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Biography
Paperback. Gangster Stephen French invented the perfect crime: robbing drug barons of their huge fortunes. In SAS-style swoops, French raided their fortified mansions and tortured them with horrifying violence until they paid up. This work also reveals French's complex relationship with Curtis Warren, the wealthiest criminal in British history. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 x 8pp colour & b/w. BIC Classification: BTC; JKVM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845961787
- ISBN
- 9781845961787
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.51
€ 20.99
€ 15.51
paperback. In 1634 Urbain Grandier, a handsome and dissolute priest of the parish of Loudun was tried, tortured and burnt at the stake. He had been found guilty of conspiring with the devil to seduce an entire convent of nuns in what was the most sensational case of mass possession and sexual hysteria in history. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 3JD; BT; HRQX9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 127 x 26. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099477761
- ISBN
- 9780099477761
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 9.59
€ 12.99
€ 9.59
Paperback. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008159689
- ISBN
- 9780008159689
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.31
€ 19.99
€ 14.31
Hardback. Heinz Rutha, pioneer of a youth movement that emphasized male bonding in its quest to reassert German dominance over Czechoslovakia, was arrested in 1937 for corrupting male adolescents. This led to an international scandal. Cornwall's biography is the first to tackle the long-taboo intersection of youth, homosexuality, and fascist nationalism. Num Pages: 384 pages, 25 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DV; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 242 x 30. Weight in Grams: 716.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674046160
- ISBN
- 9780674046160
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 45.36
€ 54.99
€ 45.36
Num Pages: 360 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; KNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 146. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Exile Editions Canada
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781550961348
- ISBN
- 9781550961348
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 25.81
€ 27.99
€ 25.81
Paperback. Andrew Marr's vivid account of the Queen and her reign now available in paperback Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; 3JM; BGR; HBJD1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 30. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publisher
- Pan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprints
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780330544160
- ISBN
- 9780330544160
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.35
€ 9.35
Paperback. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: BGF; BGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784758868
- ISBN
- 9781784758868
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.74
€ 14.99
€ 11.74
hardcover. Editor(s): Miller, Melanie. Num Pages: 752 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; BJ; HBTV2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1737.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Edition
- Annotated
- Number of pages
- 752
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813929491
- ISBN
- 9780813929491
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.13
€ 134.13
Paperback. In her diaries Lady Anne Clifford documents both the great and the trivial events of her long life. They cover her life from her childhood days, when she witnessed the funeral of Queen Elizabeth I, to her last months, when she recalled her past life from her room in Brougham Castle. Editor(s): Clifford, David J. H. Num Pages: 306 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JD; BGHA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Number of pages
- 306
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750931786
- ISBN
- 9780750931786
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.21
€ 19.99
€ 18.21
Hardback. At age 36, acclaimed poet Marya Zaturenska's work reached its full potential even as she battled emotional and physical illness. Recently rediscovered diaries, published here, reflect that crucial period in the poet's life. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 photographs, notes, index. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BGA; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815607144
- ISBN
- 9780815607144
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.12
€ 21.12
Paperback. 'I can never understand how the scribbles of such an ordinary person.. can possibly have value.' So wrote Nella Last in her diary on 2 September 1949. This is a collected edition of bestselling author Nella Last's diaries, including substantial material from the war years. Num Pages: 576 pages, Illustrations, ports., map. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BJ; BM; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 138 x 35. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- First PB Edition, First Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846685460
- ISBN
- 9781846685460
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.56
€ 19.99
€ 14.56
Paperback. Ronald Tritton was recruited in 1940 for the position of War Office Publicity Officer by Major-General Beith, Director of Public Relations at the War Office, to transform the dysfunctional department. Editor(s): McGlade, Frederick. Num Pages: 672 pages, 64 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 866.
- Publisher
- Helion & Company United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 672
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907677441
- ISBN
- 9781907677441
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 32.77
€ 46.99
€ 32.77
Paperback. 650 pages, ill. When Sofia Behrs married Count Leo Tolstoy, the author of "War and Peace", husband and wife regularly exchanged diaries covering the years from 1862 to 1910. Sofia's life was not an easy one: she idealized her husband, but was tormented by him. Even her many children were not an unmitigated blessing. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGLA; BJ. Dimension: 197 x 133 x 44. Weight: 546. Translator(s): Porter, Cathy.
- Publisher
- Alma Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 650
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846881022
- ISBN
- 9781846881022
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.12
€ 17.99
€ 14.12
Hardcover. The captivating diaries of an Egyptian political exile, novelist, and libertine intellectual in sixties Europe Editor(s): Hawas, May. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DFG; 1HBE; BGLA; BM; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150. .
- Publisher
- The American University in Cairo Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789774168123
- ISBN
- 9789774168123
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.44
€ 34.44
Paperback. This ever-popular diary sheds new light on the social history of early19th Century Cotswold life Num Pages: 224 pages, 50 black and white illustrations, 26 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWG; 3JH; BJ; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781554685
- ISBN
- 9781781554685
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.20
€ 19.99
€ 15.20
Paperback. Translator(s): Rubens, Paul. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; BGHA; HBJD; HBLW; JPFQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 133 x 14. Weight in Grams: 283.
- Publisher
- The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590175866
- ISBN
- 9781590175866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.83
€ 18.99
€ 16.83
paperback. Series: Literature of American Labor. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; HBJK; HBLW; JPQB; KNXB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- ILR Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780875461687
- ISBN
- 9780875461687
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.79
€ 21.99
€ 21.79
Paperback. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Haymarket Books
- Edition
- Tra
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608464609
- ISBN
- 9781608464609
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.20
€ 21.99
€ 20.20
Paperback. Focusing on different stages of Drinker's personal development within the domestic context, this abridged edition highlights four critical phases of her life cycle: youth and courtship, wife and mother, middle age in years of crisis, and grandmother and family elder. Editor(s): Crane, Elaine Forman. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; 3JF; BJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Edition
- Abridged
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812220773
- ISBN
- 9780812220773
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.04
€ 42.04
Hardcover. Published in its entirety, Frida Kahlo's amazing illustrated journal documents the last ten years of her turbulent life. Num Pages: 296 pages, 338 illustrations, 167 in full colour, 296 pages, 6 x 9 1/4, 296 pages, 6x9.25". BIC Classification: 1KLCM; ACX; AGB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 245 x 29. Weight in Grams: 932.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Abrams
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810959545
- ISBN
- 9780810959545
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 23.47
€ 33.99
€ 23.47