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Biography

Hardcover. In this revealing collection of personal essays, renowned essayist, Phillip Lopate, shares his unique views on the big subjects of parenthood, marriage, sex, friendship, and 'the nail parings of daily life'. At turns funny, tender, and searingly honest, he searches with a cool eye for that elusive truth about himself and the world. Num Pages: 254 pages. BIC Classification: BM; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 121 x 24. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Notting Hill Editions
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907903960
ISBN
9781907903960
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.29

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 244 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691606408
ISBN
9780691606408
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.09

Paperback. Through five case histories, the book provides a snapshot of political persecution in mid-twentieth century America. Num Pages: 268 pages, 6 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJP; BGH; HBJK; HBWQ; JPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823271795
ISBN
9780823271795
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.55

Paperback. A retrospective of crucial periods in modernism via portraits of its literary lions by the co-founder of the Surrealist Movement. Translator(s): Bernheimer, Alan. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: BGLA; DCF; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 127 x 10. Weight in Grams: 128.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
City Lights Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872867277
ISBN
9780872867277
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.36

Hardback. In Roland Barthes's eyes, Philippe Sollers embodied the figure of the contemporary writer forever seeking something new. Translator(s): Brown, Andrew. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; CF; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509513314
ISBN
9781509513314
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.57

paperback. A uniquely personal exploration of the origins of international law, centring on the Nuremberg Trials, the city of Lviv and a secret family history Num Pages: 496 pages, 80 B&W, integrated. BIC Classification: BM; HBTZ; HBWQ; JWXK; LBBR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Orion Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474601917
ISBN
9781474601917
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 10.91

Paperback. One night in 1974, Philippe Petit secretly - and illegally - rigged a tightrope between the twin towers of the World Trade Center. At daybreak, he gave the high-wire performance of all time, making eight crossings over the course of an hour. This memoir tells the story of how he conspired, connived, improvised, and insisted his way to this coup. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJPL; BM; WSE; WSZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Tie-In
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571326907
ISBN
9780571326907
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.91

Paperback. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear. Previous owner's inscription on inside cover.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1971
Publisher
Paladin
Edition
New
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTG0015559
ISBN
9780586080405
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Biography of Oscar Wilde. Good copy with some shelf wear.
Edition
New
Publisher
Paladin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1971
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KTG0008738
ISBN
9780586080405
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Translator(s): Rendall, Steven; Neal, Lisa. Num Pages: 832 pages, 2 halftones. 19 line illus. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JB; BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 170 x 243 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1266.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691167879
ISBN
9780691167879
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 32.90

Hardback. Editor(s): Bouvard, Dominique. Translator(s): Laredo, Joseph. Num Pages: 192 pages, 200 photos & illus. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 337 x 279 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1946.
Publisher
Edition Olms
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9783283012397
ISBN
9783283012397
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.24
€ 42.22

Paperback. A startlingly original sensory memoir from the prize-winning author and director Translator(s): Cameron, Professor Euan. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 14. Weight in Grams: 126.
Publisher
MacLehose Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782066163
ISBN
9781782066163
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.20

Paperback. The definitive biography of one of the most extraordinary men the world of football has ever seen Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Pan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main Market
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330511858
ISBN
9780330511858
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.91

Paperback. The definitive biography of the Arsenal, France and Barcelona legend Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main Market
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447236832
ISBN
9781447236832
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.87

Hardcover. Keywords: Galway - Ireland - Biography - Authors -
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1979
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Edition
Reprint
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KHS0033628
ISBN
9780671220914
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 35.99
€ 31.83

Hardcover. Tells the story of how the poet Kathleen Raine has developed from a small girl, who knew at the age of eight that she wanted only to write poetry, into a world-renowned poet and literary scholar. Num Pages: 208 pages, 24 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 166 x 22. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
Shepheard-Walwyn (Publishers) Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
F First Edition Used
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856832680
ISBN
9780856832680
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.71

Paperback. The last member of Operation Valkyrie - the daring July 20 1944 plot to assassinate Hitler - tells his remarkable story. Num Pages: 192 pages, 20. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BGHA; HBJD; HBWQ; JPWL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 190.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Phoenix
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753825662
ISBN
9780753825662
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.18

Paperback. In Roland Barthes's eyes, Philippe Sollers embodied the figure of the contemporary writer forever seeking something new. Translator(s): Brown, Andrew. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; CF; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 216 x 2. Weight in Grams: 230.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509513321
ISBN
9781509513321
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.78

Hardcover. 345pp. Index. 1945 reprint. Original boards, with title gilted on spine and front cover. Spine sunned. Frontis and ffep loose, otherwise binding tight. Dusty. Keywords: Biography
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1945
Edition
13th
SKU
KHS1009676
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The world's greatest actor by Britain's best biographer. Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: AN; APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 30. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
MacLehose Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782067887
ISBN
9781782067887
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.19

Paperback. The authorised life story of the king who gave up his throne for love, by one of our most distinguished biographers. Num Pages: 672 pages, 22 b/w illus, 2 b/w plates. BIC Classification: 1D; 1DB; 3JJ; BGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 44. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
672
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007481019
ISBN
9780007481019
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.07

Paperback. In The Fellowship, Philip and Carol Zaleski offer the first complete rendering of the Inklings' lives and works. Lewis maps the medieval mind, accepts Christ while riding in the sidecar of his brother's motorcycle, becomes a world-famous evangelist, and creates new forms of religiously attuned fiction while wrestling with personal crises. Num Pages: 656 pages, 16 pages of black and white illustrations, notes, bibliography and index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JJ; BGL; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 211 x 51. Weight in Grams: 600.
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780374536251
ISBN
9780374536251
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.60

Publisher
United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199898350
ISBN
9780199898350
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.54

Hardback. Containing newly discovered letters, documents and photographs - many published here for the first time - this text is an illustrated biography of Doris Ulmann, one of the foremost female photographers of the 20th century. Num Pages: 328 pages, 113 duotones. BIC Classification: AJB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1057.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813121758
ISBN
9780813121758
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.35

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