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Paperback. * From the author of the international bestseller THE BOOKSELLER OF KABUL - a fascinating and vivid account of the lives of fourteen Serbian people Num Pages: 352 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1DVWYS; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 127 x 23. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Edition
1st Edition Uk Pbk
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844082148
ISBN
9781844082148
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: APF; BGF; BK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 288 x 26. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Beaufort Books
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780825308277
ISBN
9780825308277
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.74

Paperback. A blockbuster adventure about life, death and obsession in the Amazon Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 pages b-w plate. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KLSB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJK; WTLC; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781471164910
ISBN
9781471164910
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 8.65

Paperback. Series: First Person Singular. 386 pages, black & white illustrations. A literary source for life and manners in the English seventeenth century. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: BGHA. Dimension: 147 x 217 x 24. Weight: 554.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
BOYE6
Number of pages
386
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843831099
ISBN
9781843831099
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.69

A literary exploration of the friendship between Noel Coward and Radclyffe Hall, this book sheds light on the relationship between gay men and lesbian women in the first half of 20th century Europe. Series: Between Men - Between Women: Lesbian & Gay Studies. Num Pages: 149 pages, 45 photos. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; BG; DSBH; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 363.
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
149
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231105965
ISBN
9780231105965
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.85
€ 39.76

Paperback. A memoir that tells how, sent to a boarding school 200 miles from home at the age of seven, the author survived beatings, misery, love, ecstasy, carnal violation, expulsion, imprisonment, criminal conviction, probation and catastrophe to emerge, at eighteen, ready to try and face the world in which he had always felt a stranger. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: APB; APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 134 x 26. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Cornerstone
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099457046
ISBN
9780099457046
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.69

Hardcover. Boris Sokolov offers this first objective and intriguing biography of Marshal K.K. Rokossovsky, who is widely considered one of the Red Army's top commanders in the Second World War. Yet even though he brilliantly served the harsh Stalinist system, Rokossovsky himself became a victim of it with his arrest and imprisonment between 1937 and 1940. Translator(s): Britton, Stuart. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 166 x 33. Weight in Grams: 902.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Helion and Company
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909982109
ISBN
9781909982109
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.59
€ 52.08

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857381613
ISBN
9780857381613
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.96

Paperback. Consists of journals, primarily by Clark, which cover the expedition's route up the Missouri River to Fort Mandan in present-day North Dakota and its frigid winter encampment there. Editor(s): Moulton, Gary E. Num Pages: 544 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; BG; BJ; GBCS; HBJK; HBLL; RGR; WTLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 749.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
new edition
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803280106
ISBN
9780803280106
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.74

Hardcover. Presents an account of the life of Tiberius, the second Roman emperor. This title argues that Tiberius' character provides the key to understanding his reign. It portrays Tiberius as a man whose virtues and beliefs were corrupted by power. It shows how Tiberius' fears of conspiracy and assassination caused him to lose his grasp of reality. Series: Blackwell Ancient Lives. Num Pages: 336 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 30. Weight in Grams: 632.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405115285
ISBN
9781405115285
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.13

Paperback. Broadway star Ethel Merman's voice was a mesmerizing force and her vitality was legendary. This detailed biography tells the story of how the stenographer from Queens, New York, became the queen of the Broadway musical in its golden age. Num Pages: 560 pages, 50 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: AVGM; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 143 x 35. Weight in Grams: 732.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520260221
ISBN
9780520260221
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 28.10

Paperback. Sharon Bown's remarkable 16-year career with the RAAF saw her deployed to East Timor, Bali and Afghanistan. From barely surviving a helicopter crash to commanding a combat surgical team, her story is a confronting, but ultimately inspirational, account of what our men and women in the military experience, and the price they pay for their service. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA; BTM; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 283 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Exisle Publishing Australia
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781925335316
ISBN
9781925335316
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 13.57

Paperback. A personal recollection of Esther Royer Ayers's youth spent in a highly restrictive and confined religious community. Her story is as much a search for identity and a longing for a mother's love as it is a tale about a totalitarian culture that led to her departure from the Old Order Mennonite religion. Num Pages: 192 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBBNH; BGA; HBTB; HRCC99. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 299.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Theatre Communications Group
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed
SKU
V9781559362412
ISBN
9780873388283
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.75

Paperback. A retrospective of crucial periods in modernism via portraits of its literary lions by the co-founder of the Surrealist Movement. Translator(s): Bernheimer, Alan. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: BGLA; DCF; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 127 x 10. Weight in Grams: 128.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
City Lights Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872867277
ISBN
9780872867277
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.13

Paperback. Presents the life of the wife of the sixth president, covering her early life abroad, her diplomatic mission in Russia, her role as a famous Washington hostess, and her participation in the political and social events of her time. Editor(s): Michelmore, David L. Num Pages: 432 pages, 15 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780300212563
ISBN
9780300212563
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 6.23

Hardback. Series: Literary Lives. Num Pages: 189 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; BG; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
189
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312210311
ISBN
9780312210311
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.69

Paperback. This extraordinary story is told from the archive documents in the case of Sister Benedetta Carlini, an Abbess who was imprisoned for thirty-five years after being found guilty of a lesbian relationship with another nun. Series: Studies in the History of Sexuality. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Dimension: 203 x 134. Weight in Grams: 246.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195042252
ISBN
9780195042252
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.24

Paperback. A side of military life that has never been written about honestly before - Theodore Knell is searingly frank about his time in - and after - the SAS Num Pages: 352 pages, N/A. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGHA; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 256.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444755008
ISBN
9781444755008
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.69

Paperback. Dhan Gopal Mukerji (1890-1936) holds the distinction of being the first South Asian immigrant to have a successful career in the United States as a man of letters. This reissue of his autobiography, with a new introduction and afterword, seeks to revitalize interest in Mukerji and his work. Editor(s): Chang, Gordon G.; Gupta, Akhil; Manekar, Purnima. Series: Asian America. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1KBB; BGH; JFC; JFSC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 16. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780804744348
ISBN
9780804744348
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.37

Paperback. Anne's sister Becky was born in 1958, before most people had even heard of autism. Diagnosed with "emotional disturbance," Becky was subjected to well-meaning but futile efforts at "rehabilitation" or "cure," as well as prolonged spells in institutions. This bittersweet memoir will resonate with everyone interested in autism spectrum conditions. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BG; MJNA; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 326. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0002911
ISBN
9781843108597
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592132362
ISBN
9781592132362
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.65

Paperback. This is a historical biography of Hannibal, the military leader of Carthage responsible for waging a dramatic onslaught against Rome during the Punic Wars, and one of the most fascinating figures of ancient history. It is told from a pro-Hannibal, rather than pro-Roman, perspective. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; BGH; HBJD; HBJH; HBLA; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 151 x 15. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631218487
ISBN
9780631218487
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 51.45

Paperback. This full-length biography of Finnish mathematician and astronomer Anders Johan Lexell (1740-1784) reveals him as a lucid observer of the intellectual landscape of enlightened Europe. It examines his life as well as his prolific scientific output. Series: Vita Mathematica. Num Pages: 300 pages, 30 black & white illustrations, 16 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DNF; 1DVUA; 3JF; BGT; PBM; PBX; PGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319345321
ISBN
9783319345321
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 101.69

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Green Books United Kingdom
Edition
Reissue, with a new foreword by Robert McCrum
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900322942
ISBN
9781900322942
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.09

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