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Biography
Hardback. Teddy Reig (1917-1984) was a larger-than-life character, a self-described hustler who had a profound effect on the music world from the 1940s to the 1970s. As a record producer, he captured the work of dozens of leading jazz innovators. Series: Studies in Jazz. Num Pages: 238 pages, 53ill. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press
- Number of pages
- 238
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- The Life and Times of a Jazz Hustler
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810823266
- ISBN
- 9780810823266
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.78
€ 106.78
Paperback. Teddy captured the Adirondack Golden Gloves title at 139 pounds in 1976. Forced out of competition because of injury, he turned his talents to training fighters, including Mike Tyson and Barry McGuigan. He has also employed his talents in appearing in films and choreographing fight scenes for a television series. This memoir presents his story. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8-pages of black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BGS; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 136 x 19. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780060542412
- ISBN
- 9780060542412
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.58
€ 13.99
€ 10.58
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 421.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Seven Stories Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583226407
- ISBN
- 9781583226407
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.33
€ 16.99
€ 16.33
Paperback. Series: Battleground Europe. Num Pages: 150 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JJF; BTM; HBJD1; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 137 x 8. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Pen and Sword
- Number of pages
- 150
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780850529326
- ISBN
- 9780850529326
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.29
€ 14.29
Hardback. At the age of 36, Marilyn Monroe died a Hollywood movie star and became an American legend. This work combines the actress's personal confessions, along with interviews with friends and contemporaries, to reveal the truth behind this Hollywood icon. Num Pages: 696 pages, black & white plates, colour plates. BIC Classification: APB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 162 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1039.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Taylor Trade Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 696
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589793422
- ISBN
- 9781589793422
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 30.06
€ 30.99
€ 30.06
Hardback. Juanita Slusher, aka Candy Barr was once a notorious burlesque dancer known for her athletic choreography and live music accompaniment, commanding as much as $2,000 a week in 1950s Vegas. But growing up as Juanita, her troubled life began when her sister sold her virginity for a dollar. This book presents her story. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white plates. BIC Classification: BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 160 x 29. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Taylor Trade Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589793415
- ISBN
- 9781589793415
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 25.66
€ 27.99
€ 25.66
Hardback. Num Pages: 404 pages, 10. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; APFA; APFB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Publisher
- ECW Press,Canada
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781770413610
- ISBN
- 9781770413610
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.67
€ 30.99
€ 26.67
Paperback. Describes with detail and humour the place the author calls home in the Bohemian Alps of southeastern Nebraska. Series: American Lives. Num Pages: 158 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNN; BGA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 236 x 9. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 158
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Thus
- SKU
- V9780803278110
- ISBN
- 9780803278110
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.65
€ 20.99
€ 19.65
Paperback. Captures the beauty of the landscape and the vibrancy of the author's mother's Iowa family. Num Pages: 72 pages, 3 photographs. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5182 x 2921 x 8. Weight in Grams: 91.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 72
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803226425
- ISBN
- 9780803226425
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.16
€ 14.16
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Thomas Nelson
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781595555748
- ISBN
- 9781595555748
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.50
€ 27.99
€ 24.50
Paperback. Features letters that are addressed, with just two exceptions, to Sylvia Plath, the American poet to whom the author was married. This book became an instant bestseller on its publication in 1998 and won the Forward Prize for Poetry in the same year. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 214 x 133 x 15. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571194735
- ISBN
- 9780571194735
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.99
€ 17.99
€ 12.99
Paperback. At the outset of his career Ted Hughes described letter-writing as 'excellent training for conversation with the world', and he was to become a prolific master of this art which combines writing and talking. This title documents the course of a life at once resolutely private but intensely attuned to other lives. Editor(s): Reid, Christopher. Num Pages: 784 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGLA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 164 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1200.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571221394
- ISBN
- 9780571221394
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 4.18
€ 18.99
€ 4.18
Hardcover. At the outset of his career Ted Hughes described letter writing as 'excellent training for conversation with the world', and he was to become a prolific master of this art which combines writing and talking. This selection documents the course of a life at once resolutely private but intensely attuned to other lives. Editor(s): Reid, Christopher. Num Pages: 784 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 166 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1025. Very good copy in near fine dustwrapper. First edition
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Main
- SKU
- KEX0303688
- ISBN
- 9780571221387
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 35.00
€ 35.00
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBCL; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 124 x 13. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- NeWest Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781897126219
- ISBN
- 9781897126219
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.23
€ 24.99
€ 17.23
Paperback. Num Pages: 191 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; JPHL; WH; YF; YXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Progressive Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781615776467
- ISBN
- 9781615776467
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.11
€ 18.99
€ 14.11
Paperback. When Franck Sauzee signed for Hibernian Football Club in February 1999, he already enjoyed legendary status in European footballing circles. Alex McLeish's feat of persuading the Gallic Great to sign for Hibs was the club's biggest coup since the signing of George Best. This title presents his portrait. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 pp colour plates. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 18. Weight in Grams: 218. When Le God Graced Easter. 288 pages, 8 pp colour plates. When Franck Sauzee signed for Hibernian Football Club in February 1999, he already enjoyed legendary status in European footballing circles. Alex McLeish's feat of persuading the Gallic Great to sign for Hibs was the club's biggest coup since the signing of George Best. This title presents his portrait. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGS; WSJA. Dimension: 199 x 132 x 18. Weight: 218.
- Publisher
- B&W Publishing
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845024376
- ISBN
- 9781845024376
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.12
€ 10.99
€ 9.12
Paperback. Superb photographs of legendary figures, from Sophia Loren to Tiger Woods. Award-winning photographer Ted Blackbrow shares the secrets behind his iconic images. Captures significant moments in history such as the 1986 Reykjavik Summit. Num Pages: 192 pages, liberally illustrated with 100 b/w and 40 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; AJB; AJCR; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 240. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Whittles Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849952231
- ISBN
- 9781849952231
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.82
€ 26.99
€ 24.82
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Melrose Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 170
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908645036
- ISBN
- 9781908645036
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.23
€ 15.99
€ 15.23
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782114000
- ISBN
- 9781782114000
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.46
€ 15.99
€ 11.46
Paperback. Takes readers along on a restorative journey of healing and liberation. Suitable for anyone who has been fractured by trauma, this title presents a way to put you back together again, no longer inhibited by the past or terrified of the future. It offers a 20-step process for healing any past hurt or present problem. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VS; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- Hay House UK Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781806685
- ISBN
- 9781781806685
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.71
€ 17.99
€ 13.71