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Paperback. Stunning biographical portraits explore the lives of five women--two actresses, two writers, and a painter--who did their best to stand up and cause more trouble than was considered proper in Japanese society. Their lives stretch across a century and a half of explosive cultural and political transformations in Japan. Num Pages: 256 pages, 5 photos. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BG; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 317.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231113571
ISBN
9780231113571
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.83

Hardback. Stunning biographical portraits explore the lives of five women--two actresses, two writers, and a painter--who did their best to stand up and cause more trouble than was considered proper in Japanese society. Their lives stretch across a century and a half of explosive cultural and political transformations in Japan. Num Pages: 256 pages, 5 photos. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BG; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231113564
ISBN
9780231113564
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.70

Hardback. Series: Asia Perspectives: History, Society and Culture. Num Pages: 272 pages, 22 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJG; 3JJH; BGH; HBJF; JFSJ1; JPSH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 506.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231152181
ISBN
9780231152181
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.94

Paperback. Series: Asia Perspectives: History, Society and Culture. Num Pages: 272 pages, 22 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPJ; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF; HBLW; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231152198
ISBN
9780231152198
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.96

Paperback. Includes the real-life stories of the novice monks which reflect the lives of many youths in rural Thailand who are trapped in the vicious cycle of poverty, broken homes, illiteracy and drug abuse. When all else fails, Buddhism becomes their last resort: providing them with physical shelter and spiritual refuge. Num Pages: 320 pages, 18 pages of black and white and colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1FMT; BG; HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 113 x 21. Weight in Grams: 170.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099484486
ISBN
9780099484486
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.29

Paperback. Phoolan Devi was born into a poor, low-caste family in Uttar Pradesh, living in a world that gave more respect to a stray dog than to a woman. This is the story of a life characterized by beatings, rapes and humiliation, and the "Bandit Queen's" road to freedom. Num Pages: 512 pages, Section: 8, B&W. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 109 x 33. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751519648
ISBN
9780751519648
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. Editor(s): Phillips, Gene D.; Hill, Rodney F. Num Pages: 277 pages. BIC Classification: APFB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781578066667
ISBN
9781578066667
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.00

Paperback. This is a review of the presidency of Abraham Lincoln, encompassing the Civil War and offering an analysis of the man himself. The book was a selection of the History Book Club and the Book-of-the-Month Club. It is designed to be of interest to both the general reader and the scholar. Series: American Presidency Series. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of Kansas Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700607457
ISBN
9780700607457
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.50

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 244 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691606408
ISBN
9780691606408
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.07

Paperback. Through five case histories, the book provides a snapshot of political persecution in mid-twentieth century America. Num Pages: 268 pages, 6 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJP; BGH; HBJK; HBWQ; JPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823271795
ISBN
9780823271795
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.01

Paperback. A retrospective of crucial periods in modernism via portraits of its literary lions by the co-founder of the Surrealist Movement. Translator(s): Bernheimer, Alan. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: BGLA; DCF; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 127 x 10. Weight in Grams: 128.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
City Lights Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872867277
ISBN
9780872867277
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.16

Hardback. Translator(s): Rendall, Steven; Neal, Lisa. Num Pages: 832 pages, 2 halftones. 19 line illus. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JB; BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 170 x 243 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1266.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691167879
ISBN
9780691167879
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.11

Hardback. Editor(s): Bouvard, Dominique. Translator(s): Laredo, Joseph. Num Pages: 192 pages, 200 photos & illus. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 337 x 279 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1946.
Publisher
Edition Olms
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9783283012397
ISBN
9783283012397
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.93
€ 41.11

Paperback. The definitive biography of the Arsenal, France and Barcelona legend Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main Market
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447236832
ISBN
9781447236832
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.78

Hardcover. Tells the story of how the poet Kathleen Raine has developed from a small girl, who knew at the age of eight that she wanted only to write poetry, into a world-renowned poet and literary scholar. Num Pages: 208 pages, 24 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 166 x 22. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
Shepheard-Walwyn (Publishers) Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
F First Edition Used
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856832680
ISBN
9780856832680
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.09

Paperback. The world's greatest actor by Britain's best biographer. Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: AN; APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 30. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
MacLehose Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782067887
ISBN
9781782067887
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.12

Paperback. The authorised life story of the king who gave up his throne for love, by one of our most distinguished biographers. Num Pages: 672 pages, 22 b/w illus, 2 b/w plates. BIC Classification: 1D; 1DB; 3JJ; BGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 44. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
672
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007481019
ISBN
9780007481019
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 16.98

Paperback. In The Fellowship, Philip and Carol Zaleski offer the first complete rendering of the Inklings' lives and works. Lewis maps the medieval mind, accepts Christ while riding in the sidecar of his brother's motorcycle, becomes a world-famous evangelist, and creates new forms of religiously attuned fiction while wrestling with personal crises. Num Pages: 656 pages, 16 pages of black and white illustrations, notes, bibliography and index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JJ; BGL; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 211 x 51. Weight in Grams: 600.
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780374536251
ISBN
9780374536251
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.86

Paperback. More tales of antiques, strangeness and charm from the country auctioneer Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: ABQ; BGB; KNPR; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340895030
ISBN
9780340895030
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.58

Paperback. Heartwarming tales of a life in antiques from the star of BBC TV's Bargain Hunt Num Pages: 304 pages, B/w chapter openers. BIC Classification: BG; WC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
HODDER & STOUGHTON
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340838952
ISBN
9780340838952
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.52

Paperback. A work of candour and inventiveness, instructive particularly in its revelation of the interplay between life and art. It concentrates on five episodes from Philip Roth's life. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 156.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099520962
ISBN
9780099520962
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.61

Paperback. Herman Roth is eighty-six years old, a widower and retired insurance manager, suffering from a brain tumour and fighting death. In a remarkable act of memory, elegy and appreciation, the author creates his most irrepressible and irresistible hero - his father. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099914303
ISBN
9780099914303
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. Drawing extensively on Tchaikovsky's uncensored letters and diaries, this biography explores the composer's life in the artistic culture of nineteenth-century Russian society, revealing how he became a figure of international renown. Series: Critical Lives. Num Pages: 224 pages, 40 illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 250 x 16. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780236544
ISBN
9781780236544
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.25

Hardcover. When Mississippi John Hurt (1892-1966) was 'rediscovered' by blues revivalists in 1963, his musicianship and recordings transformed popular notions of pre-war country blues. This title offers an exploration of this legendary creator's life and times. Num Pages: 272 pages, 45 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: AVGK; AVH; AVRL1; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 648.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi
Condition
New
SKU
V9781617030086
ISBN
9781617030086
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 153.42

Hardcover. Num Pages: 160 pages, 500+. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSPC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 401 x 353 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1772.
Publisher
Porter Press International United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780955006883
ISBN
9780955006883
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 48.38

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Porter Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907085338
ISBN
9781907085338
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.35

Hardback. Quintessentially English, Betjeman was an 'outsider' in England - and doubly so in Cornwall where he was a 'foreigner'. And yet, as this book describes, Betjeman also strove to acquire a veneer of 'Cornishness', cultivating an alternative Celtic identity, and finding inspiration in Cornwall's Anglo-Catholic tradition. Num Pages: 278 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; BGL; DSC; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859898478
ISBN
9780859898478
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.61

Paperback. This gripping biographical study, published here for the first time in paperback, explores the immensely complicated relationship that existed between A.L. Rowse and his native Cornwall. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrated. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; BG; GTB; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859897983
ISBN
9780859897983
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.52

Hardback. This gripping biographical study, published here for the first time in paperback, explores the immensely complicated relationship that existed between A.L. Rowse and his native Cornwall. Num Pages: 336 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; BG; GTB; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 703.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859897440
ISBN
9780859897440
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.33

Paperback. Quintessentially English, Betjeman was an 'outsider' in England - and doubly so in Cornwall where he was a 'foreigner'. And yet, as this book describes, Betjeman also strove to acquire a veneer of 'Cornishness', cultivating an alternative Celtic identity, and finding inspiration in Cornwall's Anglo-Catholic tradition. Num Pages: 278 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; BGL; DSC; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859898485
ISBN
9780859898485
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.48

hardcover. In November 1774, a pamphlet to the "People of America" was published in Philadelphia and London. It forcefully articulated American rights and liberties and argued that the Americans needed to declare their independence from Britain. This book features a portrait of one of the most complex and controversial of the American revolutionaries. Num Pages: 410 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 38. Weight in Grams: 794.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
NYU Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780814767658
ISBN
9780814767658
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 8.02

Paperback. A miracle of still-plentiful hair, raw sex-appeal, and strutting talent . The frontman of one of the most influential and controversial groups of all time. A musical genius with a career spanning over four decades. He is a testament to British glamour, the ultimate architect and demi-god of rock. Num Pages: 640 pages, (2x8pp plates). BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 48. Weight in Grams: 532.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
640
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007329519
ISBN
9780007329519
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.07

Paperback. Illuminating biography of legendary composer, musician and performer Paul McCartney. Num Pages: 864 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780226408
ISBN
9781780226408
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.66

Paperback. The final word on music's greatest legend, in which Philip Norman reveals a John Lennon the world has never seen. With ground-breaking insight into the pain, beauty and frustration that shaped the genius of modern music, John Lennon: The Definitive Biography redefines a legend. Num Pages: 864 pages, 30 b/w, 20 col plates (16pp). BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 49. Weight in Grams: 614.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007197422
ISBN
9780007197422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.11

Paperback. A definitive illustrated history of the patron saint of Northern England. Num Pages: 96 pages, 105 colour Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYD; 3F; BGH; BGX; HRCX8. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 233 x 9. Weight in Grams: 304. 96 pages, 105 colour Illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKEYD; 3F; BGH; BGX; HRCX8. Dimension: 164 x 233 x 9. Weight: 304.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445603612
ISBN
9781445603612
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.67

Hardcover. Former CIA Deputy Director of Counterterrorism and FBI Senior Intelligence Adviser Philip Mudd recounts his involvement in the fight against Al Qaeda, revealing how intelligence analysts understand and evaluate potential terror threats and communicate with political leaders. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JKV; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 478.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812244960
ISBN
9780812244960
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.63

Paperback / so. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGL; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802142054
ISBN
9780802142054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.85

Paperback. Mithridates the Great was one of the dominant figures of the first century BC and the Romans' most persistent enemy, going to war with them three times. Num Pages: 208 pages, 8pp black and white photos. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; BGH; HBJD; HBLA1; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473828902
ISBN
9781473828902
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.83

paperback. A new look at the man who gave us ideas "the medium is the message" and "global village". Num Pages: 336 pages, 17. BIC Classification: BG; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
MIT Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTS0037639
ISBN
9780262631860
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Paperback. Philip Larkin met Monica Jones at University College Leicester in autumn 1946, when they were both twenty-four; he was the newly-appointed assistant librarian and she was an English lecturer. This title consists of nearly two thousand letters, which chronicle various aspects of Larkin's life and the convolutions of their relationship. Editor(s): Thwaite, Anthony. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 36. Weight in Grams: 642.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571239108
ISBN
9780571239108
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.14

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