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Biography
Paperback. A rarely frank account of the U.S. infantry experience in northern Europe, A Foot Soldier for Patton takes the reader from the beaches of Normandy through the giddy drive across France, to the brutal battles on the Westwall, in the Ardennes, and finally to the conquest of Germany itself. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DN; BTM; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Publisher
- Casemate Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612000909
- ISBN
- 9781612000909
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.70
€ 19.99
€ 15.70
Paperback. The coming-of-age of one of America's best-loved poets, from his childhood in war-torn Yugoslavia to his bohemian years in New York City Series: Poetry on Poetry S. Num Pages: 200 pages, 22 photographs. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 137 x 14. Weight in Grams: 255.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472089093
- ISBN
- 9780472089093
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.35
€ 25.99
€ 22.35
Paperback. The true story of a 1950s south east London community united by the local chippy and the woman at the heart of it all, 'Hooray' Hilda Kemp. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJPG; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781409158424
- ISBN
- 9781409158424
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.13
€ 11.99
€ 10.13
Paperback. The celebrated Peruvian novelist, Mario Vargas Llosa, gives an account of his ultimately unsuccessful attempt to run his country, and of his childhood and career. Translator(s): Lane, Helen R. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; 2ADS; BGHA; DSBH; DSK; FA; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly. Dimension: 128 x 198 x 43. Weight in Grams: 369.
- Publisher
- FABER AND FABER
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571175123
- ISBN
- 9780571175123
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.29
€ 19.99
€ 14.29
Hardcover. Keywords: Mario Vargos Llosa . 532pp
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- First English Edition
- Publisher
- Faber Faber Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- SKU
- KNW0011744
- ISBN
- 9780571169696
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 16.00
€ 16.00
Hardcover. Tells tales of growing up in Philadelphia in the 1940s and 50s. This work includes accounts of Bruzzy the Bully; of John Crapp, the television salesman; of Leslie Doober and his rotten banana; of drunken Uncle Eddie; and of the Queen of the mushrooms. It illuminates the growth of both storyteller and listener. Num Pages: 226 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 133 x 20. Weight in Grams: 397.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557534866
- ISBN
- 9781557534866
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.40
€ 29.99
€ 25.40
Hardcover. Some people called Robert Barnwell Rhett "the Father of Secession". This book illuminates Rhett's role in secession's time and passage. It tells of Rhett's interest in secession doctrine as early as 1828 and his outspoken support of disunion fully a quarter-century before 1861. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Univ of South Carolina Pr
- Edition
- Complete Numbers Starting with 1, 1st Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570033483
- ISBN
- 9781570033483
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.46
€ 29.99
€ 25.46
Paperback. Candice Bergen shares her marriage to a famous French director, the birth of her daughter, Murphy Brown, widowhood, and falling in love again. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1x16pg 4-c insert. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 139. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781476746098
- ISBN
- 9781476746098
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.90
€ 17.99
€ 16.90
Paperback. In 1955, former nightclub manageress Ruth Ellis shot dead her lover, David Blakely. Following a trial that lasted less than two days, she was found guilty and sentenced to death. This title sets Ruth's story firmly in its historical context in order to tell the truth about both her timeless crime and a punishment that was very much of its time. Num Pages: 448 pages, 1 x 8pp b/w. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; BTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780576237
- ISBN
- 9781780576237
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 20.83
€ 25.99
€ 20.83
Hardcover. Looks back at an eventful life and career, detailing experiences that shaped author's life as well as the many people he has encountered along the way - from some of the greatest celebrities of our time to ordinary people with stories to tell. Num Pages: 352 pages, 8 pp black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; BGA; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 158 x 27. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Publisher
- Black and White Publishing
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845027100
- ISBN
- 9781845027100
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.39
€ 23.99
€ 16.39
Paperback. A final instalment of revered journalist Jack Webster's highly acclaimed autobiography, which looks back at an eventful life and career, detailing experiences that shaped his life as well as with the many people he has encountered along the way - from some of the greatest celebrities to ordinary people with extraordinary stories to tell. Num Pages: 352 pages, 2 X 8 pp black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; BGA; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- Black and White Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845027889
- ISBN
- 9781845027889
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.03
€ 10.99
€ 9.03
Paperback. On 27 August 1979, Paul Burns's life changed for ever. Travelling through Warren Point in Northern Ireland when the IRA detonated two massive bombs, he was involved in a devastating explosion - eighteen soldiers were killed that day; Paul was one of only two who survived. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- SKU
- KLN0018183
- ISBN
- 9780007354375
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Hardcover. Editor(s): Towne, Stephen E. Series: Voices of the Civil War. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGHA; HBJK; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Univ Tennessee Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781572335998
- ISBN
- 9781572335998
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.65
€ 44.65
Paperback. Gypsy tales from the SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author.. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWS; 3JJP; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781409120957
- ISBN
- 9781409120957
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.94
€ 13.99
€ 10.94
Hardcover. Some Americans openly refused to enter military service in World War II because of their convictions against killing. In this volume, ten men tell why they resisted, what happened to them, and how they feel about that experience today. Editor(s): Gara, Larry; Gara, Lenna Mae. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 halftones, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBJK; HBWQ; JPWF; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kent State University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873386210
- ISBN
- 9780873386210
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.51
€ 38.99
€ 33.51
Paperback. *Third volume of Ann Rule's bestselling Crime Files anthologies - a benchmark in true crime writing. Series: True Crime Files Series. Num Pages: 448 pages, Section: 24. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 109 x 33. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780751515732
- ISBN
- 9780751515732
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.28
€ 17.99
€ 13.28
Paperback. A memoir presents David Powell's lifelong love of the ocean and gives a highly personal, behind-the-scenes look at California's magnificent and innovative aquariums. David Powell, for many years curator of the world-renowned Monterey Bay Aquarium, tells the story of his life as a pioneering aquarist. Series: UC Press/Monterey Bay Aquarium Series in Marine Conservation. Num Pages: 354 pages, 51 b/w photographs, 1 line illustration, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; PSPM; WNCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 354
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520239173
- ISBN
- 9780520239173
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.71
€ 38.99
€ 28.71
Paperback. This title covers five decades of the New York sporting life from 1915 to 1965. Told initially from the viewpoint of Frank Graham, premier sportswriter for "The New York Sun", this dual autobiography also includes the writings of Frank, Jr, who also became a sports journalist. Num Pages: 344 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGS; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Southern Illinois University Press Carbondale
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780809324910
- ISBN
- 9780809324910
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.43
€ 26.99
€ 23.43
Hardback. Written in response to the early death of his eldest daughter, Susy, this title deals with the daily life the author shared with his wife Livy, their three daughters, a great many servants, and an imposing array of pets. Editor(s): Griffin, Benjamin. Series: Jumping Frogs: Undiscovered, Rediscovered, and Celebrated Writings of Mark Twain. Num Pages: 200 pages, 15 b/w images. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- F First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520280731
- ISBN
- 9780520280731
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.87
€ 29.99
€ 21.87
Hardback. In 1969 Jean Austin's husband was appointed Colonial Secretary of the Falkland Islands and they were transported to a remote outpost of the British colonies. While there Austin immersed herself in island life, fulfilling the duties of a Colonial Secretary's wife. This title presents her sensitive and perceptive memoir of these years. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 integrated bw. BIC Classification: 1MTASF; 3JJPK; BM; HBJQ; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845117139
- ISBN
- 9781845117139
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.25€ 53.44
€ 58.25
€ 53.44