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Memoirs
Hardcover. Based upon private diaries kept over the long life and disjointed times of the poet Richard Murphy. Born (1927) he won an Oxford scholarship at 17. There he encountered Ken Tynan (a bit older) and C.S. Lewis in extraordinary circumstances. One life story follows another in a continuous, witty, ironical narrative of surprising events. Num Pages: 36 photographs. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781782052340
- ISBN
- 9781782052340
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.71
€ 19.99
€ 17.71
Paperback. At 19 years of age, Norman Collins, the author of this memoir lead a platoon of men into the carnage of the Battle of the Somme. Editor(s): Van Emden, Richard. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrated. BIC Classification: 1D; 1DBKSH; 3JJF; BM; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 233 x 8. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848848658
- ISBN
- 9781848848658
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.36
€ 17.99
€ 14.36
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 175+ color & 35+ b/w images. BIC Classification: ASZ; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 280 x 15. Weight in Grams: 802.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764337031
- ISBN
- 9780764337031
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 21.47
€ 31.99
€ 21.47
Paperback. In 1938, the author was fresh out of school and bound for his first job in Africa, hoping to find adventure far from home. However, he got far more excitement than he bargained for when the outbreak of the Second World War led him to join the RAF. In this title, he gives an account of his experiences in Africa. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJH; BM; DSBH; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Publisher
- Michael Joseph
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241955796
- ISBN
- 9780241955796
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.93
€ 15.99
€ 11.93
paperback. After moving from London to a new home in Yorkshire, and about to become a father for the first time, Rob Cowen finds himself in unfamiliar territory. Disoriented, he ventures out to a nearby edge-land: a pylon-slung tangle of wood, hedge, field, meadow and river that lies unclaimed and overlooked on the outskirts of town. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; BM; WN; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Windmill Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099592037
- ISBN
- 9780099592037
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.14
€ 12.99
€ 11.14
Hardback. The inspirational story of Rob Young, who has set numerous endurance records, including running 370 marathons in a year Num Pages: 288 pages, 8pp colour photographs. BIC Classification: BGSA; BM; WSKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471152870
- ISBN
- 9781471152870
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.15
€ 23.99
€ 16.15
Hardcover. A scholarly perspective of a soldier's own challenges working in the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). This work examines how regional/cultural knowledge and language ability contribute to improved leadership in a UN operation, based on the author's own experiences as a staff officer in South Sudan. Num Pages: 188 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBS; BM; GTJ; JWLP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 224 x 19. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137501820
- ISBN
- 9781137501820
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.05
€ 105.05
Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 145 x 27. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Random House Australia
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857985767
- ISBN
- 9780857985767
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.40
€ 30.99
€ 26.40
Paperback. A memoir of American, Jewish military doctor fighting on the frontlines and caring for the injured in WWII. It documents the almost unbearable drama of ground gained and lives lost as well as the terrible human toll of battle on the author, his comrades, and civilians quite literally caught in the crossfire. Num Pages: 192 pages, 33 photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: BM; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803218833
- ISBN
- 9780803218833
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.53
€ 16.99
€ 16.53
Paperback. Robert Gates was US Secretary of Defense from 2006 to 2011 serving under both George Bush and Barack Obama. Before that he was Director of the CIA. This is his candid and revealing account of US military engagement in Iraq and Afghanistan, where Gates oversaw the controversial 'surge' of US troops in both countries. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; BM; JPSL; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 41. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publisher
- W H Allen
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753555552
- ISBN
- 9780753555552
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.08
€ 30.99
€ 22.08
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848845442
- ISBN
- 9781848845442
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.35
€ 26.99
€ 20.35
Paperback. Presents author's journey, from boot camp on Parris Island, South Carolina, all the way to the raging battles in the Pacific, where some of the war's fiercest fighting took place. This title provides details of the horrors and sacrifice of war, painting a portrait of how real warriors are made, fight, and often die in the defence of their country. Num Pages: 320 pages, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1M; 3JJH; BM; HBJM; HBWQ; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091937515
- ISBN
- 9780091937515
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.49
€ 17.99
€ 13.49
Paperback. A heart-warming, compassionate book about sudden illness and love under pressure. Series: Picador Classic. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Main Market Ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447289265
- ISBN
- 9781447289265
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BM; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408843406
- ISBN
- 9781408843406
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.29
€ 17.99
€ 13.29
Hardback. In the spring of 2001, Robert Jordan was a Dallas attorney whom George Bush wanted for the ambassadorship in Saudi Arabia. Not yet confirmed on 9/11, Jordan's nomination sped through Congress for approval and he found himself on the ground in the Kingdom by early October. Jordan had no prior diplomatic experience-Saudi Arabia mandates that the U.S. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; 1KBB; 3JMC; BM; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 236 x 23. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612346700
- ISBN
- 9781612346700
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.27
€ 36.27
Paperback. Offers a graphic account of the author's experiences as a front-line infantry officer with the King's Own Scottish Borderers during the desperate battle for Normandy and the Allied advance into Germany. This book shows how the author, his fellow officers and the men of his company lived through one of the most bitter campaigns in history. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKSB; 1DDF; 1DFG; 3JJH; BM; HBWQ; JWL; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- B & W Pub
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845027810
- ISBN
- 9781845027810
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.20
€ 10.99
€ 9.20
Paperback. One man's obsession with running Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; HPX; WSKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 198 x 20. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Publisher
- John Murray Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848541771
- ISBN
- 9781848541771
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.12
€ 13.99
€ 11.12
Paperback. During a career spanning more than forty years, the award-winning journalist and broadcaster Robin Lustig has lived in, worked in and reported from more than eighty countries. Now, in Is Anything Happening?, he tells the inside story of the triumphs and disasters he experienced along the way. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: BM; KNTD; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 242 x 39. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Publisher
- Biteback Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785901034
- ISBN
- 9781785901034
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.41
€ 26.99
€ 20.41
Paperback. One woman's vicarious sexual and emotional adventure told in a no holds barred, unapologetic and compelling way. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFVC; VFVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444754483
- ISBN
- 9781444754483
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.12
€ 13.99
€ 11.12
Paperback. 'Beautifully written, acutely observed This is a wonderful memoir of an exotic childhood and a striking portrait of one of the world's most beguiling countries. A gem of a book.' ALEXANDER MCCALL SMITH Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMB; 3JJPR; BM; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 376. The Story of an African Childhood. 464 pages. 'Beautifully written, acutely observed This is a wonderful memoir of an exotic childhood and a striking portrait of one of the world's most beguiling countries. A gem of a book.' ALEXANDER MCCALL SMITH. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1HFMB; 3JJPR; BM; HBTB. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 30. Weight: 322.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747596561
- ISBN
- 9780747596561
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33