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Paperback. Contains the story of the Afghan Campaign, told in the words of the servicemen and women who have been fighting there. This book provides a chronological narrative of various events in Helmand during the British Army's time there. It presents a 360-degree picture of guerrilla warfare. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; BTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 29. Weight in Grams: 310.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Corgi
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552160803
ISBN
9780552160803
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.31

Paperback. In January 1991, eight members of SAS regiment embarked upon a top secret mission that was to infiltrate them deep behind enemy lines. Under the command of Sergeant Andy McNab, they were to sever the underground communication link between Baghdad and north-west Iraq, and to seek and destroy mobile Scud launchers. Their call sign: Bravo Two Zero. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJPR; BTM; HBWS3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 30. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Corgi
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
20th
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552168823
ISBN
9780552168823
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.79

Hardback. This brilliantly original study uncovers a side to Napoleon Bonaparte which has hitherto been ignored by biographers -- that of the aspiring novelist and man of letters. Num Pages: 208 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; BGH; DSBD; DSK; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745625355
ISBN
9780745625355
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.74

Paperback. Words like boldness, adventure and risk are surely coined especially for Andy Kirkpatrick. As one of the world's accomplished mountaineers and big-wall climbers, he goes vertically where other climbers fear to tread. This autobiography provides his thirteen-day ascent of Reticent Wall on El Capitan in California - the hardest big-wall climb. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099519522
ISBN
9780099519522
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.33

Paperback. Winner of the 2012 Boardman Tasker Prize. Andy Kirkpatrick has achieved his life's ambition to become one of the world's leading climbers. Pushing himself to new extremes, he embarks on his toughest climbs yet in the depths of winter, but the savagery and danger of these encounters comes at huge personal cost. Num Pages: 272 pages, colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DFHA; 1KLS; BGA; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 478.
Publisher
Vertebrate Graphics Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2nd edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906148461
ISBN
9781906148461
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.10

Paperback. .
Publisher
Buster Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780992769604
ISBN
9780992769604
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.01

Paperback. A 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bike ride and a 26.2-mile run make up the Ironman triathlon. So what possesses an overweight, thirty-something librarian who can't swim, doesn't own a bike and has two dodgy knees to take on the hardest one-day endurance race in the world? The inspirational, epic and life-changing journey from ordinary bloke to Ironman. Num Pages: 240 pages, 40 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSE; WSKQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 136 x 16. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Pitch Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848187436
ISBN
9781848187436
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.91

Paperback. The preeminent altoist associated with the "cool" school of jazz, Lee Konitz was one of the few saxophonists of his generation to forge a unique sound independent of the influence of Charlie Parker. Based on numerous interviews, this book offers a look at the story of Lee Konitz's life and music. Series: Jazz Perspectives. Num Pages: 352 pages, 9 musical examples, 8 pages photographs. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; AVRN; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472032174
ISBN
9780472032174
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.27

Paperback. In 1967, twelve young men attempted to climb Alaska's Mount McKinley - known to locals as Denali, 'The High One' - one of the most popular and deadly mountaineering destinations in the world. Only five survived. This book reveals the full story of this expedition. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWK; BTP; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
Corgi Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552171298
ISBN
9780552171298
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 18.78

Paperback. From fearsome striker to the most respected football commentator in the country, this is the story of a footballing legend Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 111 x 19. Weight in Grams: 166. A good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Pan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
SKU
KLJ0020039
ISBN
9780330431996
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
SPCK Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857210258
ISBN
9780857210258
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.11

Paperback. At the age of sixteen, Andy Cave followed in his father's and grandfather's footsteps and became a miner - one of the last recruits into a dying world. Every day he would descend 3,000 feet into Grimethorpe pit. But at weekends Andy escaped from the pithead to a very different world - testing his nerve on the cliffs and mountains around Britain. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16. BIC Classification: BGS; WSZC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099472667
ISBN
9780099472667
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.33

Paperback. In the 1930s, as the world hurtled towards terrible global conflict, speed was all the rage. It was described by Aldous Huxley as 'the one genuinely modern pleasure', and one of the fastest and most thrilling ways to attain it was through the new sport of bobsledding. This book tells stories of the fastest men on ice. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJG; BGS; WSBB; WSBX; WSW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 200 x 27. Weight in Grams: 294.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780857502650
ISBN
9780857502650
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.70

Hardcover. Andrzej Franaszek's award-winning biography of Czeslaw Milosz winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature recounts the poet's odyssey through WWI, the Bolshevik revolution, the Nazi invasion of Poland, and the USSR's postwar dominance of Eastern Europe. This edition contains a new introduction by the translators, along with maps and a chronology. Num Pages: 544 pages, maps. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 23 x 16. .
Publisher
Belknap Press: An Imprint of Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674495043
ISBN
9780674495043
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 35.12

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
W&N lo
Edition
First Edition
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KNW0008173
ISBN
9780297643586
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 139 pages. BIC Classification: BM; HBWQ. Dimension: 230 x 149 x 13. Weight in Grams: 248.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Aspekt B.V., Uitgeverij Netherlands
Number of pages
139
Condition
New
SKU
V9789461535511
ISBN
9789461535511
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.65

Paperback. Going beyond the headlines, this title gives an insight into what it's like to live through - and try to make sense of - times of intense political unrest. Translator(s): Taylor, Sam. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; BJ; HBW; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 20. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Harvill Secker
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846559471
ISBN
9781846559471
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 16 halftones, 5 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 246.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
Revised
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195343328
ISBN
9780195343328
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.56

Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BM; HBT; WBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 148 x 24. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
HARPERCOLLINS WORLD
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062136480
ISBN
9780062136480
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.43

hardcover. Series: American Ways Series. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566631846
ISBN
9781566631846
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.01

Paperback. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0002008
ISBN
9780747401070
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. True stories from Millwall, Britain's most notorious football hooligans. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BT; JFFE; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 202. 288 pages, Illustrations. True stories from Millwall, Britain's most notorious football hooligans. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BT; JFFE; WSJA. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 17. Weight: 204.
Publisher
John Blake
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1ST
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843583301
ISBN
9781843583301
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.66

Paperback. A compelling and dramatic account of the sinking of the Titanic as seen through the eyes of those who survived Num Pages: 400 pages, 2 x 8pp b-w plates. BIC Classification: 1QSAN; 3JJC; BTP; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 26. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster UK
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847398826
ISBN
9781847398826
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.32

Paperback. The definitive biography of Alexander McQueen which reveals the source of his genius and the links between his dark work and even darker life. Num Pages: 400 pages, 2x8pp Colour Plates. BIC Classification: AKB; AKT; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130. .
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471131806
ISBN
9781471131806
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.59

Paperback. A biography of the celebrated author of classics such as "Strangers on a Train" and "The Talented Mr Ripley". Series: Bloomsbury Lives of Women. Num Pages: 544 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 408. A Life of Patricia Highsmith. Series: Bloomsbury Lives of Women. 544 pages, Illustrations. A biography of the celebrated author of classics such as "Strangers on a Train" and "The Talented Mr Ripley". Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGL. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 36. Weight: 402.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408811191
ISBN
9781408811191
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.92

Paperback. A memoir from Andrew White, the 'Vicar of Baghdad', including additional new photographs, and bonus chapter, now in paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8pp colour photos. BIC Classification: BGXA; HRCC91. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 233 x 15. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Lion Hudson
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745970172
ISBN
9780745970172
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.65

Hardcover. A memoir from Andrew White, the 'Vicar of Baghdad', whose personal and professional life has been filled with tumult. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8pp colour photos. BIC Classification: BGXA; HRCC91. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 144 x 21. Weight in Grams: 436.
Publisher
Lion Hudson
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745970226
ISBN
9780745970226
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.49

Paperback. Andrew White's perspective on faith and hope. How does he keep going, and what does he say to God? Num Pages: 160 pages, 8 pp colour plate section. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; BGXA; HRCC91. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 9. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Lion Hudson Plc United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854249623
ISBN
9781854249623
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.49

Paperback. .
Publisher
Christian Focus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857923797
ISBN
9781857923797
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.85

Paperback. Aiming to be brutal and moving in equal measure, this book explores pressing global issues, while not losing a sense of the personal. Critical of the West's indifference to developing countries, and the UN's repeated failure to intervene decisively, it provokes controversy. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BT; JPSN1; JWLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Ebury Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
and Other Desperate Measures
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091908867
ISBN
9780091908867
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.31

Paperback. Part of the Prime Ministers Series, Law was a Conservative who opposed Home rule for Ireland Series: 20 British Prime Ministers of the 20th Century. Num Pages: 168 pages, 3 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Haus Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904950592
ISBN
9781904950592
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.57

Paperback. England cricket captain Andrew Strauss gives a candid account of the highs and lows of his remarkable career. Num Pages: 400 pages, 2 x colour plate sections. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340897898
ISBN
9780340897898
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.17

Paperback. Great escapes meet greater escapism: how the life of a displaced Jewish actor illuminates the 1963 Hollywood blockbuster. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Biblioasis
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781927428337
ISBN
9781927428337
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.62

Paperback. The author narrates his own agonising experience of depression. In this book, he also portrays the pain of others, in different cultures and societies whose lives have been shattered by depression and uncovers the historical, social, biological, chemical and medical implications of this crippling disease. Num Pages: 688 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; VFJB; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
688
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784702670
ISBN
9781784702670
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.27

Paperback. Num Pages: 140 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; 3JJ; BGH; HBWS2; JFFD; KNTF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 130. .
Publisher
Blacksmith Books Hong Kong
Number of pages
140
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9789881376435
ISBN
9789881376435
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 95 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 140 x 7. Weight in Grams: 148.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Currency Press Pty Ltd Australia
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
SKU
V9780868197883
ISBN
9780868197883
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.66

Paperback. Reveals the mysterious and little-known world of the male escort. This title also reveals what type of woman is willing to part with her money in search of sex, and what type of man is willing to provide it. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BTX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 19. Weight in Grams: 196. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTG0003822
ISBN
9780091928148
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Reveals the mysterious and little-known world of the male escort. This title also reveals what type of woman is willing to part with her money in search of sex, and what type of man is willing to provide it. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BTX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 19. Weight in Grams: 196. Fine copy
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
SKU
KST0035362
ISBN
9780091928148
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

paperback. Presents the biography of Napoleon who lived one of the extraordinary of all human lives. This book shows how after seizing power in a coup d'etat he ended the corruption and incompetence into which the Revolution had descended. Num Pages: 976 pages, 32pp. colour. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 201 x 51. Weight in Grams: 710. Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear to covers, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0039191
ISBN
9780141032016
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.70

paperback. A controversial account of the Churchill years by a bestselling historian. Num Pages: 368 pages, 8. BIC Classification: BGH; HBG; HBLW3; HBWQ; JPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 278. Good clean copy showing some age and shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Phoenix London
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KMK0023898
ISBN
9781857992137
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 6.23