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Biography
Hardback. A backstage look at the making of Nora Ephron's revered trilogy--When Harry Met Sally, You've Got Mail, and Sleepless in Seattle--which brought romantic comedies back to the fore, and an intimate portrait of the beloved writer/director who inspired a generation of Hollywood women, from Mindy Kaling to Lena Dunham. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGF; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Company
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780316353885
- ISBN
- 9780316353885
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 24.73
€ 29.99
€ 24.73
Hardcover. A fresh biography of Mary Tudor which challenges conventional views of her as a weeping hysteric and love-struck romantic, providing instead the portrait of a queen who drew on two sources of authority to increase the power of her position: epistolary conventions and the rhetoric of chivalry that imbued the French and English courts. Series: Queenship and Power. Num Pages: 279 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBKE; 1DDF; 3H; BGR; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230620308
- ISBN
- 9780230620308
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.95
€ 64.95
Paperback. Both a fascinating account by an informed outsider and a reminder of just how much China and the rest of the world have changed over the last fifty years, this is essential reading for anyone interested in East Asia and Asian history as a whole. Editor(s): Z Rcher, Erik-Jan; Zouw, Kim van der. Series: Asian History Series. Num Pages: 144 pages, 0 black and white; 9 full color. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 135. .
- Publisher
- Amsterdam University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789462981812
- ISBN
- 9789462981812
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 33.27
€ 34.99
€ 33.27
Paperback. Bruno Walter, one of the twentieth century's greatest conductors, lived a fascinating life in difficult times. This book is a biography of Walter. It tells of Walter's close friendship with Gustav Mahler, his relations with Thomas Mann and his family, and his romantic involvement with the soprano Delia Reinhardt. Num Pages: 496 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; AVGC4; BGF; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 31. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803290082
- ISBN
- 9780803290082
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 28.38
€ 34.99
€ 28.38
Paperback. Translator(s): Lorton, David. Num Pages: 160 pages, 23. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3D; BGH; HBJH; HBLA; HRKP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 218. 160 pages, 1 map, 15 b&w photographs, 7 drawings. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3D; BGH; HBJH; HBLA; HRKP1. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 12. Weight: 218. Translator(s): Lorton, David.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801487255
- ISBN
- 9780801487255
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 28.20
€ 30.99
€ 28.20
Paperback. Translator(s): Crowner, David; Christianson, Gerald. Num Pages: 177 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 277.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813217871
- ISBN
- 9780813217871
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.06
€ 33.99
€ 32.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 574 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: BGH; HBG; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 137 x 32. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Publisher
- Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780760320549
- ISBN
- 9780760320549
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 20.71
€ 29.99
€ 20.71
Hardcover. This work contains two narratives which together offer a portrait of how two German Jews came to terms with the changes in their lives brought on by the Nazis. Translator(s): Goldstein, Brigitte. Series: Jewish Lives S. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; BG; HBJD; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 325. Clean copy in good condition
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- Translated
- SKU
- KAG0000614
- ISBN
- 9780810111813
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Ted Hughes's "Birthday letters", published in 1998, was greeted with astonishment and acclaim. In "Ariel's gift", Erica Wagner provides a commentary to the poems, pointing the reader towards the events that shaped them, and, crucially, showing how they draw upon Plath's own work. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8pp b&w halftones, indexes. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DC; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 195 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 210. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSS0000804
- ISBN
- 9780571205264
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVWYV; 3JJPR; 3JMC; BM; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Publisher
- North Atlantic Books,U.S.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556437403
- ISBN
- 9781556437403
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.52
€ 20.99
€ 18.52
Paperback. A memoir about growing up of the author - from her colourful family members and her parents' tumultuous marriage, to her father's celebrity friends and the family's eccentric neighbours. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, facsims., ports. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Edition
- Reprint..
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099570080
- ISBN
- 9780099570080
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.11
€ 11.99
€ 10.11
Paperback. The extraordinary true love story of a couple who were separated during a shameful and fascinating chapter of British history. Translator(s): Brown, Andrew. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Publisher
- Hesperus Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843915041
- ISBN
- 9781843915041
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.31
€ 13.99
€ 13.31
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Primedia E-launch LLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- first
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781943275366
- ISBN
- 9781943275366
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.62
€ 26.99
€ 18.62
Paperback. Traces Peter Howard, who was to become one of The Wooden Horse escapers, from his being shot down, through his capture, and first two POW camps. This work gets into the mind of a man determined to escape his captors. It shows that for all the many schemes dreamt up, very few ever got started and of those a 'home run' was like a lottery win. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrated. BIC Classification: BTM; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844155385
- ISBN
- 9781844155385
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.13
€ 17.99
€ 14.13
Hardcover. Jean-Marie Tjibaou is arguably the most important post-World War II Oceanic leader. This biography of the Kanak (New Caledonia) leader takes a chronological approach to his life - from his beginnings in the mountains of northern New Caledonia and his studies at the Sorbonne to his leadership of the independence movement in the Territory. Series: Pacific Islands Monograph Series. Num Pages: 264 pages, 24 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MKLN; 3JJP; BGH; HBJM; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Center for Pacific Islands Studies School of Pacific and Asi
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824832568
- ISBN
- 9780824832568
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.06€ 59.04
€ 64.06
€ 59.04
Hardcover. The 43th volume of The Collected Works of Eric Voegelin consists of Voegelin's Autobiographical Reflections, reprinted from the 1989 edition with additional annotations; a glossary of terms used in Voegelin's writings, illustrated with examples from throughout the Collected Works; a volume index; and a cumulative index. Editor(s): Sandoz, Ellis. Series: Collected Works of Eric Voegelin. Num Pages: 592 pages, illustrations, index, glossary. BIC Classification: BGHA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1052.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Edition
- Second Edition, with a Voegelin Glossary and Cumul
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826215895
- ISBN
- 9780826215895
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.50€ 86.22
€ 95.50
€ 86.22
Hardcover. Series: Collected Works of Eric Voegelin. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 38. Weight in Grams: 907.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Louisiana State University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807115954
- ISBN
- 9780807115954
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.45
€ 85.45
Paperback. This work provides an exploration of the personal and professional relationship between the poet Rainer Maria Rilke and the painter Paula Modersohn-Becker, whose death inspired Rilke's greatest work "Requiem for a friend". Num Pages: 296 pages, photographs, reproductions. BIC Classification: 3JJ; AB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810118195
- ISBN
- 9780810118195
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.46
€ 29.99
€ 25.46
Paperback. Num Pages: 220 pages, 8 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; BGSA; WSSN3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- SportsBooks Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 220
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907524363
- ISBN
- 9781907524363
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.52
€ 13.99
€ 11.52
Paperback. The long awaited story of one of Britain's greatest comic legends. Num Pages: 512 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KEX0296129
- ISBN
- 9780007177851
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, illus. BIC Classification: AC; BGF; JFC. Dimension: 230 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845197445
- ISBN
- 9781845197445
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.64
€ 38.99
€ 35.64
Hardback. A definitive new biography, deftly interweaving an account of Turner's early life with profound scholarly and aesthetic appreciation of his work Series: J.M.W. Turner: A Life in Art. Num Pages: 552 pages, 350 color + 100 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; AGB; BGF; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 241. .
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300140651
- ISBN
- 9780300140651
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.00€ 76.10
€ 99.00
€ 76.10
Paperback. An account of a young journalist's experience during World War II. This book records the events of the war and the development of journalistic strategies for covering international affairs. Num Pages: 522 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGHA; HBJK; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826210142
- ISBN
- 9780826210142
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.35
€ 33.99
€ 30.35
Hardcover. The story of the last two years in the life of a courageous woman dying of ovarian cancer, as told by her husband through the journal he kept during her illness. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780870236846
- ISBN
- 9780870236846
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.51
€ 38.99
€ 33.51