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Paperback. Ambushes. Hidden bombs. Snipers. The point man is the first to encounter these signs of danger. He's the soldier who leads the patrol into battle. Few survive for long. Between 2007 and 2008, 20-year-old Kenny Meighan was the longest-serving point man in Helmand province. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JM; BGHA; HBWS4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
KTG0007641
ISBN
9780571272433
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Reportage resists easy definition and comes in many forms, but it reveals hidden truths about people and events that have shaped the world we know. This book features the author's eyewitness accounts of the atom bomb tests at Bikini atoll and evocations of his encounters with Mao Tse-tung and Winston Churchill. Series: Classics of Reportage S. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BG; DNJ; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Panther Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
3rd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781862078246
ISBN
9781862078246
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.78

paperback. As he films the final episode, actor David Suchet recalls his experience of playing Agatha Christie's world-famous detective, Hercule Poirot, for almost a quarter of a century. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: APB; APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 25. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Headline
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755364220
ISBN
9780755364220
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. In suburban Croydon over a period of ten months during 1928-9, three members of the same family died suddenly. A complex police investigation followed, but no charges were ever brought and the mystery remains officially unsolved. The author meticulously reconstructs these events and offers a new solution to an old murder mystery. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752453378
ISBN
9780752453378
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.63

Paperback. The definitive portrait of Pol Pot, the enigmatic man behind the most terrifying regime of modern times Num Pages: 560 pages, 24 pages of b/w. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJM; HBLW3; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 38. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
John Murray
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719565694
ISBN
9780719565694
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.06

Paperback. .
Publisher
Whittles Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849951661
ISBN
9781849951661
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.67

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Black Rose Books Canada
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551642925
ISBN
9781551642925
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.54

Paperback. Politics has changed. Now, with nationalism resurgent and mainstream parties in turmoil, stark new divisions define the country and the centre ground is deserted. As Deputy Prime Minister of Britain, Nick Clegg witnessed this change from the inside. In this book, he offers a frank account of his experiences. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JMG; BM; JPFK; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784704162
ISBN
9781784704162
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.84

Paperback. Pompey the Great was one of the most important military commanders and politicians in the history of the Roman republic. This biography provides a historical background essential for understanding Pompey's career. It gives readers a look inside the political and military world of ancient Rome and at one of the characters that shaped its destiny. Series: Blackwell Ancient Lives. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; BGH; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 22. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631227212
ISBN
9780631227212
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 45.69

Paperback. From the author of "The Savage God," a unique memoir of growing old, and a lesson in not going gently into that good night. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408841020
ISBN
9781408841020
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.64

Hardback. A world-renowned classicist presents a thrilling revisionist biography of the Bible's most controversial figure. Translator(s): Carden, Jeremy. Num Pages: 240 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; BGH; HBJF1; HBLA; HRCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781631492358
ISBN
9781631492358
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.71

Paperback. Eleanor Nesbitts introduction contextualises the life of Kailash Puri, Punjabi author and agony aunt, providing the story of the book itself and connecting the narrative to the history of the Punjabi diaspora and themes in Sikh Studies. She suggests that representation of the stereotypical South Asian woman as victim needs to give way to a .. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FKP; 3JJ; BGA; HBLW; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845196028
ISBN
9781845196028
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.67

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 8. Weight in Grams: 166.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Manor House Publishing Inc Canada
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780973647761
ISBN
9780973647761
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.97

Paperback. How do you make it as a pop star? Why does one boy band make it big and another disappear off the pages of the magazines altogether? Why do girls cost more than boys? Featuring scandals, this book takes you to the heart of one of the most wicked and secretive industries, a world where money talks, bullshit walks and drugs are a way of life. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BT; KNTF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552156929
ISBN
9780552156929
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Good copy in dustwrapper. DW with some nicks and tears.
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
1st Edition 1st Printing
Publisher
Dial Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
SKU
KTG0009370
ISBN
9780803719477
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Biography of Thomas Dylan. Good clean copy in dustwrapper. DW with some nicks and tears.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
1st Edition 1st Printing
Publisher
Dial Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
SKU
KTG0008749
ISBN
9780803719477
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BGX; HRCC7; HRCX1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 126 x 25. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Darton,Longman & Todd Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780232531640
ISBN
9780232531640
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.69

Hardcover. The only Vatican sanctioned illustrated biography of the beloved pontiff filled with rarely seen photographs and 50 removable document facsimiles. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: BGX; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 274 x 314 x 58. Weight in Grams: 2500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Black Dog & Leventhal
Edition
Slp
Condition
New
SKU
V9780316317757
ISBN
9780316317757
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 38.14

Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 3H; BGX; HRCC7; HRCX1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition, Paperback edition of Brill hardcover.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268035143
ISBN
9780268035143
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGX; HRCC7; HRCX1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 204 x 7. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752493510
ISBN
9780752493510
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.35

Paperback. A cultural storm swept through the 1960s - Pop Art, Bob Dylan, psychedelia, underground movies - and at its centre sat a bemused young artist with silver hair: Andy Warhol. His studio, the Factory, was the place: where he created the large canvases of soup cans and Pop icons that defined Pop Art. This book deals with this period. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; ACX; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 124 x 25. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141189420
ISBN
9780141189420
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.71

Paperback. Num Pages: 230 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVH; BGF; HBJK; HBLW; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 149 x 13. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon Germany
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9783838201061
ISBN
9783838201061
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.60

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bonnier Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910536605
ISBN
9781910536605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.83

Paperback. In the late eighties and early nineties, Moby, then an underground DJ and musician, was scraping out a living in New York City. In a scene popular chiefly among working-class African-Americans and Latinos, Moby - a poor, skinny, white Christian, vegan and teetotaller - looked like he would never make it. This is his memoir. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 287 x 35. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
9780571321490
ISBN
9780571321490
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 12.08

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