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Autobiography: general

Paperback. The harrowing but ultimately inspirational story of a little girl who was beaten, raped, neglected and despised, but rescued from despair by an angel - her twin sister Lucy. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFFE1; VXP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 131 x 28. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340951293
ISBN
9780340951293
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.81

Paperback. Presents an account of the author and Simon's (author's climbing partner) terrifying adventure in the Peruvian Andes. This book shows how the pair dealt with the psychological traumas. It not only tells the story of their survival but is a compelling testament of their friendship. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; WSZG; WSZV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099511748
ISBN
9780099511748
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.85

Paperback. An autobiography of John Treasure Jones who went to sea when he was 15, and worked his way up to become Captain of the most famous ocean liner afloat, Cunard's RMS Queen Mary. Editor(s): Tennant, R. J. Num Pages: 160 pages, 100 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGA; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 173 x 11. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752446257
ISBN
9780752446257
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.38

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; WG; WH; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 258. Experiences of the Merchant Navy During the 1950's and 1960's. 160 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BG; WT. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 11. Weight: 268.
Publisher
Authorhouse UK
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781434305244
ISBN
9781434305244
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.90

Paperback. .
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785921032
ISBN
9781785921032
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.57

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, colour illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1MBF; BGA; BM; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 334.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Liberties Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
9781907593420
ISBN
9781907593420
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.56

Paperback. The gripping story of Britain's most dangerous job - fishing the unforgiving waters of the North Sea. Num Pages: 288 pages, Section: 8, colour photos. BIC Classification: BGA; KNAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 125 x 21. Weight in Grams: 230.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751544695
ISBN
9780751544695
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.60

Paperback. Adventure-tale devotees and conservationists will enjoy this veterinarian's memoir on treating and studying African wildlife. Series: Wayfarer. Num Pages: 488 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; BGA; MZ; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 32. Weight in Grams: 732.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Alberta Press Canada
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
462
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888645036
ISBN
9780888645036
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Paperback. Alan Titchmarsh has had a passion for gardening for as long as he can remember. Here, he tells his own story from Ilkley Moor to Pebble Mill and to the final realising of his dream of becoming TV's favourite gardener. Num Pages: 384 pages, 32pp b/w & COLOUR pics. BIC Classification: BGA; WM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 262. Some minor shelf wear but overall in a very good condition
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
SKU
KSC0002384
ISBN
9780340765432
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. 'I'm going to tell the truth', I said suddenly, 'about what we did and why, and what it did to us.' Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; VFJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 20. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719569173
ISBN
9780719569173
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. In the vein of the best 'blog books' - the real life story of a hapless junior doctor, based on his columns written anonymously for the Telegraph Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340962053
ISBN
9780340962053
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 12.48

Paperback. * Subtitled 'An old man, a young man, and life's greatest lesson', this is a true story of a man's rediscovery of his mentor - a book about second chances. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 17. Weight in Grams: 180.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751529814
ISBN
9780751529814
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. * Subtitled 'An old man, a young man, and life's greatest lesson', this is a true story of a man's rediscovery of his mentor - a book about second chances. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
New
SKU
9780751569575
ISBN
9780751569575
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Hardcover. The story that inspired the major motion picture, Twelve Years a Slaveis a harrowing, vividly detailed, and utterly unforgettable account of slavery Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 213 x 27. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Simon & Schuster United States
Edition
0037-
Condition
New
SKU
V9781476767345
ISBN
9781476767345
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.02

Paperback. Joel Agee, the son of James Agee, was raised for 12 years in East Germany, where his stepfather, the novelist Bodo Uhse, was a member of the privileged communist intelligentsia. This is the story of how young Joel failed to become a good communist, becoming instead a fine writer. Num Pages: 330 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; BGA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 142 x 217 x 23. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
330
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226010502
ISBN
9780226010502
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.58

Paperback. Air-route development in Africa was a result of Sir Alan Cobham's 1929 flight through and round Africa in a flying-boat. Lady Cobham accompanied her husband throughout the journey. This work features Sir Alan Cobham's account of his journey. First published in 1930, it is illustrated with over 50 photographs from the trip, from the family archive. Num Pages: 192 pages, 55. BIC Classification: BGA; TRPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752441818
ISBN
9780752441818
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.45

hardcover. When retired CEO Ramsay Peard calls his old friend Morine and asks the longtime conservationist to canoe the Connecticut River, Morine says he'd do it under one condition: no camping. Morine recounts their journey of whim, humor, and self-discovery. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 137 x 33. Weight in Grams: 26.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Globe Pequot United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780762754595
ISBN
9780762754595
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 19.45

Paperback. This major best-selling memoir of a poverty-stricken childhood in Liverpool is one of the most harrowing but uplifting books you will ever read. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; 3JJG; BGA; JFFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 170.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008180966
ISBN
9780008180966
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.65

Paperback. Born in a rural Kenyan village in 1940, Wangari Maathai was already an iconoclast as a child, determined to get an education even though most African girls then were uneducated. In this autobiography, she tells of her studies with Catholic missionaries. It deals with her life and work. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGA; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
Arrow
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099493099
ISBN
9780099493099
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.84

Paperback. Beautifully written, powerful and topical story of a woman's decision to honour her suicidal husband's wish that he be allowed to die. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; VFJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 406. Like new.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
9781849837880
ISBN
9781849837880
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. The author's childhood in 1950s rural Oxfordshire and North Cornwall was idyllic. His parents were charming and gregarious, their five children much-loved and given freedom typical of the time. As he grew older, the holidays were filled with loud and lively parties in his parents' Cornish barn. This book charts his personal journey. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; 3JM; BGA; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 126 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091949914
ISBN
9780091949914
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Presents the tale of the author's growing love of the sea, from family holidays in Whitley Bay as a boy, to his first over zealous attempts at diving. This work introduces us to a eclectic mix of sea-loving characters all of whom have helped to inform and shape his own journey to becoming a marine biologist. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; WNCS1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 282.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Cornerstone
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New edition
SKU
KLN0018155
ISBN
9780099446583
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.49

Paperback. A brilliant account of the life of one of the most influential thinkers of the twentieth century. Popper also explains some of the central ideas in his work, making this ideal reading for anyone coming to his life and work for the first time. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415285902
ISBN
9780415285902
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.85

Paperback. McCullin grew up in London during the aftermath of World War II. He has spent a large part of his life photographing wars in the Middle East, Africa and Asia. In this book he writes of the deprivation of his childhood and the much greater misery and horror he has witnessed during his career. Num Pages: 320 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: AJC; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
VINTAGE (RAND)
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099437765
ISBN
9780099437765
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

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