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Paperback. 101 chance meetings, juxtaposing the famous and the infamous, the artistic and the philistine, the pompous and the comical, the snobbish and the vulgar, told by Britain's funniest writer. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007360642
ISBN
9780007360642
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.80

Paperback. The familiar image of Los Angeles as a metropolis built for the automobile is crumbling. This title presents the history of this system by drawing on archival documents, contemporary news accounts, and interviews with many of the key players to provide critical behind-the-scenes accounts of the people and forces that shaped the system. Num Pages: 320 pages, 11 b/w photographs, 19 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJK; HBLW3; HBLX; KNGT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 452.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
313
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520278271
ISBN
9780520278271
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.77

Hardcover. As a composite portrait of this complex, paradoxically private figure, 'John S. Beckett' is a fascinating record of an era seen through the character and achievements of a singular individual whose varied career touched many lives. Num Pages: 567 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; 3JMC; AVGC; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 169 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1048.
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843516651
ISBN
9781843516651
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.00
€ 30.68

Paperback. British Counterinsurgency challenges the British Army's claim to counterinsurgency expertise. It provides well-written, accessible and up-to-date accounts of the post-1945 campaigns in Palestine, Malaya, Kenya, Cyprus, South Yemen, Dhofar, Northern Ireland and more recently in Iraq and Afghanistan. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; 3JMC; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBWS; JWDG; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 138 x 24. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2nd ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230298248
ISBN
9780230298248
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 40.37

Hardcover. Num Pages: 384 pages, 450 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJPG; ACXD; AFC; AFKB; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 369 x 314 x 56. Weight in Grams: 4078.
Publisher
Cahiers d'Art
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9782851171900
ISBN
9782851171900
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 323.42
€ 281.79

Paperback. Two explorers set out on a journey from which only one of them will return. Their unknown land is that often fearsome continent we call the 20th Century. Their route is through their own minds and memories. Both travellers are professional historians still tormented by their own unanswered questions. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBLW; HBTB; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 196 x 27. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
First edition & printing in this form
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099563556
ISBN
9780099563556
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.75

Hardcover. The effects of the British shell shortage on political and military events in the First World War Num Pages: 192 pages, 30 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; HBWN; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 166 x 24. Weight in Grams: 472.
Publisher
Fonthill Media Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781554531
ISBN
9781781554531
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.95

Paperback.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
444
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340761885
ISBN
9780340761885
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 35.64

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, colour & b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1MBN; 3JJP; BM; MBDC; MBNC; MJCL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150. .
Publisher
Otago University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780947522438
ISBN
9780947522438
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 23.23

Paperback. The compelling true story of how the Women's Institute pulled Britain through the war with pots of jam and a spirit of make-do-and-mend. Num Pages: 368 pages, 8pp b&w plate section. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849832212
ISBN
9781849832212
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.57

Paperback. This authoritative commentary on Egyptian affairs casts an eye back over Egypt's modern history, taking the reader through the landmark events that have formed the modern nation, and brings the reader to a close and impartial understanding of the current political climate in Egypt. Num Pages: 224 pages, Plate section. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBLW; RGCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 132 x 15. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
Gilgamesh Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908531582
ISBN
9781908531582
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.79

Paperback. The classic story of endurance, heroism and survival, co-authored by the commander of the Apollo 13 mission. Num Pages: 400 pages, index. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; BTP; TTDS; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 28. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
1st Edition - 10th Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340638064
ISBN
9780340638064
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.74

Paperback. In early 1970, the Commanding Officer of 22 SAS flew into the strategically critical Sultanate of Oman on a covert intelligence mission to monitor a Communist rebellion threatening the Arabian Peninsula. This book deals with this intelligence mission. Num Pages: 544 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), maps, ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1FBXM; 3JJPL; HBJF1; HBWS; JWG; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 139 x 197 x 35. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
Corgi
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552160216
ISBN
9780552160216
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.10

Sheet map. As flight evolved from a new weapon of warfare into a hobby of the wealthy enthusiast, aerodromes were established all over Europe and the public was enthralled by the air races. First published in 1930 for the Pratt's Fuel Co, this map illustrates the impact of one of the most dramatic technological advances of history. Series: Old House. Num Pages: colour. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJG; HBTP1; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 149 x 7. Weight in Grams: 112. New.
Publisher
Old House
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
9781908402332
ISBN
9781908402332
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.98

Hardcover. Editor(s): Martin, F. X.; O'Donnell, Ruan; O hAodha, Micheal. Num Pages: 304 pages, B+W illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 170 x 23. Weight in Grams: 532.
Publisher
Merrion
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908928252
ISBN
9781908928252
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.71

Paperback. In 100 stories, one for every year that has passed since the Great War, this collection provides snapshots of how Ireland and its people, at home and scattered across the world, were affected by, and had an effect on, the conflict that changed the world forever. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 235 x 25. Weight in Grams: 670.
Publisher
Colourpoint Creative Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
9781780730769
ISBN
9781780730769
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.99
€ 6.93

Paperback. In 1932 England was out of work. The mills were silent and the river ships were rusting at anchor. The king was ageing and his successor remained unmarried. This work features a collection of childhood reminiscences of Liverpool from the 1930s and '40s. Num Pages: 224 pages, 60 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; 3JJG; 3JJH; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 162 x 15. Weight in Grams: 488.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750951029
ISBN
9780750951029
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.38

Hardback. History of British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society. Num Pages: 500 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBG; HBLL; HBLW; HBTS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 181 x 223 x 2. Weight in Grams: 718.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849046336
ISBN
9781849046336
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.92
€ 51.82

Paperback. The slaughter of thirteen innocent people at a Mission school in Zimbabwe shocked the world. Num Pages: 368 pages, 8pp plate section. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; 3JJPL; BGX; HRAM9; HRCX7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 28. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
SPCK Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857217899
ISBN
9780857217899
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.35

Paperback. First authoritative biography of a controversial African dictator. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 pages of black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBS; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBWS; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 241 x 21. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473842526
ISBN
9781473842526
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.10

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