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Paperback. Series: Reading Women Writing. Num Pages: 320 pages, 7. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801481840
ISBN
9780801481840
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.92

Paperback. An illuminating biography that reveals the real man behind the title 'The World's Most Famous Vet'. Num Pages: 384 pages, 16pp photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJPR; BG; MZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140268812
ISBN
9780140268812
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.41

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BGT; MBDP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 204 x 21. Weight in Grams: 244.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Broadway Books
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804138673
ISBN
9780804138673
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.29

Paperback. Written by Britain's one of the most successful entrepreneurs, this book traces the author's financial and personal achievements from his childhood as a Pakistani immigrant to the phenomenal success of his first company and beyond. Num Pages: 400 pages, 3 x 4pp colour sections. BIC Classification: BGBA; KJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Virgin Books
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753515099
ISBN
9780753515099
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.24

Paperback. A history of the Home Guard from its creation in May 1940 to the end of the Second World War written by Home Guard veteran, Private Longmate, then aged 17, the same age as Pike! Num Pages: 96 pages, 70. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BM; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165. .
Publisher
Amberley Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445654034
ISBN
9781445654034
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.42

Paperback. The heart-warming, true story of a young woman, her single father, and the books they shared as he read to her every night of her childhood, from Harry Potter to Alice in Wonderland. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 201 x 19. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
John Murray Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444715262
ISBN
9781444715262
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. The compelling biography of the beautiful, talented Garman sisters and the glittering, romantic era in which they lived. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; BG; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 133 x 18. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841156347
ISBN
9781841156347
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.92

paperback. During the second world war Eric Lomax was forced to work on the notorious Burma-Siam Railway and was tortured by the Japanese for making a crude radio. Left emotionally scarred and unable to form normal relationships Lomax suffered for years until, with the help of his wife Patti and the Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture. Num Pages: 256 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FM; BGHA; HBJF; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 192.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780099582311
ISBN
9780099582311
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.64

Paperback. Tells the story of innocence betrayed, of passion and curiosity about the world of machines turned nightmarish and punished by the cruelty of which only humans are capable. Series: Vintage War. Num Pages: 336 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; BGH; HBG; HBW; HBWQ; JWLF; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 111 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 176.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780099597551
ISBN
9780099597551
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. Despite her disabilities, Helen Keller worked tirelessly for human rights and other political issues. Series: The Radical Lives of Helen Keller. Num Pages: 193 pages, 15 illustrations halftones over 15 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; JFFG; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 149 x 13. Weight in Grams: 306.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
193
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814758144
ISBN
9780814758144
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.48

Hardcover. No one could have imagined that when Rachel Nickell went for a walk on Wimbledon Common with her son, it would have resulted in such an appalling crime. This is the inside story of the case, including letters between the police and the chief suspect. Num Pages: 416 pages, 16pp colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 162. Weight in Grams: 763. Clean copy with some shelf wear, minor nicks and bumps on dustwrapper but otherwise clean
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Blake Publishing
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KSS0005137
ISBN
9781903402511
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. What is it really like to be a racer? What is it like to be swept along at 60kmh in the middle of the pack? What happens to the body during a high-speed chute? What tactics must teams employ to win the day, the jersey, the grand tour? The author offers us insight into the mind of a professional cyclist during his last year before retirement. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Yellow Jersey
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780224100083
ISBN
9780224100083
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. When the author joined the US Postal cycling team in 1996, she could have had no idea how she would become a central figure in the biggest doping scandal in sporting history. This title tells the story of that time, and of the enormous repercussions that resonate to this day for Emma, Lance and the whole sport. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSDX; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Corgi Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552171076
ISBN
9780552171076
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Part cycling story, part cold war and love story, this is Ben MacIntyre meets the great escape, a sporting equivalent of Anna Funder's seminal Stasiland. Num Pages: 416 pages, colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; 3JJP; BGS; HBJD; HBTW; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Aurum Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781315361
ISBN
9781781315361
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.25

Paperback. 'Hard to put down - it's so personal and raw.' Sunday Times Magazine Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BGXA; HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 199 x 22. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton London
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340943670
ISBN
9780340943670
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.85

Hardback. In 1915, C G Jung and his psychiatrist colleague, Hans Schmid-Guisan, began a correspondence through which they hoped to understand and codify fundamental individual differences of attention and consciousness. This volume provides an historical grounding for those who work with, or are interested in, Jungian psychology and psychological typology. Editor(s): Beebe, John. Series: Philemon Foundation Series. Num Pages: 200 pages, 3 line illus. BIC Classification: 3JJF; BJ; JMAJ; JMS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 263 x 22. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
200
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691155616
ISBN
9780691155616
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.61

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9781842820858
ISBN
9781842820858
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

Hardcover. This guide follows a trail of places associated with Robert Louis Stevenson. John Cairney, perhaps best known for writing and starring in "The Robert Burns Story", is one of the few people to have visited all the places on the RLS trail. Series: Quest for. Num Pages: 192 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGH; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 210 x 29. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780946487875
ISBN
9780946487875
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.61

Hardcover. Keywords: Graham Greene 286pp
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
KNW0011876
ISBN
9780297818229
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.38

Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 1 port. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 126 x 19. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
NYRB Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780940322615
ISBN
9780940322615
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.53

Paperback. .
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780006530251
ISBN
9780006530251
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.70

Paperback. A fascinating study of the Queen's life and her reign, as seen through her own speeches over the last 75 years Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 x 8pp colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; 3JM; BGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130. .
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471150982
ISBN
9781471150982
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.99

Hardback. Not since the publication of The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli 500 years ago has a member of the political opposition written so candidly about the strengths and weaknesses of the strongest member of his opposing political party. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; BGH; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 151 x 30. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Little, Brown & Company
Condition
New
SKU
V9781455562510
ISBN
9781455562510
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 20.59

Paperback. An updated edition of Ben Pimlott's classic biography of the Queen: 'There is no better biography of Elizabeth II.' PETER HENNESSY, Independent on Sunday Num Pages: 816 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; 3JM; BGR; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 196 x 54. Weight in Grams: 640.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Diamond Jubilee edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007476626
ISBN
9780007476626
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 15.92

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