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Hardback. 17-year-old James P. Sullivan was among the first to answer Lincoln's call for volunteers in 1861. This is a collection of his writings about his days in President Lincoln's army, including accounts of the battles of Brawner Farm, Second Bull Run, South Mountain, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. Series: Irish in the Civil War. Num Pages: 189 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JWD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
189
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823215003
ISBN
9780823215003
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.16

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Zondervan
Condition
New
SKU
V9780310339366
ISBN
9780310339366
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.04

Paperback. Brings together several Leos Janacek scholars to look closely at a range of issues surrounding his life and work. This book features essays accompanied by translated writings by the composer himself. It includes essays on Naturalism, opera direction, and Tristan and Isolde and four impressionistic chronicles of the 'speech melodies' of daily life. Editor(s): Beckerman, Michael. Series: Bard Music Festival. Num Pages: 320 pages, 11 halftones. 5 line illus. 4 tables. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVGC6; AVGC9; AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691116761
ISBN
9780691116761
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.46

Paperback. "An elite marathoner describes the year she spent running over 3,500 miles in nine different countries, living with host families and exploring diverse running communities and cultures all over the globe"--NoveList. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; WSKC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 134 x 21. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062416438
ISBN
9780062416438
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.63

Paperback. A London mum and Iraqi teacher should have nothing in common. Yet now, despite their differences, they're the firmest of friends. This title tells the story of two women who share laughter and tears, and swap their confidences, dreams and fears. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141038537
ISBN
9780141038537
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.49

Paperback. A fascinating journey on the footsteps of Mary Wollstonecraft and an exploration of never-dying themes, such as babies versus careers. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DND; 1DNN; 1DNS; BJ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 214 x 22. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Alma Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846883781
ISBN
9781846883781
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BG; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509842650
ISBN
9781509842650
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.78

Paperback. The story of an idealistic Russian woman doctor in pre- and post-revolutionary Siberia. Editor(s): Bek, Anna; Rassweiler, Anne D.; Lindenmeyr, Adele. Num Pages: 176 pages, 11 b&w photos, 1 maps, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1FCS; BGA; JFSJ1; MB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 168 x 12. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253217172
ISBN
9780253217172
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.70

Paperback. Translator(s): Zombory-Moldovan, Peter. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJF; BGHA; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 203 x 11. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
NYRB Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590178096
ISBN
9781590178096
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.04

Paperback. Winning awards, losing love, longing for stability and affection, being pitted against Amy Winehouse by the press - Lily's meteoric rise to fame has been peppered with extreme highs and lows, no lower than when she tragically suffered a miscarriage in 2008. This title presents her story. Num Pages: 244 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 392. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Omnibus Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0004403
ISBN
9781849380614
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. What Belle de Jour did next.. this is the sparkling, witty and titillating follow-up to the bestselling Intimate Adventures of a London Call Girl Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BM; BTX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753821602
ISBN
9780753821602
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 11.44

Paperback. What Belle de Jour did next.. this is the sparkling, witty and titillating follow-up to the bestselling Intimate Adventures of a London Call Girl Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BM; BTX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 21. Weight in Grams: 318.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Phoenix Edition
SKU
KNW0009925
ISBN
9780753825495
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.49

Paperback. The bestselling and infamous diary of a high-class call girl Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BM; BTX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 134 x 23. Weight in Grams: 284.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753819234
ISBN
9780753819234
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.31

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753827949
ISBN
9780753827949
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.85

Paperback. Num Pages: 72 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 127 x 10. Weight in Grams: 98.
Publisher
Collector's Guide Publishing Canada
Number of pages
72
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
Book - NOT Audiobook, NOT CD
Condition
New
SKU
V9781896522289
ISBN
9781896522289
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.56

Paperback. Knife-edge decisions, extreme weather, heart-stopping races - they are all in a day's work for Ben Ainslie. Against all odds, in the London 2012 Olympics Ben Ainslie thrillingly won a fourth successive gold medal, making him the greatest ever Olympic sailor and a British hero, chosen from many to be the flag bearer for the closing ceremony. Num Pages: 304 pages, col. Illustrations, col. ports. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSSN3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780224082945
ISBN
9780224082945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.79

Paperback. A lone policewoman disarms a knife-wielding schizophrenic; two officers drag a woman from a railway line seconds before an express train roars past; an undercover cop clings onto the bonnet of a drug-dealer's car as it speeds through a busy town centre. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BTC; JKSW1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472108326
ISBN
9781472108326
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.74

Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BM. Dimension: 240 x 159. Weight in Grams: 650.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007554584
ISBN
9780007554584
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.60

Paperback. The acclaimed New York Times bestseller, now in paperback. Num Pages: 864 pages, 16pp b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 41. Weight in Grams: 970.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Back Bay Books
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780316067416
ISBN
9780316067416
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.76

Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGTA; MN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 145 x 22. Weight in Grams: 351.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Zondervan
Edition
20 Anv
Condition
New
SKU
V9780310332909
ISBN
9780310332909
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.00

Paperback. Ben Cohen's dad didn't know anything about the sport his young son had taken up, but he was happy to drive him to practice, and was soon helping out at the club. When his business went bankrupt money was tight, but Ben's hard working parents inspired their son to put his all into rugby. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Ebury Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785031298
ISBN
9781785031298
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.42

Paperback. The Stig gets his kit off and reveals how he came to be Top Gear's iconic racing driver and so much more - including what it's like to thrash an Aston Martin DBS, train for the Army and face the terror of Jeremy Clarkson's underwear.. Num Pages: 352 pages, (2x8pp plates). BIC Classification: APT; BGFA; WSPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 136 x 35. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007331697
ISBN
9780007331697
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.21

Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JFSL3; LAT; LNDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062375094
ISBN
9780062375094
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.14

Hardcover. When Ben Duncan chronicled his evolution from a Depression-era orphan in Alabama to an Oxford educated writer and commentator in England in 1962, he was unable to tell his whole story. In this book, he tells his story anew, weaving throughout his original memoir italic passages that reveal the true circumstances of his life. Editor(s): Howard, John. Num Pages: 344 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; BTP; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 676.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University Alabama Press
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817314798
ISBN
9780817314798
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.94

Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: APB; BGF; BM; VFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 646.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062473622
ISBN
9780062473622
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.58

Paperback. For as long as he can remember, Ben Fogle has been surrounded by creatures great and small. As a young boy his best friends were Liberty and Lexington, the family dogs. This title tells the true stories of his amazing encounters with animals and how they changed his life. Num Pages: 400 pages, 3 x 8pp colour photographs. BIC Classification: BGA; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 198 x 26. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552165808
ISBN
9780552165808
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.18

paperback. The author's life has been action-packed to say the least. He has rowed across the Atlantic, walked to the South Pole, run the Sahara and ice-skated across Sweden. This title tells his story. Num Pages: 448 pages, 3 x 8 pp colour photographs. BIC Classification: BGA; WSZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 197 x 28. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Corgi
Condition
New
SKU
9780552165785
ISBN
9780552165785
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.14

Paperback. The first biography of the legendary, beloved, long-running band Little Feat, by veteran music journalist Ben Fong-Torres Num Pages: 296 pages, 8 pages black-&-white photos. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 143 x 25. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Hachette Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306823633
ISBN
9780306823633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.22

Paperback. Ben Fong-Torres was torn between an alluring American lifestyle - including Elvis and rock 'n' roll - and the traditional cultural heritage his proud immigrant parents struggled to instill in their five children. This title tells of growing up with a double identity - Chinese and American. Num Pages: 296 pages, 28 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; AVGP; BGFA; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 230 x 19. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First Edition,Revised
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520269682
ISBN
9780520269682
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.54

Paperback. The compelling story of one family's fight for justice in Zimbabwe with a foreword by Desmond Tutu. Num Pages: 256 pages, Colour and b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1HFM; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Lion UK
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745955469
ISBN
9780745955469
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.48

Hardback. A year after Prince's death at the age of 57, acclaimed writer brilliantly anatomizes the star's dramatic career and an aesthetic that at times seemed otherworldly. In thematically structured chapters that blend critical consideration of Prince's art with the author's personal connection to the music. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 153. .
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571333264
ISBN
9780571333264
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 16.47

Paperback. Ben Law's incredible sense of the land and his respect for age old traditions offers a wonderful insight into the life of Prickly Nut Wood. Num Pages: 256 pages, 50 b/w illus, With index. BIC Classification: BGA; WND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 134 x 19. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007551927
ISBN
9780007551927
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.49

paperback. A wartime romance, survival saga and murder mystery set in rural France during the First World War, from the bestselling author of 'Operation Mincemeat' and 'Agent Zig-Zag'. Num Pages: 320 pages, 35 b/w plates (16pp), With index. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJF; BTM; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 22. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Harper Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007395262
ISBN
9780007395262
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.44

Paperback. The rumbustious true story of the Victorian master thief who was the model for Conan Doyle's Moriarty, Sherlock Holmes' arch-rival. From the bestselling author of 'Operation Mincemeat' and 'Agent Zigzag'. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 2AB; 3JH; BGH; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
350
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780006550624
ISBN
9780006550624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.81

Paperback. The official book on Ian Fleming and James Bond by the bestselling author of Agent Zigzag Num Pages: 256 pages, Colour Illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 2. Weight in Grams: 238. Ian Fleming and James Bond. 256 pages, Colour Illustrations throughout. The official book on Ian Fleming and James Bond by the bestselling author of Agent Zigzag. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 2. Weight: 208.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747598664
ISBN
9780747598664
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.52

Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, 119 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS; JFSJ1; WSSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 190. .
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781493024858
ISBN
9781493024858
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.84

Hardcover. Moise served with distinction as a South Carolina game warden for nearly a quarter century, patrolling the coastal woods and waters of the Palmetto State. This memoir chronicles grueling stakeouts, complex trials, hair-raising adventures, and daily interactions with a host of outrageous personalities. Num Pages: 264 pages, 45 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; BGA; RNF; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
University of South Carolina Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570037283
ISBN
9781570037283
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.03

Paperback. Tells a rags-to-riches story of David Russo, an Italian-American upstart from the streets of Brooklyn who claws his way into the wild, frenetic world of the testosterone-laced warrens of the Merc Exchange, and the asylum-like oil trading center located in lower Manhattan where billions of dollars trade hands every week. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGB; KNBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 254. Good, clean copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
SKU
KSG0006565
ISBN
9780747596356
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Cheating in casinos is illegal: card-counting - making a record of what cards have so far been dealt to enable the player to make some prediction of what cards remain in the deck - is not. This book tells the true story a successful scam, in which teams of young mathematicians and physicists won millions of dollars from the casinos of Las Vegas. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 230. Some minor shelf wear but remains very good
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
New edition
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
SKU
KTJ0045480
ISBN
9780099468233
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. For nearly five years, he was known as the 'Darling Of Las Vegas'. Some said he was a Russian arms dealer, others a pop star from Eastern Europe. But the truth was even more unlikely: he was a twenty-one year old graduate student who had a plan that would one day make him richer than anyone could possibly imagine. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWN; BG; BTC; WDMC; WDP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 256. Good copy with some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Good
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Arrow London
Edition
New Ed
Publication date
2006
SKU
KTG0007136
ISBN
9780099490999
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99