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Paperback. Tells how Clarice Lispector through long exile abroad and difficult personal struggles, matured into a great writer, and asserts, for the first time, the deep roots in the Jewish mystical tradition that make her the true heir to Kafka as well as the unlikely author of "perhaps the greatest spiritual autobiography of the twentieth century". Num Pages: 496 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846147814
ISBN
9781846147814
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.77

Paperback. Mustafa Kemal Ataturk was the founding father of the Turkish Republic. He transformed it from a battle-scarred ruin into a regional power and is still hailed as a hero today. Num Pages: 688 pages, 16pp illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVT; BGH; HBJD; HBJF; HBLW; HBWN; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 40. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
John Murray
Number of pages
688
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719565922
ISBN
9780719565922
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. Drawing extensively on Tchaikovsky's uncensored letters and diaries, this biography explores the composer's life in the artistic culture of nineteenth-century Russian society, revealing how he became a figure of international renown. Series: Critical Lives. Num Pages: 224 pages, 40 illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 250 x 16. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780236544
ISBN
9781780236544
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. Robert Mitchum was one of Hollywood's best-loved actors. This book reveals, Mitchum was one of the few Hollywood icons whose real-life exploits were yet more compelling than his on-screen persona. It offers the life story of a man who redefined cinematic cool. Num Pages: 752 pages, 30 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 41. Weight in Grams: 524.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
752
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571210107
ISBN
9780571210107
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.77

Paperback. * A moving memoir by a unique character which delivers a penetrating insight into some of the major events in post-war Britain Num Pages: 528 pages, 16pp of b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGA; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 35. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349122458
ISBN
9780349122458
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.85

Paperback. The incredible story of punk rock legend and Generation X frontman Billy Idol Num Pages: 336 pages, 16pp colour plates. BIC Classification: AVGU; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 24. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857205605
ISBN
9780857205605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Epsom Downs, 3rd May, 1769: a chestnut with a white blaze scorches across the turf towards the finishing post. His four rivals are so far behind him that, in racing terms, they are 'nowhere'. Watching Eclipse is the man who wants to buy him. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 pages. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JF; BT; HBJD1; HBLL; WSNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552774420
ISBN
9780552774420
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.40

Paperback. A memoir from Highland naturalist John Lister- Kaye, founder of the famous Aigas Field Centre. Num Pages: 352 pages, 40 line drawings. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 23. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349117614
ISBN
9780349117614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Mary's Meals is born from acts of love. If you put all those many acts of sacrifice together it creates a beautiful thing. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BM; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007578313
ISBN
9780007578313
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. After his father's early death Jean-Paul Sartre was brought up at his grandfather's home in a world even then eighty years out of date. This work provides background to the philosophy of one of the profoundest thinkers of the twentieth century. Translator(s): Clephane, Irene. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; BG; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 130.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd London
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141183466
ISBN
9780141183466
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. A New York Times bestseller with over 5 million copies sold, Professor Randy Pausch's moving and inspirational book is based on his extraordinary Last Lecture. 'We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand.' Num Pages: 224 pages, 10-12 B&W photos. BIC Classification: BM; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 16. Weight in Grams: 166.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
John Murray Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340978504
ISBN
9780340978504
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Alan Brazil's autobiography was the surprise bestseller of 2006. Here, Alan and his co-writer, Mike 'Porky' Parry, have added fresh stories of japes, pranks and mishaps, aimed at entertaining the football followers as well as the multitude of fans of Alan's "talkSPORT" breakfast show. Num Pages: 320 pages, 40 b&w & colour photos. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publisher
Highdown
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905156368
ISBN
9781905156368
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.47

Paperback. 'One of the best half-dozen personal accounts of the Normandy campaign' - Richard Holmes Num Pages: 256 pages, 24, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BG; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWD; JWMV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
W&N
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780304366408
ISBN
9780304366408
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Poolbeg Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
SKU
KLN0018589
ISBN
9781842234181
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 11.07

Paperback. Acclaimed as the greatest comic actress of her day, Dora Jordan lived a quite different role off-stage as lover to Prince William, third son of George III. Unmarried, the pair lived in a villa on the Thames and had ten children together until William, under pressure from royal advisers, abandoned her. Num Pages: 480 pages, 16pp inset photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; APB; BGF; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 30. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241963296
ISBN
9780241963296
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 22.94

Paperback. Charting the rugged and uneven terrain of a writer's formative years - from tax problems to probation to American tours, football to family to running away to Iceland - this title explores growing up and being Northern. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141040462
ISBN
9780141040462
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. An autobiography of author who was born into slavery in Maryland in 1818. He describes his life as a slave - the cruelty he suffered at the hands of plantation owners; his struggles to educate himself in a world where slaves are deliberately kept ignorant; and ultimately, his fight for his right to freedom. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGHA; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 9. Weight in Grams: 98.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099595847
ISBN
9780099595847
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. Hailed as one of the finest books to emerge from the Vietnam War, If I Die in a Combat Zone is a fascinating insight into the lives of the soldiers caught in the conflict. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: BTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007204977
ISBN
9780007204977
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Series: Guitar Recorded Versions. Num Pages: 88 pages, 6ill. BIC Classification: AVGK; AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 302 x 229 x 6. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Hal Leonard Corporation United States
Number of pages
88
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
Otab
Condition
New
SKU
V9780793540938
ISBN
9780793540938
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.79

Paperback. Steve Davis was just a rookie from Plumstead, south London, learning how to play from an old book his snooker-obsessed father had given him, when an encounter with Barry Hearn changed his life forever. This book deals with his life and work. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 28. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091958657
ISBN
9780091958657
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.77

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