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Biography
Paperback. Staretz Silouan's disciple interprets the life, personality and teachings of his master, and the spiritual struggles which made Silouan truly a "staretz" or "elder." Companion volume to Wisdom From Mt Athos. Translator(s): Edmonds, R. Num Pages: 124 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; BG; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 128 x 184 x 7. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Publisher
- St Vladimirs Seminary Pr
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780913836156
- ISBN
- 9780913836156
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.47
€ 16.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. Takes readers back to the author's childhood days, his humiliating expulsion from school and to his army years and wartime service. This book shows how after the war he returned to America and there came his Hollywood success in films such as "Wuthering Heights" and "Around the World in 80 Days". Num Pages: 336 pages, 16pp photographs. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 264. Good clean copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140239249
- ISBN
- 9780140239249
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.03
€ 14.99
€ 11.03
Hardback. Keywords: Slavery - america - history - biography
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Funk and Wagnalls co. New York
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KEX0182608
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 20.99€ 4.99
€ 20.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Irish people have left their mark on virtually every corner of the globe. This fascinating book tells the stories of the Irish who are justly celebrated in their adopted homelands, but virtually unknown in Ireland. Num Pages: 424 pages, 30 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 33. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Edition
- 1st
- Publisher
- The O'Brien Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847171634
- ISBN
- 9781847171634
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.92
€ 12.99
€ 11.92
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: BM; BT; DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 36. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- Serpent's Tail
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846689901
- ISBN
- 9781846689901
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.32
€ 17.99
€ 14.32
Paperback. A sequel to "The Flame of Thika" that takes up the author's story after the family returns to Kenya after the First World War. It describes her family and friends, their home and their travels, and the glorious wildlife and scenery. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; BGA; HBJH; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 27. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712674553
- ISBN
- 9780712674553
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.91
€ 21.99
€ 16.91
Paperback. Collects Walter Bonatti's classic writings detailing his exploits on numerous expeditions to different mountains of the world, as well as the real story behind the controversy over the events on K2 that changed his life. Translator(s): Marshall, Robert. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations, map, ports. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141192918
- ISBN
- 9780141192918
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Working from home, no more commuting, flexible hours, spending more time with the kids - it's what being a Mumpreneur is all about - isn't it? Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers London
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- SKU
- KNW0008304
- ISBN
- 9780007298792
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback. In February 2012, in a Munich flat belonging to an elderly recluse, German customs authorities seized an astonishing hoard of more than 1,400 paintings, drawings, prints and sculptures. The author has delved into archives and conducted dozens of interviews to uncover the story behind the headlines. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BGH; HBJD; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 134 x 198 x 26. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500292570
- ISBN
- 9780500292570
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Rupert Murdoch is one of the most powerful men in the world today. As chief executive of News Corporation, he controls a global media empire which boasts some of the major players in newspapers, television, publishing and the movie business. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: BG; KNTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. . Good clean copy with some reader wear.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- SKU
- KTM0006430
- ISBN
- 9780743467933
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The secrets of Queen Victoria's sixth child, Princess Louise, may be destined to remain hidden forever. What was so dangerous about this artistic, tempestuous royal that her life has been documented more by rumour and gossip than hard facts? Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; BGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781845951542
- ISBN
- 9781845951542
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.82
€ 16.99
€ 13.82
Paperback. The long overdue first UK publication of one of Sven Lindqvist's best-loved books - and the one for which he is most famous in his home country - an exquisitely written meditation on the author's relationship with art. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BM; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 145 x 9. Weight in Grams: 128.
- Publisher
- Granta Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847085221
- ISBN
- 9781847085221
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. John Ashdown-Hill, whose research was instrumental in the discovery of Richard III's remains, explores and unravels the web of myths around Richard III. Num Pages: 248 pages, 44. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGR; HBJD1; HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 126 x 198 x 35. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445660103
- ISBN
- 9781445660103
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.60
€ 15.99
€ 12.60
Paperback. The author's first three novels offered some of the rawest and bleakest visions of urban America ever put to paper. Their reflection of society's underworld and underbelly, rapidly won him a major following. This book however, proves to be something of a departure in the sense that it is a series of short personal recollections. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 11. Weight in Grams: 126. 166 pages. The author's first three novels offered some of the rawest and bleakest visions of urban America ever put to paper. Their reflection of society's underworld and underbelly, rapidly won him a major following. This book however, proves to be something of a departure in the sense that it is a series of short personal recollections. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BG. Dimension: 199 x 132 x 11. Weight: 132.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Number of pages
- 166
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857869685
- ISBN
- 9780857869685
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. How one Jewish woman survived the Holocaust - through marriage to a Nazi officer. Num Pages: 320 pages, Section: 16, B&W. BIC Classification: 1DFA; BGA; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349113791
- ISBN
- 9780349113791
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.47
€ 16.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. The author's early childhood in Stanford in the Vale was idyllic in many ways, and typical of that experienced by a great swathe of children born in rural areas in the immediate post-war years. Though her parents' generation was harrowed by war, better times were coming. This title deals with her early years. Num Pages: 416 pages, 16 plates + integrated b/w line drawings. BIC Classification: APB; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 126 x 28. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091940492
- ISBN
- 9780091940492
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. The true story of an SAS execution squad. Num Pages: 310 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; BTM; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 238. 310 pages, maps. The true story of an SAS execution squad. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKN; BTM; JWH. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 22. Weight: 238.
- Publisher
- John Blake
- Number of pages
- 310
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843582731
- ISBN
- 9781843582731
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.93
€ 13.99
€ 10.93
Hardback. A fascinating look into the life and work of controversial French novelist Irene Nemirovsky Num Pages: 376 pages, 25 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 243 x 27. Weight in Grams: 692.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780300171969
- ISBN
- 9780300171969
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 7.41
€ 19.99
€ 7.41
Paperback. 'I hadn't been in Hackney for 24 hours but I knew that the way I saw life and people had changed forever. There was such goodness here but there was a sadness I had never imagined before, and it wasn't even lunchtime yet ..' Num Pages: 352 pages, (1 x 8pp plate section). BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJ; BM; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 26. Weight in Grams: 300. Some light shelf wear else as new.
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- SKU
- KTG0002248
- ISBN
- 9780007520077
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Good clean copy with some reader wear and cover damage.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- The Mercier Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- SKU
- KTM0005940
- ISBN
- 9781856351997
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99