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Paperback. The former maverick manager of Sheffield United exclusively reveals the story of his life in football. Num Pages: 384 pages, Colour and black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 26. Weight in Grams: 248.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340937211
ISBN
9780340937211
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.03

Paperback. For the very first time, and straight from the horse's mouth, a top manager's intriguing insights into the daily trials and tribulations, the joyous peaks and soul-destroying troughs of life as as a football 'gaffer'. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; BM; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755362790
ISBN
9780755362790
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.52

Paperback. .
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099537366
ISBN
9780099537366
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.16

Paperback. Num Pages: 450 pages. BIC Classification: AVG; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 644.
Publisher
ECW Press,Canada Canada
Number of pages
450
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781550226669
ISBN
9781550226669
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.60

Paperback. Num Pages: 388 pages, 250. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJP; 3JM; AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 205 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1142.
Publisher
ECW Press,Canada
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781770412675
ISBN
9781770412675
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.88

Hardback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 1. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 262 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1080.
Publisher
ECW Press,Canada
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781770413481
ISBN
9781770413481
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 34.79

Paperback. During the 1920s and '30s, Franz Taibosh - whose stage name was Clicko - performed in front of millions as one of the stars of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus. This title presents the story of Taibosh's journey from boyhood on a small farm in South Africa to top billing as one of the travelling World's Fair Freaks. Num Pages: 256 pages, 24 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: ASZ; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226647425
ISBN
9780226647425
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.53

Hardcover. During the 1920s and '30s, Franz Taibosh - whose stage name was Clicko - performed in front of millions as one of the stars of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus. This title presents the story of Taibosh's journey from boyhood on a small farm in South Africa to top billing as one of the travelling World's Fair Freaks. Num Pages: 256 pages, 24 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: ASZ; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226647418
ISBN
9780226647418
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.28

Paperback. A biography celebrating this trailblazer of British football, while also shedding light on the myths and truths that surround one of British football's greatest forwards. Fully authorised by the Ford family and supported by Aston Villa, Sunderland and Cardiff City. Num Pages: 176 pages, 30. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 319 x 17. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445640563
ISBN
9781445640563
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.27

Paperback. Lyman Draper's 1851 interviews with Nathan and Olive Boone. Editor(s): Hammon, Neil O. Num Pages: 198 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; 3JF; 3JH; BGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
198
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813134659
ISBN
9780813134659
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.28

paperback. Deals with Oscar's astonishing erotic odyssey through Victorian London's sexual underworld. Oscar Wilde emerges as a man driven personally and creatively by his powerful desires for sex with men, in this book, the author argues that Oscar's Wilde's life and work can only be fully understood and appreciated in terms of his sexuality. Num Pages: 736 pages, Illustrations, facsims., ports. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 42. Weight in Grams: 564. Good clean copy showing light age and wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Cornerstone U.K.
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KMK0025432
ISBN
9780099415459
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Presents a study of the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright, beginning with his work in Oak Park in the late 1880s and culminating in the construction of the Guggenheim museum in New York and the Marin County Civic Center in the 1950s. This book provides an introduction to Wright's remarkable accomplishments. Num Pages: 544 pages, 24 color plates. 392 halftones. BIC Classification: AC; AM; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 279 x 236 x 34. Weight in Grams: 2338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691027456
ISBN
9780691027456
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.27

Paperback. An autobiography and family story of Neil Henry, a black professor of journalism and former award-winning correspondent for the "Washington Post". It sets out to piece together the murky details of his family's past. It gives an account of his black family's rise to success over the twentieth century. Num Pages: 321 pages, 25 b/w photographs, 2 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBJK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 210 x 25. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
321
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520227309
ISBN
9780520227309
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.67

Hardback. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 395.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Edition
First edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816633616
ISBN
9780816633616
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.07

Paperback. Num Pages: 279 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; BGH; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
Publisher
University of Arizona Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816524068
ISBN
9780816524068
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.00

Paperback. Celebrates the life and work of Douglas Adams who, in a field in Innsbruck in 1971, had an idea that became "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy". Num Pages: 288 pages, 5pp b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 216. Celebrates the life and work of Douglas Adams who, in a field in Innsbruck in 1971, had an idea that became "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy". Num Pages: 288 pages, 5pp b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 216.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Titan Books Ltd
Condition
New
Edition
3rd edition
SKU
9781848564961
ISBN
9781848564961
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.86

Paperback. Num Pages: 552 pages, 55 b/w illus. + maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FB; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBJF1; HBLW; HBWN; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300226393
ISBN
9780300226393
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.93

Paperback. Martin Freeman is one of Britain's best-loved actors. The Unexpected Adventures of Martin Freeman explores the rise to fame of this unassuming actor from Slough to Middle Earth and beyond. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 196.
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784183370
ISBN
9781784183370
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.55

Paperback. Writer, producer and actress of television shows such as "As Seen on TV and Dinnerladies", Victoria has often been voted the funniest woman in Britain. This biography of Victoria portrays her rise to stardom, from her early years in Lancashire to the successes of the sell-out shows at the Royal Albert Hall. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1x8 b/w illustration section. BIC Classification: APB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Ebury Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753511244
ISBN
9780753511244
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.11

Paperback. 'This is a text you will remember for years..austere, authoritative fiction, a fine and melancholy novel, its poignant insights shimmering' Hilary Mantel, Literary Review Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 231.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753818015
ISBN
9780753818015
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.82

Paperback. .
Publisher
Floodlit Dreams Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780992658564
ISBN
9780992658564
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.05

Paperback. A 17-year-old from Queens spray paints graffiti on Yankee Stadium and gets nabbed by George Steinbrenner himself. Contrary to his gruff public image, the BossNdriven by a compassionate inner voiceNreclaims the teen at a time when the Bronx is literally burning. Thus begins the unlikeliest of baseball stories. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8 photographs. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780871406866
ISBN
9780871406866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Plexus Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859653695
ISBN
9780859653695
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.41

paperback. The intimate chronicle of one of our leading composers and writers. Num Pages: 456 pages, 8pp b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Da Capo Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306809644
ISBN
9780306809644
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.59

Paperback.
Publisher
Yellow Jersey
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780224083362
ISBN
9780224083362
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.17

Paperback. Series: The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 143 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810848993
ISBN
9780810848993
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.84

Paperback. The definitive biography of this remarkable man. Num Pages: 750 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: APFB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 55. Weight in Grams: 568.
Publisher
Aurum Press
Number of pages
750
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845136741
ISBN
9781845136741
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.79

paperback. Num Pages: 222 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
City Lights Books United States
Number of pages
226
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Revised, Expanded
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872860056
ISBN
9780872860056
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.47

Paperback. Offers a glimpse into the lives of a community of women, most of whom are converts to Islam, and invites you to share their joys, sorrows, convictions, and faith. This book looks into the lives of just some of the extraordinary women who, like the author, have chosen to live behind the veil. Num Pages: 432 pages, 1 page line drawings. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 136 x 27. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Bantam
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553817171
ISBN
9780553817171
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.97

Hardback. In the third century BCE Ashoka ruled in South Asia and Afghanistan, and came to be seen as the ideal Buddhist king. Disentangling the threads of Ashoka s life from the knot of legend that surrounds it, Nayanjot Lahiri presents a vivid biography of an emperor whose legacy extends far beyond the bounds of his lifetime and dominion." Num Pages: 406 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDA; BGH; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 218 x 32. Weight in Grams: 644.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674057777
ISBN
9780674057777
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.20

Paperback. Osamu Tezuka (1928-1989) is arguably one of the most important and influential figures in post-WWII comics - both in Japan, the home of Manga, and in America. This title presents a chronicle of Tezuka's life and works, placing his outstanding achievements in the context of the cultural climate of the time, and in the history of Japanese comics. Series: Great Comics Artists Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, 53 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AKLC1; BGF; FX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781604732214
ISBN
9781604732214
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.87

Hardcover. .
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590170427
ISBN
9781590170427
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.30

Paperback. Revealing the truth behind the legend of Ayn Rand, author of "Atlas Shrugged", Nathaniel Branden tells the story of his relationship with the literary genius, 25 years his senior. It lasted 18 years and went from student/teacher, to friends, to colleagues, to lovers, and to bitter adversaries. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 684.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780787945138
ISBN
9780787945138
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.72

Paperback. Series: Reverb. Num Pages: 224 pages, 30 black and white. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 209 x 13. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780231761
ISBN
9781780231761
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.59

Paperback. "Holt reveals the fascinating untold story of the heroic women who made America's space program possible." --Cate Lineberry, author of The Secret Rescue Num Pages: 352 pages, 1x 8pp colour insert1x 8pp b/w insert11 b/w photos throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJPG; BGT; BK; TTDS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 274 x 2. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Back Bay Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780316338905
ISBN
9780316338905
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.62

Paperback / so. BIC Classification: BGHA; BGXA; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781414320106
ISBN
9781414320106
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.44

Paperback. On 2 March 1998 ten-year-old the author was snatched off the street by a stranger and bundled into a white van. Hours later she was lying on a cold cellar floor, rolled up in a blanket. When she emerged from captivity in 2006, having endured one of the longest abductions in recent history, her childhood had gone. This title tells her story. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFA; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 186.
Edition
1st Edition 11th Printing
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780670919994
ISBN
9780670919994
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.72

paperback. Offers a virtuoso study of the fragmentary, partial and often contradictory traces that al-Hasan al-Wazzan left behind him, and is a superb interpretation of his extraordinary life and work. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1H; BGH; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 30. Weight in Grams: 380. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTS0035894
ISBN
9780571234790
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Paperback. The subject of this book is the lives of three very different 17th-century women. They were not queens or noblewomen, one was a Jewish merchant, one a Catholic mystic visionary, and one a Protestant painter. From their writings and memoirs the author has retrieved their lives from obscurity. Num Pages: 372 pages, 41 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JB; 3JD; BG; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 582.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
372
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674955219
ISBN
9780674955219
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 32.00

Hardback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 30 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; DSB; JFFK; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231182089
ISBN
9780231182089
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.46

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