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Paperback. Martin O'Scannall's engaging account of his forty-year affair with a modest but beautiful Edwardian gaffer, from her acquisition, through her restoration, and on to voyages throughout the British Isles and mainland Europe. Num Pages: 144 pages, Mono photos, colour plates. BIC Classification: BM; WSSN3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 167 x 12. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Lodestar Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907206269
ISBN
9781907206269
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.51

Paperback. A largely autobiographical account of the author's life as one who fell in love first with physics and then with teaching physics to students. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations, colour plates. BIC Classification: BGTA; PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 214 x 20. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781451607130
ISBN
9781451607130
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.52

Paperback. From the time she was a little girl, Maryam rebelled against the terrible second-class existence that was her destiny as an Afghan woman. She had witnessed the miserable fate of her grandmother and three aunts, and wished she had been born a boy. As a feisty teenager in Kabul, she was outraged when the Russians invaded her country. Num Pages: 464 pages, map, ports. BIC Classification: 1FCA; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 116 x 30. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Bantam
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553820201
ISBN
9780553820201
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. James Francis Xavier O'Brien is best known as a Fenian and member of the Irish Parliamentary Party. This title reveals his life of bohemian travel before he entered nationalist politics. Editor(s): Regan-Lefebvre, Jennifer. Series: Classics of Irish History. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 186 x 124 x 15. Weight in Grams: 178.
Publisher
University College Dublin Press
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904558996
ISBN
9781904558996
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.71

Paperback. Eric Liddell was as close to a saint as any man in modern history has been. Renowned for his athletic prowess, it was also his deeply entrenched values that set him apart from the crowd. These qualities were never better illustrated than in the 1924 Paris Olympics. This is the story of a true hero of our times. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGS; BGX; HRCX7; JWXR; WSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127. .
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784160043
ISBN
9781784160043
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.41

Paperback. The celebrated author of Down the Nile travels to Tibet and India as part of her investigation into the world of the blind. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JFFG; JNS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 144 x 25. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Back Bay Books
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780316043434
ISBN
9780316043434
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.16

Paperback. Num Pages: 326 pages. BIC Classification: BG; HBG; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 139 x 25. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Paul Dry Books, Inc United States
Number of pages
326
Condition
New
SKU
V9780967967530
ISBN
9780967967530
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.57

Paperback. The confessions of a player.. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BM; WDMC2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 252. Confessions of a Player. 352 pages. The confessions of a player. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BM; WDMC2. Dimension: 200 x 130 x 24. Weight: 254.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847672933
ISBN
9781847672933
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.54

Paperback. A biography of Fannie Lou Hamer, one of the most important civil rights activists of the 20th century. It documents Hamer's lifelong crusade to empower the poor through collective action and the personal costs of her struggle to win a political voice and economic self-sufficiency for blacks in the segregated South. Series: Women in American History. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252069369
ISBN
9780252069369
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.98

Paperback. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Grafton
Edition
New
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSS0001891
ISBN
9780586206324
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. 8vo.Some minor wear otherwise a good copy
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Edition
First Thus
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0264211
ISBN
9780246134912
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Driven by famine from their home in the Rif, Mohamed's family walks to Tangiers in search of a better life. But things are no better there. Eight of his siblings die of malnutrition and neglect, and one is killed by his father in a fit of rage. This is a memoir of a young Moroccan boy's coming of age in a time of extreme poverty and degradation. Num Pages: 169 pages. BIC Classification: 2CSR; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
Telegram Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
169
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846590108
ISBN
9781846590108
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.41

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGJ; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781585424689
ISBN
9781585424689
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.74

Hardcover. Num Pages: 176 pages, Appx 65-70 4-colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BT; HBTB; KNTP; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 221 x 23. Weight in Grams: 644.
Publisher
Clarkson Potter
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553459272
ISBN
9780553459272
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.93

Paperback. All the author ever wanted to be was a footballer. Blessed with brilliant talent which she honed with hours of practice, it was soon clear to all who saw her that she was the best women's footballer that Watford had ever produced. This title offers the inspirational tale of a woman with a drive to succeed. Num Pages: 368 pages, 2x8 colour. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552166430
ISBN
9780552166430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.41

Paperback. Football has dominated Lou Macari's life. This autobiography tells of the glory days and the truth behind the scandals, and of the perils that threaten the game. Num Pages: 368 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Corgi
Condition
New
SKU
9780552157438
ISBN
9780552157438
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.34

Paperback. .
Publisher
Floodlit Dreams Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780992658564
ISBN
9780992658564
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.36

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 200+ illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 702.
Publisher
Empire Publications Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909360266
ISBN
9781909360266
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.57

Hardcover. Tommy McLean made history as a player and a manager, but behind the triumph is an untold story. As one-third of Scottish football's best-known team of brothers, McLean sampled the incredible highs. As a manager he took Motherwell from the brink of bankruptcy to victory in the Scottish Cup final and European football. This title tells his story. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 pp colour plates. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 231 x 25. Weight in Grams: 492.
Publisher
Black and White Publishing
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845027049
ISBN
9781845027049
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 16.73

Paperback. Sir Alex Ferguson is the most controversial and compelling figure in football. For many he ranks as the greatest manager of all time. He is certainly the most successful. It's been more than ten years since Ferguson's Manchester United triumphed over Bayern Munich in the dying seconds of the Champions League final. Num Pages: 512 pages, ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 170 x 34. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Yellow Jersey
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780224083072
ISBN
9780224083072
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.58

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