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Paperback. In 1955, former nightclub manageress Ruth Ellis shot dead her lover, David Blakely. Following a trial that lasted less than two days, she was found guilty and sentenced to death. This title sets Ruth's story firmly in its historical context in order to tell the truth about both her timeless crime and a punishment that was very much of its time. Num Pages: 448 pages, 1 x 8pp b/w. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; BTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780576237
ISBN
9781780576237
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.31

Paperback. .
Publisher
NAL
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780451475633
ISBN
9780451475633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.77

Paperback. .
Publisher
Mandrake
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906958640
ISBN
9781906958640
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.69

Hardcover.
Publisher
Four Courts Press Ltd Dublin
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846822865
ISBN
9781846822865
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.00
€ 46.19

Paperback. What draws us to the beauty of a peacock, the flight of an eagle, or the song of a nightingale? Why are birds so significant in our lives and our sense of the world? And what do our ways of thinking about and experiencing birds tell us about ourselves? This title presents a meditation on the variety of human responses to birds. Num Pages: 384 pages, 8 color illus. 32 halftones. 25 line illus. BIC Classification: BM; JHBS; JHMC; PSVW6. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 149 x 27. Weight in Grams: 626.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
392
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691154282
ISBN
9780691154282
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.82

Hardback. This biography explores the life of the woman who has done so much to revitalize the public image of the royal family, covering her early years, her family, her time at St Andrews University and her meeting with Prince William, their early relationship and its trials, the wedding and her new official role, her style, and, of course, her pregnancy. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 164 x 28. Weight in Grams: 602. Good clean copy in dustwrapper. DW with some minor shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Michael O´Mara Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
SKU
KTG0001657
ISBN
9781782431091
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The funny, touching and entertaining story of how Jo Hardy, the star of BBC2's Young Vets, gets to grips with animals big and small, friendly and not-at-all-happy, on the road to becoming a fully qualified vet. Num Pages: 304 pages, (1x8pp plates). BIC Classification: BT; MZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008142483
ISBN
9780008142483
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Donovan's autobiography charts his life from a post-war, Glaswegian childhood to the height of an international career as one of the leading figures of the 1960's music scene. It offers insights into his music and poetry, and the way in which destiny was to play a hand by re-uniting him with the lost love of his life through a chance meeting. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: AVG; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099487036
ISBN
9780099487036
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. An intimate, definitive celebration of the world's most adored and most successful star - contains a revised and updated chapter. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: AVGQ; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473607354
ISBN
9781473607354
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Takes the reader as close as possible to experience life in Sing Sing, one of America's most notorious high security jails. This title offers an account of how the gruelling world of the prison system brutalizes all who enter it - prison guards and prisoners alike. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BM; BTC; JKVP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091940959
ISBN
9780091940959
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.91

Paperback. The contributors to this text who talk about their lives represent late-20th-century Ireland's creative substratum. They are artists, writers, map-makers, weavers, dreamers, water-diviners, environmentalists, wood-cutters, gardeners, travellers and urban independents. Num Pages: 176 pages, 16 colour illustrations & 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 170. .
Publisher
Lilliput Press
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9781901866223
ISBN
9781901866223
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.09

Paperback. Over the Easter weekend in 2015, a gang of criminals robbed a safe depository in London's Hatton Garden. Shortly before, electrical cables under nearby Kingsway had caught on fire, disrupting the emergency services in the area. Coincidence? Nigel Cawthorne digs deep to question the motives and methods behind diamond theft. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JMG; BTC; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 20. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784189785
ISBN
9781784189785
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.03

Paperback. The harrowing, and inspiring, story of the capture of one of Britain's top SOE agents in World War Two, his refusal to crack under the most horrific torture, and his final imprisonment in a concentration camp. Series: Cassell Military Paperbacks. Num Pages: 272 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; BG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWKF; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
W&N
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780304356973
ISBN
9780304356973
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Legendary Sheriff Irvine Smith QC is one of the most formidable criminal lawyers of his generation. Called to the Bar in 1953, he was involved as Counsel in some of Scotland's biggest cases, including the Glasgow Bank Raid, known as the crime of the century. This title charts the highs and lows of a remarkable life and career lived to the full. Num Pages: 352 pages, 8 pp. colour plate section. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; BM; LNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 292. A Personal Verdict. 352 pages, 8 pp. colour plate section. Legendary Sheriff Irvine Smith QC is one of the most formidable criminal lawyers of his generation. Called to the Bar in 1953, he was involved as Counsel in some of Scotland's biggest cases, including the Glasgow Bank Raid, known as the crime of the century. This title charts the highs and lows of a remarkable life and career lived to the full. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKS; BM; LNF. Dimension: 196 x 130 x 21. Weight: 290.
Publisher
B&W Publishing
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845024413
ISBN
9781845024413
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. Life for Linda Caine should hold no fears. As a contented wife and mother, she should have everything to live for. Yet a blackness has started to leak into her thoughts. Images flash through her head leaving her stunned and breathless. On the face of it there is no rational explanation for the way she feels. Num Pages: 448 pages, col. Illustrations, ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: BGA; VFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 302.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Corgi
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Corgi Edition
SKU
KLN0017998
ISBN
9780552148696
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Drawing on a cache of personal documents, the author retraces Bruno Langbehn's journey from disillusioned adolescent to SS Officer to mysterious grandfather. He tries to understand how Langbehn and millions of others like him were seduced by Hitler's regime, and attempts to come to terms with this devastating revelation. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JPFQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 254.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Viking
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141024998
ISBN
9780141024998
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. From Ronnie Radford to Wayne Rooney, the author's knowledge and passion for football are unrivalled. In this book, the author shares his story and guides us through a career which has spanned forty years and over 2,000 matches. Num Pages: 432 pages, 2x8 pp colour sections. BIC Classification: APT; BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 27. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Virgin Books
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Updated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753518137
ISBN
9780753518137
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. "Bowen's Court" describes the history of the author's Anglo-Irish family in County Cork, from the Cromwellian sttlement until 1959. In "Seven Winters", Elizabeth Bowen recalls, with endearing candour, her family and Dublin childhood. Num Pages: 544 pages, facsimiles, portraits. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BG; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
Vintage/Ebury (a Division of Random
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099287797
ISBN
9780099287797
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.32

Paperback. .
Publisher
CF4K
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857928372
ISBN
9781857928372
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.28

Paperback. Gives us Nadar, the pioneer balloonist and aerial photographer; gives us Colonel Fred Burnaby, reluctant adorer of the extravagant Sarah Bernhardt; then, finally, it gives us the story of author's own grief, unflinchingly observed. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 8. Weight in Grams: 112.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099584537
ISBN
9780099584537
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

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