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Paperback. Perfect for Woolf enthusiasts and newcomers alike, Brief Lives: Virginia Woolf offers a concise, authoritative account of the author's life, and presents an engaging overview of her afterlife in literary history. Series: Brief Lives. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJ; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 124 x 13. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publisher
Hesperus Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843919094
ISBN
9781843919094
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.09

Paperback. "Published by arrangement with Alfred A. Knopf"--T.p. verso. Num Pages: 560 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252012969
ISBN
9780252012969
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.07

Paperback. Brigham Young was a roughhewn New York craftsman whose impoverished life was electrified by the Mormon faith. Turner provides a fully realized portrait of this spiritual prophet, whose pioneering faith made a deep imprint on thousands of lives in the American Mountain West. Num Pages: 512 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGX; HRCC99. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 652.
Publisher
Belknap Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674416857
ISBN
9780674416857
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.53

Paperback. Num Pages: 250 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
McDonald & Woodward Publishing Company, US United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9780939923304
ISBN
9780939923304
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.78

Paperback. Lt Colonel John Paul Vann went to Vietnam in 1962, but soon became appalled by the slaughter, leaking his pessimistic assessments to the US press corps in Saigon. Neil Sheehan was among them, and became fascinated by the angry Vann, befriended him, and followed his tragic and reckless career. Num Pages: 896 pages, 16pp b&w halftones. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 153 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1042.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
896
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780712666565
ISBN
9780712666565
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 26.89

Paperback. Drawing on memoir, history, and theory, Eli Clare complicates the understanding of cure, seeing it as an ideology that serves contradictory purposes-from saving lives to social control-while critiquing cure rhetoric and the drive to cure disabled people through an insistence of the value of disability. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFFG; JFSK; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 341.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822362876
ISBN
9780822362876
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.37

Hardback. Drawing on memoir, history, and theory, Eli Clare complicates the understanding of cure, seeing it as an ideology that serves contradictory purposes-from saving lives to social control-while critiquing cure rhetoric and the drive to cure disabled people through an insistence of the value of disability. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFFG; JFSK; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 477.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822362760
ISBN
9780822362760
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.75

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGXA; HREX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 598.
Publisher
Shambhala
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590307632
ISBN
9781590307632
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 31.17

Paperback. As a teenager, Cox dreamed of sporting immortality. For four years he devoted himself to the game of golf. And then, one day, he walked away. But as he got older, those dreams kept coming back. Perhaps it was turning thirty, perhaps it was having his first hole in one, but he decided it was time to start again, to live the dream for real. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Yellow Jersey Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780224078610
ISBN
9780224078610
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

paperback. David Niven's bestselling anecdotes of Hollywood in its heyday - now packaged as a 'Great Read'. Num Pages: 352 pages, 24 pages photographs. BIC Classification: APB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 3. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
HODDER & STOUGHTON
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340839959
ISBN
9780340839959
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Hardback. A candid, authentic account of a life in Latino art and politics Editor(s): Zimmerman, Marc. Series: Latinos in Chicago and Midwest. Num Pages: 216 pages, 128 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB; BGFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 7112 x 5487 x 15. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252035388
ISBN
9780252035388
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.74

Paperback. Cheating in casinos is illegal: card-counting - making a record of what cards have so far been dealt to enable the player to make some prediction of what cards remain in the deck - is not. This book tells the true story a successful scam, in which teams of young mathematicians and physicists won millions of dollars from the casinos of Las Vegas. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 230. Clean copy
Edition
New edition
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0231140
ISBN
9780099468233
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Cheating in casinos is illegal: card-counting - making a record of what cards have so far been dealt to enable the player to make some prediction of what cards remain in the deck - is not. This book tells the true story a successful scam, in which teams of young mathematicians and physicists won millions of dollars from the casinos of Las Vegas. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 230. Clean copy.
Edition
New edition
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KRS0019885
ISBN
9780099468233
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Bobby Teale and his brothers, David and Alfie, were the three men the Kray twins trusted most. They weren't in the Firm, they were closer than that. They were old family friends, confidants, companions.. But then things changed. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BG; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091946630
ISBN
9780091946630
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.95

Paperback. A celebration of the start of a remarkable career and an incredible Ashes series. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGSA; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 240 x 34. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473633353
ISBN
9781473633353
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.06

Paperback. Michael's newfound career started with an impulsive move to Barcelona, a vanished job assignment, no work visa, and an Hermes scarf sold on eBay to generate some quick cash. But soon the resourceful Michael discovered the truth about the waiting list and figured out the secret to getting Hermes to part with one of these precious bags. Num Pages: 272 pages, 8-page color insert and 18 illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: AKT; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
WmMorrowPB
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061473340
ISBN
9780061473340
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.66

Paperback. The first ever personal account of the family at the heart of the Profumo Affair Num Pages: 304 pages, 24pp b/w. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
John Murray Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719566097
ISBN
9780719566097
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.88

Paperback. Private Albert Turley, an ordinary British soldier of the First World War, died on the Somme for King and Country. Like thousands more soldiers, he left neither letters nor diaries from which to reconstruct his story. This book focuses on the history of the 3rd Worcestershire, his regiment, and reveals what happened to Private Albert Turley. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 3JJF; BGH; HBJD; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 18. Weight in Grams: 208.
Edition
New Ed
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750942096
ISBN
9780750942096
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. The award-winning journalist and editor takes us on a tour around modern Britain with a look at 26 subjects and how we relate to them Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 133 x 21. Weight in Grams: 238. Like new.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
9781849833028
ISBN
9781849833028
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Biography of Earl Jellicoe, a British soldier, diplomat, and politician. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrated. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGH; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 528.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844158812
ISBN
9781844158812
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.67

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