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Biography
Paperback. One of the brilliant scientists of his day, Humphry Davy was acclaimed for his work as a chemist, notably for the isolation of iodine, and later the invention of Davy safety lamp. This book provides and account of the life and achievements of this man. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGT; DSBF; DSC; PDX; PN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 10. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- Nonsuch Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Reissued EditionIssue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845883829
- ISBN
- 9781845883829
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.45
€ 19.99
€ 18.45
Hardback. Offers a study of Vietnam's greatest and controversial 20th century writer who died tragically in 1939 at the age of 28. Num Pages: 320 pages, 7 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 2GRV; 3JJ; BGH; DSBH; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 283
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520276284
- ISBN
- 9780520276284
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.66€ 42.86
€ 54.66
€ 42.86
Paperback. Num Pages: 848 pages. BIC Classification: ACVN; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1018. Romantic to Revolutionary. 848 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ACVN; AGB; BGF. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 52. Weight: 1014.
- Publisher
- Merlin Press
- Number of pages
- 848
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780850366808
- ISBN
- 9780850366808
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.76
€ 40.99
€ 33.76
Paperback. At the end of the Second World War, as husbands came back to Civvy Street their wives had the luxury of staying at home with the children. For a short while at least. Soon Evelyn realised she had to find part-time work to make ends meet, and to her astonishment she was offered part-time hours at her old hospital. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BM; MQC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 226. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- SKU
- KTG0007381
- ISBN
- 9780091941383
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The bestselling author of The Snow Geese returns with a mesmerizing, heartstopping tribute to his older brother and the house in which they grew up Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESF; 3JJP; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Publisher
- Picador
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Main Market
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780330444415
- ISBN
- 9780330444415
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.98
€ 13.99
€ 10.98
Hardcover. Heinrich Harrer, traveller, explorer and mountaineer led one of the most extraordinary lives of the twentieth century. This biography describes all his adventures, from the early days of climbing in the Alps, through his time in Tibet, to his expeditions including exploring the Congo with the King of Belgium and travels to remote parts. Translator(s): Carruthers, Tim. Num Pages: 511 pages, 40 colour pl. BIC Classification: BG; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 166 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1008. My Life Before, During and After; Heinrich Harrer. 511 pages, 40 colour pl. Heinrich Harrer, traveller, explorer and mountaineer led one of the most extraordinary lives of the twentieth century. This biography describes all his adventures, from the early days of climbing in the Alps, through his time in Tibet, to his expeditions including exploring the Congo with the King of Belgium and travels to remote parts. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BG; WT. Dimension: 251 x 166 x 45. Weight: 1008. Translator(s): Carruthers, Tim.
- Publisher
- Labyrynth Press
- Number of pages
- 511
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781921196003
- ISBN
- 9781921196003
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.41
€ 13.99
€ 13.41
Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; JFSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752471211
- ISBN
- 9780752471211
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.65
€ 23.99
€ 20.65
Paperback. The Life of Daniel Defoe examines the entire range of Defoe's writing in the context of what is known about his life and opinions. * A critical study of the writing of Daniel Defoe. * Features extended and detailed commentaries on Defoe's political and religious journalism, as well as on his narrative fictions. Series: Wiley Blackwell Critical Biographies. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 189 x 22. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119045304
- ISBN
- 9781119045304
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.50
€ 39.50
Paperback. The superb, bestselling story of David Eggers's extraordinary life with his brother Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 1KBBWF; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 34. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Edition
- Reprints
- Publisher
- Picador
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780330456715
- ISBN
- 9780330456715
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.72
€ 15.99
€ 11.72
Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGT; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613731109
- ISBN
- 9781613731109
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.13
€ 29.99
€ 26.13
Hardback. A former South African Air Force pilot who saw action from the 1970s, Neall Ellis is the best-known mercenary combat aviator alive. This book describes his full career, from the bush and jungles of Africa to the forests of the Balkans and the merciless mountains of Afghanistan. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrated throughout. BIC Classification: 3JJP; 3JM; BGH; HBWS; JWG; JWXN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 167 x 29. Weight in Grams: 772. The Wars of Neall Ellis, Gunship Pilot and Mercenary. 432 pages, illustrated throughout. A former South African Air Force pilot who saw action from the 1970s, Neall Ellis is the best-known mercenary combat aviator alive. This book describes his full career, from the bush and jungles of Africa to the forests of the Balkans and the merciless mountains of Afghanistan. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 3JJP; 3JM; BGH; HBWS; JWG; JWXN. Dimension: 236 x 167 x 29. Weight: 764.
- Publisher
- Casemate Publishers
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612000701
- ISBN
- 9781612000701
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 39.92
€ 47.99
€ 39.92
Paperback. James Herriot's third volume of delightful veterinary memoirs Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; MZ; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 42. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Publisher
- Pan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780330443548
- ISBN
- 9780330443548
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.74
€ 15.99
€ 11.74
Paperback. One night in 1974, Philippe Petit secretly - and illegally - rigged a tightrope between the twin towers of the World Trade Center. At daybreak, he gave the high-wire performance of all time, making eight crossings over the course of an hour. This memoir tells the story of how he conspired, connived, improvised, and insisted his way to this coup. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJPL; BM; WSE; WSZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Tie-In
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571326907
- ISBN
- 9780571326907
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.02
€ 11.99
€ 10.02
Paperback. Autumn 2008. The world's finances collapse but one man makes a killing. John Paulson, a softly spoken hedge-fund manager who still took the bus to work, seemed unlikely to stake his career on one big gamble. This title tells the story of the trader John Paulson who predicted the economic crash in 2008 - and made the biggest windfall in history. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGB; KFFM; KFFR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 2nd Impression
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141043159
- ISBN
- 9780141043159
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.80
€ 15.99
€ 11.80
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 16. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Baker Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 3rd Paperback Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764217326
- ISBN
- 9780764217326
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.96
€ 19.96
Paperback. A biography of rock legend Freddie Mercury. Num Pages: 288 pages, Section: 8, b/w photos. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Revised, Updated ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780749956080
- ISBN
- 9780749956080
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.58
€ 16.99
€ 12.58
Paperback. For decades now, Martin Moran has made his living as a mountain guide based in Strathcarron, Wester Ross. The Scottish hills have by no means bound or defined him though. It was after his ascent of the North Face of the Eiger that he made his decision to take the mountain guide qualifications. Num Pages: 352 pages, 50 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Publisher
- Sandstone Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908737557
- ISBN
- 9781908737557
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.44
€ 19.99
€ 15.44
Paperback. A unique reckoning with the human condition, written in beautiful, honest, unsentimental and aphoristic prose Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: BM; MJCL; MJN; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 138 x 11. Weight in Grams: 118.
- Publisher
- Granta
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783781461
- ISBN
- 9781783781461
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.73
€ 13.99
€ 10.73
Paperback. Num Pages: 512 pages, 2 x 8pp B&W plates. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGL; DSBF; DSG; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408863169
- ISBN
- 9781408863169
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.30
€ 23.99
€ 16.30
Paperback. Heartwarming tales of a life in antiques from the star of BBC TV's Bargain Hunt Num Pages: 304 pages, B/w chapter openers. BIC Classification: BG; WC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- HODDER & STOUGHTON
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340838952
- ISBN
- 9780340838952
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
Paperback. Shows how the early leaders of the group first met in the Paris studios and lived and worked closely together for nearly twenty years. Painting outdoors, meeting in cafes, they supported each other and shared emotional and financial difficulties. This account takes us into their homes as well as their studios and describes their private affairs. Num Pages: 368 pages, 38. BIC Classification: 3JH; ACVT; BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099458340
- ISBN
- 9780099458340
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.02
€ 19.99
€ 15.02
Paperback. BIC Classification: APB; BGA; BGFA; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781501108235
- ISBN
- 9781501108235
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.67
€ 18.99
€ 17.67
Paperback. This work looks at the everyday life of John Barrington, a shepherd to over 750 Blackface ewes who graze near some of Britain's most beautiful hills overlooking Loch Katrine. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; BGA; WNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 145 x 24. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Publisher
- Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908373373
- ISBN
- 9781908373373
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
€ 13.99
€ 11.02
Hardcover. Scouted at the age of ten, signed to an international modeling agency by twelve, and now considered the most in-demand model at only eighteen, the author is lucky. In this book, you can get a front row look at the fashion and modeling world, through his eyes, as he shares his personal stories, photographs and letters. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BGFA; JFCA; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 165 x 241 x 25. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Publisher
- Bantam Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780593077764
- ISBN
- 9780593077764
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.53
€ 23.99
€ 16.53