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Paperback. Bestselling novelist Michel Houellebecq, and bestselling philosopher Bernard-Henri Levy ('BHL'), are two of the most celebrated and controversial intellectual figures in France today. In Public Enemies they clash head on in an awe-inspiring, hilarious and revealing battle of the literary titans. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 132 x 24. Weight in Grams: 342. 320 pages. Bestselling novelist Michel Houellebecq, and bestselling philosopher Bernard-Henri Levy ('BHL'), are two of the most celebrated and controversial intellectual figures in France today. In Public Enemies they clash head on in an awe-inspiring, hilarious and revealing battle of the literary titans. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BJ; HPCF. Dimension: 211 x 132 x 24. Weight: 342.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848871601
ISBN
9781848871601
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.17

Paperback. An eye-opening, jaw-dropping account of Britain's dispossessed youth and inner city wastelands by an insider, as funny and inspiring as it is heartbreaking. 'Another CITY OF GOD, this time for Britain rather than Brazil.' Observer Num Pages: 320 pages, integrated. BIC Classification: BGA; JFFB; JFSP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
paperback / softback
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340837351
ISBN
9780340837351
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. This collection of true stories illuminates the experiences of a young Polish boy before World War II, through the gathering storm of Nazism, into the death camps, to poignant reunions many years later. Num Pages: 248 pages, 21, 21 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BT; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
Expanded ed
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801863103
ISBN
9780801863103
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.63

Hardcover. 8vo.Good copy in original cloth
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1974
Publisher
C.Chivers
Edition
First Thus
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0257318
ISBN
9780859970518
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. 334pp
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
C.Chivers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1974
Edition
First Thus
SKU
KEX0196486
ISBN
9780859970518
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

paperback. Translator(s): Milne, Tom. Num Pages: 624 pages, 79 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; APFB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 235 x 37. Weight in Grams: 884.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
624
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780816676217
ISBN
9780816676217
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.71

Hardcover. Mayes, a gay activist and former priest, recounts how social and doctrinal oppression posed fundamental challenges to his own belief system, but led him to revelations about sexuality, Christianity, and the nature of human existence itself. Num Pages: 320 pages, 23 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; HRCC91; HRCX6; JFSK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 708.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813920047
ISBN
9780813920047
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.51

Hardcover. Dairies charting the daily life of a working peer under Blair Num Pages: 408 pages, 25 bw in 16pp plates. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPR; BGHA; BJ; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 233 x 35. Weight in Grams: 728.
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784536503
ISBN
9781784536503
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.40
€ 49.23

Hardback. A wry and beautifully observed memoir about coming of age in the era of conceptual art. Num Pages: 256 pages, 48 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 151 x 27. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393240719
ISBN
9780393240719
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 24.64

hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691647968
ISBN
9780691647968
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 201.37

Paperback. Wexford History. 8vo. Illustrated .Very good clean copy.
Publisher
Sean Ros P.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0266570
ISBN
9780952577126
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Doctor, Bernard Aquina. Series: For Beginners. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGH; HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
For Beginners United States
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781934389041
ISBN
9781934389041
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.09

Hardcover. This biography explores the life and work of Denis Johnston, barrister, theatre director, film-maker, pioneering television producer, war correspondent, essayist and celebrated playwright. Bernard Adams brings light to the extraordinary secret life of a complex, self-doubting individual. Num Pages: 320 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; BGF; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 234 x 44. Weight in Grams: 736.
Edition
1st Edition
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ltd
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781901866674
ISBN
9781901866674
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.00
€ 25.25

Hardback. Contains profiles and reading lists for 100 popular nonfiction authors. This book focuses on such contemporary authors as Bill Bryson. Series: Popular Authors Series. Num Pages: 452 pages, 51 illustrations (b&w). BIC Classification: BGL; GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1098.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
452
Condition
New
SKU
V9781591584872
ISBN
9781591584872
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.32
€ 75.92

Paperback. Editor(s): Mayo, Bernard. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 28. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813903101
ISBN
9780813903101
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 23.54

Paperback. Heartwarming nostalgia book about a young and idealistic teacher transforming the lives of her pupils in deprived 1960s Liverpool. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 119 x 23. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444741384
ISBN
9781444741384
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, 1. BIC Classification: BJ; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 233 x 15. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
TarcherPerigee
Edition
Gjr
Condition
New
SKU
V9780399176821
ISBN
9780399176821
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.87

Paperback. In Provence, December 1888 Vincent van Gogh cut off his ear. It is an act that has come to define him. Yet for more than a century biographers and historians seeking definitive facts about what happened that night have been left with more questions than answers. The author sets out to discover exactly what happened that night in Arles. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: ACVT; AFC; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784702229
ISBN
9781784702229
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.02

paperback. Very good copy with light shelf wear. Light nicks and creases. Small scoring to back endpapers, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The O'Brien Press Dublin
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0014057
ISBN
9780862785956
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 235 x 15. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Currency Press Pty Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781925005660
ISBN
9781925005660
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.12

Paperback. Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini, celebrated Italian goldsmith (1500-1571), in which Cellini tells the story of his life and art and also depicts the manners and morals of both the rulers and their subjects in 16th Century Italy. This new edition includes new notes on the text and a chronology. Editor(s): Bull, George. Translator(s): Bull, George. Num Pages: 496 pages, facsim. BIC Classification: 1DST; AFKB; AGB; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 124 x 22. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Revised
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140447187
ISBN
9780140447187
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.69

Paperback. The Renaissance sculptor and goldsmith describes his life and career. Series: Arts and Letters. Num Pages: 582 pages. Dimension: 186 x 113 x 18. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Phaidon Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
582
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
2nd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714833644
ISBN
9780714833644
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.45

Hardcover. Benvenuto Cellini is an artist-craftsman, one of the greatest sculptors in the renaissance, passionately devoted to art, the worshipper and frequenter of the great men of his time, the 'divine' Michelangelo, who came to his studio. This autobiography gives an account of his daily life in Renaissance Florence and Rome, its studios, and its taverns. Num Pages: 540 pages. BIC Classification: ACND; AFKB; AGB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 207 x 30. Weight in Grams: 578.
Publisher
Everyman
Number of pages
540
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841593289
ISBN
9781841593289
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Benvenuto Cellini (1500-71) was a goldsmith and sculptor whose autobiography is one of the most vivid and interesting ever written. In it he describes artistic techniques such as bronze casting as well as a fascinating account of life and intrigue in 16th century Italy. This new translation is based on the latest critical edition of the text. Translator(s): Bondanella, Julia Conaway; Bondanella, Peter E. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: AFKB; AGB; BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199555314
ISBN
9780199555314
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.20

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