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Biography
Paperback. From the author of Sunday Times bestsellers One Child and Ghost Girl comes a heartbreaking story of one teacher's determination to turn a chaotic group of damaged children into a family. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JNS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 113 x 28. Weight in Grams: 232. Well-read paperback in good condition.Some shelf wear; may have some light soiling.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KRF0030873
- ISBN
- 9780007258802
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The remarkable story of twelfth-century recluse Christina of Markyate, her trials and temptations, who eventually founded a priory. The anonymous Life is a vivid social portrait of a medieval religious woman, a dramatic record of spiritual conviction against all odds. Editor(s): Fanous, Samuel; Leyser, Henrietta. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 144 pages, one map. BIC Classification: 3H; BGX; HRCX8. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 195 x 131 x 9. Weight in Grams: 116.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199556052
- ISBN
- 9780199556052
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.81
€ 11.99
€ 10.81
Paperback. A selection of short stories about Blofeld's more unusual experiences. From England to Australia; South America to India & the West Indies, he tells of his run-in with Ian Botham & his relationship with Dennis Lillee. These jolly, jaunty japes are sometimes witty, sometimes racy, sometimes spicy, & occasionally incredulous, but never are they dull. Illustrator(s): Mitchell, Bill. Num Pages: 160 pages, 24 b/w. BIC Classification: BM; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 215 x 18. Weight in Grams: 178.
- Publisher
- Wymer Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908724434
- ISBN
- 9781908724434
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.23
€ 17.99
€ 13.23
Paperback. A fascinating family memoir from Joseph O'Neill, author of the Man Booker Prize longlisted and Richard & Judy pick, 'Netherland'. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1DVT; 3JJH; BGH; HBT; JPVR; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers London
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007309252
- ISBN
- 9780007309252
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.85
€ 11.99
€ 10.85
Paperback. A frank and funny account of how Ed copes when his misbehaving 13 year old niece, Tiffany, moves into his Manhattan life. This is a book about growing up, families, parenting and about having no idea what to do next. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BG; JFSP2; VFXC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 222. Keywords: "An Uncle's Memoir" 310pp
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- SKU
- KNW0010038
- ISBN
- 9781416511175
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 8.99€ 4.99
€ 8.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Montaigne identified both the power and the charm of a work which introduces us to one of the most attractive figures in European literature. A humanist, a sceptic, an acute observer of himself and others, he reflects the great themes of existence through the prism of his own self-consciousness. This book deals with his life and work. Translator(s): Frame, Donald M. Num Pages: 1376 pages. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 141 x 61. Weight in Grams: 1192.
- Publisher
- Everyman
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857152593
- ISBN
- 9781857152593
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 26.68
€ 40.99
€ 26.68
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812983500
- ISBN
- 9780812983500
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.78
€ 23.99
€ 16.78
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; BM; MN; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473606036
- ISBN
- 9781473606036
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
Paperback. In 1936 an expedition led by H.W. Tilman reached the summit of Nanda Devi in the Garhwal Himalaya. At over 25,000 feet, it was the highest mountain to be climbed until 1950. The Ascent of Nanda Devi is Tilman's well-observed and humorous record of the climb. One of the earliest climbing expedition books to be published, it is regarded as a classic. Series: Tilman: The Collected Edition. Num Pages: 212 pages, black and white photographs and maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FKAH; BGA; RGBS; WSZG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- Crescent House United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 212
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909461185
- ISBN
- 9781909461185
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.44
€ 16.99
€ 15.44
Paperback. First published by Heinemann, Jilly Cooper has written a tribute to the role of animals in wartime. Many won medals for gallantry, like Rob, a mongrel, who made over 20 parachute jumps with the SAS. Too many others died, abandoned, in agony and alone, after serving their country with distinction. Num Pages: 224 pages, b&w photographs. BIC Classification: BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552990912
- ISBN
- 9780552990912
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.84
€ 15.99
€ 11.84
Paperback. Mickey Rourke has had one of the most colourful and controversial careers in Hollywood. This lively study explores his many transformations - from his training as a Method Actor and early scene-stealing roles in 1980s classics such as Diner, to his stint as a boxer and his spectacular come-back in blockbusters like Sin City and The Wrestler. Series: Film Stars. Num Pages: 144 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 194 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844574308
- ISBN
- 9781844574308
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.69
€ 31.99
€ 26.69
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: AVGQ; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062135520
- ISBN
- 9780062135520
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.44
€ 17.99
€ 15.44
Paperback. Num Pages: 50 pages, illus. BIC Classification: BGH; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly. Dimension: 200 x 131 x 4. Weight in Grams: 72.
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 50
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781898595281
- ISBN
- 9781898595281
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.38€ 63.82
€ 65.38
€ 63.82
Paperback. The Eagles wrote the soundtrack to the Seventies and Eighties - and even now their albums top the charts. But backstage, there were no peaceful, easy feelings.. Num Pages: 352 pages, 24. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publisher
- PHOENIX
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753826775
- ISBN
- 9780753826775
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.50
€ 23.50
Paperback. Byron Rogers' biography of Wales's national poet and vicar, R.S. Thomas has been hailed as a 'masterpiece', even as a work of 'genius', by reviewers from Craig Brown to the Archbishop of Canterbury. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8pp b/w plates. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- Quarto Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845132507
- ISBN
- 9781845132507
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.69
€ 24.99
€ 17.69
Paperback. 12 million YouTube subscribers have been waiting for Shane Dawson's memoir featuring twenty original essays-uncensored yet surprisingly sweet. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; ASZB; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781476791548
- ISBN
- 9781476791548
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.65
€ 17.99
€ 16.65
Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 400 black and white. BIC Classification: 3JJF; AJC; BGH; HBWN; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 171 x 17. Weight in Grams: 806.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media LLc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781625450463
- ISBN
- 9781625450463
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 23.65
€ 33.99
€ 23.65
Paperback. Num Pages: 330 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; HRQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 229 x 25. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Publisher
- Process
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Enlarged
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934170632
- ISBN
- 9781934170632
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.22
€ 24.99
€ 23.22
Paperback. Num Pages: 478 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 271 x 28. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Publisher
- Feral House,U.S.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Expanded
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781627310109
- ISBN
- 9781627310109
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 22.71
€ 31.99
€ 22.71
Hardcover. This groundbreaking work chronicles the author's quest to uncover previously unexplained areas of the life of T.E. Lawrence, the enigmatic desert fighter, aircraftman and writer. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 154. .
- Publisher
- The Lilliput Press Ltd Ireland
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843516569
- ISBN
- 9781843516569
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.00€ 20.49
€ 25.00
€ 20.49
Paperback. The sequel to the bestselling A SUNBURNT CHILDHOOD. Now set in the Northern Territory's Gulf country, Toni Tapp Coutts's outback life continues to be full of adventure: running a cattle station with her husband, raising her own family in Australia's remote north, riding in rodeos and making new friends at the Heartbreak Hotel. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; BM; TV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Hachette Australia
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780733637254
- ISBN
- 9780733637254
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.96
€ 19.99
€ 14.96
Paperback. In January 2014 the author was informed that he had cancer. This book is not about death, but about what it means to be human. It is about love and jealousy, courage and fear, about what it is like to live with a fatal illness. It is also about why the cave painters 40,000 years ago chose the very darkest places for their fascinating pictures. Translator(s): Thompson, Laurie. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BM; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784701567
- ISBN
- 9781784701567
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 11.72
€ 17.99
€ 11.72
Paperback. As the decade turned and acid house hit the mainstream, the band imploded spectacularly, going their separate ways just as they were on the cusp of breakthrough success. This is a story of one of the most revered British bands of the 1980s: Spacemen 3. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571329977
- ISBN
- 9780571329977
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.95
€ 17.99
€ 12.95
Paperback. The story of words, cultures, the OED and John Simpson, a word detective with thirty-seven years of dictionary experience and twenty years as Chief Editor of the world's most important dictionary Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: BM; CBX; CFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349141008
- ISBN
- 9780349141008
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88