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Biography
Paperback. Pauline Garcia Viardot, the daughter of the famous singer and composer Manuel Garcia and younger sister of the celebrated Malibran, was a singer of genius and a woman of outstanding intellect. The first biography of Viardot not only recreates the drama of the prima donna's own life, but perfectly captures the scintillating brilliance of nineteenth- Num Pages: 532 pages. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 136 x 31. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Classics Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 532
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714543710
- ISBN
- 9780714543710
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.38
€ 33.99
€ 28.38
Hardback. Num Pages: 271 pages. BIC Classification: BGX; HRCC2; HRCX1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- GILL & MAC MILLAN
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782181781
- ISBN
- 9781782181781
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.32
€ 23.99
€ 20.32
Paperback. Born in a surreal Moscow communal apartment where eighteen families shared one kitchen, the author grew up singing odes to Lenin, black-marketeering Juicy Fruit gum at school, and longing for a taste of the mythical West. It was a life by turns absurd, drab, naively joyous, melancholy and, finally, intolerable. This title tells her story. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJ; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 136 x 28. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- Black Swan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552777476
- ISBN
- 9780552777476
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.74
€ 19.99
€ 14.74
Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Holy Trinity Publications
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780884653592
- ISBN
- 9780884653592
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.38
€ 20.99
€ 19.38
Paperback. A fascinating memoir of a Welsh servant girl and lady's maid who lived and served in London between the wars. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJ; BGA; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471134111
- ISBN
- 9781471134111
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 8.43
€ 9.99
€ 8.43
Paperback. Winner of the National Trust Outdoor Book of the Year 2011 The story of one man's unlikely quest to create out of a mountainous Welsh landscape a garden fit for inclusion in the prestigious Yellow Book - the 'Gardens of England and Wales Open for Charity' guide - in just one year. Num Pages: 288 pages, 30 b/w illus, With index. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; BM; WM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007216529
- ISBN
- 9780007216529
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.30
€ 14.99
€ 11.30
Paperback. It's a for-your-eyes-only kind of book, so beware-if you don't watch your back it's a sure bet someone will be reading it over your shoulder. Num Pages: 192 pages, 10 2-colour illustrations, 50 photo illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 127 x 14. Weight in Grams: 247.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- National Geographic Books United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792253167
- ISBN
- 9780792253167
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.51
€ 15.99
€ 14.51
Hardcover. As new.
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Hutchinson
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- SKU
- KRF0017701
- ISBN
- 9780091794286
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Antony McCammon recounts his experiences as British Honorary Consul in Zurich, a post he occupied for eleven years. With his background as a banker, he reveals the workings of diplomacy from the perspective in which his proximity to key diplomats and political figures such as Edward Heath gives readers a unique glimpse behind-the-scenes of power. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16 bw integrated. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFH; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; BM; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 222 x 31. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780763026
- ISBN
- 9781780763026
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.53€ 53.95
€ 58.53
€ 53.95
Paperback. Sir Edgar Speyer was a conspicuous figure in the financial, cultural, social and political life of Edwardian London. Head of the syndicate which financed the construction of the deep 'tube lines' and 'King of the Underground', he was also a connoisseur and active patron of the arts who rescued the 'Proms' from collapse. Num Pages: 220 pages, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 18. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- Haus Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908323118
- ISBN
- 9781908323118
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.84
€ 19.99
€ 14.84
Paperback. Lt Cdr Robert Hichens became a legendary MGB commander and the most highly decorated RNVR officer in the Second World War. His biography provides thrilling first hand accounts of close naval action in the North Sea and English Channel. Num Pages: 368 pages, 16pp B&W Photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473822962
- ISBN
- 9781473822962
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.53
€ 21.99
€ 17.53
Hardcover. For the first time, more than 15 years after four boys from London were first thrown together to form what would go on to become one of the most successful and infamous groups of the boyband era, Lee, Antony, Duncan and Simon tell their full, no-holds-barred story in their own inimitable words. Num Pages: 256 pages, 50 col illus. BIC Classification: AVGP; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 159. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KSG0018377
- ISBN
- 9780008222208
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Olga Chekhova was a stunning Russian beauty and a famous Nazi-era film actress who Hitler counted among his friends; she was also the niece of Anton Chekhov. After fleeing Bolshevik Moscow for Berlin in 1920, she was recruited by her composer brother Lev, to work for Soviet intelligence. In return, her family were allowed to join her. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations, 1 map, ports. BIC Classification: BT; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Penguin Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141017648
- ISBN
- 9780141017648
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.29
€ 17.99
€ 13.29
Paperback. n Many people across the world know Antonio Negri as an internationally renowned political thinker whose book, Empire, co-authored with Michael Hardt, is an international bestseller.
Much less well known is the fact that, up until 1979, Negri was a university professor teaching in Paris and Padova. Translator(s): Emery, Ed. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; BJ; BM; HPS; JPVH; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745644264
- ISBN
- 9780745644264
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.71
€ 21.71
Hardback. n Many people across the world know Antonio Negri as an internationally renowned political thinker whose book, Empire, co-authored with Michael Hardt, is an international bestseller.
Much less well known is the fact that, up until 1979, Negri was a university professor teaching in Paris and Padova. Translator(s): Emery, Ed. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; BJ; BM; JKVP; JPVH; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745644257
- ISBN
- 9780745644257
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.14
€ 71.14
paperback. Gramsci developed Marx's ideas with an emphasis on culture rather than economics. This classic work reveals his thinking through letters to friends and family written whilst he was in prison. Translator(s): Henderson, Hamish. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JPFF; JPVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 140 x 216 x 26. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745311302
- ISBN
- 9780745311302
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 24.80
€ 36.99
€ 24.80
Paperback. There are approximately 200 letters, including some newly found and published for the first time in this volume. The collection begins with the letters that the young Gramsci sent back to his family when he was a student in Cagliari and ends with the last letter he wrote before his arrest in 1926. Editor(s): Boothman, Derek. Translator(s): Boothman, Derek. Num Pages: 418 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 217 x 24. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Publisher
- Lawrence & Wishart Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907103964
- ISBN
- 9781907103964
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.39
€ 33.99
€ 28.39
Hardback. * A major new biography on one of the greatest artists of all time, Raphael Sanzio, written by a leading Renaissance expert. * Retraces Raphael s career by re-examining contemporary documents and accounts and interpreting the artist s works with the eye of an expert restorer. Translator(s): Byatt, Lucinda. Num Pages: 260 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: ACND; AFC; AGB; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 163 x 31. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745644110
- ISBN
- 9780745644110
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.39€ 54.23
€ 64.39
€ 54.23
Paperback. * This major new biography recounts the extraordinary life of one of the most creative figures in Western culture. * Antonio Forcellino is one of the world s leading authorities on Michelangelo and an expert art historian and restorer. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ACND; AGB; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745640068
- ISBN
- 9780745640068
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.79
€ 19.99
€ 15.79
Hardcover. Clean copy with shelf wear, some nicks and tears on dustwrapper but otherwise clean
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- Virago
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- SKU
- KSS0005986
- ISBN
- 9780860683520
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99