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Paperback. Clare Hollingworth was the first war correspondent to report the outbreak of WWII, described as 'the scoop of the century'. Her career spanned 40 years and she wrote for the Daily Telegraph, the Economist, the Observer, the Guardian, and reported from Palestine, Algeria, China, Vietnam, and became the first Telegraph's China correspondent since the formation of the People's Republic of China in 1949. She retired in 1981. She died in Hong Kong aged 105 in January 2017 and her death made headlines around the world. Written by Clare's great-nephew, this is the only official account of a memorable life. Brilliantly reviewed in its self-published iteration. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: BG. .
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473664814
ISBN
9781473664814
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755316816
ISBN
9780755316816
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. A powerful examination of the passage of time, love, the power of music, and the power of dreams. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785355561
ISBN
9781785355561
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.46

Paperback. Covers Frank Dye's intrepid voyages in his open 16ft Wayfarer dinghy to Iceland and Norway that ranks among the most hazardous sea adventures of our time. Encountering the whole gamut of weather, such is Frank Dye's seamanship that he and his crew survived gales up to Force 9, capsizing and a broken mast, arriving to a Scandinavian welcome. Num Pages: 184 pages, 8pp section - clr photos. BIC Classification: 1DNC; 1DNN; BTP; WSSN3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
184
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
2Rev Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780713675689
ISBN
9780713675689
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.75

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; RNB; RNKH; WNCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 29. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
North Atlantic Books,U.S.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583949603
ISBN
9781583949603
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.82

Paperback. Life in Palestine today - what it is really like - day to day, from the Orwell Prize winning author, Raja Shehadeh. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JJP; 3JM; BM; HBJF1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 198 x 17. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781250174
ISBN
9781781250174
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.68

Hardcover. First edition, some light foxing,
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Michael O'Mara Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KTK0095968
ISBN
9781854792136
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 12.00

Hardback. Series: Studies of the Harriman Institute, Columbia University. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691645735
ISBN
9780691645735
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.78
€ 97.78

Paperback. Num Pages: 299 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; JPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publisher
Progressive Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780930852887
ISBN
9780930852887
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 29. Weight in Grams: 421.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
KEX0295906
ISBN
9780062684394
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. This is not the distorted truth that some may want you to believe - this is the real story. Witty, revealing and fascinating, this book is a must-read for any worthwhile music fan. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white plates. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 238. My Life as Oasis's Drummer. 288 pages, illustrations. This is not the distorted truth that some may want you to believe - this is the real story. Witty, revealing and fascinating, this book is a must-read for any worthwhile music fan. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Dimension: 197 x 132 x 21. Weight: 240.
Publisher
John Blake
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843584995
ISBN
9781843584995
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.93

Paperback. 102pp. Keywords: Biography, Irish language
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
An Sagart Má Nuad
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1975
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KHS1008989
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Paperback. Charles Hart played a minor part in the Confederate movement of 1848 as a Confederate agent propagating the Irish cause. His previously unpublished diary provides a fresh perspective on Young Ireland and mid 19th-century America. Editor(s): O'Cathaoir, Brendan. Series: Irish Narratives S. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1KBB; 3JH; BJ; HBJD1; HBJK; HBLL; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 128 x 9. Weight in Grams: 113.
Publisher
Cork University Press
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859183601
ISBN
9781859183601
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.00
€ 14.20

Paperback. A uniquely detailed portrayal of the formative years of Tanzania's first president and the influences that led him to enter politics. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; 3JJ; BGH; HBJH; HBLW; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
Publisher
James Currey
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847011503
ISBN
9781847011503
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.81

Paperback. You're a male trainee in Britain's toughest profession - think you can make the cut? Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BG; MQC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 192. A Student Nurse's Story. 272 pages. As punishment for some youthful high jinks, 16-year-old Jimmy Frazier is made to volunteer in a London hospital. The experience shocks him, and he swears he will never set foot on a ward again. Two decades later, older but not a lot wiser, some strange twists of fate lead Jimmy back to hospital - but this time as a student nurse. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BG; MQC. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 19. Weight: 192.
Publisher
Constable
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845293956
ISBN
9781845293956
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.26

Paperback. "In August 1945 Great Britain, France, the USSR, and the United States established a tribunal at Nuremberg to try military and civilian leaders of the Nazi regime. G. M. Gilbert, the prison psychologis" Num Pages: 488 pages, 24 photographs. BIC Classification: BG; HBJD; HBTZ1; LBBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 32. Weight in Grams: 668.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Hachette Books
Edition
1st Da Capo Press Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306806612
ISBN
9780306806612
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.17

Paperback. Bestselling author and foster carer Casey Watson shares the shocking true story of Tyler, an abused eleven-year-old who, after stabbing his step-mother, had nowhere else to go. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFFE1; JKSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007543083
ISBN
9780007543083
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.70

Paperback. Perfectly timed to explore society's changing sensibility about patriotism, "Hardball" host and Washington insider Matthews gives Bill O'Reilly a run for his money with this straight-up account of what it really means to be an American. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBG; HBLW; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304. Clean copy with some light shelfwear.Good to very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Free Press
Edition
1st Touchstone Ed
Number of pages
224
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KRF0000133
ISBN
9780684862354
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Perfectly timed to explore society's changing sensibility about patriotism, "Hardball" host and Washington insider Matthews gives Bill O'Reilly a run for his money with this straight-up account of what it really means to be an American. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBG; HBLW; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304. Clean copy with some light shelfwear.Good to very good
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Free Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Touchstone Ed
SKU
KRF0000025
ISBN
9780684862354
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. The moving story of how a grandmother forgave the men that killed her grandchildren in the Oklahoma City bombing and then reached out to forge lasting relationships with Terry Nichols and extended family members of the convicted bombers. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16pp 4/c insert. BIC Classification: 1KBBSH; 3JJPR; BM; JPWL2; VFJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Time Warner Trade Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781455526192
ISBN
9781455526192
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.17

Paperback. A true-life Heartbeat for the twenty-first century. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; BGA; JKSW1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 134 x 19. Weight in Grams: 204. A Yorkshire Dales Copper on the Beat. 272 pages. Yorkshireman Mike Pannett has just taken up a new posting as a local bobby in rural North Yorkshire. It's quite a change from the Met, where he dealt with riots on the capital's streets and drug gangs in Battersea, and found out what it was like to stare down the wrong end of a sawn-off shotgun. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; BGA; JKSW1. Dimension: 198 x 134 x 19. Weight: 206.
Publisher
Constable
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845298111
ISBN
9781845298111
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.89

Hardback. Now Peru is Mine is the account of the life of Manuel Llamojha Mitma, one of Peru's most creative and inspiring indigenous political activists. His compelling life story covers nearly eight decades, providing a window into many key developments in Peru's tumultuous twentieth-century history and political mobilization in Cold War Latin America. Series: Narrating Native Histories. Num Pages: 256 pages, 24 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; BGHA; HBJK; JHMC; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822362180
ISBN
9780822362180
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.28

Paperback. Now Peru is Mine is the account of the life of Manuel Llamojha Mitma, one of Peru's most creative and inspiring indigenous political activists. His compelling life story covers nearly eight decades, providing a window into many key developments in Peru's tumultuous twentieth-century history and political mobilization in Cold War Latin America. Series: Narrating Native Histories. Num Pages: 256 pages, 24 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; BGHA; HBJK; JHMC; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 363.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822362388
ISBN
9780822362388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.37

Paperback. This revealing biography details the life of Bill Jardine, anti-apartheid activist and noted sportsman, who played a key role in racially unifying sports and facilitating South African participation internationally. Num Pages: 260 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BG; HBJH; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Real African Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
V9781919855080
ISBN
9781919855080
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.71

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