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Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages, b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: BGLA; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Victoria University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780864739384
ISBN
9780864739384
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.57

paperback. John Healy, the son of poor Irish immigrants in London, grows up hardened by violence and soon finds himself overwhelmed by alcoholism. He ends up in the grass arena: the parks and streets of the inner city, where beggars, thieves, prostitutes and killers fight for survival and each day brings the question of where to find the next drink. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFFB; JFFH; WDMG1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Penguin Classic
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141189598
ISBN
9780141189598
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.87

Paperback. These two journals provide a unique picture of daily life with William Wordsworth, his friendship with Coleridge, and the composition of his poems. Editor(s): Woof, Pamela. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 368 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: BGL; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 132 x 19. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199536870
ISBN
9780199536870
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.61

Paperback. Unpublished for 90 years, Agatha Christie's extensive and evocative letters and photographs from her year-long round-the-world trip to South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and America as part of the British trade mission for the famous 1924 Empire Exhibition. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDB; 3JJG; BJ; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007460687
ISBN
9780007460687
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.80

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AVGL; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 294.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062309921
ISBN
9780062309921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.94

Hardcover. William Carol Latta became the driving force behind Purdue's world-famous School of Agriculture and initiated extension services that have lasted for more than a century. In 1890, he laid out the first permanent soil fertility field experiments, inaugurating a system of research considered one of the best in the country at that time. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JNMN; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 980.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Purdue University Press
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557533951
ISBN
9781557533951
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.06

Hardcover. Keywords: Subjects - Biography - Gladstone
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Methuen & Co London
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1936
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KEX0191458
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 5.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. Includes the interviews, given between 1962 and 1980, that speak about the development of the author's thought, explaining why and how he wrote his many books, paying tributes to philosophers, linguists, novelists, poets, painters and film-makers who have inspired him, and discussing how his life became dedicated to an exploration of semiotics. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BM; CF; HPK; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099528340
ISBN
9780099528340
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.73

Paperback / so. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JFFJ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 19. Weight in Grams: 245.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780307475275
ISBN
9780307475275
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.64

Paperback. Motor mouth, loud mouth, tubby DJ, overpaid ego: What is the truth? Who is this man they call 'The Saviour of Radio 1'? Here, the author dissects the world around him and tackles various subjects. He talks about how he went from teenage DJ on a psychiatric hospital radio show to become the nation's favourite breakfast show DJ on BBC Radio 1. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16 pages of colour. BIC Classification: APW; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 228. Clean copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Ebury Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New Ed
SKU
KST0021997
ISBN
9780091914189
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

hardcover. This modern classic of nature writing by the author of THE ONCE AND FUTURE KING was an inspiration for and featured in Helen Macdonald's prize-winning H IS FOR HAWK. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BM; WSXH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 136 x 23. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Orion Publishing Group
Condition
New
SKU
9781474601665
ISBN
9781474601665
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.80

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, 13 b/w line drawings. BIC Classification: BT; WSXH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 128 x 14. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590172490
ISBN
9781590172490
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.94

paperback. Num Pages: 214 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJG; BG; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Greenwich Exchange United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
214
Condition
New
SKU
V9781871551549
ISBN
9781871551549
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.24

Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages, 16-page black and white insert. BIC Classification: BGH; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 132 x 34. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Broadway Books (A Division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc)
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780307889768
ISBN
9780307889768
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.51

Paperback. At the centenary of the commencement of the First World War, Atlantic re-issue this evocative biography of Douglas Haig - one of the most controversial commanders of the Great War. Num Pages: 528 pages, 3x4pp b/w plates. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; BGH; HBWN; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 40. Weight in Grams: 580.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782392248
ISBN
9781782392248
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 17.97

Paperback. For nine years, John Dowell and his wife spend the summer season at a German spa town in the company of the respectable Ashburnhams. Behind the placid exteriors lie the destructive passions of men and women. This text includes biographical and critical apparatus. Series: Ford Madox Ford programme. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 313. 8vo. Illustrated. Near fine copy in slipcase
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The Folio Society London
Condition
Used, Like New
Edition
New
SKU
KSG0022657
ISBN
9781857543001
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 35.00

Paperback. The Good Murungu? is the story of Alan Butcher coaching Zimbabwe - the most dysfunctional of cricket's Test-playing nations. From the point he applied for the job and taking in three years with the team, this is the fascinating story of a coach trying to build a team while coming to terms with the unique culture of Mugabe's Zimbabwe. Editor(s): Miller, Peter. Num Pages: 288 pages, separate colour picture section of approximately 20 images. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJ; 3JM; BGSA; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 217 x 23. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Pitch Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785311314
ISBN
9781785311314
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.34

Hardcover. A memoir of love, loss, and two women determined to do anything they can to save their late husband's and father's favorite cat, including giving their beloved Ting a human pacemaker. Ting survived. So do author Lissa Warren and her mom, and so does the memory of her father. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BM; WNGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 199 x 31. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Lyons Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762791767
ISBN
9780762791767
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 18.60

Paperback. Num Pages: 287 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: BGA; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 132 x 22. Weight in Grams: 234.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
287
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780385343374
ISBN
9780385343374
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.76

Paperback. A unique and gripping document: the recently discovered diaries which reveal the story of an elderly German who saved so many lives he became known as the 'Oskar Schindler of China' Num Pages: 416 pages, Integrated: 35, integrated. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJG; BGA; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349111414
ISBN
9780349111414
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.33

Paperback. When the author finds a photo among her father's possessions shortly after his death, she recognises the child in the veil and bride's clothes as her mother, but the groom is unfamiliar. Who had her mother married all those years before? This title presents the story of the insufferable mother-daughter bond. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099525486
ISBN
9780099525486
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.65

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, Section: 16, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BTM; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 258.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751545883
ISBN
9780751545883
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.32

Paperback. In 1997, Grant Hadwin committed an act of violence - he destroyed the Golden Spruce of the Queen Charlotte Islands. The tree was a scientific marvel, beloved by the Haida people who believed it sacred. This book tells the story of what pushed him to such an act, an environmental protest which acts as a metaphor for the challenge the world faces. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; 3JJPR; BT; RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099515791
ISBN
9780099515791
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.73

Paperback. Analyzes the Mafia through the mysterious lives of Mafia mobsters. This book introduces some of the biggest names in Mafia history, and explains the ways in which their political savvy helped them orchestrate many of history's major events. Translator(s): Parkin, Stephen. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BTC; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Alma Books
Number of pages
300
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846880490
ISBN
9781846880490
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.29

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