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Biography

Paperback. Collects Walter Bonatti's classic writings detailing his exploits on numerous expeditions to different mountains of the world, as well as the real story behind the controversy over the events on K2 that changed his life. Translator(s): Marshall, Robert. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations, map, ports. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141192918
ISBN
9780141192918
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Working from home, no more commuting, flexible hours, spending more time with the kids - it's what being a Mumpreneur is all about - isn't it? Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 240.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers London
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
SKU
KNW0008304
ISBN
9780007298792
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.49

Paperback. In February 2012, in a Munich flat belonging to an elderly recluse, German customs authorities seized an astonishing hoard of more than 1,400 paintings, drawings, prints and sculptures. The author has delved into archives and conducted dozens of interviews to uncover the story behind the headlines. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BGH; HBJD; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 134 x 198 x 26. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500292570
ISBN
9780500292570
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWN; BGS; BTC; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509814824
ISBN
9781509814824
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.73

Paperback. Rupert Murdoch is one of the most powerful men in the world today. As chief executive of News Corporation, he controls a global media empire which boasts some of the major players in newspapers, television, publishing and the movie business. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: BG; KNTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. . Good clean copy with some reader wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
SKU
KTM0006430
ISBN
9780743467933
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The bestselling author of The Snow Geese returns with a mesmerizing, heartstopping tribute to his older brother and the house in which they grew up Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESF; 3JJP; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
Picador
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main Market
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330444415
ISBN
9780330444415
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.98

Paperback. Olga Chekhova was a stunning Russian beauty and a famous Nazi-era film actress who Hitler counted among his friends; she was also the niece of Anton Chekhov. After fleeing Bolshevik Moscow for Berlin in 1920, she was recruited by her composer brother Lev, to work for Soviet intelligence. In return, her family were allowed to join her. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations, 1 map, ports. BIC Classification: BT; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Penguin Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141017648
ISBN
9780141017648
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. The secrets of Queen Victoria's sixth child, Princess Louise, may be destined to remain hidden forever. What was so dangerous about this artistic, tempestuous royal that her life has been documented more by rumour and gossip than hard facts? Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; BGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
9781845951542
ISBN
9781845951542
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.82

Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8 pages of B&W illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DNN; 3JMG; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 236 x 33. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781605989105
ISBN
9781605989105
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 19.80

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrated with an 8-page colour plate section. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 17. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845198114
ISBN
9781845198114
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 39.18

Paperback. The long overdue first UK publication of one of Sven Lindqvist's best-loved books - and the one for which he is most famous in his home country - an exquisitely written meditation on the author's relationship with art. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BM; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 145 x 9. Weight in Grams: 128.
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847085221
ISBN
9781847085221
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.99

Paperback. John Ashdown-Hill, whose research was instrumental in the discovery of Richard III's remains, explores and unravels the web of myths around Richard III. Num Pages: 248 pages, 44. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGR; HBJD1; HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 126 x 198 x 35. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445660103
ISBN
9781445660103
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 12.56

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VSC; VSPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 142 x 13. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Australia Ltd Australia
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781742169323
ISBN
9781742169323
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.88

Paperback. The author's first three novels offered some of the rawest and bleakest visions of urban America ever put to paper. Their reflection of society's underworld and underbelly, rapidly won him a major following. This book however, proves to be something of a departure in the sense that it is a series of short personal recollections. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 11. Weight in Grams: 126. 166 pages. The author's first three novels offered some of the rawest and bleakest visions of urban America ever put to paper. Their reflection of society's underworld and underbelly, rapidly won him a major following. This book however, proves to be something of a departure in the sense that it is a series of short personal recollections. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BG. Dimension: 199 x 132 x 11. Weight: 132.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
166
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857869685
ISBN
9780857869685
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.74

Paperback. The rumbustious true story of the Victorian master thief who was the model for Conan Doyle's Moriarty, Sherlock Holmes' arch-rival. From the bestselling author of 'Operation Mincemeat' and 'Agent Zigzag'. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 2AB; 3JH; BGH; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
350
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780006550624
ISBN
9780006550624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.88

Hardcover. Praise for H. Paul Jeffers Diamond Jim Brady: Prince of the Gilded Age "One of the most entertaining historical business narratives in recent memory. The story of this symbol of Americaa s Gilded Age is filled with such gusto and vigor that even hardcore business readers will be swept away. Num Pages: 400 pages, chronology, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BGH; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 740.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471024651
ISBN
9780471024651
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 36.36

Paperback. Offers readers Rolena Adorno and Patrick Charles Pautz's celebrated translation of Cabeza de Vaca's account of the 1527 Panfilo de Narvaez expedition to North America. This title tells the story of some of the first Europeans and the first-known African to encounter the North American wilderness and its Native inhabitants. Editor(s): Pautz, Patrick Charles; Adorno, Rolena. Translator(s): Pautz, Patrick Charles; Adorno, Rolena. Num Pages: 204 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: 1KB; BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 264 x 193 x 11. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803264168
ISBN
9780803264168
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.79

Paperback. How one Jewish woman survived the Holocaust - through marriage to a Nazi officer. Num Pages: 320 pages, Section: 16, B&W. BIC Classification: 1DFA; BGA; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349113791
ISBN
9780349113791
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.68

Paperback. The author's early childhood in Stanford in the Vale was idyllic in many ways, and typical of that experienced by a great swathe of children born in rural areas in the immediate post-war years. Though her parents' generation was harrowed by war, better times were coming. This title deals with her early years. Num Pages: 416 pages, 16 plates + integrated b/w line drawings. BIC Classification: APB; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 126 x 28. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091940492
ISBN
9780091940492
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.43

Paperback. The true story of an SAS execution squad. Num Pages: 310 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; BTM; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 238. 310 pages, maps. The true story of an SAS execution squad. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKN; BTM; JWH. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 22. Weight: 238.
Publisher
John Blake
Number of pages
310
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843582731
ISBN
9781843582731
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.93

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