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Paperback. Like Bob Dylan and Neil Young, Tom Waits is a chameleonic survivor who's achieved long-term success while retaining cult credibility and outsider mystique. From his perilous 'jazzbo' years in '70s Los Angeles to the multiple-Grammy winner, this biography charts Waits' life step-by-step and album-by-album. Num Pages: 640 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 43. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 640
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571235537
- ISBN
- 9780571235537
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.63
€ 19.99
€ 14.63
Paperback. The high-octane, no-holds-barred memoir by the legendary godfather of industrial music and Ministry founder Al Jourgensen Num Pages: 336 pages, 16 pages b/w photos. BIC Classification: AVGT; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- First Trade Paper Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306824630
- ISBN
- 9780306824630
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.40
€ 23.99
€ 19.40
Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages, 50 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; DSBD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571221608
- ISBN
- 9780571221608
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Hardcover. James VI & I had a series of notorious male favourites. These affairs were almost certainly sexual. They diminished the majesty of the monarchy and raised the spectre of a sodomitical court and effeminized nation. It is a story of political intrigue coloured by sodomy, pederasty, and gender instability as backdrop to the English Civil War. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 242 x 29. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781555439
- ISBN
- 9781781555439
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 23.86
€ 33.99
€ 23.86
Paperback. John Peel first brought Judy's moving childhood story to light on 'Home Truths'. Abducted by her psychotic spiritualist father and kept like a dog in the backyard, she went on to suffer at the brutal hands of nuns in a Manchester orphanage, before living wild on the streets. An incredible, heart-wrenching story of a child who refused to give up. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; BTP; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 230. Good, clean copy. Showing minor shelfwear to covers and some stains on page edges
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- SKU
- KSG0007641
- ISBN
- 9780007222018
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The operatic tenor Luciano Pavarotti has reached a level of superstardom usually only reached by film and pop stars. His concerts are attended by thousands, his records selling millions. This is a portrait of this extraordinary artist, covering the major events of his public and private life. Num Pages: 400 pages, 3 coloured photographic sections. BIC Classification: AVGC9; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099641810
- ISBN
- 9780099641810
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.49
€ 17.99
€ 13.49
Paperback. Translator(s): Anthony, Sean W. Series: Library of Arabic Literature. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGX; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 209 x 20. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479816828
- ISBN
- 9781479816828
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.63
€ 17.99
€ 17.63
Paperback. Pulitzer Prize finalist Elizabeth Alexander--considered one of America's most important contemporary poets--reflects with gratitude on her life after the sudden death of her husband. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 257 x 18. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Company
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781455599868
- ISBN
- 9781455599868
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.07
€ 19.99
€ 15.07
Paperback. The deeply personal follow-up to Alan Partridge's deeply personal autobiography, I, Partridge, charting the highs, lows and mediums of his one-man walking tour around (certain parts of) Britain. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; BGFA; WH; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781409156710
- ISBN
- 9781409156710
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. Trask's award-winning translation now appears in paperback for the first time. Translator(s): Trask, Willard R. Num Pages: 728 pages, 32, 32 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BGA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 126 x 203 x 45. Weight in Grams: 738.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Number of pages
- 728
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- n edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801856624
- ISBN
- 9780801856624
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.09€ 47.68
€ 51.09
€ 47.68
Paperback. Kathy was eight years old when her father forced her mother into prostitution. When their mother fled, she and her sisters stuck together passing from children's homes to boarding schools. On a trip home, she realises that her mother's lover was shot by her father. As an adult, she travels to London to find out who her gangster father really was. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJP; BGA; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 162. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- SKU
- KTG0010688
- ISBN
- 9780091921507
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Arguing that the life and work of Sun Yat-sen have been distorted by both myth and demythification, the author provides a fresh overall evaluation of the man and the events that turned an adventurer into the founder of the Chinese Republic and the leader of a great nationalist movement. Translator(s): Lloyd, Janet. Num Pages: 492 pages, 12 half-tones 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 724.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804740111
- ISBN
- 9780804740111
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.70
€ 40.99
€ 36.70
Paperback. The thrilling true story of the real Great Escape, published to coincide with the 70th anniversary of the escape. Num Pages: 448 pages, 2 x 8pp b&w. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGH; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 29. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444760668
- ISBN
- 9781444760668
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGS; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 143 x 16. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- Tracks Publishing,U.S.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935937579
- ISBN
- 9781935937579
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.86
€ 16.99
€ 16.86
Paperback. This volume tells the true story of a historian's lifetime struggle to reveal the truth about crucial aspects of World War II and other international confrontations of the 20th century. Num Pages: 264 pages, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: BGHA; HBAH; HBG; HBWQ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- Giles de la Mare Publishers Dublin, Ireland
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 1st Ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781900357104
- ISBN
- 9781900357104
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 19.97
€ 30.99
€ 19.97
Paperback. In this devastating and brilliant new book John Simpson offers a compelling and cogent analysis of the West's relationship with Saddam Hussein and Iraq, past and present. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; BGH; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 28. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Reprints
- Publisher
- Pan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- SKU
- KNW0009296
- ISBN
- 9780330418904
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The Girondins of Chile deals with events that were inspired by the French Revolution of 1848 and offers a shrewd description of the emerging group of Chilean liberals. Vicuna MacKenna participated in the uprising of 1851, yet his book on the events was not published until 1902. Translator(s): Polt, John. Series: Library of Latin America. Num Pages: 96 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; 3JH; BGH; HBG; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 217 x 6. Weight in Grams: 146. Clean copy in good to very good condition. Some light shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press England
- Number of pages
- 94
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- SKU
- KRF0006709
- ISBN
- 9780195151817
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The Girondins of Chile deals with events that were inspired by the French Revolution of 1848 and offers a shrewd description of the emerging group of Chilean liberals. Vicuna MacKenna participated in the uprising of 1851, yet his book on the events was not published until 1902. Translator(s): Polt, John. Series: Library of Latin America. Num Pages: 96 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; 3JH; BGH; HBG; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 217 x 6. Weight in Grams: 146. Previously read but remains in good to very good condition
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press England
- Number of pages
- 94
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- SKU
- KIN0006235
- ISBN
- 9780195151817
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Raised in Queens, where he worked as a plumber while honing his guitar chops, Johnny Ramone eventually became a founding member of The Ramones, one of the most influential rock bands of all time. This is Johnny Ramone's story and the story of The Ramones from start to finish, told in Johnny's own words and on his own terms. Num Pages: 176 pages, 60 full colour and black and white photographs. BIC Classification: AVGU; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 228 x 17. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Publisher
- Abrams Image
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810996601
- ISBN
- 9780810996601
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.85
€ 30.99
€ 26.85
Hardback. Now completely revised and updated to cover the period from the birth of Prince George to the arrival of the new prince or princess in April 2015, this book is both an intriguing insight into modern royalty, and an unrivalled souvenir. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Revised, Updated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784184148
- ISBN
- 9781784184148
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.52
€ 30.99
€ 27.52
Paperback. Written by Mihir Bose, one of the UK's most influential sports/business journalists, he shares about the fascinating and gripping story of the rise of the English Premier League and the current crisis it faces. Num Pages: 375 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 154 x 33. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Publisher
- Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Pte Ltd Singapore
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789814328180
- ISBN
- 9789814328180
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Paperback. When Edward of York seized the English throne in 1461, he could have chosen any bride he wanted, but it was the beautiful widow, Elizabeth Wydeville, who captured his heart. A new assessment of the tumultuous life of the real White Queen and her husband. Num Pages: 304 pages, 40. BIC Classification: BG; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 217 x 35. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445654935
- ISBN
- 9781445654935
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786490322
- ISBN
- 9781786490322
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.12
€ 17.99
€ 13.12
Paperback. Num Pages: 234 pages, illustrations, maps, portraits. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGA; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133. .
- Publisher
- Signal Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904955016
- ISBN
- 9781904955016
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.10
€ 23.99
€ 22.10