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Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BG; MJNA; VFJB; WNGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 26. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405925020
ISBN
9781405925020
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.26

Paperback. 'LISTEN. The greatest feeling I ever had in my life -- with my clothes on -- was when I first heard Diz and Bird back in 1944. I've come close to matching the feeling of that night, but I've never quite got there. I'm always looking for it, trying to always feel it in and through the music I play ..' Num Pages: 432 pages, 32pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVGK; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 29. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Picador
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Edition
Main Market
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330313827
ISBN
9780330313827
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.90

Hardcover. Based on 20 years of research, this monograph provides a comprehensive view of Kline's life and work and reveals how complex they both were. The author presents an evocative portrait of Kline's evolution from ambitious art student, to penniless Greenwich Village muralist, to mature artist. Num Pages: 192 pages, 170 colour and b&w illustrations, notes, chronology, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: ACXD; AFC; AGB; BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 288 x 238 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1392.
Publisher
Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558597709
ISBN
9781558597709
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.62

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BT; JFSJ1; VFVC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781254615
ISBN
9781781254615
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.68

Paperback. The story of what being a family really means.. It is said that you can't choose your relatives but some of Lynn Knight's family did. Three generations were adopted, and adopted in three distinct ways. Lemon Sherbet and Dolly Blue tells their extraordinary story. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372. The Story of an Accidental Family. 272 pages, Illustrations. The story of what being a family really means. It is said that you can't choose your relatives but some of Lynn Knight's family did. Three generations were adopted, and adopted in three distinct ways. Lemon Sherbet and Dolly Blue tells their extraordinary story. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BM. Dimension: 197 x 126 x 18. Weight: 372.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848874176
ISBN
9781848874176
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.74

Paperback. On 20 August 1980 Reinhold Messner reached the summit of Everest - alone and without the use of oxygen. This is an account of his extraordinary achievement. Messner describes his journey through Tibet and identifies with mountaineers who went before him, such as Mallory, Irvine and Wilson. Num Pages: 324 pages, 60 colour photographs, 212 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: BG; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 686. Everest - The First Solo Ascent. 324 pages, 60 colour photographs, 212 b&w photographs. On 20 August 1980 Reinhold Messner reached the summit of Everest - alone and without the use of oxygen. This is an account of his extraordinary achievement. Messner describes his journey through Tibet and identifies with mountaineers who went before him, such as Mallory, Irvine and Wilson. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BG; WSZG. Dimension: 226 x 158 x 21. Weight: 688.
Publisher
The Crowood Press Ltd
Number of pages
324
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861261762
ISBN
9781861261762
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.59

Paperback. Pauline Garcia Viardot, the daughter of the famous singer and composer Manuel Garcia and younger sister of the celebrated Malibran, was a singer of genius and a woman of outstanding intellect. The first biography of Viardot not only recreates the drama of the prima donna's own life, but perfectly captures the scintillating brilliance of nineteenth- Num Pages: 532 pages. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 136 x 31. Weight in Grams: 558.
Publisher
Oneworld Classics Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
532
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714543710
ISBN
9780714543710
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.86

Paperback. In the 1950s, shortly after her father's death, Judith Kelly was left in the care of nuns at a Catholic orphanage while her mother searched for a place for them to live. Far from being cared for, Judith found herself in a savage institution where physical, emotional, and sexual abuse was the daily norm. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 208. Used paperback, in good condition. Some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
New edition
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
SKU
KRF0037359
ISBN
9780747587149
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A funny, heartwarming and inspiring true story of life as a shepherdess in one of the most remote and beautiful spots in England. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; BM; TVH; WND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447251781
ISBN
9781447251781
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.19

Paperback. Proud daughter of a distinguished French dynasty, Eleanor of Aquitaine married the king of France, Louis VII, then the king of England, Henry II, and gave birth to two sons who rose to take the English throne - Richard the Lionheart and John. This title offers an account of the most important queen of the Middle Ages. Num Pages: 430 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DDF; 3H; BGH; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 159 x 34. Weight in Grams: 672.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Paberback Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300178203
ISBN
9780300178203
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.27

Paperback. The Cartel is Britain's biggest drugs gang, a global corporation employing thousands of criminals and flooding Britain with cocaine and heroin. This book reveals how the brutal assassination of drug baron Colin 'King Cocaine' Smith in 2007 by a group of young bucks triggered the rise of the foot soldier. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BTC; JKVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780576763
ISBN
9781780576763
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Loose Chippings Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780955421730
ISBN
9780955421730
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 12.57

Paperback. Following the huge success of You're Coming With Me, Lad and Not On My Patch, Lad, Yorkshire bobby, Mike Pannett, returns with new crime fighting stories. Num Pages: 400 pages, map. BIC Classification: BM; JKSW1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444708936
ISBN
9781444708936
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.85

Paperback. The sequel to the bestselling memoir Blood, Sweat & Tea. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BM; JKSW3; MQF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007334872
ISBN
9780007334872
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.94

Paperback. Following the author's journey from London bad boy to African wildlife warrior, this title focuses on a series of love affairs with the world's most beautiful and endangered creatures - affairs that so often end in pain, for to succeed in re-introducing a lion or leopard to the wild is to be deprived of their companionship. Num Pages: 384 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; BGA; RNKH; WNCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141048567
ISBN
9780141048567
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.85

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJH; BM; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 39. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Pushkin Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782272656
ISBN
9781782272656
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.99

Paperback. Paperback, in good condition. Some shelf wear. O'TOOLE
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Poolbeg Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
SKU
KRF0044106
ISBN
9781853711435
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Thomas Hobbes, the first great English political philosopher, has had the reputation of being a pessimistic atheist. This study evaluates Hobbes's philosophy, describing him to have been passionately concerned with the refutation of scepticism, and to have developed a theory of knowledge, which rivalled that of Descartes in its importance. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 168 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JB; BG; HPCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 110 x 11. Weight in Grams: 132.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192802552
ISBN
9780192802552
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.83

Paperback. Open Championship hero Darren Clarke tells the gripping and moving story of his life as Britain's best-loved golfer. Num Pages: 320 pages, 4 x 8pp plate sections. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444758016
ISBN
9781444758016
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.43

Paperback. Pete Burns became a star with the band Dead Or Alive, who had a huge hit with "You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)" in the mid-80s. This title tells his story which includes details of his affairs with major rock stars, his long-time marriage, and how he had to sell his GBP 2m house to pay for the plastic surgery that went wrong. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2x16pp illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
John Blake
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844544387
ISBN
9781844544387
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.70

Hardback. From rap superstar Lil Wayne comes the long-awaited GONE 'TIL NOVEMBER, a deeply personal and revealing account of his time spent incarcerated on Rikers Island for eight months in 2010. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: AVGR; BGFA; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 218 x 21. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
Bonnier Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911274698
ISBN
9781911274698
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.86

Paperback. Winston Churchill is probably the best-known Prime Minster of Great Britain. Born at Blenheim Palace, he joined the army after Harrow, but in 1899 resigned his commission to report on the Boer War. Elected to Parliament in 1900, he served in both Conservative and Liberal governments, and became Chancellor of the Exechequer under Baldwin. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 10. Weight in Grams: 150.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752453866
ISBN
9780752453866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.38

Paperback. For Gertrude Stein and her wife Alice B Toklas, life in Paris was based upon the rue de Fleurus and the Saturday evenings and 'it was like a kaleidoscope slowly turning'. Audacious, sardonic and characteristically self-confident, this title offers a definitive account by an American in Paris. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 137 x 17. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141185361
ISBN
9780141185361
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Hardcover. A book on Virginia Woolf that contends psychobiography has much to gain from a closer engagement with science. It demonstrates how Woolf used her illness intelligently and creatively in her theories of fiction, of mental functioning, and of self structure. Num Pages: 362 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; BG; DSBF; DSBH; DSK; JFSJ; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 513.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Edition
1st ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520072800
ISBN
9780520072800
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.70
€ 49.44

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