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Paperback. An Active Service traces a young Sid Dowland from civilian life into the tough environment of the Guards Depot in the 1930s and then on to a Guards service Battalion in London and pre-war Egypt. The outbreak of war found Sid taking part in the retreat to Dunkirk and then service in North Africa before volunteering for the SAS. Num Pages: 216 pages, 55 b/w photos & ills, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; BM; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Helion and Company
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906033484
ISBN
9781906033484
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.13

Hardback. This text follows the career of Peter Cushing, one of England's finest actors, from regional theatre to the role of the world's most famous detective. It details his career as Holmes through anecdotes and reminiscences from colleagues and Cushing himself. Series: The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810838741
ISBN
9780810838741
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.10

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; 3JM; BGA; JKSN; VFVK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241971734
ISBN
9780241971734
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.85

Hardback. Recreates the atmosphere of the days of the biplane, of wartime flying, of early peacetime adventures in the air, the development of civil aviation, and breathtaking record beating flights. Num Pages: 338 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece, black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; BM; HBJD1; HBWN; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 33. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Casemate Publishers United States
Number of pages
338
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612001500
ISBN
9781612001500
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 27.63

Hardback. A sparklingly witty memoir, which takes us on a seductive journey from wartime Jerusalem to the heart of Fleet Street, providing a riveting outsider's view of English cultural life. Num Pages: ill. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; 3JM; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 137 x 21. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Short Books Ltd United Kingdom
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780720999
ISBN
9781780720999
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.72

Paperback. On the occasion of his eightieth birthday, friends and colleagues of Michael Novak assembled at Ave Maria University for a conference honouring his life's work. The essays in this collection are the fruits of that event, and together they demonstrate the unity of Novak's career. Editor(s): Shaw, Elizabeth C. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: B; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 132 x 8. Weight in Grams: 181.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781932589719
ISBN
9781932589719
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.55

Paperback. A funny and touching coming-of-age memoir set on the fabled Old Course of St Andrews. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Elliott & Thompson Limited
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783960002
ISBN
9781783960002
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.46

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGU; BG; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
ECW Press,Canada Canada
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781550229561
ISBN
9781550229561
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.77

Paperback. Num Pages: 188 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; HBJK; HBLW; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 272 x 14. Weight in Grams: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Green Writers Press
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780996267625
ISBN
9780996267625
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.65

Hardback. Virginia d'Albert-Lake risked her life saving downed airmen along the Comet escape line that stretched from Belgium to Gibraltar. What distinguished her from other resisters was that she was an American citizen who had the option to return to the safety. This work tells the story of an ordinary American woman's heroism in the French Resistance. Editor(s): Litoff, Judy Barrett. Series: World War II: The Global, Human, and Ethical Dimension. Num Pages: 322 pages, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 27. Weight in Grams: 626.
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
322
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823225811
ISBN
9780823225811
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.90

Paperback. This fascinating book tells the remarkable story of an ordinary American woman's heroism in the French Resistance. Editor(s): Litoff, Judy Barrett. Series: World War II: The Global, Human, and Ethical Dimension. Num Pages: 322 pages, 16 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DDF; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
322
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823225828
ISBN
9780823225828
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.43

Paperback. An American labor leader's eyewitness perspective on the rise of Nazi power in Weimar-era Berlin Editor(s): Collomp, Catherine; Groppo, Bruno. Num Pages: 272 pages, 20 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; BGHA; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252075599
ISBN
9780252075599
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.45

Hardback. "An American in Victorian Cambridge" is a richly detailed account of student life in the Cambridge of the 1840s. The rationale for the book, which is as appealing today as it was then, is that this is pre-eminently a book about an American student at an English university. In this new edition, some substantial additions have been made. Editor(s): Stray, Chris. Num Pages: 448 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAC; 3JH; BM; HBTB; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 150 x 36. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859898249
ISBN
9780859898249
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.04

Paperback. "An American in Victorian Cambridge" is a richly detailed account of student life in the Cambridge of the 1840s. The rationale for the book, which is as appealing today as it was then, is that this is pre-eminently a book about an American student at an English university. In this new edition, some substantial additions have been made. Editor(s): Stray, Chris. Num Pages: 448 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAC; 3JH; BM; HBTB; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 150 x 33. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Exeter Press
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859898256
ISBN
9780859898256
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.02

Hardback. Num Pages: 140 pages, 15 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: AVH; AVRG; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 232 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
140
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810883383
ISBN
9780810883383
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.02

Hardback. How a New Englander became a princess, made literary history, and helped create Italy s most romantic garden." Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 839.
Publisher
McGill-Queen´s University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780773548183
ISBN
9780773548183
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.58

Hardcover. Harry Springer kept detailed diaries throughout most of his life. His diaries for the time from November 28th, 1917 to August 19th, 1918 were lost during the fighting in the Argonne Forest, but in 1974, just before he died, he wrote these supplementary notes of what he could remember. Editor(s): Bareither, Terry. Num Pages: 168 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 3JJF; BGHA; HBG; HBJD; HBWN; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 531.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Purdue University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557531704
ISBN
9781557531704
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.22

Paperback. The autobiography of one of New Zealand's best-loved writers with an introduction by Jane Campion Num Pages: 544 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 35. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
Virago Press Ltd
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844086238
ISBN
9781844086238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Accounts of physical and emotional healing through heavenly intervention. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BT; VXPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 228. Good copy with some shelf wear
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
SKU
KRA0010881
ISBN
9781849830102
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Born to parents who were enthusiastic naturalists, and linked through his wider family to a clutch of accomplished scientists, the author was bound to have biology in his genes. But what were the influences that shaped his life? This book tells his personal journey. Num Pages: 320 pages, 3 x 8 page picture sections. BIC Classification: BGTA; PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 22. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Black Swan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552779050
ISBN
9780552779050
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. Having met the man of her dreams (and wanting a baby together), Emma Woolf embarked on the hardest struggle of her life: to beat anorexia. At 32 years of age, she was functioning on an apple a day. This life-affirming true story is essential reading for anyone affected by eating disorders, and anyone interested in health and social issues. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; VFJJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 17. Weight in Grams: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Octopus Publishing Group
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849532495
ISBN
9781849532495
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.38

Hardback. History is fiction and personal identity nothing more than historical illusion. This title brings together the journal and the memoirs of Antin and Antinova accompanied by a selection of photographs from the performances of the artists. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB; ASDL; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 250 x 24. Weight in Grams: 850.
Publisher
Hirmer Verlag
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783777425382
ISBN
9783777425382
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.57

Hardback. An Artist's War Num Pages: 272 pages, 300 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJF; ACXD; AGB; BJ; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 250. .
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750982382
ISBN
9780750982382
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.05

Paperback. A gripping autobiography by missionary and Bible courier Paul Hattaway, author of The Heavenly Man. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGX. Dimension: 198 x 130. .
Publisher
Lion Hudson Plc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857218483
ISBN
9780857218483
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.39

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