid, Duncan. Num Pages: 405 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGX; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 167 x 22. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
ATF Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781920691653
ISBN
9781920691653
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.80

Paperback. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
O'Brien Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0003721
ISBN
9780862783648
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
O'Brien Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0003713
ISBN
9780862783648
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
O'Brien Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0003599
ISBN
9780862783648
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. The autobiography of one of cricket's best-loved characters. Num Pages: 464 pages, 8pp b/w & 16pp colour. BIC Classification: BGF; BGS; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340770504
ISBN
9780340770504
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.10

Paperback. Nearing sixty and needing to plan for his and his children's future, the author employed an accountant from a reputable firm. When the accountant recommended investing in a property scheme, he followed his advice - only to find out that the accountant was a fraudster and his entire life savings had vanished. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 48 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; DNF; DNJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 117 x 178 x 3. Weight in Grams: 54.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571323197
ISBN
9780571323197
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.99
€ 6.97

Hardback. After a career playing for Hampshire, cut short by injury, John Holder, an immigrant from Barbados, turned his hand to umpiring. In 27 years, he officiated in 11 Tests and 23 one-day internationals. A Test of Character throws an interesting light on the job of an international umpire, with all its pressures, controversies and prejudices. Num Pages: 352 pages, separate colour picture section. BIC Classification: 1DBKESH; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; BGSA; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 163 x 34. Weight in Grams: 630.
Publisher
Pitch Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785311772
ISBN
9781785311772
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.30

Paperback. * This teenager's story is a universal story - a compelling and ultimately redemptive tale of escaping from guilt, fear and shame and embarking on the road to freedom. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 109 x 17. Weight in Grams: 148. Good clean copy with some shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Edition
New Ed
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KRF0046795
ISBN
9780751537697
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

paperback. Takes us on a seductive journey through author's childhood and adolescence, along Jerusalem's war-torn streets in the 1940s and '50s, and into the infernal marriage of two kind, well-meaning people: his fussy, logical father, and his dreamy, romantic mother. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780099450030
ISBN
9780099450030
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.14

Hardback. Part Regency mystery, part imperial history, this title presents a tale of adventure and deceit across two worlds - British aristocrats and Australian felons - bound together in an emerging age of opportunity and individualism, where personal worth was battling power based on birth alone. It illuminates the darker side of this age of liberty. Num Pages: 368 pages, 16 color illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1M; BTC; HBJD1; HBJM; HBTB; JFSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674052789
ISBN
9780674052789
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.06

Paperback. "The I'm a Celebrity Get me out of Here..! jungle creates some unlikely heroes. But the daughter of Britain's most recognizable former prime Minister is perhaps the most unlikely yet. Her self-deprecating humour and fearsome streak endeared her to millions" Independent Num Pages: 336 pages, 8pp b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Headline Review
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755317080
ISBN
9780755317080
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.92

Hardcover. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 367.
Publisher
Beacon Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807025048
ISBN
9780807025048
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 22.94

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
322
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803234925
ISBN
9780803234925
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.99

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