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Hardcover. As a composite portrait of this complex, paradoxically private figure, 'John S. Beckett' is a fascinating record of an era seen through the character and achievements of a singular individual whose varied career touched many lives. Num Pages: 567 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; 3JMC; AVGC; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 169 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1048.
- Publisher
- The Lilliput Press Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843516651
- ISBN
- 9781843516651
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.00€ 30.68
€ 40.00
€ 30.68
Paperback. boo hoo is a gripping, insider's account of the rise and fall of this most controversial of internet startups - a global, online retailer of sports and designer clothes. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: BGBA; KJE; KJZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 26. Weight in Grams: 298. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Random House Business
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSS0002084
- ISBN
- 9780099418375
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. This gripping biography tells how with extraordinary ambition, enterprise and showmanship, Alexander Korda established in Britain a film industry that rivalled Hollywood, built Europe's biggest studio, and created world-class stars, including Charles Laughton and Vivien Leigh. Num Pages: 424 pages, 2 x 8pp bw plates. BIC Classification: APFB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 209 x 33. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Number of pages
- 424
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848856950
- ISBN
- 9781848856950
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.87
€ 32.99
€ 27.87
Paperback. Num Pages: 244 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJF; BGH; HBJD1; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 133 x 14. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Naval & Military Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 244
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- New ed of 1929 ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843421290
- ISBN
- 9781843421290
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 11.65
€ 16.99
€ 11.65
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 220 pages, 22 music examples. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JD; 3JF; AVGC9; AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691633336
- ISBN
- 9780691633336
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.84
€ 109.84
paperback. Aims to catch the imagination of a public besieged by hack journalism. This title includes writings that are a blend of public and private, news and recollection, reality and description. It traces the development of the author's career as a journalist and examines his fusion of real events with flights of fancy. Editor(s): Pascoe, David. Num Pages: 688 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140435801
- ISBN
- 9780140435801
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.99€ 16.46
€ 22.99
€ 16.46
Hardcover. An edited anthology of Charles Dickens' varied writings on France, exploring the writer's fascination with French culture and history. This book brings together short stories and extracts, from novels and travel writing. Among its journalistic highlights, are accounts of a train journey from London to Paris; a rough Channel crossing; and others. Editor(s): Edmondson, John. Num Pages: 448 pages, 20 b&w drawings. BIC Classification: BJ; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 143 x 31. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Publisher
- Signal Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904955061
- ISBN
- 9781904955061
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.00
€ 23.99
€ 22.00
Paperback. When Charles Dickens set out for America in 1842 he was the most famous man of his day to travel there - curious about the revolutionary new civilization that had captured the English imagination. Num Pages: 352 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 124 x 198 x 16. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140436495
- ISBN
- 9780140436495
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.05
€ 13.99
€ 11.05
Paperback. Provides a glimpse into the mind of one of the world's intellectual giants - Charles Darwin . Honest and illuminating, these memoirs reveal a man who was isolated by his controversial beliefs and whose towering achievements were attained by a life-long passion for the discoveries of science. Editor(s): Neve, Michael. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; BGA; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 8. Weight in Grams: 102.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140433906
- ISBN
- 9780140433906
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.29
€ 11.99
€ 10.29
Paperback. This journal takes the reader from the coasts and interiors of South America to the South Sea Islands. It displays Darwin's speculative mind at work, posing searching questions about the complex relations between the Earth's structure, animal forms, anthropology and the origins of life itself. Series Editor(s): Griffith, Tom. Series: Wordsworth Classics of World Literature. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; BG; P; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 26. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- Wordsworth Classics of World Literature Ware, Hertfordshire
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853264764
- ISBN
- 9781853264764
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.12
€ 7.12
Paperback. This volume brings together key chapters from Darwin's most important books, including the Journal of Researches on the Beagle voyage (1845), the Origin of Species (1859), the Descent of Man (1871), and the full text of his delightful autobiography. They are accompanied by responses from 19th-century readers from around the world. Editor(s): Secord, James A. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 544 pages, map; 8 line drawings. BIC Classification: BGHA; BGTA; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 195 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199580149
- ISBN
- 9780199580149
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.65
€ 13.99
€ 11.65
Hardcover. The first complete Who's Who in the history of the world's best-known financial street Charles D. Ellis and James R. Vertin have crafted a window on Wall Street that investors won't want to miss. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGB; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 30. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471238096
- ISBN
- 9780471238096
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.33€ 57.30
€ 68.33
€ 57.30
The Montgolfier Brothers and the Invention of Aviation 1783-1784. With...
Charles Coulston Gillispie
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; BGT; TRP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 280 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 828.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691641157
- ISBN
- 9780691641157
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.18
€ 146.18
Hardcover. Ex Libris with usual markings, in dustwrapper. Good copy with some shelf wear, dustwrapper with edge wear, remains good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1962
- Publisher
- William Blackwood
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- KKD0010892
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
Paperback. Born into a theatrical family, Chaplin's father died of drink while his mother, unable to bear the poverty, suffered from bouts of insanity, Chaplin embarked on a film-making career which won him immeasurable success, as well as intense controversy. This autobiography constructs the poor London childhood and his prodigious life in the movies. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141011479
- ISBN
- 9780141011479
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.74
€ 14.99
€ 11.74
Turning his journalistic eye on his own life, the author offers a series of sketches that describes the events and people he encounters. He narrates both the daily and the legendary events at "Time", offering readers a glimpse into the world of magazine writing and publishing before the age of the computer. Num Pages: 208 pages, 12 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGBA; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815608479
- ISBN
- 9780815608479
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.47
€ 26.99
€ 24.47
Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; DCF; DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062656513
- ISBN
- 9780062656513
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 23.19
€ 27.99
€ 23.19
Paperback. The last journals of Charles Bukowski, illustrated by the comic art of Robert Crumb. Following a world-weary Bukowski as he nears the end of his life, most of the entries are written in the middle of the night, during the precious hours when the ever-present shadow of mortality was held at bay. Illustrator(s): Crumb, Robert. Num Pages: 152 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BGA; DNF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 149 x 11. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 140
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574230581
- ISBN
- 9781574230581
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.65
€ 13.99
€ 10.65
Paperback. Charlie Bronson has spent 28 of the last 30 years in solitary confinement. When he is unlocked, up to 12 prison officers - sometimes in riot gear and with dogs - are standing by. His story is being turned into a Hollywood film. In this autobiography, he reveals the truth about his extraordinary life behind bars. Num Pages: 351 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 113 x 25. Weight in Grams: 212. 351 pages, illustrations. Charlie Bronson has spent 28 of the last 30 years in solitary confinement. When he is unlocked, up to 12 prison officers - sometimes in riot gear and with dogs - are standing by. His story is being turned into a Hollywood film. In this autobiography, he reveals the truth about his extraordinary life behind bars. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BTC. Dimension: 177 x 113 x 25. Weight: 216.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd
- Edition
- Media tie-in
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844546558
- ISBN
- 9781844546558
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.93
€ 13.99
€ 10.93
Paperback. Charlie Bronson has spent decades in solitary confinement, and yet has stayed as fit as a fiddle, gaining several world strength and fitness records in the process. This book, a guide to getting fit and staying fit, reveals just how he's done it. It shows you the best way to burn those calories, tone your abs, and build your stamina. Num Pages: 262 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC; WSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 21. Weight in Grams: 218. 262 pages, illustrations. Charlie Bronson has spent decades in solitary confinement, and yet has stayed as fit as a fiddle, gaining several world strength and fitness records in the process. This book, a guide to getting fit and staying fit, reveals just how he's done it. It shows you the best way to burn those calories, tone your abs, and build your stamina. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BTC; WSD. Dimension: 196 x 133 x 21. Weight: 212.
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd
- Number of pages
- 262
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2020
- Edition
- 2nd Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844543090
- ISBN
- 9781844543090
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.90
€ 13.99
€ 10.90
Paperback. The incredible true story of the death of Jimmy Hoffa, the most famous hit in Mafia history. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: AP; BG; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473651524
- ISBN
- 9781473651524
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. The incredible true story of the death of Jimmy Hoffa, the most famous hit in Mafia history. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 pp black and white. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444710502
- ISBN
- 9781444710502
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.50
€ 15.99
€ 12.50
Paperback. From the award-winning, critically acclaimed Charles Bowden, a stunning work of reportage on Ciudad Juarez--the blood-soaked town caught in the crosshairs of Mexico's escalating drug wars Num Pages: 352 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; BTC; HBJK; JKVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 141 x 24. Weight in Grams: 372. Ciudad Juarez and the Global Economy's New Killing Fields. 352 pages, b/w photos. Presents a devastating chronicle of a city in collapse. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KLCM; BTC; HBJK; JKVG. Dimension: 210 x 141 x 24. Weight: 382.
- Publisher
- Nation Books
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781568586458
- ISBN
- 9781568586458
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.12
€ 25.99
€ 18.12
Paperback. Charles M. Blow was the baby of the family, fiercely attached to his "do-right" mother. Until one day that divided his life into Before and After - the day an older cousin took advantage of the young boy. This is the story of how Charles escaped that world to become one of America's most innovative and respected journalists. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; BGLA; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 136 x 29. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Mariner Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780544570115
- ISBN
- 9780544570115
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.42
€ 18.99
€ 16.42