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Biography
Paperback. Howard's name will forever be linked to the successful Pegasus Bridge assault by his glider-born company of the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. This book reveals the human side of the man as well as giving an account of the preparation, operation and aftermath of this iconic raid based on Howard's own letters. Num Pages: 206 pages, Illustrated. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BJ; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 206
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844158829
- ISBN
- 9781844158829
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.29
€ 17.99
€ 14.29
Paperback. Trask's award-winning translation now appears in paperback for the first time. Translator(s): Trask, Willard R. Num Pages: 728 pages, 32, 32 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BGA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 126 x 203 x 45. Weight in Grams: 738.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Number of pages
- 728
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- n edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801856624
- ISBN
- 9780801856624
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.92€ 47.17
€ 50.92
€ 47.17
Paperback. Kathy was eight years old when her father forced her mother into prostitution. When their mother fled, she and her sisters stuck together passing from children's homes to boarding schools. On a trip home, she realises that her mother's lover was shot by her father. As an adult, she travels to London to find out who her gangster father really was. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJP; BGA; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 162. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- SKU
- KTG0010688
- ISBN
- 9780091921507
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Arguing that the life and work of Sun Yat-sen have been distorted by both myth and demythification, the author provides a fresh overall evaluation of the man and the events that turned an adventurer into the founder of the Chinese Republic and the leader of a great nationalist movement. Translator(s): Lloyd, Janet. Num Pages: 492 pages, 12 half-tones 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 724.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804740111
- ISBN
- 9780804740111
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.49
€ 40.99
€ 36.49
Paperback. The thrilling true story of the real Great Escape, published to coincide with the 70th anniversary of the escape. Num Pages: 448 pages, 2 x 8pp b&w. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGH; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 29. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444760668
- ISBN
- 9781444760668
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
Paperback. This volume tells the true story of a historian's lifetime struggle to reveal the truth about crucial aspects of World War II and other international confrontations of the 20th century. Num Pages: 264 pages, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: BGHA; HBAH; HBG; HBWQ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- Giles de la Mare Publishers Dublin, Ireland
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 1st Ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781900357104
- ISBN
- 9781900357104
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 19.92
€ 30.99
€ 19.92
Paperback. In this devastating and brilliant new book John Simpson offers a compelling and cogent analysis of the West's relationship with Saddam Hussein and Iraq, past and present. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; BGH; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 28. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Reprints
- Publisher
- Pan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- SKU
- KNW0009296
- ISBN
- 9780330418904
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The Girondins of Chile deals with events that were inspired by the French Revolution of 1848 and offers a shrewd description of the emerging group of Chilean liberals. Vicuna MacKenna participated in the uprising of 1851, yet his book on the events was not published until 1902. Translator(s): Polt, John. Series: Library of Latin America. Num Pages: 96 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; 3JH; BGH; HBG; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 217 x 6. Weight in Grams: 146. Clean copy in good to very good condition. Some light shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press England
- Number of pages
- 94
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- SKU
- KRF0006709
- ISBN
- 9780195151817
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The Girondins of Chile deals with events that were inspired by the French Revolution of 1848 and offers a shrewd description of the emerging group of Chilean liberals. Vicuna MacKenna participated in the uprising of 1851, yet his book on the events was not published until 1902. Translator(s): Polt, John. Series: Library of Latin America. Num Pages: 96 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; 3JH; BGH; HBG; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 217 x 6. Weight in Grams: 146. Previously read but remains in good to very good condition
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press England
- Number of pages
- 94
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- SKU
- KIN0006235
- ISBN
- 9780195151817
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The first real-life story behind HM Customs officer work. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BM; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472109422
- ISBN
- 9781472109422
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.30
€ 11.99
€ 10.30
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Signed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198703136
- ISBN
- 9780198703136
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.16
€ 26.99
€ 20.16
Paperback. Written by Mihir Bose, one of the UK's most influential sports/business journalists, he shares about the fascinating and gripping story of the rise of the English Premier League and the current crisis it faces. Num Pages: 375 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 154 x 33. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Publisher
- Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Pte Ltd Singapore
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789814328180
- ISBN
- 9789814328180
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.95
€ 19.99
€ 15.95
Paperback. When Edward of York seized the English throne in 1461, he could have chosen any bride he wanted, but it was the beautiful widow, Elizabeth Wydeville, who captured his heart. A new assessment of the tumultuous life of the real White Queen and her husband. Num Pages: 304 pages, 40. BIC Classification: BG; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 217 x 35. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445654935
- ISBN
- 9781445654935
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.53
€ 15.99
€ 12.53
Paperback. By the time Herzog was published in 1964, Saul Bellow was probably the most acclaimed novelist in America. This book traces Bellow's life away from the desk, as polemicist, teacher, husband, father and lover. It also spans the period from Bellow's birth in 1915 to the publication of Herzog in 1964. Num Pages: 832 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 233 x 55. Weight in Grams: 1120.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099520931
- ISBN
- 9780099520931
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.01
€ 27.99
€ 21.01
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786490322
- ISBN
- 9781786490322
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.05
€ 17.99
€ 13.05
Paperback. Num Pages: 122 pages. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 141 x 9. Weight in Grams: 138.
- Publisher
- Melville House Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612194004
- ISBN
- 9781612194004
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.29
€ 17.99
€ 14.29
Paperback. Written in the final months of her life, Cory Taylor's Dying is a deeply moving meditation on death, and a joyful and wise tribute to life Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782119784
- ISBN
- 9781782119784
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.74
€ 13.99
€ 10.74
Paperback. Num Pages: 234 pages, illustrations, maps, portraits. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGA; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133. .
- Publisher
- Signal Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904955016
- ISBN
- 9781904955016
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.00
€ 23.99
€ 22.00
Paperback. Lady Wortley Montagu (1689-1762) was described by a contemporary, as 'one of the most extraordary shining characters in the world..'. Her newly edited letters tell of her travels through Europe to Turkey in 1716. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 2AB; BG; BJ; JFC; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 16. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853816796
- ISBN
- 9781853816796
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.89
€ 15.99
€ 11.89
Paperback. In August 2015 Guy Martin crashed out of the lead of an Ulster Grand Prix superbike race held on the world's fastest racetrack. He had surgery to bolt his broken spine and hand back together. But he wasn't about to take it easy.. In this book, Britain's favourite daredevil shows how he fills his time when road racing is taken out of the equation. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 21. Weight in Grams: 253.
- Publisher
- Virgin Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753545324
- ISBN
- 9780753545324
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.06
€ 19.99
€ 15.06