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Paperback. Unpublished for 90 years, Agatha Christie's extensive and evocative letters and photographs from her year-long round-the-world trip to South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and America as part of the British trade mission for the famous 1924 Empire Exhibition. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDB; 3JJG; BJ; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007460687
- ISBN
- 9780007460687
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.96
€ 17.99
€ 12.96
Paperback. Agatha Christie's personal memoirs about her travels to Syria and Iraq in the 1930s with her archaeologist husband Max Mallowan, where she worked on the digs and wrote some of her most evocative novels. Num Pages: 304 pages, 40 b/w plates. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 158 x 30. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780007487240
- ISBN
- 9780007487240
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.38
€ 13.99
€ 10.38
Paperback. A memoir that shares the true story behind "The Sound of Music". Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 3JJG; 3JJH; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 136 x 15. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Original
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061998812
- ISBN
- 9780061998812
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.70
€ 13.99
€ 10.70
Hardcover. An abbess in the Franciscan abbey of Longchamp, Agnes of Harcourt wrote a biography of Isabelle of France and a letter detailing Louis IX's involvement with the abbey, both of which provide a window on 13th-century religious life. This translation also contains an introduction to her life and work. Editor(s): Field, Sean L. (Assistant Professor of History, University of Vermont, USA). Translator(s): Field, Sean L. (Assistant Professor of History, University of Vermont, USA). Series: Notre Dame Texts in Medieval Culture. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 3H; BG; DN; DSBB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268044039
- ISBN
- 9780268044039
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.36
€ 107.36
Paperback. 'Agnes Humbert bears devastating witness to her time An insider's account of the germination of the French Resistance' William Boyd Translator(s): Mellor, Barbara. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; BJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 280. Memoirs of Occupied France. 384 pages. 'Agnes Humbert bears devastating witness to her time An insider's account of the germination of the French Resistance' William Boyd. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; BJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JPWQ. Dimension: 198 x 128 x 25. Weight: 284. Translator(s): Mellor, Barbara.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747596745
- ISBN
- 9780747596745
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.68
€ 19.99
€ 14.68
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FMNX; 1FPJ; 3JJH; BGHA; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 214 x 21. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- Eland
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780907871286
- ISBN
- 9780907871286
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.74
€ 19.99
€ 14.74
Paperback. An abbess in the Franciscan abbey of Longchamp, Agnes of Harcourt wrote a biography of Isabelle of France and a letter detailing Louis IX's involvement with the abbey, both of which provide a window on 13th-century religious life. This translation also contains an introduction to her life and work. Editor(s): Field, Sean L. (Assistant Professor of History, University of Vermont, USA). Translator(s): Field, Sean L. (Assistant Professor of History, University of Vermont, USA). Series: Notre Dame Texts in Medieval Culture. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 3H; BG; DN; DSBB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 150 x 10. Weight in Grams: 177.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268044046
- ISBN
- 9780268044046
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.67
€ 32.99
€ 29.67
Hardcover. In 1793 the Witts family arrived in Edinburgh for a stay of five years. A well-to-do family they were brought to near penury brought the failure of Edward Witts business. Within a few months Edward and Agnes had built a wide circle of friends and acquaintance in the upper echelons of society where Agnes's magnetic personality worked its magic. Editor(s): Sutton, Alan. Num Pages: 416 pages, 60 illustrations, 30 in colour. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; 3JF; BGHA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 260 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1328.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781554845
- ISBN
- 9781781554845
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 23.75
€ 33.99
€ 23.75
paperback. A collection of letters that chronicles a long-term friendship between two women who, despite differences of religion and ethnicity, have followed parallel paths from their first adolescent meeting in their native Chile to their lives in exile as writers, academics, and political activists in the United States. Translator(s): Morgan, Bridget M. Series: Louann Atkins Temple Women & Culture Series. Num Pages: 198 pages, 15 b&w photos. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 509. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292705067
- ISBN
- 9780292705067
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.72
€ 20.99
€ 20.72
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408830505
- ISBN
- 9781408830505
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.24
€ 17.99
€ 14.24
Paperback. The Algerian warrior and Sufi saint, Emir Abd el-Kader, shows his spiritual qualities in the fight against the French colonial authorities. "The New York Times" called the Emir "one of the few great men of the century," while Abraham Lincoln and Pope Pius IX both commended the Emir for rescuing 15,000 Christians while in exile in Damascus. Num Pages: 296 pages, 10 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBA; 3JH; BGX; HBJH; HBLL; HRHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Publisher
- World Wisdom
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936597178
- ISBN
- 9781936597178
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.05
€ 25.99
€ 23.05
Paperback. On 11 September 2001, in a cafe in London, Ahmed Errachidi watched as the twin towers collapsed. He was appalled by the loss of innocent life. But he couldn't possibly have predicted how much of his own life he too would lose because of that day. This book makes you rethink what it means to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 3JM; BGHA; JPVR; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 156.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099572299
- ISBN
- 9780099572299
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.23
€ 11.99
€ 10.23
Paperback. Finally in paperback comes Mo' Meta Blues Questlove's New York Times bestselling and critically acclaimed psychedelic, punch-drunk memoir Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 x 8pp insert. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; AVGR; BGFA; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 134 x 23. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Company
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781455501373
- ISBN
- 9781455501373
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.34
€ 18.99
€ 16.34
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Pallas Athene
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2nd Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843681182
- ISBN
- 9781843681182
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.69
€ 23.99
€ 20.69
Hardback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 241 x 24. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publisher
- Luath Press Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910745632
- ISBN
- 9781910745632
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.59
€ 23.99
€ 16.59
paperback. Aidan Dooley tells the story of his journey with Tom Crean; how his one-man play was written, and how it grew from an unknown show with an unknown actor into an award-winning hit that has been performed from Dublin to Dubai, and from Broadway to the Antarctic ice. Num Pages: 192 pages, B&W photos. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1MTS; 2AB; APB; BM; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 332 x 23. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- The Collins Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848892835
- ISBN
- 9781848892835
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.21
€ 14.99
€ 13.21
Paperback. A deeply affecting memoir of a childhood in Africa and the continent's horrendous wars, which Hartley witnessed at first hand as a journalist in the 1990s. Shortlisted for the prestigious Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-fiction, this is a masterpiece of autobiographical journalism. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 b/w plates, With index. BIC Classification: 1FBX; BG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publisher
- Harper Perennial
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition Thus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780006531210
- ISBN
- 9780006531210
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.92
€ 17.99
€ 12.92
Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 340 x 25. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613737361
- ISBN
- 9781613737361
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.15
€ 20.15
Paperback. As an RAF medical officer, Aidan had served in France, survived Dunkirk, and was plunged into adventures in the Japanese-American arena. Interned by the Japanese in Java, he helped his fellow prisoners in awful conditions. His life was literally saved by the dropping of the Nagasaki atom bomb. This title presents his account. Num Pages: 260 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; BGH; HBG; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 136 x 13. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Publisher
- Grub Street
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904943402
- ISBN
- 9781904943402
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.86
€ 11.99
€ 10.86
Paperback. This biography of Adrian Fortescue presents an insightful look at a man, now perceived as an icon of Catholic traditionalism, facing a crisis of conscience over his affiliation with Liberal Catholicism and objections towards the intellectual conservatism of the papacy. Num Pages: 308 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- James Clarke & Co Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780718892746
- ISBN
- 9780718892746
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.94
€ 58.94
Paperback. Growing up in the suburbs of Dublin, Aidan Storey was the youngest of seven, a much-loved, happy child who enjoyed family life and all the usual rough-and-tumble games he played with friends in his garden. The only difference was, when the friends left and the garden was quiet, Aidan was visited by Angels. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGXA; VXPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd London
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848270800
- ISBN
- 9781848270800
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. Aileen Wuornos was executed at the age of 46. She was a child prostitute, fleeing an abusive childhood, straight into a disastrous adulthood of difficult affairs. Her metamorphosis from victim to attacker had brutal consequences: a stream of dead men. This book is her story, in her own words. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8pp b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 196. My True Story. 288 pages, 8pp b/w illustrations. Aileen Wuornos was executed at the age of 46. She was a child prostitute, fleeing an abusive childhood, straight into a disastrous adulthood of difficult affairs. Her metamorphosis from victim to attacker had brutal consequences: a stream of dead men. This book is her story, in her own words. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BTC. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 17. Weight: 196.
- Publisher
- John Blake
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844542376
- ISBN
- 9781844542376
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.90
€ 13.99
€ 10.90
Paperback. Editor(s): Kester, Lisa; Gottlieb, Daphne. Num Pages: 352 pages, B&W photos throughout, B&W illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Counterpoint United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781593762902
- ISBN
- 9781593762902
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.65
€ 23.99
€ 17.65
Paperback. An Italian SCHINDLER'S LIST, this is the inspirational story of Gino Bartali, who made the greatest comeback in Tour de France history and secretly aided the Italian Resistance during the Second World War. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGS; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- Phoenix
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753828144
- ISBN
- 9780753828144
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
€ 13.99
€ 11.02