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paperback. Introduced to the West by Paul Brunton, Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi (1879-1950) is widely hailed as the greatest Indian saint and sage in modern times, whose teachings continue to influence thousands around the world today. This title interweaves the story of Ramana's life with his spiritual journey. Num Pages: 207 pages. BIC Classification: BGX; HRG; HRLP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 169 x 15. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Rider
Condition
New
SKU
9781846044083
ISBN
9781846044083
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.53

Paperback. The revealing and deeply moving autobiography of one of the greatest American playwrights of the twentieth century Num Pages: 688 pages, 32 pp b/w intergrated. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BGA; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 44. Weight in Grams: 550. A Life. 688 pages, 32 pp b/w intergrated. The revealing and deeply moving autobiography of one of the greatest American playwrights of the twentieth century. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BGA; DSBH; DSG. Dimension: 129 x 197 x 44. Weight: 550.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
688
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408836316
ISBN
9781408836316
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.64

hardcover. Diane Arbus was one of the greatest photographers of the last century. Her portraiture of freaks, circus performers, twins, nudists and others on the social margins connected with a wide public at a deep psychological level. This biography begins at the moment Arbus quit the world of commercial photography to be an artist, and ends with her death. Num Pages: 752 pages. BIC Classification: AJB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 166 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1326.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Jonathan Cape
Condition
New
SKU
9780224097703
ISBN
9780224097703
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.99
€ 27.76

Hardcover. Erich von Stroheim (1885-1957) was one of the true giants of American film history. For years, however his life has been wreathed in myths, many of his own devising. Lennig has scoured European and American archives for details concerning Stroheim's life. Num Pages: 384 pages, 30 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 948.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813121383
ISBN
9780813121383
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.37

Paperback. Tells of Arthur Koestler's travels through Russia and remote parts of Soviet Central Asia and of his life as an exile. This book puts in perspective his experiences in Franco's prisons under sentence of death and in concentration camps in Occupied France, and ends with his escape from there in 1940 to England, where he found stability and a home. Num Pages: 528 pages, Illustrations, 1 map, ports. BIC Classification: BGLA; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
Vintage Classics London
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099490685
ISBN
9780099490685
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.04

Paperback. A new edition of Arthur Koestler's gripping tale of arrest, imprisonment, and subsequent escape to London from Nazi-occupied France. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Eland Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780907871491
ISBN
9780907871491
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.74

Paperback. In this second edition of his classic biography, the leading authority on the classical world introduces a fresh generation of student, scholars and readers to a pivotal figure of Rome. Num Pages: 256 pages, 5 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415336611
ISBN
9780415336611
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.30

Paperback. Based on exhaustive research in the Poe family archive, Quinn extracts the life from the legend, and describes how they both were distorted by prior biographies. " Num Pages: 866 pages, 48, 48 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BG; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1312.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
864
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801857300
ISBN
9780801857300
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 36.95

The Scottish-born William Dunbar (1750-1810) was a man of many abilities and professions - surveyor, botanist, zoologist, astronomer, planter, architect, inventor. This work looks at Dunbar's fascinating, varied life and career. Num Pages: 280 pages, 17 illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 576.
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813124551
ISBN
9780813124551
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.03

Hardback. Series: Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History. Num Pages: 270 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: APB; APF; ASZB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 217 x 23. Weight in Grams: 510.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349949854
ISBN
9781349949854
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.99

Hardback. In Norma Fox Mazer: A Writer's World, Reed chronicles her discovery that, although Mazer's husband and his work are thoroughly intertwined with and complimentary to her own, the author "is fiercely independent-a feminist." Series: Studies in Young Adult Literature. Num Pages: 160 pages, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 143 x 16. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810838147
ISBN
9780810838147
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.18

Hardback. Up-close, behind-the-scenes biography of the winningest coach in college basketball history. Num Pages: 240 pages, 25. BIC Classification: BGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 162 x 33. Weight in Grams: 844.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Longstreet Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781563525407
ISBN
9781563525407
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 23.87

Paperback. A fast-paced memoir of Arsham Parsi, a queer Iranian activist who was forced to flee his country under threat of execution for his work in fighting human rights abuses against LGBT individuals in Iran. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; BGA; JFFJ; JFSK2; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 227.
Publisher
Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781552667019
ISBN
9781552667019
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 80 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 254 x 6. Weight in Grams: 276.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
SKU
V9781894974257
ISBN
9781894974257
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.33

Paperback. The unforgettable survival story of the year -- the astonishing, day-by-day account of Aron Ralston's terrible accident, self-amputation, rescue and recovery. Num Pages: 368 pages, 16pp colour plates. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 24. Weight in Grams: 288.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780743495806
ISBN
9780743495806
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.50

Paperback. A day-by-day account of Aron Ralston's unforgettable survival story - his terrible accident, self-amputation, rescue and recovery. Num Pages: 368 pages, 16pp colour plates. BIC Classification: 1KBBWU; BGA; BTP; WSZC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 400. Good, clean copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
New Edition
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
SKU
KSG0005415
ISBN
9781849833905
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Schwarzenegger's TOTAL RECALL is a larger-than-life portrait of his illustrious, controversial and entertaining life in and out of the public eye. Num Pages: 656 pages, 4 x 16pp colour plate section. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; APF; BGFA; BGHA; JPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 55. Weight in Grams: 550.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849839730
ISBN
9781849839730
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.46

paperback. This volume traces Langston Hughes' life from his birth in Missouri in 1902 to the winter of 1941. Portraying his association with a range of political activists, patrons and artists, Arnold Rampersad offers a sweeping panorama of culture and history in the early 20th-century. Num Pages: 528 pages, 56 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JJ; BG; DSBH; DSC; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 234 x 31. Weight in Grams: 782.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Oxford University Press USA United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195146424
ISBN
9780195146424
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.97

Paperback.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752446585
ISBN
9780752446585
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.54

Hardcover. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AGB; AMC; AN; APB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 312 x 236 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1923.
Publisher
Theatre Communications Group
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781559364614
ISBN
9781559364614
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.99
€ 96.85

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 125 x 26. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752438078
ISBN
9780752438078
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.41

Paperback. The new book by New Yorker journalist and author of Female Chauvinist Pigs, Ariel Levy. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGL; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Publisher
Fleet
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
9780349005300
ISBN
9780349005300
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.23

Paperback. Legendary soprano Maria Callas, whose singing was as sensational as her life, is the subject of this biography by author and columnist Huffington. Huffington tells of Callas' transformation from a shy, chubby girl into one of the greatest opera singers of all time, her passionate love affair with Aristotle Onassis, and her ill-fated marriage. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 594.
Publisher
Cooper Square Publishers Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815412281
ISBN
9780815412281
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 25.65

Hardcover. Editor(s): Ahrar, Ahmad. Num Pages: 508 pages, 171 photos. BIC Classification: 1FBN; BGHA; HBJF1; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 238 x 37. Weight in Grams: 866.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
IBEX Publishers
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9781588140999
ISBN
9781588140999
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.08
€ 56.87

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