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Paperback. The only book to collect together interviews with every member of The Fall, past and present. Num Pages: 336 pages, integrated b&w illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: AVGU; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 232. Life in and Out of Britain's Most Insane Group. 336 pages, ill. The only book to collect together interviews with every member of The Fall, past and present. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGU; AVH; BGFA. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 22. Weight: 282.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847671448
ISBN
9781847671448
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Andrew Anthony was shocked by the response of liberal friends and colleagues after 9/11- a belief that America had it coming, a determination to understand the perpetrator rather than support the victim. This memoir offers an account of his political education in Thatcher's Britain and the painful midlife reassessment. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 238. Some light shelf wear else as new.
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Vintage Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
SKU
KTG0007763
ISBN
9780099507857
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. After the events of 11 September, the author noticed that many colleagues seemed determined to understand the perpetrator rather than support the victim. America, in their view, had it coming. In rejecting that analysis, the author set out to unpick the prejudices that had come to shape progressive, liberal and wider public opinion. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA; JPF; JPFK; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784700423
ISBN
9781784700423
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 9.53

Paperback. Adrian Kenny's memoir is many things: diary of a frustrated young writer and lover; portrait of bohemian social life in 1970s Dublin; and an intimate history of the rising Catholic middle class, the advanced guard of the Celtic Tiger. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; BG; DN; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 136 x 18. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Lilliput Pr Ltd
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9781901866377
ISBN
9781901866377
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.30

Paperback. While growing up, the author felt like 'the village idiot with O'levels'. He left Yorkshire to work as a journalist in London, but returned when his dad called with the news that they were going to have to sell the family farm, and, in so doing, leave the home and livelihood. This book presents his personal account. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; BGA; TV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Penguin Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141012940
ISBN
9780141012940
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 16.91

Paperback. Offering a critical analysis of Louis Farrakhan's ascent to national influence, the author argues that the minister's rise to prominence is a function of race and reaction in contemporary America. He probes the origins and significance of Farrakhan in American politics. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JFF; JFSL1; JFSL3; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780878406586
ISBN
9780878406586
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 75.82

Paperback. Christopher Wood, a young Englishman, decided to be the greatest painter the world had seen. Richard Hilary, confident, handsome and unprincipled, flew Spitfires in the Battle of Britain before being shot down and horribly burned. Jeremy Wolfenden was born in 1936, the son of Jack, later Lord Wolfenden. This work talks about these three people. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BG; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 264.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
9780099518013
ISBN
9780099518013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 12.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGB; BTC; GBC; GPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781632207036
ISBN
9781632207036
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.72

Paperback. In June 1405, King Henry IV stopped at a small Yorkshire manor house to shelter from a storm. That night he awoke screaming that traitors were burning his skin. His instinctive belief that he was being poisoned was understandable: he had already survived at least eight plots to dethrone or kill him in the first six years of his reign. Num Pages: 496 pages, 30. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844135295
ISBN
9781844135295
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.69

Paperback. In The Fellowship, Philip and Carol Zaleski offer the first complete rendering of the Inklings' lives and works. Lewis maps the medieval mind, accepts Christ while riding in the sidecar of his brother's motorcycle, becomes a world-famous evangelist, and creates new forms of religiously attuned fiction while wrestling with personal crises. Num Pages: 656 pages, 16 pages of black and white illustrations, notes, bibliography and index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JJ; BGL; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 211 x 51. Weight in Grams: 600.
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780374536251
ISBN
9780374536251
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.95

Paperback. An Igbo woman becomes king at a time of extraordinary change in Africa Num Pages: 322 pages, 29 b&w illus., 12 maps, 9 music exx., 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; BGH; HBJH; HBLW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
322
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253222480
ISBN
9780253222480
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.87

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: BG; BJ; JMAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Open Gate Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9781871871449
ISBN
9781871871449
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 24.60

Hardback. The first scholars to have access to Rock's personal papers, Marsh and Ronner offer a compelling look at a man whose work defined the reproductive revolution, with its dual developments in contraception and technologically assisted conception. Num Pages: 384 pages, 20, 20 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BGT; MFKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 684.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801890017
ISBN
9780801890017
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 32.14

Hardback. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 531.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566638104
ISBN
9781566638104
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.77

Hardback. The story of baseball's most violent incident-August 22, 1965-when Giants pitcher Juan Marichal clobbered Dodgers catcher John Roseboro with his bat: the stories of the players, the American cultural backdrop, and the baseball competition and culture that led to the explosive moment, plus the incident's lasting effects. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGS; HBTB; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 34.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762787128
ISBN
9780762787128
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 22.72

Paperback. A reportage by one of Britain's most distinguished non-fiction writers that describes what happened when he got access to the file on him kept during his years in East Germany by the Stasi, the infamous secret police. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BG; HP; JKSW1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 194 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 228. 256 pages. A reportage by one of Britain's most distinguished non-fiction writers that describes what happened when he got access to the file on him kept during his years in East Germany by the Stasi, the infamous secret police. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: BG; HP; JKSW1. Dimension: 194 x 130 x 21. Weight: 232.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848870888
ISBN
9781848870888
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.09

Hardback. Num Pages: 200 pages, 50 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; APFA; APFB; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2023
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911325185
ISBN
9781911325185
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 143.32

Paperback. The autobiography of Margaret Rhodes, the Queen's first cousin and niece of the late Queen Mother. Num Pages: 195 pages, Illustrations (some col.), ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: BGRA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 224. A Royal Memoir by the Queen's Cousin. 195 pages, Illustrations (some col.), ports. (chiefly col.). The autobiography of Margaret Rhodes, the Queen's first cousin and niece of the late Queen Mother. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGRA. Dimension: 197 x 128 x 16. Weight: 252.
Publisher
Birlinn General
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780270852
ISBN
9781780270852
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.51

Paperback. Those promoting Empire as an expression of white supremacy found Arthur Wharton, the world's first black professional footballer, a supreme irritation, and he eventually died in poverty. Series: Sport in the Global Society. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; BGS; HBTB; JFSL3; WSJA; WSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714644592
ISBN
9780714644592
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.81

Hardcover. By the time Eunice Grayson played James Bond's girlfriend she had already become one of the first reality TV stars. Her leading men included Sean Connery and Roger Moore, and she co-starred in a record-breaking run of 'The Sound of Music'. This is the inside story of an original Bond girl and some of the best-loved films ever made. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 650.
Publisher
Signum
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780956653475
ISBN
9780956653475
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.28

Paperback. Hollywood celebrities feared her. William Randolph Hearst adored her. Between 1915 and 1960, Louella Parsons was America's premier movie gossip columnist and in her heyday commanded a following of more than forty million readers. This biography of Parsons tells the story of her reign over Hollywood during the studio era. Num Pages: 426 pages, 25 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: APF; BGF; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 604.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
426
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520249851
ISBN
9780520249851
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 23.31

Hardback. Series: Asia Perspectives: History, Society and Culture. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 223 x 24. Weight in Grams: 468.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231179720
ISBN
9780231179720
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BGX; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782392323
ISBN
9781782392323
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.12

Hardcover. Weinberg was probably the most influential nuclear engineer/physicist in the US. His autobiography is peppered with first-hand accounts of major historical events. It describes the first nuclear era, but also exposes its downside risks. Num Pages: 324 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BGA; PDX; PHM; PHN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 164 x 26. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
American Institute of Physics
Edition
1994th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781563963582
ISBN
9781563963582
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 45.72

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