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Biography
Paperback. In the 1940s and '50s, Joe, the son of stage and film star Leslie Henson, chose a completely different path, alien to his thespian parents and decided to pursue a career as a farmer. In this book, he reveals the family traits, childhood experiences and farming wisdom which have made him the man he is today. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: APT; BGA; TV; WND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 20. Weight in Grams: 241.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781785940729
- ISBN
- 9781785940729
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.28
€ 11.99
€ 10.28
Hardback. In 2001, Adam Henson was chosen from 3,500 applicants to become a presenter on Countryfile. Adam's agricultural knowledge and open manner soon made him a popular figure and in 2009, he began to present a weekly report from his own farm in the Cotswolds. This is an account of the drama, emotion and sheer hard work that is life on Adam's Farm. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BG; TV; WND; WNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 163 x 33. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849900706
- ISBN
- 9781849900706
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.21
€ 26.99
€ 18.21
Paperback. On the centenary of Laurie Lee's birth, a fresh and unusual exploration of 'Cider with Rosie' country, yesterday and today, and of how it inspired the great writer. Num Pages: 160 pages, 45 colour illustrations, 32 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWG; 2AB; 3JJ; BGL; DSBH; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 167 x 14. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750953764
- ISBN
- 9780750953764
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.14
€ 16.99
€ 16.14
Paperback. Abraham Lincoln confronted the great questions of his age: slavery, democracy and nationalism. This biography explains the national and international factors that shaped the life and career of an ambitious, brilliant and rather strange man who rose to power at a moment when the modern world was taking shape. Series: Pocket Giants. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 8. Weight in Grams: 148.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752497754
- ISBN
- 9780752497754
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.05
€ 10.05
Paperback. A hugely entertaining career autobiography from a true legend of Welsh rugby, and a genuine cult figure. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; BGSA; WSJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 28. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 8/60 1st thus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472231079
- ISBN
- 9781472231079
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.49
€ 14.99
€ 11.49
Paperback. How America fell for financier Bernie Madoff's $65 billion investment scam. Num Pages: 312 pages, col. Illustrations, col. ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Phoenix
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753827437
- ISBN
- 9780753827437
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.44
€ 14.99
€ 11.44
Paperback. A prodigal Tar Heel legend returns. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 26.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592287840
- ISBN
- 9781592287840
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.11
€ 14.11
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Particular Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846148774
- ISBN
- 9781846148774
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.22
€ 20.99
€ 16.22
Paperback. Through essays, articles, and interviews, this title presents the reader with the momentous changes in Poland and East-Central Europe. Sharing the author's intellectual journey through a tumultuous era, it focuses on the subjects important to him. Translator(s): Cave, Jane. Series: Society and Culture in East-Central Europe S. Num Pages: 346 pages, 7 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVP; BG; HBJD; JPA; JPVH2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of California Press California
- Number of pages
- 346
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520217607
- ISBN
- 9780520217607
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.35
€ 37.99
€ 27.35
Paperback. Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be given your own remote islands? Thirty years ago it happened to Adam Nicolson. Num Pages: 256 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKSHL; BG; WQH; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780006532019
- ISBN
- 9780006532019
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.06
€ 14.99
€ 11.06
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- William Collins
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008104726
- ISBN
- 9780008104726
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.06
€ 14.99
€ 11.06
Paperback. Adam Nicolson tells the story of England through the history of fourteen gentry families - from the 15th century to the present day. This sparkling work of history reads like a real-life Downton Abbey, as the loves, hatreds and many times of grief of his chosen cast illuminate the grand events of history. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGH; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 196 x 36. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007335503
- ISBN
- 9780007335503
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.45
€ 16.99
€ 12.45
Paperback. Looming ominously over the city, the stony battlements of Nottingham Castle speak of a long and violent criminal history. Illustrated with more than forty photographs as well as artwork, this selection of true-crime stories provides an introduction to the darker side of Nottinham's past. Series: Murder & Crime. Num Pages: 96 pages, approx 65. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMN; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 165 x 9. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752444963
- ISBN
- 9780752444963
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Condition: New
€ 18.37
€ 18.37
Paperback. Derek Paravicini is blind, can't tell his right hand from his left and needs round-the-clock care. But he has an extremely rare gift - he is a musical prodigy with perfect pitch whose piano-playing has thrilled audiences at venues from Ronnie Scott's to Las Vegas, the Barbican to Buckingham Palace. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 304 pages, ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: AVH; AVRG; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 133 x 19. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099513582
- ISBN
- 9780099513582
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.14
€ 16.99
€ 16.14
Paperback. Adam of Bremen's history of the See of Hamburg and of Christian missions in northern Europe from AD 788 to 1072 is a primary source of knowledge concerning the history, geography and ethnography of the Baltic region and its peoples before the 13th century. Translator(s): Tschan, Francis J. Series: Records of Western Civilization Series. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DN; 3F; 3H; BGH; HBJD; HBLC; HRCC7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition (US) First Printing
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231125758
- ISBN
- 9780231125758
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.02
€ 38.99
€ 28.02
Paperback. Series: Jewish Lives. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1 b/w illus. BIC Classification: BGT; BGX; JMAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 146. .
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300219838
- ISBN
- 9780300219838
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.29
€ 14.99
€ 12.29
Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC; WNGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 32.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762785384
- ISBN
- 9780762785384
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 21.24
€ 26.99
€ 21.24
Paperback. Num Pages: 672 pages. Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408849460
- ISBN
- 9781408849460
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.17
€ 18.99
€ 16.17
Paperback. 'You can't lie to the water' It takes absolute calm to reach maximum depth Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BGS; WSE; WSSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472152015
- ISBN
- 9781472152015
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.50
€ 19.99
€ 14.50
Paperback. Series: Glasgow Edition of the Works and Correspondence of Adam Smith. Num Pages: 495 pages, indexes. BIC Classification: BGB; HPC; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 33. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 495
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780913966990
- ISBN
- 9780913966990
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.05
€ 21.05
paperback. Adam Walker is not your everyday record-breaking sportsman. He took on arguably the toughest extreme sport on the planet - to swim non-stop across seven of the world's deadliest oceans wearing only swim trunks, cap and goggles. It is not a test for the faint-hearted. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSE; WSSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781786062529
- ISBN
- 9781786062529
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 9.13
€ 29.99
€ 9.13
Paperback. A new edition of Adam Zamoyski's definitive biography of Chopin, first published in 1979 and unavailable in English for many years. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007341856
- ISBN
- 9780007341856
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 13.92
€ 19.99
€ 13.92
Hardback. The fiery debate over funding Jay Treaty sets political stage, and austic exchanges between Federalists and Democratic-Republicans row as rumors surface of George Washington's impending retirement. This title spans the period from July 1795 to the eve of John Adams' inauguration, with growing partisan divide to election playing a central role. Editor(s): Hogan, Margaret A.; Taylor, C. James; Martin, Sara; Woodward, Hobson; Millikan, Neal E.; Sikes, Sara B.; Lint, Gregg L. Series: Adams Papers. Num Pages: 654 pages, 10 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 173 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1748.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 654
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674072442
- ISBN
- 9780674072442
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.66€ 92.62
€ 104.66
€ 92.62
Hardback. The Adams family comments on national and international events, from America's growing tensions with Britain and France to virulent domestic political factionalism and the Whiskey Rebellion. The most significant event for the Adamses was John Quincy's appointment as U.S. minister resident at The Hague, the beginning of a long diplomatic career. Editor(s): Hogan, Margaret A.; Taylor, C. James; Martin, Sara; Woodward, Hobson; Sikes, Sara B.; Lint, Gregg L.; Georgini, Sara. Series: Adams Papers. Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 165 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 608
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674057845
- ISBN
- 9780674057845
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.92€ 107.60
€ 121.92
€ 107.60