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Paperback. Explores the Grecian countryside with his friend Lawrence Durrell in 1939. In this book, the author describes drinking from sacred springs, nearly being trampled to death by sheep and encountering the flamboyant Greek poet Katsumbalis, who 'could galvanize the dead with his talk'. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 3JJ; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 17. Weight in Grams: 164.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141980546
ISBN
9780141980546
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 10.29

Paperback. The West Indies had always had brilliant cricketers; it hadn't always had brilliant cricket teams. But in 1974, a man called Clive Lloyd began to lead a side which would at last throw off the shackles that had hindered the region for centuries. This book tells the definitive story of the greatest team that sport has known. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJW; 3JJPL; WSBT; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Yellow Jersey
Condition
New
SKU
9780224092241
ISBN
9780224092241
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJ; 3JM; BGSA; KJMB; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 234.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780241244944
ISBN
9780241244944
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.14

Paperback. The night of May 16th, 1943. Nineteen specially adapted Lancaster bombers take off from RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire, each with a huge 9,000lb cylindrical bomb strapped underneath it. Their mission: to destroy three dams deep within the German heartland, which provide the lifeblood to the industries supplying the Third Reich's war machine. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 38. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Corgi
Condition
New
SKU
9780552163415
ISBN
9780552163415
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 11.69

Paperback. A memoir, in which, the author brings to life his childhood in the 70s, from his bedroom bursting with fox skulls, birds' eggs and sweaty jam jars, to his feral adventures. But pervading his story is the search for freedom, meaning and acceptance in a world that didn't understand him. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKES; 3JJPL; BM; JFFZ; PSVW6. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Ebury Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781785033506
ISBN
9781785033506
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.94

Paperback. Astounding new information about the role of anthropologists in Hitler's efforts to create a "master race" Num Pages: 320 pages, 27 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; JFFJ; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252074530
ISBN
9780252074530
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

Paperback. 6 April 1994: In the skies above Rwanda the president's plane is shot down in flames. Near Kigali, Jean-Pierre holds his family close, fearing for their lives as the violence escalates. This book sheds light on this incident. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGR; 3JJPR; BGH; HBJH; HBLW3; HBTZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 248.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Black Swan
Condition
New
SKU
9780552775335
ISBN
9780552775335
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. In the 1930s, as the world hurtled towards terrible global conflict, speed was all the rage. It was described by Aldous Huxley as 'the one genuinely modern pleasure', and one of the fastest and most thrilling ways to attain it was through the new sport of bobsledding. This book tells stories of the fastest men on ice. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJG; BGS; WSBB; WSBX; WSW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 200 x 27. Weight in Grams: 294.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780857502650
ISBN
9780857502650
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.70

Paperback. The tragic account of a family steeped in the War of Independence in West Cork and divided by the Civil War in which two of the brothers played key roles on opposing sides. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 215 x 26. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The Mercier Press Ltd Cork
Condition
New
SKU
9781781173756
ISBN
9781781173756
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.16

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 264.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The Mercier Press Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781856354691
ISBN
9781856354691
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.29

Paperback. John Keegan has assembled a cast of seventeen generals whose reputations were made (and some of them broken) by Churchill and the Second World War. Editor(s): Keegan, John. Num Pages: 384 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBWQ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 133 x 24. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Cassell
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780304367122
ISBN
9780304367122
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVGS; 3JJG; BM; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780241981696
ISBN
9780241981696
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.64

Paperback. January 1972: the tiny outpost of British Honduras is threatened with imminent invasion by battle-hardened, US-trained Guatemalan paratroops. Britain's response must be immediate. But there is only one deterrent the government can offer: HMS Ark Royal, once the Navy's most powerful warship, now a white elephant on the verge of being scrapped. Num Pages: 544 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1KLCB; 3JJPL; HBJK; HBLW3; HBWS; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 30. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Corgi
Condition
New
SKU
9780552152907
ISBN
9780552152907
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.37

Paperback. Looks at five countries, in each of which a long struggle for freedom has taken place; in each the people, having shed blood and dreams, are still waiting. This book shows us the lives behind the headlines. Num Pages: 496 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJP; HBJH; HBLW3; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Black Swan
Condition
New
SKU
9780552773324
ISBN
9780552773324
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 13.91

Paperback. This book examines the creation and collapse of the first power-sharing administration in Northern Ireland, and British government policy during the period 1972-75. It also analyses the relationship between the British and Irish states during the 1972-75 period. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 3JJPL; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 16. Weight in Grams: 342. 8vo. Very Good Copy. Politics and politicians in 20th century Ireland.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0310156
ISBN
9780719099762
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.00

Paperback. For anyone interested in the past - or the future - of the Irish political system Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJD1; HBLW; HBLX; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 480. 8vo. Very good Copy. First edition. Politics and politicians in 20th century Ireland.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0310179
ISBN
9781845887445
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.00

Hardcover. On the eve of her 80th birthday, Mary O'Rourke has sat down to write a letter to twenty people past and present, close and distant, living and deceased. Every letter is heartfelt; every letter offers gratitude for the difference the recipient made to Mary's life. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; BJ; HBJD1; JPHL; JPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 372 x 26. Weight in Grams: 400. 8vo. Very good Copy. First edition. Politics and politicians in 20th century Ireland.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Gill Books
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0310199
ISBN
9780717172238
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 25.00

Paperback. Editor(s): Biagini, Eugenio; Mulhall, Daniel. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 23. Weight in Grams: 418. 8vo. Very good copy First edition. Irish Politics and Politicans.20th Century Ireland.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Irish Academic Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0310230
ISBN
9781911024002
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.00

Paperback. Originally published as 'Dreyfus to de Gaulle', this authoritative account has been revised and extended, its greater chronological range reflected in the new title. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBG; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 452. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0000682
ISBN
9780340522394
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Verso Books United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781680964
ISBN
9781781680964
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.07

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