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Paperback. Tells the story of the siege - of the toll that thirst, hunger and sleeplessness took on the hostages, of the bravery of those who dealt with the terrorists, such as the elderly headmistress of the school and the doctor who tried to relieve the suffering of the young children. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BTP; HBJD; HBLW3; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781862079939
ISBN
9781862079939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.75

Paperback. A backstage look at music hall, variety and vaudeville, illustrated with the posters and the photographs of thetime. Num Pages: 320 pages, facsimiles, , portraits. BIC Classification: ASZH; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 626.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840021165
ISBN
9781840021165
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.57

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 32 black & white illustrations, 16 black & white plates. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750961813
ISBN
9780750961813
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.55

Paperback. This study of the last pagan Roman emperor provides remarkable insight into the man and his times. Series: Debates and Documents in Ancient History. Num Pages: 224 pages, 5 B&W. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 13. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748618873
ISBN
9780748618873
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.65

Paperback. Born into poverty, Bernie Ecclestone has made himself a billionaire by developing the world's second most popular sport - Formula One racing. In this book, he reveal his secrets: the deals, the marriages, the disasters and the successes in Formula One racing, in Downing Street, in casinos, on yachts and in the air. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: BGS; KJH; WSPC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571269365
ISBN
9780571269365
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.03

Paperback. Edward I is familiar to millions as 'Longshanks', conqueror of Scotland and nemesis of Sir William Wallace ('Braveheart'). Edward was born to rule England, but believed that it was his right to rule all of Britain. His reign was one of the most dramatic of the entire Middle Ages. This title presents the biography of this truly formidable king. Num Pages: 480 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099481751
ISBN
9780099481751
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 1KBB; BG; HBJH; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Scribner
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st Touchstone Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780684848280
ISBN
9780684848280
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.36

Hardback. A lively and accessible account of the lives and works of the great Greek poets. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; BK; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 243 x 54. Weight in Grams: 940.
Publisher
Head of Zeus
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784975975
ISBN
9781784975975
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.56

Paperback. Presents stories which are based on the author's own experiences surviving Auschwitz and Dachau. This title describes a world where the will to survive overrides compassion and prisoners eat, work and sleep a few yards from where others are murdered; and, where the difference between human beings is reduced to a second bowl of soup. Translator(s): Kandel, Michael; Vedder, Barbara. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; BG; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 12. Weight in Grams: 154.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140186246
ISBN
9780140186246
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. Translator(s): Lorton, David. Num Pages: 160 pages, 23. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3D; BGH; HBJH; HBLA; HRKP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 218. 160 pages, 1 map, 15 b&w photographs, 7 drawings. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3D; BGH; HBJH; HBLA; HRKP1. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 12. Weight: 218. Translator(s): Lorton, David.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801487255
ISBN
9780801487255
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.31

Paperback. A gripping account of the Second World War, from the perspective of a young tank commander. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; BGHA; HBWQ; JWMV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474603287
ISBN
9781474603287
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.81

Paperback. What the Junior Doctor did next. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; MBD; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340919934
ISBN
9780340919934
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Meet the DeMeo gang - the most deadly killers the Mafia has ever known. They were a small-time Brooklyn corner crew who, headed by the notorious Roy DeMeo, became the hitmen of choice for the Gambino family. Killing for profit and pleasure, they were ultimately feared by everyone - even the Mafia bosses they worked for. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 175 x 32. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091941123
ISBN
9780091941123
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.63

Paperback. 'The narrative is as suspenseful as any thriller. Truly, an excellent read' Lynn Barber, Sunday Times Married for almost seventy years to the most famous woman in the world, Prince Philip is the longest-serving royal consort in British history. Yet his origins have remained curiously shrouded in obscurity. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGR; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007305391
ISBN
9780007305391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.67

Paperback. In August 2015 Guy Martin crashed out of the lead of an Ulster Grand Prix superbike race held on the world's fastest racetrack. He had surgery to bolt his broken spine and hand back together. But he wasn't about to take it easy.. In this book, Britain's favourite daredevil shows how he fills his time when road racing is taken out of the equation. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 21. Weight in Grams: 253.
Publisher
Virgin Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753545324
ISBN
9780753545324
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.06

Paperback. Lady Wortley Montagu (1689-1762) was described by a contemporary, as 'one of the most extraordary shining characters in the world..'. Her newly edited letters tell of her travels through Europe to Turkey in 1716. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 2AB; BG; BJ; JFC; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 16. Weight in Grams: 166.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853816796
ISBN
9781853816796
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.89

Paperback. Num Pages: 234 pages, illustrations, maps, portraits. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGA; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133. .
Publisher
Signal Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904955016
ISBN
9781904955016
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.00

Paperback. Written in the final months of her life, Cory Taylor's Dying is a deeply moving meditation on death, and a joyful and wise tribute to life Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Canongate Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782119784
ISBN
9781782119784
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 122 pages. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 141 x 9. Weight in Grams: 138.
Publisher
Melville House Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612194004
ISBN
9781612194004
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.29

Paperback. .
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786490322
ISBN
9781786490322
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.05

Paperback. By the time Herzog was published in 1964, Saul Bellow was probably the most acclaimed novelist in America. This book traces Bellow's life away from the desk, as polemicist, teacher, husband, father and lover. It also spans the period from Bellow's birth in 1915 to the publication of Herzog in 1964. Num Pages: 832 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 233 x 55. Weight in Grams: 1120.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099520931
ISBN
9780099520931
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.01

Paperback. Written by Mihir Bose, one of the UK's most influential sports/business journalists, he shares about the fascinating and gripping story of the rise of the English Premier League and the current crisis it faces. Num Pages: 375 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 154 x 33. Weight in Grams: 712.
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Pte Ltd Singapore
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9789814328180
ISBN
9789814328180
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.95

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Signed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198703136
ISBN
9780198703136
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.23

Paperback. The first real-life story behind HM Customs officer work. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BM; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472109422
ISBN
9781472109422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.30

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