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Paperback. Benjamin Britten was one of the outstanding British composers of 20th century. He shot to international fame with his operas, performed by his own English Opera Group, and a series of extraordinary instrumental works. His music won a central place in the repertoire and affection of successive generations of listeners. This title tells his story. Num Pages: 183 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- Haus Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 183
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Centenary ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908323385
- ISBN
- 9781908323385
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Hardcover. Biography...David Walsh. The story of David Walsh who served as Massachussetts Senator for 28 years who raised money for the struggle for Irish Independence and who subsequently was the subect of a British conspiracy. The story of David Walsh who served as Massachussetts Senator for 28 years who raised money for the struggle for Irish Independence and who subsequently was the subect of a British conspiracy. The story of David Walsh who served as Massachussetts Senator for 28 years who raised money for the struggle for Irish Independence and who subsequently was the subect of a British conspiracy. The story of David Walsh who served as Massachussetts Senator for 28 years who raised money for the struggle for Irish Independence and who subsequently was the subect of a British conspiracy. The story of David Walsh who served as Massachussetts Senator for 28 years who raised money for the struggle for Irish Independence and who subsequently was the subect of a British conspiracy
- Publisher
- James Street Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780977197002
- ISBN
- 9780977197002
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.00
€ 21.00
Paperback. Johnson, born weak and half-blind, shambolic and poverty-stricken, became the most admired and quoted man in the eighteenth century. Thrown out of Oxford for a lack of funds, he rose to celebrity: author of "The Dictionary", a friend to the king, companion of Reynolds, Goldsmith and Garrick. This title presents a portrait of Johnson, and his life. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 31. Weight in Grams: 365.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571226368
- ISBN
- 9780571226368
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.08
€ 14.99
€ 12.08
Paperback. Takes readers back to the author's childhood days, his humiliating expulsion from school and to his army years and wartime service. This book shows how after the war he returned to America and there came his Hollywood success in films such as "Wuthering Heights" and "Around the World in 80 Days". Num Pages: 336 pages, 16pp photographs. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 264. Good clean copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140239249
- ISBN
- 9780140239249
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.03
€ 14.99
€ 11.03
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, half tones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; JPSH; VXP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Clairview Books
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905570386
- ISBN
- 9781905570386
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.28
€ 17.99
€ 14.28
Paperback. The range of the book: from wartime England to colonial Assam; from sapper training in India to jungle warfare in Malaya - Tea, Love and War tells the unique true story of the child of an exploited village woman gaining recognition and acceptance in suburban England. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1FKA; 3JJ; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 217 x 28. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Publisher
- Troubador Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780880891
- ISBN
- 9781780880891
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.02
€ 10.99
€ 10.02
Paperback. The SUNDAY TIMES bestselling memoir from the Tour de France cyclist who lifts the lid on his drug use and return to sport. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 23. Weight in Grams: 314. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAC0003062
- ISBN
- 9781409120384
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. What is it really like to be a racer? What is it like to be swept along at 60kmh in the middle of the pack? What happens to the body during a high-speed chute? What tactics must teams employ to win the day, the jersey, the grand tour? The author offers us insight into the mind of a professional cyclist during his last year before retirement. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- Yellow Jersey
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780224100083
- ISBN
- 9780224100083
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 29. Weight in Grams: 421.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KEX0295906
- ISBN
- 9780062684394
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: TV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 137 x 21. Weight in Grams: 300. Medcalf. t
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Liberties Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- SKU
- KST0006074
- ISBN
- 9781905483785
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 14.99€ 12.03
€ 14.99
€ 12.03
Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: TV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 137 x 21. Weight in Grams: 300 191pp A series of vignettes on the art and folklore of ploughing with special reference to the Irish experience.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Liberties Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781905483785
- ISBN
- 9781905483785
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 14.99
€ 14.99
Paperback. Two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize David McCullough tells the dramatic story-behind-the-story about the brothers who taught the world how to fly. Num Pages: 336 pages, 3 x 16pp b-w plates. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130. .
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471150388
- ISBN
- 9781471150388
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.78
€ 13.99
€ 10.78
paperback. This biography of Harry Truman presents a picture of an extraordinary American President. Drawing archival material and interviews, McCullough chronicles Truman's boyhood, his entry into politics and his emergence as President. This book won the Pulitzer Prize for Biography in 1993. Num Pages: 1117 pages, 316pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1440.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780671869205
- ISBN
- 9780671869205
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.41
€ 30.41
Paperback. John A. Costello remains the most elusive of our former Taoisigh, despite his enormous contribution to Irish history. He declared the Republic, led the country's first ever coalition government, and faced the Mother and Child Crisis. A surprise choice who battled against taking the job, Costello was the Reluctant Taoiseach. Num Pages: 544 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJPG; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 217 x 36. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Publisher
- Gill & Macmillan Ltd
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780717150601
- ISBN
- 9780717150601
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.97
€ 26.99
€ 20.97
Paperback. Billie Holiday's signature tune, 'Strange Fruit', with its graphic and heart-wrenching portrayal of a lynching in the South, brought home the evils of racism as well as being an inspiring mark of resistance. In 1939, its performance sparked controversy (and sometimes violence) wherever Billie Holiday went. Num Pages: 176 pages, 8pp plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJP; AVGK; AVH; BGF; HBJK; HBLW; JFFJ; JFSL; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 199 x 11. Weight in Grams: 129.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841952840
- ISBN
- 9781841952840
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.50
€ 15.99
€ 11.50
Paperback. Num Pages: 374 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 134 x 31. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- New Island Books
- Number of pages
- 374
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- SKU
- KNH0001530
- ISBN
- 9781848400139
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 6.23
€ 6.23
Paperback. Four years old when World War II began, the author grew to maturity through decades of great social and cultural change - giving him plenty to write about. This title illuminates a period of transition in British society, and charts the evolution of a writer whose works have become classics in his own lifetime. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784700539
- ISBN
- 9781784700539
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Paperback. Writing about real lives takes various forms, which overlap and may be combined with each other: biography, autobiography, biographical criticism, biographical fiction, memoir, confession, diary. In these essays, the author considers some particularly interesting examples of life-writing, and contributes several of his own. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; BK; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 17. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099587767
- ISBN
- 9780099587767
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Daughter of Henry VIII, half-sister to the future Elizabeth I, the turbulent life of the first woman to rule England and the cruel fate of those who opposed her iron will. Num Pages: 328 pages, 59. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JB; BGR; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 124 x 24. Weight in Grams: 312. 328 pages, 59 Illustrations including 14 colour. Daughter of Henry VIII, half-sister to the future Elizabeth I, the turbulent life of the first woman to rule England and the cruel fate of those who opposed her iron will. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JB; BGR; HBJD1; HBLH. Dimension: 198 x 124 x 24. Weight: 314.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445608181
- ISBN
- 9781445608181
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.24
€ 17.99
€ 14.24
Paperback. An authoritative and accessible history of the lives of the kings and queens of England by a renowned historian. Num Pages: 528 pages, 100. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGR; BK; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 134 x 33. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445637617
- ISBN
- 9781445637617
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.94
€ 19.99
€ 15.94