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Paperback. Presents stories which are based on the author's own experiences surviving Auschwitz and Dachau. This title describes a world where the will to survive overrides compassion and prisoners eat, work and sleep a few yards from where others are murdered; and, where the difference between human beings is reduced to a second bowl of soup. Translator(s): Kandel, Michael; Vedder, Barbara. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; BG; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 12. Weight in Grams: 154.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140186246
ISBN
9780140186246
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.53

hardcover. Having separated from his wife Vivien in 1933, he is anxious to avoid running into her; but she refuses to comprehend that her husband has chosen to leave her and stalks him across literary society, leading to his place of work at the offices of Faber & Faber. This book features letters from author that deals with his life and career. Series: Letters of T. S. Eliot. Num Pages: 960 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; BJ; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571316366
ISBN
9780571316366
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.99
€ 39.73

Hardback. An insightful new biography of Joseph Goebbels, Propaganda Minister of the 'Third Reich' and one of the most important and troubling figures of the twentieth century. The first account to use all of Goebbels' surviving diaries, it sheds new light on his personality, private life and political convictions, as well as his relationship with Hitler. Num Pages: 420 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ; JPFQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 167 x 28. Weight in Grams: 774.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230228894
ISBN
9780230228894
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.48

Hardcover. Presents correspondence that charts Eliot's intellectual journey towards conversion to the Anglican faith in 1927, as well as his transformation from banker to publisher, ending with his appointment as director of a publishing house of Faber & Gwyer, in late 1925, and the appearance of "Poems 1909-1925". Editor(s): Eliot, Valerie. Series: Letters of T. S. Eliot. Num Pages: 912 pages, 16pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJG; BGA; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 63. Weight in Grams: 1528.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Edition
Main
Number of pages
912
Condition
New
SKU
9780571140817
ISBN
9780571140817
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 7.81

Hardback. Despairing of his volatile, unstable wife, T S Eliot, at 44, resolves to put an end to the torture of his eighteen-year marriage. He breaks free from September 1932 by becoming Norton Lecturer at Harvard. Editor(s): Haffenden, John. Series: Letters of T. S. Eliot. Num Pages: 960 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
960
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571316342
ISBN
9780571316342
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.41
€ 41.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; BGH; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 199 x 14. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750961318
ISBN
9780750961318
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.39

Paperback. .
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
736
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781400031740
ISBN
9781400031740
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 19.55

Paperback. Num Pages: 640 pages, 12 page of photos and 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBTB; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 232 x 36. Weight in Grams: 826.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780307475947
ISBN
9780307475947
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.19

Paperback. T J Higgs is one of the most celebrated psychic mediums in the UK, whose work has been featured on TV and in the national press. But she has overcome many obstacles to get where she is. This title shares her story as well as heart-warming true tales from the afterlife. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; VXP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 178.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846041952
ISBN
9781846041952
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 16.91

Paperback. Translator(s): Boardman, Terry M. Num Pages: 728 pages, 64 black & white plates. BIC Classification: BGX; HRQC5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 235 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1198.
Publisher
Temple Lodge Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906999643
ISBN
9781906999643
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 44.57

Paperback. .
Publisher
Temple Lodge Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906999667
ISBN
9781906999667
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.21

Paperback. Meyer takes a symptomatological approach to the evolution of Rudolf Steiner's thinking, pinpointing specific moments in his biography, whilst making numerous links to contemporary issues. Num Pages: 240 pages, 4 b/w plates. BIC Classification: BGX; HRQC5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
Temple Lodge Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906999827
ISBN
9781906999827
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.72

Paperback. Although 'continually and bitterly ashamed' that the Arabs had risen in revolt against the Turks as a result of fraudulent British promises of self-rule, Lawrence led them in a triumphant campaign which revolutionized the art of war. This title presents the epic events. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 704 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; BGH; HBJD; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
704
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141182766
ISBN
9780141182766
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Hardcover. Though often portrayed as a Wild West bandit, in this biography Jesse James emerges as a far more significant figure: a ruthless, purposeful and intensely political man who used his crimes and notoriety to promote the Confederate cause during the bitter decade that followed Appomattox. Num Pages: 546 pages, 6 maps, 16photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 165. Weight in Grams: 840. Good copy with some minor shelf wear. Dustwrapper with minor edge wear but remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Jonathan Cape London
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0009148
ISBN
9780224069250
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 226 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1FB; BGH; HBJD; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
Olive Branch Pr
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566569637
ISBN
9781566569637
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.36

Hardcover. Starting with an overview of Modigliani's life, the authors explain and assess his influential theories, including his theory of the life-cycle hypothesis of saving; the famous Modigliani-Miller theorem in corporate finance; stabilisation policy; econometric model building and forecasting, and his legacy and influence on contemporary economics. Series: Great Thinkers in Economics. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BGB; KC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230007895
ISBN
9780230007895
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.61

paperback. One of the greatest physicists of the 20th century recounts his journey from Hungary and the Nazi invasion to the creation of the first atomic bomb. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGTA; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 427.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780738208862
ISBN
9780738208862
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 23.79

Paperback. Translator(s): Goshgarian, G. M. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HP; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801487583
ISBN
9780801487583
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.59

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; BM; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 217 x 16. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781927051535
ISBN
9781927051535
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.28

Paperback. Part memoir, part comic monologue, this is an ensemble of mishaps and anecdotes that reveal the ups and downs of one woman's life. Relentlessly self-deprecating, Sylvia Smith's diary relays the humdrum, everydayness of living, yet it steadily gains momentum as a darker undertone gathers force. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 212. Used paperback in good condition. Some shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
Main
SKU
KRF0025833
ISBN
9781841952079
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Part memoir, part comic monologue, this is an ensemble of mishaps and anecdotes that reveal the ups and downs of one woman's life. Relentlessly self-deprecating, Sylvia Smith's diary relays the humdrum, everydayness of living, yet it steadily gains momentum as a darker undertone gathers force. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 212. Used paperback in good condition. Some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Main
SKU
KRF0025704
ISBN
9781841952079
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Presents exact and complete transcriptions of the journals kept by Sylvia Plath for the last twelve years of her life - covering her marriage to Ted Hughes and her struggle with depression - are a key source for the poems which make up her collections Ariel and The Colossus. Num Pages: 768 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 29. Weight in Grams: 690.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
752
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571301638
ISBN
9780571301638
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.36

Paperback. Num Pages: 370 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 127 x 23. Weight in Grams: 287.
Publisher
Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
Abridged edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780385493918
ISBN
9780385493918
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

paperback. A biography of a mathematical genius who at the age of thirty-one, suffered from a devastating breakdown and was diagnosed with schizophrenia. Yet after decades of leading a ghost-like existence, he was to re-emerge to win a Nobel Prize and world acclaim. Num Pages: 464 pages, 8pp b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; PBUD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 136 x 36. Weight in Grams: 512. Very good copy showing minor age and wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Faber & Faber London
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0025754
ISBN
9780571212927
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.12

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