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Biography: general
Paperback. Frederick Douglass, a former slave, spent four months in Ireland in 1845, filling halls with eloquent denunciations of slavery and causing controversy with graphic descriptions of slaves being tortured. He also shared a stage with Daniel O'Connell. Num Pages: 240 pages, B&W images. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1KB; 3JH; BGH; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The Collins Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848891968
- ISBN
- 9781848891968
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.51
€ 16.99
€ 14.51
Paperback. In 2001, after over a decade in the business, the author quit stand-up, disillusioned and drained, and went off to direct a loss-making musical, Jerry Springer: The Opera. In this book, he details his return to live performance, and the journey that took him from an early retirement to his position as a critically acclaimed stand-up in Britain. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: BGFA; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 198 x 26. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Main
- SKU
- 9780571254811
- ISBN
- 9780571254811
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.59
€ 12.99
€ 10.59
Paperback. An epic true-life journey to the heart of Hitler's Berlin. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGSA; BTP; WSSN7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781447210986
- ISBN
- 9781447210986
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.14
€ 14.99
€ 11.14
Paperback. Giving a different perspective on 'The Uncrowned King of Ireland', and his downfall, O' Shea's account was first published in 1914. Her early life is covered, as is her marriage to Captain O' Shea. Her life with Parnell is described in a personal and touching way, with many letters and discussions between them covered in depth. Num Pages: 192 pages, Ten Black and White. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 9. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- New Ed
- SKU
- 9781845885342
- ISBN
- 9781845885342
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Recounting his solitary childhood in the English countryside, the author presents affectionate portraits of his remote parents - an increasingly unconventional barrister father, whose blindness must never be mentioned, battling earwigs in the mutinous garden, and a vague and endlessly patient mother. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 188. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Penguin Edition
- SKU
- KSS0000121
- ISBN
- 9780140063837
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. The 1995 Open Champion and legendary wild man of golf recalls the best and worst of his life: his inspirational play on both US and European tours; the demons that afflicted him on the course and his addiction to gambling and drink; and the trashed hotel rooms and spectacular marital problems. Num Pages: 320 pages, 40 col plates (16pp). BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007229024
- ISBN
- 9780007229024
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. 'I wanted to return to the place where I was born and see it with new eyes. I had no idea where my family was in Somalia. At first it seemed impossible - almost as impossible as a camel girl becoming a fashion model.. Num Pages: 240 pages, Section: 4, colour. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844080083
- ISBN
- 9781844080083
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Hardcover. Dublin Burning is a vivid, clear-eyed account of the 1916 Rising and is the most complete account we have from a senior participant. No other senior Volunteer figure has left a similar memoir of Easter Week. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BGHA; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 144 x 25. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Gill & Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780717159307
- ISBN
- 9780717159307
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 13.87
€ 18.99
€ 13.87
paperback. John Healy, the son of poor Irish immigrants in London, grows up hardened by violence and soon finds himself overwhelmed by alcoholism. He ends up in the grass arena: the parks and streets of the inner city, where beggars, thieves, prostitutes and killers fight for survival and each day brings the question of where to find the next drink. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFFB; JFFH; WDMG1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 216 260pp
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Penguin Classic
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141189598
- ISBN
- 9780141189598
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 10.38
€ 14.99
€ 10.38
Paperback. Daniel O'Connell - 'The Liberator' - lived a big, great and graphic life. Born in Kerry in 1775, he witnessed some of the most pivotal events in Irish and European history. Simply told for a young adult audience, with lively text and striking illustrations, this book brings Daniel O'Connell and his world to life. Illustrator(s): Nowakowski, Mateusz. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JF; BGH; FXZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The Collins Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781848892699
- ISBN
- 9781848892699
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Irish rock'n'roll wild man Phil Lynott was a skillful survivor of rock trends and a world-class hellraiser. This eye-opening biography traces his life from 1950s Dublin, to the time in "Thin Lizzy", to his schizophrenic solo career, and the bitter feud that followed his tragic death. Num Pages: 228 pages, b&w photographs, discography. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 330. Irish rock'n'roll wild man Phil Lynott was a skillful survivor of rock trends and a world-class hellraiser. This eye-opening biography traces his life from 1950s Dublin, to the time in "Thin Lizzy", to his schizophrenic solo career, and the bitter feud that followed his tragic death. Num Pages: 228 pages, b&w photographs, discography. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 330. 8vo.Original Printed wrappers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Omnibus Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- SKU
- KEX0307014
- ISBN
- 9780711991040
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 25.00
€ 25.00
Paperback. In this autobiography, Tim Rice writes about his early years. He describes his public school days, his early love of comics, cricket and women, his first marriage and his partnership with Andrew Lloyd Webber. Num Pages: 464 pages, 4 8-page b/w sections. BIC Classification: AVGM; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 112 x 32. Weight in Grams: 282. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Coronet
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0001283
- ISBN
- 9780340654590
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
paperback. Storytelling kept alive the myths, legends, and history of the Blasket Islands, which are three miles off Irelands Dingle Peninsula. In her old age, Peig Sayers, 'the Queen of Gaelic storytellers', recounted her life to her son, who recorded the tale in this book. She recalls the events of her life and her simple philosophy. Translator(s): Ennis, Seamus. Num Pages: 160 pages, endpaper map. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 124. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1961
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press London
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Reissue
- SKU
- KKD0001316
- ISBN
- 9780192812391
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.99€ 10.64
€ 15.99
€ 10.64
Paperback. This biography examines Hawtrey's origins as a child star and as a performer in revue and the Will Hay films. It looks at his career on radio and television, and then at the sad, slow decline of a belligerent, alcoholic recluse on the Kent coast. Num Pages: 128 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 9. Weight in Grams: 150. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Faber
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0001369
- ISBN
- 9780571210893
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Lyn Madden worked as a prostitute for 20 years. This is her story of life 'on the game' in Dublin. Num Pages: 267 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JFMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 304. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- New edition
- SKU
- KKD0001419
- ISBN
- 9780946211456
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
paperback. Continuing the book "I Dreamed of Africa", this volume is written in episodes. The author refers glancingly to the deaths of her husband and son, covering family issues, the conservation and preservation of the animals around her and the fear and beauty of being lost in the bush at night. Num Pages: 160 pages, b&w and colour photographs, maps, glossary. BIC Classification: 1H; BGH; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 135 x 15. Weight in Grams: 156. Continuing the book "I Dreamed of Africa", this volume is written in episodes. The author refers glancingly to the deaths of her husband and son, covering family issues, the conservation and preservation of the animals around her and the fear and beauty of being lost in the bush at night. Num Pages: 160 pages, b&w and colour photographs, maps, glossary. BIC Classification: 1H; BGH; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 135 x 15. Weight in Grams: 156. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- New Ed
- SKU
- KKD0001513
- ISBN
- 9780140238464
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. A major biography of Emma Darwin of whom the author writes: 'Darwin's debt to Emma can never be fully estimated. Without her he might have been a clever man who yet achieved nothing' Num Pages: 384 pages, 16pp b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGH; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 258. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0001644
- ISBN
- 9780747262480
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. The story of life in the frontline from the world's first dot.comic. In 1998, when Amazon.com went to temp agencies to recruit people, they gave them a simple directive: send us your freaks. Thus began Mike Daisey's love affair with the world's biggest bookstore. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGB; KNP; KNTP; UDB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 191. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Fourth Estate
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0001658
- ISBN
- 9781841157658
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. The result of ten years of interviews between Berlin and Ignatieff, this is the biography of one of the greatest and most humane of modern philosophers. Berlin (born in Russia in 1909) was caught up in the most powerful currents of the century, and the book is full of memorable encounters. Num Pages: 384 pages, facsimiles, portraits. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DVUA; 1KBB; BGH; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 272. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0001722
- ISBN
- 9780099577317
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. A cradle-to-grave study of Yehudi Menuhin, one of the known and loved of the twentieth century's classical musicians. Menuhin was born in New York of Russian Jewish immigrants. He demanded to play the violin when only four and proved prodigiously gifted; newspapers were soon dubbing him 'Miracle Boy'. Num Pages: 576 pages, 8pp integrated b&w photographs. BIC Classification: AVH; AVRL; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 135 x 42. Weight in Grams: 650. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0001787
- ISBN
- 9780571206797
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95