Memoirs
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Memoirs
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, colour & b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1MBN; 3JJP; BM; MBDC; MBNC; MJCL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150. .
- Publisher
- Otago University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780947522438
- ISBN
- 9780947522438
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 23.45
€ 31.99
€ 23.45
Paperback. A New York Times bestseller! A big-hearted and undeniably appealing memoir about a man and his dog. After authoring thirteen successful books that tell other people's stories about the human-animal bond, Allen is ready to tell his own story-a remarkable journey with a highly intuitive but troubled dog who literally saved Allen's life. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; WNGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 21.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762781652
- ISBN
- 9780762781652
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.20
€ 17.99
€ 15.20
Paperback. Although the author was a missionary, far from converting the Pirahas, they converted him. This title shows the slow, meticulous steps by which he gradually mastered their language and his gradual realisation that its unusual nature closely reflected its speakers' startlingly original perceptions of the world. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8 page colour plate section. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; BM; CF; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 22. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Profile Books
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846680403
- ISBN
- 9781846680403
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.04
€ 17.99
€ 13.04
Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BM; JKVP1; RNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 33. Weight in Grams: 555.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The New Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620971093
- ISBN
- 9781620971093
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.80
€ 29.99
€ 25.80
Paperback. In June 1940, 10-year-old Pam Hobbs and her sister Iris took the long journey from their council home in Leigh-on-Sea to faraway rural Derbyshire. Living away from Mum and Dad for 2 long years, Pam was moved between four foster homes. In some she and Iris found a second family, with babies to look after, car rides and picnics, and even a pet pig. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJH; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091932503
- ISBN
- 9780091932503
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.95
€ 19.99
€ 14.95
Paperback. Exploring what it means to be whole, this title shows how we view ourselves and what it is to truly see another person. It tells the story which changes the way you look at others, and the way you see yourself. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AJB; BGA; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 14. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061791529
- ISBN
- 9780061791529
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.37
€ 16.99
€ 14.37
Paperback. Written when Orwell was a struggling writer in his twenties, this is a memoir of his time living among the desperately poor and destitute. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 1DDF; 3JJG; BM; DNF; HBTB; JFFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 113 x 14. Weight in Grams: 134.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 224
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141393032
- ISBN
- 9780141393032
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.50
€ 10.99
€ 9.50
Paperback. To be poor and destitute in 1920s Paris and London was to experience life at its lowest ebb. George Orwell, penniless and with nowhere to go, found himself experiencing just this as he wandered the streets of both capitals in search of a job. This book gives an account of the streets and those who have no choice but to live on them. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 1DDF; 3JJG; BM; JFFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 117 x 15. Weight in Grams: 126.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141042701
- ISBN
- 9780141042701
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.44
€ 11.99
€ 9.44
Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 13 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BM; JFSC; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231181020
- ISBN
- 9780231181020
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.32
€ 37.99
€ 27.32
Paperback. Approaching his middle forties, Gavin Boyter wondered what his life was all about. An ordinary runner, he came to wonder if an ordinary runner might be capable of John O'Groats to Land's End, the longest linear run in Britain. Gavin was neither the first nor the quickest but Downhill from Here is his real triumph. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BM; WSKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128. .
- Publisher
- Sandstone Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910985625
- ISBN
- 9781910985625
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.34
€ 13.99
€ 11.34
Paperback. Dream Island is an account of how, together with his wife Doris, Lockley moved onto the tiny island of Skokholm, four miles off the tip of Pembrokeshire, and just one mile long at its longest. The island had been uninhabited, apart from lighthouse keepers, since at least the beginning of the century. Series: Nature Classics. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKWV; BM; WNCB; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- Little Toller Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908213327
- ISBN
- 9781908213327
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.85
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€ 20.85
Paperback. Telling the story of the author's grandparents and parents, and of his brothers' involvement in the violent Mau Mau uprising, this title etches a tumultuous era, capturing the landscape of Kenya, the people and their culture, and the social and political vicissitudes of life under colonialism and war. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; 2AB; 3JJ; BM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099548522
- ISBN
- 9780099548522
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.01
€ 13.99
€ 11.01
Paperback. The extraordinary and unique memoir of the first ever British female Apache pilot Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1KBB; 3JMC; BM; HBWS4; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Headline Review
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755319626
- ISBN
- 9780755319626
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
Paperback. Born into poverty in Ireland in the 1940s, John J. Mahon stands only 4ft 9in tall. He went to sea as a steward on a passenger liner aged 17, and later served in various ships as a donkeyman, greaser and engine-room hand. This is his story. Num Pages: 393 pages, 12 Black & White. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 136 x 30. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 393
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906266196
- ISBN
- 9781906266196
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.47
€ 17.47
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: APT; BM; VFV; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 135 x 21. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062297167
- ISBN
- 9780062297167
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.50
€ 15.99
€ 12.50
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Bella Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594933998
- ISBN
- 9781594933998
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.43
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€ 17.43
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; BM; JFSJ1; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781927527375
- ISBN
- 9781927527375
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 19.75
€ 27.99
€ 19.75
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€ 21.87
€ 30.99
€ 21.87
Paperback. Written in the final months of her life, Cory Taylor's Dying is a deeply moving meditation on death, and a joyful and wise tribute to life Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782119784
- ISBN
- 9781782119784
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.74
€ 13.99
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Paperback. Originally published as: Voyage a travers la mort, Le temoignage d'un exile Hutu du Rwanda. Translator(s): Taylor, Phil. Num Pages: 190 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 213 x 10. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Baraka Books
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781926824789
- ISBN
- 9781926824789
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.73
€ 20.99
€ 18.73