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Paperback. One of only five Britons to wear the yellow jersey in the Tour de France, the author burst onto the cycling scene as the rawest pure talent this country has ever seen. This title tells the story of a remarkable career told from the perspective of a man who is immersed in the history of the sport he loves. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 151 x 26. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Corgi
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552169301
ISBN
9780552169301
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Hardcover. Features a biography of the Romanian-born French philosopher E M Cioran that focuses on his formative years as a mystical revolutionary attracted to right-wing nationalist politics in interwar Romania, his writings of this period, and his self-imposed exile to France in 1937. Editor(s): Johnston, Kenneth R. Num Pages: 312 pages, 10 b&w photos, 1 maps. BIC Classification: BG; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 168 x 252 x 26. Weight in Grams: 670.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253352675
ISBN
9780253352675
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 44.97

Paperback. Num Pages: 848 pages, Illustrations, facsims., ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; APFB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 45. Weight in Grams: 542.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571225002
ISBN
9780571225002
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.04

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 399.
Publisher
Counterpoint
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781582437446
ISBN
9781582437446
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.89

Hardcover. An exploration of the fascinating poetry, life, and world of Sappho, including a complete translation of all her poems. Num Pages: 336 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; BGL; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393242232
ISBN
9780393242232
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.70

Paperback. A fascinating retelling of Oskar Schindler's extraordinary story and how it came to the world's attention through Thomas Keneally's Booker Prize-winning novel and the subsequent multiple Oscar-winning film, Schindler's List Num Pages: 336 pages, 16pp B&W photos. BIC Classification: BM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Condition
New
SKU
9780340963265
ISBN
9780340963265
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.51

paperback. Recovers one woman's compelling history through a modern-day family's adventures into realms of ultimately timeless experiences Series: American Lives. Num Pages: 328 pages, 14 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JH; BGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803236387
ISBN
9780803236387
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.79

Paperback. In 1977, Rubenstein, an avid golfer, travelled to Dornoch in the Highlands. He sought to uncover an authentic sense of self and turned to a place where golf was purest. The experience had a profound effect on him. Twenty-three years later, in 2000, he returned to Dornoch to spend an entire summer. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKSH; BGS; WSJG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 136 x 16. Weight in Grams: 190.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Mainstream Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840187052
ISBN
9781840187052
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 16.85

Paperback. .
Publisher
Melrose Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
103
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907732980
ISBN
9781907732980
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.48

Paperback. From a young chef who suddenly lost her sense of smell, a fascinating personal exploration of this most nebulous of senses and the role it plays in how we eat, how we perceive the world, how we remember the past, and how we attract each other. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Portobello Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846273841
ISBN
9781846273841
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.94

Paperback. The classic and much-loved memoir by Hannah Hauxwell about life in remote Yorkshire in the 1970s. Num Pages: 208 pages, 2 x 8. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409136231
ISBN
9781409136231
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

Hardcover. A biography of Sebastian Walker (1942-91), who founded the internationally acclaimed publishing house Walker Books. Num Pages: 186 pages, Illustrations, ports., facsims. BIC Classification: BGB; KNTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 568.
Publisher
Walker Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
186
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780744544237
ISBN
9780744544237
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.95

Hardcover. The volume chronicles how in their poetic skirmishes they sharpened and shaped each other's work - Garcia Lorca defending his verses of absence and elegy and his love of tradition while Dali argued for his theories of "Clarity" and "Holy Objectivity" and the unsettling logic of Surrealism. Editor(s): Maurer, Christopher. Translator(s): Maurer, Christopher. Num Pages: 220 pages, 24 color plates. BIC Classification: 2ADS; ACXD7; AFC; AGB; BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 235 x 25. Weight in Grams: 538.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Swan Isle Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780967880884
ISBN
9780967880884
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.50

Hardcover. Num Pages: 368 pages, 16-page b&w insert. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 717.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The Lyons Press Connecticut
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592289424
ISBN
9781592289424
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.97

Paperback. Features a tale of love and suffering, of an absent father and his wayward son, and of a family torn apart by addiction. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 26. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552171397
ISBN
9780552171397
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.65

Paperback. The London 2012 Olympic medalist on his stunning comeback - fully updated for the paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 135 x 24. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Updated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409138983
ISBN
9781409138983
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Descendants of Holocaust survivors and perpetrators offer insights into the intergenerational impact of their legacy and the second generation's role in shaping memory of the Shoah. In these personal, and often dramatic pieces, differences surface, but common ground is also revealed. Editor(s): Berger, Alan L.; Berger, Naomi. Num Pages: 400 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: BG; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815606819
ISBN
9780815606819
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.09

Paperback. A celebration of much-loved cricket star, Andrew Flintoff's, twenty years in cricket. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 291 x 26. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473616592
ISBN
9781473616592
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

Paperback. Examining the powerful drive that leads men and women literally to shed their skins gubarand--in mind and body--to cross the boundary of sex, Prosser argues that sex change is, at best, a narrative--thus transsexuals make for adept and absorbing authors. Series: Gender and Culture Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 31 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BG; DSBH; JFC; JFSJ5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 172 x 15. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231109352
ISBN
9780231109352
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.43

paperback. This set of diaries (1841-1864) brings to light the journal notations of James Henry Hammond, a prominent South Carolina planter and slaveholder. They reveal a man whose fortune and intellect combined to make him an important leader, but whose flaws kept him from true greatness. Num Pages: 372 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University South Carolina Pr United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
372
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570032226
ISBN
9781570032226
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.31

Paperback. Portland Place is the diary of then-BBC Secretary Sarah Shaw for the year of 1971, a humorous and charming perspective of life at the BBC and for a woman at the time. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJPL; APT; BJ; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472124692
ISBN
9781472124692
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Hardback. A highly evocative memoir, penned by a former member of the top-secret Special Duties service. It tells the story of her war in covert intelligence, intercepting traffic from German surface craft in the English Channel and reporting her findings back to Bletchley Park. Num Pages: 224 pages, 40 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BM; HBWQ; JPSH; JWKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 243 x 28. Weight in Grams: 556.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473887121
ISBN
9781473887121
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.26

Hardback. Num Pages: 864 pages, 77. BIC Classification: 2ACG; BG; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1360.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
832
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801433542
ISBN
9780801433542
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.34

Paperback. For almost a decade, Col. Ryszard Kuklinski betrayed the Communist leadership of Poland, cooperating with the CIA in one of the most extraordinary human intelligence operations of the Cold War. Now that Poland is free, a riddle remains: Was Kuklinski a patriot or a traitor? Num Pages: 400 pages, 8 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DVP; BGH; HBJD; HBLW3; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781586483050
ISBN
9781586483050
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.49

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