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Paperback. The bestselling authorised biography of Brendan O'Carroll, based on extensive interviews with the hugely popular star of Mrs Brown's Boys. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: APB; APT; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444754513
- ISBN
- 9781444754513
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.92
€ 14.99
€ 11.92
Paperback. The age of discovery was at its peak in the eighteenth century, with heroic adventurers charting the furthest reaches of the globe. Foremost among these explorers was navigator and cartographer Captain James Cook of the British Royal Navy. This book reveals Cook's place in history as a brave and brilliant seaman. Num Pages: 512 pages, 45 colour illustrations + 4 maps. BIC Classification: BGH; HBTM; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 40. Weight in Grams: 698.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300184310
- ISBN
- 9780300184310
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.36
€ 27.36
Paperback. Meg Henderson mother and her Aunt Peggy, shielded her from the effects of her father's heavy drinking. A hopeless romantic, Peggy searched for a husband until late in life. When she died horrifically in childbirth her death devastated the family. Only later, was Meg able to discover the shocking facts behind the tragedy. Num Pages: 320 pages, facsim., portraits. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552141857
- ISBN
- 9780552141857
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Masters of Doom' is the true inside story of John Carmack and John Romero, co-creators of the most innovative and notoriously successful video games in history - Doom and Quake. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGB; KNDH; UDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- Piatkus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780749924898
- ISBN
- 9780749924898
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.73
€ 16.99
€ 12.73
Paperback. A compilation of letters sent by Daphne du Maurier to her close friend Oriel Malet with further text by Oriel Malet linking and contextualizing the letters. Editor(s): Malet, Oriel. Num Pages: 326 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Publisher
- M. Evans & Company
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590774564
- ISBN
- 9781590774564
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.01
€ 21.01
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGHA; HBJK; HBLW; JFHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 11. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Publisher
- Trine Day United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 42189th
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936296835
- ISBN
- 9781936296835
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 22.99
€ 27.99
€ 22.99
Paperback. Katherine Swynford was first the mistress, and later the wife, of John of Gaunt, the Duke of Lancaster. This book rescues Katherine from the footnotes of history, highlighting her key dynastic position within the English monarchy. Num Pages: 496 pages, 16. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712641975
- ISBN
- 9780712641975
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.77
€ 23.99
€ 17.77
Paperback. Part horror story, part historical document, part memoir, part political tract, this story of one young man's personal suffering finally reveals the human suffering in North Korean concentration camp, with its forced labour, frequent public executions, and near-starvation rations. Translator(s): Reiner, Yair. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; BGH; HBJF; HBLW3; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 262. Ten Years in the North Korean Gulag. 256 pages. Part horror story, part historical document, part memoir, part political tract, this story of one young man's personal suffering finally reveals the human suffering in North Korean concentration camp, with its forced labour, frequent public executions, and near-starvation rations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FPKN; BGH; HBJF; HBLW3; JPVR. Dimension: 198 x 131 x 22. Weight: 266. Translator(s): Reiner, Yair.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843544999
- ISBN
- 9781843544999
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.61
€ 14.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. I was abused and forced to marry I was pregnant at thirteen When I escaped my brother tried to kidnap me .. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719564628
- ISBN
- 9780719564628
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.12
€ 13.99
€ 11.12
Paperback. In the form of a wandering, lyrical, autobiographical narrative, world-renowned horseman Klaus Ferdinand Hempfling exposes the inner turmoil, the burning questions, the fear, the doubt, and the darkness that pushed him off the roads most travelled in search of answers. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- J.A.Allen & Co Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908809414
- ISBN
- 9781908809414
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.61
€ 17.99
€ 16.61
Paperback. Grand Prize Winner - Banff Mountain Book Festival. One Day As A Tiger is John Porter's poignant memoir of Alex MacIntyre, one of British mountaineering's leading figures before his death in 1982. It shows mountaineering at its extraordinary best and tragic worst and draws an unforgettable picture of a dazzling, argumentative and exuberant legend. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2x 24pp colour photograph sections. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFHA; 1FKAH; 1KLSX; BGS; RGBS; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Publisher
- Vertebrate Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910240519
- ISBN
- 9781910240519
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.42
€ 19.99
€ 18.42
Hardcover. This dictionary of 17th-century British philosophers construes "philosophy" as wide in scope including not just logic, metaphysics, ethics and epistemology, but those many aspects of religion, politics, mathematics and science that are of philosophical importance. Editor(s): Pyle, Andrew. Num Pages: 1000 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; BG; GBC; HPCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 267 x 188 x 115. Weight in Grams: 2386.
- Publisher
- Thoemmes Continuum
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- Slp
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781855067042
- ISBN
- 9781855067042
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 912.73€ 725.09
€ 912.73
€ 725.09
Hardcover. Only state-of-the-art, comprehensive volume covering the spectrum of issues related to child sexual abuse. Chapters contributed by experts from a variety of professionals, including the psychological, legal, judicial, and medical fields. Editor(s): Goodyear-Brown, Paris. Num Pages: 640 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 159 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1008.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 640
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470877296
- ISBN
- 9780470877296
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.53
€ 94.53
Paperback. There is no reason why you should have heard of Geoffrey Pyke. After his suicide in 1948 he was described as one of the great geniuses of his time, to rank alongside Einstein, yet he remains today, as The Times put it, 'one of the most original if unrecognised figures' of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: BGT; JPSH; TBY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 132 x 33. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099594130
- ISBN
- 9780099594130
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.61
€ 14.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. Aged 13, Martha Long is rescued by the courts from the clutches of her evil stepfather and her feckless mother. After numerous arrests for shoplifting, a judge rules that she is to be sent to a convent school. Her initial relief at escaping the abuse and neglect she suffered at home is, however, short-lived. This is her memoir. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781845964498
- ISBN
- 9781845964498
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.83
€ 13.99
€ 11.83
Paperback. A fascinating voice from the past - the unpublished memoir of a WWI stretcher bearer Editor(s): Vack, Dale Le. Num Pages: 176 pages, 8pp b/w plate section. BIC Classification: 3JJF; BGH; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Publisher
- Lion Publishing Plc
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745955667
- ISBN
- 9780745955667
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.44
€ 12.44
Paperback. Num Pages: 266 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; BGH; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 234 x 16. Weight in Grams: 452. The Restoration of the Republic and the Establishment of the Empire. 266 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; BGH; HBJD; HBLA. Dimension: 156 x 234 x 16. Weight: 446.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 266
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748619559
- ISBN
- 9780748619559
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 36.28
€ 43.99
€ 36.28
Paperback. A biography celebrating this trailblazer of British football, while also shedding light on the myths and truths that surround one of British football's greatest forwards. Fully authorised by the Ford family and supported by Aston Villa, Sunderland and Cardiff City. Num Pages: 176 pages, 30. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 319 x 17. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445640563
- ISBN
- 9781445640563
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.04
€ 27.04
Hardback. The tempestuous, scandalous love affair of the 20th century's Romeo and Juliet was second in fame and notoriety only to that of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, and by many accounts, even more corrupt. This title deals with this topic. Num Pages: 708 pages, 220. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 164 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1134.
- Publisher
- Blood Moon Productions, Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 708
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936003150
- ISBN
- 9781936003150
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 31.30
€ 31.99
€ 31.30
Paperback. Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington lives on in popular memory as the 'Invincible General', loved by his men, admired by his peers, formidable to his opponents. This book revises such a portrait, offering an accurate - and controversial - new analysis of Wellington's remarkable military career. Num Pages: 336 pages, 13 b/w illus. + 12 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; HBJD1; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300208658
- ISBN
- 9780300208658
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.38
€ 18.99
€ 15.38
Paperback. Memoir of normal boy in rural Norfolk who grew up to train with the last living Ninjas and fulfill his dreams. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BGSA; BM; WSTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444764413
- ISBN
- 9781444764413
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.12
€ 13.99
€ 11.12
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300219760
- ISBN
- 9780300219760
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.26
€ 18.99
€ 15.26
Paperback. A brilliantly written true story of growing up in Hackney in the 1970s and 80s, surviving poverty, alcoholic parents and the care system Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; BGA; BM; VFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471129834
- ISBN
- 9781471129834
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.65
€ 13.99
€ 11.65
Hardback. Marking the 200th anniversary of Lincoln's birth, this marvelous short biography by a leading historian offers an illuminating portrait of one of the giants in the American story. Num Pages: 96 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 135 x 13. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195374520
- ISBN
- 9780195374520
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.07
€ 16.99
€ 16.07