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Paperback. More outrageous than Julia Phillip's 'You'll Never Eat Lunch in this Town Again', more star-studded than Robert Evans's 'The Kid Stays in the Picture', this is the soul-baring memoir of the record industry's most outspoken - and self-destructive - music mogul. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16pp of b/w. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 199 x 23. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349118901
ISBN
9780349118901
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.92

Paperback. Sir Walter Scott's two-volume biography of the great Irish satirist Jonathan Swift (1667-1745), first published in 1826. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Literary Studies. Num Pages: 268 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 350.
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Cambridge University Press Cambridge
Number of pages
268
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
SKU
KMR0005956
ISBN
9781108034197
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

George Gershwin lived with purpose and gusto, but with melancholy as well, for he was unable to make a place for himself - no family of his own and no real home in music. This book presents the story of this legendary American composer. Num Pages: 216 pages, 33 photographs. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 552.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252034442
ISBN
9780252034442
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.65

Paperback. The definitive account of General Douglas MacArthur's rise during World War II, from the author of the bestseller The Admirals. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1MK; 3JJH; BGH; HBJM; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Publisher
Little, Brown & Company
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780316405331
ISBN
9780316405331
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.25

Paperback. A largely autobiographical account of the author's life as one who fell in love first with physics and then with teaching physics to students. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations, colour plates. BIC Classification: BGTA; PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 214 x 20. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781451607130
ISBN
9781451607130
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.57

Paperback. An In Cold Blood for our time, a chilling, compulsive story of a writer unwittingly caught in the wake of a grifter-turned-murderer. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; BG; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 322. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Publication date
2014
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
SKU
KSS0008460
ISBN
9781472119353
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

paperback. When the author wrote it in the immediate aftermath of World War II, most scholars outside Germany viewed Nietzsche as part madman, part proto-Nazi, and almost wholly unphilosophical. This title offers an account of his life and works, and of the uses and abuses to which subsequent generations had put his ideas. Series: Princeton Classics. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; HPCD; HRAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 207 x 146 x 38. Weight in Grams: 542.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
With a New foreword by Alexander Nehamas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691160269
ISBN
9780691160269
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.81

Hardback. * An extraordinary book which gives us a unique insight into the life and thinking of the man who has single-handedly transformed the way we live today Num Pages: 656 pages, Section: 16, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGB; KNTX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 168 x 57. Weight in Grams: 1034.
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408703748
ISBN
9781408703748
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.96

Paperback. The author of the massively bestselling Steve Jobs biography writes the whole history of the digital age Num Pages: 560 pages, Integrated & illustrated timeline. BIC Classification: BGT; BK; UY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 36. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471138805
ISBN
9781471138805
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.56

Paperback. The first full biography of Albert Einstein since all of his papers have become available -- a fully realised portrait of this extraordinary human being, and great genius. Num Pages: 704 pages, 16pp b-w plates. BIC Classification: BGT; PDX; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 37. Weight in Grams: 480.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster UK
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847390547
ISBN
9781847390547
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Hardback. This is a study of the author, illustrator, and radio personality, Daniel Pinkwater. It discusses nearly all of Pinkwater's books, and emphasises his young adult fiction. Series: Studies in Young Adult Literature. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 145 x 19. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810839946
ISBN
9780810839946
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.92

hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 536 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1142.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Revised
Number of pages
536
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691653808
ISBN
9780691653808
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 275.54

Paperback. "With a new afterword, 1992"--Title page verso. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 536 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; BGLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 27. Weight in Grams: 914.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Revised
Number of pages
536
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691628110
ISBN
9780691628110
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 83.22
€ 64.47

Paperback. This is a chronological study of the musical life of the Beatles, from 1956 up to 1965. The main focus is on the materials and structures of the Beatles' melodies, harmonies, counterpoint, rhythms, and the ways these portray the themes of their poetry. The book also addresses performance practice, recording procedure, historical context and more. Num Pages: 472 pages, numerous music examples and 6 maps. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; 3JJPK; AVGP; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195141054
ISBN
9780195141054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 77.50

Paperback. Prolific author Walter E. Williams recalls some of the highlights and turning points of his life. From his lower middle class beginnings in a mixed but predominantly black neighbourhood in West Philadelphia to his department chair at George Mason University, Williams tells an 'only in America' story of a life of achievement. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; BM; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 259.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Hoover Institution Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817912550
ISBN
9780817912550
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.91

Hardcover. Prolific author Walter E. Williams recalls some of the highlights and turning points of his life. From his lower middle class beginnings in a mixed but predominantly black neighbourhood in West Philadelphia to his department chair at George Mason University, Williams tells an 'only in America' story of a life of achievement. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: BGA; BM; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Hoover Institution Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817912543
ISBN
9780817912543
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.97

hardcover. Gives readers a glimpse into the life and times of Walter Cronkite in his own words. This book contains selections from interviews between the legendary journalist and an experienced oral historian - Cronkite's friend, Dr Don Carleton. Num Pages: 384 pages, 30 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGF; HBJK; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 263 x 186 x 29. Weight in Grams: 964.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Center for American History United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780976669739
ISBN
9780976669739
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.72

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903900314
ISBN
9781903900314
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.58

Paperback. Collects Walter Bonatti's classic writings detailing his exploits on numerous expeditions to different mountains of the world, as well as the real story behind the controversy over the events on K2 that changed his life. Translator(s): Marshall, Robert. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations, map, ports. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141192918
ISBN
9780141192918
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 538 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
538
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691614946
ISBN
9780691614946
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 89.17
€ 68.86

Paperback. Wallace Stegner's boyhood was spent on the beautiful and remote frontier of the Cypress Hills in southern Saskatchewan, where his family homesteaded from 1914 to 1920. In a recollection of his years there, Stegner applies childhood remembrances and adult reflection to create an enduring portrait of pioneer life. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 242.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141392363
ISBN
9780141392363
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.58

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 137 x 12. Weight in Grams: 162.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Folklore Publishing Canada
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781894864428
ISBN
9781894864428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.53

Paperback. Num Pages: 468 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HRCC8. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 232 x 31. Weight in Grams: 616.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
468
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875807331
ISBN
9780875807331
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 42.18

Hardcover. Num Pages: 128 pages, 16-pp color insert. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3D; BGH; BGL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 136 x 15. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Tuttle Shokai Inc Japan
Number of pages
128
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Hardcover with Jacket
Condition
New
SKU
V9784805311080
ISBN
9784805311080
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.03

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