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Biography
Paperback. Primo Levi's devastating and classic account of what it meant to have survived the Holocaust. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; BGHA; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780349138640
- ISBN
- 9780349138640
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 7.79
€ 11.99
€ 7.79
Hardcover. At the outset of his career Ted Hughes described letter writing as 'excellent training for conversation with the world', and he was to become a prolific master of this art which combines writing and talking. This selection documents the course of a life at once resolutely private but intensely attuned to other lives. Editor(s): Reid, Christopher. Num Pages: 784 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 166 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1025. Very good copy in near fine dustwrapper. First edition
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Main
- SKU
- KEX0303688
- ISBN
- 9780571221387
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 35.00
€ 35.00
Philip Larkin met Monica Jones at University College Leicester in autumn 1946, when they were both 24, he was the newly-appointed assistant librarian and she was an English lecturer. This title consists of nearly 2000 letters, postcards and telegrams, which chronicle various aspects of Larkin's life and the convolutions of their relationship. Editor(s): Thwaite, Anthony. Num Pages: 496 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 166 x 43. Weight in Grams: 770. Very good copy in near fine dustwrapper. First edition
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Main
- Number of pages
- 496
- SKU
- KEX0303689
- ISBN
- 9780571239092
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 35.00
€ 35.00
Hardcover. " The best publisher alive or dead".... C P Snow. Very good copy in original printed wrappers
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1935
- Publisher
- V. Gollancz in Association with
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Worn cover/second Impression
- SKU
- KEX0304174
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 40.00
€ 40.00
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: AVGT; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KSG0020041
- ISBN
- 9780091960322
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Lewis Hamilton's explosive arrival on the Formula 1 scene has made front-page headlines. In My Story, for the first time Lewis opens up about his stunning debut season in grand prix racing, as well as his dad Anthony, his home life and his early years. The only book with the real story, as told by Lewis. Num Pages: 336 pages, 100 col plates (32pp), With index. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007270064
- ISBN
- 9780007270064
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.22
€ 14.99
€ 11.22
Paperback. When Ellen finished the Vendee Globe, yachting's toughest race aged just 24 the nation took her to it's heart. The depth of the affection for Ellen is extraordinary - she makes people feel like they can do anything! This book presents her story. Num Pages: 416 pages, 32pp colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSSN3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- New Ed
- SKU
- V9780141006970
- ISBN
- 9780141006970
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.27
€ 19.99
€ 14.27
Paperback. Young Johnnie Walker was obsessed with music and loved to share that passion. So it wasn't long after he'd started DJing in dance halls and pubs that he got his big break: he talked his way into a slot with newly founded station Radio England - and launched his career. This autobiography tells of forty years at the heart of British broadcasting. Num Pages: 432 pages, 2 x 8 pages of colour. BIC Classification: APW; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141024288
- ISBN
- 9780141024288
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.79
€ 17.99
€ 12.79
Paperback. Series: The World in a Life Series. Num Pages: 176 pages, 13. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1HFGA; 3JB; 3JD; BGH; HBJF; HBJH; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 129 x 6. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190269784
- ISBN
- 9780190269784
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 42.06
€ 45.99
€ 42.06
Paperback. Dalits constitute about one sixth of India's population. Spread over the entire country, and belonging to many religions, they have become a major political force. As a document of the long silenced and long denied sufferings of the Dalits, this work presents a manifesto for the revolutionary transformation of society and human consciousness. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations 1 map,. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2AB; BG; FA; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 213 x 11. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231129732
- ISBN
- 9780231129732
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.96
€ 33.96
Hardback. Also published as volume 2 in a 2-volume set. Num Pages: 680 pages, 20 black and white photographs, 7 maps, 2 charts, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; HBJK; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1225.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 680
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252039522
- ISBN
- 9780252039522
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.14
€ 49.14
Hardcover. Canonized in 1297 as Saint Louis, King Louis IX of France (1214-1270) was the central figure of Christendom in the thirteenth century. He ruled when France was at the height of power; he commanded the largest army in Europe and controlled the wealthiest kingdom. This title describes the scholastic and intellectual background of Louis' reign. Translator(s): Gollrad, Gareth Evan. Num Pages: 956 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3H; BGH; HBJD; HBLC1; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 66. Weight in Grams: 1570.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268033811
- ISBN
- 9780268033811
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.21
€ 99.21
Paperback. George Perkins Marsh (1801-1882) was the first to reveal the menace of environmental misuse, to explain its causes, and to prescribe reforms. This book offers insights, from sources, into Marsh's career and shows his relevance. Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books. Num Pages: 632 pages, 34 illus. BIC Classification: BG; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 40. Weight in Grams: 934.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 632
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Rev. ed
- SKU
- V9780295983158
- ISBN
- 9780295983158
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.11
€ 44.11
Paperback. The first of John Master's evocative memoirs about life in the Gurkhas in India on the cusp of WWII Series: Cassell Military Paperbacks. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5 Line Drawing(s). BIC Classification: 1FKAH; BGA; JWLF; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200 x 198 x 27. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780304361564
- ISBN
- 9780304361564
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.12
€ 17.99
€ 13.12
Paperback. "In all my whole career the Brick House was one of the toughest joints I ever played in. It was the honky-tonk where levee workers would congregate every Saturday night and trade with the gals who'd s Num Pages: 248 pages, 16pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJ; AVGJ; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Hachette Books United States
- Edition
- Revised
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306802768
- ISBN
- 9780306802768
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.48
€ 20.99
€ 15.48
Paperback. "The Beach Boys have been rolling, like the tide their great songs evoke, for more than thirty years, reaching professional peaks and tragic personal depths. In this electrifying account Steven Gaines" Num Pages: 416 pages, 66 photographs. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Hachette Books United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306806476
- ISBN
- 9780306806476
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.00
€ 25.99
€ 18.00
Paperback. "In August 1945 Great Britain, France, the USSR, and the United States established a tribunal at Nuremberg to try military and civilian leaders of the Nazi regime. G. M. Gilbert, the prison psychologis" Num Pages: 488 pages, 24 photographs. BIC Classification: BG; HBJD; HBTZ1; LBBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 32. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Hachette Books
- Edition
- 1st Da Capo Press Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306806612
- ISBN
- 9780306806612
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.80
€ 25.99
€ 17.80
Paperback. From a leading expert, a definitive biography of the fearsome and controversial German SS tank commander of "Hitler's Own" Panzer Division Num Pages: 480 pages, 16 pages black-&-white photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 259 x 40. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Hachette Books
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306824555
- ISBN
- 9780306824555
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.68
€ 27.68
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780307387981
- ISBN
- 9780307387981
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.09
€ 18.99
€ 17.09
Paperback. Hailed by feminist and activist Gloria Steinem as a book that will change the mind of "anyone who thinks that Washington can't be understood, has no great hearts, and is not crucial to our daily lives," Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Hachette Books
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780316311472
- ISBN
- 9780316311472
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 13.96
€ 18.99
€ 13.96