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Paperback. Gullible's Travels - behind-the-scenes stories and anecdotes from John Carter, presenter of BBC's Holiday and ITV's Wish You Were Here.? programmes, from shopping in Macy's and travelling on Concorde to accidentally encountering Sophia Loren. True stories set down in print for the first time after almost 30 years on British TV screens. Series: Bradt Travel Guides (Travel Literature). Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: BM; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Bradt Travel Guides
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
First edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784770327
ISBN
9781784770327
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.43

Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 42 black & white illustrations, 16 black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJF; BM; HBJD; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 245 x 24. Weight in Grams: 538.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750969826
ISBN
9780750969826
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.75

Hardback. A former South African Air Force pilot who saw action from the 1970s, Neall Ellis is the best-known mercenary combat aviator alive. This book describes his full career, from the bush and jungles of Africa to the forests of the Balkans and the merciless mountains of Afghanistan. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrated throughout. BIC Classification: 3JJP; 3JM; BGH; HBWS; JWG; JWXN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 167 x 29. Weight in Grams: 772. The Wars of Neall Ellis, Gunship Pilot and Mercenary. 432 pages, illustrated throughout. A former South African Air Force pilot who saw action from the 1970s, Neall Ellis is the best-known mercenary combat aviator alive. This book describes his full career, from the bush and jungles of Africa to the forests of the Balkans and the merciless mountains of Afghanistan. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 3JJP; 3JM; BGH; HBWS; JWG; JWXN. Dimension: 236 x 167 x 29. Weight: 764.
Publisher
Casemate Publishers
Number of pages
432
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612000701
ISBN
9781612000701
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 39.92

Paperback. In Gurkha we hear, for the first time in two hundred years of service to the British crown, the authentic voice of a Gurkha soldier. Never before has a serving Gurkha written an account of his own life. Num Pages: 352 pages, 8pp photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FKA; BGHA; HBW; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Abacus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349140100
ISBN
9780349140100
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Shambhala Publications Inc United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9781559391740
ISBN
9781559391740
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.99

Paperback. Presents the collection of letters written by the author to his wife in a superior form of biography. Editor(s): Grange, Henry-LouisDe La; Weiss, Gunther. Translator(s): Beaumont, Antony. Num Pages: 464 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 27. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
Faber and Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571212095
ISBN
9780571212095
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.99

Paperback. The definitive biography of the celebrated composer, published in English to coincide with the centenary of his death Translator(s): Spencer, Mr. Stewart. Num Pages: 766 pages, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 59. Weight in Grams: 1232.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
766
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300194111
ISBN
9780300194111
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.91

Paperback. An assessment of the important place of Gustave Le Gray in the history of photography. A young painter in Rome, then a fashionable portrait photographer in Paris, Le Gray received commissions from Napoleon III, and fled to Palermo and then Egypt when faced with bankruptcy. Num Pages: 402 pages, 237 colour & 113 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; ACV; AJB; AJC; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 293 x 32. Weight in Grams: 2223.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Edition
Abridged
Number of pages
402
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892366712
ISBN
9780892366712
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 45.68

Paperback. Translator(s): Bononno, Robert. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 149 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816644568
ISBN
9780816644568
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.59

Paperback. Branded one of the greatest villains of all time, the name Guy Fawkes is synonymous with a spectacular crime that never was. Editor(s): McIlwain, John. Series: Pitkin Guides Series. Num Pages: 24 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, 35 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 83 x 71 x 2. Weight in Grams: 112.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
24
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841651613
ISBN
9781841651613
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.06

Hardback. A brand new profile of one of the most controversial airmen of WWII. A lively evocation of one of the most dramatic periods of military history. Charts the life of a much decorated, highly praised young pilot, who paid the ultimate price for his heroism Num Pages: 191 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BGH; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 164 x 23. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
191
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781590553
ISBN
9781781590553
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 34.83

Paperback. Guy Martin, international road-racing legend, maverick star of the Isle of Man TT, truck mechanic and TV presenter, lives on the edge, addicted to speed, thoroughly exhilarated by danger. This autobiography is an intense and dramatic ride. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 198 x 34. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Virgin Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
9780753555033
ISBN
9780753555033
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 10.10

Paperback. Renowned for a loveable if scattergun personality, Guy Martin is a down-to-earth hero, a modern-day celebrity motivated not by wealth and fame, but by his love of his bikes and trucks. This portrait charts his eventful life in pictures and recounts Guy's career in front and away from the spotlight. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: BGS; WSPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Welbeck Publishing Group
Condition
New
SKU
KTG0018895
ISBN
9781780979557
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. As Guy Martin's grandfather Voldemars frequently reminded him,'When you dead, you dead.' So, before it's all over, Guy Martin is making the most of the time he's got. This book deals with his life and work. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 21. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Virgin Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753556672
ISBN
9780753556672
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.06

Paperback. In August 2015 Guy Martin crashed out of the lead of an Ulster Grand Prix superbike race held on the world's fastest racetrack. He had surgery to bolt his broken spine and hand back together. But he wasn't about to take it easy.. In this book, Britain's favourite daredevil shows how he fills his time when road racing is taken out of the equation. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 21. Weight in Grams: 253.
Publisher
Virgin Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753545324
ISBN
9780753545324
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.95

Paperback. Shadowed by the unhappiness of his warring parents, a broad-minded mother who, like her son, was keen to embrace all things Chinese, and a bigoted father who was enraged by his family's interest in 'going native', Martin Booth's compelling memoir is a journey into Chinese culture and an extinct colonial way of life. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; BGA; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Bantam
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553816723
ISBN
9780553816723
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.84

Hardcover. Num Pages: 376 pages, 60 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 3JJ; BGS; HBT; WSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 249 x 168 x 31. Weight in Grams: 984.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Edition
Har/DVD
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772898278
ISBN
9788772898278
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.72
€ 52.54

Paperback. The follow-up to the Number 1 bestseller, GYPSY BOY. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444720228
ISBN
9781444720228
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Gypsy Boy is the first commercial memoir written by someone on the inside of the notoriously secretive culture of the Romany Gypsies. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340977989
ISBN
9780340977989
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Irish Travellers have never enjoyed a higher profile, at home and abroad, for good reasons and bad. This book delves into the heart of Traveller life, focusing on three aspects that have coloured perceptions of Travellers among the wider community: family feuds, bare-knuckle fights and trading. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 18. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848271692
ISBN
9781848271692
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

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