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Pesach'ke Burstein, an old trouper from the Yiddish theatre, recalls dramas both onstage and off in this memoir, which he dictated to his wife Lillian Lux Burstein. The story of Burstein's stage career is played out against the background of political turmoil and anecdotes of the Yiddish theatre. Num Pages: 224 pages, 56 illustrations. BIC Classification: ANB; BGHA; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 599.
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815607847
ISBN
9780815607847
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 32.24

Paperback. From the author of the critically acclaimed Christmas bestseller Seasonal Suicide Notes. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444708691
ISBN
9781444708691
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.64

Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 145 x 27. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Random House Australia
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857985767
ISBN
9780857985767
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 24.88

Paperback. After becoming British Junior Karting Champion, then the Formula 3 title for Eddie Jordan in 1987, Johnny Herbert was all set for a glittering debut season in Formula 1 when he was caught in a mass pile-up at Brands Hatch. That horrific crash threatened to end his career, but Herbert made a miraculous recovery. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGSA; WSPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127. .
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857503657
ISBN
9780857503657
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.64

Hardback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: AVGU; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 263 x 18. Weight in Grams: 880.
Publisher
Akashic Books,U.S.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781617753572
ISBN
9781617753572
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 44.05

Hardcover. At twenty-five, Orson Welles (1915-1985) directed, co-wrote, and starred in "Citizen Kane", widely considered the best film ever made. But Welles was such a revolutionary filmmaker that he found himself at odds with the Hollywood studio system. This book reassesses Welles' final period in the context of his entire life and work. Num Pages: 364 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 703.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813124100
ISBN
9780813124100
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.62

Paperback. The authorised biography of Oliver Reed, one of Britain's best loved actors. Num Pages: 560 pages, Illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 35. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472112637
ISBN
9781472112637
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.20

Paperback. Inspired by the Oscar-nominated Netflix documentary, What Happened, Miss Simone? is an intimate and vivid portrait of the twentieth-century icon Nina Simone. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16pp b&w inset. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVGK; AVGQ; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 26. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782118749
ISBN
9781782118749
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.58

Paperback. * From the award-winning writer, following her memoirs, Skating to Antarctica, Stranger on a Train, On Trying to Keep Still - a unique book about animal watching Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BG; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Digital original
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844083886
ISBN
9781844083886
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.64

Paperback. Beloved actress and bestselling author Shirley MacLaine contemplates a wealth of matters that each begin with two simple but powerful words: What If.. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: APF; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471131417
ISBN
9781471131417
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.10

Paperback. Valentino Rossi is one of the greatest motorcyclist. He has fought through the 125 and 250 class groups to win the World Championships five times and has been ranked in the top three places at the World Championships for nine years. He has won on a Honda bike - considered the best - and on a Yamaha - considered the worst. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 110 x 24. Weight in Grams: 200.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Arrow
Number of pages
352
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099486961
ISBN
9780099486961
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.73

Hardback. Translator(s): Philcox, Richard. Series: SB - The Africa List. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857423764
ISBN
9780857423764
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 22.28

Hardcover. Series: Studies in Jazz. Num Pages: 402 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 43 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 163 x 33. Weight in Grams: 770.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
402
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810882034
ISBN
9780810882034
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, photos. BIC Classification: 1MBN; BGLA; BM; VFVK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 165 x 17. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
Otago University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781877578892
ISBN
9781877578892
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.42

Paperback. If you grow up in a world where wrinkles are practically illegal, going bald is cause for a mental breakdown, and women over size zero are encouraged to shoot themselves, what the hell do you do if you're, gasp.. Disabled? The author shows you how she learned to challenge the crazy expectations of a world obsessed with being 'normal'. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: APB; ASZB; BGFA; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 23. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Virgin Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
9780753555354
ISBN
9780753555354
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 6.00

Hardback. Ahilarious memoir of growing up in 1950s suburbia by one of the UK's best-loved columnists. Num Pages: 368 pages, b&w integrated. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; BGA; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 174 x 28. Weight in Grams: 446. Good clean copy in dustwrapper. DW with some light shelf wear else as new.
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
SKU
KTG0005066
ISBN
9780857204882
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. At the age of 42, Wayne Fields set upon a sort of pilgrimage when he waded the near 20-mile stretch of a small river in northern Michigan with fly rod in hand. He emerged with this memoir, a meditation on families and ageing, and a response to what time, and streams, bring into our lives. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226248578
ISBN
9780226248578
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 22.66

hardcover. Takes us back to the world of pogroms and mass emigrations at the turn of the twentieth century Num Pages: 248 pages, 25 illustrations, 1 genealogy. BIC Classification: BGHA; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803230019
ISBN
9780803230019
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.09

Hardcover. Focusing on love and loss, this book celebrates friendship, reading, love of children and the consolations of a landscape. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 165 x 36. Weight in Grams: 770. Good clean copy fine in dustjacket
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Jonathan Cape
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KJE0000247
ISBN
9780224088985
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. From a Hackney council estate to the House of Lords, this is the extraordinary story of one of our greatest entrepreneurs. Num Pages: 640 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: BGBA; KJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 56. Weight in Grams: 502.
Edition
Main Market
Publisher
Pan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330520478
ISBN
9780330520478
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.21

Paperback. A vivid and revelatory first-hand account of one of the most evocative periods in popular music, written by one the era's greatest songwriters. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 black and white and colour in plate section. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 151 x 27. Weight in Grams: 764.
Publisher
Jawbone Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908279576
ISBN
9781908279576
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.47

Paperback. Ralph Milne was born in Dundee and lived out many a young footballer's dream. On leaving school he signed for Dundee United and gradually forced his way into a team full of great players. In the eyes of Dundee United fans, he will always be a legend and was inducted into the club's Hall Of Fame earlier this year. This title tells his story. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8pp plates. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Black and White pub.
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845023058
ISBN
9781845023058
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.02

Paperback. Cilla Black is a phenomenon of truly iconic proportions. Since debuting on the showbiz circuit in 1963 she's conquered the mediums of TV, comedy and pop. As a singer she has released 14 studio albums, in addition to two successful "Greatest Hits" packages and 37 singles, many of which have charted world-wide. This is her autobiography. Num Pages: 416 pages, 32. BIC Classification: APB; APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 27. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Ebury Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780091890353
ISBN
9780091890353
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.35

Paperback. Michael Caine is the best-loved film actor Britain has ever produced. This title reveals the truth about his childhood, his family and his hard-fought journey from London to Hollywood, presenting the lean years and the triumphs. Num Pages: 592 pages, ports. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 40. Weight in Grams: 436.
Publisher
Arrow
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099553199
ISBN
9780099553199
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.29

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