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Paperback. Anna Sam spent eight years as a checkout girl. This book is a witty look at what it's really like to work in a supermarket: the relentless grind and less-than-perfect working conditions, along with people-watching and encounters with every kind of customer from the bizarre to the downright rude. Translator(s): Young, Morag. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BM; KNPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 110 x 15. Weight in Grams: 142. 8vo. Some light shelfwear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Gallic Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KEX0273000
- ISBN
- 9781906040291
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 184 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: BM; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Granville Island Publishing Canada
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894694803
- ISBN
- 9781894694803
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.70
€ 26.99
€ 18.70
Hardcover. On a rainy morning in early 2003, Nia Vardalos found out that she had been nominated for an Oscar for writing the sceenplay for "My Big, Fat Greek Wedding". This title shows how stubborn optimism can work in one's favor, and how it was this optimism that brought Nia to her daughter against all of the odds. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFVK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062231833
- ISBN
- 9780062231833
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 23.33
€ 27.99
€ 23.33
Paperback. The third of Alice Taylor's unique accounts of life in the Irish countryside, and another massive bestseller with universal appeal. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 12. Weight in Grams: 136. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Brandon
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0004972
- ISBN
- 9780863224201
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. John Lewis Barkley's memoir provides a rare and vivid ground-level look at World War I through the eyes of a soldier whose exploits rivaled those of Sergeant York and won him the Congressional Medal of Honor. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Edition
- 1st.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700620197
- ISBN
- 9780700620197
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.82
€ 31.82
"Women of Privilege" traces the decline of a once-privileged Hudson River Valley family whose neighbors were Vanderbilts, Delanos, and Roosevelts. Based on diaries and journals, and written by a family descendant, it combines biography and memoir with social history. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; JFSC; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Academy Chicago Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780897336802
- ISBN
- 9780897336802
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.61
€ 35.99
€ 30.61
Paperback. The shocking first-hand account of one man's remarkable fight for freedom; now an award-winning motion picture. Series: Collins Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM; BTP; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 122 x 19. Weight in Grams: 170. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTK0100669
- ISBN
- 9780007580422
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; AMB; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 254 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875656014
- ISBN
- 9780875656014
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 44.97
€ 45.99
€ 44.97
Paperback. The "Wild" West is full of stories told and retold. The captivity narrative, in which people are captured by usually "uncivilized" or "barbaric" enemies, is a curious category of literature, and the American genre more so. This title deals with this topic. Num Pages: 288 pages, 11 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; BM; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626364226
- ISBN
- 9781626364226
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.14
€ 15.99
€ 15.14
Paperback. Soon to be a major motion picture starring Eddie Redmayne as Hawking and Felicity Jones as his wife Jane. It chronicles their relationship, from his early development of ALS to his success in physics. Num Pages: 450 pages. BIC Classification: BGTA; BM; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 32. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Alma Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846883668
- ISBN
- 9781846883668
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.58
€ 13.99
€ 11.58
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; JMP; MMJ; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 223 x 15. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613736708
- ISBN
- 9781613736708
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.18
€ 18.99
€ 18.18
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, colour plates. BIC Classification: 1HFJA; BM; WNCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 263.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062132499
- ISBN
- 9780062132499
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.48
€ 15.99
€ 14.48
Paperback. A striking combination of social intimacy and distinterested political analysis, this title evokes the elegance and excitement of the dynamic international community in Bucharest before the world had come to grips with the horrors of war and genocide. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DVWR; 3JJH; BM; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226086330
- ISBN
- 9780226086330
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.22
€ 19.99
€ 18.22
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 1KBB; 3JJPG; BM; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS1; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stackpole Books United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811710268
- ISBN
- 9780811710268
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 20.73
€ 25.99
€ 20.73
Paperback. After a childhood spent in London, his family moved to California and by his twenties, Jack was PA and bodyguard to the Hollywood stars - most notably Michael Stipe, RuPaul and Mickey Rourke. His work took him around the world and led to bizarre encounters and requests, but also lured him into a smorgasbord of addictions. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; BM; JFFH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571331871
- ISBN
- 9780571331871
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 5.70
€ 12.99
€ 5.70
Hardcover. Seventeen-year-old Elena is vanishing. Every day means renewed determination, so every day means fewer calories. This is the story of a girl whose armor against anxiety becomes artillery against herself as she battles on both sides of a lose-lose war in a struggle with anorexia. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 5AQ; BM; VFJJ; YXA. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 216 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Chronicle Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781452121512
- ISBN
- 9781452121512
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.70
€ 18.99
€ 18.70
Paperback. An updated version of the memoir that changed perceptions of the deaf Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 142 x 13. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252077395
- ISBN
- 9780252077395
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 25.97
€ 25.99
€ 25.97
Hardcover. Num Pages: 396 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; JFSJ1; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 153 x 34. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- ECW Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781770412521
- ISBN
- 9781770412521
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.19
€ 26.99
€ 24.19
Paperback. In POW camp the dying Olympic runner, Eric Liddell, gave Steve his running shoes and challenged him to pray for the Japanese. But how could he? Num Pages: 224 pages, 8pp b/w plate section. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BM; HRCV9; HRCX7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Lion Hudson Plc United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781854249708
- ISBN
- 9781854249708
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.58
€ 13.99
€ 11.58
Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJP; BM; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613749166
- ISBN
- 9781613749166
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 25.41
€ 27.99
€ 25.41
Hardback. In this first-person memoir, Shahla Talebi remembers her years as a political prisoner in Iran. Num Pages: 264 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; BM; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 22. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804772013
- ISBN
- 9780804772013
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.14
€ 29.99
€ 25.14
Paperback. "An American in Victorian Cambridge" is a richly detailed account of student life in the Cambridge of the 1840s. The rationale for the book, which is as appealing today as it was then, is that this is pre-eminently a book about an American student at an English university. In this new edition, some substantial additions have been made. Editor(s): Stray, Chris. Num Pages: 448 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAC; 3JH; BM; HBTB; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 150 x 33. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859898256
- ISBN
- 9780859898256
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.91
€ 10.91
paperback. The inside story of The Cure Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJPN; AVGU; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781784293376
- ISBN
- 9781784293376
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 10.64
€ 14.99
€ 10.64
Hardback. Illustrator(s): MacNaughton, Wendy. Num Pages: 176 pages, 4-color throughout. BIC Classification: BM; WNGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 271 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608199778
- ISBN
- 9781608199778
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.15
€ 21.99
€ 16.15