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Memoirs

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Memoirs

Paperback. Ian Bostridge is one of the outstanding singers, yet his early career was that of a professional historian. This book takes a look at the multifaceted world of classical music through the eyes of someone whose career as a singer has followed a unique trajectory. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: AV; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 199 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571252466
ISBN
9780571252466
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.54

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 41 black & white photos. BIC Classification: B; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 171 x 12. Weight in Grams: 432.
Publisher
Little Knoll Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780992722005
ISBN
9780992722005
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.54

Paperback. Immaculee Ilibagiza grew up in a country she loved. But in 1994 her idyllic world was ripped apart as Rwanda descended into bloody holocaust. For 91 days, she and seven other women huddled silently together in the cramped bathroom of a local pastor while hundreds of machete-wielding killers hunted for them. This book tells her story. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGR; 3JJPR; BM; HBJH; HBLW3; HBTZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Hay House UK Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781802953
ISBN
9781781802953
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.48

Paperback. Parachute Doctor is the story of Captain David Tibbs RAMC MC who as a member of 225 (Parachute) Field Ambulance and the 13th Parachute Battalion served with the 5th Parachute Brigade of the famous 6th Airborne Division. His fascinating story includes jumping into Normandy on D-Day and fighting alongside the Japanese on the island of Java. Editor(s): Barber, Neil. Num Pages: 160 pages, Full colour pages with colour & greyscale images. BIC Classification: BM; HBWQ; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 167 x 11. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Sabrestorm Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781220009
ISBN
9781781220009
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.66

Paperback. In this explosive sequel to I Killed Scheherazade, Joumana Haddad examines the patriarchal system that continues to dominate in the Arab world and beyond. Num Pages: 176 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1FB; BM; JFSJ1; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 137 x 14. Weight in Grams: 196.
Publisher
Telegram
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908906090
ISBN
9781908906090
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.62

Hardback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VS; WJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 203. Weight in Grams: 646.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062655646
ISBN
9780062655646
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.40

Paperback. * An extraordinary and moving tale by an ex-POW and last surviving member of the Gordon Highlanders regiment that was captured by the Japanese in Singapore, out now in paperback Num Pages: 320 pages, Section: 16, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1FMS; 1FPJ; 3JJH; BM; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Abacus Software
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349122571
ISBN
9780349122571
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Hardback. First English translation of legendary jazz and swing musician Coco Schumann's memoir, Auschwitz survivor and member of Theresienstadt's Ghetto Swingers. Translator(s): Howard, John. Num Pages: 192 pages, B&W photos throughout. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 488.
Publisher
DoppelHouse Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st English
Condition
New
SKU
V9780983254041
ISBN
9780983254041
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.01

Paperback. Presents a sequence of early recollections, beginning with the dazzling lights and sounds of my first footings on earth in a steep Cotswold valley some three miles long. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Re-issue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241953273
ISBN
9780241953273
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.04

Paperback. Take a trip back to the most iconic decade in modern British history through a child's eyes. Num Pages: 192 pages, 77. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; BM; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445637624
ISBN
9781445637624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.98

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
€ 11.85

Paperback. "An elite marathoner describes the year she spent running over 3,500 miles in nine different countries, living with host families and exploring diverse running communities and cultures all over the globe"--NoveList. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; WSKC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 134 x 21. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062416438
ISBN
9780062416438
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.07

Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, Fully illustrated, full colour. BIC Classification: AKC; BM; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 149 x 23. Weight in Grams: 556.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408706176
ISBN
9781408706176
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.35

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BM; HREP; HRLP7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Portobello Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846274930
ISBN
9781846274930
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.78

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Little Toller Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908213440
ISBN
9781908213440
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.99

Paperback. The story of how one woman's life was transformed by a remarkable house on the Dingle peninsula in Ireland. It's a life-affirming tale of rediscovering lost values and cherishing loved ones and the communities we live in. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BGA; BM; WQN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 224. Singed by the author
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
9781444730319
ISBN
9781444730319
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.42

Paperback. The long overdue first UK publication of one of Sven Lindqvist's best-loved books - and the one for which he is most famous in his home country - an exquisitely written meditation on the author's relationship with art. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BM; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 145 x 9. Weight in Grams: 128.
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847085221
ISBN
9781847085221
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.99

Hardback. The author of Beyond the Notes demonstrates how a working musician draws energy from the events of daily life, and sometimes seeks a refuge from them in music. Num Pages: 276 pages, 8, 8 black and white. BIC Classification: AVRG; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 147 x 29. Weight in Grams: 480. A Pianist's Yearbook. 276 pages, 8, 8 black and white. The author of Beyond the Notes demonstrates how a working musician draws energy from the events of daily life, and sometimes seeks a refuge from them in music. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVRG; BM. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 29. Weight: 494.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Number of pages
276
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843835578
ISBN
9781843835578
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.87

Paperback. To a young girl the life of a nurse sounds exciting, but with long hours and short shrift it's never easy. So when Maggie Groff embarks on her training at London's King's College Hospital she must quickly get to grips with a demanding career. It's sink or swim. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJPL; BM; BTH; MQC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127. .
Publisher
Corgi
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552174145
ISBN
9780552174145
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.61

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

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 20 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 31. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Strategic Media Books United States
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781939521026
ISBN
9781939521026
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.90

Paperback. A book that chronicles bestselling author's long friendship with writer from its beginning to untimely end with both funny and moving moments and stark honesty. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: BM; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241950548
ISBN
9780241950548
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.78

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BM; DSGS; JMU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062378729
ISBN
9780062378729
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.70

Paperback. Includes stories such as 'Laminex and Mirrors', 'Cross-Country', and 'Ashes'. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 134 x 25. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Scribe Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781922247032
ISBN
9781922247032
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.07

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