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Paperback. A raw and unforgiving account of the brutal realities of life as a war reporter Num Pages: 416 pages, maps. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Headline Review
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755314805
ISBN
9780755314805
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.43

Paperback. Fancy rafting across the Atlantic? Famous traveller requires 3 crew. Must be OAP. Serious adventurers only. Num Pages: 208 pages, same plate section as HB - no LS help required. BIC Classification: 1QSA; BTP; WSSN3; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472121134
ISBN
9781472121134
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Hardback. Li Mengyang (1473 1530) was a scholar-official who initiated the literary archaist movement that sought to restore ancient styles of prose and poetry in sixteenth-century China. Chang Woei Ong situates Li's quest to redefine literati learning as a way to build a perfect social order in the context of intellectual transitions since the Song dynasty. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 350 pages, 1 line illustration, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; 3JB; BGH; DSBD; HBJF; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 236 x 29. Weight in Grams: 648.
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674970595
ISBN
9780674970595
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 46.30

Paperback. The creator of the "Hunchback of Notre Dame", "Henry VIII" and "Captain Bligh", Charles Laughton's career spans 50 films and 40 stage roles. This book offers biography that follows him from his parents' hotel in Scarborough to his climactic assumption of the role of King Lear in Statford at the end of his life. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099581956
ISBN
9780099581956
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. From Angela Merkel to Sean 'P Diddy' Combs, Martin Amis to one of the Arab world's most notorious sons, this book brings you right to the table to decide what you think of or world's most powerful players. Editor(s): Barber, Lionel; Barber, Lionel. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BK; DNJ; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 31. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241239469
ISBN
9780241239469
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.02

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Iwasaki, Chichiro. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 113 x 10. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Kodansha America, Inc United States
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781568363912
ISBN
9781568363912
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.66

Paperback. Do you remember flares, cheesecloth shirts and chopper bikes? What about space hoppers? If you do, then it sounds like you were lucky enough to grow up during the 1970s. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JJPL; BM; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 112 x 15. Weight in Grams: 164.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752463445
ISBN
9780752463445
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. The highly entertaining prequel to "Rifleman," set to become one of the classic accounts of a London working-class childhood and youth. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 x 8 page black and white plate. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJG; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 200 x 17. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408840511
ISBN
9781408840511
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.91

paperback. Series: Dover Occult. Num Pages: 1152 pages, Fr. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 136 x 57. Weight in Grams: 1328.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Number of pages
1152
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1975
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486230948
ISBN
9780486230948
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 46.49

Paperback. It is only when long-buried memories from her own childhood start to surface that Ellen realises the terrible truth about her two young daughters: Carolina and Amy are being sexually abused by their father. This title chronicles Ellen's hard-won battle to create a place of safety and love for herself and her daughters. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 135 x 25. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091943332
ISBN
9780091943332
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.82

Hardcover. 209pp. Keywords: Des Lynam
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
1st
Publisher
Andre Deutsch Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
SKU
KNW0013928
ISBN
9780233996615
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. President Jimmy Carter, this edition features a new foreword by Lachlan Forrow, president of The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship. Translator(s): Lemke, Antje Bultmann. Num Pages: 304 pages, 13, 13 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BGHA; HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
60th Anniversary
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801894121
ISBN
9780801894121
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.42

Hardcover. The first proper biographies of the three younger sisters of Kaiser Wilhelm II, each whose lives were wrecked by tragedy Num Pages: 176 pages, 32 black and white. BIC Classification: BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 236 x 17. Weight in Grams: 448.
Publisher
Fonthill Media Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781554357
ISBN
9781781554357
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.61

Paperback. Marlon Brando will never cease to fascinate us: for his triumphs as an actor as well as his disasters; for the power of the screen portrayals he gave. This title examines each of Brando's films. It brings into focus Brando's self-destructiveness, his lifelong dissembling, his deeply ambivalent feelings towards his chosen vocation. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 122 x 26. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571244133
ISBN
9780571244133
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.01

Paperback. While it is true that Catherine the Great shocked the Russian court with the number and age of her lovers, there is no truth in the rumour of her death by stallion. Unhappily married to the Grand Duke Peter, she turned her attentions to a certain Sergey Saltykov who fathered the future Tsar Paul I. This biography reveals this extraordinary woman. Num Pages: 592 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JF; BGR; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 38. Weight in Grams: 432.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
paperback / softback
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099462347
ISBN
9780099462347
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.05

Paperback. A spellbinding memoir set in rural Romania Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), map, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DVWR; 3JJPR; 3JMC; BGA; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
John Murray
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719598005
ISBN
9780719598005
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Filled with the sights and sounds of a changing world and a remarkable life, this book offers a chronicle of Kim Gordon. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571309351
ISBN
9780571309351
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.48

Paperback. Henry Morton Stanley was a cruel imperialist - a bad man of Africa. This book shows the reality of Stanley's life - his trans-Africa journey, a human endurance which solved virtually every one of the continent's remaining geographical puzzles. Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1HF; 3JH; BGH; RGR; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 39. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571221035
ISBN
9780571221035
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.56

Paperback. Used paperback in very good condition. Some shelf wear. SIMPSON
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Pan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Unabridged edition
SKU
KRF0043707
ISBN
9780330449991
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
9781786062536
ISBN
9781786062536
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. Giving a frank account of his life, the author reveals what turned a once optimistic young man into this grumpy middle-aged git. It's a journey that takes him from a first gig as a ventriloquist's dummy, to working in an artificial leg factory and delivering incontinence pads for the NHS, before he finally ends up on stage at the Comedy Store. Num Pages: 384 pages, plate section. BIC Classification: BGFA; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 282. Used paperback, in good condition. Some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Black Swan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
SKU
KIN0007857
ISBN
9780552775250
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Four Courts Press Ltd Dublin
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846822308
ISBN
9781846822308
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.00
€ 42.31

Hardcover. 'There has been lots of media speculation over recent years about my career and I feel now is the right time to tell my side of the story, as well as my ambitions for the future.' Rio Ferdinand Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 237 x 33. Weight in Grams: 654.
Publisher
Blink Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905825912
ISBN
9781905825912
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 7.83

Paperback. As a young boy, growing up in London and watching his parents' marriage fall apart, the author had little sense of home. Then his dad took him to Highbury. Arsenal's football ground would become the source of many of the strongest feelings he'd ever have: joy, humiliation, heartbreak, frustration, and hope. This title presents his story. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Re-issue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141391816
ISBN
9780141391816
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.00

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