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Paperback. When Elspeth Huxley's pioneer father buys a remote plot of land in Kenya, the family sets off to discover their new home: five hundred acres of Kenyan scrubland, infested with ticks and white ants, and quavering with heat. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; BGA; HBJH; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099577263
ISBN
9780099577263
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.80

Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGX; HRCC91; HRCX1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 636.
Publisher
Inter-Varsity Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844744046
ISBN
9781844744046
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.55

Paperback. Tracing the life of the author's father, this title follows him through his childhood in the west of England, his successful 25-year career in the Indian Army prior to the country's independence in 1947, and his final years in Devonshire, where he raised a family while the symptoms of Huntington's disease gradually set in. Num Pages: 160 pages, colour photos, b&w photos, line drawings. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 11. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Shepheard-Walwyn
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856832642
ISBN
9780856832642
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.42

Hardback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 241 x 24. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910745632
ISBN
9781910745632
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.65

paperback. The author made his fortune building a mobile phone company from scratch. When he sold it for GBP75 million, he bought Crystal Palace FC, the club he'd supported as a boy, and led them into the Premier League. Ten years later Palace was in administration and Jordan had lost nigh on everything. This title tells his story. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 136 x 33. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Yellow Jersey
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780224091824
ISBN
9780224091824
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. When the author relocates to the USA, his wife informs him that they can only take what is 'absolutely essential'. Packing his collection of football programmes, he is aghast to be informed that the programmes do not fall into that category. This title tells the story of how the author made the selection of his most important programmes. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 126 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857500502
ISBN
9780857500502
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.04

Paperback. From costermongers to ex-convicts, from chimney-sweeps to vagrants, the underprivileged of London are brought to life in this book, where their plight is expressed through a blend of first person accounts and statistics. It originated in a series of newspaper articles that grew into a four volume account of the working-classes of London. Editor(s): Neuburg, Victor. Num Pages: 544 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
508
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140432411
ISBN
9780140432411
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.98

Hardcover.
Publisher
Irish Manuscripts Commission Dublin
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906865092
ISBN
9781906865092
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.00
€ 41.34

Hardcover.
Publisher
New Era Publications International APS Denmark
Number of pages
166
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9788764971422
ISBN
9788764971422
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 30.73

Paperback. A very special 20th anniversary edition of the acclaimed cult trainspotting classic Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGA; WDH; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 277 x 29. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Icon Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785781056
ISBN
9781785781056
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.50

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; BM; VFJX; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 466. One Man's Journey to Peace and Freedom on the Appalachian Trail. 336 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBBE; BM; VFJX; WTL. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 20. Weight: 466.
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780800720537
ISBN
9780800720537
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.54

Paperback. An intelligent, thought-provoking and beautifully crafted memoir, describing a gruelling, yet ultimately inspiring 14-year-battle with mental illness, interwoven with childhood memories of growing up in Africa and Pakistan. Num Pages: 320 pages, Integrated black and white photographs. BIC Classification: BM; VFJJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 28. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472121653
ISBN
9781472121653
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Hardback. A fantastically readable biography of a 19th-century Parisian courtesan who harbours an incredible secret Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL; JFMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 171 x 35. Weight in Grams: 640.
Publisher
Icon Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848319264
ISBN
9781848319264
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 17.97

Paperback. In her memoir His Bright Light, the author opened her heart to share the story of the loss of her beloved son. In this book, she shows us how she transformed that pain into a campaign of service that enriched her life beyond what she could imagine. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; BM; JFFB; JKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 110.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552165440
ISBN
9780552165440
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BT; HRCV9; VFJD; VFJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 128 x 7. Weight in Grams: 108.
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Special
Condition
New
SKU
V9780800759315
ISBN
9780800759315
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. With more than one million copies in print, the Letters to Penthouse series is a bestselling staple of the Warner backlist. Series: Letters to Penthouse. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BT; VFVC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 107 x 25. Weight in Grams: 174.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780446610315
ISBN
9780446610315
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.62

Paperback. For the last six years of his life, Roger Deakin kept notebooks in which he wrote his daily thoughts, impressions, feelings and observations about and around his home, Walnut Tree Farm. This title collects his writings, capturing his restless curiosity about nature and his impressions of our changing world. Editor(s): Blacker, Terence; Hastie, Alison. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAS; BM; WND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
First thus
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141039022
ISBN
9780141039022
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 4 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DNN; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 136 x 16. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816678273
ISBN
9780816678273
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.51

Paperback. Though canonized as a saint and a fully enlightened buddha, the eleventh-century Ra Lotsawa's life story presents a darker path than those taken by Siddhartha Gautama or Milarepa. This book presents an account of one of the most colourful and memorable figures in Tibetan Buddhist history. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: BGX; HREX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780142422618
ISBN
9780142422618
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

Paperback. .
Publisher
Baton Wicks Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781898573982
ISBN
9781898573982
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.58

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