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Paperback. The autobiography that Carlin had nearly completed before he died, "Last Words" chronicles the late comedian's illustrious career and includes commentary from Carlin's fellow comedian, Hendra. Num Pages: 320 pages, chapter opener photos. BIC Classification: APB; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439191101
ISBN
9781439191101
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.55

Paperback. Norman Wisdom, in his cloth cap and ill-fitting suit, is the living embodiment of the little man battling against the forces of authority and pomposity. His career in comedy has been the fulfilment of what Charlie Chaplin predicted - that Norman Wisdom would be the man to take his mantle. This work is about Norman Wisdom. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 illustrations, (some colour ). BIC Classification: AS; BGFA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 100 x 25. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099446767
ISBN
9780099446767
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.77

Paperback. This is not an autobiography, Bourdieu said of this work but it reveals much of the hitherto implicit experience of his formative years, and gives insights into his relationships with Jean-Paul Sartre, Raymond Aron, Michel Foucault and many others, which deepen our understanding of his unique contribution to sociology and anthropology. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 139 x 215 x 67. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745635279
ISBN
9780745635279
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.39

Hardback. James Hogg knew Sir Walter Scott well, and after Scott's death in 1832 he wrote an affectionate but frank account of their long friendship. Editor(s): Rubenstein, Jill. Series: The Collected Works of James Hogg. Num Pages: 224 pages, music. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DNF; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 578.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748609338
ISBN
9780748609338
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.73
€ 107.52

Hardback. Nearly one hundred years after the death of its composer, the music of Claude Debussy has lost none of its appeal. In this authoritative biography, author Eric Frederick Jensen brings together the most recent biographical research, including a revised catalogue of Debussy's compositions and the first complete edition of his correspondence. Series: Master Musicians Series. Num Pages: 328 pages, 31 music examples, 15 halftones (gallery). BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 568.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199730056
ISBN
9780199730056
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.79
€ 40.80

Paperback. Includes essays that talk about the experience of being young and living in NewYork. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 170.
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846271854
ISBN
9781846271854
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.73

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 328. My Story. 208 pages, Illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGFA; WS. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 14. Weight: 334.
Publisher
AuthorHouse
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781438987941
ISBN
9781438987941
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.94

Paperback. Stephen Kuusisto, an American, has been almost completely blind since a post-natal operation severely damaged his retinas. In this autobiography he tells of the years of lonely childhood spent behind bottle-lens glasses, the struggle through high school and college, and first love and sex. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; JFFG; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 125 x 197 x 15. Weight in Grams: 150.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Faber and Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Main
SKU
KLN0017854
ISBN
9780571196968
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.49

Hardback. Series: Macmillan Collector's Library. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; 3JJG; BGA; MZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 104 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509824908
ISBN
9781509824908
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.46

Paperback. An intimate portrait of the private Hunter S Thompson - a larger-than-life madman, swilling booze with one hand and piloting classic cars with the other. It recreates the reminiscences of various Hunter's antics throughout his Woody Creek years. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 137 x 24. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061159282
ISBN
9780061159282
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 848 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJC; BGH; HBLW; HBTV4; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447245858
ISBN
9781447245858
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.51

Paperback. Recalls the author's schooldays and Oxford, adolescent encounters with psychoanalysis and Russian roulette, his marriage and conversion to Catholicism, and how he rashly resigned from "The Times" when his first novel, "The Man Within" was published in 1929. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2CSJ; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 144.
Publisher
VINTAGE (RAND) London
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099282570
ISBN
9780099282570
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. .
Publisher
Buster Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780992769604
ISBN
9780992769604
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, 8pp colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; VXH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 17. Weight in Grams: 276. 216 pages, 8pp colour illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BG; VXH. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 17. Weight: 272.
Publisher
Campion Books
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780954633813
ISBN
9780954633813
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.66

Paperback. Bess was the other Duchess, Georgiana's best friend, who with Georgiana and her husband, William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire, formed the infamous menage a trois at Devonshire house Num Pages: 256 pages, 24. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 233 x 18. Weight in Grams: 564.
Publisher
Fonthill Media Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781550052
ISBN
9781781550052
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.07

Hardback. This is an autobiographical account of Dr Bo Hi Pak's 40 year association with the founder of the Unification Movement. This personal testimony describes the motivations, behind-the-scenes activities, and inner workings of the Unification Movement. Num Pages: 440 pages, bibliography, index, notes. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 1KBB; BG; HRCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 681.
Publisher
University Press of America
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761818151
ISBN
9780761818151
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 143.75

Paperback. An examination of British Asian identity which traces the history of Asians in the UK. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGA; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 27. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
KTG0007651
ISBN
9781847080820
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. In Ireland, 1951, the young June Goulding took up a position as midwife in a home for unmarried mothers run. It was a place of secrets, lies and cruelty. This memoir tells the story of twelve women's experiences in this home and of the hardships they endured, but also the kindness June offered them, and the hope she was able to bring. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BGA; HBTB; MQD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 14. Weight in Grams: 164.
Publisher
Ebury Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091902056
ISBN
9780091902056
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.00

Hardback. A world-renowned classicist presents a thrilling revisionist biography of the Bible's most controversial figure. Translator(s): Carden, Jeremy. Num Pages: 240 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; BGH; HBJF1; HBLA; HRCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781631492358
ISBN
9781631492358
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.21

Paperback. Witty and heartfelt, clear-sighted and irreverent, Poser is the book that sane, sensible and intelligent mothers around the world have been waiting for Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; VFM; VFVX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 24. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
9781408822043
ISBN
9781408822043
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. The multi-millionaire businessman turned half a million copy-selling author of It's A Long Way From Penny Apples is back with an invaluable guide to making your dreams come true. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, map, ports. BIC Classification: BGB; KJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 180. Good clear copy with some minor shelf wear
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KIN0032028
ISBN
9780340838983
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The multi-millionaire businessman turned half a million copy-selling author of It's A Long Way From Penny Apples is back with an invaluable guide to making your dreams come true. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, map, ports. BIC Classification: BGB; KJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 180.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Publication date
2006
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KIN0004612
ISBN
9780340838983
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Matilda, wife of William the Conqueror, was the first woman to be crowned Queen of England and formally recognised as such by her subjects. Beyond this, however, little is known of her. No contemporary images of her remain, and the chroniclers of her age left us only the faintest clues as to her life. Who was this spectral queen? Num Pages: 320 pages, col. Illustrations, maps, ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGR; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099549130
ISBN
9780099549130
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.95

Paperback. This is the first book to explain how Wales was transformed from a kingdom to a principality as the Norman Conquest forged modern Britain. Num Pages: 176 pages, 11 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 227.
Publisher
University of Wales Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783169368
ISBN
9781783169368
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.28

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