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Paperback. From a childhood of gothic proportions in a vicarage on the Welsh borders, through adolescence, leaving herself teetering on the brink of the 1960's, Lorna Sage vividly and wittily brings to life a vanished time and place and illuminates the lives of three generations of women. Num Pages: 288 pages, (integrated b&w photos). BIC Classification: 1DBKW; 3JJP; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2020
Publisher
Fourth Estate
Edition
20th Anniversary Edition edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841150437
ISBN
9781841150437
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.44

Hardcover. A definitive biography of the aviator Bert Hall of the Lafayette Escadrille, a French fighter squadron during World War 1. Hall was variously labelled as: rogue, card cheat, forger, human cannonball, criminal, bigamist, deserter, filmmaker, author, Chinese General, arms smuggler, Foreign Legionnaire, salesman, aerial racer amd aviation pioneer. Num Pages: 192 pages, 16 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJF; BGH; HBJK; HBWN; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 538.
Publisher
Fonthill Media Ltd
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781551301
ISBN
9781781551301
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.70

Hardback. Tells the story of the author's time as Britain's most senior representative in Southern Iraq, trying to keep the region together as the rest of the country descended in to murderous violence. This book provides a portrait of the absurdities of life inside the occupying coalition. Num Pages: 240 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JMC; BGHA; HBJF1; HBLX; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 164 x 30. Weight in Grams: 624.
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845117061
ISBN
9781845117061
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 44.35

Paperback. Tells the story of one of history's despicable villains and conmen - Louis Darquier, Nazi collaborator and 'Commissioner for Jewish Affairs', who dissembled his way to power in the Vichy government and was responsible for sending thousands of children to the gas chambers. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 134 x 46. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099498285
ISBN
9780099498285
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.38

Paperback. 'I'm human, full of contradictions, and a feminist.' Bad Feminist is collection of frank, funny, whip-smart and spot-on essays from one of the most-watched young cultural observers of her generation, Roxane Gay (@rgay). Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472119735
ISBN
9781472119735
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.13

Paperback. THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A hilarious and controversial book that every woman will have an opinion about, written by one of America's most outrageous writer. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFXC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 168.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Murray Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444763157
ISBN
9781444763157
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.89

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408866474
ISBN
9781408866474
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 172 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPN; BTH; KNTJ; KNXB1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 209 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Spokesman Books
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851247960
ISBN
9780851247960
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.52

Paperback. This is a biography of musician Nick Cave, from his early days with "The Birthday Party". Charting his career, it explores Cave's idiosyncratic, obsessive lyrical visions, which make no concession to prevailing musical fads. Insights into his turbulent personal life are also given. Num Pages: 352 pages, Section: 16, b&w. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 126 x 25. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349107783
ISBN
9780349107783
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.85

Paperback. As a child Beth was imprisoned within a Jehovah's Witness family, kept away from her mother, forbidden from wearing a school skirt above her knees by day, abused by her stepfather at night. Years later, she summons the courage to report her stepfather to the police. Will Beth's fight for justice be worth the suffering reawakened? Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFFE1; JFFE2; VFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 126 x 21. Weight in Grams: 220. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear. Previous owner's inscription on half title page.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
SKU
KTG0011265
ISBN
9780091928629
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Forget Blur/Oasis and Cool Britannia. This book is the true story of English Rock in the nineties. It recounts how the author felt to ride a wave of self-congratulatory success in a world with no taste. It reveals the knuckle-headed musos, baffling tours, and an unravelling personal life. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099522263
ISBN
9780099522263
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. "A brutal indictment of the American penal system and a plea for prison reform"--Cover. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Three Rooms Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781941110386
ISBN
9781941110386
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.26

Hardback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VS; WJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 203. Weight in Grams: 646.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062655646
ISBN
9780062655646
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.40

Paperback. Organized crime took hold in Ireland and soon armed robberies, kidnappings and murder became commonplace. This book traces how the hugely lucrative drug trade that then emerged led to the gang wars that have corroded communities and devastated countless lives. It describes in gripping detail the shocking depths to which the mobsters have sunk. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 31. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241954744
ISBN
9780241954744
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.80

Paperback. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: BG; HPK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 149 x 24. Weight in Grams: 670.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816634613
ISBN
9780816634613
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.37

Paperback. BIC Classification: BT; DC; HR; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
Thin Man Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780993014123
ISBN
9780993014123
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.24

Hardback. From the renowned chronicler of law-and-order in Gilded Age New York City, the sensational grave robbery of A. T. Stewart, "The Merchant Prince of Manhattan," one of the wealthiest men in American history Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BTC; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 34.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762778126
ISBN
9780762778126
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.88

Paperback. To his fellow West Indians who assemble every weekend for the all-night poker game at Mrs Knight's, he is always known as Bageye. There aren't very many black men in Luton in 1972 and most of them gather at Mrs Knight's - Summer Wear, Pioneer, Anxious, Tidy Boots - each has his nickname. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESD; 3JJPL; BG; HBJD1; HBLW3; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099552390
ISBN
9780099552390
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.77

Paperback. In this captivating book, Moojan Momen gives a brief survey of the life, the works, the claims and the teachings of Baha'u'llah, the founder of the Baha'i faith. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: BGX; HRKB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851684694
ISBN
9781851684694
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.82

Paperback. Nik Wallenda shares on how the support of his family and his faith in Jesus Christ keep him balanced as a death-defying stunt performer. Num Pages: 224 pages, Insert with 30 photos. BIC Classification: ASZ; BGA; HRCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 134 x 18. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Time Warner Trade Publishing
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781455545490
ISBN
9781455545490
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.58

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