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Paperback. Kuki Gallmann's memoir of bringing up a family in Kenya in the 1970s, first with her husband Paulo, and then alone. This book is part elegaic celebration, part tragedy, and part love letter to the spirit of Africa. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; BGA; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141033181
ISBN
9780141033181
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.84

Paperback. .
Publisher
Reveille Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908336682
ISBN
9781908336682
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.39

Hardback. Creator of favorite tunes such as "I'm in the Mood for Love" and "On the Sunny Side of the Street", Jimmy McHugh was a one-man history of twentieth-century popular music. This biography of McHugh captures the significant contributor to American songwriting. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 288 pages, 24 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 167 x 24. Weight in Grams: 668.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252034657
ISBN
9780252034657
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.97

Paperback. A major figure in American blues and folk music, Big Bill Broonzy (1903-58) left his Arkansas Delta home after World War I, headed north, and became the leading Chicago bluesman of the 1930s. This book traces Big Bill's career from his rise as a nationally prominent blues star to his influential role in the post-World War II folk revival. Num Pages: 366 pages, 31 halftones. BIC Classification: AVGK; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 168 x 20. Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226007090
ISBN
9780226007090
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.32

Hardcover. A major figure in American blues and folk music, Big Bill Broonzy (1903-58) left his Arkansas Delta home after World War I, headed north, and became the leading Chicago blues-man of the 1930s. This title traces Big Bill's career from his rise as a nationally prominent blues star, including his historic 1938 appearance at Carnegie Hall. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGK; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226717456
ISBN
9780226717456
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.94

Paperback. This is a tale of soul-destroying abuse - but it is also an unflinching look at a little girl let down by the welfare system designed to protect children from evil Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 166.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Headline Review
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755318827
ISBN
9780755318827
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.85

Paperback. Tells the stories of seven veterans who went through a hellish baptism of fire in the first battles on the front line, and fought in the last-ditch defence of Dunkirk. In this book, their accounts gives us an insight into the reality of the war and what it was really like to face the German Blitzkrieg in 1940. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; BGH; BK; HBWQ; JWLF; JWXV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 127. .
Publisher
Corgi
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552162340
ISBN
9780552162340
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.27

Paperback. .
Publisher
Transworld GB
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780593065945
ISBN
9780593065945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 8.67

Paperback. A personal memoir of the bestselling, legendary singer and guitarist Jim Croce, told by those who knew him best Num Pages: 336 pages, 16 pages black-&-white photos. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 141 x 30. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306821783
ISBN
9780306821783
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.37

Paperback. A gripping and heartrending recollection of the harrowing brink-of-death experience that propelled survivor Roberto Canessa to become one of the world's leading paediatric cardiologists. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8 pages (black and white). BIC Classification: 1KLSX; 3JJPL; BM; BTP; WGM; WSBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472124173
ISBN
9781472124173
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.89

Paperback. During the final years of Bill Monroe's life, bluegrass fiddler Gene Lowinger took a series of on- and off-stage photographs of Monroe on the road. This book presents these photos as well as other photos documenting Lowinger's involvement with the bluegrass scene beginning in the early 1960s. Num Pages: 160 pages, 75 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGL; AVH; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252076633
ISBN
9780252076633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.87

Paperback. The incredible true story of the death of Jimmy Hoffa, the most famous hit in Mafia history. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 pp black and white. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444710502
ISBN
9781444710502
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.85

Paperback. An insider's account of life with Adolf Hitler - now back in print for the first time in 75 years. A riveting personal account of the life of Hitler before he came to power in 1933. Original and full edition comprising of 572 pages. Editor(s): Carruthers, Bob. Num Pages: 572 pages, Approx 25 B&W Images. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BGHA; HBWQ; JPFQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1232.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781592236
ISBN
9781781592236
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.20

Paperback. 'I Know This Much' - by Gary Kemp, Spandau Ballet's prime mover - is simply the freshest, most exciting and best-written memoir to arrive for years. Num Pages: 320 pages, 40 col plates (16pp). BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007323319
ISBN
9780007323319
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.58

hardcover. One of America's most important classics, a beautiful special edition hardback of the first and best-loved volume of Maya Angelou's bestselling seven-volume autobiography Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 135 x 34. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
Virago
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349005997
ISBN
9780349005997
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.02

Paperback. This book is the fascinating story of one woman's two very different lives, the duties of a nun's day, and the spiritual aspects of convent life. These are interwoven with the trials and tribulations of life in a new and alien world, as the author is confronted by fashions, interventions, politics and art that are totally unfamiliar to her. Num Pages: 308 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BM; HRCX8. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 137 x 24. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
NAG Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719816437
ISBN
9780719816437
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.50

Paperback. It's 1989, and the author and her best friend Dee head to the USA to make their fortune. But completely inept and virtually unemployable, they discover that they can't even get a job in McDonald's. This title tells the story of how the hapless pair made it back alive to tell the disastrous tale. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091935962
ISBN
9780091935962
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.70

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 150 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; BGH; HBJD1; JPHL; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 182 x 13. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
The History Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841657349
ISBN
9781841657349
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.40

Paperback. Series: I Love.. 400 Fantastic Facts. Num Pages: 160 pages, 150 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BGR; WZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 180. .
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841656953
ISBN
9781841656953
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.40

paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 13. Weight in Grams: 159.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780061809552
ISBN
9780061809552
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.51

Paperback. How one woman took on the Ministry of Defense after her husband Mark was killed in action. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 130. .
Publisher
Lion Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745980119
ISBN
9780745980119
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.54

Paperback. .
Publisher
Crescent House
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st edition, March 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909461512
ISBN
9781909461512
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.60

Paperback. In her new book, Cathy Glass, the no.1 bestselling author of Damaged, tells the story of the Alice, a young and vulnerable girl who is desperate to return home to her mother. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFFE1; JKSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007267446
ISBN
9780007267446
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.65

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130. .
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471157028
ISBN
9781471157028
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.02

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