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Biography
Paperback. Witty, courageous and unconventional, Mary Wollstonecraft was one of the most controversial figures of her day. She published A Vindication of the Rights of Women; travelled to revolutionary France and lived through the Terror and the destruction of the incipient French feminist movement; and produced an illegitimate daughter. Num Pages: 400 pages, 8pp inset. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 25. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Viking
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241963319
- ISBN
- 9780241963319
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.81
€ 17.99
€ 12.81
Paperback. Where did this book begin? It's hard to say. This is one version: I was back in South Africa for the election in 2009, writing a couple of pieces for The Spectator. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 236 x 14. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Publisher
- Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781431410866
- ISBN
- 9781431410866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.06
€ 17.99
€ 16.06
Paperback. The name of John Wilmot, second earl of Rochester, is synonymous with excess. In this biography, Jeremy Lamb examines time the nature of Rochesters alcoholism and its implications for the man and his poetry. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New Ed
- SKU
- KLN0018180
- ISBN
- 9780750939133
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback. What was it about Bob Marley that made him so popular in a world dominated by rock'n'roll? How is that he has not only remained the single most successful reggae artist ever, but has also become a shining beacon of radicalism and peace to generation after generation of fans across the globe? Num Pages: 432 pages, (2x8pp plates). BIC Classification: AVGS; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007255535
- ISBN
- 9780007255535
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.67
€ 8.67
Paperback. Num Pages: 124 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 211 x 29. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- Insight Editions
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Revised Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608874798
- ISBN
- 9781608874798
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.29
€ 15.99
€ 14.29
Paperback. Bestselling author Ian Stafford has run, boxed, putted, rowed, wrestled and kicked balls with the finest sportsmen in the world. After one too many arguments with his wife in the car, Stafford sets out to prove that he really is up there amongst the finest drivers in the world. This is a funny sporting adventure around the world. Num Pages: 352 pages, col. Illustrations, col. ports. BIC Classification: BGSA; VSF; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New
- SKU
- KRC0000050
- ISBN
- 9780091908850
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. From age four to 18, Sue William Silverman was sexually abused by her father, a high-ranking government official. This is an often graphic memoir of those years which recounts how Silverman's mother ignored her distress, thus conspiring in an attempt to keep the situation unreported and undetected. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; JFFE1; JFFE2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820321752
- ISBN
- 9780820321752
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.95
€ 33.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BGHA; HBJH; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 10. Weight in Grams: 162.
- Publisher
- Stormberg Publishers,South Africa
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780620254069
- ISBN
- 9780620254069
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.26
€ 9.26
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Howell, Vanda. Series: For Beginners. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 269 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- For Beginners
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781939994448
- ISBN
- 9781939994448
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.09
€ 17.09
Paperback. A fascinating retelling of Oskar Schindler's extraordinary story and how it came to the world's attention through Thomas Keneally's Booker Prize-winning novel and the subsequent multiple Oscar-winning film, Schindler's List Num Pages: 336 pages, 16pp B&W photos. BIC Classification: BM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Edition
- 9th Edition
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340963265
- ISBN
- 9780340963265
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.68
€ 14.99
€ 11.68
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main Market Ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509848690
- ISBN
- 9781509848690
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.07
€ 33.99
€ 24.07
Hardback. Alan Dunne spent a quarter of a century with Millwall - and after almost 400 senior games left as a legend. Joining at the age of eight, he rose through the ranks to become the one player who epitomised the club, as his wholehearted approach resonated with the fans at the Den. Dunne It the Hard Way is a frank insight into his life with the Lions. Num Pages: 288 pages, separate colour picture section of up to 30 images. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 242 x 31. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Publisher
- Pitch Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785311307
- ISBN
- 9781785311307
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 19.71
€ 24.99
€ 19.71
Paperback. I still think about Peter, the man I loved most in the world, all the time. We were friends, soul mates and lovers. I was seven. He was fifty-one. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241950159
- ISBN
- 9780241950159
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.49
€ 20.99
€ 16.49
Hardback. Num Pages: 200 pages, over 100 black and white photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764313936
- ISBN
- 9780764313936
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 24.61
€ 36.99
€ 24.61
hardcover. This modern classic of nature writing by the author of THE ONCE AND FUTURE KING was an inspiration for and featured in Helen Macdonald's prize-winning H IS FOR HAWK. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BM; WSXH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 136 x 23. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Group
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474601665
- ISBN
- 9781474601665
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.55
€ 19.99
€ 14.55
Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, TBD. BIC Classification: BM; VFJK; WSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781610395588
- ISBN
- 9781610395588
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 20.49
€ 29.99
€ 20.49
Paperback. 8vo. .Very good copy
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Mercier Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- SKU
- KEX0286013
- ISBN
- 9781856355773
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
Paperback. At 18 months he went on his first hike. At 3, he climbed his first mountain. At 26, he plans to run up Everest - without an oxygen mask. Kilian Jornet has conquered some of the toughest physical tests on the planet. This book is written from the heart of the world's greatest endurance runner, for whom life presents one simple choice: Run. Or die. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Viking
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241004852
- ISBN
- 9780241004852
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 15.68
€ 21.99
€ 15.68
Paperback. An engaging, balanced, and penetrating narrative biography of the charismatic eighteenth-century American evangelist Num Pages: 344 pages, 13 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; BGX; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 236 x 24. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300223583
- ISBN
- 9780300223583
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.95
€ 33.95
Paperback. Cocaine Confidential goes inside the lives of the coca farmers, the jungle sweat-shop workers, the smugglers, the suppliers, and, ultimately, the dealers who provide for the world's hundreds of millions of users, to reveal their stories for the first time. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: BTC; JKVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- Quercus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848663299
- ISBN
- 9781848663299
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.69
€ 14.99
€ 11.69
Paperback. A biography of the founder of Buddhism and a study of Siddartha Gautama's life and works. It recounts the story of Prince Siddhartha's upbringing and his father's wish to protect him from all human suffering, despite a prediction that he would become a great holy man in later life. It offers an introduction to the world of Buddhism. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: BGX; HRE; HRLP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 138.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141189468
- ISBN
- 9780141189468
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.59
€ 13.99
€ 10.59
Paperback. If movies and popular culture shape us from an early age, how do we separate the real from the imaginary? Num Pages: 316 pages. BIC Classification: APF; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782796756
- ISBN
- 9781782796756
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.09
€ 20.99
€ 19.09
Paperback. In the vein of the best 'blog books' - the real life story of a hapless junior doctor, based on his columns written anonymously for the Telegraph Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340962053
- ISBN
- 9780340962053
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.58
€ 14.99
€ 11.58
Hardcover.
- Publisher
- Cork University Press Cork
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781859184288
- ISBN
- 9781859184288
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.00€ 31.26
€ 39.00
€ 31.26
Hardcover.
- Publisher
- The Lilliput Press Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843513223
- ISBN
- 9781843513223
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.00€ 20.49
€ 25.00
€ 20.49
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415500784
- ISBN
- 9780415500784
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.74
€ 52.74
Hardcover. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJ; ACX; AMKH; BGF; BK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500518663
- ISBN
- 9780500518663
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.09
€ 26.99
€ 23.09
Paperback. The Romans regarded Cleopatra as 'fatale monstrum', a tyrant to be crushed. Pascal said the shape of her nose changed the history of the world. Shakespeare and Tiepolo (and Elizabeth Taylor) portrayed her as an icon of tragic beauty. But who was Cleopatra, really? This biography discusses about Cleopatra. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16pp colour plates. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; BGH; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861979018
- ISBN
- 9781861979018
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.92
€ 17.99
€ 12.92
Paperback. A delightful and beguiling look at life on a small Paris street. Num Pages: 320 pages, 25 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DDF; BM; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 210 x 22. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393353402
- ISBN
- 9780393353402
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.87
€ 18.99
€ 16.87
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; ACX; AGB; BGF; HBJD; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 204 x 17. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Publisher
- Museyon Guides
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781940842059
- ISBN
- 9781940842059
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.33
€ 19.99
€ 19.33
Paperback. Thieving ninjas, racist fast-food patrons, road traffic accidents, mischievous shoplifters, sudden deaths, car chases, and domestic violence - it's all in a day's work for London-based PC Matt Delito. Series: The Confessions Series. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 228. Good, clean copy
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- SKU
- KSG0006554
- ISBN
- 9780007497454
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 139 x 33. Weight in Grams: 690. BIC Classification: BG. Dimension: 212 x 139 x 33. Weight: 690.
- Publisher
- Central Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780956774514
- ISBN
- 9780956774514
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.22
€ 26.99
€ 23.22
Hardcover. The man whose name is shorthand for all that is ugly in politics was more nuanced than his reputation suggests. Christopher Celenza's portrait of Machiavelli removes the varnish to reveal not just the hardnosed philosopher but the skilled diplomat, learned commentator on ancient history, comic playwright, tireless letter writer, and thwarted lover. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; BGH; HBJD; HBLH; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 149 x 28. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674416123
- ISBN
- 9780674416123
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.81
€ 57.81
Paperback. A funny and touching coming-of-age memoir set on the fabled Old Course of St Andrews. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- Elliott & Thompson Limited
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783960002
- ISBN
- 9781783960002
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.28
€ 14.99
€ 11.28
Paperback. He was a dentist from the South believed to have gone west because of tuberculosis, a man who went on to become a gambler, a faro dealer, and one of the most feared (and fearless) gunfighters of his time--a close friend of Wyatt Earp and a key participant in the famous 1881 shootout at the OK Corral. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 37. Weight in Grams: 772.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470128220
- ISBN
- 9780470128220
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.05
€ 25.99
€ 19.05
Paperback. John Gotti: Gangster, killer, celebrity. From the tough streets of Queens to the heights of the American Mafia, John Gotti thought he was invincible. Ruthless, brutal and always immaculately dressed, he was known as the Teflon Don, because no charge the Feds brought against him would stick. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 36. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091943189
- ISBN
- 9780091943189
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 15.79
€ 21.99
€ 15.79
Paperback. Barbara Learning explores the seemingly magical world of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis' youth, her fairy-tale marriage to a wealthy Senator and her astonishing transformation into a deft political wife and unique First Lady. This book documents Jackie's brutal, lonely and valiant thirty one year struggle with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Num Pages: 368 pages, one 8 page colour photograph insert. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 210 x 31. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Griffin Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781250070258
- ISBN
- 9781250070258
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.22
€ 19.99
€ 19.22
Paperback. Have you ever wondered where comedians come from? Why is it that one person is a funny bloke down the pub while another actually makes a living by standing up in front of an audience telling jokes? And where does all that material come from? This title deals with these questions. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; APT; ASZB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552166553
- ISBN
- 9780552166553
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.30
€ 14.99
€ 11.30
Paperback. A frank, illuminating and incandescent memoir by a trailblazing scientist; a moving portrait of a longtime collaboration in work and life; and a book that casts a whole new light on the natural world. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JMP; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 27. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- Fleet
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349006208
- ISBN
- 9780349006208
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.15
€ 17.99
€ 13.15
Paperback. From bad music, fame and infomercials to raising kids, sex and airport security, this book is the result of a one-man mission to demonstrate the alarming rise in worldwide idiocy, buffoonery and out-and-out disregard for intelligent thought. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: AVGT; AVH; BGFA; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 19. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091960339
- ISBN
- 9780091960339
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.81
€ 17.99
€ 12.81