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Paperback. In 1935 Italy declared war on Abyssinia and Evelyn Waugh was sent to Addis Ababa to cover the conflict. This title captures the dilemmas and complexities of a feudal society caught up in twentieth-century politics and confrontation. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGA; 3JJG; BGB; HBJH; HBLW; KNTJ; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 12. Weight in Grams: 134.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141185057
- ISBN
- 9780141185057
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.85
€ 15.99
€ 11.85
Paperback. The amazing story of one of 'the Few', Spitfire fighter pilot Gordon Olive, who shot down ten enemy aircraft during the Battle of Britain. Editor(s): Newton, Dennis. Num Pages: 320 pages, 50. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BM; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 198 x 32. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445660202
- ISBN
- 9781445660202
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.25
€ 17.99
€ 14.25
Paperback. Takes you on the author's musical odyssey from being awkward 80s suburban pop geek to 90s jet-set Britpop goddess. In this book, with her band Sleeper, she goes from doing gigs in toilets to gigs in stadiums, and on to the big interviews, constant touring and endless excess via Top of the Pops. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: APB; AVGP; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 21. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091936525
- ISBN
- 9780091936525
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Helps you discover how the author is committed to build a better world through responsible, holistic business practices and ventures such as the Virgin Health Bank, which is contributing to regenerative medicine, Virgin Fuels, which has pledged GBP200 million to renewable energy projects, and his company's charitable arm, Virgin Unite. Num Pages: 608 pages, 2 x 16pp b 2 x 16pp colour. BIC Classification: BGBA; KJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 41. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Publisher
- Virgin Books
- Number of pages
- 608
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753519554
- ISBN
- 9780753519554
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.44
€ 17.99
€ 13.44
Paperback. In 1929, Yorkshire lass Rosina Harrison became personal maid to Lady Astor: the first female Member of Parliament to take her seat and wife of one of England's wealthiest lords. Lady Astor was brilliant yet tempestuous, but outspoken Rose gave as good as she got. This book tells Rose's relationship with Lady Astor. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJ; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091943516
- ISBN
- 9780091943516
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Paperback. Presents an account from soldiers who turned their back on what they viewed as an immoral and illegal mission, and who refused to sacrifice themselves and their humanity in the conflict in Iraq. This title reflects the frontline truth behind the moral conundrum that is the Iraq War. Num Pages: 239 pages. BIC Classification: BTM; HBWS5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 168. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- SKU
- KTG0000050
- ISBN
- 9781844545940
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A personal memoir from a leading figure in the gay rights movement, and partial inspiration for the forthcoming television mini-series When We Rise from Academy Award-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black, executive producer Gus Van Sant, and starring Guy Pearce, Mary-Louise Parker, Carrie Preston, and Rachel Griffiths. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 273 x 24. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472126658
- ISBN
- 9781472126658
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.00
€ 19.99
€ 15.00
Paperback. Veteran travel writer Eric Newby has a massive following and is cherished as the forefather of the modern comic travel book. However, less known are his adventures during the years he spent as an apprentice and commercial buyer in the improbable trade of women's fashion. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 4. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007367511
- ISBN
- 9780007367511
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.40
€ 15.99
€ 11.40
Paperback. Translator(s): Bush, Peter. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Publisher
- NYRB Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590176719
- ISBN
- 9781590176719
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 21.01
€ 31.99
€ 21.01
Paperback. From acclaimed Royal Family biographer Penny Junor comes an authoritative look at the life of Britain's Prince Harry Num Pages: 384 pages, 2 x 8pg colour insets. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; 3JM; BGR; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 35. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444777956
- ISBN
- 9781444777956
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.85
€ 15.99
€ 11.85
Paperback. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Dalmatian Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- SKU
- KOC0027464
- ISBN
- 9780951694206
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Used paperback in good condition. Some shelf wear. O'SHEA
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Dalmatian Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- SKU
- KRF0040853
- ISBN
- 9780951694206
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; HPCF7; JFFK; PST; WNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231173872
- ISBN
- 9780231173872
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.98
€ 33.99
€ 24.98
Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 100 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 240 x 25. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750961844
- ISBN
- 9780750961844
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.86
€ 26.99
€ 23.86
Paperback. Gary Fildes left school at sixteen, got a trade like most of his mates and was soon married with four kids. His life seemed set. But he had a secret. Something he only practised late at night with a few like-minded friends. Then one day, middle age approaching alarmingly, he acted on his lifelong passion. He finally came out. As an astronomer. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYN; BM; PDZ; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784754389
- ISBN
- 9781784754389
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. Edward Casey, an Irish Cockney from Canning Town, was no war hero. Yet his account of four years of war service with the Royal Dublin Fusiliers provides an interesting chronicle of personal insecurities, Irish unrest and military tourism. Series: Irish Narratives S. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; BGA; HBJD1; HBLW; JWF; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 131 x 7. Weight in Grams: 100.
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781859181881
- ISBN
- 9781859181881
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.64
€ 10.64
Paperback. A chronicle of one of the most powerful and dynamic of all medieval rulers, Charlemagne. It describes his personal life, details his achievements in reviving learning and the arts, recounts his military successes and depicts one of the defining moments in European history: Charlemagne's coronation as emperor in Rome on Christmas Day 800 AD. Translator(s): Ganz, David. Num Pages: 160 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3F; BGH; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 10. Weight in Grams: 124.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140455052
- ISBN
- 9780140455052
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.84
€ 15.99
€ 11.84
Paperback. A autobiography in which the anonymous writer intersperses personal reflections, anecdotes and lyrical poems with accounts of her travels and descriptions of the Japanese countryside. She illuminates her pilgrimages to temples and mystical dreams in exquisite prose, describing a journey that can be read as a metaphor for life itself. Translator(s): Morris, Ivan. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations, maps, index. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2AFS; BG; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140442823
- ISBN
- 9780140442823
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. Bill Clinton is both a product and a manipulator of the communications media, and this biography looks inside the tactics and the representations that both the President and his wife have adopted to sway opinion in their favour. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; BGH; JFD; JPQ; JPVK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly. Dimension: 198 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270. Good copy with some shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- SKU
- KHN0001880
- ISBN
- 9780099360018
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. This biography explores the life and work of Denis Johnston, barrister, theatre director, film-maker, pioneering television producer, war correspondent, essayist and celebrated playwright. Bernard Adams brings light to the extraordinary secret life of a complex, self-doubting individual. Num Pages: 320 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; BGF; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 234 x 44. Weight in Grams: 736.
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- The Lilliput Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781901866674
- ISBN
- 9781901866674
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.00€ 25.25
€ 32.00
€ 25.25
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Gill & Macmillan Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780717154029
- ISBN
- 9780717154029
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.99€ 18.38
€ 22.99
€ 18.38
Paperback. He was a debt-ridden dandy, a mid-ranking novelist armed with enormous political ambition. She was a moneyed widow twelve years older than her new husband, always overdressed for society dinners and never one to hold her tongue. Mary Anne and Benjamin Disraeli made an unlikely match, yet they rose to the very pinnacle of Victorian society. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099597445
- ISBN
- 9780099597445
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.91
€ 21.99
€ 16.91
Paperback. As new. MCCAIN
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Revised and Updated
- SKU
- KRF0027935
- ISBN
- 9780470390702
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Darwin's theory that our ancestors were apes caused a furore in the scientific world and outside it when The Origin of Species was published in 1859. Analysing Darwin's major insights and arguments, this work reasserts the importance of his work for the development of modern biology. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 144 pages, halftones and drawings. BIC Classification: BGH; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 114 x 9. Weight in Grams: 114.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192854544
- ISBN
- 9780192854544
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.89
€ 11.99
€ 10.89