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Biography
Paperback. The true story of John Rae - Arctic traveller and Hudson's Bay Company doctor - a tale of imperial ambition and high adventure. In 1854 Rae solved the two great Arctic mysteries: the fate of the doomed Franklin expedition and the location of the last navigable link in the Northwest Passage. Num Pages: 336 pages, maps, portraits. BIC Classification: 1MTN; 3JH; BG; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- Bantam Books (Transworld Publishers a division of the Random House Group)
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition Thus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780553814934
- ISBN
- 9780553814934
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
Paperback. "Murder in Lancashire" provides a fascinating insight into policing in the north of England in the 1970s Num Pages: 128 pages, 36. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 8. Weight in Grams: 162.
- Publisher
- Carnegie Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781874181910
- ISBN
- 9781874181910
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 8.26
€ 8.99
€ 8.26
Hardcover. This first biography of Pamela Hansford Johnson (1912-1981) has been written with the full co-operation of her three children, who allowed Wendy Pollard access to previously unexamined diaries, letters and much other material, illuminating their mother's eventful and often entertaining life. Pamela Hansford Johnson's achievements were all the more Num Pages: 512 pages, photos, bibliography and index. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 241 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1002.
- Publisher
- Shepheard-Walwyn
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780856832987
- ISBN
- 9780856832987
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.76
€ 33.99
€ 28.76
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Publisher
- Maverick House
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905379699
- ISBN
- 9781905379699
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.92
€ 11.92
Hardcover. Celebrated in their time and still popular over a century after their deaths, Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett had a unique relationship which is reflected in their work. Both were distinguished as poets before they met, and they learnt from one another without ever sacrificing their individuality. This book deals with their life and work. Editor(s): Washington, Peter. Series: Everyman's Library Pocket Poets. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 115 x 18. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- Everyman United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841597522
- ISBN
- 9781841597522
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.60
€ 16.99
€ 12.60
Hardback. Editor(s): Bouvard, Dominique. Translator(s): Laredo, Joseph. Num Pages: 192 pages, 200 photos & illus. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 337 x 279 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1946.
- Publisher
- Edition Olms
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783283012397
- ISBN
- 9783283012397
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.29€ 42.37
€ 53.29
€ 42.37
Hardback. Num Pages: 406 pages, 128pp of illustrations and photographs. BIC Classification: BGH; BGT; TRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 39. Weight in Grams: 860. 406 pages, 128pp of illustrations and photographs. Translation of: Het ware verhaal van de Kever: hoe Hitler het ontwerp van een joods genie confisqueerde. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGH; BGT; TRC. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 39. Weight: 844.
- Publisher
- RVP Publishers Inc.
- Number of pages
- 406
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781614122012
- ISBN
- 9781614122012
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.82
€ 33.99
€ 28.82
Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- University Press of Southern Denmark
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788776749927
- ISBN
- 9788776749927
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.82
€ 33.99
€ 24.82
Paperback. The author found a radical solution to his need for freedom, one as ancient as the experiences of the hermits of old Russia: he decided to lock himself alone in a cabin in the middle taiga, on the shores of Baikal, for six months. This title shares his experience. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCS; 3JMG; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 201 x 15. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141975481
- ISBN
- 9780141975481
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
Paperback. 'You can't lie to the water' It takes absolute calm to reach maximum depth Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BGS; WSE; WSSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472152015
- ISBN
- 9781472152015
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.06
€ 19.99
€ 15.06
Paperback. At last available in a modern, annotated edition, these tales describe combat at sea, extraordinary escapes, and religious conversion, but they also illustrate the power, prosperity, and piety of Muslims in the early modern Mediterranean. Editor(s): Vitkus, Daniel J. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1HB; 3J; BGH; HBJH; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 566. Barbary Captivity Narratives from Early Modern England. 416 pages, illustrations, maps. Editor(s): Vitkus, Daniel J. At last available in a modern, annotated edition, these tales describe combat at sea, extraordinary escapes, and religious conversion, but they also illustrate the power, prosperity, and piety of Muslims in the early modern Mediterranean. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1HB; 3J; BGH; HBJH; HBLL. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 21. Weight: 548.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231119054
- ISBN
- 9780231119054
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.15
€ 40.99
€ 29.15
Paperback. Born into great wealth, Walker, now in her 80s, chose to step beyond the chaperoned world of privilege, becoming a pilot in the Air Transport Auxiliary, and going on to break the speed record for women pilots. This book gives an insight into the life of a very special woman. Num Pages: 256 pages, 32pp photographs. BIC Classification: BG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- Grub Street United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904010319
- ISBN
- 9781904010319
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.20
€ 17.99
€ 14.20
Paperback. Offers an account of life inside 'the bunker' of Number 10. Taking the lessons of Machiavelli derived from his experience as an official in fifteenth-century Florence, this title shows how these lessons can still apply today. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JMC; BM; HBJD1; HBLX; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 23. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099546092
- ISBN
- 9780099546092
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. Features Phil Collen the lead guitarist in Def Leppard, whose signature song Pour Some Sugar on Me is still as widely enjoyed as when it debuted in 1988. This is Collen's story, starting with his first real taste of success and wild rock and roll excess as a member of the seminal glam rock outfit Girl. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: AVGT; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Corgi Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552170451
- ISBN
- 9780552170451
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.04
€ 19.99
€ 15.04
Paperback. The sensational sequel to 'Papillon'. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 111 x 19. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Publisher
- Hunter Publishing+inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1975
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780586040102
- ISBN
- 9780586040102
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.70
€ 13.99
€ 10.70
Paperback. The story of Gertrude Bell; archaeologist, spy, Arabist, linguist, author, poet, photographer, mountaineer and nation builder. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; JPS; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 36. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Main Market Ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447286264
- ISBN
- 9781447286264
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.94
€ 19.99
€ 14.94
Paperback. 'If Ray Mears isn't a Great Living Englishman, then goodness me, who is? Ray is a persuader, pragmatist and populariser in the Durrell-Attenborough-Bellamy tradition.' - Robert Crampton, The Times Num Pages: 384 pages, 2 x 8pp colour. BIC Classification: BGFA; WSZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444778212
- ISBN
- 9781444778212
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. Sharks are intriguing and beautiful creatures - but they can also be deadly. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BT; WNCS1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 264. 288 pages. Sharks are intriguing and beautiful creatures - but they can also be deadly. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BT; WNCS1. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 21. Weight: 264.
- Publisher
- John Blake
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857826692
- ISBN
- 9781857826692
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.38
€ 10.99
€ 9.38
Paperback. 139pp. Keywords: John Swift
- Publisher
- Watchword
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780955724916
- ISBN
- 9780955724916
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Emma was just 13 when her happy childhood came crashing down. A nice girl from a good home, she had no idea the young lads she and her friends met every Saturday in the shopping mall weren't all they seemed. The boys were part of an organised child sexual exploitation gang targeting innocent young girls, grooming them for prostitution. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 199 x 19. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091950460
- ISBN
- 9780091950460
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
€ 13.99
€ 11.08