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Paperback. To those interested in a life in science, Sir Peter Medawar, Nobel laureate, deflates the myths of invincibility, superiority, and genius; instead, he demonstrates it is common sense and an inquiring mind that are essential to the scientist's calling. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 136 x 9. Weight in Grams: 160.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465000920
ISBN
9780465000920
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.22

Paperback. BIC Classification: BGT; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 109 x 174 x 30. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc United States
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780440240921
ISBN
9780440240921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.98

Paperback. Num Pages: 512 pages, 910 Colour Photographs in Text. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 270 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1742.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf United States
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780375712142
ISBN
9780375712142
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 32.53

Paperback. * A group portrait of the poets of the First World War, seen in their full historical, military and biographical context Num Pages: 352 pages, Section: 16, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349121437
ISBN
9780349121437
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.51

Paperback. The pains of the ageing cricketer revealed in the hilarious sequel to RAIN MEN (about the appalling Captain Scott Invitation XI - named after the model of heroic failure). Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 174.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349119151
ISBN
9780349119151
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.92

Paperback. The follow-up to the hugely successful cult-classic BIG DEAL, with all the poker wit and wisdom of the original. (Martin Amis on Tony Holden: 'The top writer in pokerdom'.) Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BT; WDMC2; WDP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 148 x 23. Weight in Grams: 284.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349119038
ISBN
9780349119038
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.12

Paperback. Masterly biography of Leigh Hunt - publisher, poet, critic and Republican, and the mentor of Keats and Shelley Num Pages: 448 pages, Section: 16, b/w. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 198 x 34. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Abacus
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349117706
ISBN
9780349117706
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.51

Paperback. New updated edition of the biography of a remarkable man - motor neurone disease victim and awesome intellect Stephen (A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME) Hawking Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BG; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 6. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349117287
ISBN
9780349117287
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.68

Paperback. Subtitled 'The First Scientist', this new one-volume biography places science at the centre of Leonardo da Vinci's life and work Num Pages: 384 pages, Integrated: 30, integrated. BIC Classification: AGB; BG; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 52. Weight in Grams: 256.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349112749
ISBN
9780349112749
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.51

Paperback. * Popular, mainstream but academically rigorous biography of the millennium's most celebrated writer. Num Pages: 384 pages, Section: 16, Col/B&W. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; BG; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 26. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
382
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349112404
ISBN
9780349112404
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.61

Paperback. Top ten Sunday Times bestselling memoir by the hugely popular presenter of the BBC's Big Cat Diary and Springwatch. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 x 8 colour. BIC Classification: BM; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 22. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340981078
ISBN
9780340981078
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.92

Paperback. The inspiring and life-enhancing memoir of the nineteen-year-old cystic fibrosis sufferer who was the subject of two highly-praised Channel 4 documentaries: A Boy Called Alex in 2008 and A Passion for Life in 2009. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: AVH; BGFA; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 174.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340978535
ISBN
9780340978535
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.12

Paperback. A fresh, new look for the paperback edition in the genre of Shame and Ugly. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BG; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 212.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340943496
ISBN
9780340943496
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.12

Paperback. The lofty man of English football gives a behind-the-scenes glimpse at his remarkable rise to the top. Num Pages: 336 pages, Colour and black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 246.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780340937136
ISBN
9780340937136
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. 'STEALING WATER is a simultaneously hilarious and heartbreaking portrait of poor-white family life in the twilight of apartheid' - Richard E. Grant Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 220.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340936641
ISBN
9780340936641
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.31

Paperback. The rise and fall of an international drug ring: a?thrilling international true crime adventure from the bestselling author of GANGS Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 27. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
Edition
UK ed.
SKU
V9780340899359
ISBN
9780340899359
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.89

Paperback. New and updated, the paperback edition of the bestselling true story of the murders of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman, told with heart-rending honesty by Holly's father Kevin. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1 x 8pp colour photographs, 2 x b/w maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAC; 3JMC; BT; VFJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 25. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340897911
ISBN
9780340897911
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.92

Paperback. 2009 Ashes-winning captain Andrew Strauss talks about the agony and joy of English cricket in recent years. Num Pages: 352 pages, 4 colour plate sections. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1MBF; BM; WSB; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 136 x 21. Weight in Grams: 276.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Edition
Updated
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340840702
ISBN
9780340840702
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.31

Paperback. Henry Blofeld singles out the most exciting and entertaining cricketers of all time in his irrepressibly enthusiastic book. Num Pages: 368 pages, colour and black and white photographs. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340827291
ISBN
9780340827291
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. 'Hugely enjoyable .. It reads like a novel, a fantasy tale of rags to riches' Charles Handy in The Sunday Times Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: BGB; JFFR; KNTX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340766996
ISBN
9780340766996
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.53

Paperback. The absorbing, often revealing, and entertaining autobiography of a football icon. Num Pages: 352 pages, b/w and colour sections. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Coronet Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340717769
ISBN
9780340717769
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.92

Hardback. From the creator of Yiddish with Dick and Jane andHow to Raise a Jewish Dog comes this barbed and hilarious "cautionary college guide." Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC; JNMN; WH. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education; (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Little, Brown & Company
Condition
New
SKU
V9780316465298
ISBN
9780316465298
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.29

Paperback. Former New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly's "powerful" (Washington Post) and "proudly unapologetic" (Wall Street Journal) memoir about his life fighting crime and the dozens of sinister plots foiled by his anti-terrorist teams after 9/11. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 8 page colour insert. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BM; JKSW1; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 322 x 27. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Little, Brown & Company
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780316383783
ISBN
9780316383783
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.66

Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: APF; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 234 x 34. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Little, Brown & Company
Condition
New
SKU
V9780316382960
ISBN
9780316382960
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 23.07

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