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Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 276.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Finch Publishing Australia
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780987419637
ISBN
9780987419637
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.45

Paperback. Marquez provides a powerful portrait of Haiti-both its beauty and pathos-while also telling a tender, emotional story about the lifelong bond she created with an extraordinary young boy. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, maps. BIC Classification: BG; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 19.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762772650
ISBN
9780762772650
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.60

Hardcover. A 2014 New York Times Book Review Notable Book From an "imaginatively twisted and fearless" writer (Los Angeles Times), a hilarious memoir of middle age. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JM; BM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 145 x 25. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393088687
ISBN
9780393088687
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.06

Paperback. From an "imaginatively twisted and fearless" writer (Los Angeles Times), a hilarious memoir of middle age. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFDW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 141 x 31. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393351095
ISBN
9780393351095
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.13

Paperback. Sandy Macnair and Irvine Welsh were friends long before fame and fortune arrived by train, and their adventures and Welsh's novels have obvious parallels. Their adventures were certainly extraordinary. This title presents a portrayal of their adventures together and the highs and lows of the ride that was their late teens and twenties. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358. The Real Adventures of Irvine Welsh. 224 pages, Illustrations. Sandy Macnair and Irvine Welsh were friends long before fame and fortune arrived by train, and their adventures and Welsh's novels have obvious parallels. Their adventures were certainly extraordinary. This title presents a portrayal of their adventures together and the highs and lows of the ride that was their late teens and twenties. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BM. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 18. Weight: 358.
Publisher
Black and White pub.
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845023683
ISBN
9781845023683
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.74

Paperback. Comedian and radio host Sara Benincasa's life hasn't always been a funny joyride. Since childhood, she strugged with panic disorder, becoming by age twenty-one a full-on obsessive, cowering, trembling agoraphobe. Terrified to leave her own apartment, she stacked empty cans and jars against the wall of her tiny studio apartment. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFJP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062024428
ISBN
9780062024428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.80

Paperback. The book is a personal account of the challenges faced by one family without Chinese consumer goods. In an accessible way, the book will shed light on China's reach into the daily lives of ordinary people. The author's reporting (based in part on her experience as a business writer) will offer insights into the "business". Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; BM; JFFS; JFFT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Wiley
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470379202
ISBN
9780470379202
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.20

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BM; HRJP; VFJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 13. Weight in Grams: 136.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062281753
ISBN
9780062281753
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.36

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 12 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; BM; HBJK; TVH; WND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 31. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Minnesota Historical Society Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873519755
ISBN
9780873519755
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.14

Paperback. With this connection to thousands of years of fishing and gathering at its core, this title explores what it means to balance lives on two islands, living within both an ancient way of life and the modern world. It includes essays that integrate natural and island history with the author's experiences of fishing and family life. Series: Alaska Literary Series. Num Pages: 140 pages, 20 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBWK; BM. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 9. Weight in Grams: 256.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Alaska Press United States
Number of pages
140
Condition
New
SKU
V9781602231986
ISBN
9781602231986
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.57

Paperback. After a noisy upbringing as one of six children, and adulthood as a vocal feminist and mother, the author began to crave silence. She has spent periods of silence in the Sinai desert, the Australian bush, and the Isle of Skye. This book interweaves these experiences with the history of silence through fairy-tale and myth. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BM; HRLK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 234.
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
Granta Books
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847081513
ISBN
9781847081513
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.38

hardcover. From literary journalist Sara Mansfield Taber comes a deep and wondrous memoir of her exotic childhood as the daughter of a covert CIA operative. Born under an Assumed Name portrays the thrilling and confusing life of a girl growing up abroad in a world of secrecy and diplomacy - and the heavy toll it takes on her and her father. Num Pages: 396 pages, 64 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; HBJK; HBTM; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 716.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Potomac Books United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
396
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597976985
ISBN
9781597976985
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.12

Paperback. 'I hadn't been in Hackney for 24 hours but I knew that the way I saw life and people had changed forever. There was such goodness here but there was a sadness I had never imagined before, and it wasn't even lunchtime yet ..' Num Pages: 352 pages, (1 x 8pp plate section). BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJ; BM; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 26. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
KRA0009103
ISBN
9780007520077
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. 'I hadn't been in Hackney for 24 hours but I knew that the way I saw life and people had changed forever. There was such goodness here but there was a sadness I had never imagined before, and it wasn't even lunchtime yet ..' Num Pages: 352 pages, (1 x 8pp plate section). BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJ; BM; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 26. Weight in Grams: 300. Some light shelf wear else as new.
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
SKU
KTG0002248
ISBN
9780007520077
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNT; 3JH; BM; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 153 x 5. Weight in Grams: 136.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Globe Pequot Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781493023165
ISBN
9781493023165
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.97

Paperback. After a troubled upbringing that saw the early death of her mother from cancer, the author had created a happy home life with her partner and two beautiful daughters. In this book, the author takes us through contemporary genetics, the rigours of her treatment for cancer, and the impact of the disease on her family's dynamics. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFJB; VFVX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 225.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099523963
ISBN
9780099523963
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.05

Paperback. The story of an extraordinary bookshop.. and everything its owner did to keep it afloat. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BM; KNTP; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472108050
ISBN
9781472108050
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.48

Paperback. THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTELLER 'A TOUR DE FORCE' Huffington Post - 'SIMPLY EXTRAORDINARY' NEW YORK TIMES 'It's such a savage thing to lose your memory, but the crazy thing is, it doesn't hurt one bit. A blackout doesn't sting, or stab, or leave a scar when it robs you. Close your eyes and open them again. That's what a blackout feels like.' Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BM; VFJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473616103
ISBN
9781473616103
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.82

Paperback. Sarah had lived in fear for over a decade. Humiliated, ostracised and brainwashed, her spirit had been crushed. But as the realisation of what she was subjecting her children to began to sink in, she found new strength and determination - the strength to try to escape the world that had consumed her for so long. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007433568
ISBN
9780007433568
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.43

Paperback. The gripping true story of a life-long forger working for the French Resistance and clandestine organizations, told to his daughter. Translator(s): Mitchell, Mike (Lecturer in German, University of Stirling). Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJ; BM; JFSR1; JKVG; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
DoppelHouse Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780997003475
ISBN
9780997003475
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.49

Paperback. An exquisite blend of memoir and nature writing, River House is one young woman's story about returning home. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: BM; WSSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 299.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Tin House Books United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780982569139
ISBN
9780982569139
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.42

Paperback.
Publisher
New Island Books
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
9781848403024
ISBN
9781848403024
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.08

Paperback. Novelist Sarah Moss's compelling account of living in Iceland with two small children, in the wake of the financial crisis and in the year the volcano erupted Num Pages: 368 pages, maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1DNC; BM; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847084163
ISBN
9781847084163
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.57

Hardback. A memoir of Sarah Palin - the first female Republican Vice Presidential candidate. It recounts her political experiences, her time as Mayor of Wasilla and as the first female governor of Alaska, as well as her rapid rise on the national stage during the 2008 campaign. It includes her insights into the personal challenges she's faced. Num Pages: 432 pages, 16-Page Colour Insert. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; HBJK; HBLX; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 163 x 40. Weight in Grams: 652. In good to very good condition. A fine reading copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
1st Edition
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
SKU
KRS0014083
ISBN
9780061939891
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

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