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Paperback. LONGLISTED FOR THE SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE 2014 'A symphonic poem about postwar England and Englishness .. A masterpiece' Financial Times Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 340 x 25. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Fourth Estate
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857029055
ISBN
9781857029055
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.70

Paperback. When Fred Dibnah debuted on television in 1979, British audiences immediately embraced a new cultural icon. This title includes colourful tales told by Fred himself, recounting key moments in his life, his experiences as a steeplejack, his fascination with machinery, his work as an engineer, craftsman, artist, inventor and steam enthusiast. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849900539
ISBN
9781849900539
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.77

Paperback. Most Hollywood biographies are little more than 500-page musings on the 'when-I-met..' theme, filled with famous names, love affairs and cliches of a 'meteoric rise' or 'tragic fall'. Bruce Campbell's If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B Movie Actor is the boisterous antidote to such convention. Num Pages: 368 pages, over 200 b/w photos throughout. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 138 x 29. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Quarto Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845134747
ISBN
9781845134747
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.18

Paperback. A candid memoir by a much-loved singer and songwriter, the late, great Dan Hicks, best known for the songs 'I Scare Myself and 'Canned Music , recorded with His Hot Licks. Elvis Costello has indeed written a foreword for it! Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AVH; AVRL1; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 150. .
Publisher
Jawbone Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911036234
ISBN
9781911036234
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.02

Paperback. Provides us the lives of the twelve men, from Franklin D Roosevelt to George W Bush, who presided over America's imperial fortunes - the good, the bad and the truly awful. Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 41. Weight in Grams: 448.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099520412
ISBN
9780099520412
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 13.73

Hardback. Biz Stone, the co-founder of Twitter, discusses the power of creativity and how to harness it, through stories from his remarkable life and career. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BGBA; UDBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 223 x 24. Weight in Grams: 366. Good clean copy in dustwrapper with minor shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
SKU
KTG0001442
ISBN
9781447271116
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Biz Stone, the co-founder of Twitter, discusses the power of creativity and how to harness it, through stories from his remarkable life and career. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BGBA; UDBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 223 x 24. Weight in Grams: 366. Fine in fine dust wrapper
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
SKU
KSG0009039
ISBN
9781447271116
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Adam Nicolson tells the story of England through the history of fourteen gentry families - from the 15th century to the present day. This sparkling work of history reads like a real-life Downton Abbey, as the loves, hatreds and many times of grief of his chosen cast illuminate the grand events of history. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGH; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 196 x 36. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007335503
ISBN
9780007335503
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. Peter Mayle and his wife did what most of us only imagine doing when they made their long-cherished dream of a life abroad a reality: throwing caution to the wind, they bought a glorious two hundred year-old farmhouse in the Luberon Valley and began a new life. This work lets you discover the joys of French rural living. Illustrator(s): Clancy, Judith. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 166.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140296037
ISBN
9780140296037
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408856307
ISBN
9781408856307
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Faced with cancer and financial ruin, the Civil War's greatest general and former president, Ulysses S Grant wrote his personal memoirs to secure his family's future. In doing so, he won himself a unique place in American letters. This title deals with his life as a soldier. Num Pages: 704 pages, 48 pp b&w illustrations & maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGHA; DSBF; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 195 x 33. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
704
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140437010
ISBN
9780140437010
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.32

Paperback. 'One of history's most impressive field studies; an instant animal classic' TIME Num Pages: 384 pages, 66pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; BG; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 26. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753809471
ISBN
9780753809471
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.92

Paperback. A new memoir from Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author Cathy Glass. Eight-year-old Aimee was on the child protection register at birth. Her five older siblings were taken into care many years ago. So no one can understand why she was left at home to suffer for so long. It seems Aimee was forgotten. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFFE1; JKSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007486779
ISBN
9780007486779
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. At Close Quarters reveals the truth behind Grant-Taylor and his shooting method. It details for the first time why Grant-Taylor kept his true identity secret, his actual origins, his secret wartime service and how he went onto influence the Commanding Officer of the post war SAS regiment in the area of close quarter battle and special operations. Num Pages: 160 pages, 20 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 170 x 11. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
Fonthill Media Ltd
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781553206
ISBN
9781781553206
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.70

Paperback. * A magnificent selection of Angela Carter 's journalistic and critical work, this shows her as one of the funniest and most perceptive critics of our age, a maverick who didn't miss a thing. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACD; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 197 x 15. Weight in Grams: 166.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780860682691
ISBN
9780860682691
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKP; 3JJP; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 367.
Publisher
Beacon Press United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807080467
ISBN
9780807080467
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.77

Hardcover. Used hardback, in good to very good condition. With dustjacket. Some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Chatto & Windus
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KRF0028486
ISBN
9780701133320
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. 'Beyond the Pale is a powerful story about maternal love, the long reach of family and the ways -- good and evil - we react to disability.' - Katherine Ashenburg, author of The Dirt on Clean: An Unsanitized History Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFJB; VFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 266 x 23. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Jacaranda Books Art Music Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909762336
ISBN
9781909762336
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 266 x 25. Weight in Grams: 498.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750967150
ISBN
9780750967150
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.73

Paperback. In 1982, a 21 year-old cocktail waitress was raped and murdered, and for five years the police could not solve the crime. For reasons that were never clear, they suspected Ron Williamson and his friend Dennis Fritz. The two were finally arrested in 1987 and charged with capital murder. This work is an exploration of justice gone terribly awry. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSH; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 113 x 32. Weight in Grams: 290. Used paperback in good condition. Some shelf wear.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KRF0024042
ISBN
9780099493570
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 10.99
€ 4.99

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