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Paperback. Ever since the piano was invented, people have longed to own one. In the nineteenth century, an age without recorded music or television, this craze reached its apex. When Thad Carhart discovered Luc and his hidden cache of pianos in the dusty repair shop on his street in Paris, his life changed. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; AVRG; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 133 x 18. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Vintage London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099288237
ISBN
9780099288237
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.59

Paperback. A celebration of the life and engineering achievements of Isambard Kingdom Brunel by two of the world's foremost authorities. Num Pages: 208 pages, 50. BIC Classification: BGT; TNCJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
2006 Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753821251
ISBN
9780753821251
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.97

Hardback. The Atom Bomb was crucial to a world dominated by the Cold War. Yet the stories of those who gave atom secrets to Russia has never fully been told. Paul Broda's father and stepfather both passed secrets to the Russians. Here, Paul tells his compelling tale of three lives swept up in the great events of Communism, Fascism, World War II. Num Pages: 344 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 242 x 27. Weight in Grams: 912.
Publisher
Troubador Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
344
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848766075
ISBN
9781848766075
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.90

Paperback. To be poor and destitute in 1920s Paris and London was to experience life at its lowest ebb. George Orwell, penniless and with nowhere to go, found himself experiencing just this as he wandered the streets of both capitals in search of a job. This book gives an account of the streets and those who have no choice but to live on them. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 1DDF; 3JJG; BM; JFFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 117 x 15. Weight in Grams: 126.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
9780141042701
ISBN
9780141042701
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.44

Hardback. The greatest achievement is to still be alive - and what's more, living with purpose to focus on family and personal growth. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FKA; BTP; MJD; VFV; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 240 x 26. Weight in Grams: 470. 8vo.Like New copy
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
SKU
KEX0295177
ISBN
9781786063892
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. A collection of the correspondence between Katherine Mansfield and John Middleton Murry. Their lives were inextricably, and often painfully, intertwined until her tragically early death from tuberculosis in 1923. Num Pages: 432 pages, 8pp illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 34. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publisher
VIRAGO PRESS
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Condition
New
SKU
V9780860689454
ISBN
9780860689454
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.26

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Glendinning, Hugo. Editor(s): Turney, Jon. Num Pages: 144 pages, 60 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: BJ; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 171 x 13. Weight in Grams: 418. Ten Scientists' Diaries. 144 pages, 60 b&w photographs. Illustrator(s): Glendinning, Hugo. Editor(s): Turney, Jon. In this volume a young generation of first-class scientists - most of them Royal Society Young Fellows - kept diaries over several months which reveal, with an unusual honesty, the frustrations, comic ironies and occasional breakthroughs in the charged and highly competitive world of science. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: BJ; PDZ. Dimension: 239 x 171 x 13. Weight: 424.
Publisher
Central
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780903319980
ISBN
9780903319980
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.81

Paperback. From an ice cream van to Dragons' Den - the autobiography of self-made multi-millionaire Duncan Bannatyne Num Pages: 320 pages, 16. BIC Classification: BGBA; KJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752881898
ISBN
9780752881898
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.32

Paperback. The crimes of Jack the Ripper have gone down in history as some of the most brutal and violent ever committed. Providing detailed analysis of the attacks and the investigation, this book also considers acts committed before and after that could also have been the work of the same person. Num Pages: 128 pages, 86 specially-commissioned & archive photographs, 1 full-colour area map. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 192 x 10. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
IMM Lifestyle Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780095073
ISBN
9781780095073
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 20.61

Paperback. A horrifying story rapidly unfolded. Ariel Castro, a local school bus driver, had separately lured Berry and two other young women, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight, to his home, where he trapped them and kept them chained. This book describes the unimaginable torment they suffered and the strength and resourcefulness that enabled them to survive. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNH; 3JM; BM; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 33. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Corgi
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552171601
ISBN
9780552171601
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.08

Paperback. The face of British gardening Monty Don and his wife Sarah tell the magical story of the garden they have built over the last decade Num Pages: 192 pages, 16 plates illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; WM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
John Murray Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340826720
ISBN
9780340826720
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.29

paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGS; WSJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 309.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Random House USA Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780307743381
ISBN
9780307743381
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.94

Hardback. This new biography of Carroll by leading international authority, Edward Wakeling, presents a fresh appraisal of the man based upon his social circle. Num Pages: 480 pages, 20 bw integrated. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 158 x 36. Weight in Grams: 804.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780768205
ISBN
9781780768205
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.33
€ 63.23

Paperback. Now an original comedy-drama series from Netflix, Piper Kerman's New York Times-bestselling memoir of the time she served in a US jail is fascinating, heartbreaking and hilarious. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEC; BM; JKVP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Abacus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349139869
ISBN
9780349139869
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.24

Paperback. A moving and harrowing story of British girl forced into marriage in Yemen. Num Pages: 288 pages, Section: 8, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1FBXY; BGA; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 210.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751543988
ISBN
9780751543988
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.52

Hardback. A collection of the letters of John D. Rockefeller and John D. Rockefeller, Jr, tracing the history of the transfer of the Rockefeller fortune over the course of 50 years. Num Pages: 237 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGBA; JKSN1; KFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 165 x 240 x 21. Weight in Grams: 556.
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
237
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823215591
ISBN
9780823215591
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.70

Paperback. This is a shocking glimpse into the mind of a killer. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782194590
ISBN
9781782194590
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.03

Paperback. Having spent 10 years scaling the lower echelons of the sport, the time has come for one of Britain's least successful athletes to reveal all about how he got involved in all this nonsense in the first place. This book tells his history. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WH; WSKQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 16. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472111050
ISBN
9781472111050
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.64

Paperback. Biography of the last British Prime Minister of the 20th Century. Series: 20 British Prime Ministers of the 20th Century. Num Pages: 168 pages, 3 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Haus Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904950738
ISBN
9781904950738
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. The harrowing first-person account of a French foot soldier who survived four years in the trenches of the First World War Translator(s): Strauss, Edward M. Num Pages: 480 pages, 18 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJF; BJ; BM; HBWN; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 678.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300212488
ISBN
9780300212488
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.64

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bradwell Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909914315
ISBN
9781909914315
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.32

Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJPK; BT; DSK; JFMP; LNJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 113 x 242 x 13. Weight in Grams: 110.
Publisher
Daunt Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907970979
ISBN
9781907970979
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 7.60

Paperback. From the author of Unbroken - a major motion picture releasing in 2015 - this is the bestselling true story of three men and their dreams for a racehorse, Seabiscuit. Num Pages: 496 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; BT; WSNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 132 x 27. Weight in Grams: 350.
Edition
2nd Impression
Publisher
Fourth Estate Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841150925
ISBN
9781841150925
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.80

Hardcover. A re-exploration of the historic journey made by the first man to walk the Alps from 'end to end' Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrationsstratiosn, maps. BIC Classification: 1DFHA; 3JH; BGH; WSZC; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 142 x 28. Weight in Grams: 632.
Publisher
Signal Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908493804
ISBN
9781908493804
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.39

Paperback. The wit and wisdom of Auberon Waugh Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; DNF; DNJ; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 199 x 26. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444711509
ISBN
9781444711509
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.73

Hardcover. Biography...David Walsh. The story of David Walsh who served as Massachussetts Senator for 28 years who raised money for the struggle for Irish Independence and who subsequently was the subect of a British conspiracy. The story of David Walsh who served as Massachussetts Senator for 28 years who raised money for the struggle for Irish Independence and who subsequently was the subect of a British conspiracy. The story of David Walsh who served as Massachussetts Senator for 28 years who raised money for the struggle for Irish Independence and who subsequently was the subect of a British conspiracy. The story of David Walsh who served as Massachussetts Senator for 28 years who raised money for the struggle for Irish Independence and who subsequently was the subect of a British conspiracy. The story of David Walsh who served as Massachussetts Senator for 28 years who raised money for the struggle for Irish Independence and who subsequently was the subect of a British conspiracy
Publisher
James Street Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
9780977197002
ISBN
9780977197002
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.00

Paperback. Written by his son-in-law, with unique access to personal records, this is the exciting biography of Karel Kuttelwascher, a Czech who became the scourge of Luftwaffe bombers in 1942, when his destruction of fifteen aircraft while flying with the famed No. 1 Squadron made him the RAF's top night intruder ace. Num Pages: 192 pages, 50 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGH; BTP; HBWQ; JWG; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 343.
Publisher
Fonthill Media
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781555910
ISBN
9781781555910
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.79

Paperback. A comprehensive new biography exploring the greatness and limits of the 'Iron Chancellor', Otto von Bismarck: a political genius who remade Europe and united Germany between 1862 and 1890 by the sheer power of his great personality. Num Pages: 600 pages, 16pp black & white plates, 3 maps. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 231 x 45. Weight in Grams: 916.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
600
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199642427
ISBN
9780199642427
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.32

paperback. Used paperback in good to very good condition. ROBINSON
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Blackwater Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
SKU
KRF0040804
ISBN
9780861216253
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. It's time to reassess Victoria Beckham. This biography is an affectionate and insightful look at this iconic, but often misunderstood, superstar Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 x 8pp colour plate sections. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 226. Clean copy
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Simon & Schuster London
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
SKU
KEX0200771
ISBN
9781847393166
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. William Shakespeare and his contemporaries helped create not only a new kind of theatre but also a new form of language. In an age of religious and political warfare, they found expression for what it means to be human. In this book, the author explains that Shakespeare belonged to a talented group of writers, poets and dramatists. Series: NPG Companions. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 197 x 13. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
National Portrait Gallery Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781855145801
ISBN
9781855145801
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.53

Paperback. Editor(s): Lence, Ross M. Num Pages: 656 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; DNF; HBJK; HBLL; HPC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1034.
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Number of pages
656
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865971035
ISBN
9780865971035
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.58

Paperback. Deals with the friendship between two men looking to change the world - a repentant jihadist and a journalist. This title takes us from their first meeting in a Spartan flat in the rough suburbs of Manchester, through a dramatic arrest, a bombing, a stabbing and a reporting career on the brink of ruin. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA; BM; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 25. .
Publisher
Guardian Faber Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2019
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783350452
ISBN
9781783350452
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.99

Paperback. Contains Vets Might Fly and Vet in a Spin Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; BM; MZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 38. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprints
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447226062
ISBN
9781447226062
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.54

Paperback. Gangsters dealt with in this book include Louis Lepke Buchalter, Benjamin Bugsy Siegel, Arthur Dutch Schultz Flegenheimer, Meyer The Little Man Lansky, Chalie King Solomon, Max Boo Boo Hoff and Abner Longy Zwillman. Editor(s): Rockaway, Robert A. Num Pages: 287 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JFSR1; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 406.
Publisher
Gefen Publishing House
Number of pages
287
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789652292490
ISBN
9789652292490
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.64

Hardback. Journey through the macabre underworld of the global body bazaar, with contributing "Wired" editor and award-winning journalist Carney, where organs, bones, and live people are bought and sold on the red market. Num Pages: 272 pages, 23 Black and White Illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 149 x 24. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061936463
ISBN
9780061936463
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.79

Hardcover. First edition. Clean copy. Fine in dustwrapper. DW has some wear and discolouring to edges but remains good
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Imprint unknown
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1977
SKU
KOC0025061
ISBN
9780900372896
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 20.00

Hardcover. Muhammad Abduh (1849-1905) is widely regarded as the founder of Islamic modernism. Egyptian jurist, religious scholar and political activist, he sought to synthesize Western and Islamic cultural values. This book examines whether Abduh revived true Islam or instigated its corruption. Series: Makers of the Muslim World. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: BGX; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 143 x 16. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851684328
ISBN
9781851684328
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.81

Hardback. The first global account of smuggling across seven centuries of history. Num Pages: 352 pages, 30 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 242 x 35. Weight in Grams: 700.
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780235950
ISBN
9781780235950
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.67

Paperback. For almost three decades, Georgia Tann was nationally lauded for her work at her children's home. In reality she was selling many of her charges - often neglected abused, and stolen from their birth parents - to wealthy clients nationwide. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 237.
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782194576
ISBN
9781782194576
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.49