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Biography: general
Hardback. A high-powered music manager reflects on his forty-year career, working with Michael Jackson, Paul McCartney, and Madonna, his friendships with Gladys Knight, Quincy Jones, and Curtis Mayfield, and the huge, often detrimental changes he witnessed within the industry. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; AV; BGF; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762791446
- ISBN
- 9780762791446
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.88
€ 26.99
€ 20.88
Paperback. Now in Paperback! Legendary music manager, Ron Weisner, finally shares his story of what it was like to work with Michael Jackson, Madonna, and Paul McCartney, among others, while also witnessing huge changes in the music industry Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGFA; KNTF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 20.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493008568
- ISBN
- 9781493008568
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.26
€ 17.99
€ 15.26
Hardback. An investigation into the art of "Lit Ed-ing". Describing the qualities needed to run the literary pages of the broadsheets, this book recalls the work of literary editors and reviewers over the past 100 years. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; BG; DSA; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 33. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857541496
- ISBN
- 9781857541496
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 38.74
€ 47.99
€ 38.74
Paperback. The long awaited sequel to the beloved and bestselling 'The Liars' Club' and 'Cherry' - a memoir about a self-professed 'blackbelt sinner's' descent into the inferno of alcoholism and madness, and her astonishing resurrection. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007362608
- ISBN
- 9780007362608
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.21
€ 17.99
€ 14.21
Paperback. Michael Levi Rodkinson is today frequently referred to as a minor Hasidic author and publisher, a characterization based on the criticism of his opponents rather than on his writings. In Literary Hasidism, Meir draws on those writings and their reception to present a completely different picture of this colourful and influential writer. Series: Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music and Art. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJC; BGX; HRJS; KNTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815634478
- ISBN
- 9780815634478
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.96
€ 41.96
Paperback. Includes the real-life stories of the novice monks which reflect the lives of many youths in rural Thailand who are trapped in the vicious cycle of poverty, broken homes, illiteracy and drug abuse. When all else fails, Buddhism becomes their last resort: providing them with physical shelter and spiritual refuge. Num Pages: 320 pages, 18 pages of black and white and colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1FMT; BG; HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 113 x 21. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099484486
- ISBN
- 9780099484486
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.00€ 16.77
€ 19.00
€ 16.77
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- G2 Entertainment Ltd
- Number of pages
- 268
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782812104
- ISBN
- 9781782812104
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.95
€ 10.99
€ 9.95
Paperback. Ralph Moody was eight years old in 1906 when his family moved from New Hampshire to a Colorado ranch. Through his eyes, this title lets us experience the pleasures and perils of ranching there early in the twentieth century. It also includes adventures that equip Ralph to take his father's place when it becomes necessary. Illustrator(s): Shenton, Edward. Num Pages: Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 205 x 135 x 14. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803281783
- ISBN
- 9780803281783
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.34
€ 17.99
€ 17.34
Hardback. A fascinating work, at once philosophical and autobiographical, by one of the most original thinkers in the United States today. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 584 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 39. Weight in Grams: 918.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804770149
- ISBN
- 9780804770149
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.96
€ 47.99
€ 40.96
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- ECW Press,Canada Canada
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781550225679
- ISBN
- 9781550225679
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.29
€ 16.99
€ 14.29
Hardback. Keith Lemon's hilarious prequel to BEING KEITH, this is the memoir of his life as a northern youngster. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: APT; BGFA; WHG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 790.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781409152477
- ISBN
- 9781409152477
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 5.99
€ 5.99
Paperback. The author's childhood was warm, bright and serene. The Hampstead and Lancing schooldays which followed were sometimes agreeable, but often not. His life at Oxford - which he evokes in Brideshead Revisited - was essentially a catalogue of friendship. This title presents a portrait of his recollection of those hedonistic days. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140183092
- ISBN
- 9780140183092
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
€ 13.99
€ 11.08
Paperback. Moves from Moss Side to Malaya recalling author's time as an education officer in the tropics, his tempestuous first marriage, his struggles with Catholicism and the beginning of his prolific writing life. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 38. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099437055
- ISBN
- 9780099437055
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.95
€ 19.99
€ 14.95
Little Women Abroad: The Alcott Sisters' Letters from Europe, 1870-187...
May Alcott Louisa May Alcott
Hardcover. In 1870, Louisa May Alcott and her younger sister Abby May Alcott began a fourteen-month tour of Europe. Louisa had already made her mark as a writer; May was on the verge of a respected art career. This book presents a selection of May's drawings along with the letters written by the two Alcott sisters during their trip. Editor(s): Shealy, Daniel. Num Pages: 368 pages, 78 b&w photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 3JH; BGL; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 189 x 33. Weight in Grams: 898.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820330099
- ISBN
- 9780820330099
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.33
€ 58.33
Paperback. The author goes in search of his old childhood haunts and instead finds an England changed beyond recognition. This book takes you on a poignant journey to a time and a place we will never see again. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAX; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; BGA; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099569282
- ISBN
- 9780099569282
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.61
€ 23.99
€ 17.61
Hardback. Full colour lifestyle book from everyone's favourite (Essex) girl next door, Lydia Bright Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 184. .
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781409170235
- ISBN
- 9781409170235
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.54
€ 23.99
€ 16.54
Paperback. The second volume of Helen Forrester's powerful, painful and ultimately uplifting four-volume autobiography of her poverty-stricken childhood in Liverpool during the Depression. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; 3JJG; BGA; JFFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 199 x 24. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008180959
- ISBN
- 9780008180959
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.36
€ 15.99
€ 11.36
Paperback. Writing about real lives takes various forms, which overlap and may be combined with each other: biography, autobiography, biographical criticism, biographical fiction, memoir, confession, diary. In these essays, the author considers some particularly interesting examples of life-writing, and contributes several of his own. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; BK; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 17. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099587767
- ISBN
- 9780099587767
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. The contributors to this text who talk about their lives represent late-20th-century Ireland's creative substratum. They are artists, writers, map-makers, weavers, dreamers, water-diviners, environmentalists, wood-cutters, gardeners, travellers and urban independents. Num Pages: 176 pages, 16 colour illustrations & 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 170. .
- Publisher
- Lilliput Press
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781901866223
- ISBN
- 9781901866223
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.09
€ 19.99
€ 17.09
Paperback. * 'As rich as a novel by Henry James' DAILY TELEGRAPH * 'Will do nothing less than revolutionise the way Dickinson is read for years' GUARDIAN The definitive biography, out now in paperback Num Pages: 512 pages, Section: 16, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGL; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 197 x 33. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Digital original
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844084548
- ISBN
- 9781844084548
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39