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Biography

Paperback. Doreen Ingrams and her husband were the first Europeans ever to live in the Hadhramaut, an extraordinary, isolated region of southern Arabia. Married to an Arabic-speaking British official, she arrived by boat, and during their ten-year residency travelled throughout the region by camel and donkey. This book tells her story. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations (black and white), 1 map (black and white). BIC Classification: 1FBXY; 3JJG; BJ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 166 x 13. Weight in Grams: 244. Living in Yemen's Hadhramant in the 1930s. 176 pages. Doreen Ingrams and her husband were the first Europeans ever to live in the Hadhramaut, an extraordinary, isolated region of southern Arabia. Married to an Arabic-speaking British official, she arrived by boat, and during their ten-year residency travelled throughout the region by camel and donkey. This book tells her story. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FBXY; 3JJG; BJ; WTL. Dimension: 224 x 166 x 13. Weight: 244.
Publisher
Eland Books
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906011802
ISBN
9781906011802
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.74

Paperback. Agripping and detailed account of the decade's most sensational murder and trial. Num Pages: 464 pages, 8 pp colour plates. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 320.
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster UK
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847398628
ISBN
9781847398628
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.20

Paperback. The true story of the White Queen and more, this is a thrilling history of the extraordinary noblewomen who lived through the Wars of the Roses. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 198 x 28. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Second Printing edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007309306
ISBN
9780007309306
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.37

Hardback. Covers the period from T S Eliot's childhood in St Louis, Missouri, to the end of 1922, by which time he had settled in England, married and published "The Waste Land". Editor(s): Haughton, Hugh; Eliot, Valerie. Series: Letters of T. S. Eliot. Num Pages: 912 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 164 x 70. Weight in Grams: 1562.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571235094
ISBN
9780571235094
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.37

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

€ 20.99
€ 15.80

Paperback. Num Pages: 287 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: BGA; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 132 x 22. Weight in Grams: 234.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
287
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780385343374
ISBN
9780385343374
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.99

Paperback. In this second edition of his classic biography, the leading authority on the classical world introduces a fresh generation of student, scholars and readers to a pivotal figure of Rome. Num Pages: 256 pages, 5 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415336611
ISBN
9780415336611
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.30

Hardback. Pericles has had the rare distinction of giving his name to an entire period of history, embodying what has often been taken as the golden age of the ancient Greek world. This book reassess the life and legacy of one of the greatest generals, orators, and statesmen of the classical world. Translator(s): Lloyd, Janet. Num Pages: 312 pages, 10 halftones. 5 line illus. 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; BGH; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 234 x 24. Weight in Grams: 564.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691154596
ISBN
9780691154596
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 36.23

Paperback. The Sunday Times top-ten bestseller -- a passionate page-turner by a soldier with something to say Num Pages: 352 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: BTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Pan Publishing
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330471923
ISBN
9780330471923
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.77

Paperback. David Mitchell, who you may know for his inappropriate anger on every TV panel show except Never Mind the Buzzcocks, his look of permanent discomfort on C4 sex comedy Peep Show, his online commenter-baiting in The Observer or just for wearing a stick-on moustache in That Mitchell and Webb Look, has written a book about his life. Num Pages: 336 pages, (2x8pp plates). BIC Classification: APB; APT; ASZB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 196 x 20. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007351749
ISBN
9780007351749
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 672 pages. Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408849460
ISBN
9781408849460
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.37

Paperback. Editor(s): Atherstone, Andrew; Jones, David Ceri. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGX; HRCC9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 232 x 28. Weight in Grams: 616.
Publisher
Inter-Varsity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844745531
ISBN
9781844745531
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.62

Paperback. Num Pages: 56 pages, col. Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGX; HR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 149 x 10. Weight in Grams: 134. New.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Veritas Publications
Number of pages
56
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
9781847301062
ISBN
9781847301062
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.57

Paperback. A guide to triathlon by two Olympic heroes. It tells the story of how two skinny lads from west Yorkshire became the best triathletes in the world. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations (colour). BIC Classification: BM; WSKQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
PENGUIN BOOKS
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241965849
ISBN
9780241965849
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.88

paperback. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 18. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Methuen Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780413777256
ISBN
9780413777256
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.42

Paperback. Presents a memoir of a young historian, who was admitted in England's largest psychiatric institution, Colney Hatch Lunatic Asylum, later known as Friern Hospital. This memoir tells the story of author's madness years, set inside the wider story of the death of the asylum system in the twentieth century. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BM; MBPK; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
PENGUIN BOOKS
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241951828
ISBN
9780241951828
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.88

Paperback. As Guy Martin's grandfather Voldemars frequently reminded him,'When you dead, you dead.' So, before it's all over, Guy Martin is making the most of the time he's got. This book deals with his life and work. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 21. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Virgin Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753556672
ISBN
9780753556672
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.06

Paperback. Part memoir, part comic monologue, this is an ensemble of mishaps and anecdotes that reveal the ups and downs of one woman's life. Relentlessly self-deprecating, Sylvia Smith's diary relays the humdrum, everydayness of living, yet it steadily gains momentum as a darker undertone gathers force. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 212. Used paperback in good condition. Some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Main
SKU
KRF0025704
ISBN
9781841952079
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. From original Guns N' Roses drummer Steven Adler comes a tale of sex, drugs, excess, hairspray and and intense 20-year struggle with addiction. Num Pages: 304 pages, (2x8pp plates). BIC Classification: AVGT; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007368488
ISBN
9780007368488
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.70

Paperback. .
Publisher
Parthian Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910409459
ISBN
9781910409459
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.82

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