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Paperback. Talks about the grand hotel life. In this story, you can meet the girl-hungry hotel Magician, Kalakobe the African cook, Mr Sigsag, Monsieur Victor, Mespoulet, and an unforgettable cast of down but not yet out hotel employees. Num Pages: 320 pages, 60. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BGHA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Ebury Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091887872
ISBN
9780091887872
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 14.21

Paperback. Although 'continually and bitterly ashamed' that the Arabs had risen in revolt against the Turks as a result of fraudulent British promises of self-rule, Lawrence led them in a triumphant campaign which revolutionized the art of war. This title presents the epic events. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 704 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; BGH; HBJD; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
704
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141182766
ISBN
9780141182766
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. Looks at the artistic coming of age of the greatest actress of her generation, from the homecoming float at her suburban New Jersey high school to her star-making roles in The Deer Hunter, Manhattan, and Kramer vs. Kramer. This book deals with Meryl Streep's rise stardom on the New York stage, and more. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: AN; APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 252 x 19. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571330997
ISBN
9780571330997
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.51

Hardcover. This gripping memoir tells the personal story of a man who has lived at the epicenter of the major events of modern Jewish history. From the ashes of Auschwitz to statehood and theingathering of the exiles, Rabbi Sholom Gold has lived through the most traumatic, tragic, and majestic period in the four-thousand-year saga of thr Jewish people. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA; BM; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 178 x 33. Weight in Grams: 976.
Publisher
Gefen Publishing House Israel
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9789652296399
ISBN
9789652296399
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 27.57

Paperback. Sun Ra's music as it is about his passionate, often wildly unorthodox views on the galaxy, black people and spiritual matters. With the various incarnations of his inimitable Arkestra, his repertoire ranged from boogie-woogie to swing to be-bop to fusion to New Age, and his influence extended throughout the jazz and rock worlds. Num Pages: 512 pages, 8pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGJ; AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 29. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Canongate Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841950556
ISBN
9781841950556
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 16.77

Paperback. "Hitler and the Final Solution". Translator(s): Porter, James. Num Pages: 219 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BG; HBG; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JPFQ; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
219
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520060227
ISBN
9780520060227
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 32.32

Paperback. Alan Johnson's childhood was not so much difficult as unusual, particularly for a man who was destined to become Home Secretary. This book tells the story of two incredible women: Alan's mother, Lily, who battled against poor health, poverty, domestic violence and loneliness to try to ensure a better life for her children; and his sister, Linda. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; 3JJPK; BGHA; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Corgi
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552167017
ISBN
9780552167017
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. From the testing laboratories where engineers struggle to build a jet engine that can resist bird attacks, through the creation of the A320 in France, to the political and social forces that have sought to minimize the impact of revolutionary fly-by-wire technology, this work lets us question our assumptions about human beings in modern aviation. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BTP; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 147 x 13. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141046747
ISBN
9780141046747
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.21

Paperback. From New York Times bestselling biographer J. Randy Taraborrelli comes an engrossing and revealing portrait of the Hilton dynasty. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGB; BK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 43. Weight in Grams: 618.
Publisher
Little, Brown & Company
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781455516704
ISBN
9781455516704
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.93

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; 3JM; BGR; HBJD1; HBLW; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750966160
ISBN
9780750966160
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Written by Dorothy's good friend Johnny Tudor, this fascinating first biography of a Welsh singing phenomenon is an unprecedented insight into the glitz and glamour of 1940s and '50s Hollywood. Num Pages: 224 pages, 32 black & white illustrations, 16 black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; 3JJ; AVGN; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750979009
ISBN
9780750979009
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.50

Hardcover. Presents four travel diaries of pioneering African Americans who were the first to explore and document the West African interior. This work reveals the wealth and beauty of Africa in descriptions of its geography, people, flora, and fauna. It challenges the notion that there were no black explorers in Africa. Editor(s): Fairhead, James; Geysbeek, Tim; Holsoe, Svend E.; Leach, Melissa. Num Pages: 504 pages, 39 b&w photos, 11 maps, 1 index. BIC Classification: 1HFD; 3JH; BJ; GTB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 38. Weight in Grams: 857.
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
504
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253341945
ISBN
9780253341945
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.50

Hardcover. A page turning forensic biography of a secret Victorian life and love affair.Robert Bateman is an undeservedly forgotten Pre-Raphaelite artist, friend of Burne Jones, Walter Crane and others, and connected via his wife to the highest reaches of Victorian political and social life. Num Pages: 352 pages, 105. BIC Classification: ACVM; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 163 x 32. Weight in Grams: 922.
Publisher
Wilmington Square Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
F First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908524386
ISBN
9781908524386
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 37.39

Paperback. Somekh, a noted student of modern Arabic culture, relates his life as a university professor and writer, taking the reader to Oxford, Princeton and Cairo, and introducing scholars and writers he befriended: S D Goitein, Mustafa Badawi and Haim Blanc, among others. This title presents his story. Num Pages: 170 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3JJP; BM; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
170
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845195021
ISBN
9781845195021
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Paperback. The authorised biography of the great naturalist and conservationist Gerald Durrell, who died aged seventy in January 1995 in Jersey, where he founded the zoo he'd dreamed of as a small boy and pioneered the captive breeding of animals for conservation. Num Pages: 672 pages, 24 b/w plates, (3 x 8pp), With index. BIC Classification: BG; WNC; WNH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 135 x 40. Weight in Grams: 498.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
672
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780006387305
ISBN
9780006387305
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.37

Hardcover. Num Pages: 800 pages, 3 Photo Inserts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 180 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1286.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
800
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781400067664
ISBN
9781400067664
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 28.74

Paperback. The bestselling memoir of youngest ever NOBEL PRIZE winner, Malala Yousafzai, the schoolgirl who stood up to the Taliban. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations (colour). BIC Classification: 1FKP; 3JM; BGHA; JFSJ1; JN; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780226583
ISBN
9781780226583
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.17

Paperback. Tyler Oakley, pop culture phenomenon and the most prominent LGBTQ+ voice on YouTube, brings you his funniest untold stories in his first book. Now in paperback! Num Pages: 304 pages, Full colour. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGF; JFSK; UD; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471162077
ISBN
9781471162077
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.02

Paperback. Like many entrepreneurs, the author had no formal business education. But he had great survival instincts, tenacity, and, above all, a nothing to lose mindset. His middle-class childhood ended abruptly when his abusive father succumbed to drug addiction and abandoned the family. This title offers stories and a road map for entrepreneurial success. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BGBA; KJH; KJMB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Updated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781591845997
ISBN
9781591845997
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783781164
ISBN
9781783781164
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.69

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