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Paperback. Lavrentii Beria has long symbolized all the evils of Stalinism, haunting the public imagination both in the West and in the former Soviet Union. This is a biography of Lavrentii Beria, Stalin's notorious police chief and for many years his most powerful lieutenant. Num Pages: 344 pages, 12 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DVU; BGH; JPFC; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 538.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
338
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691010939
ISBN
9780691010939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.72

Paperback. Bernard Berenson: Formation and Heritage explores the intellectual world of Berenson (1865-1959), who put the connoisseurship of Renaissance art on a firm footing at the turn of the twentieth century. Essays explore his relationships with various cultural figures including William James, Jean Paul Richter, Katherine Dunham, and many others. Series: Villa I Tatti Series. Num Pages: 440 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACND; BGA; HBJD; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 177 x 28. Weight in Grams: 922.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674427853
ISBN
9780674427853
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.42

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8 pp colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 20. Weight in Grams: 250. Some minor shelf wear but remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
LIBERTIES PRESS
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTJ0046807
ISBN
9781905483884
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Bernard Hinault is one of the greatest cyclists of all time. He is a five-time winner of the Tour de France and the only man to have won each of the Grand Tours on more than one occasion. Three decades on from his retirement, he remains the last Frenchman to win the Tour de France. This book deals with his life. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJPG; BGS; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 199 x 27. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Yellow Jersey Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780224092050
ISBN
9780224092050
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.49

This is the first book-length study on the Anglo-Jewish writer Bernard Kops, who became famous as part of the new wave of British drama with the production of his play The Hamlet of Stepney Green in 1958. Num Pages: 168 pages, 1 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGL; DSB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 236 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611476569
ISBN
9781611476569
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 122.63

This collection of 171 letters, most never before published, finally makes the fascinating Shaw/Murray correspondence available. Editor(s): Carpenter, Charles A. Series: Selected Correspondence of Bernard Shaw. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 682.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442643826
ISBN
9781442643826
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 79.61

Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: BG; HB; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 7. Weight in Grams: 159.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1976
Publisher
Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
Condition
New
SKU
V9783764308971
ISBN
9783764308971
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.58

Paperback. Series: Modern Plays. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: BGS; DD; WSQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 130 x 201 x 7. Weight in Grams: 88.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472596109
ISBN
9781472596109
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.40

Paperback. * A biography of one of the most remarkable women of the Tudor era - next to Queen Elizabeth the most powerful woman in England. Num Pages: 576 pages, Section: 16, colour. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 37. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
Abacus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349115894
ISBN
9780349115894
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Hardback. This is the dramatic story of the ups and downs of a born entrepreneur. Num Pages: 352 pages, 6 colour plates. BIC Classification: BGA; KJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 241 x 32. Weight in Grams: 706.
Publisher
Icon Books
Number of pages
576
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848317000
ISBN
9781848317000
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 21.87

Paperback. The bestselling authorized biography of a much loved football star. Num Pages: 400 pages, 8pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 110 x 25. Weight in Grams: 222.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Pan Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New Ed
SKU
KNW0007728
ISBN
9780330367509
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The bestselling authorized biography of a much loved football star. Num Pages: 400 pages, 8pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 110 x 25. Weight in Grams: 222.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Pan Books
Edition
New Ed
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KLN0018216
ISBN
9780330367509
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The bestselling authorized biography of a much loved football star. Num Pages: 400 pages, 8pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 110 x 25. Weight in Grams: 222. Vintage paperback in good condition, with some light shelfwear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Pan Books
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KRF2232477
ISBN
9780330367509
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Betsy's failed quest to win royal status for her son and grandsons consumed the remainder of her seventy-four years, decades that transformed her from the glamorous "belle of Baltimoreinto a shrewd and successful businesswoman determined to protect her family. Num Pages: 244 pages, 24, 24 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Maryland Historical Society United States
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9780984213504
ISBN
9780984213504
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.06

Paperback. The story of these duelling divas is by turns hilarious, monstrous and tragic. This account is exhaustive, explosive and unsparing, and our reissue includes a special update from the author. Num Pages: 528 pages, Section: 16, b/w. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751541878
ISBN
9780751541878
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. Balanced and hugely readable, Bette David tells the complete story of one of the most enduringly popular movie stars. Num Pages: 736 pages, 16pp photographs. BIC Classification: APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 48. Weight in Grams: 510.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
736
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751509403
ISBN
9780751509403
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.77

Hardback. Charles Mingus is one of the most important - and most mythologized-composers and performers in jazz history. Classically trained and of mixed race, he was an outspoken innovator as well as a bandleader, composer, producer, and record-label owner. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 336 pages, 13 b/w. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 237 x 27. Weight in Grams: 592.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520260375
ISBN
9780520260375
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. Presents the story of how a man born into poverty in London's East End went on to find stardom late in life when he was chosen to be head judge on BBC1's "Strictly Come Dancing". This title tells about his East End roots, his experiences on "Strictly Come Dancing", and also on the number 1 US show "Dancing with Stars". Num Pages: 352 pages, col. Illustrations, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: APT; ASDR; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091928032
ISBN
9780091928032
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 442 pages, illus. BIC Classification: AMVD; BGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1050.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Urban Land Institute
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874203424
ISBN
9780874203424
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.12

Hardcover. Part celebrity memoir and part self-help book, Better than New goes behind the scenes with an entrepreneurial single mum who worked her way from waitress/real estate agent to home renovation expert, preservationist, and television star. Num Pages: 224 pages, 75 colour photographs. BIC Classification: BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 328 x 24. Weight in Grams: 800.
Publisher
Artisan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781579656676
ISBN
9781579656676
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 20.68

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