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Paperback. A memoir of a woman's experience with spinal tuberculosis in the 1930s. As well as describing her treatment and time in hospital, it recounts her later family life, her work both as a microbiologist, and as an advocate for minority groups. Num Pages: 200 pages, photos, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: BM; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 299.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
McFarland & Co Inc United States
Number of pages
211
Condition
New
SKU
V9780786459391
ISBN
9780786459391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.58

Paperback. An extraordinary first-person account of a childhood spent in the jungle Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FMT; 3JJPN; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844088874
ISBN
9781844088874
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.92

Paperback. Written when the author was eighty-three years old, but dealing with only the first twelve years of her life, this title is constructed as a dialogue between the author and her memory. It interrogates her interlocutor in search of her own intentions, more precise accuracy, and, indeed, the truth. Translator(s): Wright, Barbara. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1DVUA; 3JJC; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226922317
ISBN
9780226922317
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.14

Paperback. A deeply moving memoir about the loss of childhood and its impact on adult life. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BGA; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Digital original
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844081189
ISBN
9781844081189
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.92

Paperback. Wartime Britain through the eyes of children who were there. Num Pages: 272 pages, 30. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BM; HBTB; HBWQ; JFSP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 126 x 24. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Amberley
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445647203
ISBN
9781445647203
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.04

Paperback. .
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783373727
ISBN
9781783373727
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. During the Cultural Revolution Jan Wong studied in Beijing and reported a fellow student to the authorities. Over thirty years later, she returned to China to find out what happened to the woman she betrayed. Chinese Whispers tells her remarkable story. 'Wong points the way for the future of travel writing.' Book of the Week, The Times Num Pages: 336 pages, maps. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 326. Searching for Forgiveness in Beijing. 336 pages, maps. During the Cultural Revolution, Jan Wong studied in Beijing and reported a fellow student to the authorities. In 2005, she returned to China to find out what happened to the woman she betrayed. In 1972, Jan Wong became one of only two Westerners admitted to Beijing University at the height of the Cultural Revolution. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BM. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight: 326.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843549758
ISBN
9781843549758
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.36

Paperback. Bestselling author Dot May Dunn returns with more of her wonderful life experiences. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMD; 3JJH; BM; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 250 x 19. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409148128
ISBN
9781409148128
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.12

Hardcover. Great traders are able to recognize and adapt to changing market environments. They take their mistakes and use them to become better traders. Great traders possess the discipline to manage a losing trade as well as a winning one. This book offers these qualities. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118627891
ISBN
9781118627891
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.77

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Yamaguchi, Akira. Num Pages: 208 pages, 36 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231144414
ISBN
9780231144414
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.43

Paperback. From the author of international bestsellers A Circle of Children and Lovey comes an inspiring true story of a gifted teacher's determination to understand the 'rotten' city kid everyone has given up on. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JNSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 220. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reissue
SKU
KOC0016254
ISBN
9780007555161
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. On 21 July, 1942, the Nazis took control of the small Polish town of Zolkiew, life for Jewish 15-year-old Clara Kramer was never to be the same again. While those around her were either slaughtered or transported, Clara and her family hid perilously in a hand-dug bunker. Living in the house above and protecting them were the Becks. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; BM; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091924416
ISBN
9780091924416
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. From the publisher of Marley & Me and Dewey, this is the uplifting and affecting tale of Cleo the kitten, who helps to heal a family after a terrible tragedy. Num Pages: 304 pages, black and white. BIC Classification: BM; VFJX; WNGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 254. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Paperback
Publisher
John Murray Press
Publication date
2010
SKU
KTG0008940
ISBN
9781444700145
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Presents Madhur Jaffrey's memoir of her childhood in India. With recipes drawn from memories of dinners, lunches, breakfasts, weddings, and picnics, moving effortlessly from the lamb meatballs of Moghul emperors to the tamarind chutneys of the streets, this book is of interest to keen armchair cooks, as well fans of Madhur the world over. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BM; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Ebury Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091908935
ISBN
9780091908935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.77

Paperback. The latest installment of hilarious moggy mischief from Tom Cox and his four cats: The Bear, Ralph, Shipley and Roscoe. Num Pages: 256 pages, Integrated throughout. BIC Classification: BM; WNGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 199 x 18. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751560022
ISBN
9780751560022
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. The powerful, personal and iconoclastic memoir of David Wojnarowicz, AIDS activist, author and one of the most provocative artists of his generation. With a new introduction by Olivia Laing. Series: Canons. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJ; ACXJ; AGB; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main - Canons edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786890276
ISBN
9781786890276
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. .
Publisher
Biteback Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785901904
ISBN
9781785901904
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.36

Paperback. Gives an account of the year in which the author struggled to come to terms with terminal lung cancer. This title sets darkly comic depictions of the medical team against joyful accounts of sunlit days with this beloved wife, Victoria. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847081001
ISBN
9781847081001
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.27

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: BM; RN; TVM; VSZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 142 x 15. Weight in Grams: 284.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Shambhala Publications Inc United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611801033
ISBN
9781611801033
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 24.30

Paperback. Nearly everyone collects something, even those who don't think of themselves as collectors. Part memoir, part reflection on the mania of acquisition, this title takes a hard look at this habitual hoarding to see what truths it can reveal about the impulse to accumulate. Num Pages: 160 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: BM; WC; WD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 252.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226437019
ISBN
9780226437019
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.58

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