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Paperback. Three decades after his death, Nick Drake is recognized as one of the true geniuses of English acoustic music. This groundbreaking biography reconstructs a vanished life while perfectly capturing the bohemian scenes surrounding the music business in London in the late '60s and early '70s. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Piatkus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780749951337
- ISBN
- 9780749951337
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.47
€ 16.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. Almodovar came from an austere background in rural Spain. It was the 1950s, the age of the Cold War, of mambo, of Balenciaga, of the Korean War, of the Hungarian Revolution, of the death of Stalin. But none of these events bore any impact on his village. Editor(s): Strauss, Frederic. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APFB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571231928
- ISBN
- 9780571231928
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.15
€ 23.99
€ 16.15
Paperback. An autobiographical account of the early years of James McBey, the self-taught boy from a humble north-east village who became one of Scotland's most successful and celebrated artists. Series: Canongate Classics. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: ACX; AFH; AGB; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 120.
- Publisher
- Canongate UK
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780862414450
- ISBN
- 9780862414450
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.81
€ 13.99
€ 10.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAL; 3D; BGX; HBJF1; HBLA; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 200 x 11. Weight in Grams: 148.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750961240
- ISBN
- 9780750961240
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.39
€ 10.39
Paperback. Editor(s): Evans, Rhiannon. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGHA; BJ; HBWQ; MQC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750962308
- ISBN
- 9780750962308
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.49
€ 13.99
€ 13.49
Paperback. Prime Minister known for announcing 'that Britain favoured a homeland for the Jewish People in Palestine'. Series: 20 British Prime Ministers of the 20th Century. Num Pages: 168 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 194 x 13. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Haus Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904950554
- ISBN
- 9781904950554
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.49
€ 17.99
€ 13.49
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JFCA; VFVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473608061
- ISBN
- 9781473608061
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.94
€ 15.99
€ 11.94
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Black and White Publishing
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- First Thus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781873631379
- ISBN
- 9781873631379
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.20
€ 10.99
€ 9.20
Paperback. A memoir of a very unconventional childhood, this work tells a tale of the fading innocence of childhood that is miles ahead of the competition. In the early Seventies, Dave Bennun's family transplanted themselves from Swindon to the wilds of Kenya. For Dave, Kenya was bemusingly new. In Kenya, the childhood memoir takes on a surreal tone. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; BGA; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 226. Keywords: Africa/Memoir. 245pp
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New edition
- SKU
- KNW0007019
- ISBN
- 9780091897437
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Hardcover. The author gives an account of his two years experience of the 'simple life' in the woods. In this book, he tells how he sought and found material and spiritual sustenance in the solitude of the cabin which he built for himself on the shore of Walden Pond, near Concord, Massachusetts. Num Pages: 295 pages. BIC Classification: BG; DNF; RNA; WND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 137 x 27. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Publisher
- Everyman United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 295
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857151367
- ISBN
- 9781857151367
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.69
€ 23.99
€ 16.69
Paperback.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752488172
- ISBN
- 9780752488172
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.49
€ 13.99
€ 13.49
Hardback. The last three years of author's life that have been as dramatic as ever. From the highly publicised divorce from Alex Reid to the romance and split from Leandro Penna, and a whirlwind marriage and surprise pregnancy with Kieran Hayler, she has been through a lot of changes. And that's just her love life. This title tells her story. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 234 x 32. Weight in Grams: 646. Clean copy. Fine in dustjacket. DJ has minor wear to edges but remains very good
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- SKU
- KOC0023871
- ISBN
- 9781780891385
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Examines the notorious Nazi's life. Num Pages: 408 pages, 41 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGH; HBG; HBWQ; JWXK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 151 x 23. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Publisher
- Cooper Square Publishers Inc.,U.S.
- Number of pages
- 408
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815410065
- ISBN
- 9780815410065
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- University of Delaware Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611495010
- ISBN
- 9781611495010
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.91
€ 56.91
Hardcover. "Cadenus" is primarily concerned with the relationship between Swift and Vanessa (Esther Van Homrigh), "Swift's Most Valuable Friend" with that between Swift and Stella (Esther Johnson). Both help to determine the precise nature of this triangle, and the impact it had on his writing and career. Illustrator(s): Brocquy, Louis Le. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; BGH; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 136. . Clean copy
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- The Lilliput Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New
- SKU
- KEX0201819
- ISBN
- 9781843510178
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Hardcover. "Biography at its best aims at resurrection. Anne Boyd Rioux has brought the novelist Constance Fenimore Woolson back to life for us. Hurrah!"?Robert D. Richardson, author of the Bancroft Prize-winning William James: In the Maelstrom of American Modernism Num Pages: 432 pages, 34 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393245097
- ISBN
- 9780393245097
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 30.06
€ 34.99
€ 30.06
Paperback. For the first time, Maya Angelou - one of America's most celebrated memoirists and poets - shares the deepest personal story of her life: the story of her relationship with her mother. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844089154
- ISBN
- 9781844089154
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.31
€ 11.99
€ 10.31
Paperback. A compelling, extraordinary memoir into life as a diagnosed sociopath. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; MMJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447242734
- ISBN
- 9781447242734
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. Presenting a biography of Beethoven, this book offers insightful readings of Beethoven's key works. Num Pages: 1104 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 236 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1116.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571312566
- ISBN
- 9780571312566
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.96
€ 40.99
€ 28.96
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BG; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- The Alpha Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781898595229
- ISBN
- 9781898595229
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.07
€ 54.07
Paperback. A heartfelt celebration of the vanished world of his grandfather's intellectual passions. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16pp b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 27. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publisher
- Halban Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905559640
- ISBN
- 9781905559640
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.02
€ 19.99
€ 16.02
Paperback. This intimate biography takes an insightful and sensitive look at Cheryl's life and her whirlwind rise to the top, and why it hasn't always been easy. With new photographs and updated chapters on all the backstage gossip from The X-Factor, this book lifts the lid on the fascinating life of one of Britain's most famous and glamorous women. Num Pages: 272 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 242. Good copy with some shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Michael O'Mara
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- SKU
- KRA0006593
- ISBN
- 9781843173892
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The first critical survey of an unjustly neglected body of literature: the autobiographies and memoirs of writers of Irish birth or background who lived and worked in Britain between 1725 and the present day. It offers a stimulating and provocative introduction to the themes, preoccupations and narrative strategies of a diverse range of writers. Num Pages: 344 pages, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BGL; DQ; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 175 x 20. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 2009 ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230296367
- ISBN
- 9780230296367
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.88
€ 66.88
Paperback. Divorced, beheaded, died; divorced, beheaded, survived. For over four centures the popular imagination has been gripped by the story of King Henry VIII and his six wives - and by the tangled web of passion and intrigue that lies behind it. Series: Pitkin biographical series. Num Pages: 24 pages, 63ill.(54col.). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGR; HBJD1; HBLC; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 171 x 4. Weight in Grams: 100.
- Publisher
- Pitkin Guides
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780853729402
- ISBN
- 9780853729402
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 8.32
€ 8.99
€ 8.32