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Paperback. Brix Smith Start is best known for her work in The Fall at the time when they were perhaps the most powerful and influential anti-authoritarian postpunk band in the world. Brix spent ten years in the band before a violent disintegration led to her exit. This book tells her story that is much more than rock 'n' roll highs and lows. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 199 x 32. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571325061
ISBN
9780571325061
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.88

Hardback. A memoir that shares with us a lifetime of adventures and tells of one man's love of the countryside. Illustrated with wood engravings, it offers the reader tales of a hidden world. Num Pages: 224 pages, 17 black & white wood engravings. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; BM; WND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 166 x 21. Weight in Grams: 580. Memoirs of an Edinburgh Poacher. 224 pages, 17 black & white wood engravings. A memoir that shares with us a lifetime of adventures and tells of one man's love of the countryside. Illustrated with wood engravings, it offers the reader tales of a hidden world. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; BM; WND. Dimension: 244 x 166 x 21. Weight: 580.
Publisher
The Crowood Press Ltd
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847970879
ISBN
9781847970879
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.25

Paperback. Discusses about the author's friendship and working relationship with Aldo Crommelynck, the printer of Matisse and Picasso. This work charts the extent to which his experience of working with a man who was not only a great printer, but also a skilled draughtsman, an aesthete, dandy and bon viveur. Num Pages: 76 pages. BIC Classification: AFH; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 375 x 245 x 10. Weight in Grams: 635.
Publisher
Enitharmon Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904634690
ISBN
9781904634690
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.25

Hardcover. In 1938, with the Japanese army approaching from Nanking, Huan Hsu's great-great grandfather, Liu, and his five granddaughters, were forced to flee their hometown on the banks of the Yangtze River. But before they left a hole was dug as deep as a man, and as wide as a bedroom, in which was stowed the family heirlooms. Num Pages: 400 pages, 8 col plates (8pp). BIC Classification: BM; HBJF; HBLW; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 224 x 39. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007479436
ISBN
9780007479436
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.72

Paperback. A new memoir from Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author Cathy Glass. When Cathy receives a call about a terminally ill widower terrified of leaving his son all alone in the world, she is wracked with sadness and indecision. Can she risk exposing her own young children to a little boy on the brink of bereavement? Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JKSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007442621
ISBN
9780007442621
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.51

Paperback. Meet the author's father, a historic preservation expert and obsessive restorer of the family's Victorian home, a third-generation funeral home director, a high-school English teacher, an icily distant parent, and a closeted homosexual who is involved with his male students and the family babysitter. This title is a graphic memoir. Num Pages: 240 pages, Throughout. BIC Classification: BM; FXZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
Jonathan Cape
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780224080514
ISBN
9780224080514
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.83

Paperback. This book is the fascinating story of one woman's two very different lives, the duties of a nun's day, and the spiritual aspects of convent life. These are interwoven with the trials and tribulations of life in a new and alien world, as the author is confronted by fashions, interventions, politics and art that are totally unfamiliar to her. Num Pages: 308 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BM; HRCX8. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 137 x 24. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
NAG Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719816437
ISBN
9780719816437
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.21

Paperback. Who'd have thought a missing bacon rasher and a teaspoon would play a part in advancing someone's career? It's the late '60s and Jane Yeadon has always wanted to be a district nurse. Staff nursing in a ward where she's challenged by an inventory-driven ward sister, she reckons it's time to swap such trivialities for life as a district nurse. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BM; MQC; MQCH; MQD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 233 x 16. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Black and White Publishing
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845026394
ISBN
9781845026394
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 196 x 11. Weight in Grams: 126.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241243671
ISBN
9780241243671
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.87

Paperback. Anthony Bourdain's long-awaited sequel to Kitchen Confidential, the worldwide bestseller Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 210. A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook. 304 pages. Tracking his own strange and unexpected voyage from journeyman cook to globe-travelling professional eater and drinker, the author compares and contrasts what he's seen and what he's seeing, pausing along the way for a series of confessions, rants, investigations, and interrogations of some of the most controversial figures in food. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BM; WB. Dimension: 200 x 130 x 20. Weight: 210.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408809747
ISBN
9781408809747
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.00

Paperback. A personal, philosophical and political history of 25 years of bird conservation, this book provides an instructive and amusing read for all those who would like a glimpse into the birds and wildlife conservation world. Num Pages: 324 pages. BIC Classification: BM; RNKH; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Pelagic Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
324
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907807299
ISBN
9781907807299
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.10

Paperback. A teenage revolutionary's gripping, darkly comic account of life, love and fighting for freedom in Latin America in the 1980s Num Pages: 288 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; BGLA; BM; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 134 x 19. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846272028
ISBN
9781846272028
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.85

Hardback. Allan J. Hamilton combines his understanding of the human brain with experience training horses to offer wisdom on such universal themes as leadership, motivation, ambition, and humility. The results are showcased in more than 100 thoughtful essays that treat working with horses as a metaphor for personal, professional, and spiritual growth. Num Pages: 232 pages, two colour with 12 full colour illustrated inserts. BIC Classification: BM; WNGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 252 x 23. Weight in Grams: 486.
Publisher
Storey Publishing LLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612127347
ISBN
9781612127347
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.38

Paperback. When young Mollie became a 'skivvy' in a stately London townhouse aged just 14, she quickly learned that a large amount of elbow grease and a sense of humour would be tantamount to surviving there. Through Mollie's eyes we are offered a fascinating glimpse into London's invisible 'downstairs', a world that has long-since vanished. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJG; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 201 x 28. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718159993
ISBN
9780718159993
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.74

Paperback. Set in Kent, the author returns to those trees of his youth to breath life into the changing character of a single woodland year. He reveals how precious they are to the English countryside. Illustrator(s): Parker, Agnes Miller. Series: Nature Classics Library. Num Pages: 144 pages, b/w engravings. BIC Classification: BM; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Little Toller Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908213020
ISBN
9781908213020
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.86

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: BM; HRCV. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 159.
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Repackaged ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780800790660
ISBN
9780800790660
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.70

Paperback. Trapped was a Sunday Times bestseller and the first memoir from foster carer Rosie Lewis. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM; BT; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 208. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
SKU
KTG0011015
ISBN
9780007541782
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Series: Camino del Sol. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: BM; DS; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 227.
Publisher
University of Arizona Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816521357
ISBN
9780816521357
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.40

Paperback. Num Pages: 199 pages. BIC Classification: BM; KNTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 138 x 12. Weight in Grams: 1316.
Publisher
Baico Publishing Canada
Number of pages
199
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781926596662
ISBN
9781926596662
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.83

Paperback. From the bestselling author of Desert Flower: the true story of saving a young girl from FGM Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFM; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349005980
ISBN
9780349005980
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.45

Paperback. Learning to live by the seasons and to fall asleep to the rumble of his father's tractor, braving snowstorms to sell hogs or to visit an ailing grandmother, playing basketball, listening to baseball games, and stealing records, the author endures the anger and shame that haunt his family. This memoir tells his tale. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 photograph. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5182 x 3429 x 11. Weight in Grams: 227. 8vo.Good copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
SKU
KEX0297953
ISBN
9780803222908
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. From the Sunday Times bestselling author comes a harrowing and moving memoir about two innocent and frightened 'unfosterable' children who do not know what it means to be loved. This is the third book in the series. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFFE1; JKSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007436606
ISBN
9780007436606
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.51

Paperback. A unique glimpse into the remarkable life, and fascinating mindset, of the woman who broke records-and boundaries-for female athletes everywhere Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BM; WSL. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 204 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 182. The Art of Mentoring. 192 pages. If there were such a thing as an 'elder' stateswoman in women's gymnastics today, Nadia Comaneci would win that title as readily as she once won gold medals. From how to live on after you've realised your dream, to the necessity of 'a spirit forged with mettle,' this title includes Nadia's thoughts on athleticism and sacrifice. Cateogry: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. BIC Classification: BM; WSL. Dimension: 204 x 130 x 13. Weight: 180.
Publisher
Basic Books
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465025053
ISBN
9780465025053
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.21

Hardback. Series: Semiotext(e) / Native Agents. Num Pages: 216 pages, 2 b&w photos, 1 color photo. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 136 x 12. .
Publisher
Autonomedia
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781584351962
ISBN
9781584351962
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.13

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