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Paperback. Birkenhead, 1973. The eighteen-year-old Paul O'Grady gets ready for a big Saturday night out on the town. New white T-shirt, freshly ironed jeans, looking good. As he bids farewell to his mum, who's on the phone to his auntie, and wanders off down the street in a cloud of aftershave, he hears her familiar cry: 'Oh, the devil rides out tonight. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: APB; APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 138 x 29. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Bantam
Condition
New
SKU
9780553824636
ISBN
9780553824636
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.95

Paperback.

The comic genius of English writing takes on Hollywood, delusion, celebrity and last century's ultimate glamour couple: Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor.

Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGF. Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2023
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857381736
ISBN
9780857381736
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.05

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007436125
ISBN
9780007436125
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.46

paperback. He was Britain's most wanted man. He spent seven years in America's toughest penitentiary. You'll like him. During the mid 1980s Howard Marks had forty three aliases, eighty nine phone lines and owned twenty five companies throughout the world. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; BGA; BTC; JKVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9781784705909
ISBN
9781784705909
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 15.16

paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780300094046
ISBN
9780300094046
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 23.70

Paperback. Looks at the superstar Billy Joel's entire career, including his troubled youth as a gang member; the controversy surrounding his first hit, Captain Jack his legal problems; his storied marriage with Christie Brinkley; and, his continued artistic frustration. Num Pages: 300 pages, one eight-page photo insert. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 226 x 27. Weight in Grams: 572. The Life and Times of an Angry Young Man. 300 pages, one eight-page photo insert. Looks at the superstar Billy Joel's entire career, including his troubled youth as a gang member; the controversy surrounding his first hit, Captain Jack his legal problems; his storied marriage with Christie Brinkley; and, his continued artistic frustration. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Dimension: 151 x 226 x 27. Weight: 572.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Hal Leonard Corporation United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9781617130052
ISBN
9781617130052
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.76

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

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BGHA; BJ; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Helion & Company United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910777305
ISBN
9781910777305
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations (colour). BIC Classification: BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Helion & Company United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909982703
ISBN
9781909982703
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.27

Paperback. Num Pages: 960 pages, 250 colour and b/w, 18 maps, 18 tables & figures. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BGHA; HBW; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Helion and Company
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909982697
ISBN
9781909982697
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.27

paperback. "Farr's book assesses Horne's command style, his relationship with the Canadians and his dealings with the commander-in-chief; this is where the value of the book lies, and that value is considerable. Farr has plugged quite a considerable gap in the biographical writings of the war. Num Pages: 320 pages, 18 ills, 23 maps. BIC Classification: 3JJF; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 148 x 24. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Helion & Company United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906033477
ISBN
9781906033477
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.92

paperback. "I'm in the Band" charts White Zombie's rise from the gritty music scene of New York's Lower East Side in the 80s to arena headliners during the 90s alternative-explosion that followed, while sharing the unlikely story of a female musician who won the respect and adoration of male metal musicians and fans. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 281 x 13. Weight in Grams: 796.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Counterpoint United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781593762995
ISBN
9781593762995
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.40

Paperback. At last, this expertly edited, well researched and affordable edition makes Robinsons innovative and influential poetry accessible again to a wide audience. Paula Feldman, University of South Carolina Editor(s): Pascoe, J. Series: Broadview Literary Texts. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 2AB; AN; BGF; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 141 x 22. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551112015
ISBN
9781551112015
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.04

paperback. A biography that provides the most authoritative picture yet of King Stephen, whose reign (1135-1154), with its 'nineteen long winters' of civil war, made his name synonymous with failed leadership. After years of work on the sources, the author shows with clarity the strengths and weaknesses of the monarch. Series: The Yale English Monarchs Series. Num Pages: 384 pages, 16 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 233 x 30. Weight in Grams: 668.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780300181951
ISBN
9780300181951
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.69

Paperback. My Brother's Life and Death with the Coldstream Guards in Northern Ireland. 176 pages, 48 photos, 1 map. Intends to reflect on the author's experiences in Northern Ireland, and to recount his brother's life and death at the hands of the IRA. This book introduces you to the life of a professional soldier, the operational experience in Northern Ireland, and leads you along the effects of unjustified terrorist murder in Northern Ireland. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; BGH; JPWL. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 12. Weight: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Helion & Company
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906033576
ISBN
9781906033576
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.32

A perceptive literary critic, a world-famous writer of witty and playful verses for children, a leading authority on children's linguistic creativity and a highly skilled translator, Kornei Chukovsky was a complete man of letters. Editor(s): Erlich, Victor. Translator(s): Heim, Michael Henry. Num Pages: 658 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AGR; BGL; DSBH; DSC; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1034.
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Edition
abridged ed
Number of pages
658
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300106114
ISBN
9780300106114
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.91
€ 58.34

Paperback. Num Pages: 396 pages, 8 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 217 x 24. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226302522
ISBN
9780226302522
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.09

Hardcover. After the Titanic: A Life of Derek Mahon is a portrait of an artistic life in motion and stirring reflection on the capacity of great poetry to fashion something lasting of our deepest fears and insecurities. Num Pages: 304 pages, 25. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 158 x 32. Weight in Grams: 696.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Gill & Macmillan Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780717164417
ISBN
9780717164417
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.00
€ 25.77

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 1HFMW; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; BGHA; HBJH; HBWS; JWT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Helion & Company
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911512493
ISBN
9781911512493
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.27

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Helion and Company
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906033774
ISBN
9781906033774
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.32

hardcover. Based on documentary research and extensive interviews, this book breaks new ground by relating the personal histories of child care pioneers to wider policy and practice developments. Num Pages: 232 pages, ports. BIC Classification: BG; JKSB1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 148. Weight in Grams: 421.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Edition
2nd Edition
SKU
V9781861343536
ISBN
9781861343536
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.37

Hardcover. Demonstrating that as Augustine defined and became a "Catholic" self, he also intently engaged with his former Manichaean faith, Augustine's Manichaean Dilemma, Volume 2 explores the close interplay of these two processes in Augustine's works up to and including the Confessions. Series: Divinations: Rereading Late Ancient Religion. Num Pages: 552 pages. BIC Classification: BGX; HRAX; HRCM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 166 x 37. Weight in Grams: 892.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
552
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812244946
ISBN
9780812244946
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.82

paperback. This is a personal account of what it is like to be deaf in a hearing world. The book discusses such issues as: mainstreaming and its effect on deaf children and the deaf community; total communication versus oralism; employment opportunities for deaf adults; and public policy toward deaf people. Num Pages: 181 pages, 36 figures, 21 tables, references, index. BIC Classification: BG; JFFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
Edition
3rd Edition
Number of pages
181
Condition
New
SKU
V9780930323615
ISBN
9780930323615
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 20.36

The disappearance and imprisonment behind the Iron Curtain of the American brothers Noel and Hermann Field in 1949, followed by that of Noel's wife and their foster daughter, was one of the most publicized international mysteries of the Cold War. This dual memoir gives an intensely human dimension to that struggle. Num Pages: 488 pages, 18 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1DV; 3JJPG; BG; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 35. Weight in Grams: 780.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804735902
ISBN
9780804735902
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 119.48

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