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Paperback. "Arguments With England" recalls Michael Blakemore colourful escapades at drama school, offers candid observations about life and art, and evokes his life as an actor before directorial success with "A Day in the Death of Joe Egg" propelled him to the National Theatre and the start of a glittering career. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: AN; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571224463
ISBN
9780571224463
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.31

Hardcover. Blue Daughter of the Red Sea is Birabiro's poetic account of the harsh reality of her young life spread across three continents. Her voice is a fresh melange of child and adult perspectives, at once brutally honest and wise beyond her years. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299195700
ISBN
9780299195700
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.59

Hardback. Presents an account of the life experiences of an Africanist archaeologist. This title takes readers on a journey across the world, from his origins in a small Jewish community in Manchester to his adventures on archaeological sites in the villages of Africa before finally settling down to teach in Los Angeles. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 integrated bw illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1H; BGA; BM; HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 223 x 27. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845119942
ISBN
9781845119942
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.47
€ 53.60

Paperback. Navajo Jim Dandy became a Mormon as part of the LDS Placement pro-gram and found a way to combine the traditions and beliefs of both Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; BGXA; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Utah Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781607811947
ISBN
9781607811947
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.20

Hardcover. This is the first volume of the autobiography of Langston Hughes, covering the years up to 1931. Hughes offers recollections of his childhood in Kansas, his high school years in Cleveland, his sojourn with his father in Mexico, and his initial reactions to New York City and Harlem. Series: The Collected Works of Langston Hughes. Num Pages: 272 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JJ; BGA; DSBH; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Missouri
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826214102
ISBN
9780826214102
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.20

Hardcover. This is the second volume of Langston Hughes's autobiography, charting the period of his life from age 29 to 35. It is filled with portraits of the people and places Hughes encountered during his travels around the world. Num Pages: 408 pages, index. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BGA; DSBH; DSC; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 167 x 42. Weight in Grams: 810.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Missouri
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826214348
ISBN
9780826214348
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.63

Hardcover. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 138 x 4. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
Merlin Unwin Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781873674932
ISBN
9781873674932
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.58

Paperback. With an introduction by Xiaolu Guo. A classic memoir set during the Chinese revolution of the 1940s and inspired by folklore, providing a unique insight into the life of an immigrant in America. Series: Picador Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 232.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
9781447275220
ISBN
9781447275220
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.29

Hardcover. The Making of a Man is the personal journey from female to male of writer and philosopher Maxim Februari. A frank, clear account of the many issues and questions of sex reassignment, this book is an intimate, moving, sometimes funny, always thought-provoking narration of sex change. Num Pages: 136 pages, 10. BIC Classification: BGA; JFSJ5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 118 x 207 x 13. Weight in Grams: 238.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780234441
ISBN
9781780234441
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.31

Hardcover. An emigration story, this book explores the rapid expansion of identity at the cusp of American life. Told in a first-person narrative, it is also a love story, in which the romantic protagonist is torn between Russian and Western women. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; 3JJPN; BGA; JFFN; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
Apparent First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815608936
ISBN
9780815608936
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.30

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

€ 14.99
€ 11.58

Paperback. The doctor is back again and on the wards! Now in his third year as Junior Doctor, Max looks and sounds the part. But this time around, things are not at all as he expected.. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; MBD; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 201 x 21. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340919958
ISBN
9780340919958
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.75

Paperback. Num Pages: 396 pages, 8 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 217 x 24. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226302522
ISBN
9780226302522
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.41

Hardcover. Num Pages: 616 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; LAT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1338.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815610007
ISBN
9780815610007
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 46.89

hardcover. Volume 2 of this six volume set covers the years 1860-65, when Arnold emerged as a critic and went on to consolidate his reputation. His letters record his impressions of Europe on an official school study, with observations of nature within and nature without. Series: Victorian Literature and Culture Series. Num Pages: 560 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; BGA; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1134.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Edition
Annotated
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813917061
ISBN
9780813917061
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 125.53

Hardback. Renowned as a poet and critic, Arnold will be celebrated now as a letter writer. This volume begins in 1829 with an account of the Arnold children by their father, and closes in 1859, when already a poet and literary critic, Matthew Arnold returned to England after several months in Europe. Series: Victorian Literature and Culture Series. Num Pages: 600 pages, Illustrations, facsims. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JH; BGA; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1270.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Edition
annotated ed
Number of pages
600
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813916514
ISBN
9780813916514
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.00

Hardcover. Editor(s): Matsumoto, Satomi; Iwate, Ueda. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 263 x 187 x 26. Weight in Grams: 878.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9781619421530
ISBN
9781619421530
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 228.03
€ 155.48

Hardback. At age 36, acclaimed poet Marya Zaturenska's work reached its full potential even as she battled emotional and physical illness. Recently rediscovered diaries, published here, reflect that crucial period in the poet's life. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 photographs, notes, index. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BGA; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 553.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815607144
ISBN
9780815607144
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.68

Paperback. A 'retired career anorexic' examines herself and her, and our, culture in a masterpiece of confessional literature. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFFH; VFJJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Flamingo
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780006550891
ISBN
9780006550891
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.49

Paperback. .
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Number of pages
300
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Broadview ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781554810420
ISBN
9781554810420
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.42

Paperback. At ninety years old, the author is the only surviving child of Winston and Clementine Churchill. This title follows her early life from an idyllic childhood in her own 'Garden of Eden' at Chartwell to her ATS service in mixed anti-aircraft batteries during the war. It offers a glimpse into her personal diary. Num Pages: 528 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 199 x 36. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552770927
ISBN
9780552770927
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 104 pages, 156 photos. BIC Classification: BGA; MJNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 215 x 5. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada
Number of pages
104
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888396617
ISBN
9780888396617
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 21.55

paperback. Series: Irish Narratives S. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; BGA; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 136.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Cork University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781859181737
ISBN
9781859181737
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.99
€ 10.32

Paperback. An American woman's extraordinary memoir of everyday life in Stalin's Russia. Editor(s): Bernstein, Laurie. Num Pages: 360 pages, 21 b&w photos, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; BGA; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 27. Weight in Grams: 586.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253214423
ISBN
9780253214423
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.64

paperback. Num Pages: 217 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 336. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Liberties Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTJ8039040
ISBN
9781907593826
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.12

Paperback. An innovative exploration of the cultural reception of the greatest mathematician of the ancient world Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; BGA; HBLA1; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Michigan Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472035717
ISBN
9780472035717
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.40

Paperback. Filled with stories of the troubles, joys, drama and comedies endured by Macleod's patients and family alike, this makes a charming and humorous account of community life on a small island in a bygone era. Series: Island Nurse. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910021170
ISBN
9781910021170
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.05

Paperback. .
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
626
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781108038393
ISBN
9781108038393
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.44
€ 33.72

Paperback. Presenting some of the recipes that Italian shepherds brought over - the tomatoes, the garlic, the sausage, the wine - this is a memoir of family and food. It is an evocation of life between the wars, a story of survival against all the odds, that captures the sights and smells of Italian life and culture, at home and abroad. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1DST; BGA; WBN; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 145 x 29. Weight in Grams: 294. An Italian Journey of Love and Courage. 432 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. Presenting some of the recipes that Italian shepherds brought over - the tomatoes, the garlic, the sausage, the wine - this is a memoir of family and food. It is an evocation of life between the wars, a story of survival against all the odds, that captures the sights and smells of Italian life and culture, at home and abroad. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DST; BGA; WBN; WQY. Dimension: 198 x 145 x 29. Weight: 306.
Publisher
Canongate UK
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841959825
ISBN
9781841959825
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.65

Paperback / so. "Never Ask Permission" is a daughter's honest portrait of a charismatic and difficult woman who broke the threads of convention. Also in Elisabeth Scott Bocock readers recognize the flawed but feisty, enduring character of Richmond. 31 illustrations. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; BGA; HBJK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813933375
ISBN
9780813933375
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.46

Paperback. This sequel to the bestselling, American Book Award-winning Lakota Woman continues the dramatic story of Mary Brave Bird's life as a Native American in white-dominated society. Brave Bird shares the sorrow of her divorce from American Indian Movement leader Leonard Crow Dog, and her present happiness asa new wife and mother. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BGA; JFFJ; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 242 x 28. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802143396
ISBN
9780802143396
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. From the moment she came into the world - two weeks early, throwing her parents' lives into disarray - the author has gracefully but firmly done things her own way. This book presents her journey of nearly eighty years. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; BM; JFCA; WBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 452.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405912853
ISBN
9781405912853
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.81

Paperback. Editor(s): Peterson, Linda (Yale University Yale University, Connecticut Yale University, Connecticut Yale University, Connecticut Yale University, Connecticut Yale University, Connecticut Yale University, Connecticut Yale University Yale University Yale University, Connecticut). Series: Nineteenth-Century British Autobiographies. Num Pages: 744 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGA; BGHA; BGLA; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 35. Weight in Grams: 759.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Number of pages
741
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551115559
ISBN
9781551115559
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 31.69

Paperback. Compelling memoir of a young man who emerged from the darkness of being locked into his body after doctors had given up on him Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; MJN; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471151002
ISBN
9781471151002
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.25

Paperback. * Timeless, inspiring and universal words of wisdom, this collection features the milestone speeches, including 'I have a dream..', of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., one of the greatest orators of the 20th Century Editor(s): Carson, Clayborne. Num Pages: 416 pages, Section: 16, B&W. BIC Classification: BGA; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 127 x 28. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349112985
ISBN
9780349112985
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.69

Paperback. The story of an ordinary couple with young children escaping from rat-race Britain to a smallholding in northern Spain, from financial security to fresh air but hard toil and no money.. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; BGA; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 125 x 23. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KLN0018145
ISBN
9780751535488
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The story of an ordinary couple with young children escaping from rat-race Britain to a smallholding in northern Spain, from financial security to fresh air but hard toil and no money.. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; BGA; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 125 x 23. Weight in Grams: 240.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
0th Edition
SKU
KNW0007974
ISBN
9780751535488
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1MBF; BGA; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Aboriginal Studies Press Australia
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780855757779
ISBN
9780855757779
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 23.38

Paperback. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; HBTZ1; TDPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 276 x 18. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Regnery Publishing Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781621575153
ISBN
9781621575153
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.08

Paperback. .
Publisher
Vertebrate Graphics Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911342311
ISBN
9781911342311
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.19

Paperback. Shadowed by the unhappiness of his warring parents, a broad-minded mother who, like her son, was keen to embrace all things Chinese, and a bigoted father who was enraged by his family's interest in 'going native', Martin Booth's compelling memoir is a journey into Chinese culture and an extinct colonial way of life. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; BGA; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Bantam
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553816723
ISBN
9780553816723
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.33

paperback. Explores the author's relationship with his father. This title also reflects on the life and legacy of the author's cousin, Lucy Partington, who disappeared without trace in 1973 and was exhumed twenty years later from the basement of Frederick West, one of Britain's prolific serial murderers. Num Pages: 416 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 32. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780099285823
ISBN
9780099285823
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.53

Hardcover. This biography chronicles the personal and professional life of a principled, resourceful and deeply religious woman. Puckett offers a valuable perspective on schooling in the 20th century rural South, as well as capturing the essence of daily life in the communities. Series: Southern Voices from the Past: Women's Letters, Diaries & Writings S. Num Pages: 336 pages, 14 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; BGA; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820322599
ISBN
9780820322599
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.41

Paperback. Aged 13, Martha Long is rescued by the courts from the clutches of her evil stepfather and her feckless mother. After numerous arrests for shoplifting, a judge rules that she is to be sent to a convent school. Her initial relief at escaping the abuse and neglect she suffered at home is, however, short-lived. This is her memoir. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
9781845964498
ISBN
9781845964498
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.83

Paperback. Born a bastard to a teenage mother in the slums of 1950s Dublin, Martha has to be a fighter from the very start. As her mother moves from man to man, and more children follow, they live hand-to-mouth in squalid, freezing tenements, clothed in rags and forced to beg for food. This book tells the story of her early life. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 31. Weight in Grams: 340. 477pp
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
9781845963132
ISBN
9781845963132
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.45

Paperback. At 16, Martha collapses on the streets, suffering from starvation and exposure. She has reached rock bottom, but after Martha is taken to hospital, Lady Luck smiles kindly on her and she is given the opportunity to get off the streets for ever. Before long, Martha is on the way to leading the normal life she has so long dreamt of. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJPK; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 22. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845967031
ISBN
9781845967031
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.33

Paperback. Martha is now in her thirties. Her daughter has left home and she is lonely and vulnerable. The hard knocks have taken their toll on her health. As she teeters on the brink of a nervous breakdown, a phone call summons ghosts from the past. She discovers that one of the family is dead and the others need her help. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 17. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780575414
ISBN
9781780575414
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.81

Paperback. After a failed suicide attempt and recovery in the mad house, Martha is heading for France to be reunited with the one true love of her life. Father Ralph Fitzgerald rescued her from the streets when she was sixteen and was the first person to show Martha true love and affection. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJP; BGA; HBJD1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780576114
ISBN
9781780576114
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.39

Paperback. John and Martha were an ambitious American couple. With six Harvard degrees between them, and living in the refined atmosphere of the Harvard campus, the last thing they expected was to become parents to a Down's Syndrome baby. This is their story. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; VFXB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780749921903
ISBN
9780749921903
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.82

Paperback. Mark Wallington, who want to change the face of British comedy, is going to finance this dream by becoming a gardener. The result is an account of a year spent working in other people's gardens. This is the story of nights spent in the back room of a pub trying to write scripts, and of days spent understanding the British obsession with gardening. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; WM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099472674
ISBN
9780099472674
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.59

Hardback. Contains 338 letters that document the first two years of the author's loving marriage to Olivia L Langdon. This title recounts a tumultuous time: a growing international fame, the birth of a sickly first child, and the near-fatal illness of his wife. Editor(s): Frank, Michael B.; Salamo, Lin. Series: Mark Twain Papers. Num Pages: 850 pages, 70 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; BGA; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 57. Weight in Grams: 967.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
850
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520203600
ISBN
9780520203600
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 165.03

Hardcover. Contains the letters that trace young Sam Clemens' remarkable self-transformation from a footloose, irreverent West Coast journalist to a popular lecturer and author of "The Jumping Frog", soon to be a national and international celebrity. Editor(s): Smith, Harriet Elinor; Bucci, Richard; Salamo, Lin. Series: Mark Twain Papers. Num Pages: 703 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; BGA; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 47. Weight in Grams: 976.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
703
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520036697
ISBN
9780520036697
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 165.03

Hardcover. Num Pages: 205 pages, black & white illustrations, colour plates. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BG; JFSR1; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Schocken
Condition
New
SKU
V9780805242942
ISBN
9780805242942
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.05

Paperback. Mark Twain's "Own Autobiography" stands as the last of Twain's great yarns. This book covers a wealth of critical work done on Twain since 1990. It also includes a discussion of literary domesticity, locating the autobiography within the history of Twain's literary work and within Twain's own understanding and experience of domestic concerns. Editor(s): Kiskis, Michael J. Series: Wisconsin Studies in Autobiography. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299234744
ISBN
9780299234744
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.47

Paperback. * A Childhood Stolen. An Innocence Betrayed. A Life Redeemed * A shocking and inspiring true account of addiction and recovery - in the tradition of The Kid and Ugly Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; BTP; VFJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 23. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751539738
ISBN
9780751539738
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.68

Hardcover. Tells the story of Marjane Satrapi's life in Tehran from the ages of six to fourteen, years that saw the overthrow of the Shah's regime, the triumph of the Islamic Revolution and the devastating effects of war with Iraq. This title paints a portrait of daily life in Iran and of the bewildering contradictions between home life and public life. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; BGA; HBJF1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
Jonathan Cape
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Edition
First U.K. Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780224064408
ISBN
9780224064408
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.79

Hardcover. "Persepolis" ended in a cliffhanger in 1984, just as 14 year old Marjane was leaving behind her home in Tehran, escaping fundamentalism and the war in Iraq to begin a new life in the West. Here we follow her through the next eight years of her life - four years in Vienna, and four years back in Iran. Num Pages: 192 pages, b&w drawings throught. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
Jonathan Cape
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780224074407
ISBN
9780224074407
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.31

Paperback. An international bestseller, Prisoner of Tehran is the astonishing, true account of one woman's remarkable courage in the face of terror. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 x 8pp black & white. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 116 x 19. Weight in Grams: 156.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719522390
ISBN
9780719522390
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.86

Paperback. An international bestseller, Prisoner of Tehran is the astonishing, true account of one womans remarkable courage in the face of terror. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 x 8pp black & white. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 210. Good clean copy showing light shelf and reading wear, remains a nice copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
John Murray
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
SKU
KSG0011661
ISBN
9780719562525
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. In 1954, in a remote South American village, a four-year-old girl was abducted and then abandoned deep in the Colombian rainforest. At around ten years old, a completely feral Marina Chapman was returned to civilisation by hunters, who sold her to a brothel. This title tells her story. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 x 8pp b/w. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; BGA; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 136 x 17. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd Edinburgh
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780576541
ISBN
9781780576541
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.08

Paperback. The biography of a White Russian emigree trapped with her family in Hitler's Germany at the outbreak of World War II. Living among the ruins of Berlin during Allied bombing raids, she grew up to be a strong-minded, committed and courageous woman. Num Pages: 368 pages, 12pp b&w halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BGA; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 136 x 27. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780712665803
ISBN
9780712665803
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.27

Paperback. In 1950s rural Ireland a widow conceals pregnancy by travelling to Belfast and giving birth to a girl named Marie Therese. The child was left to face a life of misery in the care of nuns at Nazareth House. This is her story, one of resilience and the need to discover who she really is by tracing the mother that the nuns had told her didn't exist. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 1DBR; BGA; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 174 x 18. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Colourpoint Creative Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780730653
ISBN
9781780730653
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.18

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFME; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 210. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Hachette Books Ireland
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTK0100583
ISBN
9781444791228
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

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
€ 11.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 339 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BGA; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Spinifex Press Australia
Number of pages
339
Condition
New
SKU
V9781876756826
ISBN
9781876756826
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.56

Paperback. The shocking story of a young girl forced into prostitution by her own father, and her painful journey to escape her horrific childhood and build a new life for herself and her sons. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFFE1; JFMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 220. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KOG0004822
ISBN
9780007268771
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

paperback. Chronicles the author's decade in Cuba from 1969 to 1980. This work gives readers an inside look at her children's education, the process through which new law was enacted, the ins and outs of healthcare, employment, internationalism, culture, and ordinary people's lives. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Edition
None ed.
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813544328
ISBN
9780813544328
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.19

Paperback. Num Pages: 221 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Number of pages
221
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551112763
ISBN
9781551112763
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 31.66

Hardcover. Margaret Fuchs was thirteen in June 1955 when she learned that her parents had been Communists while working for the US government in the 1930s and '40s. This book chronicles the years during which her parents were exposed and her father was subpoenaed before the House Un-American Activities Committee. Num Pages: 360 pages, 19 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; BGA; HBT; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University Alabama Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817316747
ISBN
9780817316747
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, maps. BIC Classification: BGA; BGHA; JFSJ1; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Beaufort Books
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780825306839
ISBN
9780825306839
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.34

paperback. The long-awaited autobiography of the archetypal kitchen bad boy - Marco Pierre White Num Pages: 336 pages, 22. BIC Classification: BGA; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Orion
Condition
New
SKU
9780752881614
ISBN
9780752881614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.05

Paperback. Num Pages: 229 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Arizona Press
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816520084
ISBN
9780816520084
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.18

Hardback. This is the dramatic story of the ups and downs of a born entrepreneur. Num Pages: 352 pages, 6 colour plates. BIC Classification: BGA; KJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 241 x 32. Weight in Grams: 706.
Publisher
Icon Books
Number of pages
576
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848317000
ISBN
9781848317000
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 21.18

Paperback. Written by Malala for her peers, this is the story of the girl behind the Nobel Prize-winning icon. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKP; BGA; JN; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 24. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Hachette Children´s Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780622163
ISBN
9781780622163
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.05

Paperback. In 1936 an expedition led by H.W. Tilman reached the summit of Nanda Devi in the Garhwal Himalaya. At over 25,000 feet, it was the highest mountain to be climbed until 1950. The Ascent of Nanda Devi is Tilman's well-observed and humorous record of the climb. One of the earliest climbing expedition books to be published, it is regarded as a classic. Series: Tilman: The Collected Edition. Num Pages: 212 pages, black and white photographs and maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FKAH; BGA; RGBS; WSZG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Crescent House United Kingdom
Number of pages
212
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909461185
ISBN
9781909461185
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.02

Paperback. .
Publisher
Crescent House United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909461208
ISBN
9781909461208
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.19

Paperback. First published 50 years before political correctness became an accepted rule, Mischief in Greenland is a treasure trove of H.W. Tilman's observational wit. In this account of his first two West Greenland voyages, he pulls no punches with regard to the occasional failings, leaving the reader to seek out the numerous achievements of these voyages. Series: H.W. Tilman - The Collected Edition. Num Pages: 220 pages, Black and white photographs and maps. BIC Classification: 1MTN; 1MTNG; 1QSR; BGA; WSSN3; WSZG; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 216 x 24. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Tilman
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909461246
ISBN
9781909461246
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.24

Paperback. .
Publisher
Tilman
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909461222
ISBN
9781909461222
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.02

Paperback. A story of a young boy growing up in the West Kerry Gaeltacht in the 1940s and 1950s. It describes the fun and games of his schooldays, his accordion playing as a teenager, his emigration to London unknown to his parents, his meeting up with his brother and working there, his emigration to Chicago and his marriage and eventual return to Ireland. Translator(s): Fitzmaurice, Gabriel. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
CMD / MERCIER
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781856355506
ISBN
9781856355506
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.44

Paperback. In 1952, after two weeks of typhoid fever and mumps, 11-year-old Madan Vasishta awoke one night to discover that he could no longer hear. He was horrified because in India, the word "deaf" described someone who was not really human. This autobiography reveals how his boundless optimism enabled him to persist and prevail. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781563682841
ISBN
9781563682841
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.37