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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€ 17.09
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Paperback. Beate Sirota Gordon was born in Vienna, but in 1929 her family moved to Japan so that her father, a noted pianist, could teach, and she grew up speaking German, English, and Japanese. In 1946, at age twenty-two, she helped to draft the new postwar Japanese constitution. This title chronicles the unlikely string of events that led her to that role. Num Pages: 176 pages, 47 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJPG; BM; HBJF; HBLW3; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 162 x 10. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226132518
- ISBN
- 9780226132518
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.91
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Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 219 x 21. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Simply Read Books Canada
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781927018354
- ISBN
- 9781927018354
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.92
€ 18.99
€ 18.92
hardcover. A poignant, candid chronicle of a beloved nature writer's fifty-year relationship with an iconic American landscape. Num Pages: 352 pages, Map. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; BM; RGBP; WNC; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- WW Norton United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393081305
- ISBN
- 9780393081305
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 25.73
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Paperback / so. No one is better suited to convey the flavor of the Old West than this authentic American original, whose colorful tales of cowboys, Indians, and the horses they rode have the grace of poetry and the power of.. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; WSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611453287
- ISBN
- 9781611453287
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.12
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Paperback. Memoir of normal boy in rural Norfolk who grew up to train with the last living Ninjas and fulfill his dreams. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BGSA; BM; WSTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444764413
- ISBN
- 9781444764413
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.81
€ 13.99
€ 10.81
Paperback. The extraordinary account of Margaret Thatcher's life up to her dramatic election as the first woman Prime Minister of England in 1979. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPN; BGHA; BM; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 135 x 47. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007456628
- ISBN
- 9780007456628
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.75
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€ 17.75
Paperback. Victoria Knowles has, in the words of The Times, got the city hot under the collar with this, her combustible and revealing memoir of life as PA to some of London's highest flying businessmen. This is the definitive female-insider perspective on the sleazy side of the high-flying city lifestyle. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BM; KJWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784183837
- ISBN
- 9781784183837
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.16
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€ 9.16
Paperback. Set against Argentina's turbulent years following the collapse of the corrupt Peronist regime, this is the story of Juan Salvador the penguin, rescued by Tom from an oil slick in Uruguay just days before a new term. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; BM; WNGK; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405921800
- ISBN
- 9781405921800
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.60
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€ 11.60
Paperback. Num Pages: 212 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BM; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- September Publishing
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910463291
- ISBN
- 9781910463291
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.00
€ 14.99
€ 14.00
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241976890
- ISBN
- 9780241976890
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.81
€ 13.99
€ 10.81
Paperback. In her memoir, Anna Lo writes for the first time about her extraordinary journey from her birth in Hong Kong to Belfast at the height of the Troubles. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 1FPCH; BM; HBJD; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- Blackstaff Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780856409851
- ISBN
- 9780856409851
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.44
€ 14.44
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; BM; HBJK; VFJB; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 217 x 17. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295999784
- ISBN
- 9780295999784
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.79
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Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; 3JM; BM; MJQ; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Beacon Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807075463
- ISBN
- 9780807075463
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.66
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€ 15.66
Paperback. This book examines memoir-writing by many of the key political protagonists in the Northern Irish 'Troubles' (1969-1998), and argues that memoir has been a neglected dimension of the study of the legacies of the violent conflict. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BM; GTJ; JFFE; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786940148
- ISBN
- 9781786940148
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
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€ 29.51
This is a rollicking fictional memoir that takes us through the ups and downs of the mysterious author's life. And what a life it is, full to the brim with every imaginable kind of neurotic behavior. You will often laugh out loud. But you will also learn a great deal about the emotions and about which emotional strategies work and which don't. Num Pages: 65 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFV; VSP; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Axios Press United States
- Number of pages
- 65
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604190748
- ISBN
- 9781604190748
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.88
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€ 12.88
Hardcover. In 1938, with the Japanese army approaching from Nanking, Huan Hsu's great-great grandfather, Liu, and his five granddaughters, were forced to flee their hometown on the banks of the Yangtze River. But before they left a hole was dug as deep as a man, and as wide as a bedroom, in which was stowed the family heirlooms. Num Pages: 400 pages, 8 col plates (8pp). BIC Classification: BM; HBJF; HBLW; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 224 x 39. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007479436
- ISBN
- 9780007479436
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 15.52
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€ 15.52
Paperback. The inspiring memoir of a man who traded a career to found Pencils of Promise, an organization that has built over 100 schools in the developing world Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JKSN1; JN; VSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 214 x 19. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781476730639
- ISBN
- 9781476730639
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.51
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€ 10.51
Paperback. It is the anthropologist's fate to always be between things: countries, languages, cultures, even realities. The author celebrates the creative power of the between, showing how it can transform us, changing our conceptions of who we are, what we know, and how we live in the world. Num Pages: 192 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: BM; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 17. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226775357
- ISBN
- 9780226775357
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 24.05
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Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; 1KJC; BM; DCF; JFSK2; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 136 x 18. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Ecco
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062313775
- ISBN
- 9780062313775
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.00
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€ 16.00
Paperback. Paralyzed from the chest down after being pushed into a pool on the night of her bachelorette party, Rachelle Friedman and her four best friends made a decision to never reveal the name of the friend who pushed her in. The girls' rare and special bond led to Rachelle's recovery, a lifelong secret, and her eventual fairy-tale wedding. Num Pages: 224 pages, 9 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BM; JFSJ1; VFJD; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 134 x 17. Weight in Grams: 18.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Taylor Trade Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493008575
- ISBN
- 9781493008575
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.15
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€ 14.15
Hardcover. "From a tragic accident comes a story of astounding friendship and resilience"-- Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; JFSJ1; VFJD; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 137 x 25. Weight in Grams: 25.
- Publisher
- Globe Pequot Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762792948
- ISBN
- 9780762792948
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 21.48
€ 26.99
€ 21.48
Paperback. Num Pages: 720 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 48. Weight in Grams: 500. 720 pages, Illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BJ; BM. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 48. Weight: 498.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 720
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408822937
- ISBN
- 9781408822937
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.03
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€ 16.03
Paperback. Num Pages: 246 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: BM; JM; PDZ; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 161 x 15. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- Penguin Putnam Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781617230158
- ISBN
- 9781617230158
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.81
€ 18.99
€ 16.81