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Paperback. In this biography Zweig brings to life the Age of Discovery by telling the tale of one of the era's most daring adventurers. In typically flowing and elegant prose he takes us on a fascinating journey of discovery ourselves. Translator(s): Cedar, Paul; Eden, Paul. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 126 x 28. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Pushkin Press
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906548490
ISBN
9781906548490
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.04

paperback. A new book revealing the shocking truth of what really goes on in the lives and minds of Britain's disaffected youth. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJPR; BM; JKVQ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 13. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Waterside Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904380672
ISBN
9781904380672
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.05

Paperback. For the fifteenth anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall: The bittersweet memoir of a young East German woman, searching for her country and herself Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; 3JJPN; BGA; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 133 x 13. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Tra
Condition
New
SKU
V9781586485597
ISBN
9781586485597
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.89

Paperback. An entertaining quick-fire round up of Liverpool's most shocking, gruesome and unusual events over the years. Num Pages: 96 pages, 91. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 233 x 10. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445646947
ISBN
9781445646947
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.34

Paperback. After the events of 11 September, the author noticed that many colleagues seemed determined to understand the perpetrator rather than support the victim. America, in their view, had it coming. In rejecting that analysis, the author set out to unpick the prejudices that had come to shape progressive, liberal and wider public opinion. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA; JPF; JPFK; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784700423
ISBN
9781784700423
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 9.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 273 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BM; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 278. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 3JJH; BM; HBWQ. Dimension: 198 x 132 x 21. Weight: 264.
Publisher
Candy Jar Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780957154834
ISBN
9780957154834
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; 3JM; BGA; JKSN; VFVK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241971734
ISBN
9780241971734
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.85

Paperback. A memoir from Andrew White, the 'Vicar of Baghdad', including additional new photographs, and bonus chapter, now in paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8pp colour photos. BIC Classification: BGXA; HRCC91. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 233 x 15. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Lion Hudson
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745970172
ISBN
9780745970172
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.69

Paperback. Richard III's 'Beloved Cousyn' Num Pages: 256 pages, 32 black & white illustrations, 16 black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGR; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
New ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750961295
ISBN
9780750961295
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.41

Hardback. A definitive new biography, deftly interweaving an account of Turner's early life with profound scholarly and aesthetic appreciation of his work Series: J.M.W. Turner: A Life in Art. Num Pages: 552 pages, 350 color + 100 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; AGB; BGF; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 241. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300140651
ISBN
9780300140651
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.56
€ 77.58

Paperback. A London mum and Iraqi teacher should have nothing in common. Yet now, despite their differences, they're the firmest of friends. This title tells the story of two women who share laughter and tears, and swap their confidences, dreams and fears. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141038537
ISBN
9780141038537
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.79

Paperback. Alec Douglas-Home was an aristocrat who disclaimed his peerage to become Prime Minister in 1963. Series: 20 British Prime Ministers of the 20th Century. Num Pages: 168 pages, 3 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 194 x 12. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Haus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904950677
ISBN
9781904950677
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.44

Hardback. The autobiography in words and pictures of one of Britain's most fascinating and acclaimed writers and artists, Alasdair Gray Num Pages: 312 pages, Colour throughout. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 267 x 252 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1662. 312 pages, Colour throughout. The autobiography in words and pictures of one of Britain's most fascinating and acclaimed writers and artists, Alasdair Gray. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGLA. Dimension: 267 x 252 x 25. Weight: 1656.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
312
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841956404
ISBN
9781841956404
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.15
€ 44.25

Paperback. Annie Proulx, one of America's finest writers, invites us to share her experience in the building of her new home on a rich plot of untouched, unspoilt prairie and her pleasure in uncovering of the layers of American history locked beneath the topsoil. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWY; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007231997
ISBN
9780007231997
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.45

Paperback. An explosive account of one man's experiences in the Lord's Resistance Army as the bodyguard of reviled warlord Joseph Kony. Num Pages: 432 pages, 1 biography, 10 black & white halftones, 1 index, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFGU; BTM; JPWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 216 x 34. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
Zed Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783608126
ISBN
9781783608126
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.69

Paperback. Krog captures the complexity of South Africa's Truth and Reconcilliation Commission in a personal narrative, taking the reader beneath the big movements of the Truth Commission and beyond, into the heart of what it means to be a South African today. Originally published by Jonathan Cape. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BG; JFF; JFSL1; JPH; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099289791
ISBN
9780099289791
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.43

Paperback. One woman's vicarious sexual and emotional adventure told in a no holds barred, unapologetic and compelling way. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFVC; VFVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444754483
ISBN
9781444754483
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Ian Poulter is one of golf's most charismatic figures, with an appeal extending way beyond the sport's boundaries. Here he tells his inspirational story, from his early rejection as an Spurs youth player, right through to his match-winning contributions to successive European Ryder Cup triumphs. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 x 8 page plate sections. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
Quercus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782066910
ISBN
9781782066910
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Hardback. Born in St Louis, Missouri, Marianne Moore eventually found her way to New York with her mother whom she continued to live with until her mother passed, a familial devotion so intense that William Carlos Williams complained that it was 'pathological' and prevented her from marrying any 'literary guys'. Moore never married. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 241 x 41. Weight in Grams: 782.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Complete Numbers Starting with 1, 1st Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571301829
ISBN
9780571301829
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 26.02

Paperback. "Holt reveals the fascinating untold story of the heroic women who made America's space program possible." --Cate Lineberry, author of The Secret Rescue Num Pages: 352 pages, 1x 8pp colour insert1x 8pp b/w insert11 b/w photos throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJPG; BGT; BK; TTDS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 274 x 2. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Back Bay Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780316338905
ISBN
9780316338905
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.80

Paperback. .
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099519645
ISBN
9780099519645
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.79

Hardback. Providing a new and illuminating look at 27 women who have changed the world, Dead Feminists ties these historical women and the challenges they faced into the most important issues of today. Num Pages: 192 pages, Full-colour illustrations and photographs. BIC Classification: BK; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 325 x 22. Weight in Grams: 832.
Publisher
Sasquatch Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781632170576
ISBN
9781632170576
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 21.32

Paperback. Fittingly it is in boxing's capital, in a faded downtown Vegas casino with a hooker for company, that the author, a boxing writer and sometime boxer's agent, reflects on his own exit from the scene. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: BM; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 141 x 13. Weight in Grams: 166.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571315987
ISBN
9780571315987
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.50

Paperback. Ted Hughes's "Birthday letters", published in 1998, was greeted with astonishment and acclaim. In "Ariel's gift", Erica Wagner provides a commentary to the poems, pointing the reader towards the events that shaped them, and, crucially, showing how they draw upon Plath's own work. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8pp b&w halftones, indexes. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DC; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 195 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 196.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571205264
ISBN
9780571205264
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.53

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