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Paperback. Drawing on a range of material by and about J.M. Barrie, this is a biography of the novelist, playwright, and author of "Peter Pan or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up". It includes material from recorded interviews with the Llewelyn Davies family and is reissued to mark the centenary of "Peter Pan". Num Pages: 336 pages, 120 illustrations, bibliog , index. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; BG; DSBF; DSBH; DSG; DSY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 167 x 18. Weight in Grams: 808.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300098228
ISBN
9780300098228
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.26

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 plus line drawings. BIC Classification: BM; WNGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
New World Library
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608683987
ISBN
9781608683987
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.83

Paperback. Hollywood, Interrupted is a sometimes frightening, occasionally sad, and frequently hysterical odyssey into the darkest realms of showbiz pathology, the endless stream of meltdowns and flameouts, and the inexplicable behavior on the part of show business personalities. Num Pages: 394 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 146 x 29. Weight in Grams: 584.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
394
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471706243
ISBN
9780471706243
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.19

Paperback. Serving as an introduction to the well-known French writer - Flaubert, this work explores his fascinating and at times controversial life, examining his works and the circumstances in which they were written and published. It is suitable for those with an interest in Flaubert or nineteenth-century France. Series: Brief Lives. Num Pages: 167 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BGL; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 206.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Hesperus Press Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1St Edition
Number of pages
167
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843919025
ISBN
9781843919025
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.15

Paperback. A study of the third president of the United States, this text examines 70 years of letters and private accounts, providing an insight into the contradictions that surround Jefferson. The author recreates the world of the 18th century to demonstrate his subject's position within it. Num Pages: 356 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813917207
ISBN
9780813917207
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.52

Paperback. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BM; JPFR; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Encounter Books,USA United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594032653
ISBN
9781594032653
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.20

paperback. Despite a long and eventful reign, Britain's George II is a largely forgotten monarch, his achievements overlooked and his abilities misunderstood. This biography paints a richly detailed portrait of the many-faceted monarch in his public as well as his private life. Series: The Yale English Monarchs Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 234 x 27. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780300187779
ISBN
9780300187779
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 20.08

Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGBA; KNJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486496375
ISBN
9780486496375
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.63

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, B/W photo insert on gloss. BIC Classification: BGBA; BM. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 26. Weight in Grams: 678.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9781610390828
ISBN
9781610390828
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.67

Paperback. Prince Albert Victor, King Edward Vll's (r 1901-10) first son and heir to the throne, and popularly known as Eddy, has virtually been airbrushed out of history. This book reveals the truth about a key royal figure, a man who would have made a fine king and changed the face of the British monarchy. Num Pages: 320 pages, 34 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJC; BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 24. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752445922
ISBN
9780752445922
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.83

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 32 black & white illustrations, 16 black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKESU; 3JJPK; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 22. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752499819
ISBN
9780752499819
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.38

Paperback. The murder of Rasputin on the night of 16-17 December 1916 has alwaus seemed extraordinary: first he was poisoned, then shot and finally drowned in a frozen river by Russian aristocrats fearful of his influence on Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra. Or was he? Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 26. Weight in Grams: 350.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
316
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752439068
ISBN
9780752439068
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.38

Paperback. Reveals for the first time the true story of Sidney Reilly, the real-life inspiration behind fictional hero James Bond Num Pages: 352 pages, 77 illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HB; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 30. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
3rd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752429595
ISBN
9780752429595
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.69

Paperback.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
318
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
paperback / softback
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752439495
ISBN
9780752439495
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.38

Paperback. Presents a heartbreaking true story of an unimaginable betrayal. For the first six years of her life, Sarah Harris was a happy and popular little girl. Until she became the target of a dangerous but invisible enemy - and her life became a living hell. Before long she was suspended from school, alienated from her friends, and terrified of herself. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: BM; BTC; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 112 x 29. Weight in Grams: 240. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear to the cover
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Arrow
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Paperback
SKU
KIN0034976
ISBN
9780099498483
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Presents a heartbreaking true story of an unimaginable betrayal. For the first six years of her life, Sarah Harris was a happy and popular little girl. Until she became the target of a dangerous but invisible enemy - and her life became a living hell. Before long she was suspended from school, alienated from her friends, and terrified of herself. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: BM; BTC; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 112 x 29. Weight in Grams: 240. 432pp Spine slightly sunned , Minor shelf wear
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Arrow
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
Used, Good
Format
Paperback
SKU
KLN0022353
ISBN
9780099498483
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Andrew Davies, author of the acclaimed Gangs of Manchester, paints a portrait of Britain's gangland between the wars - a period when Glasgow was known as the 'Scottish Chicago'. Num Pages: 464 pages, 2 x 8pp b&w picture section. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 31. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444739794
ISBN
9781444739794
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.46

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691653624
ISBN
9780691653624
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 200.61

Paperback. From the jungles of New Guinea to the CIA's black ops program in Vietnam, this is the extraordinary life of one of Australia's fiercest soldiers. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16pp b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 3JJ; BGH; HBJM; HBW; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 26. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
Allen & Unwin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781742373782
ISBN
9781742373782
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.69

Paperback. William Wallace set an example of constancy and perseverance and became the Guardian of Scotland. Even his terrible death in London in 1305 can be seen as a victory as it provided inspiration for continuance of struggle against English domination. This book investigates various aspects of Wallace's life and character. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8pp illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 316. 320 pages, 8pp illustrations. William Wallace set an example of constancy and perseverance and became the Guardian of Scotland. Even his terrible death in London in 1305 can be seen as a victory as it provided inspiration for continuance of struggle against English domination. This book investigates various aspects of Wallace's life and character. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKS; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Dimension: 195 x 127 x 21. Weight: 312.
Publisher
Birlinn Ltd
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841585932
ISBN
9781841585932
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.67

Paperback. A celebration of much-loved cricket star, Andrew Flintoff's, twenty years in cricket. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 291 x 26. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473616592
ISBN
9781473616592
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.88

hardcover. A celebration of much-loved cricket star Andrew Flintoff's twenty years in cricket. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 242 x 32. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Condition
New
SKU
9781473616578
ISBN
9781473616578
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 7.79

Paperback. An eagerly anticipated biography of one of the greatest statesmen of the Victorian age. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444792454
ISBN
9781444792454
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.90

Paperback. A biography of Samuel Beckett, one of the most innovative and influential, yet most private, literary figures of the twentieth century. Andrew Gibson focuses on Beckett's life in a particular place and moment in time, and on the specific text or texts that he wrote during that period. Series: Critical Lives. Num Pages: 192 pages, 34 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 9. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Reaktion Books London
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861895172
ISBN
9781861895172
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.03

Paperback. The definitive word on Boris Johnson, the UK's most colourful politician who led the country to Brexit but missed out on becoming PM Num Pages: 432 pages, 3 x 8pp colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; 3JM; BGH; HBJD1; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 209 x 30. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471162343
ISBN
9781471162343
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.42

Hardcover. A private view of the genius of Cecil Beaton, reflected through the lens of his town and country idylls, and his passion for interior design, gardening, and entertaining a circle of Bright Young Things. Num Pages: 368 pages, 300 colour and black and white photographs. BIC Classification: AMR; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 267 x 317 x 38. Weight in Grams: 2732.
Publisher
Rizzoli
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847848775
ISBN
9780847848775
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.50
€ 52.15

Paperback. Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio lived the darkest and most dangerous life of any of the great painters. This book presents the readings of Caravaggio's pictures, which show how he created their drama, immediacy and humanity, and how completely he departed from the conventions of his time. Num Pages: 544 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), maps. BIC Classification: ACQB; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 136 x 28. Weight in Grams: 436.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241954645
ISBN
9780241954645
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.31

Paperback. A fishing trip honoring a dying man's wish becomes a meditation on life, nature and friendship, a literary biography and a celebration of the beauty of the Highlands of Scotland. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 22. Weight in Grams: 230.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857381361
ISBN
9780857381361
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.77

Paperback. This book covers a century of the best, most charismatic and most controversial men ever to don the white coat and stand for first-class cricket. Series: 100 Greats. Num Pages: 128 pages, 125ill. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 235 x 14. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752427430
ISBN
9780752427430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.38

paperback. Alan Turing was the extraordinary Cambridge mathematician who masterminded the cracking of the German Enigma ciphers and transformed the Second World War. But his vision went far beyond this crucial achievement. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 768 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; BG; DSK; U. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 41. Weight in Grams: 572.
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
624
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099116417
ISBN
9780099116417
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.27

Paperback. A title that inspired the film The Imitation Game, which stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightley, and which has received eight Oscar nominations, including: Best film; Best Actor in a Leading Role; Best Supporting Actress; Best Adapted Screenplay; and Alan Turing was the mathematician whose cipher-cracking transformed the Second World War. Num Pages: 768 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BGT; GPJ; JWKF; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 41. Weight in Grams: 574.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Film Tie-In
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784700089
ISBN
9781784700089
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.33

Hardback. Historians of labour, gender, and migration in the North Atlantic world will find More of a Man a valuable primary document of considerable insight and depth. All readers will find it a lively story of life in the nineteenth century. Num Pages: 492 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BGH; BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 35. .
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
3rd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802097019
ISBN
9780802097019
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.02

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781616086145
ISBN
9781616086145
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 110 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 210 x 136 x 9. Weight in Grams: 144.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Greenwich Exchange Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906075750
ISBN
9781906075750
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.36

Paperback. Despite the crush of media attention on Madoff's scam, little is known about Madoff himself. What could lead a seemingly good man to ruin the lives of everyone who ever cared about him? What caused Bernie Madoff to commit an unspeakable act of betrayal, bankrupting his family and thousands of investors who depended upon him for their livelihoods? Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGB; KFFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 21. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061870774
ISBN
9780061870774
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.42

Hardcover. Edgar Award-winner and internationally bestselling novelist tells of his improbable conversion from agnostic Jewish-intellectual to baptized Christian and of the books that led him there. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 220 x 30. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718017347
ISBN
9780718017347
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 16.51

Paperback. Explores the professional, personal, intellectual and practical origins of a practioner of Britain's naval command, to understand how the greatest warrior transformed the art of conflict, and enabled his country to survive the challenge of total war and international isolation. Num Pages: 480 pages, 16 colour plate section. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTM; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
Faber and Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
356
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571212279
ISBN
9780571212279
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.83

Paperback. In 1845 Captain Sir John Franklin led a large, well equipped expedition to complete the conquest of the Canadian Arctic. Yet Franklin, his ships and men were fated never to return. This book gives an account of the worst catastrophe in the history of British exploration, and the dark tales of cannibalism that surround the fate of those involved. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations (some col.), col. maps. BIC Classification: 1MTN; 3JH; BGH; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 31. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571231614
ISBN
9780571231614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.27

Paperback. Jean-Paul Sartre was arguably the most celebrated and written-about intellectual of the twentieth century. This title offers general readers and specialised students alike a way of understanding the seeming enigmas and contradictions in Sartre's very public, and occasionally hazardous commitments. Series: Critical Lives. Num Pages: 172 pages, 15 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Number of pages
172
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861892706
ISBN
9781861892706
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.66

Hardcover. In her autobiography, Alice Salomon describes how she became involved in social work and devoted her life to social activism and education, became a prolific author and leading feminist of her time. Her account ends with her expulsion from Germany and emigration to America in 1937. Series: Social History, Popular Culture and Politics in Germany. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472113675
ISBN
9780472113675
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.81