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Biography
Paperback. When Elspeth Huxley's pioneer father buys a remote plot of land in Kenya, the family sets off to discover their new home: five hundred acres of Kenyan scrubland, infested with ticks and white ants, and quavering with heat. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; BGA; HBJH; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099577263
- ISBN
- 9780099577263
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.66
€ 14.99
€ 11.66
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, 100 black and white drawings. BIC Classification: AGB; BM; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 218 x 20. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Publisher
- Arlen House
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781851321919
- ISBN
- 9781851321919
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.00
€ 23.99
€ 20.00
Paperback. Praeterita is the autobiography of John Ruskin (1819-1900), art critic and social commentator and one of the most influential figures of the nineteenth century. An elegy for lost places and people, Praeterita recounts Ruskin's childhood, and his travels across Europe with passion and intimacy. Editor(s): O'Gorman, Francis. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192802415
- ISBN
- 9780192802415
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 13.08
€ 15.99
€ 13.08
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 37 b/w illus. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 132 x 229 x 33. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300216158
- ISBN
- 9780300216158
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.16
€ 26.99
€ 20.16
Paperback. Peter Pringle was one of the last people to be sentenced to death in Ireland when he was wrongly convicted of killing two gardai in a shoot-out in Ballaghaderreen in 1980. His sentence was commuted to 40 years in prison by President Patrick Hillery and eventually overturned in 1995. This is his story." Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; JKVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 233 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845887605
- ISBN
- 9781845887605
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.51
€ 16.99
€ 14.51
Hardcover. This newly expanded edition contains approximately 40 new photos which complement the original 150 pictures documenting Barbara McQueen's three-and-a-half year relationship with the movie icon, which includes candid shots from 1977 to 1980 - McQueen's years out of the spotlight. Num Pages: 260 pages, Over 180 photographs. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 302 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1706. 260 pages, Over 180 photographs. This newly expanded edition contains approximately 40 new photos which complement the original 150 pictures documenting Barbara McQueen's three-and-a-half year relationship with the movie icon, which includes candid shots from 1977 to 1980 - McQueen's years out of the spotlight. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Dimension: 238 x 302 x 25. Weight: 1718.
- Publisher
- Dalton Watson
- Number of pages
- 260
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781854432551
- ISBN
- 9781854432551
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 29.90
€ 42.99
€ 29.90
Paperback. An eagerly anticipated biography of one of the greatest statesmen of the Victorian age. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444792454
- ISBN
- 9781444792454
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.75
€ 19.99
€ 14.75
Paperback. William Hague has written the life of William Wilberforce who was both a staunch conservative and a tireless campaigner against the slave trade. Num Pages: 480 pages, 8 b/w, 16 col plates (24pp), With index. BIC Classification: BGH; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 41. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007228867
- ISBN
- 9780007228867
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.21
€ 21.99
€ 17.21
Paperback. Richard Mabey, Britain's foremost nature writer, fell into a severe depression. The natural world - which since childhood had been a source of joy and inspiration for him - became meaningless. Then, cared for by friends, he moved to East Anglia and he started to write again. This book deals with his life and work. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BG; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099531821
- ISBN
- 9780099531821
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.89
€ 13.99
€ 10.89
Paperback. A look at how a small town farmers' son became one of the most globally recognised fighters of his generation. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WST. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 234 x 21. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473648005
- ISBN
- 9781473648005
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.64
€ 19.99
€ 14.64
Paperback. * George Alagiah's personal testament about Africa, updated in a new Abacus edition Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGBA; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349119113
- ISBN
- 9780349119113
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.37
€ 15.99
€ 12.37
Paperback. The first Tay Bridge collapsed into the sea in 1879. Its fall shook society's confidence in Victorian engineering. This book follows the career of engineer Thomas Bouch, ostracised from the engineering community when his bridge crashed into the Tay estuary. It also offers conclusions about why the first Tay Bridge collapsed. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JH; BGT; HBTK; TNCJ; TRF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- Granta Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781862079403
- ISBN
- 9781862079403
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.88
€ 13.99
€ 13.88
Paperback. Aged just 17, the author walked on stage for the first time in a Glasgow comedy club and brought the house down. He only had a five-minute set but in that short time he discovered that he really could earn a living from making people laugh. This book deals with his life and work. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: ASZB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405913768
- ISBN
- 9781405913768
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.21
€ 17.99
€ 13.21
Hardcover. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: BM; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 136 x 23. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Eye Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903070901
- ISBN
- 9781903070901
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.57
€ 20.99
€ 19.57
Hardback. Beyond Meetings with Remarkable Men into the truth behind the self-crafted mythology of Gurdjieff's life Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Inner Traditions Bear and Company United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620556382
- ISBN
- 9781620556382
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 21.72
€ 32.99
€ 21.72
Paperback. An account of survival is told by a Budapest lawyer who secured fake Christian identities for himself, his wife and his two children following the invasion of the Germans in March 1944. Translator(s): Tonkin, Humphrey. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVH; BGHA; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841951805
- ISBN
- 9781841951805
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.34
€ 14.99
€ 11.34
Paperback. The contrasting lives of the Mitford sisters - stylish, scandalous and tragic by turns - hold up a mirror to upper-class life before and after the Second World War. Num Pages: 400 pages, 16pp illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 27. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- Head of Zeus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784970895
- ISBN
- 9781784970895
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.98
€ 11.99
€ 9.98
Paperback. A dramatic behind-the-scenes look at what it is like to manage Manchester United, one of the biggest football clubs and international brands in the world. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; 3JMG; BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 234. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Aurum Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- KI20003171
- ISBN
- 9781781315132
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A vivid and revelatory first-hand account of one of the most evocative periods in popular music, written by one the era's greatest songwriters. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 black and white and colour in plate section. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 151 x 27. Weight in Grams: 764.
- Publisher
- Jawbone Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908279576
- ISBN
- 9781908279576
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.51
€ 19.99
€ 14.51
Paperback. The impossibly moving story of how Judy, World War Two's only animal POW, brought hope in the midst of hell. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 3JJH; BTP; HBWQ; JWXR; WNGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Publisher
- Quercus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848665385
- ISBN
- 9781848665385
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.60
€ 14.99
€ 11.60
Hardcover. Clean copy
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers London
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- First
- SKU
- KEX0242205
- ISBN
- 9780007200344
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Tells a transformational story: the account of a federal agent and the sweep of his career, following the changing face of drug enforcement and taking us to the frontlines of the global fight against terrorism. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JKVG; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Scribe Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781922247698
- ISBN
- 9781922247698
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.50
€ 13.99
€ 11.50
Paperback. Charles Handy is perhaps best known outside the business world as a wise and warm presenter of Radio 4's "Thought for the Day". Here, he leaves the management territory he has so effectively and influentially mapped in the past to explore the issues and dilemmas - moral and creative - raised by the turning points of his long and successful life. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8 pp b&w. BIC Classification: BGBA; KJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099481881
- ISBN
- 9780099481881
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.38
€ 20.99
€ 16.38
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571228768
- ISBN
- 9780571228768
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 12.75
€ 19.99
€ 12.75