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Paperback. In these pages P.S. Allfree recounts a year and a half spent as a political officer among the Bedouin of the south-eastern Rub' al-Khali, the 'Empty Quarter', where the many fascinating characters in this ancient land spring happily to life. Num Pages: 192 pages, 30 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBXY; BM; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Robert Hale Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719807381
ISBN
9780719807381
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.49

Paperback. Marking the centenary of the Titanic disaster, 'Titanic Lives' is a fresh investigation of the lives of the passengers and crew on board the most famous ship in history. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1QSAN; 3JJC; BT; HBLW; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007321667
ISBN
9780007321667
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.23

Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BM; DNJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 356. Very good copy in bright dustwrapper . First edition.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
SKU
KEX0303122
ISBN
9781408837191
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Paperback. The biography of a White Russian emigree trapped with her family in Hitler's Germany at the outbreak of World War II. Living among the ruins of Berlin during Allied bombing raids, she grew up to be a strong-minded, committed and courageous woman. Num Pages: 368 pages, 12pp b&w halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BGA; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 136 x 27. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780712665803
ISBN
9780712665803
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.10

Hardcover. Diaries and Letters, 1913-1918. Translated for the first time in English with annotations by a leading expert, the Romanov family's final years through the writings of the second oldest daughter. Num Pages: 224 pages, 15 B/W ILLUSTRATIONS. BIC Classification: BG. .
Publisher
PEN & SWORD BOOKS
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594162367
ISBN
9781594162367
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.76

Paperback. The Oscar-winning screenwriter who broke the Hollywood blacklist. Soon to be a major motion picture starring BRYAN CRANSTON (Breaking Bad), DIANE LANE (Under The Tuscan Sun), ELLE FANNING (Maleficent), JOHN GOODMAN (Argo), LOUIS C.K. (Louie) and Academy Award winner HELEN MIRREN. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; APF; BGF; KNTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 30. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Film tie-in ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473624696
ISBN
9781473624696
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.43

Hardcover. Fine in fine dust wrapper. DW showing minor shelf wear and with small nicks to top edges, remains a fine copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
1st Edition
Publisher
Univ Of Toronto Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1971
SKU
KSG0015932
ISBN
9780802018021
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 25.00

Paperback. Ricky Hatton in Las Vegas .. what could possibly go wrong? Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472223494
ISBN
9781472223494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. * A vivid and charming memoir of Gypsy life in the 1950s Num Pages: 352 pages, Integrated: 16, b/w drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJPG; BGA; HBJD1; HBTB; JFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Digital original
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349000039
ISBN
9780349000039
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. A first-person account of the violent downfall of the traditional American Mafia in the final heyday of the 1980s. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 24. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Running Press,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762454310
ISBN
9780762454310
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.34

Paperback. The classic story of the relationship between Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson, and a unique portrait of the Bloomsbury Group. Num Pages: 464 pages, 16pp b&w illustratio. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJ; BGA; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 201 x 128 x 36. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
W&N
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857990614
ISBN
9781857990614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Series: Jewish Lives. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 210 x 19. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300224283
ISBN
9780300224283
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.51

Paperback. The autobiography of West Indies fast-bowling legend turned Sky pundit, Michael Holding. Num Pages: 272 pages, 40. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409121169
ISBN
9781409121169
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Presents the larger-than-life exploits of Nobel-winning quantum physicist, adventurer, musician, and world-class raconteur, and one of the greatest minds of the twentieth century: Richard Feynman. This title tells the story of the great man's life from his childhood in Long Island to his work on the Manhattan Project and the Challenger disaster. Num Pages: 272 pages, full colour illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: BGT; FXL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 536.
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781596438279
ISBN
9781596438279
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.27

Paperback. The thrilling true story of how a Second World War hero became Britain's greatest traitor. Num Pages: 384 pages, 16-page b/w plates section. BIC Classification: BGH; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Aurum Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
PB Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781311639
ISBN
9781781311639
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.44

Paperback. Taking her cue from a challenge thrown to her at a reading, the author energetically responds to those who say fiction has nothing to teach us today. She tells the story of a country where the villains are conformity, and orthodoxy and the only passport to entry is a free mind and a willingness to dream. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BM; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Windmill Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099558934
ISBN
9780099558934
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 39 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: BGX; HRLP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 177 x 24. Weight in Grams: 568.
Publisher
Fons Vitae,US
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781891785290
ISBN
9781891785290
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 27.01

Paperback. Short and oddly built, with a head too big for his body, extremely short-sighted, dressed in colourful clothes, Wilkie Collins looked distinctly strange. But he was none the less a charmer, befriended by the great, loved by children, irresistibly attractive to women - and avidly read by generations of readers. This title tells his story. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 170.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
New ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099287476
ISBN
9780099287476
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.01

Paperback. Paul Lake was Manchester born, a City fan from birth. His footballing talent was spotted at a young age and, in 1983. Earmarked as an England captain in the making, Paul became a target for top clubs like Manchester United, Arsenal, Spurs and Liverpool, but he always stayed loyal to his beloved club. But then, in September 1990, disaster struck. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 200 x 27. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099553250
ISBN
9780099553250
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Hardback. A memoir of Andrew Motion's growing up in post-war England - an evocation of family life, school life and country life. Written from a teenage child's point of view, without the benefit of adult hindsight, this work captures the pathos and puzzlement of childhood. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 464. Very fine copy in crisp dustwrapper. Ex-libris with plates, no stamps. Contents appear unread. Signed by the author
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
Main
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
SKU
KRA0007544
ISBN
9780571228034
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 12.00

Paperback. An evocative and emotionally powerful debut novel of life, death and learning to breathe in between. Sophie is an emerging Australian writer who is already receiving critical acclaim. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BM; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 138 x 210 x 28. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Import Aus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780733634857
ISBN
9780733634857
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.16

Paperback. An autobiography that tells Groucho Marx's rags-to-riches story with a difference. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16 pages printed with text = 272pp total. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
Virgin Books
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753519509
ISBN
9780753519509
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.95

Paperback. A genre with a proven track-record, Catching Babies promises all the nostalgic charm of Twelve Babies on a Bike mixed with the gritty realism of Nurse on Call. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; MQD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 199 x 21. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755362721
ISBN
9780755362721
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. The story of three generations of Iranian women - Kamin, her mother and her grandmother - which portrays the history of twentieth century Iran Num Pages: 288 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JJP; 3JMC; BGHA; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 238. 288 pages, map. The story of three generations of Iranian women - Kamin, her mother and her grandmother - which portrays the history of twentieth century Iran. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JJP; 3JMC; BGHA; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBLX. Dimension: 195 x 130 x 18. Weight: 200.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408822333
ISBN
9781408822333
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.17

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