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Memoirs

Paperback. In 1939, John Wright, a four-year-old boy from a deprived but loving Middlesbrough home, was uprooted from his family and evacuated to a large house in North Yorkshire, requisitioned as a nursery school. This title tells his story of love, loss and life with the delight and fear of a wartime child. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; 3JJH; BM; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752452296
ISBN
9780752452296
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.68

Hardcover. Traces arc of one of millions of American immigrant families, survivors of WWII. Num Pages: 176 pages, 6 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DV; BM; DCF; HBJD; HBWQ; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Aquila Polonica
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781607720218
ISBN
9781607720218
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.44

Paperback. The extraordinary and moving story of professional footballer Johnny Sherwood's survival after being taken prisoner by the Japanese at the surrender of Singapore in World War 2. Num Pages: 320 pages, Black & white integrated illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMT; 3JJH; BM; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 25. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444790337
ISBN
9781444790337
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Hardcover. Seventeen obituaries of recently deceased Fellows of the British Academy: Shackleton Bailey; James Barr; William Beasley; Lord Blake; Julian Budden; Lord Bullock; Robert Carson, Laurence Cohen; Charles Feinstein; Henry Gifford; Peter Holt; Emrys Jones; Robert Megarry; Edward Oates; Maurice Wiles; Brian Woledge; Austin Woolrych. Series: Proceedings of the British Academy. Num Pages: 420 pages, 17 halftones. BIC Classification: DS; HB; HP; HRLB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 161 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1024.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
420
Condition
New
SKU
V9780197264348
ISBN
9780197264348
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.06

Paperback. Cyclogeography lifts the lid on the hidden world of Cycle Couriers, the 'solitary creatures of the underworld' Includes interviews with Iain Sinclair, Paul Fournel and Richard Long Lyrical essay in the great tradition of psychogeographers Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 2AB; BM; DNF; HBTB; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 123 x 191 x 18. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Notting Hill Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910749272
ISBN
9781910749272
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.41

Paperback. The first real-life story behind HM Customs officer work. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BM; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472109422
ISBN
9781472109422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

Jon Hart is not a professional athlete. More than ten years ago, he started pursuing his own bucket list and embarked on a hilarious and insightful journey into the furthest reaches of the sports world. Man versus Ball follows Hart's adventures around the country as he undertakes new missions, often with unexpected results. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: BM; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612344140
ISBN
9781612344140
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.30

Paperback. When writer Jon Katz met Maria Wulf, a quiet, sensitive artist he felt a connection with her immediately, but a formidable obstacle stood in the way: Maria's dog, Frieda. A rottweiler-shepherd mix who had been abandoned and living in the wild for several years, Frieda was ferociously protective. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BM; WNGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 22. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091957445
ISBN
9780091957445
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.01

Hardback. Based on a series of six lectures delivered at the Museo Nacional del Prado in 2012, the author examines links between his personal life and his study of Hispanic art of the Golden Age. His adventures are offered as a model for understanding how art history is shaped by life experiences. Num Pages: 208 pages, 40 colour images + 60 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JD; ABA; ACQ; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 182 x 21. Weight in Grams: 782.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300203967
ISBN
9780300203967
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 35.76

Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; APB; APT; BM; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 572.
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781101986233
ISBN
9781101986233
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 23.93

Paperback. Offers an account of life inside 'the bunker' of Number 10. Taking the lessons of Machiavelli derived from his experience as an official in fifteenth-century Florence, this title shows how these lessons can still apply today. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JMC; BM; HBJD1; HBLX; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 23. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099546092
ISBN
9780099546092
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Fittingly it is in boxing's capital, in a faded downtown Vegas casino with a hooker for company, that the author, a boxing writer and sometime boxer's agent, reflects on his own exit from the scene. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: BM; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 141 x 13. Weight in Grams: 166.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571315987
ISBN
9780571315987
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.48

Hardback. Two Owls at Eton - very British, very witty, yet always close to the rawness of the natural world - is a story to delight everyone - whether they ever trod those playing fields, or have never wished to set eyes on the place. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJPG; BM; JNLP; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 224 x 19. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786060303
ISBN
9781786060303
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.86

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Hawthorn Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
592
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903458907
ISBN
9781903458907
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.17

Hardcover. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 141. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008158033
ISBN
9780008158033
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.69

Paperback. 'Moving - at times almost unbearably so - and fascinating' Antonia Fraser A family's story of human tenacity, faith and a race for survival in the face of unspeakable horror and cruelty perpetrated by the Nazi regime against the Jewish people. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BM; BTP; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008158064
ISBN
9780008158064
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.87

Paperback. One day everything changed for Jordan in a car accident. This is the inspiring true story of how a girl got her life back. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFJD; VSP; WJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409171522
ISBN
9781409171522
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.27

Paperback. Translator(s): Wilson, Jason. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 140 x 33. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857423986
ISBN
9780857423986
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 20.64

paperback. BIC Classification: BM; JFSG; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Beacon Press United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807044810
ISBN
9780807044810
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.92

Paperback. A year in the life of the Nobel laureate on the anniversary of his death. Translator(s): Hopkinson, Amanda; Hahn, Daniel. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 134 x 25. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Verso Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844677016
ISBN
9781844677016
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.44

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