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Paperback. Fatima Whitbread had the worst possible start in life. Abandoned as a baby, she spent much of her childhood in and out of children's homes. Athletics was her saviour: local athletics coach took the Fatima under her wing. Fatima competed in three Olympics. In 1986 she set a world record, and she was voted as BBC Sports Personality of the Year. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 x 8pp plate section. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 125 x 21. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Virgin Books
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753540961
ISBN
9780753540961
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.51

Paperback. Now in his eighties, Sam Pivnik tells for the first time the story of his life, a true tale of survival against the most extraordinary odds. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 x 8pp b&w. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; BGHA; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444758399
ISBN
9781444758399
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.74

Paperback. Reg Twigg spends the next three years in hell, moving from jungle camp to jungle camp and building the Burma Railway for the all-conquering Japanese. He was a risk taker whose survival strategies sometimes bordered on genius. Num Pages: 368 pages, 24 pp. BIC Classification: 1FMB; 3JJH; BM; HBJF; HBLL; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 276.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241965115
ISBN
9780241965115
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Paperback. A Teenage Struggle Toward Freedom From Hatred. Num Pages: 120 pages, 17 PHOTOS. BIC Classification: BG. Dimension: 210 x 147 x 7. Weight in Grams: 184.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
LIT Verlag
Condition
New
SKU
V9783643903686
ISBN
9783643903686
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.34

Paperback.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752455532
ISBN
9780752455532
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.35

Paperback. Num Pages: 188 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: BGA; JFF; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Spinifex Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781742198941
ISBN
9781742198941
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.65

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592134236
ISBN
9781592134236
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 34.51

Paperback. The Voice of Witness book series takes a humanizing, literary approach to oral history to illuminate the stories of people impacted by injustice across the world. Series: Voice of Witness. Num Pages: 367 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC; JPV; LNFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. Weight in Grams: 367.
Publisher
Verso Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786632241
ISBN
9781786632241
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Nightwood
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780889713208
ISBN
9780889713208
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.23

Paperback. Series: Stackpole Military History Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, 18 b/w photos, 4 b/w drawings, & 16 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Stackpole Books United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811732482
ISBN
9780811732482
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.29

Paperback. Best known for his academy award-winning role as Dith Pran in "The Killing Fields", for Haing Ngor his greatest performance was not in Hollywood but in war-torn Cambodia. Here, in his memoir of life under the Khmer Rouge, is a searing account of a country's descent into hell. Num Pages: 528 pages, photos. BIC Classification: 1FMC; BGA; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 33. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Constable and Robinson United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841197937
ISBN
9781841197937
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.31

Paperback. Contains important tips, helpful resources and insights for you and your family to safeguard againist identity theft, online fraud, predators, and other potential threat in an increasingly risky world. Num Pages: 108 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 158 x 10. Weight in Grams: 213.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Longstreet Press United States
Number of pages
108
Condition
New
SKU
V9781563527371
ISBN
9781563527371
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.41

Paperback. An examination of some of Surrey's most notorious and shocking cases. It includes such cases as: the 'Wigwam Girl', Joan Wolfe, who lived in a tent built by a Cree Indian Soldier before being brutally slaughtered; the infamous stagging of Frederick Gold by 'the Serpent', Percy Lefroy Mapleton; and, the poisoning of the entire Beck family. Series: Murders. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESR; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 171 x 9. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750951302
ISBN
9780750951302
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.38

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Random House Australia Australia
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781742750354
ISBN
9781742750354
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.85

Paperback. Good clean copy, like new
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The Mercier Press Ltd
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KSG0026132
ISBN
9781856354660
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 10.00

Hardcover. Based primarily on personal papers and correspondence that have remained in the possession of Smith's family, this is a biography of Theobald Smith, widely considered to be America's first significant medical scientist and a leading comparative pathologist. Num Pages: 704 pages, 24 illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; MMFM; PSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 263 x 188 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1424.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
704
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674012202
ISBN
9780674012202
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 43.30

Hardcover. The autobiography of Liverpool legend, David Fairclough. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 242 x 29. Weight in Grams: 580.
Publisher
deCoubertin Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909245280
ISBN
9781909245280
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.17

Paperback. Series: Cultographies. Num Pages: 144 pages, ill. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 112 x 10. Weight in Grams: 158. The Karen Carpenter Story. Series: Cultographies. 144 pages, ill. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Dimension: 175 x 112 x 10. Weight: 158.
Publisher
Wallflower Press
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905674886
ISBN
9781905674886
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.37

Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; AVGQ; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 640.
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Chicago Review Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613749579
ISBN
9781613749579
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.28

Hardback. Keywords: "Biography - Autobiography - O'Casey, Sean"
Format
Hardback
Publisher
The Macmillan Company New York
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KEX0190665
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 20.99
€ 4.99

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