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Biography
Paperback. Sheila Tofield grew up in Rotherham, daughter of an uncaring mother who made her believe she was useless, stupid and - most painfully of all - unlovable. Her worst childhood fears where confirmed when, as a young woman, her fiancee left her without an explanation. This title tells her story about being a single mother in 1950s Britain. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 17. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405911344
- ISBN
- 9781405911344
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
€ 13.99
€ 11.02
Paperback. The riveting first-hand account of a young British civilian woman who volunteered to help rebuild Iraq immediately after the invasion in 2003, and soon found herself as a political advisor to the US military. Num Pages: 400 pages, 2 maps, 38 integrated photographs. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; 3JMC; BM; HBWS5; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782392606
- ISBN
- 9781782392606
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.05
€ 17.99
€ 13.05
Paperback. As the summer of 1914 drew to a close, it was difficult for a 16 year-old schoolboy to realize that the world for which he had been prepared at Clifton College was itself preparing for war. By 1916, he was commissioned in the Royal Field Artillery. This book gives human account of history. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8 pp B & W photos; line drawings/maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; BGHA; BTM; HBWN; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857501950
- ISBN
- 9780857501950
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Hardcover. The incredible story of German goalkeeper Lutz Pfannenstiel - the most interesting footballer you've never heard of. A massive bestseller in Germany, this astonishing, fascinating and at times hilarious book relates a football career in which Lutz travelled the world, played for 23 teams on five continents and lived life to the absolute full. Translator(s): Rockey, Matthew. Num Pages: 272 pages, Colour plate section. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- Vision Sports Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909534285
- ISBN
- 9781909534285
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.25
€ 17.99
€ 14.25
Paperback. The incredible true story of living as a modern-day nomad. Editor(s): Roberts, Brian Owen. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 196 x 23. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Phoenix (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753828670
- ISBN
- 9780753828670
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.04
€ 13.99
€ 11.04
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKP; 3JJP; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Publisher
- Beacon Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807080467
- ISBN
- 9780807080467
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.09
€ 23.99
€ 17.09
Paperback. In 1845, a Reading bookseller named John Snare came across the dirt-blackened portrait of a prince at a country house auction. Suspecting that it might be a long-lost Velazquez, he bought the picture and set out to discover its strange history - a quest that led from fame to ruin and exile. This book pays homage to the Spanish master Velazquez. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: AFC; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 239 x 24. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099587040
- ISBN
- 9780099587040
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
€ 13.99
€ 11.08
paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BT; MBNH4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 145 x 12. Weight in Grams: 252. Good clean copy showing light age and wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Mercier Press Cork
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KMK0025433
- ISBN
- 9781856354837
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 5.12
€ 5.12
Paperback. From pop music to purdah, Osama Bin Laden's sister-in-law provides a unique insight into Saudi society and the Bin Laden's family role within it. 'A terrifying insight into the psychology of Al-Qaeda' Times Num Pages: 240 pages, Section: 16, colour. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; BG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 234. Very good copy with light shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0012687
- ISBN
- 9781844081035
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. This is the story of an atrocity on Achill Island in the west of Ireland in 1894. An English landowner, Agnes McDonnell, was brutally attacked and her home - Valley House - burnt. Agnes survived but was so disfigured she wore a veil in public for the rest of her life. Num Pages: 240 pages, Black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- The Collins Press
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848891470
- ISBN
- 9781848891470
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.51
€ 16.99
€ 14.51
Paperback. More heart-warming tales of life as a vet from TV vet Luke Gamble, this time travelling farther afield from his West Country base to exotic locations around the world. 'Luke is a West Country treasure .. like Dr Dolittle but real!' - Martin Clunes Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BM; MZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 22. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- John Murray Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444721829
- ISBN
- 9781444721829
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.04
€ 13.99
€ 11.04
Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 241 x 22. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750962971
- ISBN
- 9780750962971
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.68
€ 23.99
€ 20.68
Hardback. This study focuses on James Legge (1815-1897), one of the most important 19th-century figures in the cultural exchange between China and the West. The narrative illuminates the era in which Legge lived as well as the surroundings in which he worked. Num Pages: 810 pages, 38 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1FPC; BGH; GTB; HBJD1; HBLL; HRAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1421.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 810
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520215528
- ISBN
- 9780520215528
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.64€ 72.77
€ 94.64
€ 72.77
Hardcover. Providing both personal and professional revelations about the mid- to late-20th century book trade in England, this is the autobiography of Christopher Hurst, director of C.Hurst & Co. Publishers. Num Pages: 464 pages, 33ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGBA; KNTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850653257
- ISBN
- 9781850653257
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.71
€ 33.99
€ 30.71
Paperback. A lively diary chronicling the ups and downs of running a grocery shop in a Yorkshire town during the rationing years of the Second World War Editor(s): Malcomson, Robert; Malcolmson, Patricia. Num Pages: 352 pages, 10-15 b&w integrated. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130. .
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471154010
- ISBN
- 9781471154010
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.52
€ 13.00
€ 11.52
Paperback. Editor(s): Scott, Tom. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552151047
- ISBN
- 9780552151047
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.66
€ 16.99
€ 12.66
Paperback. The third of Alice Taylor's unique accounts of life in the Irish countryside, and another massive bestseller with universal appeal. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 12. Weight in Grams: 136 184pp. Keywords: Memoirs
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Brandon
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780863224201
- ISBN
- 9780863224201
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.92
€ 12.99
€ 11.92
paperback. Tells the story of the hard life in an Irish village, looking at characters such as the local tailor, the blacksmith and the farm-wife. The book combines laughter, pathos and innocence with the gossip of a closely-knit community. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJH; 3JJP; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 0. Weight in Grams: 204. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Brandon
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKW0001171
- ISBN
- 9780863221422
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
paperback. Tells the story of the hard life in an Irish village, looking at characters such as the local tailor, the blacksmith and the farm-wife. The book combines laughter, pathos and innocence with the gossip of a closely-knit community. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJH; 3JJP; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 0. Weight in Grams: 204. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Brandon
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0003874
- ISBN
- 9780863221422
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. The third of Alice Taylor's unique accounts of life in the Irish countryside, and another massive bestseller with universal appeal. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 12. Weight in Grams: 136. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Brandon
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0004972
- ISBN
- 9780863224201
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 12.99€ 11.92
€ 12.99
€ 11.92