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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€ 17.77
€ 23.99
€ 17.77
Hardcover. Everett McKinley Dirksen was one of the most colourful and influential American politicians of the 20th century. This book traces his relationships with four presidents to show how the senator shifted from being a major Republican critic of Truman to an ardent Republican LBJ supporter. Num Pages: 352 pages, 19ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700610365
- ISBN
- 9780700610365
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.54
€ 78.54
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€ 17.49
€ 19.99
€ 17.49
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
€ 36.99€ 28.63
€ 36.99
€ 28.63
Paperback. A unique portrait of the life and death of a writer who inspired a generation Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 24. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- Granta Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847084958
- ISBN
- 9781847084958
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.81
€ 13.99
€ 10.81
- Publisher
- United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 412
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306806957
- ISBN
- 9780306806957
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 22.02
€ 29.99
€ 22.02
Paperback. Born in Slaton, Texas, some 15 miles southeast of Lubbock, the author has lived the kind of life that qualifies as a rock 'n' roll folktale. This title offers a picture of the coming-of-age of rock 'n' roll itself while celebrating how his raw talent and outsized personality have elevated him from sideman to a rock 'n' roll icon. Editor(s): Ditenhafer, Bill. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Counterpoint United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781619021068
- ISBN
- 9781619021068
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.25
€ 19.99
€ 18.25
Paperback. *The deeply moving memoir of the Slovo family which also encompasses much of the story of the Apartheid years. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFM; 3JJPG; BM; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 26. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844085996
- ISBN
- 9781844085996
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.89
€ 14.99
€ 11.89
Paperback. Gives us an insight into the workings of the most professional team the GAA has ever known as they sought hurling immortality. The author also takes us through one of the lengthy careers of modern times and the personalities, highs, trials and tribulations he encountered along the way. Num Pages: 304 pages, 2 x 8pp colour and b/w. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BGS; WSJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 422. 8vo .Illustrated.r. r.First edition.The Gaelic Athletic Association is an Irish amateur sporting and cultural organisation.It promotes traditional Irish sports including hurling ,gaelic football camogie and handball.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KEX0307867
- ISBN
- 9781845962005
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 12.00
€ 12.00
Paperback. The definitive biography of one of the twentieth century's foremost thinkers and writers. Num Pages: 528 pages, 16 b/w. US files. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 37. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349139401
- ISBN
- 9780349139401
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.61
€ 14.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. Moving memoir from the first female President of Ireland, and United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mary Robinson. Num Pages: 352 pages, 2 x 8pp inset sections. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BGHA; HBJD1; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444723335
- ISBN
- 9781444723335
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.51
€ 17.99
€ 13.51
Paperback. This is the fourth installment in Williams' series of autobiographies about her life with autism. A humorous, riveting, roller-coaster of a book, Everyday Heaven covers the monumental nine years from the time Ian left their accidental, 'autistic marriage', to finally knowing what life was like without the invisible cage of her 'Exposure Anxiety'. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 162 x 10. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843102113
- ISBN
- 9781843102113
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.63
€ 28.63
Paperback. This important book brings together the previously unpublished letters of three women, Lilian Ngoyi, Bessie Head and Dora Taylor. These letters record the writers' joys and sorrows as they struggled to live principled lives in adversity. It invites readers to taste the intriguing and sometimes disturbing pleasures of reading personal letters. Editor(s): Daymond, M. J. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 31. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Publisher
- Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781431409488
- ISBN
- 9781431409488
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.64
€ 20.99
€ 19.64
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AFF; AGB; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- Hyperion United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781401307950
- ISBN
- 9781401307950
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.52
€ 19.99
€ 15.52
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Seren
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781720998
- ISBN
- 9781781720998
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.56
€ 21.56
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGF; VFXC; VSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062304872
- ISBN
- 9780062304872
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.39
€ 18.99
€ 16.39
Paperback. A memoir by the master pianist, conductor and internationalist Daniel Barenboim - 'the closest thing that classical music can offer to Nelson Mandela' [THE TIMES] Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 18. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- W&N
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753825945
- ISBN
- 9780753825945
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- OVERSEAS EDITIONS NEW
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062102225
- ISBN
- 9780062102225
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 24.43
€ 29.99
€ 24.43
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUE; BM; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802122964
- ISBN
- 9780802122964
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.58
€ 16.99
€ 15.58
Paperback. From ordinary soldiers to commanding officers, thirty-three tours of duty are presented in rough chronological order, from December 1962, when John F. Kennedy was still alive, to April 1975, when Saigon fell. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BG; HBJF; HBJK; HBTD; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 108 x 176 x 23. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Presidio Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780345322791
- ISBN
- 9780345322791
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.45
€ 10.45
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, Integrated b&w. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BJ; BM; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780751567021
- ISBN
- 9780751567021
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.92
€ 14.99
€ 11.92
Paperback. Separated from those she loved, Darlene faced beatings and torment for a crime she did not commit. Yet despite the horrors of suffering, her future was secure. Her life was in God's hands. This book follows her story from the New Guinea jungle to four years in a Japanese Prisoner of War camp. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGHA; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 136 x 15. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Publisher
- Authentic Lifestyle United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 236
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850782032
- ISBN
- 9781850782032
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.58
€ 15.99
€ 12.58
Paperback. Originally published by Hammond World Atlas in 2009. Num Pages: 192 pages, Color photos throughout, color illustrations throughout, B&W photos throughout,. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 828.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781629144566
- ISBN
- 9781629144566
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.09
€ 19.09
Paperback. Despite standing as chief prosecution witness in the Moors Murders trial, David Smith was vilified by the public due to the accusations thrown at him by Myra Hindley and Ian Brady about his involvement in their crimes. In this title, the chief prosecution witness in the Moors Murders trial gives his account of the case. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 x 8pp b/w. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; 3JJPK; BM; BTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780575391
- ISBN
- 9781780575391
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.61
€ 14.99
€ 12.61