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Paperback. Elie Wiesel was fifteen years old when he and his family were deported by the Nazis to Auschwitz. After the war, Wiesel studied in Paris and later became a journalist. During an interview with the distinguished French writer, Francois Mauriac, he was persuaded to write about his experiences in the death camps. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; HBJD; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 3. Weight in Grams: 114.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780140189896
ISBN
9780140189896
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.14

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

€ 13.99
€ 10.33

Paperback. Alice Taylor's classic account of growing up in the Irish countryside, the biggest selling book ever published in Ireland. Beautifully illustrated throughout with a new introduction by the author. Num Pages: 240 pages, 65 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; BM; HBTB; WND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 196 x 21. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Brandon
Condition
New
SKU
9781847178237
ISBN
9781847178237
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.13

Hardcover. Very good copy in near good dustwrapper . First edition.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Alfred a Knopf Inc
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0303540
ISBN
9780394554846
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 25.00

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

Hardcover. 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
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0303689
ISBN
9780571239092
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 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

Paperback. A stunning photographic portrait of the most talented and high-profile sportsman in the world today, accompanied by his own autobiographical text. Num Pages: 240 pages, Colour photographs througout. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KNW0008237
ISBN
9780340792704
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. One of the most terrifying stories of our time: unforgettable for its individuality, its horror, and its lesson about a man and a woman's commitment to understanding the world - and to each other. Now a Paramount feature film starring Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKP; BGB; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 228. Keywords: Autobiography, Mariane Pearl
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Virago
Edition
Film Tie-in Ed
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KNW0010039
ISBN
9781844084593
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

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

€ 17.95

Paperback. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Sphere
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KTJ0035346
ISBN
9780708807385
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 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
Harpersport
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007270064
ISBN
9780007270064
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Robert Plant is one of the few genuine living rock legends. Frontman of Led Zeppelin, musical innovator and seller of millions of records, Plant has had a profound influence on music for over four decades. But the full account of his life has barely been told .. until now. Num Pages: 400 pages, (2x8pp plates). BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 28. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
HarperCollins
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007514892
ISBN
9780007514892
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.31

Mass Market Paperback. Adolf Hitler, Monty, Mussolini, Rommel (who?) - all played their modest parts in the Second World War and the shaping of human destiny, but we all know where the real action was.. The most scurrilous, bizarre and certainly the most hilarious military career embarked upon by any bombardier of the 56th heavy regiment, royal artillery, ever. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations, portraits. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; HBG; HBWQ; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 112 x 29. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140110821
ISBN
9780140110821
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.98

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

€ 14.99
€ 11.44

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

€ 13.99
€ 10.69

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
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190269784
ISBN
9780190269784
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.04

Paperback. Editor(s): Chapman, R. W. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 1536 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 130 x 60. Weight in Grams: 1182.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
1536
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199540211
ISBN
9780199540211
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 23.50

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

€ 37.99
€ 37.05

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

€ 13.99
€ 10.69

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
The Perseus Books Group United States
Edition
Revised
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306802768
ISBN
9780306802768
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.69

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
The Perseus Books Group United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306806476
ISBN
9780306806476
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.69

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
DaCapo Press
Edition
1st Da Capo Press Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306806612
ISBN
9780306806612
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.20

Hardcover. Combat, cigars, and whiskey--from the jungles of Cuba and the mountains of the Northwest Frontier, to the banks of the Nile and the plains of South Africa, comes this action-packed tale of Winston Churchill's adventures as a war correspondent in the Age of Empire. Num Pages: 328 pages, 8 pages black-&-white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBWM; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 165 x 38. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Da Capo Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306823817
ISBN
9780306823817
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.22

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
Da Capo Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306824555
ISBN
9780306824555
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.71

Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1x 8pp photo insert. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; BGHA; HBJK; HBLW3; HBLX; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 327 x 29. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Hachette Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9780316311465
ISBN
9780316311465
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.97

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

€ 16.99
€ 12.95

Hardcover. The only Vatican sanctioned illustrated biography of the beloved pontiff filled with rarely seen photographs and 50 removable document facsimiles. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: BGX; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 274 x 314 x 58. Weight in Grams: 2500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Black Dog & Leventhal
Edition
Slp
Condition
New
SKU
V9780316317757
ISBN
9780316317757
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 36.64

Hardcover. Tavis Smiley recounts the story of his friendship with Maya Angelou Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Condition
New
SKU
V9780316341752
ISBN
9780316341752
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.46

Hardcover. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: APF; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 234 x 34. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Hachette Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9780316382960
ISBN
9780316382960
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.97

Paperback. Former New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly's "powerful" (Washington Post) and "proudly unapologetic" (Wall Street Journal) memoir about his life fighting crime and the dozens of sinister plots foiled by his anti-terrorist teams after 9/11. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 8 page colour insert. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BM; JKSW1; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 322 x 27. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Hachette Books
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780316383783
ISBN
9780316383783
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.08

Hardcover. From the creator of Yiddish with Dick and Jane andHow to Raise a Jewish Dog comes this barbed and hilarious "cautionary college guide." Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC; JNMN; WH. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education; (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Condition
New
SKU
V9780316465298
ISBN
9780316465298
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.95

Paperback. The absorbing, often revealing, and entertaining autobiography of a football icon. Num Pages: 352 pages, b/w and colour sections. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Coronet Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340717769
ISBN
9780340717769
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.44

Paperback. Henry Blofeld singles out the most exciting and entertaining cricketers of all time in his irrepressibly enthusiastic book. Num Pages: 368 pages, colour and black and white photographs. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Hodder Paperback
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340827291
ISBN
9780340827291
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.95

Paperback. 2009 Ashes-winning captain Andrew Strauss talks about the agony and joy of English cricket in recent years. Num Pages: 352 pages, 4 colour plate sections. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1MBF; BM; WSB; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 136 x 21. Weight in Grams: 276.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Edition
Updated
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340840702
ISBN
9780340840702
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.93

Paperback. New and updated, the paperback edition of the bestselling true story of the murders of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman, told with heart-rending honesty by Holly's father Kevin. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1 x 8pp colour photographs, 2 x b/w maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAC; 3JMC; BT; VFJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 25. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Hodder Paperbacks
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340897911
ISBN
9780340897911
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.44

Paperback. The rise and fall of an international drug ring: a?thrilling international true crime adventure from the bestselling author of GANGS Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 27. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Hodder Pb
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
Edition
UK ed.
SKU
V9780340899359
ISBN
9780340899359
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.44

Paperback. 'STEALING WATER is a simultaneously hilarious and heartbreaking portrait of poor-white family life in the twilight of apartheid' - Richard E. Grant Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 220.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Sceptre
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340936641
ISBN
9780340936641
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.93

Paperback. The lofty man of English football gives a behind-the-scenes glimpse at his remarkable rise to the top. Num Pages: 336 pages, Colour and black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 246.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780340937136
ISBN
9780340937136
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.95

Paperback. A fresh, new look for the paperback edition in the genre of Shame and Ugly. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BG; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 212.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340943496
ISBN
9780340943496
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.69

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