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Biography
Paperback. On the 16th of August 1628, five battle-scarred English ships sailed into the harbour of the Greek island of Milos. Dropping anchor, the 25-year-old captain banqueted with the local lord before sitting down to write an account of his journey. This is the story of an extraordinary life, and of a journey that helped to shape a nation. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DVG; 3JD; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 129 x 48. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099591764
- ISBN
- 9780099591764
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.29
€ 17.99
€ 13.29
Paperback. Num Pages: 290 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 233 x 24. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Probity Press Ltd
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780957573819
- ISBN
- 9780957573819
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.32
€ 19.99
€ 18.32
Paperback. Bestselling author and teacher Casey Watson shares the horrifying true story of Kiera Bentley, a 12-year-old girl with a deeply shocking secret she's too young to even understand. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFFE1; JKSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007543090
- ISBN
- 9780007543090
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.22
€ 14.99
€ 11.22
Hardcover. In 1955, Maxine Kumin submitted a poem to the Saturday Evening Post. "Lines on a Half-Painted House" made it into the magazine - but not before Kumin was asked to produce, via her husband's employer, verification that the poem was her original work. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGLA; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 55 x 85 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226014074
- ISBN
- 9780226014074
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.68€ 54.23
€ 64.68
€ 54.23
Paperback. Henry Irving - a merchant's clerk who became the savior of British theater - and Ellen Terry, who made her first theater appearance as soon as she could walk, were the king and queen of the Victorian stage. This book explores their public and private lives, showing how their artistic legacy and their children came to influence the modern world. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: ANB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 47. Weight in Grams: 718.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099497189
- ISBN
- 9780099497189
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.45
€ 12.45
Paperback. I lived the same life as everyone else, the life of ordinary people, the masses. Sitting in a prison cell in the autumn of 1944, the German author Hans Fallada sums up his life under the National Socialist dictatorship, the time of inward emigration . BIC Classification: 2ACG; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 136 x 204 x 24. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Publisher
- Polity
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745669892
- ISBN
- 9780745669892
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 20.84
€ 25.99
€ 20.84
Hardcover.
I lived the same life as everyone else, the life of ordinary people, the masses. Sitting in a prison cell in the autumn of 1944, Hans Fallada sums up his life under the National Socialist dictatorship, the time of inward emigration . Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA; BJ; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Polity Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745669885
- ISBN
- 9780745669885
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 21.79
€ 26.99
€ 21.79
Paperback. The moving, uplifiting true story of an unlikely friendship between a man on the streets and the ginger cat who adopts him and helps him heal his life. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BM; VFJ; WNGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 18. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444737110
- ISBN
- 9781444737110
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.73
€ 14.99
€ 11.73
Paperback. The moving, uplifting true story of an unlikely friendship between a man on the streets and the ginger cat who adopts him and helps him heal his life. Now a major motion picture. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFJ; WNGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 24. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473633360
- ISBN
- 9781473633360
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.74
€ 14.99
€ 11.74
Paperback. Anthony Holten spent much of his early life travelling the world as a marine engineer. He was diagnosed with diabetes at the age of forty-eight and, due to a combination of a late diagnosis and poor control, he suffered many side effects. This book charts the obstacles thrown in his way along his arduous road to recovery. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BT; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 10. Weight in Grams: 280. As new. HOLTEN
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st
- SKU
- KRF0027975
- ISBN
- 9781845885953
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Tells the story of the author's growing up in the shadow of her famous father, the pioneering realist and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Hamlin Garland. Editor(s): Newlin, Keith. Num Pages: 424 pages, 32 illustrations. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803232433
- ISBN
- 9780803232433
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.11
€ 29.99
€ 29.11
Paperback. For fans of Sheryl McCorry's DIAMONDS AND DUST and Sara Henderson, this is the story of Toni Tapp Coutts's extraordinary childhood on the legendary Killarney cattle station in the Northern Territory as the eldest of ten children and daughter of cattle king Bill Tapp. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; BM; JFSF; TVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- Import Aus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780733637810
- ISBN
- 9780733637810
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.20
€ 17.99
€ 13.20
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 322
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803234925
- ISBN
- 9780803234925
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.56
€ 21.56
Hardcover. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Publisher
- Beacon Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807025048
- ISBN
- 9780807025048
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 22.58
€ 31.99
€ 22.58
Paperback. "The I'm a Celebrity Get me out of Here..! jungle creates some unlikely heroes. But the daughter of Britain's most recognizable former prime Minister is perhaps the most unlikely yet. Her self-deprecating humour and fearsome streak endeared her to millions" Independent Num Pages: 336 pages, 8pp b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- Headline Review
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755317080
- ISBN
- 9780755317080
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.74
€ 14.99
€ 11.74
Hardback. Part Regency mystery, part imperial history, this title presents a tale of adventure and deceit across two worlds - British aristocrats and Australian felons - bound together in an emerging age of opportunity and individualism, where personal worth was battling power based on birth alone. It illuminates the darker side of this age of liberty. Num Pages: 368 pages, 16 color illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1M; BTC; HBJD1; HBJM; HBTB; JFSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674052789
- ISBN
- 9780674052789
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.19
€ 35.99
€ 30.19
paperback. Takes us on a seductive journey through author's childhood and adolescence, along Jerusalem's war-torn streets in the 1940s and '50s, and into the infernal marriage of two kind, well-meaning people: his fussy, logical father, and his dreamy, romantic mother. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099450030
- ISBN
- 9780099450030
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.14
€ 12.99
€ 11.14
Paperback. * This teenager's story is a universal story - a compelling and ultimately redemptive tale of escaping from guilt, fear and shame and embarking on the road to freedom. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 109 x 17. Weight in Grams: 148. Good clean copy with some shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KRF0046795
- ISBN
- 9780751537697
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. After a career playing for Hampshire, cut short by injury, John Holder, an immigrant from Barbados, turned his hand to umpiring. In 27 years, he officiated in 11 Tests and 23 one-day internationals. A Test of Character throws an interesting light on the job of an international umpire, with all its pressures, controversies and prejudices. Num Pages: 352 pages, separate colour picture section. BIC Classification: 1DBKESH; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; BGSA; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 163 x 34. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Publisher
- Pitch Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785311772
- ISBN
- 9781785311772
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 20.76
€ 25.99
€ 20.76
Paperback. Nearing sixty and needing to plan for his and his children's future, the author employed an accountant from a reputable firm. When the accountant recommended investing in a property scheme, he followed his advice - only to find out that the accountant was a fraudster and his entire life savings had vanished. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 48 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; DNF; DNJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 117 x 178 x 3. Weight in Grams: 54.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571323197
- ISBN
- 9780571323197
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.99€ 6.91
€ 6.99
€ 6.91