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Paperback. 'Part biography, part collection of tips for the aspiring writer' Guardian. ON WRITING: A MEMOIR OF THE CRAFT is a brilliant book on writing from the number one bestselling writer. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Condition
New
SKU
9781444723250
ISBN
9781444723250
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.56

Paperback. In January 1928 Stalin, the ruler of the largest country in the world, boarded a train bound for Siberia where he would embark upon the greatest gamble of his political life. He was about to begin uprooting and collectivization of agriculture and industry across the entire Soviet Union. This book offers an explanation yet of Stalin's power. Num Pages: 976 pages, 2 x 8 b&w plate sections. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJPG; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 279 x 46. Weight in Grams: 716.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780141027944
ISBN
9780141027944
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 17.74

Paperback. Stephen Kuusisto, an American, has been almost completely blind since a post-natal operation severely damaged his retinas. In this autobiography he tells of the years of lonely childhood spent behind bottle-lens glasses, the struggle through high school and college, and first love and sex. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; JFFG; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 125 x 197 x 15. Weight in Grams: 150.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Faber and Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Main
SKU
KLN0017854
ISBN
9780571196968
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.49

Paperback. Stephen Kuusisto, an American, has been almost completely blind since a post-natal operation severely damaged his retinas. In this autobiography he tells of the years of lonely childhood spent behind bottle-lens glasses, the struggle through high school and college, and first love and sex. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; JFFG; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 125 x 197 x 15. Weight in Grams: 150.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Faber and Faber
Edition
Main
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KLN0017855
ISBN
9780571196968
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.49

Paperback. Stephen Kuusisto, an American, has been almost completely blind since a post-natal operation severely damaged his retinas. In this autobiography he tells of the years of lonely childhood spent behind bottle-lens glasses, the struggle through high school and college, and first love and sex. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; JFFG; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 125 x 197 x 15. Weight in Grams: 150.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Faber and Faber
Edition
Main
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KLN0018142
ISBN
9780571196968
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.49

Paperback. Stephen Kuusisto, an American, has been almost completely blind since a post-natal operation severely damaged his retinas. In this autobiography he tells of the years of lonely childhood spent behind bottle-lens glasses, the struggle through high school and college, and first love and sex. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; JFFG; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 125 x 197 x 15. Weight in Grams: 150.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Faber and Faber
Edition
Main
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KNW0009821
ISBN
9780571196968
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.49

Paperback. Avoiding the technical jargon and complex logic associated with most books on philosophy, Law brings the thoughts of these great thinkers, from Confucius and Buddha to Wittgenstein and Sartre, to life. Num Pages: 220 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGH; HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 134 x 24. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Number of pages
220
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780877471
ISBN
9781780877471
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. A charming story of a love affair that repeatedly went up in smoke. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230772441
ISBN
9780230772441
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.95

Paperback. From his legendary 50s Sun recordings to his classic 'American' albums of the late 90s, Johnny Cash has always been the country voice of rock. Num Pages: 416 pages, b&w photos. BIC Classification: AVG; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
Music Sales
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844494149
ISBN
9781844494149
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.85

Paperback. Allan Marriot Hutchins was one of thousands of young men who, in 1900, volunteered to fight the Boers in a war that foreshadowed the later carnage of the twentieth century. This book offers an eyewitness account of a soldier's life at a pivotal moment in the history of the British Empire. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJC; BJ; HBJH; HBWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752465180
ISBN
9780752465180
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.64

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: BM; WDMG1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
New
SKU
9781408189726
ISBN
9781408189726
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 12.32

Paperback. Appalled by the numbers of destitute children on the streets of New York, Charles Loring Brace created the Children's Aid Society and organised a programme of adoption across the US. Between 1854 and 1929 some 250,000 children were found homes in the country. This is his story, and theirs. Num Pages: 362 pages, bibliographical references , index. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
362
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226616674
ISBN
9780226616674
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.41

Hardback. Addison Mizner transformed Palm Beach with his visionary architecture. In this detailed biography, Stephen Perkins and James Caughman examine Mizner's life and origins, and explore how the events of his life influenced his marvelous architectural legacy. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 colour illustrations, 85 black & white halftones, 35 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AGB; AMB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 305. .
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781493026555
ISBN
9781493026555
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 48.43

Paperback. Introduces Mark Twain through close readings of his seven major works, including "Tom Sawyer", "Huckleberry Finn", "Connecticut Yankee and Pudd'nhead Wilson". This book investigates the tension between the real-life person, Samuel Clemens, and the fictional person, Mark Twain. It analyzes the significance of Twain's books for American culture. Series: Blackwell Introductions to Literature. Num Pages: 144 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BGH; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 224.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631234746
ISBN
9780631234746
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.14

Paperback. Viv Graham and Lee Duffy led parallel lives as pub and club enforcers, raging their gangland turf wars with a fierce frenzy of brutality and unremitting cruelty. This is a riverting double portrait of two of the North East's most feared men whose bloody rivalry was cut short when they each met horrifically violent ends. Num Pages: 288 pages, col. Illustrations, col. ports. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 194. The Inside Story of the Deadly Battle Between Viv Graham and Lee Duffy. 288 pages, col. Illustrations, col. ports. Viv Graham and Lee Duffy led parallel lives as pub and club enforcers, raging their gangland turf wars with a fierce frenzy of brutality and unremitting cruelty. This is a riverting double portrait of two of the North East's most feared men whose bloody rivalry was cut short when they each met horrifically violent ends. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BTC. Dimension: 195 x 129 x 18. Weight: 198.
Publisher
John Blake
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843583806
ISBN
9781843583806
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.94

Paperback. In June the author won the Giro d'Italia, fighting a ferocious battle against not only his rivals but also against his teammates and an angry, partisan Italian crowd. In July Roche secured the yellow jersey in the Tour de France, blacking out shortly after crossing the line following a superhuman effort. This title tells his story. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 24. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Yellow Jersey
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780224091916
ISBN
9780224091916
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.49

Paperback. Soldier of Change not only captures the media frenzy as Snyder-Hill took his place at the forefront of this modern civil rights movement, but also documents his twenty-year journey as a gay man in the army which culminated in the most important battle of his life: defending the disenfranchised. Num Pages: 240 pages, 22 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; JFSK2; JPVH1; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 121 x 19. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612348162
ISBN
9781612348162
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.99

Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; JFSK2; JPVH1; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 139 x 26. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612346977
ISBN
9781612346977
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.08

Hardcover. Keywords: Stephen Spender. 510pp. Pages quite browned
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
First
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1985
SKU
KNW0012000
ISBN
9780571136179
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 18.00

Hardcover. Keywords: STEPHEN SPENDER. Worn, but remains in good to very good condition. Some dulling
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Hamish Hamilton
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1951
Edition
Book Club Edition
SKU
KNW0012535
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 20.00

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