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Paperback. An extraordinary first-person account of a childhood spent in the jungle Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FMT; 3JJPN; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844088874
ISBN
9781844088874
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.66

Paperback. Editor(s): Higgins, Jeff V.; Brady, Christopher M. Num Pages: 119 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 8. Weight in Grams: 198.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
119
Condition
New
SKU
V9781621002666
ISBN
9781621002666
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.79
€ 50.90

Paperback. Lilo was a child during the Holocaust. Now that the older generation of Holocaust survivors, such as her parents, are just about gone, she and others like her are the last survivors of the Holocaust the final witnesses to the horrors that Hitler perpetrated on the Jewish people. Num Pages: 117 pages, illus. BIC Classification: BGH; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 148 x 10. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Gefen Publishing House Israel
Number of pages
117
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9789652296207
ISBN
9789652296207
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.25

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780313291463
ISBN
9780313291463
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.70
€ 77.59

Paperback. Written when the author was eighty-three years old, but dealing with only the first twelve years of her life, this title is constructed as a dialogue between the author and her memory. It interrogates her interlocutor in search of her own intentions, more precise accuracy, and, indeed, the truth. Translator(s): Wright, Barbara. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1DVUA; 3JJC; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226922317
ISBN
9780226922317
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 24.53

Paperback. A deeply moving memoir about the loss of childhood and its impact on adult life. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BGA; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Digital original
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844081189
ISBN
9781844081189
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.60

Hardback. Thirty-seven million people visit Las Vegas every year. It's a city that offers to fulfil all your desires, without any repercussions. But what happens to the people who have to grow up there? This book tells ten of their stories: tales of overdoses, desert shoot-outs, suicides, casinos, and broken dreams. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWN; BTP; JFSP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 145 x 222 x 19. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
Random House UK
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783522507
ISBN
9781783522507
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.45

Paperback. Biography...Nigel Williams. 215pp. The story of Northern Ireland's first Children's Commissioner
Publisher
Colourpoint Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
9781906578176
ISBN
9781906578176
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.60

Paperback. Wartime Britain through the eyes of children who were there. Num Pages: 272 pages, 30. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BM; HBTB; HBWQ; JFSP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 126 x 24. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Amberley
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445647203
ISBN
9781445647203
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.44

Hardback. In this wry and insightful memoir, distinguished American diplomat John Paton Davies, Jr. describes his upbringing and wartime adventures in Asia, encounters with key twentieth-century figures from Mahatma Gandhi to Joseph Stalin, and how he carried on after his Foreign Service career was cut short by McCarthyism. Series: Haney Foundation Series. Num Pages: 376 pages, 16 illus. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 33. Weight in Grams: 728.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812244014
ISBN
9780812244014
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.90

Paperback. Ida Pruitt, born of American missionaries and raised in a rural Chinese village at the end of the nineteenth century, witnessed almost a century of China's revolutionary upheavals. This work tells the story of this remarkable woman, and brings a different perspective to the study of modern Chinese history. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGH; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The Chinese University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9789629962210
ISBN
9789629962210
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.92

Hardcover. When Adeline Yen Mah's mother dies giving birth to her, the family rejects Adeline. In this vivid autobiography, the author describes her, life, struggles and how she comes to be accepted by her family at the time of the Cultural Revolution in China. Series: New Longman Literature. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; BGH. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 207 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Longman
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582848887
ISBN
9780582848887
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.90

Paperback. .
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783373727
ISBN
9781783373727
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.91

Paperback. During the Cultural Revolution Jan Wong studied in Beijing and reported a fellow student to the authorities. Over thirty years later, she returned to China to find out what happened to the woman she betrayed. Chinese Whispers tells her remarkable story. 'Wong points the way for the future of travel writing.' Book of the Week, The Times Num Pages: 336 pages, maps. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 326. Searching for Forgiveness in Beijing. 336 pages, maps. During the Cultural Revolution, Jan Wong studied in Beijing and reported a fellow student to the authorities. In 2005, she returned to China to find out what happened to the woman she betrayed. In 1972, Jan Wong became one of only two Westerners admitted to Beijing University at the height of the Cultural Revolution. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BM. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight: 326.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843549758
ISBN
9781843549758
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.75

Paperback. This is an inspiring story of an ordinary woman's spirited fight against cancer which defied all the odds. But it is also a signpost for anyone who wants to live a healthier way of life to prevent and treat illness. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 137 x 20. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
Newleaf
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780717150151
ISBN
9780717150151
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.80

Paperback. A biography of Ewan McGregor. Num Pages: 224 pages, 24pp photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153. . 224pp. Keywords: Actors & Actresses, Entertainers
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
First Edition
Publisher
Chameleon London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
SKU
KHS0068658
ISBN
9780233994109
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 7.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. A new edition of Adam Zamoyski's definitive biography of Chopin, first published in 1979 and unavailable in English for many years. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007341856
ISBN
9780007341856
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.17

Paperback. * A vivid, accessible life of one of the most romantic figures of the nineteenth century, written with a fantastic sense of location. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 180. Good copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Abacus London
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0009123
ISBN
9780349116877
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Editor(s): Opienski, Henryk. Num Pages: 448 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC3; AVH; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Dover Publications
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486255644
ISBN
9780486255644
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.62

Paperback. Mark Brandon Read has earned a reputation for violence and is known by friends and enemies alike as "Chopper". Here, he reveals stories from the underworld, bringing his humour and sharp eye to bear on prison life, brutality, corruption and the warped code of the values of the criminal fraternity. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8pp photographs. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 228. Clean copy, good to very good
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
Blake Publishing
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
SKU
KST0019094
ISBN
9781844540402
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: BGX; HRCC8. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 215 x 13. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Holy Trinity Publications United States
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
SKU
V9781942699026
ISBN
9781942699026
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.68

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 25 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BG; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 488.
Publisher
Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781894384834
ISBN
9781894384834
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 21.23

Paperback. .
Publisher
Vertebrate Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910240779
ISBN
9781910240779
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.09

Num Pages: 272 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; BGS; WSWY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 233 x 28. Weight in Grams: 584.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Triumph Books United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781600789878
ISBN
9781600789878
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.40

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