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Biography
Paperback. Though canonized as a saint and a fully enlightened buddha, the eleventh-century Ra Lotsawa's life story presents a darker path than those taken by Siddhartha Gautama or Milarepa. This book presents an account of one of the most colourful and memorable figures in Tibetan Buddhist history. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: BGX; HREX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780142422618
- ISBN
- 9780142422618
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.23
€ 11.99
€ 10.23
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 4 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DNN; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 136 x 16. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816678273
- ISBN
- 9780816678273
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.51
€ 17.99
€ 17.51
Paperback. For the last six years of his life, Roger Deakin kept notebooks in which he wrote his daily thoughts, impressions, feelings and observations about and around his home, Walnut Tree Farm. This title collects his writings, capturing his restless curiosity about nature and his impressions of our changing world. Editor(s): Blacker, Terence; Hastie, Alison. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAS; BM; WND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- First thus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141039022
- ISBN
- 9780141039022
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
Paperback. With more than one million copies in print, the Letters to Penthouse series is a bestselling staple of the Warner backlist. Series: Letters to Penthouse. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BT; VFVC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 107 x 25. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Grand Central Publishing
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780446610315
- ISBN
- 9780446610315
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.62
€ 16.62
Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BT; HRCV9; VFJD; VFJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 128 x 7. Weight in Grams: 108.
- Publisher
- Baker Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Special
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780800759315
- ISBN
- 9780800759315
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.81
€ 13.99
€ 11.81
Paperback. In her memoir His Bright Light, the author opened her heart to share the story of the loss of her beloved son. In this book, she shows us how she transformed that pain into a campaign of service that enriched her life beyond what she could imagine. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; BM; JFFB; JKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 110.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552165440
- ISBN
- 9780552165440
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
€ 13.99
€ 11.09
Hardback. A fantastically readable biography of a 19th-century Parisian courtesan who harbours an incredible secret Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL; JFMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 171 x 35. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Publisher
- Icon Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848319264
- ISBN
- 9781848319264
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 17.97
€ 26.99
€ 17.97
Paperback. An intelligent, thought-provoking and beautifully crafted memoir, describing a gruelling, yet ultimately inspiring 14-year-battle with mental illness, interwoven with childhood memories of growing up in Africa and Pakistan. Num Pages: 320 pages, Integrated black and white photographs. BIC Classification: BM; VFJJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 28. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472121653
- ISBN
- 9781472121653
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
€ 13.99
€ 11.02
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; BM; VFJX; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 466. One Man's Journey to Peace and Freedom on the Appalachian Trail. 336 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBBE; BM; VFJX; WTL. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 20. Weight: 466.
- Publisher
- Baker Publishing Group
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780800720537
- ISBN
- 9780800720537
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.54
€ 18.54
Paperback. A very special 20th anniversary edition of the acclaimed cult trainspotting classic Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGA; WDH; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 277 x 29. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Icon Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785781056
- ISBN
- 9781785781056
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.50
€ 15.99
€ 12.50
Hardcover.
- Publisher
- New Era Publications International APS Denmark
- Number of pages
- 166
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788764971422
- ISBN
- 9788764971422
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 30.73
€ 46.99
€ 30.73
Hardcover.
- Publisher
- Irish Manuscripts Commission Dublin
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906865092
- ISBN
- 9781906865092
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.00€ 41.34
€ 45.00
€ 41.34
Paperback. From costermongers to ex-convicts, from chimney-sweeps to vagrants, the underprivileged of London are brought to life in this book, where their plight is expressed through a blend of first person accounts and statistics. It originated in a series of newspaper articles that grew into a four volume account of the working-classes of London. Editor(s): Neuburg, Victor. Num Pages: 544 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 508
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140432411
- ISBN
- 9780140432411
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.98
€ 19.99
€ 15.98
Paperback. When the author relocates to the USA, his wife informs him that they can only take what is 'absolutely essential'. Packing his collection of football programmes, he is aghast to be informed that the programmes do not fall into that category. This title tells the story of how the author made the selection of his most important programmes. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 126 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857500502
- ISBN
- 9780857500502
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.04
€ 19.99
€ 15.04
paperback. The author made his fortune building a mobile phone company from scratch. When he sold it for GBP75 million, he bought Crystal Palace FC, the club he'd supported as a boy, and led them into the Premier League. Ten years later Palace was in administration and Jordan had lost nigh on everything. This title tells his story. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 136 x 33. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Yellow Jersey
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780224091824
- ISBN
- 9780224091824
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Hardback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 241 x 24. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publisher
- Luath Press Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910745632
- ISBN
- 9781910745632
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.65
€ 23.99
€ 16.65
Paperback. Tracing the life of the author's father, this title follows him through his childhood in the west of England, his successful 25-year career in the Indian Army prior to the country's independence in 1947, and his final years in Devonshire, where he raised a family while the symptoms of Huntington's disease gradually set in. Num Pages: 160 pages, colour photos, b&w photos, line drawings. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 11. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- Shepheard-Walwyn
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780856832642
- ISBN
- 9780856832642
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.42
€ 17.99
€ 16.42
Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGX; HRCC91; HRCX1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Publisher
- Inter-Varsity Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844744046
- ISBN
- 9781844744046
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.55
€ 23.99
€ 20.55
Paperback. When Elspeth Huxley's pioneer father buys a remote plot of land in Kenya, the family sets off to discover their new home: five hundred acres of Kenyan scrubland, infested with ticks and white ants, and quavering with heat. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; BGA; HBJH; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099577263
- ISBN
- 9780099577263
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.80
€ 15.99
€ 11.80
Paperback. Praeterita is the autobiography of John Ruskin (1819-1900), art critic and social commentator and one of the most influential figures of the nineteenth century. An elegy for lost places and people, Praeterita recounts Ruskin's childhood, and his travels across Europe with passion and intimacy. Editor(s): O'Gorman, Francis. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192802415
- ISBN
- 9780192802415
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.36
€ 16.99
€ 13.36
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 37 b/w illus. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 132 x 229 x 33. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300216158
- ISBN
- 9780300216158
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.40
€ 26.99
€ 20.40
Paperback. Peter Pringle was one of the last people to be sentenced to death in Ireland when he was wrongly convicted of killing two gardai in a shoot-out in Ballaghaderreen in 1980. His sentence was commuted to 40 years in prison by President Patrick Hillery and eventually overturned in 1995. This is his story." Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; JKVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 233 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845887605
- ISBN
- 9781845887605
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.51
€ 16.99
€ 14.51
Paperback. An eagerly anticipated biography of one of the greatest statesmen of the Victorian age. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444792454
- ISBN
- 9781444792454
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.92
€ 19.99
€ 14.92
Paperback. William Hague has written the life of William Wilberforce who was both a staunch conservative and a tireless campaigner against the slave trade. Num Pages: 480 pages, 8 b/w, 16 col plates (24pp), With index. BIC Classification: BGH; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 41. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007228867
- ISBN
- 9780007228867
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 15.87
€ 23.99
€ 15.87