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Biography
Hardcover. Written by the author of "The Pocket Book of Patriotism", this book focuses on key British figures in history. From King Arthur and The Venerable Bede to St Patrick and William Wilberforce, it talks about their careers, highlighting key historical events, reinforced by quotes from the figures themselves, along with their hobbies and interests. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 143 x 26. Weight in Grams: 414. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear, in good dust wrapper
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSS0001538
- ISBN
- 9780091909017
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Gill & MacMillan, Limited, Dublin, Ireland Dublin
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- First
- SKU
- KEX0245058
- ISBN
- 9780717127573
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
hardcover. In 1938, with the Japanese army approaching from Nanking, Huan Hsu's great-great grandfather, Liu, and his five granddaughters, were forced to flee their hometown on the banks of the Yangtze River. But before they left a hole was dug as deep as a man, and as wide as a bedroom, in which was stowed the family heirlooms. Num Pages: 400 pages, 8 col plates (8pp). BIC Classification: BM; HBJF; HBLW; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 224 x 39. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Fourth Estate
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780007479436
- ISBN
- 9780007479436
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 8.29
€ 29.99
€ 8.29
Hardcover. 620pp
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- Little, Brown
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- SKU
- KON0821470
- ISBN
- 9780316910163
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Shows how the early leaders of the group first met in the Paris studios and lived and worked closely together for nearly twenty years. Painting outdoors, meeting in cafes, they supported each other and shared emotional and financial difficulties. This account takes us into their homes as well as their studios and describes their private affairs. Num Pages: 368 pages, 38. BIC Classification: 3JH; ACVT; BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099458340
- ISBN
- 9780099458340
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.00€ 15.00
€ 19.00
€ 15.00
Paperback. Dave Pelzer's bestselling autobiographical trilogy are an international phenomenon. Distressing, heartbreaking and yet inspirational, the fourth in the series guarantees the same level of success. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JKSB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 114 x 17. Weight in Grams: 152. In good condition. A well read copy
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Penguin London
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- First Penguin Edition
- SKU
- KRS0010917
- ISBN
- 9780141014944
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. What does it mean to be English? What does it mean to be British? Is the cross of St George a proud symbol of a great tradition, or the badge of a neo-Nazi? Our identity can change depending on what company we are in. This book presents insights and offers a positive hope for a country teetering on the brink of catastrophe. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Black Swan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780552772426
- ISBN
- 9780552772426
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.41
€ 15.99
€ 12.41
Hardcover. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; 3JJ; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 168 x 39. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Publisher
- New Island Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848404571
- ISBN
- 9781848404571
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 22.81
€ 32.99
€ 22.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 246 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: BM; JM; PDZ; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 161 x 15. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- Penguin Putnam Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781617230158
- ISBN
- 9781617230158
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.66
€ 20.99
€ 17.66
Hardback. Keywords: Biography - French Politics & Government
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green and Co. London
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KEX0190831
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 20.99€ 4.99
€ 20.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Fine in fine dustwrapper with some minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- SKU
- KAK0008152
- ISBN
- 9780571244904
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Keywords: Graham Greene 286pp
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Weidenfeld & Nicolson
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- KNW0011876
- ISBN
- 9780297818229
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.38
€ 5.38
Hardcover. No one could have imagined that when Rachel Nickell went for a walk on Wimbledon Common with her son, it would have resulted in such an appalling crime. This is the inside story of the case, including letters between the police and the chief suspect. Num Pages: 416 pages, 16pp colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 162. Weight in Grams: 763. Clean copy with some shelf wear, minor nicks and bumps on dustwrapper but otherwise clean
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Blake Publishing
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KSS0005137
- ISBN
- 9781903402511
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Tells the story of innocence betrayed, of passion and curiosity about the world of machines turned nightmarish and punished by the cruelty of which only humans are capable. Series: Vintage War. Num Pages: 336 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; BGH; HBG; HBW; HBWQ; JWLF; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 111 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099597551
- ISBN
- 9780099597551
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.99€ 4.99
€ 7.99
€ 4.99
paperback. During the second world war Eric Lomax was forced to work on the notorious Burma-Siam Railway and was tortured by the Japanese for making a crude radio. Left emotionally scarred and unable to form normal relationships Lomax suffered for years until, with the help of his wife Patti and the Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture. Num Pages: 256 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FM; BGHA; HBJF; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099582311
- ISBN
- 9780099582311
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.64
€ 13.99
€ 10.64
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BGT; MBDP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 204 x 21. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Broadway Books
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804138673
- ISBN
- 9780804138673
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.37
€ 18.99
€ 16.37
paperback. An illuminating biography that reveals the real man behind the title 'The World's Most Famous Vet'. Num Pages: 384 pages, 16pp photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJPR; BG; MZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140268812
- ISBN
- 9780140268812
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.59
€ 15.99
€ 12.59
Paperback. The hapless and hilarious tale of a life lived under the constant and ruthless reign of a chocolate biscuit! Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: APT; BM; VFMD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 178. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- SKU
- KRA0010918
- ISBN
- 9780007386604
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Part biography, part business analysis, this study looks at Warren Buffett's approach to the allocation of capital. It reveals the real secret of how he has led Berkshire Hathaway Inc. to success. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: BGB; KJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 448. Some minor wear from previous owner, but remains a very good to fine copy
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Nicholas Brealey Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st
- SKU
- KTJ0025317
- ISBN
- 9781857883329
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The Reaper is the astonishing memoir of Special Operations Direct Action Sniper Nicholas Irving, the 3rd Ranger Battalion's deadliest sniper. In the bestselling tradition of American Sniper and Shooter, Irving shares the true story of his extraordinary career, including his deployment to Afghanistan in the summer of 2009. Num Pages: 320 pages, one 16 page colour photograph insert. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JM; BGHA; HBWS4; JWH; JWXV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 211 x 37. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Griffin Publishing
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781250080608
- ISBN
- 9781250080608
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.89
€ 21.99
€ 18.89
Paperback. Mixing fiction and nonfiction, Skinner breathes new imaginative life into the story of a twentieth century icon. Bewitched by the beauty of a troupe of native dancers and the strange music of the gamelan, Margaretha changes her name to Mata Hari and goes to Paris, where she is drawn into a web of espionage resulting in her death by firing squad. Num Pages: 240 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; BTM; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 190. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0001295
- ISBN
- 9780571209347
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Mixing fiction and nonfiction, Skinner breathes new imaginative life into the story of a twentieth century icon. Bewitched by the beauty of a troupe of native dancers and the strange music of the gamelan, Margaretha changes her name to Mata Hari and goes to Paris, where she is drawn into a web of espionage resulting in her death by firing squad. Num Pages: 240 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; BTM; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 190. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0001310
- ISBN
- 9780571209347
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
paperback. A biography of Wilhelm von Habsburg that intends to reconstruct the life of this extraordinary man - a man who remained loyal to his Ukrainian dreams even after the country's dissolution in 1921. It charts the final collapse of the ancient regime in Europe and the rise of a new world order. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 26. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781845951207
- ISBN
- 9781845951207
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.37
€ 16.99
€ 12.37
Paperback. The Republic of Elsewhere is a sequel to Carty's thought-provoking, critically acclaimed Intimacy with Strangers: a Life of Brief Encounters. It employs a similar structure of overlapping conversations and personal memories to reveal how leading writers see the world differently. BIC Classification: BM; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- The Lilliput Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843516743
- ISBN
- 9781843516743
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.00€ 14.39
€ 16.00
€ 14.39