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Hardback. An investigation into the art of "Lit Ed-ing". Describing the qualities needed to run the literary pages of the broadsheets, this book recalls the work of literary editors and reviewers over the past 100 years. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; BG; DSA; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 33. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857541496
- ISBN
- 9781857541496
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 38.74
€ 47.99
€ 38.74
Hardcover. The volume sets out to recreate the atmosphere and events of the Irish in India. It interweaves the outline of the life of John Henry Foley (1818-74), Queen Victoria's favourite sculptor, with that of some of his principal subjects - Hardinge, Montgomery and Lawrence. Num Pages: 160 pages, 9 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2AB; BG; FA; HBJF; HBLL; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 136. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The Lilliput Press Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781901866360
- ISBN
- 9781901866360
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.57
€ 17.99
€ 16.57
paperback. In this account of life in post-war literary Dublin, Anthony Cronin writes of the frustrations and pathologies of this generation: the excess of drink; the shortage of sex; the insecurity and begrudgery; the limitations of cultural life in mid-century Ireland, and the bittersweet pull of exile. Num Pages: 208 pages, 3 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 272. A Memoir. 208 pages, 3 b&w photographs. In this account of life in post-war literary Dublin, Anthony Cronin writes of the frustrations and pathologies of this generation: the excess of drink; the shortage of sex; the insecurity and begrudgery; the limitations of cultural life in mid-century Ireland, and the bittersweet pull of exile. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DN. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight: 270.
- Edition
- New
- Publisher
- The Lilliput Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781901866421
- ISBN
- 9781901866421
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.40
€ 13.99
€ 13.40
Paperback. This biography of William Shakespeare aims to build up a profound sense of literary and theatrical history, and the energy of the Elizabethan age. Series: Vintage Lives. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099599111
- ISBN
- 9780099599111
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.84
€ 15.99
€ 11.84
Paperback. Moves from Moss Side to Malaya recalling author's time as an education officer in the tropics, his tempestuous first marriage, his struggles with Catholicism and the beginning of his prolific writing life. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 38. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099437055
- ISBN
- 9780099437055
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.95
€ 19.99
€ 14.95
Paperback. Acclaimed actor, Sexiest Man Alive winner, all-action hero and devoted family man, Hugh Jackman has it all, and his stock just keeps on rising. Anthony Bunko's biography traces the amazing story of a true showbiz star and modern-day matinee idol. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations (colour). BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 199 x 22. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782199144
- ISBN
- 9781782199144
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.10
€ 11.99
€ 10.10
Paperback. In this title, Anthony Bozza gets up close and personal with one of the world's biggest selling male solo artists. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations (some col.), ports. BIC Classification: AVGR; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 262. Good copy with some minor shelf wear and some yellowing to half title, title page and edges.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTG0011103
- ISBN
- 9780552150958
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. In 2008, a YouTube clip became an internet phenomenon. It showed the emotional reunion of two young men and their pet lion, Christian, after they had left him in Africa to be introduced into his rightful home in the wild. This title tells their story, accompanied by photographs. Num Pages: 208 pages, Over 50 b&w / colour photos in 5 x 8-page sections. BIC Classification: BT; WNCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 16. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Broadway Boks,2010
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780553820607
- ISBN
- 9780553820607
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Edition
- Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781408845042
- ISBN
- 9781408845042
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.15
€ 17.99
€ 13.15
Paperback. Anthony Bourdain's long-awaited sequel to Kitchen Confidential, the worldwide bestseller Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 210. A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook. 304 pages. Tracking his own strange and unexpected voyage from journeyman cook to globe-travelling professional eater and drinker, the author compares and contrasts what he's seen and what he's seeing, pausing along the way for a series of confessions, rants, investigations, and interrogations of some of the most controversial figures in food. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BM; WB. Dimension: 200 x 130 x 20. Weight: 210.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408809747
- ISBN
- 9781408809747
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.15
€ 17.99
€ 13.15
Paperback. Series: Modern Spiritual Masters. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BGX; HRCC8. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 228. Essential Writings. Series: Modern Spiritual Masters. 192 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGX; HRCC8. Dimension: 210 x 138 x 15. Weight: 244.
- Publisher
- Orbis Books
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570758669
- ISBN
- 9781570758669
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.97
€ 18.99
€ 17.97
Paperback. Even more scurrilous than 'Rome', A Brief History of the Private Lives of the Roman Emperors tells the true story of toga parties, banquets, and the scandalous life of the Caesars. Ancient history with all the boring bits taken out. Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 17. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Robinson
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845297190
- ISBN
- 9781845297190
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.84
€ 15.99
€ 11.84
Paperback. A biography about Anna May Wong, an Asian American woman who became the country's most famous film actress of Chinese descent. It takes you on a journey through Wong's early years in Los Angeles and her first Hollywood pictures. It is also examines the scope of race, gender, and power and their impact on her personal growth as a Chinese American. Series: The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810859098
- ISBN
- 9780810859098
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 78.37
€ 78.37
Hardback. "Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada"--Title page verso. Series: Roman Imperial Biographies. Num Pages: 408 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 41 black & white halftones, 8 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; BGH; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 164 x 29. Weight in Grams: 886.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415658447
- ISBN
- 9780415658447
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 225.39
€ 225.39
Paperback. Editor(s): Barrett, Anthony A.; Fantham, Elaine; Yardley, John C. Num Pages: 280 pages, 11 halftones. 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; BGH; GBC; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691156514
- ISBN
- 9780691156514
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 31.10
€ 43.99
€ 31.10
Hardback. Editor(s): Slide, Anthony. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 448 pages, 18 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 243 x 30. Weight in Grams: 820.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- First Edition ~1st Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231167086
- ISBN
- 9780231167086
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.15
€ 40.99
€ 29.15
Hardback. The contributors to Speaking of the Self interrogate the varied ways in which a diverse group of mostly female writers from South Asia-from a seventeenth-century Mughal princess to twentieth century Pakistani novelists-construct and articulate their subjectivity through their autobiographical memoirs, poetry, novels, and diaries. Editor(s): Malhotra, Anshu; Lambert-Hurley, Siobhan. Num Pages: 328 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 239 x 24. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822359838
- ISBN
- 9780822359838
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.89
€ 114.89
Paperback. This text presents the life story of one of America's best known and most popular photographers and environmentalists of the 20th century. Adams has also been a teacher, musician and crusader over the last six decades. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 half-tones. BIC Classification: AJB; BGA; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Publisher
- Ansel Adams
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821222416
- ISBN
- 9780821222416
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 20.33
€ 25.99
€ 20.33
paperback. Stresses the author's humanistic philosophy. Editor(s): Rees, William. Translator(s): Rees, William. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: BG; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 124.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Penguin Classic
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141183183
- ISBN
- 9780141183183
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.45
€ 12.99
€ 10.45
Paperback. Who is The Secret Footballer? Only a few people know the true identity of the man inside the game. This book takes readers past the locker-room door and reveals the inner workings of a professional club, the exhilarating highs and crushing lows, and what it's really like to do the job most of us can only dream of doing. Series: The Secret Footballer. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BM; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 125 x 196 x 16. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Guardian Faber Publishing
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781783350049
- ISBN
- 9781783350049
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.10
€ 11.99
€ 10.10
Paperback. Features players, agents, coaches and managers who give you access to all areas of the Premier League. In this title, from deal-making to play-making, from dodgy tactics to drunken antics, they reveal the unforgettable highs and the unforgivable lows. Series: The Secret Footballer. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 16. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Guardian Faber Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781783350339
- ISBN
- 9781783350339
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 5.70
€ 9.99
€ 5.70
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, b/w photos & colour illus. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894898492
- ISBN
- 9781894898492
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 19.69
€ 27.99
€ 19.69
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Export ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747560081
- ISBN
- 9780747560081
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.93
€ 13.99
€ 10.93
Paperback. For more than 2000 years, Confucius has been a fundamental part of China's history. This book negotiates the reconstructions, guess-work and numerous Chinese texts in order to establish an account of the thinker's life and legacy. It shows how Confucius lived and thought, his habits and inclinations, and his work as a teacher and as a counsellor. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGH; HPDF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 147 x 22. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300151183
- ISBN
- 9780300151183
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.00€ 16.74
€ 19.00
€ 16.74