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Paperback. Born to a vagabond bookie working the U.K's racetracks, the author became the notorious sailor in Her Majesty's Royal Navy, and then worked as a street vendor, a paparazzo, a newsman, and a steeplejack before drifting into the London theatre. Series: Blood Moon's Babylon Series. Num Pages: 432 pages, 350 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: AN; APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1074.
Publisher
Blood Moon Productions, Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781936003457
ISBN
9781936003457
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 27.89

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803237698
ISBN
9780803237698
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.87

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 8-page 4/Colour insert. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 132 x 18. Weight in Grams: 281.
Publisher
Broadway Books (A Division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc)
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780307464316
ISBN
9780307464316
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: APB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 334.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Brindle and Glass Publishing, Ltd Canada
Edition
Expanded
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781897142202
ISBN
9781897142202
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 19.25

Hardcover. A Dazzling Darkness is the emotional autobiography of the brave and popular Darren Barker, who fought on after the tragic death of his hugely talented 19-year-old boxing brother Gary and realised a dream of winning the world middleweight title one hot August night in Atlantic City, a triumph he dedicated to the memory of Gary. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16 page colour plate section. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JM; BGSA; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 241 x 30. Weight in Grams: 598.
Publisher
Floodlit Dreams Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780992658533
ISBN
9780992658533
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.16

Paperback. Simon de Montfort's combination of charisma, determination, and fearlessness made him one of the greatest men of his age. This new biography marks 750 years since Montfort established the earliest forerunner of our modern parliament. Num Pages: 336 pages, 37. BIC Classification: 3H; BGH; HBJD; HBLC; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 124. .
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445660110
ISBN
9781445660110
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.49

Paperback. From his harrowing childhood filled with physical and emotional abuse at the hands of his parents to a lifetime of alcoholism and self-mutilation to the peak of fame and success as the longest-tenured cast member of � �"Saturday Night Live� �", the author delves into the darkest corners of his life both in front of and behind the camera. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16 Page Black and White Insert. BIC Classification: APB; ASZB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 136 x 18. Weight in Grams: 234.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062064561
ISBN
9780062064561
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.75

Paperback. For 16 years, Darragh O Se has worn the number 8 jersey for Gaelic football's most celebrated county, stoking the fires in Kerry's engine room. With six All-Ireland medals, he is the most decorated footballer of the modern era. This title tells the story of this modern Kerry icon who has helped carry the torch for the home of football. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 x 8pp colour. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 344. 8vo.Illustrated.The Gaelic Athletic Association is an Irish sporting and cultural organization. The GAA promotes traditional Irish sports including hurling, gaelic football, camogie and handball..First paperback edition
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0307465
ISBN
9781845966560
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Paperback. Separated from those she loved, Darlene faced beatings and torment for a crime she did not commit. Yet despite the horrors of suffering, her future was secure. Her life was in God's hands. This book follows her story from the New Guinea jungle to four years in a Japanese Prisoner of War camp. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGHA; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 136 x 15. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Authentic Lifestyle United Kingdom
Number of pages
236
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850782032
ISBN
9781850782032
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.18

Paperback. Liberace's career follows the trajectory of the classic American dream. This volume reveals Liberace as a complicated man whose political, social and religious conservatism existed side-by-side with a lifetime of secretive homosexuality. Num Pages: 512 pages, 50 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AVRG; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 161 x 35. Weight in Grams: 820.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226686691
ISBN
9780226686691
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.41

Hardcover. Runaway slave Sojourner Truth gained fame in the nineteenth century as an abolitionist, feminist, and orator and earned a living partly by selling cartes de visite of herself at lectures and by mail. This book explores how she used her image, the press, the postal service, and copyright laws to support her activism and herself. Num Pages: 224 pages, 131 colour plates, 27 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 307 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1270.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226192130
ISBN
9780226192130
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.27

Paperback. Num Pages: 222 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Caitlin Press Canada
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9781894759472
ISBN
9781894759472
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.42

Paperback. Num Pages: 270 pages, 45 photos & illus. BIC Classification: BG; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 143 x 14. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888395108
ISBN
9780888395108
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.42

Paperback. A delightful and moving homage to the 'most beautiful house in Taormina, Sicily' and the colourful people of the local community by the modest, independent and generous woman who has inhabited it for over fifty years Num Pages: 288 pages, Section: 8, Colour. BIC Classification: 1DSTC; BG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860496486
ISBN
9781860496486
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.34

hardcover. "In War And Peace" is the autobiography of a truly remarkable woman, Daphne Pearson, born May 1911, was the first woman to receive the George Cross for acts of courage in circumstances of extreme danger. Num Pages: 240 pages, b&w photographs. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 670.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Thorogood United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854182111
ISBN
9781854182111
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 4.66

Paperback. * This companion to the work of one of Britain's best-loved novelists celebrates the centenary of her birth. Editor(s): Taylor, Helen. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 128 x 29. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group London
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844082353
ISBN
9781844082353
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.12

Paperback. Drawing on private letters and papers, and with the co-operation of Daphne du Maurier's family, the author explores the secret drama of her life - the stifling relationship with her father, actor-manager Gerald du Maurier; her troubled marriage to war hero and royal aide, 'Boy' Browning; her wartime love affair; and more. Num Pages: 480 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099333319
ISBN
9780099333319
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.33

Paperback. * du Maurier uses a novelist's skill to portray this 'unknown' Bronte Series: VMC. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844080755
ISBN
9781844080755
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.85

Paperback. * an intriguing exploration of the life of Francis Bacon Series: VMC. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; HPCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 126 x 22. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844080748
ISBN
9781844080748
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.62

Paperback. Daphne du Maurier's autobiography pinpoints the literary influences and overwhelming desire to explore the family history of the girl who became the great writer. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations ports. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 166.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844080960
ISBN
9781844080960
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.64

Paperback. A penetrating study of this famously artistic family by one of its most famous members. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 336 pages, genealogical table. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844080649
ISBN
9781844080649
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.52

Paperback. * A fascinating investigation of the creation of one of the most famous novels of all time Series: VMC. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 13. Weight in Grams: 142.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844080908
ISBN
9781844080908
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.52

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859917940
ISBN
9780859917940
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 211.28

Paperback. WONDERLAND AVENUE is the careering autobiography of someone who wilfully, skilfully and enthusiastically abused all the cards that life dealt. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 38. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349101750
ISBN
9780349101750
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.03

paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Seven Stories Press
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781609805579
ISBN
9781609805579
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.02

Paperback. From a leading expert, a definitive biography of the fearsome and controversial German SS tank commander of "Hitler's Own" Panzer Division Num Pages: 480 pages, 16 pages black-&-white photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 259 x 40. Weight in Grams: 596.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Hachette Books
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306824555
ISBN
9780306824555
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.68

Paperback. This is an account of the life and times of Te Whiti o Rongomai set against the politics and Crown policies of the nineteenth century. It traces the forces that shaped his life's journey from Ngamotu, where he was born, to his settling at Parihaka and his evolving sense of the injustices and disempowerment Maori experienced and his response. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBN; 3JH; BGH; HBJM; JFSL9; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Huia Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
V9781775501954
ISBN
9781775501954
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 30.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AFF; AGB; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Hyperion United States
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781401307950
ISBN
9781401307950
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.55

Paperback. Surprising, fearless and laugh out loud funny, this is the world according to Danny Dyer Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGFA; WHG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784297435
ISBN
9781784297435
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.62

Paperback. Their names are those that have gone down in history and their stories are tales of bravery that should never be forgotten. They are the men and women who have made Ireland great and whose acts of heroism have reverberated throughout the world. Num Pages: 233 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BG; BTP; HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 171.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Number of pages
233
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844548828
ISBN
9781844548828
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.28

Paperback. The dazzlingly funny second volume of Danny Baker's memoirs: the television years. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: APW; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 25. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780226088
ISBN
9781780226088
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.44

Paperback. The first hilarious volume of comedy writer, journalist, radio DJ and screenwriter Danny Baker's memoir, and now the inspiration for the major BBC series CRADLE TO GRAVE, starring Peter Kay. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780228778
ISBN
9781780228778
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.05

Paperback. Comedy writer, journalist, radio DJ and screenwriter Danny Baker charts his 30 years in showbiz. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APW; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Phoenix (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753828939
ISBN
9780753828939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.75

Paperback. Even when she was at the top of her fame as a star of East Enders, behind the scenes Danniella was tearing her life apart. For a while she was the nation's most famous drug addict. This is her story of recovery from the despair of addiction, told with total emotional honesty and courage. Num Pages: 384 pages, 1 8pp b&w photo section. BIC Classification: BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 111 x 25. Weight in Grams: 244.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340898871
ISBN
9780340898871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.16

Paperback. Dannie Abse's rich mixture of Welsh and Jewish backgrounds, and his dual occupations of doctor and author, have led to what is widely regarded as one of the most readable, humorous and poignant autobiographies since the war. Num Pages: 450 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 136 x 37. Weight in Grams: 598.
Publisher
Parthian Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
450
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908069726
ISBN
9781908069726
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.15

Paperback. Translator(s): Anemone, Anthony; Scotto, Peter. Series: Cultural Revolutions: Russia in the Twentieth Century. Num Pages: 600 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DV; BGL; DCF; DQ; DSB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 812.
Publisher
Academic Studies Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781618113726
ISBN
9781618113726
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.80

paperback. Danielle Steel's powerful, personal story of the 19-year-old son she lost to the masked killer called manic depression recounts the author's tender, painful memories and shares Nick's remarkable journals, bringing readers a haunting duet between a singular young man and the mother who loved him. Includes a new Afterword by the author. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: AVGU; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 27. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Corgi
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552164191
ISBN
9780552164191
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.30

Paperback. .
Publisher
Beacon Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807072516
ISBN
9780807072516
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.29

Hardcover. Sidney Bechet ranks among the greatest of the early masters of jazz, up there with Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington and Dizzy Gillespie. Born of a Creole family in New Orleans, and very conscious of the evils of slavery, his genius flowered at an early age. He is acknowledged as the greatest ever player of the soprano saxophone and he also played th Num Pages: 204 pages, pictures. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; AVRN; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 164 x 26. Weight in Grams: 900.
Publisher
Books of Africa Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780992686345
ISBN
9780992686345
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.09

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Five Leaves Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
148
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907869006
ISBN
9781907869006
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.12