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Biography

Paperback. * Film star Ewan McGregor travels around the world by motorcycle with his best friend, actor Charley Boorman - a unique and fascinating travel/adventure book Num Pages: 400 pages, Section: 32, colour + b/w int. BIC Classification: WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 306.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751536805
ISBN
9780751536805
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

This new edition of Journeyman, Ewan MacColl's vivid and entertaining autobiography, has been re-edited from the original manuscript, and includes a new introduction by Peggy Seeger, for whom he wrote the unforgettable The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face. Num Pages: 512 pages, 41 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGH; BGFA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 164 x 35. Weight in Grams: 792.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719079351
ISBN
9780719079351
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 142.35

Paperback. Polanski is one of the most talented and distinguished of modern film makers. Covering Polanski's films as director, this book addresses the eclecticism, ambiguity and paradoxes of his cinema, while seeking out the common elements in his films. It examines the autobiographical effect of Polanski's films, his characters and diverse narratives. Num Pages: 240 pages, 26 mono illustrations. BIC Classification: APFB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845112974
ISBN
9781845112974
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.90

Hardcover. 338pp. n.d. c.1953?. Plates. Keywords: Biography, Russian life, history
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Foreign Languages Publishing House Moscow
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KHS1012932
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BGL; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Arcade Publishing
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781628725339
ISBN
9781628725339
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.27

Hardcover. Aims to acquaint Proust fans with Jeanne Weil Proust. This book captures the life and times of Proust's mother, from her German-Jewish background and her marriage to a Catholic grocer's son to her lifelong worries about her son's sexuality, health problems, and talent. It explores the culture of fin de siecle France. Translator(s): Kaplan, Alice. Num Pages: 272 pages, 25 halftones, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 610.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226056425
ISBN
9780226056425
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.96

Paperback. Offers a glimpse into the literary and social circles of London and Paris, during the Second World War and for twenty years after. Num Pages: 560 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141193922
ISBN
9780141193922
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 13.91

Paperback. The author's childhood was warm, bright and serene. The Hampstead and Lancing schooldays which followed were sometimes agreeable, but often not. His life at Oxford - which he evokes in Brideshead Revisited - was essentially a catalogue of friendship. This title presents a portrait of his recollection of those hedonistic days. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140183092
ISBN
9780140183092
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. From Europe to the Middle East and North Africa, from Egyptian porters and Italian priests to Maltese sailors and Moroccan merchants - Waugh describes the local colour as he cruises around the Mediterranean as an Englishman abroad. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations, 1map. BIC Classification: 1QSM; BG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 11. Weight in Grams: 140.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140188370
ISBN
9780140188370
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Explores the author's Oxford youth, his unexpected conversion, his literary enthusiasms (from P G Wodehouse to Graham Greene) and the perils of basing fictional characters on real people. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BJ; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141182933
ISBN
9780141182933
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. In 1581 Edmund Campion, a Jesuit priest working underground in Protestant England, was found guilty of treason and hanged, drawn and quartered at Tyburn. Years later he would be beatified. This title tells Campion's story. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 3JB; BGX; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 10. Weight in Grams: 134.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141391502
ISBN
9780141391502
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. In 1935 Italy declared war on Abyssinia and Evelyn Waugh was sent to Addis Ababa to cover the conflict. This title captures the dilemmas and complexities of a feudal society caught up in twentieth-century politics and confrontation. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGA; 3JJG; BGB; HBJH; HBLW; KNTJ; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 12. Weight in Grams: 134.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141185057
ISBN
9780141185057
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, Integrated b&w. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BJ; BM; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751567021
ISBN
9780751567021
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. At the end of the Second World War, as husbands came back to Civvy Street their wives had the luxury of staying at home with the children. For a short while at least. Soon Evelyn realised she had to find part-time work to make ends meet, and to her astonishment she was offered part-time hours at her old hospital. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BM; MQC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 226. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
SKU
KTG0007381
ISBN
9780091941383
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Surprising Matron as well as herself, Evelyn Prentis managed to pass her Finals and become a staff-nurse. Encouraged, she took the brave leap of moving from Nottingham to London. This title offers an account of a nurse in action, that shows a nurse's life would always revolve around the comforting discomfort of porridge and rissoles, and bandages. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; MQC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 192 x 20. Weight in Grams: 230. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
SKU
KOC0016554
ISBN
9780091941376
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. The first narrative biography of the Runaways, told with the participation of many of the band's surviving members Num Pages: 360 pages, 8 pages of b/w photos. BIC Classification: AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 230 x 31. Weight in Grams: 570.
Publisher
Hachette Books United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306820397
ISBN
9780306820397
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 43.47

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; BGL; DNF; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 571.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691633572
ISBN
9780691633572
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.06

Paperback. .
Publisher
Polperro Heritage Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
15th Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780955954146
ISBN
9780955954146
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.13

Paperback. A collection of memories that follows a Warwickshire girl as she grows up during an era of huge transformation in Britain. Illustrated with family photographs, it presents a picture of day-to-day life in Nuneaton in the 1920s and '30s, including time spent in school, family holidays and the changes in the town itself. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations, facsim., ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMW; 3JJG; BM; HBJD1; HBLW; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 166 x 6. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752451626
ISBN
9780752451626
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.54

Paperback. Did you know that there' s sugar in your organic chicken broth, tortellini, smoked salmon, bacon, crackers, salad dressing, and baby food? Sugar is everywhere, spreading sickness and obesity, and we're just coming to realize it. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFMD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 210 x 22. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Sourcebooks
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402295874
ISBN
9781402295874
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.03

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