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Paperback. The only oral, composite biography of Jack Kerouac. Being reissued, with a revised introduction,in the year of the film of his most famous novel, On the Road. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 252. An Oral Biography of Jack Kerouac. 368 pages, Illustrations, ports. The only oral, composite biography of Jack Kerouac. Being reissued, with a revised introduction,in the year of the film of his most famous novel, On the Road. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGL. Dimension: 195 x 129 x 24. Weight: 250.
Edition
Main
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857867643
ISBN
9780857867643
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.09

Paperback. This book contains 14 biographies written by people of all ages who have a learning disability. The authors discuss how these stories might be representative of other people with learning disabilities and what key themes may be identified from the stories. The pictorial form is accessible to people with learning disabilities. Num Pages: 144 pages, index. BIC Classification: BG; JFFG; JNSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 8. Weight in Grams: 234.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Pub
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853026904
ISBN
9781853026904
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.82

Paperback. The real story behind Dame Edna, the international superstar! Num Pages: 352 pages, 24. BIC Classification: APB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409120582
ISBN
9781409120582
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.26

Paperback. Much-loved cricket commentator, broadcaster and national treasure Brian Johnston now has a defintive biography - written by his son, Barry. Num Pages: 384 pages, 4 x 8pp b/w photos. BIC Classification: APW; BG; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 127 x 23. Weight in Grams: 280.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
SKU
KNW0008531
ISBN
9780340824719
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.49

Paperback. .
Publisher
Barry Long Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Edition Unstated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781899324194
ISBN
9781899324194
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.52

Paperback. Num Pages: 262 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JFSJ1; VSP; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Barry Long Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
262
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9780950805085
ISBN
9780950805085
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 752 pages, 16. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 215 x 55. Weight in Grams: 796.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780221205
ISBN
9781780221205
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.77

Publisher
United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195305883
ISBN
9780195305883
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.54

Paperback. Num Pages: 680 pages, 195 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 163 x 34. Weight in Grams: 980.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
680
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816641826
ISBN
9780816641826
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.21

Paperback. From his memorial in Washington and immortalization on Mount Rushmore, one might assume Abraham Lincoln was a national hero rather than a controversial president. Drawing on an array of material, this is a study of the role Lincoln's reputation and memory has played in American life. Num Pages: 382 pages, 48 halftones, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 602.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
University of Chicago Press, 2000
Number of pages
382
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226741987
ISBN
9780226741987
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 28.00

Hardback. From his dazzling conducting debut in 1943 until his death in 1990, Leonard Bernstein's star blazed brilliantly. This biography examines Bernstein's career against the backdrop of cold war America - blacklisting by the State Department in 1950 and voluntary exile from the New York Philharmonic in 1951 for fear that he might be blacklisted. Num Pages: 296 pages, 9 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520257641
ISBN
9780520257641
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 38.20

Paperback. "In his tragically short life (1928--1964), Eric Dolphy was a titanic force in the development of the sixties avant-garde (or "new thing") from the hard bop of the late fifties. The searing intensity an" Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 242.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Hachette Books
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306805240
ISBN
9780306805240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.75

Paperback. This second edition in paper back offers in a single comprehensive volume the misdeeds and scandals that occurred during Mahathir Mohamad two decades as prime minister of Malaysia and afterwards. It includes Mahathir's response to the first edition and engages with the debate about Mahathir's legacy. Series: Critical Studies of the Asia-Pacific. Num Pages: 373 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMM; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; 3JMC; BGH; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
373
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230367869
ISBN
9780230367869
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 83.67

Hardback. Sidney Franklin (1903-76) was the last person you'd expect to become a bullfighter. Training with iconic matador Rodolfo Gaona, Sidney's dare spawned a legend. This book tells the story of Sidney Franklin, from his life in revolutionary Mexico to his triumphs in Spain. Num Pages: 336 pages, 17 photographs. BIC Classification: ASZX; BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 149 x 28. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803211292
ISBN
9780803211292
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.82

Paperback. This book is a magisterial overview of Henry Sidgwick, one of the great intellectual figures of nineteenth-century Britain. Num Pages: 882 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HPCD; HPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
882
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9781107407343
ISBN
9781107407343
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.76

Paperback. Num Pages: 656 pages, 32 halftones. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152. .
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226335025
ISBN
9780226335025
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.91

Paperback. Num Pages: 281 pages, illustrations, facsimiles, portraits. BIC Classification: BGA; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Milo Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903854167
ISBN
9781903854167
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Univ Of Minnesota Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816636853
ISBN
9780816636853
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.69

Paperback. About 375 million people are infected with the hepatitis B virus. The discovery of this virus and the vaccine against it was one of the triumphs of twentieth-century medicine. This book describes how Baruch Blumberg and a team of researchers found a virus they were not looking for and created a vaccine for a disease they knew little about. Num Pages: 264 pages, 1 table, 16 halftones, 3 line illus. BIC Classification: BG; MJJ; MMFM; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691116235
ISBN
9780691116235
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 31.19

Hardcover. Samuel Shirley's splendid new translation, with critical annotation reflecting research of the last half-century, is the only edition of the complete text of Spinoza's correspondence available in English. An historical-philosophical Introduction, detailed annotation, a chronology, and a bibliography are also included. Translator(s): Shirley, Samuel. Num Pages: 414 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; HPCF; HPD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 28. Weight in Grams: 558.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
404
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872202757
ISBN
9780872202757
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 34.68

Paperback. From a game of hide and seek, the Cardinal draws reflections on prayer and the spiritual life. Few readers will fail to gain encouragement and help from the wisdom in these pages. Illustrator(s): John, Sarah. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: BG; HRCC7; HRCV9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 141 x 6. Weight in Grams: 124.
Publisher
Darton,Longman & Todd Ltd
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780232526219
ISBN
9780232526219
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.99

Paperback. Contents 1. A A country boy 2. A Pins and string 3. A Philosophy 4. A Learning to juggle 5. A Blue and yellow make pink 6. A Saturn and statistics 7. A Cast of characters 8. A Spinning cells 9. A The beautiful equations 10. A The Laird at home 11. A The Cavendish 12. A Last days 13. A Maxwella s legacy 14. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; PDX; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 108 x 19. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470861714
ISBN
9780470861714
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.20

Paperback. Series: Men of Faith Series. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 110 x 177 x 13. Weight in Grams: 98.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Bethany House Publishers
Publication date
1972
Edition
Reprinted
Condition
New
SKU
V9780871231826
ISBN
9780871231826
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.03

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 616.
Publisher
Irish Academic Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780716529484
ISBN
9780716529484
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 24.85

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