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Paperback. Jamie Andrew's survival and rescue after five nights trapped by a ferocious storm meant that he had to come to terms the loss of all his limbs to frostbite. Since the accident, Jamie has e learnt to walk (and run) on his prosthetic legs, to ski, snowboard, paraglide - and even take up mountaineering again. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8 colour photos. BIC Classification: BGS; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 2. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Piatkus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780749950521
ISBN
9780749950521
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.85

Paperback. The life story of Dame Vivienne Westwood, told for the first time. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: AKT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 197 x 36. Weight in Grams: 736.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447254140
ISBN
9781447254140
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.75

Paperback. Num Pages: 338 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Milo Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
338
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903854914
ISBN
9781903854914
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.82

Hardcover. With new commentary and Insights on the life and times of Jesse Livermore

Reminiscences of a Stock Operator is the fictionalized biography of perhaps the most famous financial speculator of all time-Jesse Livermore. Num Pages: 440 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; KFFM2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 258 x 215 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1118.

Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Number of pages
440
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Annotated ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470481592
ISBN
9780470481592
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.27

Paperback. .
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099507895
ISBN
9780099507895
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.70

Paperback. Jimmy Sheddan was one of the many New Zealanders who joined the RNZAF, then left his native land to come to England to fight the enemies of Great Britain and her Empire during World War Two. During the war, Jim Sheddan rose from the rank of sergeant pilot to squadron leader with 486 Squadron, a considerable achievement. This title tells his story. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 200 x 15. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Grub Street United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906502959
ISBN
9781906502959
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.27

Paperback. The two-time bestselling author, wrestler and metal rocker returns with another insightful and hilarious memoir. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 234 x 33. Weight in Grams: 586.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409137627
ISBN
9781409137627
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415319362
ISBN
9780415319362
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.63

Paperback. The untold story of Winston Churchill's precarious finances. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Head of Zeus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784081829
ISBN
9781784081829
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.21

Paperback. Keywords: "Subjects - Poetry, Drama & Criticism - History & Criticism - Drama & Dramatists - 20th Century,Subjects - Poetry, Drama & Criticism - History & Criticism - General,Subjects - Music, Stage & Screen - P"
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Limelight Editions New York
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Edition
Reprint
SKU
KEX0188013
ISBN
9780879100377
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A biography full of romanticism, exoticism, glamour and fantasy Num Pages: 384 pages, 2 x 8pp bw. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
John Murray General Publishing Division United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719565472
ISBN
9780719565472
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; BGH; DSBH; DSC; HBJD1; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 134 x 32. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
Persephone Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780953478095
ISBN
9780953478095
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.17

Paperback. "Playing God" presents poems about the experience of being a doctor, for both doctors and patients. Num Pages: 96 pages, 12 b&w half tone illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; DCF; MB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 153 x 9. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
Hammersmith Press Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905140169
ISBN
9781905140169
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.56

hardcover. Very good copy with bright dustwrapper. First UK edition signed by the Author

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Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
1st
Publisher
Faber & Faber London
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
SKU
KEX0303178
ISBN
9780571228300
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 75.00

paperback. Presents the dramatic and redemptive memoir of a woman whose curiosity led her to the world's most beautiful and remote places, its most imperiled and perilous countries, and then into fifteen months of harrowing captivity - an exquisitely written story of courage, resilience, and grace. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGS; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780670920860
ISBN
9780670920860
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.88

Hardback. Examines the genesis of Ernest Newman's major publications in the context of prevailing intellectual trends in history, criticism and biography Series: Music in Britain, 1600-2000. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AV; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783271900
ISBN
9781783271900
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.66

Hardcover. Covers the years 1952-57, during which Benjamin Britten wrote three major works for the stage - the Coronation opera "Gloriana", the chamber opera "The Turn of the Screw", and the full-length ballet "The Prince of the Pagodas" - as well as vocal works such as "Canticles II and III" and the Hardy song-cycle "Winter Words". Editor(s): Reed, Philip; Cooke, Mervyn; Mitchell, Donald. Series: Selected Letters of Britten. Num Pages: 633 pages, 57 black and white, 69 line drawing. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 166 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1482. The Selected Letters of Benjamin Britten, 1913-1976. 1952-1957. Series: Selected Letters of Britten. 633 pages, 57 black and white, 69 line drawing. Editor(s): Reed, Philip; Cooke, Mervyn; Mitchell, Donald. Covers the years 1952-57, during which Benjamin Britten wrote three major works for the stage - the Coronation opera "Gloriana", the chamber opera "The Turn of the Screw", and the full-length ballet "The Prince of the Pagodas" - as well as vocal works such as "Canticles II and III" and the Hardy song-cycle "Winter Words". Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: BJ. Dimension: 240 x 166 x 58. Weight: 1486.
Publisher
Boydell Press
Number of pages
633
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843833826
ISBN
9781843833826
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.94
€ 54.16

Paperback. WONDERLAND AVENUE is the careering autobiography of someone who wilfully, skilfully and enthusiastically abused all the cards that life dealt. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 38. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349101750
ISBN
9780349101750
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. .
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield International
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783485895
ISBN
9781783485895
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 47.12

Paperback. A new biography of the iconic US civil rights leader. Num Pages: 272 pages, 48 photographs. BIC Classification: BGH; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 18. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849162623
ISBN
9781849162623
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.35

Paperback. Britain's most famous adventurer and bestselling author Ranulph Fiennes' book on extreme heat Num Pages: 416 pages, 3 x 8pp Colour Plates. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130. .
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471137976
ISBN
9781471137976
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.48

Paperback. Written by former member of the IRA and police informant, this book tells the story of revolutionary James Connolly, his role in the 1916 Easter Rising, and his subsequent influence both on the author himself, and on 20th century Irish politics. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784751807
ISBN
9781784751807
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.20

Paperback. Begins in Berkeley in 1968, and ends with a piece on Dylan's show at the University of Minnesota on election night 2008. This title follows not only recordings but performances, books, movies, and various manner of highways and byways in which Bob Dylan has made himself felt in our culture. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 40. Weight in Grams: 662.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571254453
ISBN
9780571254453
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.32

Paperback. Sir Walter Scott's two-volume biography of the great Irish satirist Jonathan Swift (1667-1745), first published in 1826. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Literary Studies. Num Pages: 326 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420. Fine copy
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
326
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
SKU
KST0011482
ISBN
9781108034180
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 6.75

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