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Biography
Paperback. By his writings, the surviving bulk of which exceeds that of any other ancient author, Augustine came to influence not only his contemporaries, but also the West since his time. This work traces the development of his thought, discussing his reaction to the thinkers before him, and themes such as freedom, creation, and the trinity. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 144 pages, halftones and drawings. BIC Classification: BGH; HRCC1; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 114 x 9. Weight in Grams: 132.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192854520
- ISBN
- 9780192854520
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.83
€ 11.99
€ 10.83
Paperback. Editor(s): Shanley, J. Lyndon. Series: Princeton Classics. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691169347
- ISBN
- 9780691169347
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.77
€ 12.77
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- New Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509826704
- ISBN
- 9781509826704
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.76
€ 15.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. In 1845, the author went to live in the woods near his hometown of Concord, Massachusetts. In this book, he documents his passion for the landscape and wildlife of Walden Pond, and his philosophical and political motivations for rejecting the materialism. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; 3JH; BM; JFSF; JFSS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784872410
- ISBN
- 9781784872410
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.87
€ 11.99
€ 10.87
Paperback. There is no reason why you should have heard of Geoffrey Pyke. After his suicide in 1948 he was described as one of the great geniuses of his time, to rank alongside Einstein, yet he remains today, as The Times put it, 'one of the most original if unrecognised figures' of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: BGT; JPSH; TBY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 132 x 33. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099594130
- ISBN
- 9780099594130
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
paperback. Drawing on unpublished correspondence and other archival sources, this biography of Philip of Spain places him within the social, cultural, religious and regional context of his times. In doing so the author aims to reveal much about Philip the youth, the man, the husband and often troubled King. Num Pages: 400 pages, 32 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 31. Weight in Grams: 664. Good clean copy. Covers showing a little shelf wear. Lightly toned, text is crisp and clear and remains a very good copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0030976
- ISBN
- 9780300078008
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 6.23
€ 6.23
Paperback. An astonishingly candid insight into the life and work of a modern neurosurgeon - its triumphs and disasters. A SUNDAY TIMES bestseller, and shortlisted for the GUARDIAN FIRST BOOK AWARD and the COSTA BIOGRAPHY AWARD, as well as longlisted for the SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BM; MNN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 26. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780225920
- ISBN
- 9781780225920
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.08
€ 14.99
€ 11.08
Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; BTC; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 136 x 21. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486440064
- ISBN
- 9780486440064
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 15.55
€ 21.99
€ 15.55
Paperback. Num Pages: 404 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2ABM; AGB; BG; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 134 x 33. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- New Directions Publishing Corporation United States
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1957
- Edition
- First edition, fourth printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811201070
- ISBN
- 9780811201070
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.87
€ 19.99
€ 19.87
Paperback. DIASPORA. Henry Stratford Persse was a customs official and distiller in the town of Galway whose sons emigrated to Boston then New York. His letters provide a striking account of Galway life, Irish misgovernment and American democracy by a lively, unconventional observer. Editor(s): Roy, J.C. Series: Irish Narratives S. Num Pages: 190 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1KBB; 3JH; BGHA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781859181416
- ISBN
- 9781859181416
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.25
€ 10.25
Paperback. In an era when Kilkenny established itself as the dominant force in hurling, one man stood out from a remarkable group of players: Henry Shefflin. This book tells the story of the legendary hurler Henry Shefflin. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 21. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241961711
- ISBN
- 9780241961711
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.84
€ 15.99
€ 11.84
Paperback. A story of journalist Hephzibah Anderson's personal quest to stay chaste for a year, fusing month-by-month account of her personal challenge with an exploration of what sex means in the twenty-first-century western world. It unpicks our attitudes to relationships; and reconnects with the values of courtship and intimate friendship in our lives. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFVC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing London
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- SKU
- KNW0009255
- ISBN
- 9780099532156
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Hardcover. Ex Libris with usual markings. Clean copy with some minor shelf wear, dustwrapper with edge wear and minor nicks, sunning to spine. Light yellowing on FFEP, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1960
- Publisher
- Odhams Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- KKD0013812
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Hardback. 306pp. Index. Plates. Original cloth. Title on spine. Cover is slightly stained. Minimal foxing to page edges. Usual library stampings
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Cassell & Co. Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1950
- Edition
- Second edition
- SKU
- KLN0000195
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 26.00
€ 26.00
Letters of a Dead Man (Ex Horto: Dumbarton Oaks Texts in Garden and La...
Hermann Von Pückler-Muskau
hardcover. Num Pages: 800 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BM; HBJD1; HBLL; WTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 281 x 267 x 55. Weight in Grams: 3828.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780884024118
- ISBN
- 9780884024118
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.99€ 52.66
€ 99.99
€ 52.66
Paperback. Biographies are one of the most popular and best-selling of the literary genres. Why do people like them? What does a biography do and how does it work? This Very Short Introduction examines different types of biographies, why certain people and historical events arouse so much interest, and how they are compared with history and fiction. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 192 pages, 15 b&w halftone. BIC Classification: BG; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 113 x 11. Weight in Grams: 148.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199533541
- ISBN
- 9780199533541
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.89
€ 11.99
€ 10.89
Paperback. A biography of Virginia Woolf which moves freely between a detailed life-story and attempts to understand significant questions. She is presented as occupying a distinct and even uneasy position within the Bloomsbury Set, and also as a radically sceptical, subversive, courageous feminist. Num Pages: 912 pages, illustrations facsimiles, geneal. table, portraits. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2ACG; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 43. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099732518
- ISBN
- 9780099732518
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 15.29
€ 21.99
€ 15.29
Hardcover. 424pp
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Collins London
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1944
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- KHS1031653
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 20.99€ 4.99
€ 20.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Clean copy in good to very good condition. Some light shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Penguin Biography
- Publication date
- 1960
- SKU
- KRF0005017
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.70
€ 5.70
Paperback. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- SKU
- KKD0004559
- ISBN
- 9780049280724
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784161132
- ISBN
- 9781784161132
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.40
€ 23.99
€ 19.40
Paperback. Nice copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The Woodfield Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KJE0003144
- ISBN
- 9780952845324
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. In this biography, Hildred and Ewbank show just what makes one Roy Keane tick. They speak to his family and friends, and with the verve of fans and true experts, uncover the inside story of the football, big money and the men who make it happen. Num Pages: 252 pages, 8pp colour photographs. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 157. Weight in Grams: 574. Nice copy, some shelfwear. Good to very good
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Blake Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- SKU
- KST0027293
- ISBN
- 9781857824360
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Hillary Rodham Clinton's inside account of the crises, choices and challenges she faced during her four years as America's 67thSecretary of State Num Pages: 656 pages, 3 x 16pp Colour Plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; BGHA; BM; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 50. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471131523
- ISBN
- 9781471131523
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.54
€ 15.99
€ 11.54