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Biography
paperback. This study of Edward I, first published in 1988, is an account of one of the leading monarchs of the Middle Ages. Examining manuscript sources, the book reveals a capable monarch who pioneered legal and parliamentary change, conquered Wales and came close to conquering Scotland. Series: The Yale English Monarchs Series. Num Pages: 630 pages, 25 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 35. Weight in Grams: 960.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300071573
- ISBN
- 9780300071573
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.77
€ 33.99
€ 24.77
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCP; BGSA; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main Market Ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509802197
- ISBN
- 9781509802197
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.87
€ 13.99
€ 10.87
paperback. For George Mallory as for all of his generation, death was but 'a frail barrier that men crossed, smiling and gallant, every day'. As climbers they accepted a degree of risk unimaginable before the war. What mattered now was how one lived, and the moments of being alive. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 136 x 43. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099563839
- ISBN
- 9780099563839
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.82
€ 25.99
€ 17.82
Paperback. As a child in a small rural village in Sierra Leone, Mariatu Kamara lived peacefully surrounded by family and friends. Rumors of rebel attacks were no more than a distant worry. But when 12-year-old Mariatu set out for a neighboring village, she never arrived. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDE; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 15. Weight in Grams: 162. 224 pages. As a child in a small rural village in Sierra Leone, Mariatu Kamara lived peacefully surrounded by family and friends. Rumors of rebel attacks were no more than a distant worry. But when 12-year-old Mariatu set out for a neighboring village, she never arrived. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1HFDE; BGA. Dimension: 197 x 133 x 15. Weight: 162.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408805190
- ISBN
- 9781408805190
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.57
€ 14.99
€ 11.57
paperback. Num Pages: 222 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Publisher
- City Lights Books United States
- Number of pages
- 226
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- Revised, Expanded
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872860056
- ISBN
- 9780872860056
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.29
€ 17.99
€ 16.29
Paperback. No man is an island..but he can golf 18 of them if the mood strikes him. Num Pages: 320 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; BM; WSBV; WSJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 20. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- Headline Book Publishing
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755319794
- ISBN
- 9780755319794
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.64
€ 14.99
€ 11.64
Paperback. The life of Richard Feynman and the story of modern physics itself. Num Pages: 560 pages, Section: 16, b&w. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; BG; PD; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349105321
- ISBN
- 9780349105321
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.74
€ 19.99
€ 14.74
Paperback. Robert Gates was US Secretary of Defense from 2006 to 2011 serving under both George Bush and Barack Obama. Before that he was Director of the CIA. This is his candid and revealing account of US military engagement in Iraq and Afghanistan, where Gates oversaw the controversial 'surge' of US troops in both countries. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; BM; JPSL; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 41. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publisher
- W H Allen
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753555552
- ISBN
- 9780753555552
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.78
€ 29.99
€ 21.78
Hardback. Translator(s): Rendall, Steven; Neal, Lisa. Num Pages: 832 pages, 2 halftones. 19 line illus. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JB; BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 170 x 243 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1266.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691167879
- ISBN
- 9780691167879
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 32.90
€ 46.99
€ 32.90
Hardcover. Dairies charting the daily life of a working peer under Blair Num Pages: 408 pages, 25 bw in 16pp plates. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPR; BGHA; BJ; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 233 x 35. Weight in Grams: 728.
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784536503
- ISBN
- 9781784536503
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.92€ 48.25
€ 52.92
€ 48.25
Paperback. The definitive biography of the celebrated composer, published in English to coincide with the centenary of his death Translator(s): Spencer, Mr. Stewart. Num Pages: 766 pages, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 59. Weight in Grams: 1232.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Number of pages
- 766
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300194111
- ISBN
- 9780300194111
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.65
€ 36.99
€ 26.65
Paperback. Barry Woodward grew up in Greater Manchester, England. At the age of 16, he left school and was drawn into the drug scene experimenting with cannabis, amphetamine and LSD. Miraculously his life turned around following a sequence of supernatural encounters. This work features a true story of a former addict and his miraculous journey to faith. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: BTP; HRCV9; VFJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 14. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Publisher
- Authentic Media United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860246029
- ISBN
- 9781860246029
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.91
€ 10.99
€ 9.91
Paperback. On 11th April 1919, less than a year after the assassination of the Romanovs, the British battleship HMS Marlborough left Yalta carrying the Russian Imperial Family into perpetual exile. The Russian Court at Sea vividly recreates this unlikely voyage, with its bizarre assortment of warring characters and its priceless cargo of treasure. Num Pages: 239 pages, Illustrations, map, ports. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BGH; HBTV4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Publisher
- Short Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907595707
- ISBN
- 9781907595707
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.33
€ 17.99
€ 13.33
Paperback. A gossip-filled, insider's account of working on Madison Avenue during the golden age of advertising and inspired the multi-award-winning drama Mad Men. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BM; KJSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 272. Front-line Dispatches from the Advertising War. 288 pages. A gossip-filled, insider's account of working on Madison Avenue during the golden age of advertising and inspired the multi-award-winning drama Mad Men. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BM; KJSA. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight: 276.
- Edition
- Main
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847679536
- ISBN
- 9781847679536
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.30
€ 14.99
€ 11.30
Paperback. As a kid, Stacey dreamed of becoming a star. But at 17, it looked like her dream was shattered when she got pregnant by mistake. Always the fighter, new single mum Stacey rallied, found a college with a creche for her son Zachery and waitressed at night, determined that he should have the opportunities she didn't. This title tells her story. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 col. Illustrations, ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- Penguin Group
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780718158170
- ISBN
- 9780718158170
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.87
€ 13.99
€ 10.87
Paperback. A tale of a boy reared in the poverty of the Gorbals who became one of the world's most extraordinary safe blowers. He spent more than 40 years in jail. A daring escaper, he broke out of Scotland's grim prison fortress of Peterhead five times - three times in one year! A likeable rogue, he was a gentle man who in peacetime shrank from violence. Num Pages: 212 pages, 8 pp. plate section. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 226. The Extraordinary True Story of the Safe Blower Who Became a War Hero. 212 pages, 8 pp. plate section. A tale of a boy reared in the poverty of the Gorbals who became one of the world's most extraordinary safe blowers. He spent more than 40 years in jail. A daring escaper, he broke out of Scotland's grim prison fortress of Peterhead five times - three times in one year! A likeable rogue, he was a gentle man who in peacetime shrank from violence. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BTC. Dimension: 196 x 131 x 17. Weight: 234.
- Publisher
- Black & White Publishing
- Number of pages
- 212
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845023461
- ISBN
- 9781845023461
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.08
€ 10.99
€ 9.08
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Wordsworth Editions Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781840225686
- ISBN
- 9781840225686
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 5.28
€ 5.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APB; BGFA; VFJG; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 210 x 33. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Hachette Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781602863118
- ISBN
- 9781602863118
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.74
€ 14.99
€ 11.74
Paperback. Shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 199 x 21. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755363889
- ISBN
- 9780755363889
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.19
€ 17.99
€ 13.19
Hardback. The autobiography of acclaimed actor, model and chanteuse Charlotte Rampling Num Pages: 128 pages, 35 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 207 x 16. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Publisher
- Icon Books Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781785781933
- ISBN
- 9781785781933
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 7.00
€ 15.99
€ 7.00
Hardback. Ellen Wilkinson viewed herself as part of an international radical community and became involved in socialist, feminist, and pacifist movements that spanned the globe. By focusing on the extent to which Wilkinson s activism transcended Britain s borders, Laura Beers adjusts our perception of the British Left in the early twentieth century." Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; BGH; JPFF; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 244 x 44. Weight in Grams: 976.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674971523
- ISBN
- 9780674971523
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 39.22
€ 47.99
€ 39.22
Paperback. Num Pages: 203 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 135 x 16. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Paul Dry Books, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 203
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Paul Dry Books ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780966491357
- ISBN
- 9780966491357
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.59
€ 20.99
€ 15.59
Paperback. These twenty-two cleverly linked stories, written over two decades, trace a life from childhood to middle age. Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 162.
- Publisher
- Unthank Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910061251
- ISBN
- 9781910061251
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.23
€ 10.23
Paperback. An entirely new portrait of Keats, rich with insights into the torments of his life and the imaginative sources of his works Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 38. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300197273
- ISBN
- 9780300197273
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.75
€ 20.99
€ 16.75