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Memoirs

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

€ 14.99
€ 11.85

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

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
€ 16.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BM; HBA; HBG; HBLW3. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 234 x 13. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474274227
ISBN
9781474274227
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 24. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062238801
ISBN
9780062238801
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.50

Hardcover. "One of our great essayists and journalists--the Dean of American Rock Critics, Robert Christgau--takes us on a heady tour through his life and times in this vividly atmospheric and visceral memoir that is both a love letter to a New York long past and a tribute to the transformative power of art."--Front jacket flap. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 166 x 37. Weight in Grams: 536.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Dey Street Books
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062238795
ISBN
9780062238795
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8 maps; 16-page black and white photo insert. BIC Classification: 1DVWR; 3JJP; BM; HBJD; HBW; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 274 x 26. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812986624
ISBN
9780812986624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.72

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

€ 29.99
€ 25.06

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
€ 16.33

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

€ 29.99
€ 21.87

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
€ 20.16

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
€ 13.47

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
€ 10.98

Hardcover. Starting career as a cub reporter for the "Providence Journal-Bulletin", the author joined the "New York Times" as a copy editor, eventually serving as the "Times" news editor for the Washington bureau. This title presents his personal and professional experiences with some of the most powerful stories of the era. Num Pages: 272 pages, 22 black-&-white illustrations, notes, index. BIC Classification: BM; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815609148
ISBN
9780815609148
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 29.18

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
€ 13.25

Hardback. Robert W. Duemling offers "sketches" of notable figures whom he has befriended over the course of his thirty-year career in the U.S. State Department and service as director of the National Building Museum, luminaries in the arts, architecture, politics, and diplomacy. Num Pages: 128 pages, 9 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BG; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 12. Weight in Grams: 331.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442220133
ISBN
9781442220133
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.11

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

€ 35.79

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
€ 9.14

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
€ 11.02

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
€ 20.17

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