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Paperback. .
Publisher
Parthian Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910409459
ISBN
9781910409459
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.53

Paperback. Lise Meitner (1878-1968) was a pioneer of nuclear physics and co-discoverer, with Otto Hahn and Fritz Strassmann, of nuclear fission. This book tells the story of this brilliant woman whose extraordinary life illustrates not only the dramatic scientific progress but also the injustice and destruction that have marked the twentieth century. Series: California Studies in the History of Science. Num Pages: 540 pages, 32 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: BG; PHN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1072. A Life in Physics. Series: California Studies in the History of Science. 540 pages, 32 b&w photographs. Lise Meitner (1878-1968) was a pioneer of nuclear physics and co-discoverer, with Otto Hahn and Fritz Strassmann, of nuclear fission. This book tells the story of this brilliant woman whose extraordinary life illustrates not only the dramatic scientific progress but also the injustice and destruction that have marked the twentieth century. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BG; PHN. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 37. Weight: 772.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
540
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520208605
ISBN
9780520208605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.92

Paperback. Elizabeth I is often portrayed as a ruthless 'man's woman', who derided her own sex - and loved to flirt with the young men at her court. Yet she was born into a world of women and it is her relationships with these women that provide the most fascinating insight into the character of this remarkable monarch. Num Pages: 464 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 30. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099548621
ISBN
9780099548621
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.96

Paperback. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Modern Library
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780375761157
ISBN
9780375761157
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.03

Paperback. Examines the political nature of culture and specifically literature. This title challenges the way the West has appropriated Africa with a particular emphasis on how 'imperialist' literature has been used to justify its dispossession and degradation. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSK; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 128. 128 pages. This work is an extended exploration of the European impact on African culture, viewed through the most vivid experience available to the author - his own life. It is an extended snapshot of a major writer's childhood, illuminating his roots as an artist. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1H; 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSK; GTB. Dimension: 199 x 129 x 10. Weight: 126.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841953854
ISBN
9781841953854
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.43

Paperback. From bestselling author Bill Bryson comes this compelling short biography of William Shakespeare, our greatest dramatist and poet. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 16. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007197903
ISBN
9780007197903
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Sheila Tofield grew up in Rotherham, daughter of an uncaring mother who made her believe she was useless, stupid and - most painfully of all - unlovable. Her worst childhood fears where confirmed when, as a young woman, her fiancee left her without an explanation. This title tells her story about being a single mother in 1950s Britain. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 17. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405911344
ISBN
9781405911344
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.69

Paperback. This fascinating history covers all varieties of crime on the railways and how it has changed over the years, from assaults and robberies, to theft, murder, vandalism, football and crowd activity, suicide on the line, fraud and white collar crime, and also looks at the use of railway crime in film and literature. Num Pages: 192 pages, 65 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BTC; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750982696
ISBN
9780750982696
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.35

Hardback. New and fresh look at the identity of King Arthur from an established and best-selling author Num Pages: 240 pages, 45 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3F; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 287 x 31. Weight in Grams: 648.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473861824
ISBN
9781473861824
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 22.01

Paperback. Through character sketches and anecdotes the author depicts Piero di Cosimo shut away in his derelict house, living only to paint, and Giulio Romano's startling painting of Jove striking down the giants. Translator(s): Bull, George. Num Pages: 400 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: AFC; AGB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 133 x 24. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140444605
ISBN
9780140444605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.96

Paperback. THE #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER Brimming with life and dark humour, The Arab of the Future reveals the truth and texture of one eccentric family in an absurd Middle East, and also introduces a master cartoonist in a work destined to stand alongside Maus and Persepolis. Series: The Arab of the Future. Num Pages: 160 pages, Riad Satouff. BIC Classification: 1FBS; 1HBL; BM; FXL; FXZ; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Illustrated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473638112
ISBN
9781473638112
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.26

Paperback. Archibald Hall was one of Scotland's most enigmatic criminals. A man of multiple personae, Hall was more widely known as Roy Fontaine, the Monster Butler who murdered five people, including his own brother. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8 pp. plates. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
B & W Pub
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845023362
ISBN
9781845023362
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.35

Paperback. Nick's parents purchased an old Thames sailing barge. It was an unusual choice of a home in a time when new houses were in demand after Second World War. Nick was lucky to be brought up on board, moving school as the barge moved from port to port on the Medway and Thames. The barge was overhauled by Nick's parents, but the children helped too. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJPG; BT; HBTB; WGGN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 173 x 17. Weight in Grams: 654.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752442259
ISBN
9780752442259
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.43

Paperback. When the Krays were arrested, they made a mistake. They told Albert to admit the killing of Frank Mitchell. Albert testified against them and his evidence landed the Krays thirty years. This book reveals the inside story of the Krays. It charts the rise of the country's notorious criminals, and their descent into self-destruction. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 113 x 19. Weight in Grams: 150. 272 pages. When the Krays were arrested, they made a mistake. They told Albert to admit the killing of Frank Mitchell. Albert testified against them and his evidence landed the Krays thirty years. This book reveals the inside story of the Krays. It charts the rise of the country's notorious criminals, and their descent into self-destruction. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BTC. Dimension: 177 x 113 x 19. Weight: 150.
Publisher
John Blake
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844545056
ISBN
9781844545056
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.86

Paperback. The worst storm in history seem from the wheelhouse of a doomed fishing trawler; a mesmerisingly vivid account of a natural hell from a perspective that offers no escape. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1QSA; BTP; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 17. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007230068
ISBN
9780007230068
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.05

Paperback.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752464817
ISBN
9780752464817
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.40

Paperback. *A new roundup of personal essays - surprising, disarming, heartbreakingly funny - from the #1 bestselling writer Time named America's Favorite Humorist. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Abacus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Reprint.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349116709
ISBN
9780349116709
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 222 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Olympia Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
222
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905513505
ISBN
9781905513505
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.86

Paperback. Few people have the opportunity to change the face of modern medicine. Raymond Moody achieved precisely this with the publication in 1975 of "Life After Life", which introduced the phrase near death experience (NDE) into popular use. This title presents his research into NDEs, reincarnation and ghosts. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; VXQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846041327
ISBN
9781846041327
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.26

Paperback. Num Pages: 250 pages, 49ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKESF; 3JJ; BG; TV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 334. A Life on the Land - Based on the Life of Mont Abbott of Enstone, Oxfordshire. 250 pages, 49ill. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKESF; 3JJ; BG; TV. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 17. Weight: 332.
Publisher
Day Books
Number of pages
250
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780953221332
ISBN
9780953221332
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.39

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