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Paperback. When his late granddad showed him magic for the first time, Steven Frayne knew there was more to life than hiding from bullies. He had a destiny. A calling. In that moment the author was born: the most exciting magician of the 21st century. This book invites you to join him on a breathtaking journey across the globe. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ASZG; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091948924
ISBN
9780091948924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.41

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 5S; BM; FXZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Image Comics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781534301832
ISBN
9781534301832
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.37

Paperback. Presenting an account of one of the strangest episodes in British political history, this work tells of Shirley Porter's wealthy upbringing as the daughter of Jack Cohen, the founder of Tesco; her rise to power in Westminster; and about the scandal and its aftermath. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781862079229
ISBN
9781862079229
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.71

Paperback. * A magnificent selection of Angela Carter 's journalistic and critical work, this shows her as one of the funniest and most perceptive critics of our age, a maverick who didn't miss a thing. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACD; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 197 x 15. Weight in Grams: 166.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780860682691
ISBN
9780860682691
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. A family memoir, an exchange with the author's brother (a philosopher), a meditation on mortality and the fear of death, a celebration of art, an argument with and about God, and a homage to the French writer Jules Renard. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099523741
ISBN
9780099523741
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.84

Paperback. A compelling and revealing exploration of the amazing backgrounds to some of the country's largest drug seizures. Num Pages: 320 pages, 32 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 230.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
O'Brien Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
KNW0008273
ISBN
9781847171061
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A groundbreaking view into the lives of six ordinary citizens in the world's most secretive country, by an award-winning foreign correspondent. Num Pages: 314 pages, Illustrations, map, ports. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; BM; DNJ; JPVH; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 22. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847081414
ISBN
9781847081414
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.50

Paperback. Like many entrepreneurs, the author had no formal business education. But he had great survival instincts, tenacity, and, above all, a nothing to lose mindset. His middle-class childhood ended abruptly when his abusive father succumbed to drug addiction and abandoned the family. This title offers stories and a road map for entrepreneurial success. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BGBA; KJH; KJMB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Updated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781591845997
ISBN
9781591845997
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 560 pages, black & white illustrations, colour plates. BIC Classification: APB; AVGT; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062131737
ISBN
9780062131737
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.17

Paperback. A guide to murder, mayhem, the mob, and corruption in the Garden State. This wok tells accounts of Alexander Hamilton falling mortally wounded on the dueling grounds of Weehawken; Dutch Schultz getting pumped full of lead in the men's room of the Palace Chop House in Newark; and a gang of Islamic terrorists in Jersey City. Num Pages: 320 pages, 109 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEJ; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Rivergate Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813541778
ISBN
9780813541778
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.87

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Dimension: 212 x 133 x 17. Weight in Grams: 284.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Quagmire Press Ltd
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781926695228
ISBN
9781926695228
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.00

Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JFCA; JFSJ1; LAT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 191 x 21. Weight in Grams: 808.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062415837
ISBN
9780062415837
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.92

Paperback / so. This is the first novel by legendary poet bill bissett, "a one man civilization." Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; BGL; DCF; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 277.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Talon Books,Canada Canada
Condition
New
SKU
V9780889226715
ISBN
9780889226715
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.77

Paperback. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: BGX; HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 128 x 10. Weight in Grams: 164.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Wisdom Publications
Condition
New
SKU
V9780861713936
ISBN
9780861713936
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.94

Paperback. Edward Thomas was perhaps the most beguiling and influential of First World War poets. This book is an account of his final five years, centred on his extraordinary friendship with Robert Frost and Thomas' fatal decision to fight in the war. It also evokes an astonishingly creative moment in English literature. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 29. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571245994
ISBN
9780571245994
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.99

Paperback. Bernie Nolan's heartbreaking story of her battle against incurable cancer. Num Pages: 304 pages, 2 x 8pg colour insets. BIC Classification: APB; APT; AVH; BGFA; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
9781444776805
ISBN
9781444776805
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.54

Paperback. This revealing biography details the life of Bill Jardine, anti-apartheid activist and noted sportsman, who played a key role in racially unifying sports and facilitating South African participation internationally. Num Pages: 260 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BG; HBJH; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Real African Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
V9781919855080
ISBN
9781919855080
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.63

Paperback. Now Peru is Mine is the account of the life of Manuel Llamojha Mitma, one of Peru's most creative and inspiring indigenous political activists. His compelling life story covers nearly eight decades, providing a window into many key developments in Peru's tumultuous twentieth-century history and political mobilization in Cold War Latin America. Series: Narrating Native Histories. Num Pages: 256 pages, 24 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; BGHA; HBJK; JHMC; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 363.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822362388
ISBN
9780822362388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.48

Hardback. Now Peru is Mine is the account of the life of Manuel Llamojha Mitma, one of Peru's most creative and inspiring indigenous political activists. His compelling life story covers nearly eight decades, providing a window into many key developments in Peru's tumultuous twentieth-century history and political mobilization in Cold War Latin America. Series: Narrating Native Histories. Num Pages: 256 pages, 24 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; BGHA; HBJK; JHMC; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822362180
ISBN
9780822362180
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.28

Paperback. A true-life Heartbeat for the twenty-first century. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; BGA; JKSW1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 134 x 19. Weight in Grams: 204. A Yorkshire Dales Copper on the Beat. 272 pages. Yorkshireman Mike Pannett has just taken up a new posting as a local bobby in rural North Yorkshire. It's quite a change from the Met, where he dealt with riots on the capital's streets and drug gangs in Battersea, and found out what it was like to stare down the wrong end of a sawn-off shotgun. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; BGA; JKSW1. Dimension: 198 x 134 x 19. Weight: 206.
Publisher
Constable
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845298111
ISBN
9781845298111
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.85

Hardback. The moving story of how a grandmother forgave the men that killed her grandchildren in the Oklahoma City bombing and then reached out to forge lasting relationships with Terry Nichols and extended family members of the convicted bombers. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16pp 4/c insert. BIC Classification: 1KBBSH; 3JJPR; BM; JPWL2; VFJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Time Warner Trade Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781455526192
ISBN
9781455526192
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.87

Paperback. Perfectly timed to explore society's changing sensibility about patriotism, "Hardball" host and Washington insider Matthews gives Bill O'Reilly a run for his money with this straight-up account of what it really means to be an American. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBG; HBLW; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304. Clean copy with some light shelfwear.Good to very good
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Free Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Touchstone Ed
SKU
KRF0000025
ISBN
9780684862354
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Perfectly timed to explore society's changing sensibility about patriotism, "Hardball" host and Washington insider Matthews gives Bill O'Reilly a run for his money with this straight-up account of what it really means to be an American. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBG; HBLW; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304. Clean copy with some light shelfwear.Good to very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Free Press
Edition
1st Touchstone Ed
Number of pages
224
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KRF0000133
ISBN
9780684862354
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Bestselling author and foster carer Casey Watson shares the shocking true story of Tyler, an abused eleven-year-old who, after stabbing his step-mother, had nowhere else to go. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFFE1; JKSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007543083
ISBN
9780007543083
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.63

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