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Paperback. Chronicles a harsh world in which young women faced the realities of sex for sale and were deprived of their freedom and identity. This work also tells of the author's life after leaving the geisha house, painting a panorama of the grinding poverty of rural life in wartime Japan. Translator(s): Rowley, G. G. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJG; BGA; HBJF; HBLW; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 168. Clean copy with some shelf wear
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
SKU
KOC0012729
ISBN
9780099462040
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. 'Rocket' Ron Haslam started racing on the professional circuit in 1972 at the age of 15 and developed into one of the finest, and fastest, racers the UK has ever seen. His son, Leon, the 'Pocket Rocket', followed in his father's extremely speedy footsteps. This title presents the story of a father and a son who are addicted to motorbikes. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: BGSA; WSPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553819366
ISBN
9780553819366
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.91

Paperback. Penelope Fitzgerald's fascinating portrait of the tragic poet and her life at the heart of the Bloomsbury set. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 125 x 198 x 19. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007142743
ISBN
9780007142743
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.53

Paperback. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: 272 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: 1D; AJB; BGA; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Modern Library Inc
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780375753961
ISBN
9780375753961
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.76

Paperback. A trainee nurse in the 1950s had a lot to bear. This title introduces these warm-hearted yet naive young girls as they get to grips with strict discipline, long hours and bodily fluids. It shows the camaraderie that develops in evening study sessions, sneaked trips to the cinema and mischievous escapades with the young trainee doctors. Num Pages: 352 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; 3JJPG; BM; MQC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 248.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091937959
ISBN
9780091937959
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.37

Paperback.
Publisher
Graywolf Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781555977054
ISBN
9781555977054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.15

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BT; VFVC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 302. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Old Street
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
SKU
KRA0009107
ISBN
9781905847211
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The author narrates his own agonising experience of depression. In this book, he also portrays the pain of others, in different cultures and societies whose lives have been shattered by depression and uncovers the historical, social, biological, chemical and medical implications of this crippling disease. Num Pages: 688 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; VFJB; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
688
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784702670
ISBN
9781784702670
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.16

Hardback. A biographical history of Aleister Crowley's activities in Berlin from 1930 to 1932 as Hitler was rising to power. Num Pages: 432 pages, Includes 16-page color insert and 55 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 161 x 30. Weight in Grams: 760.
Publisher
Inner Traditions Bear and Company
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781620552568
ISBN
9781620552568
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.40

Paperback. Num Pages: 752 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; BG; HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 510.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Abridged Concise edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007491131
ISBN
9780007491131
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 15.82

Paperback. Criminologist Jane Carter Woodrow has spent many years working with both offenders and victims of violent crime, but it wasn't until she met Neil, whose mother was one of the Yorkshire Ripper's first victims, that she realised quite how devastating the aftermath of a murder can be.. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340992456
ISBN
9780340992456
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1MTASF; BTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 198 x 28. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099568827
ISBN
9780099568827
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. Bestselling author and BBC reporter Kate Adie writes vividly, inspiringly and from many fascinating perspectives about what it means to be an abandoned child. Num Pages: 336 pages, up 20 120 colour and b/w. BIC Classification: BGB; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 244.
Edition
New
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340838013
ISBN
9780340838013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Hardcover. "Commissioning organisation: with a postscript by Mr. Shaw. 408 p. 23 cm. Publishers cloth. Good copy with generally clean black cloth but slight rub wear to surface, bright gilt title on the spine, well defined edges and tight binding, light foxing to title page, very minor shelf wear to spine bands." Keywords: "Shaw, Bernard,"
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Gollancz London
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1931
SKU
KEX0069731
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Shortly before his 44th birthday, John Diamond received a call from the doctor who had removed a lump from his neck. Having been assured for the previous 2 years that this was a benign cyst, Diamond was told that it was cancerous. This is the story of Diamond's life with, and without, a lump. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Vermilion London
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1st Paperback Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091816650
ISBN
9780091816650
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 16.77

Paperback. Tells of the author's midlife return to the world of exercise, play, and competition, in which he found "a world beyond sweat" that proved to be a source of great revelation and personal growth. This book provides an outline for a lifetime program of fitness and joy, showing how the body helps determine our mental and spiritual energies. Num Pages: 272 pages, 19 illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; WSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 215 x 19. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Rodale Press Inc.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781623362539
ISBN
9781623362539
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.20

Paperback. Describes the author's shattered childhood, his delinquent teens, his writing life, his love affairs and marriages, his nervous breakdown and the beginning of a relationship with an extraordinary woman who may just be the long-sought Her. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 196 x 18. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099537854
ISBN
9780099537854
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. Num Pages: 720 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 48. Weight in Grams: 500. 720 pages, Illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BJ; BM. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 48. Weight: 498.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
720
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408822937
ISBN
9781408822937
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.25

Hardcover. Brum Henderson. First edition. Signed by the author. Fine in fine dustwrapper with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Appletree Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
SKU
KAK0008969
ISBN
9780862818647
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 12.00

Hardback. A humorous, motivational memoir in the vein of Tyler Oakley's Binge and Marcus Butler's Hello Life, from high-energy comedic social media phenomenon Jake Paul. Num Pages: 240 pages, 16pp colour plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AP; BM; JFCA; UDBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 241 x 25. Weight in Grams: 468.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471161513
ISBN
9781471161513
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 9.45

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