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Biography
Paperback. WINNER OF THE ORWELL PRIZE 2012. The inside story of one of the most notorious tours of duty of the current Afghan War. Num Pages: 400 pages, col. Illustrations, ports., map. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; 1FCA; 3JMC; BTM; HBWS4; JWD; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 198 x 52. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781849164238
- ISBN
- 9781849164238
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 5.99
€ 5.99
Paperback. Concludes the most comprehensive and intimate life of Nelson ever written, one that teems with an array of sailors and civilians, heroes and villains, husbands, wives and lovers. This title features Nelson's famous victories at the battles of the Nile, Copenhagen and Trafalgar as well as his lesser-known yet equally gripping campaigns. Num Pages: 1040 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; BGH; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 231 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781847922762
- ISBN
- 9781847922762
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 5.70
€ 34.99
€ 5.70
Hardcover. From the moment Cecil Beaton arrived at Cambridge University in 1922 wearing evening jacket, red shoes, black-and-white trousers, to his appearance forty years later at Truman Capote's 1970 Black and White Ball, Beaton expressed a flamboyant sartorial nonchalance - a sprezzatura. This title deals with the changes in his wardrobe over the years. Num Pages: 144 pages, 80 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; AKT; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 317 x 237 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1140.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780500518335
- ISBN
- 9780500518335
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 6.75
€ 34.99
€ 6.75
Paperback. Tells the story of innocence betrayed, of passion and curiosity about the world of machines turned nightmarish and punished by the cruelty of which only humans are capable. Series: Vintage War. Num Pages: 336 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; BGH; HBG; HBW; HBWQ; JWLF; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 111 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099597551
- ISBN
- 9780099597551
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.99€ 4.99
€ 7.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Isaac Newton (1642-1727), the English genius, made his greatest contributions to original thought before the age of twenty-five, while at home in Lincolnshire escaping the great plague of 1665, a period of which he wrote: 'I was in the prime of age for invention'. This book demonstrates his perceptions, which changed our world forever. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; PDX; PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099287384
- ISBN
- 9780099287384
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 4.99
€ 10.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Anthony Holden, award-winning journalist and biographer, editor of Poems That Make Grown Men Cry, looks back whimsically and wittily on a richly varied, anecdote- and action-packed career. Num Pages: 276 pages, 1x 8pp colour. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2021
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471154683
- ISBN
- 9781471154683
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 17.85
€ 26.99
€ 17.85
Paperback. This 1906 two-volume memoir provides an unparalleled glimpse into the Rossetti family and its friendships with many Victorian cultural figures. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Literary Studies. Num Pages: 318 pages, 8 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; BM; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Cambridge Library Collection United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9781108060264
- ISBN
- 9781108060264
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.44
€ 40.44
Hardcover. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Pimpernel Press
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910258057
- ISBN
- 9781910258057
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.14
€ 40.99
€ 28.14
Paperback. With humble beginnings as an RAF apprentice, Johnny Wells progressed to pilot and rose to the higher echelons of command at the Air Ministry. This title provides a testimony of what was required of air pilots during the Second World War. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752463537
- ISBN
- 9780752463537
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.27
€ 17.99
€ 16.27
Paperback. As the only player ever to have scored in a FA cup final, a league cup final, a UEFA cup final and a champion's league final, Steven Gerrard is an inspiration to fans and footballers alike. In this book, the captain of Liverpool and England - tells the story of the highs and lows of a twenty-year career at the top of English and world football. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; 3JM; BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781405924412
- ISBN
- 9781405924412
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.67
€ 11.99
€ 10.67
Paperback. Presenting the author's thoughts about where food is going and an appeal for sustainable cuisine, this book is suitable for those with an interest in food and cooking. Num Pages: 480 pages, ports. BIC Classification: BM; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 31. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780552157315
- ISBN
- 9780552157315
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.05
€ 12.99
€ 11.05
Hardback. Num Pages: 271 pages. BIC Classification: BGX; HRCC2; HRCX1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- GILL & MAC MILLAN
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782181781
- ISBN
- 9781782181781
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.32
€ 23.99
€ 20.32
Paperback. No player has been more synonymous with the glory years of Manchester United Football Club than Gary Neville. This title reveals the secrets of his early days with the likes of Giggs, Scholes and his best mate David Beckham; what it was like to play with Cantona, Keane and Ronaldo; and, the Treble in 1999. Num Pages: 416 pages, 2x8 colour. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 27. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780552161985
- ISBN
- 9780552161985
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 11.42
€ 16.99
€ 11.42
Paperback. A highly regarded war memoir that was a best seller during the 1960s, giving insights into the Japanese side of the surface war in the Pacific. The book has been credited with correcting errors in U.S. accounts of various battles and with revealing details of high-level Imperial Japanese Navy strategy meetings. Num Pages: 336 pages, photo section. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; BGHA; HBLL; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Naval Institute Press
- Edition
- Original
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591143840
- ISBN
- 9781591143840
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.12
€ 27.99
€ 26.12
Paperback. Ronan O'Gara has been at the heart of Munster and Irish rugby for the past fifteen years. Packed full of anecdotes and analysis of the teammates O'Gara has been proud to share the shirt with, this title offers a record of an era when Munster rose to triumph in Europe, and Ireland to win the Grand Slam, before crashing down to earth again. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781848271807
- ISBN
- 9781848271807
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.56
€ 14.99
€ 11.56
Paperback. Forensic psychologist Paul Britton can 'walk through the minds' of those who murder, rape, torture, extort and kidnap. He can see the world through their eyes and know what they're thinking. How does he do it? This book reveals the psychological and forensic foundations upon which he has based his expertise. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BTC; JMK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 106 x 32. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780552147187
- ISBN
- 9780552147187
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.39
€ 11.99
€ 10.39
Paperback. Presents a funny record of the journey from early pregnancy to age two. Written in dispatches, typed with a sleeping baby in the room, the author has the rush of good news - full of the mess, the glory, and the raw shock of it all. She also bears a visceral and dreamlike witness to the first years of parenthood. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFXB; VFXC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 1. Weight in Grams: 156.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099437628
- ISBN
- 9780099437628
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.75
€ 10.99
€ 9.75
Paperback. When Peter Hill, a student at Dundee College of Art, answered an advert in The Scotsman seeking lighthouse keepers, little did he imagine that within a month he would be living with three men he didn't know in a lighthouse on Pladda, a small remote island off the west coast of Scotland. Num Pages: 336 pages, map. BIC Classification: BGA; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 25. Weight in Grams: 242. 340 pages, map. When Peter Hill, a student at Dundee College of Art, answered an advert in The Scotsman seeking lighthouse keepers, little did he imagine that within a month he would be living with three men he didn't know in a lighthouse on Pladda, a small remote island off the west coast of Scotland. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGA; WGG. Dimension: 198 x 133 x 25. Weight: 242.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841954998
- ISBN
- 9781841954998
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.41
€ 14.99
€ 11.41
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, 26 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BM; JFFH2; JKSB1; JKSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 203 x 11. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- North Atlantic Books,U.S.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583949320
- ISBN
- 9781583949320
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.83
€ 13.99
€ 12.83
Hardcover. Steiner's (1909-52) classic study Taboo and three other essays, on superstition, enslavement and the early Hebrew lineage system, and Chagga law and truth comprise the first of two volumes collecting the work of the Prague-born social and cultural anthropologist who ended his brief career at Oxford. Series: Methodology & History in Anthropology. Num Pages: Bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BG; JFC; JFSR1; JHBT; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571817112
- ISBN
- 9781571817112
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.02
€ 133.02
Paperback. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2023
- Publisher
- A Cappella Books
- Edition
- 1ST
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556522314
- ISBN
- 9781556522314
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.64
€ 25.99
€ 24.64
Paperback. This 1906 two-volume memoir provides an unparalleled glimpse into the Rossetti family and its friendships with many Victorian cultural figures. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Literary Studies. Num Pages: 334 pages, 8 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; BM; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Cambridge Library Collection United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781108060257
- ISBN
- 9781108060257
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.10
€ 43.10
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803262126
- ISBN
- 9780803262126
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.05
€ 27.05
Paperback. Series: Native American. Num Pages: 272 pages, 13ill. BIC Classification: 1KB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 13. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486220376
- ISBN
- 9780486220376
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.88
€ 12.88