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Paperback. First published by Heinemann, Jilly Cooper has written a tribute to the role of animals in wartime. Many won medals for gallantry, like Rob, a mongrel, who made over 20 parachute jumps with the SAS. Too many others died, abandoned, in agony and alone, after serving their country with distinction. Num Pages: 224 pages, b&w photographs. BIC Classification: BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 164.
Publisher
Corgi
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552990912
ISBN
9780552990912
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.84

Paperback. Ankle High and Knee Deep collects together essays from more than twenty ranch women, cowgirls, and farmers about what they've learned while standing in or stepping out of "mud, manure, and other offal." Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; BM; JFSF; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 21.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762792115
ISBN
9780762792115
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.20

Series: Screen Classics. Num Pages: 370 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; APFA; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 162 x 31. Weight in Grams: 653.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
370
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813144269
ISBN
9780813144269
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.53

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 112 x 20. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007203000
ISBN
9780007203000
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.89

Hardcover. The Chinese-born wife of General Claire Chennault of World War II Flying Tigers fame, Anna Chennault was a leader in America's informal relations with East Asia from 1950 to 1990. This book examines Chennault's multifaceted career as an exemplar of American informal diplomacy during the post World War II era. Series: Biographies in American Foreign Policy. Num Pages: 171 pages, illustrations, chronology, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FP; 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842028325
ISBN
9780842028325
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.99

Paperback. Anna Halprin pioneered what became known as 'postmodern dance', creating work that was key to unlocking the door to experimentation in theater, music, Happenings, and performance art. This biography examines Halprin's life in the context of American culture - in particular popular culture and the West Coast as a center of artistic experimentation. Num Pages: 464 pages, 60 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: ASDT; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 151 x 31. Weight in Grams: 656.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520260054
ISBN
9780520260054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.26

Paperback. Num Pages: 108 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JF; BG; DSBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 139 x 9. Weight in Grams: 159.
Publisher
Open Gate Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780900001451
ISBN
9780900001451
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.33

Paperback. Life of the Russian poet who withstood Stalinism and became an inspiration to millions Num Pages: 352 pages, 20, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 2AGR; BG; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 136 x 27. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753820643
ISBN
9780753820643
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Hardback. This cultural biography rescues Queen Anna from the shadow of King James I, arguing that she sponsored many of the artistic endeavors at court in the innovative Jacobean period (e.g., the extravagant drama known as the masque) in her role as early modern queen consort. Leeds Barroll also delves into her relationship with Catholicism. Series: New Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 232 pages, 15 illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 236 x 30. Weight in Grams: 552.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812235746
ISBN
9780812235746
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.17

Hardback. Poet Anna Wickham, a neglected figure in early 20th-century literature, is the subject of this biography. The book details her flight from her husband and sons to live with Natalie Clifford Barney in Paris, and her friendships with members of a literary circle that included D. H. Lawrence and Lawrence Durrell. Num Pages: 400 pages, 30 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 150 x 26. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Derrydale Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781568332536
ISBN
9781568332536
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 27.79

Paperback. A historic Holocaust survivor's story: The story of a girl possessed with a unique and harrowing gift for predicting events. Translator(s): Bloom, Sandy. Series: Holocaust Remembrance Series. Num Pages: 392 pages, 10. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJP; BM; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 278 x 41. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445658773
ISBN
9781445658773
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.61

Paperback. Doomed queen of Henry VIII, mother to Elizabeth I, the epic story of Anne Boleyn. Num Pages: 191 pages, 73. BIC Classification: 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 211 x 2. Weight in Grams: 334. Henry VIII's Obsession. 191 pages, 47 illustrations, 26 in colour. Doomed queen of Henry VIII, mother to Elizabeth I, the epic story of Anne Boleyn. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Dimension: 199 x 128 x 16. Weight: 272.
Publisher
Amberley
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848685147
ISBN
9781848685147
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.50

Paperback. A biography that offers a fresh portrait of Anne Boleyn, one of England's most captivating queens. Through a wide-ranging forensic examination of sixteenth-century sources, it reconsiders Boleyn's girlhood, her experience at the French court, the nature of her relationship with Henry, and the authenticity of her evangelical sympathies. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 black-&-white illustrations + 8pp section. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300170894
ISBN
9780300170894
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.36

Paperback. Reissued in the year of Miep Gies' 100th birthday, this international bestseller includes a brand-new afterword by the author. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JJH; BM; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 266.
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster UK
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847398222
ISBN
9781847398222
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.48

Paperback. Anne Neville was queen to England's most notorious king, Richard III. Dying before the age of thirty, she was always, apparently, the passive instrument of others' evil intentions. This biography seeks to tell the story of Anne's life, and uncovers the real wife of Richard III by charting the twists and turns of her fraught and tragic life. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 125 x 20. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
254
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752441290
ISBN
9780752441290
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.37

Paperback. The real story of the 'Kingmaker's Daughter'. Published to coincide with the reburial of Richard III Num Pages: 304 pages, 49 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 23. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445633121
ISBN
9781445633121
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.55

Paperback. The first major biography of Henry VIII least favourite wife - but the one who outlived them all. Num Pages: 224 pages, 27 black & white illustrations, 27 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 17. Weight in Grams: 324. Henry VIII's Discarded Bride. 224 pages, 54 illustrations, 27 in colour. The first major biography of Henry VIII least favourite wife - but the one who outlived them all. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLH. Dimension: 197 x 127 x 17. Weight: 240.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445601830
ISBN
9781445601830
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.53

Paperback. Editor(s): Norris, Susanna Montgomerie. Num Pages: 256 pages, photos & illus. BIC Classification: BGHA; BJ; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Otago University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781877578755
ISBN
9781877578755
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.37

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations portraits. BIC Classification: BGA; VFJJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 112 x 21. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
Westworld International United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780952921523
ISBN
9780952921523
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.31

Paperback. A raw and unforgiving account of the brutal realities of life as a war reporter Num Pages: 416 pages, maps. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Headline Review
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755314805
ISBN
9780755314805
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

paperback. In bold, dazzling prose, Flynn tells the story of two lives and the trajectory that led him and his father into a homeless shelter, onto Boston's streets, and finally to each other. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BGA; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 126 x 27. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Faber And Faber Ltd.
Condition
New
SKU
9780571214082
ISBN
9780571214082
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.59

Paperback. In 1975 Kapuscinski flew into Luanda in Angola, to cover the murderous civil war that had broken out after independence. This book is a record of his experiences there, of a city and a country that seemed, for a prolonged period, to have taken leave of the world, to enter a nightmare of anarchy. Translator(s): Brand, William; Mrockowska-Brand, Katarzyna. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1HFMA; BG; HBJH; HBLW3; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 11. Weight in Grams: 136.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141186788
ISBN
9780141186788
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.00

Paperback. A new memoir from Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author Cathy Glass. Eight-year-old Aimee was on the child protection register at birth. Her five older siblings were taken into care many years ago. So no one can understand why she was left at home to suffer for so long. It seems Aimee was forgotten. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFFE1; JKSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007486779
ISBN
9780007486779
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.89

Paperback. All Julia Scheeres ever wanted was to have a normal, happy family. But, when her fanatical mother decides they should all move to rural Indiana, Julia's life begins to unravel. In the blistering heat of the isolating community, Julia and her adopted brother David struggle together through adolescence. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJD; BG; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 178 x 26. Weight in Grams: 214.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Arrow
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
SKU
KLN0017966
ISBN
9780099493433
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.49

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