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Paperback. In these pages P.S. Allfree recounts a year and a half spent as a political officer among the Bedouin of the south-eastern Rub' al-Khali, the 'Empty Quarter', where the many fascinating characters in this ancient land spring happily to life. Num Pages: 192 pages, 30 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBXY; BM; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Robert Hale Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719807381
ISBN
9780719807381
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.49

Paperback. Now in paperback this dishy and dirty memoir tells Brandi Glanville's story of surviving a high-profile divorce and bouncing back stronger. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 212 x 16. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781476707631
ISBN
9781476707631
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.47

Paperback. Sequel to the 'book of the year' million-copy bestseller, BILLY, and reissued to coincide with the ITV tie-in, BILLY CONNOLLY: JOURNEY TO THE EDGE OF THE WORLD Num Pages: 352 pages, 24pp colour photos. BIC Classification: AS; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 274. Good, clean copy. Previous owner's details on ffep
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Headline
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
SKU
KSG0006242
ISBN
9780755312849
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Dave Courtney has been a legend in criminal circles in South London since the days of the Krays. This autobiography details his shady and immoral past, his time in jail, and why he's decided it's time to get out of the business. Num Pages: 416 pages, 8 pages b/w. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 2AB; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 110 x 26. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Virgin Books
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753504628
ISBN
9780753504628
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.53

Paperback. Nobody Nowhere is an account of the soul of someone who lived the word 'autism' and survived in an unsympathetic environment despite intense inner chaos and incomprehension. It describes how, against the odds, Donna came to live independently, achieve a place at university, and write this remarkable autobiography. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Pub
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853027185
ISBN
9781853027185
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.46

Paperback. Translator(s): Rubens, Paul. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; BGHA; HBJD; HBLW; JPFQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 133 x 14. Weight in Grams: 283.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590175866
ISBN
9781590175866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.34

Hardback. Who was Nikola Tesla? A visionary inventor? Eccentric genius? Outsider rebel? An immigrant from what is now Croatia, Tesla would move to America and go on to create groundbreaking inventions including some that would change the world. This book reveals the life, drama and mystery surrounding the romantic figure. Num Pages: 248 pages, full colour throughout, includes photographs, include illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGT; PDZ; TBY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 242 x 23. Weight in Grams: 780.
Publisher
Sterling Publishing Co Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781435142978
ISBN
9781435142978
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.25

Paperback. Ten years in different directions. The third volume of Michael Palin's celebrated diaries. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: APB; APT; BGFA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 199 x 44. Weight in Grams: 524.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780225326
ISBN
9781780225326
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.06

Paperback. Winner of the National Trust Outdoor Book of the Year 2011 The story of one man's unlikely quest to create out of a mountainous Welsh landscape a garden fit for inclusion in the prestigious Yellow Book - the 'Gardens of England and Wales Open for Charity' guide - in just one year. Num Pages: 288 pages, 30 b/w illus, With index. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; BM; WM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007216529
ISBN
9780007216529
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.42

Hardcover. A unique mix of prose and poetry, of the joy of life and the agony of loss. Weaving together fragments from diaries, stories and notebooks - including moving texts written by his two brothers and his mother Stefania herself - Rozewicz creates a portrait of their lives and relationships which is sometimes brutal, often hilarious, and always tender. Translator(s): Bogoczek, Barbara. Num Pages: 96 pages, 15 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Stork Press Ltd
Number of pages
96
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780957391208
ISBN
9780957391208
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.50

Paperback. Between Two Rivers is an honest, funny and moving memoir of Baghdad life from the perspective of a young woman from England transplanted into another culture by love. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 127 x 22. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Parthian Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
250
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908946874
ISBN
9781908946874
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.37

Paperback. Editor(s): Walshe, Eibhear. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Cork University Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Condition
New
SKU
V9780902561663
ISBN
9780902561663
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.00
€ 24.15

Paperback. * Epic memoir by one of the greatest explorers of our time, the Norwegian-born Thor Heyerdahl. Num Pages: 352 pages, Section: 16, B&W. BIC Classification: BGA; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 126 x 24. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349112732
ISBN
9780349112732
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. Num Pages: 376 pages, 65 halftones. BIC Classification: ASD; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
376
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
First edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816638024
ISBN
9780816638024
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.21

Paperback. 'From cancer to cycling superman: is this the greatest story in modern sport?' Guardian Num Pages: 432 pages, ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: BGS; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 288. Clean copy.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
SKU
KLJ0006495
ISBN
9781848544697
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Charles II was thirty when he crossed the Channel in fine May weather in 1660. His Restoration was greeted with maypoles and bonfires, like spring after long years of Cromwell's rule. This title is a portrait of Charles II, exploring his elusive nature through the lens of these ten vital years. Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: BGR; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 42. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
Faber and Faber
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571217342
ISBN
9780571217342
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.52

paperback. Covers the early days of New Labour, culminating in their victory at the polls in 1997. This title details the extraordinary tensions between Tony Blair and Gordon Brown as they resolved the question as to which one should stand to become Labour leader. Num Pages: 800 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JMC; BJ; BM; HBJD1; HBLX; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 564.
Publisher
Arrow
Number of pages
800
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099493457
ISBN
9780099493457
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.04

Paperback. An autobiography, in which the author - painter, photographer, sculptor, film maker and writer - relates the story of his life, from his childhood determination to be an artist and his technical drawing classes in a Brooklyn high school, to the glamorous and heady days of Paris in the 1940s. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB; AJB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141195506
ISBN
9780141195506
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

Paperback. 252 pages, Illustrations, maps. The riveting true account of a young WW2 pilot's heroic journey, illustrated with photographs, maps and excerpts from his log books. Cateogry: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. BIC Classification: BTM. Dimension: 193 x 132 x 21. Weight: 398.
Publisher
Allen & Unwin
Number of pages
324
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781741751611
ISBN
9781741751611
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.33

Paperback. Winner of the 2010 Non-Fiction National Book Award Patti Smith's evocative, honest and moving coming-of-age story of her extraordinary relationship with the artist Robert Mapplethorpe Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVGU; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 266. 320 pages, Illustrations. Winner of the 2010 Non-Fiction National Book Award Patti Smith's evocative, honest and moving coming-of-age story of her extraordinary relationship with the artist Robert Mapplethorpe. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGP; AVGU; AVH; BGFA. Dimension: 197 x 139 x 20. Weight: 222.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First Paperback Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747568766
ISBN
9780747568766
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.20

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