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paperback. Presents the stories of 48 American and Asian witnesses who participated in the Vietnam War, including POW Dan Pitzer learning of the American build-up from his bamboo cage; Vietnam operative, Nguyen Tuong Lai describing a terrorist run into Saigon; and, Cambodian teacher Kassie Neou charming his executioners with fairy tales learned from the BBC. Series: Vietnam War Era Classics Series. Num Pages: 374 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; BG; HBJF; HBLW3; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 28. Weight in Grams: 667.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
374
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253213044
ISBN
9780253213044
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
New Island Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848401846
ISBN
9781848401846
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.19

Paperback. Tells the remarkable story of Mary Walker, who in August 1848 fled her owner for refuge in the North and spent the next seventeen years trying to recover her son and daughter. Her freedom, like that of thousands who escaped from bondage, came at a great price - remorse at parting without a word, fear for her family's fate. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 203 x 21. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674725942
ISBN
9780674725942
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.85

Paperback. A doctor's account of her own experience of death, heaven and return to life with a new realization of her purpose on Earth. Num Pages: 222 pages. BIC Classification: BGX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 200 x 133 x 15. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Authentic Media
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780780511
ISBN
9781780780511
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 12.50

Paperback. A classic rock autobiography of Meat Loaf's bizarre life. After surviving an abusive childhood, during which he was almost murdered by his alcoholic father, he starred in one of the biggest stage and film musicals ever, then went on to record the third best-selling album of all time. This book shows the ups and downs of his life. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1x8 b/w + 1x8 colour illustration sections. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 126 x 18. Weight in Grams: 174.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Virgin Books
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753504437
ISBN
9780753504437
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. The murder of Rasputin on the night of 16-17 December 1916 has alwaus seemed extraordinary: first he was poisoned, then shot and finally drowned in a frozen river by Russian aristocrats fearful of his influence on Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra. Or was he? Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 26. Weight in Grams: 350.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
316
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752439068
ISBN
9780752439068
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.51

Paperback. The first biography of the elusive musician who influenced an entire generation of country songwriters as his tragic life became the stuff of legend Num Pages: 360 pages, 40 photographs. BIC Classification: AVGL; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Hachette Books United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306816048
ISBN
9780306816048
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.67

Paperback. Num Pages: 710 pages, ill: 15, b&w. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BG; HBJH; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 149 x 38. Weight in Grams: 910.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon Germany
Number of pages
710
Condition
New
SKU
V9783838203416
ISBN
9783838203416
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.75
€ 40.49

paperback. Meet Furious - sixteen, handsome and completely out of control. Nothing frightens him and no one can get through to him. Now meet Munchkin - a sweet kid with glasses who's an easy target and needs protecting. Then there's Seething and Deranged, two girls who are brimming with bad attitude. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BM; JNLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 216.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Penquin Group
Edition
UK ed.
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780670918997
ISBN
9780670918997
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.78

Paperback. Editor(s): Bales, Kevin B.; Trodd, Zoe. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16. BIC Classification: BG; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801474385
ISBN
9780801474385
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Paperback. With the growth of English cities during the Industrial Revolution came a booming population too vast for churchyards. Beckett Street Cemetery in Leeds was to become the first municipal cemetery in the country. This study relates how the cemetery was started and run, and describes the developing feuds between denominations. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750950602
ISBN
9780750950602
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.60

Paperback. One night in 1974, Philippe Petit secretly - and illegally - rigged a tightrope between the twin towers of the World Trade Center. At daybreak, he gave the high-wire performance of all time, making eight crossings over the course of an hour. This memoir tells the story of how he conspired, connived, improvised, and insisted his way to this coup. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJPL; BM; WSE; WSZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Tie-In
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571326907
ISBN
9780571326907
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.02

Paperback. Editor(s): Fleming, Lee. Num Pages: 244 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: JFSK1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 334.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Spinifex Press Australia
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9781875559480
ISBN
9781875559480
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

Paperback. With humble beginnings as an RAF apprentice, Johnny Wells progressed to pilot and rose to the higher echelons of command at the Air Ministry. This title provides a testimony of what was required of air pilots during the Second World War. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752463537
ISBN
9780752463537
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.51

Hardback. If ever a voice has captured the colors, the rhythms, the rich, bittersweet emotions of a time gone by, it is Alice Taylor's. This classic account of growing up in the Irish countryside became the biggest selling book ever published in Ireland. Num Pages: 240 pages, 65 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 145 x 29. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
O´Brien Press Ltd
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
25th Anniversary ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847175878
ISBN
9781847175878
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.21

Paperback. Alice Taylor's classic account of growing up in the Irish countryside, the biggest selling book ever published in Ireland. Beautifully illustrated throughout with a new introduction by the author. Num Pages: 240 pages, 65 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; BM; HBTB; WND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 196 x 21. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
O´Brien Press Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781847178237
ISBN
9781847178237
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.92

Paperback. An intimate exploration of the complexity of a bicultural immigrant experience, this text traces three generations of an Iranian (and Iranian-American) family undergoing a century of change - from the author's grandfather to her father, to Bahrampour herself. Num Pages: 357 pages, 4 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1KBB; 3JJ; BGA; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 171 x 27. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520223547
ISBN
9780520223547
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.92

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 474 pages, 46 halftones 12 line illus. 23 tables. BIC Classification: BGT; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 657.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
474
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691606965
ISBN
9780691606965
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 100.56
€ 77.38

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGF. Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2020
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group GB
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408705124
ISBN
9781408705124
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.06

Paperback. The highs and lows of one of Britain's best-loved golfers Num Pages: 320 pages, 8pp b/w & 16pp colour photos. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 250. Clean copy.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Headline London
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
SKU
KEX0204979
ISBN
9780755314720
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Blackwater Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KOC0017071
ISBN
9781841319063
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Clean copy with some shelf wear and discolouring
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Blackwater Press
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KOG0004225
ISBN
9781841319063
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Written just after the heat of battle, in the language of the time, this is the personal account of an ordinary soldier's experience of one of the most horrific series of battles ever fought. Downing not only offers a graphic description of war, but also of the humour and heroism of these actions. Num Pages: 218 pages, map. BIC Classification: 3JJF; BTM; HBG; HBJD; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 17. Weight in Grams: 242.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Grub Street Publishing
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904010203
ISBN
9781904010203
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.33

Paperback. Describes life as captain of Austro-Hungarian U-boats in the Mediterranean and Adriatic seas, emerging by turn as the Imperial Austrian naval officer, the witty observer of international politics, and indefatigable and heartbroken patriot opposing the Allied enemy. This title offers a combination of human interest, and life-and-death adventure. Translator(s): Campbell, Elizabeth M. Num Pages: 224 pages, 33 photographs, map, figure. BIC Classification: BG; HBG; HBWN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 11. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803213500
ISBN
9780803213500
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.96

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