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Booker wining novelist, playwright, essayist, poet and critic - even admirers rarely know John Berger in all his literary incarnations. This collection of essays takes a look at his career. Berger's wide-ranging essays emphasise the continuities that have underpinned more than 40 years of tireless intellectual inquiry and political engagement. Editor(s): Dyer, Geoff. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DNF; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 46. Weight in Grams: 948. 608 pages. Editor(s): Dyer, Geoff. Booker wining novelist, playwright, essayist, poet and critic - even admirers rarely know John Berger in all his literary incarnations. This collection of essays takes a look at his career. Berger's wide-ranging essays emphasise the continuities that have underpinned more than 40 years of tireless intellectual inquiry and political engagement. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DNF; JFCX. Dimension: 232 x 153 x 46. Weight: 890.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 608
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747554196
- ISBN
- 9780747554196
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.73
€ 26.99
€ 18.73
Paperback. A powerful memoir set amidst dangerous situations, where faith, compassion, and courage thrive. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BM; HRCV; HRCX7; MBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130. .
- Publisher
- Lion Hudson Plc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857218032
- ISBN
- 9780857218032
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; AVGP; AVX; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 203 x 20. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Plume
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780147516572
- ISBN
- 9780147516572
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.31
€ 19.99
€ 17.31
paperback. In the summer of 1936, W H Auden and Louis MacNeice visited Iceland on commission to write a travel book, but found themselves capturing concerns on a scale that were far more international. This is a collaboration in poetry and prose, reportage and correspondence, published in 1937 with the Spanish Civil War newly in progress. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DNC; BJ; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571283521
- ISBN
- 9780571283521
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.77
€ 23.99
€ 17.77
Paperback. Discover the shadier side of York's history with this collection of true-life crimes from across the city. Featuring all factions of the criminal underworld, this macabre selection of tales includes murders, poisonings, poaching, theft, and highway robbery and also details the gruesome punishments that awaited the perpetrators of such crimes. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 7. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752474823
- ISBN
- 9780752474823
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.61
€ 17.99
€ 16.61
Paperback. From bestselling author and teacher Mary Maccracken comes the engaging and inspiring story of five troubled children who she fought to bring back from the brink Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JNSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 218. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- SKU
- KIN0036387
- ISBN
- 9780007555185
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. "Commissioning organisation: Greville Janner. 161 p., [8] p. of plates ill., ports. 24 cm. Publishers cloth. Good clean copy with bright gilt title on the spine, well defined edges and tight binding." Keywords: "Biography - Political - Britain,Biography - Political - Countries & Regions,Travel & Holiday - Countries"
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Robson Books Dublin, Ireland
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 1st
- SKU
- KEX0070094
- ISBN
- 9781861052179
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. This is an explanation of Rosemary Altea's early life and the beginning of her career as a spiritual medium and healer. She also shows how to contact the spirit world, predicts future events and performs "spirit rescues" for those unable to continue their journey. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; HRQM2; VX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Rider
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712611039
- ISBN
- 9780712611039
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.91
€ 21.99
€ 16.91
Paperback. Sam's Millar's story, from his childhood in Belfast, membership of the IRA, time spent in Long Kesh internment camps and the Brinks heist,one of the biggest robberies in U.S. history, and aftermath. Unputdownable. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 30. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- O´Brien Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847176400
- ISBN
- 9781847176400
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.57
€ 13.99
€ 12.57
Paperback. The life and times of the people of Tristan da Cunha, the most remote inhabited island on Earth. Editor(s): Glass, Conrad; Bates, Chris. Num Pages: 176 pages, 24 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MTAST; BGA; JKSW1; RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- Polperro Heritage Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780955364877
- ISBN
- 9780955364877
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.20
€ 14.20
Paperback. The remarkable story behind the real Downton Abbey Num Pages: 320 pages, 4 x inset sections. BIC Classification: BG; HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st THUS
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444730845
- ISBN
- 9781444730845
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.41
€ 17.99
€ 13.41
Paperback. In My Life as a Quant, Emanuel Derman relives his exciting journey as one of the first high-energy particle physicists to migrate to Wall Street. Page by page, Derman details his adventures in this field-analyzing the incompatible personas of traders and quants, and discussing the dissimilar nature of knowledge in physics and finance. Num Pages: 308 pages, , black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: BGBA; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 308
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470192733
- ISBN
- 9780470192733
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.78
€ 23.99
€ 17.78
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Biteback Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785900679
- ISBN
- 9781785900679
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.51
€ 33.99
€ 24.51
Paperback. A biography of Samuel Johnson, one of the towering figures of English literature. Editor(s): Womersley, David. Num Pages: 1312 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; CFM; DSBD; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 135 x 57. Weight in Grams: 1022.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 1312
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140436624
- ISBN
- 9780140436624
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.93
€ 33.99
€ 22.93
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor Trade Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781630762650
- ISBN
- 9781630762650
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 23.46
€ 23.99
€ 23.46
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BM; DNJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408837214
- ISBN
- 9781408837214
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. This unique edition brings together for the first time Austen-Leigh's memoir of his aunt Jane Austen, together with shorter recollections by James Edward's two sisters. It also includes Jane's brother Henry's two biographical accounts. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 352 pages, 10 haltones. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- New Ed. /
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199540778
- ISBN
- 9780199540778
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.89
€ 11.99
€ 10.89
Paperback. Num Pages: 433 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 218. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Bantam USA
- Publication date
- 1989
- Edition
- Reissue
- SKU
- KAK0002050
- ISBN
- 9780553282184
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.70
€ 5.70
Paperback. In 1926, de Saint-Exupery began flying for the airline Latecoere - later known as Aeropostale - opening up the first mail routes across the Sahara and the Andes. This autobiographical narrative combines encounters with nomadic Arabs and other adventures. It includes the story of his crash in the Libyan Desert in 1936, and his miraculous survival. Editor(s): Rees, William. Translator(s): Rees, William. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: BG; DNF; TRPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 114.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141183190
- ISBN
- 9780141183190
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.89
€ 11.99
€ 10.89
Paperback. Karren Brady is an inspiration to women everywhere, and her incredible success is borne of her passion, impressive business instinct, ambition, and her very genuine, honest, down-to-earth outlook. Num Pages: 288 pages, (1x8pp). BIC Classification: BGBA; KJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007416141
- ISBN
- 9780007416141
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61