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Paperback. .
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521085946
ISBN
9780521085946
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 110.98

Paperback. Analysing the impact of catastrophe on the lives and writings of five female writers, Miriam Fuchs shows that it is the uncertain present that dominates their writing. She looks at: Queen Lili'uokalani of Hawai'i; poet H.D.; art critic Anna Banti; novelist Grete Weil; and writer Isabel Allende. Editor(s): Andrews, William L. Series: Wisconsin Studies in Autobiography. Num Pages: 238 pages, 12 b&w photographs, 4 figures. BIC Classification: BG; DSBH; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299190644
ISBN
9780299190644
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.17

Paperback. In 2005 the author took part in the Ashes series. As a devastating fast bowler in a brave young England team, he went toe to toe with the might of the seemingly unbeatable Australians. Over the course of fifty-four days he would experience the greatest highs of his career, and plunge to the lowest depths. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; 3JJP; BGS; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 341 x 21. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Yellow Jersey Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780224100281
ISBN
9780224100281
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.59

Paperback. An autobiography of the greatest rugby player of our time, Brian O'Driscoll. It is about his family, friends, hard work, courage and imagination. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 30. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241962688
ISBN
9780241962688
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.33

Paperback. On the eve of World War II, the Squalus, America's newest submarine, plunged to the bottom of the North Atlantic. Miraculously, thirty-three crew members still survived in the stricken vessel. This title presents a moment-by-moment account of the disaster and the man at its centre. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BG; BTP; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 112 x 24. Weight in Grams: 246. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Ebury Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0003333
ISBN
9780091879372
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Hardcover. Presents a document from the last months of the Holocaust. This book tells the story of the Terezin camp and how the author and her family fared while imprisoned there. Editor(s): Dwork, Deborah. Num Pages: 280 pages, 124 colour plates. BIC Classification: BG; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 273 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1182.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Facsimile ed
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226511863
ISBN
9780226511863
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.82

paperback. *A book to compare to Primo Levi's classic account of life in a Concentration Camp - IF THIS IS A MAN. THE TENTH CIRCLE OF HELL is about life in a Serbian prison camp in 1992. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVWYB; BGA; HBJD; HBTZ1; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 126 x 12. Weight in Grams: 116. Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear. Lightly toned, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Abacus
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0039638
ISBN
9780349109343
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.70

Paperback. For the 70s child, summer holidays didn't mean the joy of CentreParcs or the sophistication of a Tuscan villa. They meant being crammed into a car with Grandma and heading to the coast. This is a reminder of just what it was like to spend your summer holidays cold, damp but with sand between your toes. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BM; WSZR; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091926793
ISBN
9780091926793
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.28

Paperback. In the tradition of THIS BOY'S LIFE and THE LIAR'S CLUB, a raucous, poignant, luminously written memoir about a boy striving to become a man, and his romance with a bar. Num Pages: 384 pages, n/a. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BM; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 134 x 26. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340828830
ISBN
9780340828830
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.73

Paperback. The riveting story of the sex scandal that threatened the life of the young Elizabeth Tudor, and whose outcome was pivotal to the creation of the public persona of Elizabeth I. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Head of Zeus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784081737
ISBN
9781784081737
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; BTC; JFSS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Milo Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908479860
ISBN
9781908479860
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.61

Paperback. Brian Cockerill has ruled his world with an iron fist. Using nothing but his hands as weapons, he has patrolled the streets, clubs and raves of Britain in order to keep order and to 'tax' those whose ill-gotten gains he sees fit to take a share of. Yet despite his appalling record of aggression, Brian is a man who lives by rules and respect. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8pp mono illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; BGA; JFFE; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 196. 288 pages, 8pp mono illustrations. Brian Cockerill has ruled his world with an iron fist. Using nothing but his hands as weapons, he has patrolled the streets, clubs and raves of Britain in order to keep order and to 'tax' those whose ill-gotten gains he sees fit to take a share of. Yet despite his appalling record of aggression, Brian is a man who lives by rules and respect. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; BGA; JFFE; JKV. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight: 196.
Publisher
John Blake
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844544882
ISBN
9781844544882
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 18 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; BM; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Blacksmith Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9789881613905
ISBN
9789881613905
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.33

Paperback. Donald Caskie was a minister of the Scots Kirk in Paris at the time of German invasion of France in 1940. Although he had the opportunity to flee, Caskie stayed behind to help establish a network of safe houses and escape routes for allied soldiers and airmen trapped in occupied territory. He was finally sentenced to death at a Nazi show-trial. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8pp b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 1DDF; BGH; BTM; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Birlinn General United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843410355
ISBN
9781843410355
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.53

Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWK; 3JJP; BM; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 341.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295999593
ISBN
9780295999593
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.77

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780307477385
ISBN
9780307477385
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.34

Paperback. Patricia Highsmith, one of the greatest writers of 20th Century American fiction, had a life as darkly compelling as that of her favourite "hero-criminal," the talented Tom Ripley. The author maps out this richly bizarre life from her birth in Texas to Hitchcock's filming of her first novel, "Strangers On a Train", to her self-exile in Europe. Num Pages: 704 pages, includes two 8 page black & white photo inserts. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 32. Weight in Grams: 746.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Picador
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
704
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312363819
ISBN
9780312363819
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.21

Paperback. aeo Most comprehensive collection of Parsonsa work available in one volume. aeo Provides a balanced perspective on Parsonsa work, organized topically. aeo Editorial features include introduction to Parsonsa thought, extensive bibliography and chronology of his life and work. Series: Blackwell Readers. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BG; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 180 x 20. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Basil Blackwell Inc, US United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557865441
ISBN
9781557865441
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.38

Hardcover. Talcott Parsons has been one of the most influential postwar American sociologists, but he has also been criticized for, among other things, the alleged conservatism of his structural functionalist theory. The author's selections from Parsons' work gives an overview of his contributions. Series: Blackwell Readers. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BG; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 177 x 30. Weight in Grams: 794.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Basil Blackwell Inc, US United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557865434
ISBN
9781557865434
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 192.97

Paperback. Series: Modern Jewish History. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; BK; BM; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Texas Tech University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896728790
ISBN
9780896728790
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.19

Paperback. The Tailor never travelled further than Scotland, yet the breadth of the world could not contains the wealth of his humour and fantasy. All human life is here - marriages, inquests, matchmaking, wakes - and always the Tailor, his wife and their black cow. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 214 224pp. Introduction by Frank O'Connor
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
Mercier Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780853420507
ISBN
9780853420507
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.21

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Shambhala Publications Inc United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570620508
ISBN
9781570620508
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 22.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, figures. BIC Classification: AGB; BGFA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 253 x 217 x 11. Weight in Grams: 585.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Arizona Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816528196
ISBN
9780816528196
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.58

Paperback. The fascinating story of a famous Victorian murder case - and the notorious detective who solved it Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWW; 3JH; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 26. Weight in Grams: 308. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAK0006743
ISBN
9780747596486
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. From igloo house calls to bandaging animal bites to performing surgeries they are ill equipped to do, the accounts in "The Surprising Lives of Small-Town Doctors" show the many rewards of practicing medicine in isolated communities. Num Pages: 238 pages. BIC Classification: BGT; MB; VFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Regina Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780889774315
ISBN
9780889774315
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.45

Paperback. A riveting new biography - the first for thirty years - of the influential floral artist and founder of the Cordon Bleu cookery school Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BG; WB; WFW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Macmillan UK
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprints
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330544221
ISBN
9780330544221
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.07

Paperback. The making of the "Oxford English Dictionary" was a monumental 50 year task requiring thousands of volunteers. One of the keenest volunteers was a W C Minor who astonished everyone by refusing to come to Oxford to receive his congratulations. In the end, James Murray, the "OED's" editor, went to Crowthorne in Berkshire to meet him. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGH; CFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 156.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780140271287
ISBN
9780140271287
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.38

Paperback. The bookies always win. But one man has been proving them wrong for four decades. In the summer of 1975 Barney Curley, a fearless and renowned gambler, masterminded one of the most spectacular gambles of all time with a racehorse called Yellow Sam. It cost the bookmakers millions of pounds. They said that it could never happen again. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BGS; WDP; WSNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099576587
ISBN
9780099576587
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.26

Hardcover. The SUPERMEN "After a rare speech at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado, in 1976, programmers in the audience had suddenly fallen silent when Cray offered to answer questions. He stood there for several minutes, waiting for their queries, but none came. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BG; TBX; UKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 236 x 24. Weight in Grams: 524.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471048855
ISBN
9780471048855
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.45

Paperback. William Hutchison Murray (1913 - 1996) was one of Scotland's most distinguished climbers in the years before and after the Second World War. He became a writer of non-fiction, novelist, distinguished conservationist. Num Pages: 386 pages, 50. BIC Classification: BGS; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 31. Weight in Grams: 414.
Publisher
Sandstone Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910124185
ISBN
9781910124185
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.29

Hardcover. This critical biography of Charles A. Dana, the 19th-century editor of the "New York Sun", blends the democratic ideal of the man with social and media history. Focusing on Dana's early years and political emergence, it analyses the "Sun" as the conscience and advocate for the working class. Num Pages: 300 pages, 18 illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGB; HBTB; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815625797
ISBN
9780815625797
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.57

hardcover. A memoir by L.W. "Bill" Lane, Jr., about Sunset, the extraordinarily influential western magazine he guided for several decades until 1990, and about the American West that the magazine helped shape in the twentieth century. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white halftones, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 19. Weight in Grams: 762.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804785112
ISBN
9780804785112
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.89

paperback. During his reign Louis XIV was the most powerful king in Europe. He presided over a golden age of military and artistic achievement in France, and deployed his charm and talents for spin and intrigue to hold his court and country within his absolute control. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JD; 3JF; BGH; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 196.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099528883
ISBN
9780099528883
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.33

Hardback. Presents a personal account of courage and survival in the face of tragedy. This book features a tale of ordinary men and women placed in an extraordinary real-life nightmare. It involves a life-and-death decision, a long-shot development of the world's first artificial skin, and a horribly burned victim restored to life. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGTA; MNQ; VFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 413.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566637008
ISBN
9781566637008
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.68

Paperback. A panoramic, stylish narrative history of the Rolling Stones, viewed through the impassioned and opinionated lens of Vanity Fair contributor Rich Cohen, who traveled with the band in the 1990s as a reporter for Rolling Stone Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472218049
ISBN
9781472218049
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.19

Paperback. Presents an avowal of a professional author's ideas about style, literature, art, drama and philosophy, and also an illuminating insight into this great writer's craft. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099286899
ISBN
9780099286899
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.33

Paperback. A collection of personal narratives - essays, letters, and poems - from refugees fleeing Bosnia and Croatia. Taking us behind the barrage of media coverage, it includes stories that tell of perseverance, brutality, forced departure, exile, and courage. Num Pages: 267 pages, 20 photos. BIC Classification: 1DVWYB; 1DVWYC; BG; HBW; JFFD; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 228 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520206342
ISBN
9780520206342
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.78

Paperback. Tales of Hardship, Love and Happiness in Tate & Lyle's East End Factories Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJH; 3JJPG; BT; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 27. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007448470
ISBN
9780007448470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.48

Paperback. When middle age gets mucky: the true and funny story of one man's age-related angsts among the animals on a Devonshire smallholding. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEW; BM; TVM; VSZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 35. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409154679
ISBN
9781409154679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.44

Paperback. The journal of Prussian Major General Benno von Studnitz was originally published in 1891 in a very limited German language edition. Now, translated and edited by his great-grandson, the General's journal appears for the first time in English. Num Pages: 114 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; BGHA; BJ; HBJD; HBLL; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 10. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Helion and Company
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910294406
ISBN
9781910294406
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.49