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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Paperback. The third volume in Soyinka's series of memoirs, the sequel to "Ake and Isara". In a mixture of fact and fiction - to protect the innocent and nail the guilty and shape an often intolerable reality - it tells of the coming of age of a writer and political activist; and of a nation's betrayal. Num Pages: 397 pages, 1 b&w line. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGA; DNF; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 374. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Methuen Publishing Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0002011
ISBN
9780413744203
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. An unusual biography of Einstein, delving into his marriage in this greatest of scientific romances Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: BG; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 344. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0002083
ISBN
9780747561699
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Simon Weston's life as a young Welsh guardsman was blown apart when Argentinian planes bombed the Sir Galahad during the Falklands conflict. After more than 70 operations to repair his damaged face and body, this autobiography provides insight into the events that have shaped his life. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 224. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Piatkus
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0002178
ISBN
9780749950200
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. The memoirs of Ireland's acclaimed author and playwright, Hugh Leonard. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 202. Good clean copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Methuen
Condition
Used, Like New
Edition
New
SKU
KKD0002182
ISBN
9780413771681
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 17.95

Paperback. A biography of Bruce Chatwin, based on private notebooks, diaries, letters and hundreds of interviews. It illuminates the many sides of Chatwin, from Sotheby's director, archaeologist, "Sunday Times" journalist and traveller to devoted husband and active gay, socialite and loner. Num Pages: 656 pages, illustrations facsimiles, geneal. table, portraits. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 40. Weight in Grams: 480. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0002223
ISBN
9780099289975
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Celebrates a lifetime of golf shared by a father and son who take on a last trip together to the finest courses of England and Scotland. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKS; BGS; WSJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 200. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Arrow
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0002301
ISBN
9780099235521
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Who was Jean Moulin? The official answer is that he was General de Gaulle's emissary to occupied France and became the political head of the Resistance in 1943. However, Marnham searches for the key to Moulin's political convictions and suggests that he may have been working to a private agenda. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16pp b&w halftones. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWKW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. Weight in Grams: 426. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Pimlico
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0002902
ISBN
9780712665841
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Anne's sister Becky was born in 1958, before most people had even heard of autism. Diagnosed with "emotional disturbance," Becky was subjected to well-meaning but futile efforts at "rehabilitation" or "cure," as well as prolonged spells in institutions. This bittersweet memoir will resonate with everyone interested in autism spectrum conditions. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BG; MJNA; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 326. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0002911
ISBN
9781843108597
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

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