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Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; BGLA; WND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509816927
ISBN
9781509816927
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.30

Paperback. Tim Winton's homage to the ocean and his childhood is a magnificent celebration of life at its limits Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGLA; BM; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 13. Weight in Grams: 170.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main market ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447203094
ISBN
9781447203094
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.11

Hardback. Num Pages: 748 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 292 x 45. Weight in Grams: 2088.
Publisher
New Generation Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785074813
ISBN
9781785074813
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.76

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062007308
ISBN
9780062007308
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.45

Paperback. Between 1715 and 1750, a group of politicans and poets, farmers and businessmen, heiresses and landowners began to experiment with the phenomenon that was to become the English landscape garden. This book tells the story of a collection of fascinating characters whose influence changed the landscape of Britain for ever. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 154 x 36. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780593076019
ISBN
9780593076019
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.11

Paperback. The shocking, powerful true story of the lives of 7 young kids, marred by guns, gangs and violence on one of Britain's toughest estates. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BG; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 238. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0007086
ISBN
9780007267064
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The shocking, powerful true story of the lives of 7 young kids, marred by guns, gangs and violence on one of Britain's toughest estates. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BG; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
KSG0014924
ISBN
9780007267064
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Presents the life of a man who became a legend in his own lifetime, whose idealistic vigour and determination were matched only by his political realism and supreme organisational abilities. This book provides an insight on Michael Collins life and work. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJG; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 45. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Cornerstone
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
9781784753269
ISBN
9781784753269
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.14

Paperback. Bedevilled by a crippling condition which nobody could explain or relieve, he confronts hard truths about the relationship between the mind and the body, the hectic modern world and his life as a writer. Teach Us To Sit Still is the visceral, thought-provoking and improbably entertaining story of Tim Parks' quest to overcome ill health. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGA; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780099548881
ISBN
9780099548881
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.45

Paperback. How does an Englishman cope when he moves to Italy - not the tourist idyll but the real Italy? This book presents an account of the idiosyncrasies and nuances of Italian culture. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; BG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099286950
ISBN
9780099286950
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.83

paperback. How does an Italian become Italian? Or an Englishman English, for that matter? Are foreigners born, or made? The author focuses on his own young children in the small village near Verona where he lives, building a picture of the contemporary Italian family at school, at home, at work, and at play. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; BG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099286967
ISBN
9780099286967
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.81

Paperback. The final word on one of the world's most notorious spies by the MI6 colleague who knew him best. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Biteback Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849548274
ISBN
9781849548274
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.51

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Westholme Publishing, U.S. United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
656
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594161537
ISBN
9781594161537
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.60

Paperback. An exploration of the author's parents' lives, his mother's inexplicable suicide in her late fifties and his own bouts of depression. It conjures up the pebble-dashed home of his childhood and the landscape of postwar suburban England. It tells a story of grief, loss and dislocation, yet also of the power of memory and the bonds of family love. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 234.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141191485
ISBN
9780141191485
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.38

Paperback. A biography of the musician and composer Arthur Russell, one of the most important but least known contributors to the downtown New York music scene during the 1970s and 1980s. It traces Russell's odyssey from his hometown of Oskaloosa, Iowa, to countercultural San Francisco, and eventually to New York, where he lived from 1973 until his death. Num Pages: 448 pages, 85 illustrations. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 29. Weight in Grams: 638.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822344858
ISBN
9780822344858
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.16

Paperback. Henry Morton Stanley was a cruel imperialist - a bad man of Africa. This book shows the reality of Stanley's life - his trans-Africa journey, a human endurance which solved virtually every one of the continent's remaining geographical puzzles. Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1HF; 3JH; BGH; RGR; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 39. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571221035
ISBN
9780571221035
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.25

Paperback. An extensively revised edition of Tim Jeal's classic biography published to mark the bicentenary of the great explorer Num Pages: 432 pages, 16pp. b&w illustrations section. BIC Classification: 1HF; BGH; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 217 x 34. Weight in Grams: 616.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Revised, Expanded ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300191004
ISBN
9780300191004
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.48

Paperback. Elegant and sophisticated biography of Princess Margaret, the controversial sister of Queen Elizabeth II, the Princess Diana of her day Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations (some col.), ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: BGR; HBJD1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 132 x 25. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753823774
ISBN
9780753823774
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.66

Paperback. In 1981, Tim Guest was taken by his mother to a commune in Suffolk. It was modelled on the teachings of the famous Indian 'guru', Bhagwan, who preached a doctrine of Eastern mysticism, chaotic therapy and sexual freedom. This is the story of a little boy alone in a house full of orange people. Num Pages: 301 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; HRQC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 132. Weight in Grams: 394. .
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Granta Books
Number of pages
301
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
SKU
KEX0199608
ISBN
9781862076327
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The first full-length biography of the enduringly popular star of Grease Num Pages: 320 pages, Section: 16, colour photos. BIC Classification: 1MBF; APB; APF; AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780749909840
ISBN
9780749909840
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.42

Paperback. Series: For Beginners. Num Pages: 160 pages, chiefly col. illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 264.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
For Beginners United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781934389485
ISBN
9781934389485
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.34

Paperback. The 'astonishing' (New York Times Book Review) and 'riveting' (New York Post) true story of Phiona Mutesi - a teenage chess prodigy from the slums of Uganda. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGU; 3JM; BGS; WDMG1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Abacus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349141770
ISBN
9780349141770
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.62

Paperback. Memoirs of the Iraq war hero whose stirring pre-battle speech so inspired his troops - and the world Num Pages: 512 pages, 3 x 8pp colour photos. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; BGHA; HBWS5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 35. Weight in Grams: 366. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Headline Review
Edition
1st Paperback Printing
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KRA0013054
ISBN
9780755313754
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A new edition of this hugely successful, trend-setting business adventure Num Pages: 336 pages, map, port. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BM; KFFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 132 x 23. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849013079
ISBN
9781849013079
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.62

Paperback. The acclaimed international bestseller, now with a new introduction from the authors telling the full story of their quest for the truth about the life and death of princess Diana. Num Pages: 416 pages, 16 pp colour (2x8). BIC Classification: BGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 134 x 27. Weight in Grams: 280. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
SKU
KAK0010818
ISBN
9780340821794
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. ..offers insights into issues that are rarely addressed. -Library Journal Num Pages: 178 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
178
Condition
New
SKU
V9780819186256
ISBN
9780819186256
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.73

Paperback. This updated and fully illustrated new edition of the definitive Burton interview book casts light on Burton's Burband childhood, his early work at Disney, the recurrent themes and stunning designs of his movies, and the creative obsessions that fuel them. Editor(s): Salisbury, Mark. Num Pages: 320 pages, 100 b&w photos. BIC Classification: APFB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st edition thus
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571229260
ISBN
9780571229260
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.23

Paperback.
Edition
1st
Publisher
Viking
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
9780670921287
ISBN
9780670921287
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 7.79

Paperback. The Charlatans. Madchester. Britpop. Taking on the world. Here are the highs, the lows, the joys, the agonies, and the stories of what it's like to be in a rock band. This title tells the story of achievement and survival, from London to LA. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8pp colour inset. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241957974
ISBN
9780241957974
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.33

Paperback. .
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141039190
ISBN
9780141039190
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.27

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Random House Australia Australia
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781742750354
ISBN
9781742750354
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.46

Paperback. John McEnroe, at both his best and worst, defined a generation. His quest for perfection, combined with his unstable temper, dramatized the 1980s. Here, the author tries to understand what is was to be McEnroe during this period, drawing parallels between top sports heroes and how we measure our own lives. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 107 x 10. Weight in Grams: 86.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780224069625
ISBN
9780224069625
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.11

Paperback. Veuve Clicquot champagne epitomizes glamor and style, with tribute paid everywhere from Lord Byron to Casablanca. But who was this young widow - the 'Veuve' - Clicquot, whose champagne sparkled at the courts of France, Britain, and Russia, and how did she rise to celebrity and fortune? This book talks about widow Clicquot. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: BGB; WBXD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 136 x 9. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061288586
ISBN
9780061288586
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.81

paperback. This monumental triple biography weaves together the personal and public lives of the triumvirate behind the 1917 Russian Revolution. Num Pages: 680 pages, 54. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV; JPHL; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1094.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Cooper Square Press
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815411772
ISBN
9780815411772
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.12

From 1837 to 1861 Thoreau kept a Journal that began as a conventional record of ideas, grew into a writer's notebook, and eventually became the principal imaginative work of his career. This volume presents nearly eight hundred manuscript pages of this Journal. Editor(s): Neufeldt, Leonard N.; Simmons, Nancy Craig. Series: Writings of Henry D. Thoreau. Num Pages: 800 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; BGA; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 138 x 215 x 52. Weight in Grams: 924.
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
800
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691065359
ISBN
9780691065359
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 175.67

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; 2AB; 3JJH; BG; WHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 117 x 14. Weight in Grams: 130.
Publisher
Zondervan United States
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780006280682
ISBN
9780006280682
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.20

Paperback. * Epic memoir by one of the greatest explorers of our time, the Norwegian-born Thor Heyerdahl. Num Pages: 352 pages, Section: 16, B&W. BIC Classification: BGA; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 126 x 24. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349112732
ISBN
9780349112732
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.31

Paperback. * Strong ecological themes plus a romantic dream fulfilled in this autobiographical account by the famous Kon-Tiki explorer. Num Pages: 320 pages, Section: 16, B&W. BIC Classification: 1QSPS; BG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 126 x 22. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349109879
ISBN
9780349109879
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.33

Hardback. Part confessional, part masterclass - an exuberant manifesto for entrepreneurship by Iceland's first billionaire Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DNC; BGBA; KFFM; KJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 560.
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781253694
ISBN
9781781253694
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.01

paperback. For Oscar Wilde, as for many people, reading could be as powerful and transformative an experience as falling in love. He referred to the volumes that radically altered his vision of the world as his 'golden books'. This book explores the personality of Oscar Wilde through his reading. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 378. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains good-very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAM0001377
ISBN
9780099502722
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 7.14