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Biography

Paperback. John Peel first brought Judy's moving childhood story to light on 'Home Truths'. Abducted by her psychotic spiritualist father and kept like a dog in the backyard, she went on to suffer at the brutal hands of nuns in a Manchester orphanage, before living wild on the streets. An incredible, heart-wrenching story of a child who refused to give up. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; BTP; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 230. Good, clean copy. Showing minor shelfwear to covers and some stains on page edges
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
SKU
KSG0007641
ISBN
9780007222018
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A young Dawn French, bluffing her way to each BBC series, shooting Lulu, trading wild faxes with Joanna Lumley, touring India with Ruby Wax and Goldie Hawn. There's cancer, too, when she becomes 'Brave Jen'. But her biggest battle is with the bane of her life: the Laws of Procrastination. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APT; ASZB; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241967263
ISBN
9780241967263
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.70

Paperback. Series: Oakwood Library of Railway History. Num Pages: 216 pages, 170ill. BIC Classification: BG; TRF; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 478.
Publisher
The Oakwood Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853615798
ISBN
9780853615798
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.10

Paperback. The operatic tenor Luciano Pavarotti has reached a level of superstardom usually only reached by film and pop stars. His concerts are attended by thousands, his records selling millions. This is a portrait of this extraordinary artist, covering the major events of his public and private life. Num Pages: 400 pages, 3 coloured photographic sections. BIC Classification: AVGC9; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099641810
ISBN
9780099641810
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.20

Paperback. Translator(s): Anthony, Sean W. Series: Library of Arabic Literature. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGX; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 209 x 20. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
New York University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479816828
ISBN
9781479816828
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.40

Paperback. Pulitzer Prize finalist Elizabeth Alexander--considered one of America's most important contemporary poets--reflects with gratitude on her life after the sudden death of her husband. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 257 x 18. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
Little, Brown & Company
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781455599868
ISBN
9781455599868
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.32

Paperback. The deeply personal follow-up to Alan Partridge's deeply personal autobiography, I, Partridge, charting the highs, lows and mediums of his one-man walking tour around (certain parts of) Britain. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; BGFA; WH; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409156710
ISBN
9781409156710
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.94

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
€ 14.13

paperback. Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564) is universally celebrated as one of the greatest artists of all time, yet iconic Renaissance creator was also a prolific and gifted poet. This is a collection of verses which are devoted to love and religion. Editor(s): Mortimer, Anthony. Translator(s): Mortimer, Anthony. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; BJ; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140449563
ISBN
9780140449563
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.09

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

€ 50.10
€ 46.68

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

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

€ 44.99
€ 40.21

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

€ 14.99
€ 11.72

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGS; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 143 x 16. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
Tracks Publishing,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935937579
ISBN
9781935937579
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.22

Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JFSL3; LAT; LNDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062375094
ISBN
9780062375094
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 24.05

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

€ 29.99
€ 19.52

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

Paperback.
Publisher
Thomas Nelson Publishers United States
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781400204724
ISBN
9781400204724
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.45

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

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

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