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Paperback. On the 16th of August 1628, five battle-scarred English ships sailed into the harbour of the Greek island of Milos. Dropping anchor, the 25-year-old captain banqueted with the local lord before sitting down to write an account of his journey. This is the story of an extraordinary life, and of a journey that helped to shape a nation. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DVG; 3JD; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 129 x 48. Weight in Grams: 528.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099591764
ISBN
9780099591764
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.41

Paperback. * A brilliantly funny and nostalgic look at 1960s and 70s childhood as well as a more serious examination of boys' (and some men's) obsession with war Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; 3JJPL; BGA; JWG; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 126 x 19. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Abacus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349115689
ISBN
9780349115689
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.85

Paperback. This biography (first published in 2000 to mark the 250th anniversary of J.S. Bach's death) presents a picture of the composer that demonstrates the intimate connection between Bach's life and his music, showing how the composer's superb inventiveness pervaded his career as a musician, composer, performer, scholar, and teacher. Num Pages: 640 pages, frontispiece; numerous halftones; 1 map, numerous music examples. BIC Classification: AVGC3; AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1052.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
620
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199248841
ISBN
9780199248841
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 27.92

Paperback. A fishing trip honoring a dying man's wish becomes a meditation on life, nature and friendship, a literary biography and a celebration of the beauty of the Highlands of Scotland. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 22. Weight in Grams: 230.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857381361
ISBN
9780857381361
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.85

Paperback. Kenton Cool is the finest alpine climber of this generation. He has summited Everest twelve times. He is the only Briton to have skied down two 8000-metre mountains. Today he is in pain and after a long day in the mountains it's not uncommon to see him struggling to walk. Yet he still climbs. Why do you do it? people ask him. This book tells why. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 277 x 24. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099594772
ISBN
9780099594772
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.88

Hardback. Translator(s): Frisch, Shelley. Num Pages: 584 pages, 64 halftones. BIC Classification: 2ACG; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 169 x 255 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1022.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691151984
ISBN
9780691151984
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.27

Hardcover. Stories of food: extraordinary recipes from Michelin-starred chef Tom Sellers. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 189. .
Publisher
Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780297871880
ISBN
9780297871880
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 30.82

Paperback. Celebrated novelist Daphne Du Maurier and her sisters, eclipsed by her fame, are revealed in all their surprising complexity in this riveting new biography. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; 3JJ; BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 197 x 29. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007347094
ISBN
9780007347094
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.11

Paperback. One woman's true story of family violence, forced adoption and ultimate triumphant survival. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFFE2; JFFE3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409164890
ISBN
9781409164890
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.71

Paperback. Signing up to the Fire Brigade in 1981, Josephine Reynolds was Britain's first ever female firefighter. This is the inspiring true story of an extraordinary young woman who triumphed in a man's world, making history in the process. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPN; BGA; JKSW2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198. .
Publisher
Michael O´Mara Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782436997
ISBN
9781782436997
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. .
Publisher
William Collins
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008103477
ISBN
9780008103477
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.68

Paperback.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Virago
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
SKU
KLN0018242
ISBN
9781860499593
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. 'A letter is handed to you. In broken English, it tells you that you must now vacate your farm; that this is no longer your home, for it now belongs to the crowd on your doorstep. Then the drums begin to beat.' Num Pages: 288 pages, (1x8pp plate section). BIC Classification: 1HFMW; 3JJPN; BM; HBJH; HBLW3; WNGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007477562
ISBN
9780007477562
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.73

Paperback. Suitable for adults and children alike, this title includes three classic tales of childhood on an island paradise - "My Family and Other Animals", "Birds, Beasts and Relatives" and "The Garden of the Gods". Num Pages: 768 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 51. Weight in Grams: 526.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141028415
ISBN
9780141028415
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.00

Hardcover. Num Pages: 120 pages, 14 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: A; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 243 x 24. Weight in Grams: 728.
Publisher
21 Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781901785159
ISBN
9781901785159
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.79

Paperback. This is the bizarre and not entirely fabricated story of Factory founder Anthony Wilson. Part fiction, part reality, comic and tragic turns, Wilson tells his own unique story in his own unique way for the very first time. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8pp colour plates. BIC Classification: APF; APT; AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Trans-Atlantic Pubns
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Reprints
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752220253
ISBN
9780752220253
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.54

Paperback. An impossible choice - Jorge Salcedo was trapped. For years, he had climbed the ladder inside the Cali drug cartel, and risen to Head of Security. But he'd kept clean, avoided the dirty work, managed to sleep at night. He'd finally received the order he'd long dreaded, and it meant one thing: kill or be killed. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; BTC; JKVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Arrow
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099557777
ISBN
9780099557777
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.85

Hardback. A comprehensive English-language biography of Emperor Huizong that corrects the prevailing view of this ruler as a decadent political failure who lost the throne to invaders. It recasts the artistically gifted emperor as passionate and paradoxical, yet genuinely ambitious - if too much so - in pursuing glory for his flourishing realm. Num Pages: 656 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; BGH; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 235 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1244.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
656
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674725256
ISBN
9780674725256
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.20
€ 55.74

Paperback. Across six decades, Sir Tom Jones has maintained a vital career in the music industry. How did a boy from a Welsh coal-mining family attain success across the globe? And how has he survived the twists and turns of fame and fortune to not only stay exciting, but actually become more credible and interesting with age? This book tells his story. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 255 x 42. Weight in Grams: 478.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405920483
ISBN
9781405920483
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.43

Paperback. A celebrated account of a young African-American who escaped Newark, NJ, to attend Yale, but still faced the dangers of the streets when he returned Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 29. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781476731919
ISBN
9781476731919
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.25

Paperback. During the expedition to Cho Oyu in Tibet, Joe Simpson has an encounter with a party of political refugees fleeing across the Tibetan border. He becomes obsessed with stories of Chinese brutality in the old world Tibet. Oppression abroad makes him see mindless violence in his home town of Sheffield in a new light. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1. BIC Classification: BTP; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 23. Weight in Grams: 274.
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099578116
ISBN
9780099578116
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. The definitive biography of a fascinating and enigmatic figure. Num Pages: 608 pages, b&w photographs. BIC Classification: ACX; AFK; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 150 x 44. Weight in Grams: 690.
Publisher
Weidenfeld & Nicolson History
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857995015
ISBN
9781857995015
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

Paperback. Welcome to the weird and wonderful world of "Bumble", the legendary SkySports cricket commentator who's one ball short of an over and delivers madcap moments galore in this ebullient, endearing and hilarious new book. Num Pages: 320 pages, (1x8pp colour plates). BIC Classification: BM; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
KOC0028143
ISBN
9780007382873
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Tracing the story from Dannii's childhood in Australia and her first steps to fame as a youngster through to the present day as she starts her own family with model Kris Smith, this biography charts the gripping life of the other Miss Minogue. Num Pages: 270 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 220. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
SKU
KOC0016352
ISBN
9781844549597
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

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