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Paperback. The story of these duelling divas is by turns hilarious, monstrous and tragic. This account is exhaustive, explosive and unsparing, and our reissue includes a special update from the author. Num Pages: 528 pages, Section: 16, b/w. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751541878
ISBN
9780751541878
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Balanced and hugely readable, Bette David tells the complete story of one of the most enduringly popular movie stars. Num Pages: 736 pages, 16pp photographs. BIC Classification: APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 48. Weight in Grams: 510.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
736
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751509403
ISBN
9780751509403
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.73

Hardback. Charles Mingus is one of the most important - and most mythologized-composers and performers in jazz history. Classically trained and of mixed race, he was an outspoken innovator as well as a bandleader, composer, producer, and record-label owner. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 336 pages, 13 b/w. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 237 x 27. Weight in Grams: 592.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520260375
ISBN
9780520260375
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.27

Paperback. Presents the story of how a man born into poverty in London's East End went on to find stardom late in life when he was chosen to be head judge on BBC1's "Strictly Come Dancing". This title tells about his East End roots, his experiences on "Strictly Come Dancing", and also on the number 1 US show "Dancing with Stars". Num Pages: 352 pages, col. Illustrations, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: APT; ASDR; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091928032
ISBN
9780091928032
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Hardcover. Part celebrity memoir and part self-help book, Better than New goes behind the scenes with an entrepreneurial single mum who worked her way from waitress/real estate agent to home renovation expert, preservationist, and television star. Num Pages: 224 pages, 75 colour photographs. BIC Classification: BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 328 x 24. Weight in Grams: 800.
Publisher
Artisan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781579656676
ISBN
9781579656676
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 20.59

Paperback. The first woman to be appointed Speaker of the House of Commons, Betty Boothroyd was once a celebrated "Tiller Girl". In her autobiography, she tells of her life, the times campaigning for the Labour Party, the times she lost two by-elections, and her elation at finally becoming an MP. Num Pages: 544 pages, 16. BIC Classification: BGHA; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 116 x 35. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099427049
ISBN
9780099427049
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Hardcover. Series: Presidential Wives. Num Pages: 143 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BG; JH; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
143
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590334072
ISBN
9781590334072
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.33
€ 57.10

Paperback. The unforgettable survival story of the year -- the astonishing, day-by-day account of Aron Ralston's terrible accident, self-amputation, rescue and recovery. Num Pages: 368 pages, 16pp colour plates. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 24. Weight in Grams: 288.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780743495806
ISBN
9780743495806
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.54

Paperback. These twenty-two cleverly linked stories, written over two decades, trace a life from childhood to middle age. Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Unthank Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910061251
ISBN
9781910061251
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.26

Paperback. Series: American Lives. 168 pages, 2 illustrations. Blending narrative and quizzes, memory and numerology, and imagined interviews and conversations with dead presidents on TV, the book dizzily documents the disorienting experience of growing up in a postmodern world. It shows how the major events in the author's early life shaped the way he sees events both global and personal today. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; BM. Dimension: 214 x 144 x 10. Weight: 200.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803229822
ISBN
9780803229822
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.43

hardcover. Translator(s): Robinson, Blake. Num Pages: 224 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1HBA; AGB; BG; HBJH; WTH; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 203 x 140 x 585. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780821412725
ISBN
9780821412725
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.45

Paperback. In 1942, with a black-market chicken under his arm, Leo Marks left his father's famous bookshop, 84 charing cross road, and went to war. Num Pages: 480 pages, black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; BTM; HBJD; HBWQ; JWKF; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 49. Weight in Grams: 632.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
625
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750948357
ISBN
9780750948357
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.58

Hardcover. Shedding new light on Mandate Palestine and the Jewish experience in Soviet Moscow, this book reveals the remarkable story of a woman living through some of the most pivotal events of twentieth-century history. Editor(s): Arielli, Nir. Num Pages: 352 pages, 12 bw in 8pp plates. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1FBP; 3JJG; 3JJH; BGHA; HBJF1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 147 x 29. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784530808
ISBN
9781784530808
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.15
€ 54.65

Hardback. Num Pages: 176 pages, Black and white photos throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 132 x 22. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812993547
ISBN
9780812993547
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 22.62

Hardcover. Ahmet Agaoglu's life and writings reflect huge 20th-century historical events, such as revolutions in Russia in1905 and 1917 and the establishment of Azerbaijan. This work is based on Agaoglu's journalistic output and fieldwork in the Caucasus, as well as literature of the period. Series: Library of Ottoman Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations, 1 port. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1DVUZ; BG; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 567.
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860648557
ISBN
9781860648557
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 153.79
€ 137.31

Paperback. Between Two Rivers is an honest, funny and moving memoir of Baghdad life from the perspective of a young woman from England transplanted into another culture by love. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 127 x 22. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Parthian Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
250
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908946874
ISBN
9781908946874
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.41

Paperback. Abel Herzberg, a Dutch lawyer and writer - managed, in the hell of Bergen-Belsen, to keep a diary which chronicles the horrific reality of daily existence in the camp. This title, based on his diary, provides an eyewitness account of life in one of the most notorious Nazi concentration camps. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BTP; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
9781845117504
ISBN
9781845117504
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99

Paperback. A collection of extracts from the diaries and letters of young women who went on to become successful authors, including Sylvia Plath, Charlotte Bronte, Eileen Fairweather and Joan Aiken. In the LIVEWIRE series. Editor(s): Cole, Charlotte. Series: Livewire S. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: 5AN; BJ; JFSJ1; YQE. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 114. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Livewire Books for Teenagers
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0004768
ISBN
9780704349551
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. A collection of extracts from the diaries and letters of young women who went on to become successful authors, including Sylvia Plath, Charlotte Bronte, Eileen Fairweather and Joan Aiken. In the LIVEWIRE series. Editor(s): Cole, Charlotte. Series: Livewire S. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: 5AN; BJ; JFSJ1; YQE. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 114. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Livewire Books for Teenagers
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0004798
ISBN
9780704349551
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Ascorching and deeply personal autobiography lifting the lid on the life and character of one of English rugby's most successful ever players. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 pp colour plates. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster UK
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847396518
ISBN
9781847396518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.73

Paperback. An intimate, definitive celebration of the world's most adored and most successful star - contains a revised and updated chapter. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: AVGQ; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473607354
ISBN
9781473607354
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.81

Paperback. Abused by his priest. Betrayed by his church. This is the story of the boy who sued the Pope. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BM; HRCC7; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340925287
ISBN
9780340925287
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. The author was born into the Church of Scientology. The niece of its current director, David Miscavige, she grew up at the center of this highly controversial organization, strictly adhering to its beliefs and practices. In this book, this insider with unprecedented first-hand knowledge pierces the veil of secrecy that has shrouded this religion. Num Pages: 416 pages, 50-60 Color Photos. BIC Classification: BGXA; HRQM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 165 x 29. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
International ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062248480
ISBN
9780062248480
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.70

Paperback. An inspirational memoir from a remarkable leader. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: BGBA; KJ; KNBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753828359
ISBN
9780753828359
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.86

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