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Biography
Paperback. Stylish and dark, the BBC series the 'Peaky Blinders' is set in the backstreets of Birmingham after the First World War and tells of the rise to power of Thomas Shelby and his criminal gang. Yet the real stories behind these fictional characters are just as dramatic, bloody and compelling as the TV series. This book tells their story. Num Pages: 112 pages, 47 - mono illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: BTC. Dimension: 171 x 241 x 6. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Brewin Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781858585307
- ISBN
- 9781858585307
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.59
€ 19.59
Paperback. Vita Sackville-West was an extraordinary woman from a long line of extraordinary women. Her grandmother, daughter of an old-clothes pedlar, made her fortune as a dancer and had a scandalous affair with an English diplomat. Their illegitimate daughter Victoria, Vita's mother, spent her childhood hidden in a convent. This book tells their stories. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 29. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784871161
- ISBN
- 9781784871161
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
Paperback. A phenomenonally precocious schoolboy, Rimbaud was still a teenager when he became notorious as Europe's most shocking and exhilarating poet. This book sets the two sides of Rimbaud side by side with a translation of his exhilarating poetry and a selection of the letters from the harsh and colourful period of his life as a colonial trader. Translator(s): Harding, Jeremy; Sturrock, John. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140448023
- ISBN
- 9780140448023
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.95
€ 19.99
€ 14.95
Paperback. Driven by famine from their home in the Rif, Mohamed's family walks to Tangiers in search of a better life. But things are no better there. Eight of his siblings die of malnutrition and neglect, and one is killed by his father in a fit of rage. This is a memoir of a young Moroccan boy's coming of age in a time of extreme poverty and degradation. Num Pages: 169 pages. BIC Classification: 2CSR; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Publisher
- Telegram Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 169
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846590108
- ISBN
- 9781846590108
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.60
€ 13.99
€ 12.60
Paperback. Blackly funny, sharply observed and evocative memoir of growing up the weird and wonderful way on an ashram in India. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJPN; BGA; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Printing
- SKU
- KLN0018110
- ISBN
- 9780340898833
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback. An important historical record of life at sea during the last quarter of the 20th century, a way of life now vanished. A tale of a highly charged and turbulent life written in a captivating and arresting style. A unique travel story, which paints the world in a way where even the mundane becomes strangely compelling. Num Pages: 192 pages, 18 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 3JJ; BM; HBTM; WGG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 170. .
- Publisher
- Whittles Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849952538
- ISBN
- 9781849952538
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.69
€ 20.99
€ 19.69
Hardback. Growing up in the ancient town of Ramleh, Elia Nuqul's sole ambition was to be an engineer. This book explores Elia Nuqul's life and demonstrates how his core values of loyalty, innovation and attention to detail lie at the heart of a family company which stands as an example throughout the Middle East and beyond. Num Pages: 240 pages, 50 integrated b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; BGB; KJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845117344
- ISBN
- 9781845117344
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.49€ 49.51
€ 53.49
€ 49.51
Paperback. Mindy Kaling has found herself at a turning point. In this book, she shares her journey to find fulfilment and adventure in her adult life, be it falling in love at work, seeking new friendships in unlikely places, or attempting to be the first person in history to lose weight without any behaviour modification whatsoever. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: APB; APT; BGFA; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 16. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1974
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091960292
- ISBN
- 9780091960292
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: TV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 137 x 21. Weight in Grams: 300. Medcalf. t
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Liberties Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- SKU
- KST0006074
- ISBN
- 9781905483785
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 14.99€ 12.03
€ 14.99
€ 12.03
Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: TV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 137 x 21. Weight in Grams: 300 191pp A series of vignettes on the art and folklore of ploughing with special reference to the Irish experience.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Liberties Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781905483785
- ISBN
- 9781905483785
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 14.99
€ 14.99
Paperback. Jochen Peiper was notorious for his participation in the massacre of American soldiers at Malmedy in December 1944, he might have felt he had paid the price when he was released from prison in 1957. But as Charles Whiting vividly demonstrates, a grisly end still awaited him. Num Pages: 208 pages, 20 B&W Images. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BGH; HBWQ; JWXK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 233 x 19. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848848610
- ISBN
- 9781848848610
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.21
€ 17.99
€ 14.21
Paperback. Paperback in good condition. Some shelf wear. TAYLOR
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Macmillan Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Airside Ed
- SKU
- KRF0022523
- ISBN
- 9780283070235
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Evelyn was a scholar, a scientific amateur, a garden designer and architect, and a founder member of the Royal Society who published a magisterial book about trees, Sylva, and many pamphlets on assorted subjects. This work is a vivid portrait of the social, personal and political life of a society in ferment by one of its major players. Num Pages: 1050 pages. BIC Classification: 3JD; BGHA; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 137 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1012.
- Publisher
- Everyman United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 1050
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857152913
- ISBN
- 9781857152913
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.09
€ 25.99
€ 18.09
Hardback. Genre-hopping, gender-bending: Bowie has never been afraid to push the boundaries. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APB; AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 118 x 17. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Publisher
- Hardie Grant Books (UK)
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784880729
- ISBN
- 9781784880729
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.59
€ 10.99
€ 9.59
Hardback. Reveals the secrets behind the success of the last century's greatest American business leaders. This book shows that a key to success was 'contextual intelligence'. It features a New Leadership Theory and is based on a Harvard Business School Leadership Initiative Study of 1,000 great CEOs and Founders of American companies from 1900-1999. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGB; KJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 169 x 41. Weight in Grams: 860.
- Publisher
- Harvard Business Review Press
- Number of pages
- 444
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591393450
- ISBN
- 9781591393450
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 37.11
€ 42.99
€ 37.11
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGX; HRCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Baker Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780800723231
- ISBN
- 9780800723231
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.36
€ 16.99
€ 13.36
Paperback. This biography of William Shakespeare aims to build up a profound sense of literary and theatrical history, and the energy of the Elizabethan age. Series: Vintage Lives. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099599111
- ISBN
- 9780099599111
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.84
€ 15.99
€ 11.84
Paperback. Gives readers a taste of the Classics' huge range and diversity, with works from around the world and across the centuries - including fables, decadence, heartbreak, tall tales, satire, ghosts, battles and elephants. Series: Penguin Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; HPCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 112 x 161 x 7. Weight in Grams: 56.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241251850
- ISBN
- 9780241251850
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 5.52
€ 5.52
Paperback. A dual biography of Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett, two larger-than-life figures from the American West who are inextricably linked - neither would become the stuff of legend without the other. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 137 x 20. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061368295
- ISBN
- 9780061368295
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.25
€ 17.25
Paperback. The first volume in a series of memoirs by an influential musician and songwriter. Num Pages: 196 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; AVGP; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780743478649
- ISBN
- 9780743478649
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.46
€ 15.99
€ 11.46
Hardcover. "Frontispiece - Spine Faded . 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall Original Blue Cloth. A good clean copy. 1st Edition".
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Collins
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1954
- Edition
- 1st
- SKU
- KON0522890
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The Man Who Made the Tudor Dynasty Num Pages: 400 pages, 30. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 126 x 197 x 47. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445650494
- ISBN
- 9781445650494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.65
€ 13.99
€ 11.65
Hardcover. Num Pages: 220 pages, 32 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404. 220 pages, 32 colour illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BG. Dimension: 227 x 159 x 19. Weight: 406.
- Publisher
- Bluemoose
- Number of pages
- 220
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780956687623
- ISBN
- 9780956687623
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.77
€ 21.99
€ 16.77
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Biteback Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785901478
- ISBN
- 9781785901478
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.20
€ 17.99
€ 14.20