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Paperback. For the fifteenth anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall: The bittersweet memoir of a young East German woman, searching for her country and herself Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; 3JJPN; BGA; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 133 x 13. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Publisher
- PublicAffairs
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Tra
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781586485597
- ISBN
- 9781586485597
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.29
€ 26.29
Paperback. In 1980, at the age of ten, Loung Ung escaped a devastated Cambodia and flew to the US as a refugee. She and her eldest brother, with whom she escaped, left behind their three surviving siblings. This book follows the parallel lives of Loung and her closest sister, Chou, during the 15 years it took for them to be reunited. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 x 8pp b/w. BIC Classification: 1FMC; 3JJPL; BGHA; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Thus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845963088
- ISBN
- 9781845963088
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.89
€ 14.99
€ 11.89
paperback. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; 3JMC; BGHA; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 154 x 36. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stacey International
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906768065
- ISBN
- 9781906768065
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 9.06
€ 19.99
€ 9.06
paperback. This book argues that forestry is a more diverse and complex activity than has been generally recognized. It also underlines the political character of the profession. Num Pages: 376 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBCV; 3JJ; BGB; KNAL; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774807661
- ISBN
- 9780774807661
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.57
€ 40.99
€ 36.57
Paperback. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSKQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Hatherleigh Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781578264261
- ISBN
- 9781578264261
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.23
€ 17.99
€ 17.23
paperback. The widely acclaimed autobiography of Irish politician and doctor, Noel Christopher Browne. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; HBJD1; HBLW; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- Gill Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780717142958
- ISBN
- 9780717142958
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.09
€ 20.99
€ 17.09
Paperback. Using family papers and other protected material, this biography sheds light on Agatha Christie's life, work and relationships. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008243951
- ISBN
- 9780008243951
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.96
€ 17.99
€ 12.96
Paperback. Agatha Christie's disappearance in December 1926 as seen in a new light: a real life mystery as gripping as any of her novels Num Pages: 128 pages, 19 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 167 x 11. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781552629
- ISBN
- 9781781552629
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.59
€ 19.99
€ 15.59
Paperback. When Agatha Christie, the so-called 'Queen of Crime', disappeared from her home in Sunningdale in Berkshire for eleven days on 3 December 1927, the whole nation held its breath. This work explains, in the light of scientific knowledge, her behaviour during that troubled time. Num Pages: 192 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 14. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752442884
- ISBN
- 9780752442884
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.63
€ 17.99
€ 16.63
Paperback. The true story of the Agent Fifi, whose mere identity was only disclosed in September 2014 as Marie Chilver. Num Pages: 232 pages, 20. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD1; HBWQ; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 245 x 18. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445660189
- ISBN
- 9781445660189
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.30
€ 15.99
€ 15.30
paperback. When Nazi Germany began bearing down on Europe in the late 1930s, Herman Bodson was a student pacifist at the University of Brussels. As the reality of eventual invasion sank into his soul, he entered the resistance and five years of dangerous work as, in his words, "a fighter and a killer". Series: Texas A & M University Military History S. Num Pages: 262 pages, 18 b&w illustrations, 3 maps, index. BIC Classification: 1DDB; 3JJH; BG; HBJD; HBWQ; JPW; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Texas A&M University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781585442652
- ISBN
- 9781585442652
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.49
€ 24.49
Paperback. The life and poignant death of one of Britain's bravest women. Eileen Nearne, or Agent Rose, was one of forty women sent into France by the Special Operations Executive (SOE), Churchill's top secret wartime 'spooks' organisation. Num Pages: 256 pages, 26. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BGH; BT; HBWQ; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 268. Very good copy with light shelf wear. Light nicks, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0016814
- ISBN
- 9781445641454
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The wartime career of British double-cross agent TATE, who makes agent ZIGZAG look like a bit of a wuss Num Pages: 272 pages, 56 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BGH; HBWQ; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 16. Weight in Grams: 252. The Wartime Story of Harry Williamson. 272 pages, 56 illustrations. The wartime career of British double-cross agent TATE, who makes agent ZIGZAG look like a bit of a wuss. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BGH; HBWQ; JPSH. Dimension: 198 x 126 x 16. Weight: 252.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445608648
- ISBN
- 9781445608648
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.65
€ 20.65
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 194
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843842927
- ISBN
- 9781843842927
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 31.96
€ 31.99
€ 31.96
paperback. The story of the formidable woman who established Foxford Woolen Mills and did a huge amount to alleviate poverty in post-famine Ireland. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGX; HRCX1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 136 x 20. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The Mercier Press Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781781173305
- ISBN
- 9781781173305
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 13.87
€ 18.99
€ 13.87
Paperback. Collected interviews with the French filmmaker who is sometimes called the "Mother of the New Wave" Editor(s): Kline, Professor T Jefferson (Boston University, USA). Series: Conversations with Filmmakers (Hardcover). Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; APFB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Press of Mississippi
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781496802491
- ISBN
- 9781496802491
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.86
€ 35.86
Paperback. A biography of Agnetha Faltskog, one of the most successful and enigmatic performers in the last fifty years of popular music. From her beginnings as a teenage singer in Sweden in the 1960's, through her decade of global superstardom with ABBA, to the years of self-imposed exile that followed, Agnetha's life and career has fascinated millions. Num Pages: 208 pages, 26 colour and black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DNS; 3JJ; AVG; AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 17. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781555217
- ISBN
- 9781781555217
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 27.81
€ 31.99
€ 27.81
Paperback. Explores the lives and stories of Aidan, Bede and Cuthbert. After an introduction which tells appropriately of David Adam's ordination in Durham Cathedral, this work contains four chapters on each of them. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGX; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Publisher
- The Society For Promoting Christian Knowledge
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780281057733
- ISBN
- 9780281057733
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.74
€ 13.99
€ 11.74
- Publisher
- United States
- Number of pages
- 503
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612345772
- ISBN
- 9781612345772
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.32
€ 42.99
€ 38.32
Paperback. An engrossing account of a World War II legend. This is the explosive retelling of the career of Captain Ed Shames with appeal to enthusiasts of World War II and Band of Brothers fans. Num Pages: 328 pages, 48pp plate section in colour and black and white. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; BGH; HBJK; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472819383
- ISBN
- 9781472819383
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.27
€ 17.99
€ 13.27
Aircraft Carriers at War: A Personal Retrospective of Korea, Vietnam, ...
Admiral James L. Holloway III Usn (Ret.)
Hardcover. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1FMV; 1FPK; 3JJP; BGHA; HBG; HBLW3; JWF; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 159 x 36. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Naval Institute Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591143918
- ISBN
- 9781591143918
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 36.49
€ 42.99
€ 36.49
Hardback. A compilation of one hundred mini-biographies of outstanding aviators, including men like John "Cat's Eyes" Cunningham, night fighter ace and test pilot; Ian Harvey, the BEA pilot who safely landed his airliner after a bomb had exploded onboard; Stanislaw Skalski, Polish Battle of Britain ace; Pierre Clostermann, French fighter ace; and others. Editor(s): Iliff, Jay. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; TRPS; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 138 x 37. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Grub Street United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904943839
- ISBN
- 9781904943839
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 39.61
€ 41.99
€ 39.61
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Tughra Books
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597842662
- ISBN
- 9781597842662
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.13
€ 13.99
€ 11.13
Hardcover. In this lucid study, Andre Wink profiles the greatest of the Mughal emperors, Jalal ad-Din Akbar. Series: Makers of the Muslim World. Num Pages: 160 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JB; BGH; HBJF; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 202 x 15. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851686056
- ISBN
- 9781851686056
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.07
€ 35.07