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Paperback. Details how Britain stealthily stole the war from under the Germans' noses by outsmarting their intelligence at every turn. This book talks about the 'battle of the beams'; detecting and defeating flying bombs; using chaff to confuse radar; and, many other ingenious ideas and devices. Series: Penguin World War II Collection. Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BM; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 199 x 30. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141042824
ISBN
9780141042824
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.75

Paperback. Series: American Political Thought. Num Pages: 348 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 531.
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700614196
ISBN
9780700614196
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.77

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
€ 11.13

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. This volume explores the confrontation between cultures and environments which are seen to limit and censure natural behaviour whilst at the same time imposing upon humankind unnecessary notions of sin and guilt. Num Pages: 196 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DND; 1HFGK; 2ACSD; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
196
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903900338
ISBN
9781903900338
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 9. Weight in Grams: 148.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750961097
ISBN
9780750961097
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.07

Paperback. Editor(s): Pakieser, Andrea. Num Pages: 182 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; HRH; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 210 x 18. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
AK Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849351959
ISBN
9781849351959
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.04

Paperback. 'THE POLITICAL BOOK OF THE YEAR' Sunday Times 'You will not read a more important book about America this year' Economist 'The best book about the alienation within America' Evening Standard 'The memoir gripping America.. Vividly articulates the despair and disillusionment of blue-collar America' Sunday Times Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; JFFM; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Digital original
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008220563
ISBN
9780008220563
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.26

Paperback. Reveals Azar Nafisi's personal story of growing up in Iran. This memoir shares her memories of a life lived in thrall to a powerful and complex mother, against the background of a country's political revolution. It shows the historical picture of a family that spans the many periods of change leading up to the Islamic Revolution of 1978-79. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1FBN; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Windmill Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099487128
ISBN
9780099487128
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.30

Paperback. During the mid 1980s Howard Marks had forty three aliases, eighty nine phone lines and owned twenty five companies throughout the world. Following a worldwide operation by the Drug Enforcement Agency, he was busted and sentenced to twenty-five years in prison at the Terre Haute Penitentiary, Indiana. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 560 pages, facsimiles, portraits. BIC Classification: BGA; JFFH1; JFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 36. Weight in Grams: 408.
Edition
New Ed
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
9780749395698
ISBN
9780749395698
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 5.60

Paperback. "Saladin" represents the best kind of biography a portrait of a man who is said to have made an age, and the most complete account we have to date of an age that made the man. The result is a unique view of the Crusades from an Arab perspective, and an erudite biography of a political figure whose image was layered in myth with the passage of time. Num Pages: 704 pages, Illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1FB; BGH; HBAH; HBJF1; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 35. Weight in Grams: 858.
Publisher
Belknap Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674283978
ISBN
9780674283978
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.24

Paperback. Presents the legend of a man who survived under impossible conditions: robbed and left to die by his comrades, he struggled alone, unarmed, and almost mortally wounded through two thousand miles of wilderness. Num Pages: 237 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 200 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
237
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1976
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803258341
ISBN
9780803258341
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.45

Paperback. The final word on the only name synonymous with heavy metal - Black Sabbath. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: AVGT; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 138 x 24. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409118466
ISBN
9781409118466
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.76

Paperback. The story that is inspiring the world. Read about Nujeen who escaped the hell of war in Aleppo and travelled to Europe in a wheelchair. 'She is our hero. Everyone must read her story. She will inspire you' MALALA YOUSAFZAI Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008192815
ISBN
9780008192815
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.32

Paperback. Cleopatra's palace shimmered with onyx and gold but was richer still in political and sexual intrigue. Though her life spanned fewer than forty years, it reshaped the contours of the ancient world. Famous long before she was notorious, Cleopatra has gone down in history for all the wrong reasons. This title presents a reconstruction of her life. Num Pages: 400 pages, col. Illustrations, maps (some col.). BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3D; BGH; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Virgin Books
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753539569
ISBN
9780753539569
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.79

Paperback. Depressed and bullied, Geoff Thompson decided to fight back by taking a job as a bouncer in one of Britain's roughest nightclubs. But after being brutally attacked, he was forced to reassess his relationship with violence. This is the story of an ordinary man who took himself from bedsit to best-seller but very nearly got killed on the way. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 113 x 35. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Summersdale
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840247169
ISBN
9781840247169
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; BGX; HRCX7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Christian Focus Publications Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845504533
ISBN
9781845504533
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.49

Paperback. If you're a man of a certain age you'll know there comes a point in life when getting a sports car and over-analysing your contribution to society sounds like a really good idea. Num Pages: 352 pages, (2x8pp plates). BIC Classification: APT; ASZB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007436149
ISBN
9780007436149
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.22

Paperback. The first English translation of the memoirs of Anbara Salam Khalidi, the iconic Arab feminist. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGHA; BM; HBJF1; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 136 x 12. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745333564
ISBN
9780745333564
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.68

Paperback. Offers documented accounts of Disney's childhood and young adulthood in rural Missouri and Kansas City. This book sheds light on such episodes in Disney's life as the devastating 1941 strike at his studio, when his ambitions as artist and entrepreneur first came into serious conflict. Num Pages: 416 pages, 26 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: APF; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 610.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520256194
ISBN
9780520256194
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.67

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, 8 black & white plates. BIC Classification: AFC; AGB; BGH; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750960533
ISBN
9780750960533
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.29

Paperback. Emmeline Pankhurst was raised in a world that valued men over women. At fourteen she attended her first suffrage meeting and returned home a confirmed suffragist. This book deals with her life and work. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784871253
ISBN
9781784871253
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.11

Paperback. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 498 pages. BIC Classification: AVG; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 178 x 27. Weight in Grams: 910.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Edition
Trade Paperback Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252013621
ISBN
9780252013621
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.82

Paperback. Some of the most talked about books of recent years, Alan Clark's diaries provide a witty and irreverant insider's account of political life in Britain. Now in one volume. Editor(s): Trewin, Ion. Num Pages: 784 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; BGHA; BJ; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 46. Weight in Grams: 574.
Publisher
Phoenix
Number of pages
784
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753826737
ISBN
9780753826737
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.45