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Biography
Paperback. During the expedition to Cho Oyu in Tibet, Joe Simpson has an encounter with a party of political refugees fleeing across the Tibetan border. He becomes obsessed with stories of Chinese brutality in the old world Tibet. Oppression abroad makes him see mindless violence in his home town of Sheffield in a new light. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1. BIC Classification: BTP; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 23. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099578116
- ISBN
- 9780099578116
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
Paperback. A celebrated account of a young African-American who escaped Newark, NJ, to attend Yale, but still faced the dangers of the streets when he returned Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 29. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781476731919
- ISBN
- 9781476731919
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.25
€ 16.99
€ 12.25
Paperback. Across six decades, Sir Tom Jones has maintained a vital career in the music industry. How did a boy from a Welsh coal-mining family attain success across the globe? And how has he survived the twists and turns of fame and fortune to not only stay exciting, but actually become more credible and interesting with age? This book tells his story. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 255 x 42. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405920483
- ISBN
- 9781405920483
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.43
€ 17.99
€ 13.43
Hardback. A comprehensive English-language biography of Emperor Huizong that corrects the prevailing view of this ruler as a decadent political failure who lost the throne to invaders. It recasts the artistically gifted emperor as passionate and paradoxical, yet genuinely ambitious - if too much so - in pursuing glory for his flourishing realm. Num Pages: 656 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; BGH; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 235 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1244.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 656
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674725256
- ISBN
- 9780674725256
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.41€ 55.74
€ 60.41
€ 55.74
Paperback. An impossible choice - Jorge Salcedo was trapped. For years, he had climbed the ladder inside the Cali drug cartel, and risen to Head of Security. But he'd kept clean, avoided the dirty work, managed to sleep at night. He'd finally received the order he'd long dreaded, and it meant one thing: kill or be killed. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; BTC; JKVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099557777
- ISBN
- 9780099557777
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.85
€ 15.99
€ 11.85
Paperback. This is the bizarre and not entirely fabricated story of Factory founder Anthony Wilson. Part fiction, part reality, comic and tragic turns, Wilson tells his own unique story in his own unique way for the very first time. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8pp colour plates. BIC Classification: APF; APT; AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- Trans-Atlantic Pubns
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Reprints
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752220253
- ISBN
- 9780752220253
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.54
€ 15.99
€ 12.54
Hardcover. Num Pages: 120 pages, 14 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: A; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 243 x 24. Weight in Grams: 728.
- Publisher
- 21 Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781901785159
- ISBN
- 9781901785159
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.79
€ 26.99
€ 23.79
Paperback. Suitable for adults and children alike, this title includes three classic tales of childhood on an island paradise - "My Family and Other Animals", "Birds, Beasts and Relatives" and "The Garden of the Gods". Num Pages: 768 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 51. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141028415
- ISBN
- 9780141028415
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.00
€ 19.99
€ 15.00
Paperback. 'A letter is handed to you. In broken English, it tells you that you must now vacate your farm; that this is no longer your home, for it now belongs to the crowd on your doorstep. Then the drums begin to beat.' Num Pages: 288 pages, (1x8pp plate section). BIC Classification: 1HFMW; 3JJPN; BM; HBJH; HBLW3; WNGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007477562
- ISBN
- 9780007477562
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.73
€ 13.99
€ 11.73
Paperback.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Virago
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- SKU
- KLN0018242
- ISBN
- 9781860499593
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- William Collins
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008103477
- ISBN
- 9780008103477
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.68
€ 13.99
€ 11.68
Paperback. Signing up to the Fire Brigade in 1981, Josephine Reynolds was Britain's first ever female firefighter. This is the inspiring true story of an extraordinary young woman who triumphed in a man's world, making history in the process. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPN; BGA; JKSW2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198. .
- Publisher
- Michael O´Mara Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782436997
- ISBN
- 9781782436997
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.88
€ 13.99
€ 11.88
Paperback. One woman's true story of family violence, forced adoption and ultimate triumphant survival. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFFE2; JFFE3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781409164890
- ISBN
- 9781409164890
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 8.71
€ 9.99
€ 8.71
Paperback. Celebrated novelist Daphne Du Maurier and her sisters, eclipsed by her fame, are revealed in all their surprising complexity in this riveting new biography. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; 3JJ; BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 197 x 29. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007347094
- ISBN
- 9780007347094
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.11
€ 18.99
€ 15.11
Hardcover. Stories of food: extraordinary recipes from Michelin-starred chef Tom Sellers. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 189. .
- Publisher
- Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780297871880
- ISBN
- 9780297871880
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 30.82
€ 46.99
€ 30.82
Hardback. Translator(s): Frisch, Shelley. Num Pages: 584 pages, 64 halftones. BIC Classification: 2ACG; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 169 x 255 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1022.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691151984
- ISBN
- 9780691151984
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.27
€ 40.99
€ 29.27
Paperback. Kenton Cool is the finest alpine climber of this generation. He has summited Everest twelve times. He is the only Briton to have skied down two 8000-metre mountains. Today he is in pain and after a long day in the mountains it's not uncommon to see him struggling to walk. Yet he still climbs. Why do you do it? people ask him. This book tells why. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 277 x 24. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099594772
- ISBN
- 9780099594772
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
Paperback. A fishing trip honoring a dying man's wish becomes a meditation on life, nature and friendship, a literary biography and a celebration of the beauty of the Highlands of Scotland. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 22. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857381361
- ISBN
- 9780857381361
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.85
€ 15.99
€ 11.85
Paperback. This biography (first published in 2000 to mark the 250th anniversary of J.S. Bach's death) presents a picture of the composer that demonstrates the intimate connection between Bach's life and his music, showing how the composer's superb inventiveness pervaded his career as a musician, composer, performer, scholar, and teacher. Num Pages: 640 pages, frontispiece; numerous halftones; 1 map, numerous music examples. BIC Classification: AVGC3; AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1052.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 620
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199248841
- ISBN
- 9780199248841
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 27.92
€ 38.99
€ 27.92
Paperback. * A brilliantly funny and nostalgic look at 1960s and 70s childhood as well as a more serious examination of boys' (and some men's) obsession with war Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; 3JJPL; BGA; JWG; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 126 x 19. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349115689
- ISBN
- 9780349115689
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.85
€ 15.99
€ 11.85