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Hardcover. Thrown in at the deep end 'on a mighty whim' by F1 team owner Ron Dennis, Lewis Hamilton began his 2007 debut season with several podium finishes. With behind-the-scenes insight into the rivalry between Hamilton and his team mate Fernando Alonso which threatened to derail the young Briton's dream, this book describes how he rose above his critics. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2x8pp illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS; WSPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 30. Weight in Grams: 590. Fine copy. Illustrated
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
SKU
KST0024289
ISBN
9781844545438
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Creates an account of post-colonial Africa seen at once as a whole and as a location that wholly defies generalised explanations. This book gives a sustained meditation on themosaic of peoples and practices we call 'Africa', and an impassioned attempt to come to terms with humanity itself as it struggles to escape from foreign domination. Translator(s): Glowczewska, Klara. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; BGHA; HBJH; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140292626
ISBN
9780140292626
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. 'Neither Wolf Nor Dog is a book of revelation .. a true-life fable and a provocative call .. remarkable' Robert Plant Series: Canons. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; HRLK; JFSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main - Canons edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786890160
ISBN
9781786890160
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.54

Paperback. To what extent do we control our own destiny? Can those who have risen to the top really say it was all down to them? Is lucky success somehow less deserving? Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 212. A Fresh Look at Fortune. 256 pages. To what extent do we control our own destiny? Can those who have risen to the top really say it was all down to them? Is lucky success somehow less deserving?. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BM; VSP. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 16. Weight: 182.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408830604
ISBN
9781408830604
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.50

Hardback. Demonstrates how one woman's commitment to freedom, self-determination, and human rights can have a profound impact on people all over the globe. In this book, the author describes her Catholic roots, her first step on a long road to standing up to bullies with the defense of her deaf brother Stephen. Series: California Series in Public Anthropology. Num Pages: 286 pages, 28 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 149 x 28. Weight in Grams: 556. A Vermont Girl's Winding Path to the Nobel Peace Prize. Series: California Series in Public Anthropology. 286 pages, Illustrationsstrations. Demonstrates how one woman's commitment to freedom, self-determination, and human rights can have a profound impact on people all over the globe. In this book, the author describes her Catholic roots, her first step on a long road to standing up to bullies with the defense of her deaf brother Stephen. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JPH. Dimension: 217 x 149 x 28. Weight: 556.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520270251
ISBN
9780520270251
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.98

Paperback. Regarded as one of the founders of the postwar American independent cinema, the legendary Maya Deren was a poet, photographer, ethnographer, filmmaker and impresario. This work examines Maya Deren's writings, films, and legacy from a variety of perspectives. Editor(s): Nichols, Bill. Num Pages: 346 pages, 38 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: APFB; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 676.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
346
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Deas on Art, Form, and Film ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520227323
ISBN
9780520227323
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.19

Paperback. For 14 years between 1965 and 1978, Edouard Louis Joseph Merckx simply devoured his rivals, their hopes and their careers. His legacy resides as much in the careers he ruined as the 445 victories; including five Tour de France wins and all the monument races; he amassed in his own right. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations (some col.), ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DDB; BGS; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 126 x 24. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091943165
ISBN
9780091943165
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.95

Paperback.
Publisher
Fonthill Media Ltd
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781550731
ISBN
9781781550731
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.85

Paperback.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752455181
ISBN
9780752455181
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.60

Paperback. Interweaves discussion of a compelling music with tender and balanced accounts of Benjamin Britten's intense friendships with adolescent boys. This book explores how these relationships helped Britten maintain links with his own happy childhood and the profound influence they had on him. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJP; AVGC6; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571228409
ISBN
9780571228409
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.27

Paperback. The stunningly honest and revealing autobiography of the most successful British Grand Prix driver of all time Num Pages: 368 pages, 50. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSPC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Orion Publishing
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752893341
ISBN
9780752893341
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

Hardcover. Step 1: Tito has cerebral palsy. Step 2: I blame Tito's cerebral palsy on Pietro Lombardo. This title features Diogo Mainardi and his son Tito in a journey of 424 steps, starting with Tito's disastrous birth in Venice, in Lombardo's Renaissance hospital. Translator(s): Costa, Margaret Jull. Num Pages: 156 pages. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 136 x 20. Weight in Grams: 414.
Publisher
Harvill Secker
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846557804
ISBN
9781846557804
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.37

Paperback. A film tie-in edition to 20th Century Fox's film adaptation of the heart-warming international bestseller starring Scarlett Johansson and Matt Damon and directed by Oscar-winning director Cameron Crowe. Num Pages: 320 pages, (1x8pp plates). BIC Classification: BGA; WNH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 194 x 23. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Film Tie-in edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007431823
ISBN
9780007431823
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.65

Hardcover. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ranks high among letter writers of any age or occupation, and the 1200 or so surviving letters of Mozart and his family form the most fascinating correspondence by any artist of the 18th century or earlier. This volume includes letters from his father, a dominant but loving parent, and more. Editor(s): Washington, Peter; Rose, Michael. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 114 x 20. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841597737
ISBN
9781841597737
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. The authorised biography of the doctor who made the link between smoking & lung cancer and battled Big Tobacco Num Pages: 352 pages, 20 b&w illus. BIC Classification: BGT; MBNS; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 143 x 35. Weight in Grams: 784.
Publisher
Signal Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909930049
ISBN
9781909930049
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.79

Paperback. The first comprehensive biography in a generation of the great explorer Num Pages: 464 pages, 30 black & white halftones, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1MTS; 3JJC; BGH; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 426.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
First Trade Paper Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780747071
ISBN
9781780747071
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.21

Paperback. A biography of the German-Jewish philosopher Ernst Cassirer (1874-1945), a leading figure on the Weimar intellectual scene and one of the last and finest representatives of the liberal-idealist tradition. It traces the development of Cassirer's thought in its historical and intellectual setting. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 160 x 235 x 18. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691152356
ISBN
9780691152356
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

paperback. From Crimea to World War II, wars repeatedly threatened the stability of Rothschilds' worldwide empire. Despite these many global upheavals, theirs remained the biggest bank in the world up until the First World War, their interests extending far beyond the realm of finance. This book tells the history of the legendary Rothschild banking dynasty. Num Pages: 576 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; BGB; KFFK; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 154 x 31. Weight in Grams: 564.
Publisher
Penguin Books
Number of pages
576
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Rev Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140286625
ISBN
9780140286625
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 20.51

Paperback. In The Fellowship, Philip and Carol Zaleski offer the first complete rendering of the Inklings' lives and works. Lewis maps the medieval mind, accepts Christ while riding in the sidecar of his brother's motorcycle, becomes a world-famous evangelist, and creates new forms of religiously attuned fiction while wrestling with personal crises. Num Pages: 656 pages, 16 pages of black and white illustrations, notes, bibliography and index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JJ; BGL; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 211 x 51. Weight in Grams: 600.
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780374536251
ISBN
9780374536251
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.76

Paperback. As the much anticipated film adaptation of Vera Brittain's First World War testimony "Testament of Youth" arrives in cinemas in 2014/15 this new book from Mark Bostridge (her biographer) tells the story of a remarkable woman and her extraordinary account of the destructive power of war. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJF; BGH; BGL; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. Weight in Grams: 315.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Export/Airside
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472918574
ISBN
9781472918574
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.24

Paperback. Num Pages: 656 pages, 32 halftones. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152. .
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226335025
ISBN
9780226335025
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.59

Hardcover. Num Pages: 232 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; BM; RGR; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 796.
Publisher
Falcon Guides
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762781393
ISBN
9780762781393
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 24.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 14 b&w illustrations, 8pp colour plates. BIC Classification: 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Faber and Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571217694
ISBN
9780571217694
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.01

Paperback. Kate Bush has written some of the most memorable songs in pop music history. This work traces the story of Kate Bush's career, from her up-bringing in the Essex countryside through her first forays into music with a series of home recordings, to her number one debut album that propelled her to international stardom. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8pp colour plates. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Piatkus Books
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Revised & Updated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780749951146
ISBN
9780749951146
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.78

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