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Paperback. The author was born in the same year as her father committed suicide. She spent most of her early childhood with her elder sisters and brother in Spurgeon's Orphanage in South London. This book tells the story of a little girl's London childhood during the Blitz, and of how she rose above adversity through sheer guts and strength of character. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJH; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 25. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091957254
ISBN
9780091957254
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.80

Paperback. Definitive new biography of C. S. Lewis, author of the ever-popular Narnia books Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 171 x 29. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
John Murray Press
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444745542
ISBN
9781444745542
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. .
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474601429
ISBN
9781474601429
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.53

Paperback. Bill Bellamy was a young officer in the 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars from 1943 to 1955. He witnessed many of his contemporaries killed in action. This work offers an account of one man's experience of the battle for Europe in 1944 and 1945. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750945349
ISBN
9780750945349
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.45

Hardback. 'It's a life of the two of us.' The complete surviving correspondence between Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears. Num Pages: 488 pages, 46 black & white illustrations, 10 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVGC9; AVH; BGF; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 242 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1202.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783271085
ISBN
9781783271085
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 39.28

Paperback. From Peter Bogdanovich - director, screenwriter, actor, and cinema scholar - 25 portraits of Hollywood's most acclaimed movie actors and actresses: stars whom he has known, admired, and occasionally worked with. Bogdanovich captures the personality, the work, the style and the enduring iconic appeal of America's movie greats. Num Pages: 544 pages, 120 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 34. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571224319
ISBN
9780571224319
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.59

Paperback. If there is any solace in growing older, it is that you will find yourself guffawing in hysterical recognition at the situations the author describes, from the impossibility of trying to remember people's names at parties, to struggling with the new technology. This title focuses on what we all struggle with as we journey into our later years. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFJG; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 126 x 196 x 17. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Black Swan
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
9780552777377
ISBN
9780552777377
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. .
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241963661
ISBN
9780241963661
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.04

Paperback. Widely regarded as the finest poet of his generation, Seamus Heaney is the subject of numerous critical studies. This book traces the poet's steps from his early works, through to his receipt of the 1995 Nobel Prize for Literature and his post-Nobel life. Num Pages: 560 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 39. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571242535
ISBN
9780571242535
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.02

Paperback. The heart-warming story of one man and his cat that has already been a huge local bestseller in Durham. Num Pages: 224 pages, Integrated colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; WNGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 168. 224 pages, Integrated colour illustrations. When Denis O'Connor rescues a three-week-old kitten from certain death during a snowstorm, little does he know how this tiny creature will change his life forever. Against all odds the kitten - who he names Toby Jug - survives and forms an unusually strong bond with his rescuer. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BM; WNGC. Dimension: 182 x 141 x 18. Weight: 210.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
First Thus
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849011198
ISBN
9781849011198
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.85

Paperback. .
Publisher
Christian Focus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857926835
ISBN
9781857926835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.12

Paperback. Life and love, olive groves and bee hives in Provence - further adventures in the bestselling Olive Farm series. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; BM; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 23. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Phoenix
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753826812
ISBN
9780753826812
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Hardback. Charles R. Cockerell (1788-1863) was one of the most significant nineteenth-century British architects and a major player in the cultural shift from the Georgian eighteenth to the Victorian nineteenth century. Num Pages: 322 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1QRM; 3JH; AMB; BJ; WTLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 23 x 15 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783272068
ISBN
9781783272068
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.02

Paperback. Now in his eighties, Sam Pivnik tells for the first time the story of his life, a true tale of survival against the most extraordinary odds. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 x 8pp b&w. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; BGHA; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444758399
ISBN
9781444758399
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. Num Pages: 236 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; VXW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
Mandrake of Oxford United Kingdom
Number of pages
236
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781869928858
ISBN
9781869928858
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. A first-hand account of China's cultural revolution. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGA; HBTV; JPVR; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Flamingo
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780006548614
ISBN
9780006548614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.73

paperback. Deals with a murder trial in the insular Bukharan-Jewish community of Forest Hills, Queens, that captured national attention. The defendant, Mozoltuv Barukhova, a beautiful young physician, is accused of hiring an assassin to kill her estranged husband, Daniel Malakov, a respected orthodontist, in the presence of their four-year old child. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BTC; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 195 x 12. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300181708
ISBN
9780300181708
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. Organized crime took hold in Ireland and soon armed robberies, kidnappings and murder became commonplace. This book traces how the hugely lucrative drug trade that then emerged led to the gang wars that have corroded communities and devastated countless lives. It describes in gripping detail the shocking depths to which the mobsters have sunk. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 31. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241954744
ISBN
9780241954744
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.80

Paperback. .
Publisher
Christian Focus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857923797
ISBN
9781857923797
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.95

Paperback. Geoff Robertson made his name as the defender of "Oz" magazine. This text includes accounts of cases including the defence of a West London gym owner against the Prince of Wales, teh Matrix-Churchill affair, and the defence of "The Guardian" in the cash-for-questions affair. Num Pages: 432 pages, facsimiles, , portraits. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; BG; JP; LN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1st Thus Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099581918
ISBN
9780099581918
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.90

Paperback. The first-ever memoir of the legendary co-founder of Nike Inc, Phil Knight Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: BM; KJC; KJZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130. .
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471146725
ISBN
9781471146725
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.48

Paperback. Cook led three famous expeditions to the Pacific Ocean between 1768 and 1779. In voyages that ranged from the Antarctic circle to the Arctic Sea, Cook charted Australia and the whole coast of New Zealand, and brought back descriptions of the natural history of the Pacific. This title tells the story of these voyages. Editor(s): Edwards, Philip. Num Pages: 688 pages, maps, glossary, indexes. BIC Classification: 1M; BGHA; HBG; HBLL; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
688
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
Abridged
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140436471
ISBN
9780140436471
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BGX; HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Shambhala Publications Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611804256
ISBN
9781611804256
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.13

Paperback. Explosive autobiography of Guns N' Roses and Velvet Revolver bass guitarist Duff McKagan. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409127390
ISBN
9781409127390
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

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