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Hardcover. Born in an era when few women sought professional careers, the author rose through the ranks, from Vice Consul to the first woman US Ambassador to an African country and the first woman acting US Ambassador in Latin America. This work tells the story of the author's career in the US Foreign Service during the 20th century. Num Pages: 384 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 163 x 33. Weight in Grams: 739.
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268044138
ISBN
9780268044138
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.28

Paperback. .
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849056014
ISBN
9781849056014
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.57

Paperback. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 142 x 11. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226772325
ISBN
9780226772325
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 24.82

Paperback. At the age of 38, Steve Redgrave won a fifth Olympic gold medal. Both the Sydney Olympics and this autobiography mark the end of a spectacular 23-year rowing career, during which he has been regarded with awe by rivals, crew-mates and top sportsmen alike. Num Pages: 336 pages, halftones. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSSN7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
BBC Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780563538219
ISBN
9780563538219
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.02

Paperback. Series: Revolutionary Lives. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 130 x 198 x 17. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Pluto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745334615
ISBN
9780745334615
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 16.50

Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 203 x 41. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062269027
ISBN
9780062269027
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.00

Paperback. Presents the story of an adopted child, and the thwarted giantess Mrs Winterson. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 135 x 15. Weight in Grams: 176.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099556091
ISBN
9780099556091
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. In September 2007, a packed courtroom in St George, Utah, sat hushed as Elissa Wall, the star witness against polygamous sect leader Warren Jeffs, gave captivating testimony of how Jeffs forced her to marry her first cousin at age fourteen. This title tells the story of one heroic woman who stood up for what was right and reclaimed her life. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 204 x 21. Weight in Grams: 414.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061628030
ISBN
9780061628030
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.65

Paperback. The acclaimed biography of the eldest son of William the Conqueror, whose failure to secure the kingdom of England has overshadowed his role in capturing Jerusalem during the First Crusade. Num Pages: 348 pages, 4, 4 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3H; BGH; HBJD; HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 596.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
348
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843836605
ISBN
9781843836605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.01

Paperback.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750951159
ISBN
9780750951159
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.54

Paperback. The Republic of Elsewhere is a sequel to Carty's thought-provoking, critically acclaimed Intimacy with Strangers: a Life of Brief Encounters. It employs a similar structure of overlapping conversations and personal memories to reveal how leading writers see the world differently. BIC Classification: BM; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843516743
ISBN
9781843516743
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.00
€ 14.39

Paperback. A wildly acclaimed New York Timesbestseller, a smart and funny memoir that provides hope and understanding to those who suffer from anxiety disorders Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; VFJP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439177310
ISBN
9781439177310
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.91

Paperback. One morning in early November 2007, police in the beautiful Italian city of Perugia made a gruesome discovery. The body of a young English exchange student from the University of Leeds, Meredith Kercher, was found under a blood-soaked duvet in her room in the small cottage she shared with other students. Her throat had been cut.. Num Pages: 237 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JMC; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 17. Weight in Grams: 199. 237 pages, col. Illustrations. One morning in early November 2007, police in the beautiful Italian city of Perugia made a gruesome discovery. The body of a young English exchange student from the University of Leeds, Meredith Kercher, was found under a blood-soaked duvet in her room in the small cottage she shared with other students. Her throat had been cut. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JMC; BTC. Dimension: 198 x 133 x 17. Weight: 198.
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844549023
ISBN
9781844549023
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.15

Hardback. Num Pages: 424 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBLC1; HBTB; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 166 x 34. Weight in Grams: 746.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691172828
ISBN
9780691172828
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.84

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, 15 b/w photos. BIC Classification: AVGK; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472.
Publisher
A Cappella Books United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781556527463
ISBN
9781556527463
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.98

paperback. The Bang-Bang Club was a group of four young photographers, friends and colleagues, Ken Oosterbroek, Kevin Carter, Greg Marinovich and Joao Silva, who covered the last years of apartheid. This title tells their stories, - the stresses, tensions and moral dilemmas of working in situations of extreme violence - and the story of the end of apartheid. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; AJB; AJCR; BG; HBJH; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Arrow
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099281498
ISBN
9780099281498
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.35

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BM; WTH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 28. Weight in Grams: 716.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062299215
ISBN
9780062299215
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.67

Paperback. Presents the story of the author's year re-creating the lifestyle of her 1790s ancestor in a basic one-roomed cottage, eating home-grown produce and surviving on her own resources - making household items herself and dressing in period clothing. This illustrated title includes gardening info, menus, recipes and nature notes. Num Pages: 224 pages, photographs, woodcuts, engravings, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; BJ; WK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 182 x 18. Weight in Grams: 626.
Publisher
Saraband
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Paperback
Condition
New
SKU
V9781887354776
ISBN
9781887354776
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.25

Hardback. Despairing of his volatile, unstable wife, T S Eliot, at 44, resolves to put an end to the torture of his eighteen-year marriage. He breaks free from September 1932 by becoming Norton Lecturer at Harvard. Editor(s): Haffenden, John. Series: Letters of T. S. Eliot. Num Pages: 960 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
960
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571316342
ISBN
9780571316342
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.42
€ 41.05

Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKWS; 3JJPK; BTP; JFFC; KNAT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 214 x 23. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
Y Lolfa
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784612757
ISBN
9781784612757
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.13

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