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Autobiography: general

Paperback. Born in 1931, the illegitimate child of an abandoned mother, Thomas Bernhard was brought up by an eccentric grandmother and adored grandfather. He ran away from home at 15 and at 18, was put in a hospital ward for the old and terminally ill when he caught pneumonia. This volume tells his story. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099442530
ISBN
9780099442530
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Offers vivid memories of Thomas Dionysius Clark's personal and academic journey, a journey that took him from Mississippi to Kentucky and North Carolina, to leadership of the nation's major historical organizations, and to visiting professorships in Austria, England, Greece, and India, as well as in universities throughout the United States. Num Pages: 448 pages, 75 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; 3JJ; BGA; HBAH; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 898.
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813124001
ISBN
9780813124001
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.87

Offers vivid memories of Thomas Dionysius Clark's personal and academic journey, a journey that took him from Mississippi to Kentucky and North Carolina, to leadership of the nation's major historical organizations, and to visiting professorships in Austria, England, Greece, and India, as well as in universities throughout the United States. Num Pages: 448 pages, 75 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; 3JJ; BGA; HBAH; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 907.
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813124018
ISBN
9780813124018
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.24

Hardback. A highly entertaining account of a middle-aged man's love affair with sailing, an elegant and introspective meditation on the nature of obsession, and an insightful reflection on the years of learning and practice that molded author Tom Froncek into an expert sailor. Num Pages: 228 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; WSSN3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574091793
ISBN
9781574091793
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.02

Hardcover. Num Pages: 233 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 161 x 18. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
233
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612099903
ISBN
9781612099903
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 263.77
€ 179.94

Paperback. * Epic memoir by one of the greatest explorers of our time, the Norwegian-born Thor Heyerdahl. Num Pages: 352 pages, Section: 16, B&W. BIC Classification: BGA; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 126 x 24. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349112732
ISBN
9780349112732
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

From 1837 to 1861 Thoreau kept a Journal that began as a conventional record of ideas, grew into a writer's notebook, and eventually became the principal imaginative work of his career. This volume presents nearly eight hundred manuscript pages of this Journal. Editor(s): Neufeldt, Leonard N.; Simmons, Nancy Craig. Series: Writings of Henry D. Thoreau. Num Pages: 800 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; BGA; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 138 x 215 x 52. Weight in Grams: 924.
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
800
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691065359
ISBN
9780691065359
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 144.96
€ 110.03

Paperback. In 1981, Tim Guest was taken by his mother to a commune in Suffolk. It was modelled on the teachings of the famous Indian 'guru', Bhagwan, who preached a doctrine of Eastern mysticism, chaotic therapy and sexual freedom. This is the story of a little boy alone in a house full of orange people. Num Pages: 301 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; HRQC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 132. Weight in Grams: 394. .
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Granta Books
Number of pages
301
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
SKU
KEX0199608
ISBN
9781862076327
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. An exploration of the author's parents' lives, his mother's inexplicable suicide in her late fifties and his own bouts of depression. It conjures up the pebble-dashed home of his childhood and the landscape of postwar suburban England. It tells a story of grief, loss and dislocation, yet also of the power of memory and the bonds of family love. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 234.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141191485
ISBN
9780141191485
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.38

Paperback. Bedevilled by a crippling condition which nobody could explain or relieve, he confronts hard truths about the relationship between the mind and the body, the hectic modern world and his life as a writer. Teach Us To Sit Still is the visceral, thought-provoking and improbably entertaining story of Tim Parks' quest to overcome ill health. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGA; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780099548881
ISBN
9780099548881
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.45

Paperback. .
Publisher
Austin Macauley Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849637190
ISBN
9781849637190
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.03

Paperback. Offers an account of the IRA bomb that killed the author's 14-year-old twin brother, his grandparents and a family friend, published on the 30th anniversary of the atrocity. This title reveals a story of courage and fortitude as he, his family, and their English and Irish friends dealt with the shocking assassinations and their aftermath. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJPL; BGA; HBJD1; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099543589
ISBN
9780099543589
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

"100th anniversary of Frank Sinatra's birth"--Front cover. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APB; BGA; BGFA; HBJK; HBLW; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Simon & Schuster United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501124495
ISBN
9781501124495
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.72

Paperback / so. Brave, bold, and deeply felt, this book shows that much we might have believed about autism can be wrong. Boston.. BIC Classification: BGA; JMP; VFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611450224
ISBN
9781611450224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.90

Paperback. A memoir of a young boy's unusual travels with his mother. The author recreates his boyhood experiences, relating how he and his mother travelled throughout the United States, and tracing his experiences and changes from young boy to manhood against the background of a violent and wildly optimistic America. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 198 x 18. Weight in Grams: 190. 256 pages. A memoir of a young boy's unusual travels with his mother. The author recreates his boyhood experiences, relating how he and his mother travelled throughout the United States, and tracing his experiences and changes from young boy to manhood against the background of a violent and wildly optimistic America. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Dimension: 128 x 198 x 18. Weight: 182.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747546016
ISBN
9780747546016
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.86

paperback. Tomi Reichental, who lost 35 members of his family in the Holocaust and was the subject of the documentary "Till The Tenth Generation", gives his account of being imprisoned as a child at Belsen concentration camp. Num Pages: 368 pages, 30 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVKS; 3JJH; BGA; BM; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 29. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publisher
O'Brien Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847177933
ISBN
9781847177933
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.21

Paperback. This heart-wrenching memoir from Toni Maguire tells the deeply moving story of an idyllic childhood that masked a terrible truth. Underneath her mother's gentility and her father's roguish charm lay horrifying secrets, which eventually led to their only child's near destruction. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFFE1; JFFE2; VFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 252. Good clean copy. Showing light shelf and reading wear, remains a nice copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Edition
New
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0010549
ISBN
9780007223763
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Following the author's journey from London bad boy to African wildlife warrior, this title focuses on a series of love affairs with the world's most beautiful and endangered creatures - affairs that so often end in pain, for to succeed in re-introducing a lion or leopard to the wild is to be deprived of their companionship. Num Pages: 384 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; BGA; RNKH; WNCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141048567
ISBN
9780141048567
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 16.91

Paperback. Tony Long was the best 'shot' the Met ever had. Under the codename 'Echo 7', he was 'licenced to kill' bringing down scores of targets. From life or death cases and botched operations to political fallouts, this book charts his controversial career from rookie seventies beat cop to Long's command of SO19 - the Met's elite specialist firearms unit. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BGA; BTC; JKSW1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 26. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Ebury Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785033957
ISBN
9781785033957
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.08

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
None ed.
SKU
V9780813540726
ISBN
9780813540726
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 39.95

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