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Biography: general
paperback. This is the first book about Kafka that uses the writer's medical records. Gillman explores the relation of the body to cultural myths, and brings a unique and fascinating perspective to Kafka's life and writings. Num Pages: 344 pages, 30ill. BIC Classification: 2ACG; BG; DSBH; DSK; JFC; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780415913911
- ISBN
- 9780415913911
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Condition: New
€ 55.23
€ 55.23
paperback. Charles I waged civil wars that cost one in ten Englishmen their lives. But in 1649 parliament was hard put to find a lawyer with the skill and daring to prosecute a King who was above the law: in the end the man they briefed was the radical barrister, John Cooke. He was the bravest of barristers, who risked his own life to make tyranny a crime. Num Pages: 448 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099459194
- ISBN
- 9780099459194
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.91
€ 16.99
€ 13.91
paperback. In 1612, Shakespeare gave evidence at the Court of Requests in Westminster - it is the only occasion his spoken words are recorded. The case seems routine - a dispute over an unpaid marriage-dowry - but it opens up an unexpected window into the dramatist's famously obscure life-story. This book focuses on this episode in Shakespeare's life. Num Pages: 400 pages, 1 x 16 pp b/w inset. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 322.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141023748
- ISBN
- 9780141023748
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.53
€ 14.99
€ 12.53
paperback. Saladin remains one of the most iconic figures of his age. As the man who united the Arabs and saved Islam from Christian crusaders in the 12th century, he is the Islamic world's preeminent hero. Charting his rise to power, his struggle to unify the warring factions of his faith, this book explores the enduring legacy of this champion of Islam. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFM; 3H; BGH; HBG; HBJF; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 31. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780552170840
- ISBN
- 9780552170840
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.45
€ 13.99
€ 10.45
Paperback. Presents powerful lessons on life and leadership based on the life and work of Nelson Mandela (1918 - 2013), whose fight against apartheid in South Africa has become an enduring example of resistance against injustice and oppression. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJ; BGH; HBJH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 196 x 16. Weight in Grams: 182
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Virgin Books
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780753519349
- ISBN
- 9780753519349
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 13.91
€ 19.99
€ 13.91
paperback. No writer is more charismatic than Robert Burns. To his international admirers Burns was a genius, a hero, a warm-hearted friend; yet to the mother of one of his lovers he was a wastrel, and to his political enemies a 'traitor'. This biography presents the remarkable life, loves and struggles of this great poet. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 153 x 36. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Pimlico
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781844139309
- ISBN
- 9781844139309
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.68
€ 20.99
€ 16.68
paperback. How to get on well with people, how to adjust to losing someone you love? How to live? This question obsessed Renaissance nobleman Michel Eyquem de Montaigne (1533-92), who wrote free-roaming explorations of his thought. This biography of Montaigne relates the story of his life by way of the questions he posed and the answers he explored. Num Pages: 400 pages, 12. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BGL; DSBD; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099485155
- ISBN
- 9780099485155
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.53
€ 15.99
€ 12.53
Paperback. In September 1998, the author stunned the world by announcing that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. This book tells his life story - from his childhood in western Canada to his meteoric rise in film and television and, most importantly, the years in which - with the unswerving support of his wife, family and friends. Num Pages: 320 pages, ports. BIC Classification: APB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Edition
- 1st Paperback Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780091885670
- ISBN
- 9780091885670
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.80
€ 19.99
€ 14.80
paperback. Like a real-life Scarface Jon was born into the upper levels of the Gambino crime family and witnessed his first murder at age seven. He became a one-man juvenile crime wave before joining an assassination squad in Vietnam. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JKVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780091949419
- ISBN
- 9780091949419
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Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.06
€ 9.99
€ 9.06
paperback. Based on her personal archive of over 35,000 pages of documents, and extensive interviews with friends and colleagues, this biography of Marilyn Monroe rejects many myths about her childhood, her marriages and her relationships. It also offers evidence of the truth behind her death. Num Pages: 768 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 116 x 44. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099301110
- ISBN
- 9780099301110
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.29
€ 19.99
€ 15.29
paperback. Auden's dedication as a writer was matched only by his commitment to challenging the received view of political and personal life. This biography offers a commentary on Auden's work, ideas and life within the context of the wars, ideologies, spiritual quests and sexual attitudes of this century. Series: Vintage Lives. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 132 x 33. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099442561
- ISBN
- 9780099442561
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 15.29
€ 29.99
€ 15.29
paperback. An epic survey of Orson Welles' life and work. It shows what it was like to be around Welles, and, what it was like to be him, in which lies the answer to the old riddle: whatever happened to Orson Welles? Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; ANB; APFB; APW; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 34. Weight in Grams: 368.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099502838
- ISBN
- 9780099502838
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.32
€ 19.99
€ 16.32
paperback. Using the lives of three of the author's ancestors as a prism, this book examines what memory and the selective plundering of history has made of the truth in Northern Ireland. It lays bare the harsh and murderous mythologies of Northern Ireland and gives us a revision of its history. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: BG; HBJD1; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099552086
- ISBN
- 9780099552086
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.60
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€ 14.60
paperback. The author's unmatched experience of East African wildlife and his appetite for risk have made him a world-class naturalist and film-maker. This title tells the story of his life's work, from his arrival in Kenya as a young boy to the making of his game-changing films. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; BGA; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099555889
- ISBN
- 9780099555889
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Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.60
€ 18.99
€ 14.60
paperback. The sequel to "Aristocrats", this tells the story of the Irish revolutionary, Lord Edward Fitzgerald. Son of a duke, heir to estates and influence, Lord Edward died in a Dublin gaol, a rebel and a traitor. The book looks at how this happened, and explores the hidden relationships in his life. Num Pages: 352 pages, 8pp b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 131 x 198 x 32. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099732112
- ISBN
- 9780099732112
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.60
€ 19.99
€ 14.60
paperback. The unlikely rise and colourful life of a flawed sporting legend one of the architects of the footballing magic that we now associate with Brazil s beautiful game. " Translator(s): Downie, Andrew. Num Pages: 432 pages, 36. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Yellow Jersey
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780224064330
- ISBN
- 9780224064330
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.29
€ 19.99
€ 15.29
paperback. Rob Lowe is teen idol at fifteen, international icon and founder of the Brat Pack at twenty, and one of Hollywood's top stars. This title chronicles his experiences as a painfully misunderstood child actor in Ohio uprooted to the wild counterculture of mid-seventies Malibu, where he embarked on his unrelenting pursuit of a career in Hollywood. Num Pages: 384 pages, col. Illustrations, ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 199 x 26. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780552164375
- ISBN
- 9780552164375
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Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.14
€ 12.99
€ 11.14
paperback. The author's life has been action-packed to say the least. He has rowed across the Atlantic, walked to the South Pole, run the Sahara and ice-skated across Sweden. This title tells his story. Num Pages: 448 pages, 3 x 8 pp colour photographs. BIC Classification: BGA; WSZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 197 x 28. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780552165785
- ISBN
- 9780552165785
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Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.14
€ 12.99
€ 11.14
paperback. Greta Garbo's enduring legend derives from her incandescent performances as a woman in love in such classics as "Camille", "Queen Christina" and "Grand Hotel". This work tells the story of Greta Garbo and of the two love affairs that dominated her life: with Cecil Beaton and the notorious Mercedes de Acosta. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Pimlico
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780712659499
- ISBN
- 9780712659499
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.60
€ 19.99
€ 14.60
Paperback. Recounts the author's childhood struggle to learn to read, write, paint and finally type, with the toe of his left foot. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 199 x 12. Weight in Grams: 144 Biography..Christy Brown. 184pp
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780749391775
- ISBN
- 9780749391775
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Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.45
€ 11.99
€ 10.45
paperback. Reveals the lessons that have helped global entrepreneur, Sir Richard Branson, through his business and personal life, like believing it can be done and that, if others disagree with you, try and try again until you achieve your goal; or that you must love what you do. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: BGBA; KJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 131 x 9. Weight in Grams: 96.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Virgin Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780753510995
- ISBN
- 9780753510995
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Condition: New
€ 8.30
€ 8.30
paperback. Born into Hollywood royalty, Drew Barrymore is one of the biggest stars of her generation. Despite an unconventional childhood, she has built a life and career of her own that millions of fans admire. This is a portrait of Drew's life in stories as she looks back on the adventures, challenges and incredible experiences she's had. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Virgin Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780753557099
- ISBN
- 9780753557099
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.91
€ 16.99
€ 13.91
paperback. Aided by the author's extensive prison diaries, this book reveals the true horror of life inside Los Teques: a shocking underworld behind bars where inmates pay protection money to stay alive, prostitutes do the rounds and vast amounts of cocaine are smuggled in for cell-block bosses to sell on to prisoners for huge profits. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Mainstream Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781780576077
- ISBN
- 9781780576077
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.83
€ 13.99
€ 11.83
paperback. Everybody in the unlicensed fight game knows that only one man has the honour of being titled 'Guv'nor' - and that man is Lew 'Wild Thing' Yates. This book documents how Yates rose to the top of his bloody profession. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 x 8pp b/w. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Mainstream Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781845963521
- ISBN
- 9781845963521
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.60
€ 19.99
€ 14.60