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Paperback. Beautiful and talented, versatile and charismatic, Elizabeth Robins was one of the foremost actresses of her day. Yet, this enduring character was also an active and lifelong feminist. This biography examines Elizabeth's historical identity and provides a study of the social culture surrounding a woman who lived a life in the spotlight. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AN; BGF; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752440286
- ISBN
- 9780752440286
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.61
€ 17.99
€ 16.61
Paperback. Divorced, beheaded, died; divorced, beheaded, survived. For over four centures the popular imagination has been gripped by the story of King Henry VIII and his six wives - and by the tangled web of passion and intrigue that lies behind it. Series: Pitkin biographical series. Num Pages: 24 pages, 63ill.(54col.). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGR; HBJD1; HBLC; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 171 x 4. Weight in Grams: 100.
- Publisher
- Pitkin Guides
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780853729402
- ISBN
- 9780853729402
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 8.32
€ 8.99
€ 8.32
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: BG; HBJQ. Dimension: 211 x 134 x 13. Weight in Grams: 146.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Folklore Pub
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894864466
- ISBN
- 9781894864466
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.53
€ 10.99
€ 9.53
Hardcover. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Publisher
- Beacon Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807025048
- ISBN
- 9780807025048
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 22.94
€ 31.99
€ 22.94
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Truran United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 292
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850221784
- ISBN
- 9781850221784
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.24
€ 8.24
Paperback. * A magnificent selection of Angela Carter 's journalistic and critical work, this shows her as one of the funniest and most perceptive critics of our age, a maverick who didn't miss a thing. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACD; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 197 x 15. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780860682691
- ISBN
- 9780860682691
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.12
€ 13.99
€ 11.12
Paperback. The true story of an innocent woman convicted of the murder of her three children - her fight for justice and the struggle to return to a normal family life Num Pages: 368 pages, Section: 16, colour. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- SKU
- KNW0008686
- ISBN
- 9780751538724
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. In 1895 twenty-six-year-old Bridget Cleary disappeared from her house in rural Tipperary. At first, some said that the fairies had taken her into their stronghold in a nearby hill, from where she would emerge, riding a white horse. But then her badly burned body was found in a shallow grave. Num Pages: 272 pages, 8pp b/w plates. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; BG; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 16. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Publisher
- Pimlico
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844139347
- ISBN
- 9781844139347
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. The remarkable life story of the legendary singer, from impoverished Iowa farm boy to superstardom. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16. BIC Classification: BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 26. Weight in Grams: 334. Good copy with some shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- W&N
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0010066
- ISBN
- 9780753826577
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. A cultural storm swept through the 1960s - Pop Art, Bob Dylan, psychedelia, underground movies - and at its centre sat a bemused young artist with silver hair: Andy Warhol. His studio, the Factory, was the place: where he created the large canvases of soup cans and Pop icons that defined Pop Art. This book deals with this period. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; ACX; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 124 x 25. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141189420
- ISBN
- 9780141189420
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 13.08
€ 15.99
€ 13.08
Paperback. Published in 1975, this autobiography of private Andy Warhol talks about love, sex, food, beauty, fame, work, money, success; about New York and America; and about himself - his childhood in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, good times and bad times in the Big Apple, the explosion of his career in the Sixties, and life among celebrities. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ1; AGB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 4. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141189109
- ISBN
- 9780141189109
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. The concluding volume in Andy's trilogy about his life as a young teacher in the Yorkshire Dales. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; BGA; JNLB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755362226
- ISBN
- 9780755362226
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Hardcover. You Fascinate Me So takes readers into the world and work of Tony, Grammy, and Emmy Award-winning composer/performer Cy Coleman, exploring his days as a child prodigy in the 1930s, his time as a hot jazz pianist and early television celebrity in the 1950s, and his life as one of Broadway's preeminent composers Num Pages: 400 pages, 2x 8-page photo inserts. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 239 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1040.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Applause Theatre & Cinema Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781480355903
- ISBN
- 9781480355903
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 34.44
€ 35.99
€ 34.44
Hardcover. Punk in the Gym is the autobiography of British rock climber Andy Pollitt. He is as close to a Hollywood A-lister as the climbing world will ever get. He had the looks, and he starred in all the big roles in the 1980s and 1990s alongside co-stars like Jerry Moffatt Malcolm 'HB' Matheson. For those watching, Andy Pollitt had it all.. Num Pages: 320 pages, 4x 8pp colour photo sections. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMD; 1DBKWN; 1MBF; BGSA; WSE; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 241 x 34. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Publisher
- Vertebrate Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910240694
- ISBN
- 9781910240694
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.08
€ 32.99
€ 28.08
Paperback. Num Pages: 310 pages, colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 113 x 21. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Empire Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- Format
- Paperback
- SKU
- V9781901746310
- ISBN
- 9781901746310
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.31
€ 11.99
€ 10.31
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; APB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Sigma Press
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850589815
- ISBN
- 9781850589815
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.71
€ 13.99
€ 12.71
Paperback. A dynamic day-to-day chronicle of the band. Organised by year, each chapter of the book gives an overview of the band's fortunes and presents in diary fashion exactly what the boys were doing including detailed information about concert tours, radio and television gigs, recording sessions, record releases and solo activities. Num Pages: 512 pages, 2x8 b/w illustration section. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 131 x 32. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Publisher
- Virgin Books
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753512173
- ISBN
- 9780753512173
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.77
€ 23.99
€ 17.77
paperback. From the winner of the 2013 BBC Sports Personality of the Year award, this is Andy Murray's Sunday Times bestselling account of his road to Wimbledon glory. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 200 x 19. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Headline
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780755365975
- ISBN
- 9780755365975
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.27
€ 11.99
€ 10.27
Paperback. The first and authorised biography of one of the heroines of post-war British comedy, on radio, film and TV. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8pp b/w plates. BIC Classification: APB; APF; APT; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 254. The Authorised Biography of Hattie Jacques. 240 pages, 8pp b/w plates. The first and authorised biography of one of the heroines of post-war British comedy, on radio, film and TV. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: APB; APF; APT; BGF. Dimension: 162 x 197 x 20. Weight: 254.
- Publisher
- Aurum Press
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845133627
- ISBN
- 9781845133627
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.01
€ 23.99
€ 17.01
Paperback. Margaret Rutherford was without a doubt one of Britain's best-loved comic actresses. Num Pages: 304 pages, ports. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 226. Dreadnought With Good Manners. 304 pages, ports. Margaret Rutherford was without a doubt one of Britain's best-loved comic actresses. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight: 228.
- Publisher
- Quarto Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845135850
- ISBN
- 9781845135850
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.20
€ 18.99
€ 15.20
Paperback. Presents an account of Andy McNab, from the day he was found in a carrier bag on the steps of Guy's Hospital to the day he went to fight in the Gulf War. Recounting his activities in the Special Forces unit, McNab offers an insight into the world of surveillance and intelligence gathering, counter-terrorism and hostage rescue. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 32. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552153584
- ISBN
- 9780552153584
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Hardback. This brilliantly original study uncovers a side to Napoleon Bonaparte which has hitherto been ignored by biographers -- that of the aspiring novelist and man of letters. Num Pages: 208 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; BGH; DSBD; DSK; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745625355
- ISBN
- 9780745625355
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.24
€ 73.24
Paperback. Words like boldness, adventure and risk are surely coined especially for Andy Kirkpatrick. As one of the world's accomplished mountaineers and big-wall climbers, he goes vertically where other climbers fear to tread. This autobiography provides his thirteen-day ascent of Reticent Wall on El Capitan in California - the hardest big-wall climb. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099519522
- ISBN
- 9780099519522
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.90
€ 15.99
€ 11.90
Paperback. Winner of the 2012 Boardman Tasker Prize. Andy Kirkpatrick has achieved his life's ambition to become one of the world's leading climbers. Pushing himself to new extremes, he embarks on his toughest climbs yet in the depths of winter, but the savagery and danger of these encounters comes at huge personal cost. Num Pages: 272 pages, colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DFHA; 1KLS; BGA; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Publisher
- Vertebrate Graphics Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2nd edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906148461
- ISBN
- 9781906148461
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.61
€ 17.99
€ 16.61