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Biography
Paperback. 7 April 1926: on the steps of the Capitol in Rome, surrounded by chanting Fascists, The Honourable Violet Gibson raises her old revolver and fires at the Italian head of state, Benito Mussolini - the darling of Europe's ruling class. The bullet narrowly misses the dictator's bald head, hitting him in the nose. This book tells her story. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DST; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571239795
- ISBN
- 9780571239795
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.56
€ 19.99
€ 14.56
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Baton Wicks Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781898573944
- ISBN
- 9781898573944
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.53
€ 17.99
€ 16.53
Paperback. Jack Johnson battled his way from obscurity to the top of the heavyweight ranks and in 1908 won the greatest prize in American sports - one that had always been the preserve of white boxers. At a time when whites ran everything in America, he took orders from no one and resolved to live as if colour did not exist. Num Pages: 512 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 196 x 32. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Publisher
- Yellow Jersey
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780224092340
- ISBN
- 9780224092340
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.37
€ 17.99
€ 13.37
Paperback. * First published in 1986 as WINTER IN THE MORNING, this edition has been updated and expanded by the author. *'A profound and moving book which everyone ought to read' Alan Sillitoe, New Statesman Series: VMC. Num Pages: 304 pages, Section: 8, b/w. BIC Classification: 1DVP; BGH; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844083190
- ISBN
- 9781844083190
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.88
€ 14.99
€ 11.88
paperback. An epic survey of Orson Welles' life and work. It shows what it was like to be around Welles, and, what it was like to be him, in which lies the answer to the old riddle: whatever happened to Orson Welles? Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; ANB; APFB; APW; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 34. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099502838
- ISBN
- 9780099502838
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.53
€ 21.99
€ 16.53
Paperback. From the author of international bestsellers A Circle of Children and Lovey comes an inspiring true story of a gifted teacher's determination to understand the 'rotten' city kid everyone has given up on. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JNSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 220. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reissue
- SKU
- KOC0016254
- ISBN
- 9780007555161
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 362 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Publisher
- Penguin Putnam Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594632952
- ISBN
- 9781594632952
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.09
€ 16.99
€ 16.09
Paperback. The second volume of Michel Leiris's hugely influential four-volume autobiographical essay, available to English-language readers in a brilliant and sensitive translation by Lydia Davis Translator(s): Davis, Lydia. Series: The Margellos World Republic of Letters. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJ; BGH; BGLA; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300212389
- ISBN
- 9780300212389
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.36
€ 18.99
€ 15.36
Paperback. Initially shunned and even despised in the years following Germany's surrender, Jochen Peiper is now revered and generally accepted as a brilliant solider. This meticulously researched book explores Peiper's youth, his career with the SS, and his murder in France 30 years after the war. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16pp black and white. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 142 x 26. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848840102
- ISBN
- 9781848840102
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.21
€ 26.99
€ 20.21
Hardcover. A title covering the period (1960-75), wherein the author publishes some of his most important work, including "Four Essays on Liberty" - the key texts of his liberal pluralism - and the essays later included in "Vico and Herder". He also gives numerous lectures, especially his celebrated Mellon Lectures, published as "The Roots of Romanticism". Num Pages: 704 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white halftones, figures. BIC Classification: BJ; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 167 x 42. Weight in Grams: 996.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 704
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780701185763
- ISBN
- 9780701185763
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.98€ 51.62
€ 54.98
€ 51.62
Paperback. The incredible journey of the world's most recorded song through an astonishing diversity of musical genres, from gospel to heavy metal, to become a cultural icon. Num Pages: 304 pages, B&W Halftones. BIC Classification: AVGD; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Lion Hudson Plc London
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New
- SKU
- KNW0007896
- ISBN
- 9780745951782
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Transworld GB
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780593065945
- ISBN
- 9780593065945
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 8.67
€ 18.99
€ 8.67
Paperback. Recounts how the author and her four siblings survived an abusive and painful childhood, caring for one another while enduring a series of foster homes and intermittent homelessness - all in the shadows between Manhattan and the Hamptons. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5-10 Photos. BIC Classification: BM; BTP; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062218834
- ISBN
- 9780062218834
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.49
€ 16.99
€ 16.49
Paperback. Num Pages: 122 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 137 x 9. Weight in Grams: 152.
- Publisher
- ibooks United States
- Number of pages
- 122
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781596871243
- ISBN
- 9781596871243
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.45
€ 10.99
€ 9.45
Paperback. Editor(s): Fillion, Michelle. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 376 pages, 46 black and white photographs, 12 musical examples, 5 tables. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252081019
- ISBN
- 9780252081019
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.25
€ 36.99
€ 34.25
Paperback. * From the award-winning writer, following her memoirs, Skating to Antarctica, Stranger on a Train, On Trying to Keep Still - a unique book about animal watching Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BG; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Digital original
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844083886
- ISBN
- 9781844083886
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.81
€ 14.99
€ 11.81
Paperback. When Jennifer moves alone into the Honey Factory on a tiny Greek island, bringing a laptop, her hiking boots and plans for a peaceful life, she has no idea what surprises are in store. Dive into this exquisite, honest and deeply moving tale and taste the sweetness of living life to the full on a small island. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVGS; BT; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 26. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Octopus Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849538602
- ISBN
- 9781849538602
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.37
€ 14.99
€ 11.37
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- First Edition First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712668071
- ISBN
- 9780712668071
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.61
€ 21.99
€ 17.61
Paperback. Presents twenty-five historic cases of murder committed in the Channel Islands that include: a fatal assault on John Francis in 1894, which remains unsolved; the murder by Philippe Jolin of his father in 1829; the murder and suicide committed by Eugenie Toupin in 1881, and more. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKX; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 160 x 11. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752479781
- ISBN
- 9780752479781
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.60
€ 19.99
€ 18.60
Paperback. An intimate portrait of life with one of rock n roll s greatest songwriters and characters from the unique perspective of his first wife. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 black and white and colour images. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 215 x 22. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publisher
- Jawbone Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781911036067
- ISBN
- 9781911036067
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.79
€ 19.99
€ 14.79
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Main Market Ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447283522
- ISBN
- 9781447283522
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.73
€ 14.99
€ 11.73
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; WG; WH; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 258. Experiences of the Merchant Navy During the 1950's and 1960's. 160 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BG; WT. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 11. Weight: 268.
- Publisher
- Authorhouse UK
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781434305244
- ISBN
- 9781434305244
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.92
€ 14.99
€ 11.92
Paperback. Good clean copy with some reader wear and cover damage.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- The Mercier Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- SKU
- KTM0005940
- ISBN
- 9781856351997
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white photos. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBTR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 158 x 30. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Publisher
- Irish Academic Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780716532392
- ISBN
- 9780716532392
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.27
€ 27.99
€ 21.27