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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

€ 135.29

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
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.03

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 440 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGL; HRAB; HRCM; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691652450
ISBN
9780691652450
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 208.69

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

€ 44.99
€ 36.95

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. 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. 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

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

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

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

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

Hardcover. Illustrator(s): Shepard, E. H. Num Pages: 192 pages, 8 colour illustrations, 150 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: AKLB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 181 x 25. Weight in Grams: 734.
Publisher
Jaydem Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Edition
illustrated ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903368022
ISBN
9781903368022
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.63

Paperback. The description for this book, Wilson, Volume III: The Struggle for Neutrality, 1914-1915, will be forthcoming. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 758 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJF; BGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
758
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691625935
ISBN
9780691625935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 112.73
€ 85.15

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 760 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1228.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
760
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691652276
ISBN
9780691652276
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 367.03

CD-Audio. Arthur Smith is best known as a comedian, a broadcaster and an opening bat for "Grumpy Old Men". But he has also been a West End playwright, an English teacher, a failed rock star, a busker, a road sweeper and a bombsite boy in post-war Bermondsey. This memoir encompasses a range of funny and often moving experiences by this commentator. BIC Classification: BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 126 x 145 x 24. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Format
CD
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846571794
ISBN
9781846571794
CD
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.65

Paperback. Surviving Vietnam with 101st Airborne Division. 288 pages, 16 page photo section. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGHA; HBWS2. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 20. Weight: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Casemate Publishers
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935149095
ISBN
9781935149095
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 22.67

Hardcover. Num Pages: 384 pages, 70 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGB; HBJK; JFSG; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 36. Weight in Grams: 825.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Press of Florida
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813061511
ISBN
9780813061511
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.58

Paperback. Links the story of Marx's life in London to the places he lived and worked. This book is aimed at visitors who are interested in seeing the places with which he was particularly associated. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BGH; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 138 x 6. Weight in Grams: 192. 128 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. Links the story of Marx's life in London to the places he lived and worked. This book is aimed at visitors who are interested in seeing the places with which he was particularly associated. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BGH; WTH. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 6. Weight: 190.
Publisher
Lawrence And Wishart Ltd
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905007608
ISBN
9781905007608
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.48

Hardback. Confederate Colonel John Singleton Mosby (1833-1916) was only one of a number of heroes to emerge during the Civil War, yet he holds a singular place in the American imagination. Series: The American Crisis Series: Books on the Civil War Era. Num Pages: 231 pages, photographs, maps, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
231
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842029285
ISBN
9780842029285
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.75

Paperback. BIC Classification: BGT. Dimension: 112 x 177 x 29. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753557525
ISBN
9780753557525
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.68

Paperback. Elon Musk is an inspirational role model for young entrepreneurs, breaking boundaries and revolutionising the tech-world. He is also the real-life inspiration for the Iron Man series of films. He's not only seen as an entrepreneur in the spirit of a Steve Jobs but as an inventor and bold thinker. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGB; KJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Virgin Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753545102
ISBN
9780753545102
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.02

Paperback. South African born Elon Musk is the renowned entrepreneur and innovator behind PayPal, SpaceX, Tesla, and SolarCity. Musk wants to save our planet; he wants to send citizens into space, to form a colony on Mars; he wants to make money while doing these things; and he wants us all to know about it. This book deals with his life and work. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: BGB; KJH; KND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 27. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Virgin Books
Condition
New
SKU
9780753555644
ISBN
9780753555644
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.08

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, illus. BIC Classification: BGL; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845195410
ISBN
9781845195410
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.79

Paperback. Accessible and incisive new one-volume biography of Winston Churchill. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857388346
ISBN
9780857388346
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

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