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Memoirs

Paperback. When 18-year-old Mary Hazard touched down in post-war Putney to begin her nurse's training, she could never have known that it was the beginning of a colourful career that would still be going 60 years later - one of the longest ever serving NHS nurses. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BM; MQC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008118372
ISBN
9780008118372
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.73

Hardback. Occasionally heartbreaking, sometimes hilarious, Guinan's account of her pathbreaking career will inspire public health students and future medical detectives-and give all readers insight into that part of the government exclusively devoted to protecting their health. Num Pages: 136 pages, 13 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: BM; MBN; MJCJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. .
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421419992
ISBN
9781421419992
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; BM; JFSJ1; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 137 x 20. Weight in Grams: 19.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762791347
ISBN
9780762791347
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.92

Paperback. From the moment she came into the world - two weeks early, throwing her parents' lives into disarray - the author has gracefully but firmly done things her own way. This book presents her journey of nearly eighty years. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; BM; JFCA; WBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 452.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405912853
ISBN
9781405912853
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

paperback. Lets you share the author's 'terror of humiliation' as she enters 'hairdresser country' and follow her dilemma as she wanders through the quandary of illegible handwriting on examination papers and 'longing for the next dyslexic' - on whose paper the answers are typed, not handwritten. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 200 x 19. Weight in Grams: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Profile Books(GB)
Condition
New
SKU
9781846685361
ISBN
9781846685361
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 11.54

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393352849
ISBN
9780393352849
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.61

Paperback. A nostalgic look at the long-gone days of the bobby on the beat Num Pages: 256 pages, 8pp. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; BM; JKSW1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 18. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751547771
ISBN
9780751547771
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Martin Preib is an officer in the Chicago Police Department - a beat cop whose first assignment as a rookie policeman was working on the wagon that picks up the dead. Inspired by Preib's daily life on the job, this title chronicles the outer and inner lives of both a Chicago cop and the city itself. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; BM; JKSW1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 215 x 11. Weight in Grams: 222.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226679822
ISBN
9780226679822
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.41

Paperback. Martin O'Scannall's engaging account of his forty-year affair with a modest but beautiful Edwardian gaffer, from her acquisition, through her restoration, and on to voyages throughout the British Isles and mainland Europe. Num Pages: 144 pages, Mono photos, colour plates. BIC Classification: BM; WSSN3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 167 x 12. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Lodestar Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907206269
ISBN
9781907206269
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.62

Paperback. Memoir of normal boy in rural Norfolk who grew up to train with the last living Ninjas and fulfill his dreams. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BGSA; BM; WSTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444764413
ISBN
9781444764413
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.12

Hardback. Former BBC correspondent's graphic personal account of National Service with the Suffolk Regiment in the 1950s based on the letters he wrote home to his family at the time. Num Pages: 224 pages, 20 B&W Photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVC; 3JJPG; BGHA; BM; HBLW3; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 518.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473848184
ISBN
9781473848184
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.73

Paperback. Num Pages: 246 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 230 x 14. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Hatherleigh Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781578265053
ISBN
9781578265053
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.51

paperback. On hearing that Jackser, her childhood abuser, is seriously ill, Martha is elated, thinking that finally she will be able to watch him suffer. But in the hospital she sees a frightened, lonely old man and realises with a shock that he seems to regret his earlier actions. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFFE2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 128 x 198 x 25. Weight in Grams: 274.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Mainstream Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
9781780576770
ISBN
9781780576770
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.14

Paperback. An instalment of Martha Long's real-life account of abuse, deprivation and cruelty at the hands of her mother's partner and the establishment, Martha is now 16 and her time at the convent school is up. It leads us through her first months of freedom. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 252.
Edition
First Thus
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
9781845965822
ISBN
9781845965822
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.29

Paperback. Presenting a view of working-class life in an enclosed community during the period, this book covers the decline of the docks, family life, work, housing and leisure as well as tackling more esoteric subjects such as health, gender roles and attitudes towards Jews. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJ; BM; WQN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 164 x 12. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752447094
ISBN
9780752447094
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.78

Paperback. Single White Female falls in love with a polygamous West African shaman and explores his indigenous spirituality. Num Pages: 187 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; BM; VXWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 217 x 23. Weight in Grams: 192.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782799481
ISBN
9781782799481
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.56

Paperback. An ordinary woman's insightful and poetic narrative of enchantment and intoxication, hangover and victory in a cult: compelling reading for those interested in power and dependence, choice and responsibility. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 24. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782799900
ISBN
9781782799900
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.26

Paperback. BIC Classification: 1DST; BM; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
a
Condition
New
SKU
V9780345497666
ISBN
9780345497666
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.30

Paperback. Every Thursday evening, a group of four rural Italian women gather in an old stone house in the hills above Italy's Orvieto, to cook together, have supper, drink their beloved local wines, and talk. In this book, the author tells their life stories, and of cherished ingredients and recipes whose secrets have been passed down through generations. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; BM; WB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 199 x 24. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099591856
ISBN
9780099591856
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.10

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 204 x 8. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780385343800
ISBN
9780385343800
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 18.05

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