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Paperback. In the sweltering summer of 1858, the stink of sewage from the polluted Thames was so offensive that it drove Members of Parliament from the chamber of the House of Commons. The engineer entrusted by Parliament with this enormous task was Sir Joseph Bazalgette. This book presents an account of his life and work. Num Pages: 224 pages, 80 b&w illustrations, 8pp colour plates. BIC Classification: BGH; TBX; TQSR1; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 173 x 15. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750925808
- ISBN
- 9780750925808
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.75
€ 23.99
€ 20.75
Hardcover. Charting Ian Poulter's life from when he first picked up a golf club aged seven and hit the ball 140 yards to his triumphant, pumped-up charge in the 2012 Ryder Cup, this title also details his struggle to turn professional in 1994 before his obvious talent saw him join the European Tour in 2000, where he immediately won Rookie of the Year. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 165 x 32. Weight in Grams: 564. Fine clean copy in dustwrapper. DW has some minor edge wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Andre Deutsch Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- SKU
- KRA0011303
- ISBN
- 9780233003870
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The remarkable Battle of Britain experiences of Spitfire pilot Brian Lane, DFC. Num Pages: 192 pages, 44 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BM; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 11. Weight in Grams: 162.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848683549
- ISBN
- 9781848683549
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. The inside of the author's head is a strange and mysterious place. This title lets you climb inside and wander around. It shows you just how his mind works, see what motivates him and discover what made him the weird and wonderful person he is today. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ASZG; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- Channel 4
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905026593
- ISBN
- 9781905026593
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.47
€ 16.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. Until the age of five, Loung Ung lived in Phnom Penh, one of seven children of a high-ranking government official. When Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge army stormed into Phnom Penh in April 1975, Loung's family fled their home and were eventually forced to disperse to survive. This is a tragic tale of a girl who was determined to survive despite the odds. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 x 8pp b/w. BIC Classification: 1FMC; 3JJP; BTP; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Mainstream Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Film Tie-In
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910948033
- ISBN
- 9781910948033
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
paperback. Since his death in 1896, William Morris has come to be regarded as one of the giants of the Victorian era. The author has managed to encompass all the different facets of Morris' complex character, shedding light on his immense creative powers as artist and designer of furniture, fabrics, wallpaper, stained glass, and as a poet, and novelist. Num Pages: 800 pages, Illustrations (some col.), ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: ACVN; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1088.
- Publisher
- Faber And Faber Ltd.
- Number of pages
- 800
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571255597
- ISBN
- 9780571255597
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.57
€ 52.99
€ 37.57
Paperback. Offers an account of the US Drug Enforcement Administration's four-year hunt to bring down Tommy 'Karate' Pitera, a drug-dealing, murderous capo in the Bonanno crime family. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1 x 8pp b/w. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 199 x 20. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845965884
- ISBN
- 9781845965884
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Four years on The New York Times bestseller list Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; 3JJPN; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 26. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340992852
- ISBN
- 9780340992852
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 13.08
€ 15.99
€ 13.08
Paperback. The ancient world of fifth century Greece, an astonishing period of cultural development that helps situate the originality of Socrates, and to the city-state of Athens in particular. The social, political and cultural currents flowing through Athens are inseparable from an understanding of the events and attitudes that Socrates examined. Series: Life & Times. Num Pages: 192 pages, 16 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 271.
- Publisher
- Haus Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905791101
- ISBN
- 9781905791101
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Augusten Burroughs's jaw-dropping memoir, out now in paperback: 'Adrian Mole scripted by Hieronymous Bosch' Fiona Hook, The Times Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Edition
- Main
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843541516
- ISBN
- 9781843541516
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. The true story of a little girl who suffered years of abuse at the hands of her family, eventually saved by foster mother Maggie Hartley. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BTP; JFFE1; VFVK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781409165385
- ISBN
- 9781409165385
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. This biography describes Virginia Woolf's family and childhood; her early writings; the formation of the Bloomsbury group; her marriage to Leonard Woolf; the mental breakdowns of 1912-15; the origins and growth of the Hogarth Press and the political and personal distresses of her last years. Num Pages: 576 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 43. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 576
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712674508
- ISBN
- 9780712674508
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.32
€ 26.99
€ 20.32
Paperback. Juan Manuel Fangio's name is indelibly inscribed in the record books and many consider him to be the greatest driver in history. This title chronicles not only various arduous early competitions but also his long journey from humble origins in remote Argentina to the lofty heights of international celebrity. Num Pages: 368 pages, 8 pages b/w. BIC Classification: BGS; WSPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- Virgin Books
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753518274
- ISBN
- 9780753518274
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.91
€ 21.99
€ 16.91
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Scheidegger und Spiess AG, Verlag
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783858817747
- ISBN
- 9783858817747
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 39.40
€ 46.99
€ 39.40
paperback. Tells the story of the Oglala Lakota visionary and healer Nicholas Black Elk (1863-1950) and his people during momentous twilight years of the nineteenth century, offers readers much more than a precious glimpse of a vanished time. Num Pages: 424 pages, 10 photographs, 6 illustrations, 31 colour plates, 3 maps. BIC Classification: BG; HRAX; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 228 x 29. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Publisher
- Combined Academic Publ.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Complete ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803283916
- ISBN
- 9780803283916
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 23.91
€ 23.99
€ 23.91
Hardcover. Fine in fine dustjacket
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Contender Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Ed. (U.K.)
- SKU
- KLJ0008561
- ISBN
- 9781843570493
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781593110
- ISBN
- 9781781593110
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.66
€ 33.99
€ 24.66
Paperback. When Sam Cooke was shot dead in a cheap motel in Hollywood, he was one of America's most successful pop stars. This title follows Cooke's life in a racist America where his voice was one of the first to reach beyond the segregated audiences and command a white following, Cooke himself becoming a player in the fledgling civil rights movement. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: AVGQ; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Publisher
- Virgin Publishing
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753540022
- ISBN
- 9780753540022
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.77
€ 23.99
€ 17.77
Paperback. Provides a view of global diplomacy during one of the most tumultuous periods in UN history. This title shows readers a world where solutions are available, if we have the will and courage to see them through. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141046501
- ISBN
- 9780141046501
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.41
€ 17.99
€ 13.41
Paperback. A completely revised and updated biography of Uri Geller in which the world famous man of mystery opens up about his work as a psychic spy for the CIA and Mossad - tying in with the release of a new documentary exploring this previously unknown area of Geller's past Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; VXP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- Watkins Media Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780287614
- ISBN
- 9781780287614
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.97
€ 11.99
€ 9.97