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Paperback. When it comes to death, is there ever a best case scenario? In this book, the author confronts our unending obsession with the end. He also reflects on what it means to miss God, whether death can be good for our careers and why we eventually turn into our parents. Series: Vintage Minis. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; HPX; HRAM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 113 x 8. Weight in Grams: 84.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784872601
- ISBN
- 9781784872601
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 7.88
€ 8.99
€ 7.88
Paperback. A family memoir, an exchange with the author's brother (a philosopher), a meditation on mortality and the fear of death, a celebration of art, an argument with and about God, and a homage to the French writer Jules Renard. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099523741
- ISBN
- 9780099523741
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. Gives us Nadar, the pioneer balloonist and aerial photographer; gives us Colonel Fred Burnaby, reluctant adorer of the extravagant Sarah Bernhardt; then, finally, it gives us the story of author's own grief, unflinchingly observed. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 8. Weight in Grams: 112.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099584537
- ISBN
- 9780099584537
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.05
€ 13.99
€ 11.05
Paperback. When Shocks the donkey was left for dead on a farm in Ireland, no one ever thought he would make a full recovery. When Amber and her twin sister Hope were born 26 weeks premature, it was Amber who was separated from her family for an emergency tracheostomy. Then Amber met Shocks at the Donkey Sanctuary and their lives were changed for good. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFJD; WNGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 20. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785031694
- ISBN
- 9781785031694
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.06
€ 19.99
€ 15.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JKSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408843635
- ISBN
- 9781408843635
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.13
€ 11.99
€ 10.13
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 324
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739109694
- ISBN
- 9780739109694
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.08
€ 131.08
Paperback. All Julia Scheeres ever wanted was to have a normal, happy family. But, when her fanatical mother decides they should all move to rural Indiana, Julia's life begins to unravel. In the blistering heat of the isolating community, Julia and her adopted brother David struggle together through adolescence. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJD; BG; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 178 x 26. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- SKU
- KLN0017966
- ISBN
- 9780099493433
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback. The heart-warming true story of a little boy and the cat that changed his life. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BT; WNGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 138 x 27. Weight in Grams: 278. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- SKU
- KRA0011507
- ISBN
- 9780007382743
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAC0003603
- ISBN
- 9780571294923
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571294923
- ISBN
- 9780571294923
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Irish singing star Daniel O'Donnell's mother, Julia, grew up on a remote island off the northwest coast of Ireland, going barefoot and doing hard labour as a child during the poverty-stricken 1920s. This book offers an insight into this Irish family's life. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BGA; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 114 x 21. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091917982
- ISBN
- 9780091917982
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.82
€ 20.99
€ 16.82
Hardcover. A startling re-evaluation of Lady Byron's marriage and the untold story of her complex life as a single mother and progressive force. Num Pages: 384 pages, 40 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 245 x 34. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393082685
- ISBN
- 9780393082685
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.80
€ 31.99
€ 26.80
Ernest Thompson Seton's America: selections from the writings of the a...
Julia M. Seton Farida A. Wiley
Hardback. Ex-libris. Keywords: Biography - American Artists
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Devin-Adair Co. New York
- Condition
- Used, Acceptable
- SKU
- KEX0182918
Hardback
Condition: Used, Acceptable
€ 20.99€ 4.99
€ 20.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. At the age of thirty-eight, the author made her first visit to the IVF clinic, full of optimism. In this book, she navigates the science of IVF, copes with the impact of treatment, and reconciles the seductive promises of the worldwide multi-billion-dollar IVF industry with the reality. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; MFKC; VFV; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 139 x 205 x 19. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571333295
- ISBN
- 9780571333295
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.03
€ 17.99
€ 13.03
Hardback. In her first biography of a fellow psychoanalyst, the prolific Kristeva considers Klein's life and intellectual development, weaving a narrative that covers the history of psychoanalysis and illuminates Kristeva's own life and work. Translator(s): Guberman, Ross. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 304 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: BG; JMAF; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231122849
- ISBN
- 9780231122849
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.15€ 90.47
€ 118.15
€ 90.47
Paperback. Interlacing the life and work of the seminal 20th century philosopher, Hannah Arendt, this biography explores her critique of Saint Augustine and her biographical essay on Rahel Varnhagen. It also accentuates Arendt's commitment to recounting lives and narration and reflects on her perspective on Judaism, anti-Semitism and the "banality of evil." Translator(s): Guberman, Ross. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 320 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: BGH; HP; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231121033
- ISBN
- 9780231121033
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.34
€ 25.99
€ 22.34
Hardback. "A series of dialogues and exchanges between Julia Kristeva and Philippe Sollers on their marriage" -- Translator(s): Scott-Fox, Lorna. Num Pages: 128 pages, 8 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BG; DSBH; JFFK; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 225 x 17. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231180108
- ISBN
- 9780231180108
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.28
€ 25.99
€ 22.28
Paperback. In her first biography of a fellow psychoanalyst, the prolific Kristeva considers Klein's life and intellectual development, weaving a narrative that covers the history of psychoanalysis and illuminates Kristeva's own life and work. Translator(s): Guberman, Ross. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231122856
- ISBN
- 9780231122856
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.20
€ 40.99
€ 29.20
Paperback. Presents a personal and provocative look at poverty in America. This book tells the story of growing up in a large Irish Catholic working-class family in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and draws together the experiences of living in poverty, the role of the church and music. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; HBTB; HRCV; JFFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 263.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Augsburg Fortress United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780806656243
- ISBN
- 9780806656243
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.98
€ 10.99
€ 9.98
Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages, 20 black & white line drawings, 40 black & white photographs (16pp). BIC Classification: BGL; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 34. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Publisher
- Golden Duck (UK) Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781899262014
- ISBN
- 9781899262014
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.57
€ 19.99
€ 18.57
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Pownall, Alex. Num Pages: 176 pages, 158 illustrations. BIC Classification: BK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 199 x 15. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Graffeg
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909823082
- ISBN
- 9781909823082
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.37
€ 25.99
€ 19.37
Paperback. The story of Henry VIII's queens - as seen through the eyes of Jane Rochford, sister-in-law to Anne Boleyn and cousin to Katherine Howard. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations (some col.), col. map, ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 7. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- First printing of this edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753823866
- ISBN
- 9780753823866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.89
€ 14.99
€ 11.89
Paperback. The first dual biography of Katherine and Juana, based on a comprehensive re-evaluation of the sources. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DSE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- Phoenix
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753826829
- ISBN
- 9780753826829
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.89
€ 14.99
€ 11.89
Paperback. Sweig shatters the mythology surrounding the Cuban Revolution in this compelling revisionist history that reconsiders the roles of Fidel Castro and Che Guevara and restores to a central position the leadership of the Cuban urban underground. 20 halftones. 2 maps. Num Pages: 286 pages, 10 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KJC; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 143 x 21. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674016125
- ISBN
- 9780674016125
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 31.88
€ 37.99
€ 31.88