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Hardback. Much of the improved survival rate from heart attack can be traced to Eugene Braunwald's work. He proved that myocardial infarction was an hours-long dynamic process which could be altered by treatment. The author tells the life story of a physician whose activist approach transformed not just cardiology but the culture of American medicine. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 1KBB; BGT; MBX; MJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 149 x 32. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
400
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674724976
ISBN
9780674724976
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.27

Paperback. Num Pages: 584 pages, 49 b/w illus. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300219715
ISBN
9780300219715
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.73

Hardcover. Very good copy in good dustwrappers. DW has light nicks and shelf wear, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1960
Publisher
The Catholic Book Club
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0016511
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

paperback. Sofka Zinovieff had fallen in love with Greece as a student, but little suspected that years later she would return for good with an expatriate Greek husband and two young daughters. This book is a fresh, funny and inquiring account of her first year as an Athenian. Num Pages: 288 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVG; BGA; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 24. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Granta Books
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781862077508
ISBN
9781862077508
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 10.86

Paperback. I want to be a beautiful corpse, I will take poison, Eva Braun, 1945. Eva Braun and Adolf Hitler were together for fourteen years, a relationship that ended only with their marriage and double suicide in Berlin. So who was Eva Braun? Translator(s): Searls, Damion. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 145 x 198 x 20. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241955925
ISBN
9780241955925
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.82

Hardcover. Num Pages: 84 pages. BIC Classification: BGB; KNTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 259 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500519318
ISBN
9780500519318
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.65

Paperback.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1978
Edition
New edition
SKU
KIN0005361
ISBN
9780006351481
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The year is 1941 and World War II is still in its relative infancy. But for air gunner Sergeant Jack Newton his involvement in the action he wants so badly, comes soon enough - on his first bombing raid over Germany. He was married to 23-year-old girl leader of the Comete Line, whose name is Andree de Jongh. Code name - Dedee. This is their story. Num Pages: 192 pages, 39. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 15. Weight in Grams: 306.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781862274280
ISBN
9781862274280
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.54

Paperback. Series: Witness to War. Num Pages: 240 pages, approx 20 b+w photos. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; BGHA; BTM; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 134 x 20. Weight in Grams: 268. A Story of Escape and Evasion Behind Enemy Lines. Series: Witness to War. 240 pages, approx 20 b+w photos. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; BGHA; BTM; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG. Dimension: 196 x 134 x 20. Weight: 270.
Publisher
Goodall Publications Ltd
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780907579489
ISBN
9780907579489
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.12

Paperback. This is the extraordinary saga of Countess Evelina van Millingen Pisani, a modern woman who lived in the age of Queen Victoria. A friend of Henry James and Isabella Stewart Gardner, she led a rich but turbulent life that spanned from Rome to Constantinople and Venice. Num Pages: 176 pages, 30 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JH; BGH; HBTB; TV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Fonthill Media
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781555934
ISBN
9781781555934
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.11

Paperback. From the bestselling author of Black Poppies, the untold story of one of Britain's most versatile singers who thrilled audiences around the world during the 1920s and 30s. This is a celebration of an extraordinary career, and places Dove in historical context with artists of her time, such as Adelaide Hall, Dame Cleo Laine and Dame Shirley Bassey. Num Pages: 168 pages, 40. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; ANB; AVGJ; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 167 x 9. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
Jacaranda
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909762350
ISBN
9781909762350
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.24

Paperback. .
Publisher
Romarin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781526205841
ISBN
9781526205841
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.75

Paperback. A scintillating new biography of the novelist Evelyn Waugh, published fifty years after his death in 1966. Num Pages: 432 pages, 3x8pp plate sections. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780224862
ISBN
9781780224862
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 294 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 492.
Publisher
Harbour Books (East) Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905128280
ISBN
9781905128280
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.54

Paperback. Irish singing star Daniel O'Donnell's mother, Julia, grew up on a remote island off the northwest coast of Ireland, going barefoot and doing hard labour as a child during the poverty-stricken 1920s. This book offers an insight into this Irish family's life. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BGA; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 114 x 21. Weight in Grams: 166.
Publisher
Ebury Press
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091917982
ISBN
9780091917982
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.82

Paperback. * Ingrid Betancourt's astonishing, powerful and deeply moving account of her six-year ordeal in the Colombian jungle as a hostage of the terrorist organisation FARC Num Pages: 608 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; BG; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 125 x 41. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publisher
Virago
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844086139
ISBN
9781844086139
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

paperback. Editor(s): Reichard, William. Num Pages: 176 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: BG; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 10. Weight in Grams: 216.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Univ Of Minnesota Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816636228
ISBN
9780816636228
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.53

Paperback. In this entertaining and engaging memoir, former ambassador Sherard Cowper-Coles lifts the lid on embassy life throughout the world. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; 3JM; BM; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 26. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007436019
ISBN
9780007436019
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.91

Hardback. "There is scarcely one letter by Van Gogh which I, who am certainly no expert, do not find fascinating." --W. H. Auden Editor(s): Jansen, Leo; Luijten, Hans; Bakker, Nienke. Num Pages: 880 pages, 120 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACVT; AFC; AGB; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 195 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1656.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Abridged
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300209471
ISBN
9780300209471
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.89

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 30 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Caitlin Press Canada
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781894759892
ISBN
9781894759892
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.80

Paperback. A doctor and physiologist, Griffith Pugh revolutionised almost every aspect of British high-altitude mountaineering, transforming the climbers' attitude to oxygen, the clothes they wore, their equipment, fluid intake and acclimatisation. Yet, far from receiving the acclaim he was due, he was met with suspicion and ridicule. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; MFG; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 139 x 28. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846043659
ISBN
9781846043659
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.58

Paperback. lt's a book for readers already doing yoga, looking to refresh their practice or find new ways to stay motivated. Now Jessamyn Stanley brings her body-positive, emotionally uplifting approach to yoga in a book that will help every reader discover the power of yoga and how to weave it seamlessly into his or her life. Num Pages: full colour photographs. BIC Classification: BM; VFJJ; VFMG; VSPM; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 167 x 17. Weight in Grams: 504.
Publisher
Workman Publishing Company
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761193111
ISBN
9780761193111
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.06

Hardback. Emotional, moving, and powerful, Every Last Tie is the highly personal memoir of David Kaczynski-brother of Ted Kaczynski, aka the Unabomber-in which he discusses his family, comes to terms with his brother's crimes, and meditates on the possibilities for reconciliation and maintaining family bonds. Num Pages: 29 illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 225 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822359807
ISBN
9780822359807
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 28.54

Paperback. Further veterinary tales from the Yorkshire Dales Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: BM; MZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 29. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprints
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447226086
ISBN
9781447226086
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.78

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