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Paperback. The author was born in the same year as her father committed suicide. She spent most of her early childhood with her elder sisters and brother in Spurgeon's Orphanage in South London. This book tells the story of a little girl's London childhood during the Blitz, and of how she rose above adversity through sheer guts and strength of character. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJH; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 25. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091957254
ISBN
9780091957254
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.49

Paperback. A groundbreaking memoir by the acclaimed Kenyan Caine Prize winner. Num Pages: 271 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BM; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 197 x 18. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847083326
ISBN
9781847083326
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.53

Paperback. Whether it is coping with ageing parents, divorce, dating, teenagers, wavering libidos or your saggy bits, this book tells you how to deal with the obstacles while living life to the full. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFSJ1; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Fig Tree
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241967836
ISBN
9780241967836
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.46

Paperback. A startlingly original sensory memoir from the prize-winning author and director Translator(s): Cameron, Professor Euan. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 14. Weight in Grams: 126.
Publisher
MacLehose Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782066163
ISBN
9781782066163
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.01

Paperback. The Great Depression had turned the American dream into a bitter tragedy. That's when Elsie and Homer's epic adventure began .. A journey of a thousand miles. With an alligator on the back seat. And John Steinbeck as a passenger. This is a tale where everything is true,except the bits that are made up. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JJG; BM; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008154240
ISBN
9780008154240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 8.91

Paperback. An account of all the horror, boredom and exhilaration of war. It tells the story of how a modern soldier is made, from the testosterone-heavy breeding ground of Sandhurst to the nightmare of Iraq and Afghanistan. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BM; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141039268
ISBN
9780141039268
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 274. 224pp. Keywords: Religion, rugby football, education, Portora Royal School, Clongowes Wood College, Church of Ireland
Publisher
Columba Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
9781856076364
ISBN
9781856076364
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.61

Hardcover. "The compelling life and times of a leading figure of modern Coptic Egyptian history" Num Pages: 224 pages, 30 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HBE; BM; HDDC; HRAM2; HRCC8. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150. .
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789774168239
ISBN
9789774168239
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 34.01

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; BM; VFJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 210 x 25. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
Strange Attractor Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907222337
ISBN
9781907222337
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.18

Paperback. In 1939, John Wright, a four-year-old boy from a deprived but loving Middlesbrough home, was uprooted from his family and evacuated to a large house in North Yorkshire, requisitioned as a nursery school. This title tells his story of love, loss and life with the delight and fear of a wartime child. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; 3JJH; BM; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752452296
ISBN
9780752452296
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.42

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; BM; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
First Edition first Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447285809
ISBN
9781447285809
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.87

Paperback. Jami Yeats-Kastner's story is both a personal account of a mother's ultimate loss and a universal message of growth and hope. It is centred on the loss of their young son, Sam, and the deeply spiritual path that this sets her on. It is a very sad book but not a depressing one. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 16. Weight in Grams: 310.
Number of pages
150
Publisher
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd South Africa
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781431420230
ISBN
9781431420230
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.86

Paperback. Approaching his middle forties, Gavin Boyter wondered what his life was all about. An ordinary runner, he came to wonder if an ordinary runner might be capable of John O'Groats to Land's End, the longest linear run in Britain. Gavin was neither the first nor the quickest but Downhill from Here is his real triumph. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BM; WSKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128. .
Publisher
Sandstone Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910985625
ISBN
9781910985625
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. In a remote outpost of Now Zad, in Helmand Province, Pen Farthing's tour of duty will change his life forever, but for entirely unexpected reasons ..Appalled by the horrors of a local dog fight, he intervenes to free the victims. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; BM; WNGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 21. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091928810
ISBN
9780091928810
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.71

Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, 12 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; 3JJ; BM; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Ronsdale Press Canada
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781553800637
ISBN
9781553800637
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.95

Hardback. Num Pages: 32 pages. BIC Classification: BM; HRQM2; VXA; VXP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 652.
Publisher
Insight Editions
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608875221
ISBN
9781608875221
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.66
€ 53.21

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 24. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062238801
ISBN
9780062238801
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.63

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece, colour plates. BIC Classification: BGS; BM; WST. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062195654
ISBN
9780062195654
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.43

Hardback. "First published in Great Britain in 2014"--Title page verso. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKB; 1KBB; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408844601
ISBN
9781408844601
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.63

Paperback. ' The donkey tied to the tent peg had a hard-on which was difficult to ignore. 'Hamar mabsoot,' my new brother-in-law Ibraheem said cautiously and as I realised I recognised his words (the donkey's happy), so our embarrassment dissolved with a giggle.' Num Pages: 288 pages, Section: 8, colour photos. BIC Classification: 1FBJ; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844082209
ISBN
9781844082209
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.44

Paperback. The author never expected to fall in love with a Welsh farmer at the age of 41. She didn't anticipate leaving her city-girl existence as a radio talk show host in San Francisco to end up running a 25-acre self-sustaining farm in Wales. This book is about second-chance love stories, and happy endings that pop up when you least expect them. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; BM; VXH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
Hay House UK Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781804704
ISBN
9781781804704
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.31

Hardback. First memoir on bestselling giants of art history (and great eccentrics), Hugh Honour and John Fleming by their friend and neighbour over 60 years. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: AC; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Gibson Square Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783341115
ISBN
9781783341115
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.46

Paperback. Editor(s): Stratenwerth, Irene; Simon, Hermann. Translator(s): Bell, Anthea. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BM; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781254158
ISBN
9781781254158
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.76

Paperback. In April 2001, Trevis Gleason was a chef on the rise, teaching at institutions such as Cornell University and California Culinary Academy. Then one day, he suffered a stroke-like episode and was diagnosed with incurable multiple sclerosis. Trevis' humour in the face of his changed life is sure to inspire and have you coming back for seconds. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1KB; BM; VFJB; WBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128. .
Publisher
The Collins Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
9781848893023
ISBN
9781848893023
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.19

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