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Hardback. Virtually unknown today, Alfred Russel Wallace was the co-discoverer of natural selection with Darwin and an eminent scientist who stood out among his peers as a man of formidable mind and outsized personality. In this biography, Michael Shermer aims to rescue him from the history's sidelines. Num Pages: 448 pages, numerous halftones and line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 165 x 33. Weight in Grams: 814.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195148305
ISBN
9780195148305
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.06

Paperback. In the hell that was World War II, the Eastern Front was its heart of fire and ice. Gottlob Bidermann served in that lethal theatre from 1941 to 1945, and this memoir of those years recaptures his gruelling experiences with an army marching on the road to ruin. Editor(s): Zumbro, Derek S. Translator(s): Zumbro, Derek S. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 344 pages, 60 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University Press of Kansas United States
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700611225
ISBN
9780700611225
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.57

Paperback. Num Pages: 576 pages, illus & 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF1; HBTQ; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 173 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1010.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845197858
ISBN
9781845197858
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.43
€ 52.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8 maps; 16-page black and white photo insert. BIC Classification: 1DVWR; 3JJP; BM; HBJD; HBW; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 274 x 26. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812986624
ISBN
9780812986624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.72

Paperback. This volume is devoted to the smaller and more unusually-shaped works of Carleton E. Watkins, many of which have not been published before. The book also contains an overview of his life, and an edited transcript of a colloquium on his career. Series: In Focus. Num Pages: 144 pages, 55 duotone illustrations. BIC Classification: AGB; AJC; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 192 x 154 x 10. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892363995
ISBN
9780892363995
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.93

Hardback. Chris Edwards has gone from running a stall in the Wakefield markets to masterminding the UK's cheapest store. In 2015, Chris sold 75 per cent of Poundworld for GBP150million, but he is still in control and determined to drive Poundworld to new heights. This is the truly inspiring story of one man's rise to the very top. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGBA; KJH; KNPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786060266
ISBN
9781786060266
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.27

Hardcover. The spiritual diaries of Pope St John Paul II - published for the first time ever in English. The most intimate insight into the longest-serving pontiff of our time. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; HRCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 159. Weight in Grams: 810.
Publisher
William Collins
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008101053
ISBN
9780008101053
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.75

Paperback. The revised new edition of the searing investigation into the murder of Pope John Paul I that has sold over 6 million copies. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJPL; BTC; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 23. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Robinson
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845294960
ISBN
9781845294960
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. The spiritual diaries of Pope St John Paul II - published for the first time ever in English. The most intimate insight into the longest-serving pontiff of our time. BIC Classification: BJ. Dimension: 234 x 153. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
KRS0029198
ISBN
9780008225575
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BM; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 19. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408879948
ISBN
9781408879948
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.70

Paperback. Manuel Cortes was a Socialist Party member, an activist in the peasant reform movement and an organizer in the farm workers' unionization struggles. He also became mayor of Malaga, where he was caught up in the ferment of revolutionary Spain in the late 1930s. This title supplements Cortes' ordeal. Num Pages: 256 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JPFF; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Verso Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
New Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844675968
ISBN
9781844675968
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.09

Paperback. Covers the years from his childhood in Scotland, where the author's love of climbing was first sparked, through to his development into perhaps the most formidable climber of his generation; his reputation was forged by his successful ascents of familiar peaks by unfamiliar routes (of which the most famous was the Eiger Direct). Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BGS; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 132 x 16. Weight in Grams: 192. 168 pages. Covers the years from his childhood in Scotland, where the author's love of climbing was first sparked, through to his development into perhaps the most formidable climber of his generation; his reputation was forged by his successful ascents of familiar peaks by unfamiliar routes (of which the most famous was the Eiger Direct). Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGS; WSZG. Dimension: 214 x 132 x 16. Weight: 236.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841953915
ISBN
9781841953915
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.00

Paperback. This volume contains the speeches of Nelson Mandela. Num Pages: 608 pages, Section: 16, colour. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BGHA; JPHL; JPHV; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 145 x 39. Weight in Grams: 498. Used paperback in good condition. Some shelf wear. MANDELA
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Abacus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
SKU
KRF0040840
ISBN
9780349117768
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The speeches of Nelson Mandela Num Pages: 608 pages, Section: 16, colour. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BGHA; JPHL; JPHV; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 145 x 39. Weight in Grams: 500. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Abacus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
SKU
KCG0002500
ISBN
9780349117768
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Saqi Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780863564116
ISBN
9780863564116
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.83

Paperback. In POW camp the dying Olympic runner, Eric Liddell, gave Steve his running shoes and challenged him to pray for the Japanese. But how could he? Num Pages: 224 pages, 8pp b/w plate section. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BM; HRCV9; HRCX7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Lion Hudson Plc United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854249708
ISBN
9781854249708
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.68

Paperback. A unique chronicle of an American navy family's life during the Vietnam war years. The book recounts the story of the Stockdale family, including Jim Stockdale's seven years as a prisoner-of-war after his plane was shot down over North Vietnam and his wife Sybil's work negotiating for POW's. Num Pages: 576 pages, 55 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; BG; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 39. Weight in Grams: 792.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Naval Institute Press
Edition
Updated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557507846
ISBN
9781557507846
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.77

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGFA; KNTF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 291 x 25. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand)
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781775540892
ISBN
9781775540892
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.71

Hardcover. Chronicles the life of a young American Catholic priest, Father Leopold Braun, who, as pastor of a small Catholic church near the Lubianka political prison in the heart of Moscow, witnessed Stalin's purges, the Soviet government's campaign against organized religion, and the destruction of World War II. Editor(s): Hamburg, G. M. Num Pages: 464 pages, 16-page gallery. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJG; 3JJH; BGX; HBJD; HBLW; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 772.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268021993
ISBN
9780268021993
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.52

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Simply Read Books Canada
Edition
Second Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781897476796
ISBN
9781897476796
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.44

Paperback. The first voyage in In Mischief's Wake gives H.W. Tilman's report of the loss of Mischief. He buys Sea Breeze and makes landfall in Iceland before heading to East Greenland. Forty miles from Scoresby Sound, 'a polite mutiny' forced him to abandon the voyage. The following year, he completes a voyage he considered 'certainly the happiest'. Series: H.W. Tilman - The Collected Edition. Num Pages: 176 pages, Black and white maps and photographs. BIC Classification: 1DNC; 1MTNG; BTH; WSSN3; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 217 x 23. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Tilman
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909461369
ISBN
9781909461369
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.51

Paperback. They said it couldn't be done. But Anne Wafula achieved many remarkable things in her life. This is her incredible story. Num Pages: 288 pages, (1 x 8pp colour plates). BIC Classification: BT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007354283
ISBN
9780007354283
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.66

Paperback. In this autobiographical work, the author remembers his childhood in Warsaw, and especially the "bet din", or Jewish Court, in his father's home on working-class Krochmalna Street. In a world on the brink of modernity, Singer's gentle parents maintain a stubbornly traditional existence. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACY; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 230.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099422662
ISBN
9780099422662
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.77

paperback. Clean copy with some sunning to covers at spine. Remains a very good copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Gill & Macmillan Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0021934
ISBN
9780717150083
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.12

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