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Hardback. The Atom Bomb was crucial to a world dominated by the Cold War. Yet the stories of those who gave atom secrets to Russia has never fully been told. Paul Broda's father and stepfather both passed secrets to the Russians. Here, Paul tells his compelling tale of three lives swept up in the great events of Communism, Fascism, World War II. Num Pages: 344 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 242 x 27. Weight in Grams: 912.
Publisher
Troubador Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
344
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848766075
ISBN
9781848766075
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.04

Paperback. A celebration of the life and engineering achievements of Isambard Kingdom Brunel by two of the world's foremost authorities. Num Pages: 208 pages, 50. BIC Classification: BGT; TNCJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
2006 Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753821251
ISBN
9780753821251
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.00

Paperback. Ever since the piano was invented, people have longed to own one. In the nineteenth century, an age without recorded music or television, this craze reached its apex. When Thad Carhart discovered Luc and his hidden cache of pianos in the dusty repair shop on his street in Paris, his life changed. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; AVRG; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 133 x 18. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Vintage London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099288237
ISBN
9780099288237
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFJP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509813247
ISBN
9781509813247
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.80

Hardback. The Autobiography of James T. Kirk chronicles the greatest Starfleet captain's life (2233-2371), in his own words. From his youth spent on Tarsus IV, his time in the Starfleet Academy, his meteoric raise through the ranks of Starfleet, and his illustrious career at the helm of the Enterprise. Num Pages: 288 pages, 15 pages of colour illustrations and photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; APB; APF; APT; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 244 x 31. Weight in Grams: 580.
Publisher
Titan Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783297467
ISBN
9781783297467
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 16.62

Paperback. Reveals the dramatic stories of twenty outstandingly gifted people as they grew from early promise to maturity in Britain. This book also reveals the frustrations and triumphs of the author's remarkable participants, and investigates why some fell by the wayside whilst others reached fame and fortune. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BG; JFSP1; JMC; JNSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415470094
ISBN
9780415470094
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 30.78

Paperback. Unhappily land-locked in his early adult life, the authors' fortunes changed when he began visiting Scotland's west coast in the 1930s. He made temporary homes with his family on some of the remotest Hebridean islands so he could study the habits of grey seals and seabirds. This book tells about his life on island. Series: Nature Classics Library. Num Pages: 312 pages, b/w photographs. BIC Classification: BM; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 156 x 32. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publisher
Little Toller Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908213013
ISBN
9781908213013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.81

Paperback. Diego Costa: 'The Beast' is an in-depth look into the life of this spectacular footballer and his rise to the very top. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 18. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784186500
ISBN
9781784186500
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.35

Paperback. Drawing on contemporary sources, unpublished family correspondence and radio interviews, this book offers a portrait of Yehudi Menuhin - one of the classical musicians of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: AVH; AVRL; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 41. .
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571325320
ISBN
9780571325320
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 15.96

Paperback. Artemisia Gentileschi is one of the most fascinating artists in history. Apprenticed at an early age to her father, the seventeenth-century painter Orazio Gentileschi, she rapidly became more famous than he was, for her rich, dramatic canvases. But her fame was tarnished by scandal. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: ACQB; AFC; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 164 x 33. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099581697
ISBN
9780099581697
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.41

Paperback. This is the story of the destruction of a talented Jewish family, and of the survival against all the odds of two young sisters. It is one of the most moving stories to emerge from the Second World War. Anita and her elder sister Renate were saved by their exceptional courage, determination and ingenuity. Num Pages: 184 pages, 42 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: BGHA; HBG; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Giles de la Mare Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900357012
ISBN
9781900357012
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.52

Paperback. Victoria Knowles has, in the words of The Times, got the city hot under the collar with this, her combustible and revealing memoir of life as PA to some of London's highest flying businessmen. This is the definitive female-insider perspective on the sleazy side of the high-flying city lifestyle. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BM; KJWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784183837
ISBN
9781784183837
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.33

Paperback. A wonderfully funny, very candid and un-ghosted personal memoir from one of Britain's best-known and best-loved actors. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 x 8 pp colour plates. BIC Classification: APB; APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Pocket Books
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847399038
ISBN
9781847399038
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.71

Paperback. On 27 August 1979, Paul Burns's life changed for ever. Travelling through Warren Point in Northern Ireland when the IRA detonated two massive bombs, he was involved in a devastating explosion - eighteen soldiers were killed that day; Paul was one of only two who survived. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 274.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
SKU
KLN0018183
ISBN
9780007354375
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.49

Hardcover. Editor(s): Cockshut, A. O. J. Series: The Whitehouse Edition of John Ruskin. Num Pages: 624 pages, 4ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGA; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 162 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1074.
Publisher
Clearway Logistics Phase 2-3
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853310454
ISBN
9781853310454
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.71
€ 102.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, 40 photographs. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 492.
Publisher
Plexus Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859652223
ISBN
9780859652223
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.45

Hardcover. No one is more responsible for Britain's current obsession with celebrity culture than the late, great gossip columnist Nigel Dempster (1941-2007). For a quarter of a century, as the editor of the Daily Mail's diary, he was the man perfectly placed and qualified to record - and accelerate - the end of the age of deference.. Num Pages: 249 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 540.
Publisher
Short Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906021849
ISBN
9781906021849
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.53

Paperback. What makes a restaurant hot? Whose name do you need to drop to get a table? Why is one place booked solid for the next nine months while somewhere equally delicious is as empty and inhospitable as the Gobi desert? This book deals with the tricks of the food trade and what really makes this GBP90 billion a year industry tick. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BT; KNDF; KNSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 24. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Corgi
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552167123
ISBN
9780552167123
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.79

Paperback. Series: African American. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations, printed music items. BIC Classification: BM; BTP; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486789620
ISBN
9780486789620
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.92

Paperback. Valentino Rossi is one of the greatest motorcyclist. He has fought through the 125 and 250 class groups to win the World Championships five times and has been ranked in the top three places at the World Championships for nine years. He has won on a Honda bike - considered the best - and on a Yamaha - considered the worst. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 110 x 24. Weight in Grams: 200.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Arrow
Number of pages
352
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099486961
ISBN
9780099486961
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.85

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