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Paperback. A biography of Virginia Woolf which moves freely between a detailed life-story and attempts to understand significant questions. She is presented as occupying a distinct and even uneasy position within the Bloomsbury Set, and also as a radically sceptical, subversive, courageous feminist. Num Pages: 912 pages, illustrations facsimiles, geneal. table, portraits. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2ACG; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 43. Weight in Grams: 624.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780099732518
ISBN
9780099732518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.29

Paperback. This biography describes Virginia Woolf's family and childhood; her early writings; the formation of the Bloomsbury group; her marriage to Leonard Woolf; the mental breakdowns of 1912-15; the origins and growth of the Hogarth Press and the political and personal distresses of her last years. Num Pages: 576 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 43. Weight in Grams: 744.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
576
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780712674508
ISBN
9780712674508
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.06

Hardback. Num Pages: 1100 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; AVGC4; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 124. Weight in Grams: 567.
Publisher
The Library of America
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781598534672
ISBN
9781598534672
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 42.92

Paperback. A twenty-year battle-seasoned pilot who flew 151 combat missions in the world's most iconic fighter plane - the F-16 Fighting Falcon - the Viper as its pilots call it. A fighter pilot who came of age at the end of the Cold War, Dan Hampton was one of the flyers scrambled into the skies on 9/11. This title tells his story. Num Pages: 368 pages, 8-Page Black and White Photo Insert. BIC Classification: BGHA; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062130341
ISBN
9780062130341
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Hardback. On an August evening in 1933, in a quiet, working-class neighborhood in Paris, eighteen-year-old Violette Noziere gave her mother and father glasses of barbiturate-laced 'medication', which she told them had been prescribed by the family doctor; one of her parents died, the other barely survived. Num Pages: 352 pages, 20 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1D; BTC; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520260702
ISBN
9780520260702
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.45
€ 47.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 320. BIC Classification: AVGU; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Feral House,U.S. United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9781936239122
ISBN
9781936239122
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.31

Paperback. The shocking first true account from one of the young girls who lived through and survived the Rotherham sex abuse scandal. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; 3JMC; BT; JFFE1; JFFE2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008141264
ISBN
9780008141264
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

hardcover. In this probing biography, John G. Reid examines Barnes's life as a female historian, providing a revealing glimpse into the gendered experience of professional academia in that era. Series: Studies in Gender and History. Num Pages: 240 pages, 33 halftones. BIC Classification: BG; HBAH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780802080172
ISBN
9780802080172
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.04

Paperback. This book commemorates a unique era of flying with all the adventure, glamour and glitz that it entailed. Num Pages: 176 pages, 30 black & white illustrations, 8 colour plates, 16 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750963770
ISBN
9780750963770
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.61

DVD. Num Pages: 1 pages. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 194 x 15. Weight in Grams: 96.
Format
DVD
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Triumph Books
Edition
DVD
Condition
New
SKU
V9781600780066
ISBN
9781600780066
DVD
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.16

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 196 x 11. Weight in Grams: 126.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241243671
ISBN
9780241243671
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.10

Paperback. The remarkable true story of some of Europe's greatest artists, the house that sheltered them during the Second World War, and the Emergency Rescue Committee who helped them escape from the Nazis Num Pages: 496 pages, integrated. BIC Classification: BGH; BTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 200 x 28. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division United Kingdom
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719566943
ISBN
9780719566943
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.51

Hardcover. Num Pages: 176 pages, 18 b/w illus. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 236 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764350900
ISBN
9780764350900
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 21.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 164 pages, Black & White photographs. BIC Classification: 1MBN; 3JH; BTC; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Canterbury University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781877257599
ISBN
9781877257599
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.14

Paperback. An introduction to Viktor Schauberger's life and thinking. It shows how his approach developed over the course of his eventful life (which included both World Wars) and takes the reader on a journey through his discoveries, interspersed with lively anecdotes which illustrate how his mind worked. Num Pages: 176 pages, 19 b&w illustrations and diagrams. BIC Classification: BGT; RNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Floris Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780863157240
ISBN
9780863157240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.77

Hardcover. Viktor Frankl was a psychiatrist and philosopher who survived the Holocaust and went on to found the third school of Viennese psychotherapy. By critically examining the details of his intellectual life, including some previously unknown biographical details, we can begin to see the fascinating ambiguities and contradictions in Frankl's thought. Series: Making Sense of History. Num Pages: 236 pages. BIC Classification: BGT; JMAF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 19. Weight in Grams: 524.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782388302
ISBN
9781782388302
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.61

Paperback. Former New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly's "powerful" (Washington Post) and "proudly unapologetic" (Wall Street Journal) memoir about his life fighting crime and the dozens of sinister plots foiled by his anti-terrorist teams after 9/11. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 8 page colour insert. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BM; JKSW1; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 322 x 27. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Little, Brown & Company
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780316383783
ISBN
9780316383783
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.66

Paperback. The author has been a Labour MP for 20 years, and despite his refusal to toe the party line, he has held several prominent posts. This book offers humorous and incisive takes on various aspects of political life: from the build-up to Iraq, to the scandalous sums of tax-payers' money spent on ministerial cars he didn't want to use. Num Pages: 416 pages, 16 page mono plate section. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPR; 3JMC; BGHA; BJ; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 40. Weight in Grams: 510.
Publisher
Profile Books
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846682308
ISBN
9781846682308
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Hardback. Offers a study of Vietnam's greatest and controversial 20th century writer who died tragically in 1939 at the age of 28. Num Pages: 320 pages, 7 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 2GRV; 3JJ; BGH; DSBH; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 584.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
283
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520276284
ISBN
9780520276284
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.70
€ 43.46

Paperback. It was at Wounded Knee, that Vietnam vet Woody Kipp realized that he, as an American Indian, had become the enemy, the Viet Cong, to a country that he had defended with his life. This memoir tells the story of the long trail that led Kipp from the Blackfeet Reservation of his birth to a terrible moment of reckoning on the plains of South Dakota. Series: American Indian Lives. Num Pages: 176 pages, 7 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5334 x 3633 x 10. Weight in Grams: 205.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803216419
ISBN
9780803216419
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.53

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