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Biography

Paperback. Part memoir, part comic monologue, this is an ensemble of mishaps and anecdotes that reveal the ups and downs of one woman's life. Relentlessly self-deprecating, Sylvia Smith's diary relays the humdrum, everydayness of living, yet it steadily gains momentum as a darker undertone gathers force. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 212. Used paperback in good condition. Some shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
Main
SKU
KRF0025833
ISBN
9781841952079
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Though often portrayed as a Wild West bandit, in this biography Jesse James emerges as a far more significant figure: a ruthless, purposeful and intensely political man who used his crimes and notoriety to promote the Confederate cause during the bitter decade that followed Appomattox. Num Pages: 546 pages, 6 maps, 16photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 165. Weight in Grams: 840. Good copy with some minor shelf wear. Dustwrapper with minor edge wear but remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Jonathan Cape London
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0009148
ISBN
9780224069250
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Hardcover. 8vo. Very good copy.. First edition. . Irish Politics and Politicans.. 20th Century Ireland.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The Mercier Press Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0310305
ISBN
9781856353687
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 25.00

Paperback. Keywords: Poetry and prose - biography
Format
Paperback
Publisher
England
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KHS0038343
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 22.52

Hardcover. Presents correspondence that charts Eliot's intellectual journey towards conversion to the Anglican faith in 1927, as well as his transformation from banker to publisher, ending with his appointment as director of a publishing house of Faber & Gwyer, in late 1925, and the appearance of "Poems 1909-1925". Editor(s): Eliot, Valerie. Series: Letters of T. S. Eliot. Num Pages: 912 pages, 16pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJG; BGA; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 63. Weight in Grams: 1528.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Edition
Main
Number of pages
912
Condition
New
SKU
9780571140817
ISBN
9780571140817
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 7.81

hardcover. Having separated from his wife Vivien in 1933, he is anxious to avoid running into her; but she refuses to comprehend that her husband has chosen to leave her and stalks him across literary society, leading to his place of work at the offices of Faber & Faber. This book features letters from author that deals with his life and career. Series: Letters of T. S. Eliot. Num Pages: 960 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; BJ; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571316366
ISBN
9780571316366
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.99
€ 39.73

Hardback. Num Pages: 176 pages, Black and white photos throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 132 x 22. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812993547
ISBN
9780812993547
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 22.72

Paperback. Tavis Smiley recounts the story of his friendship with Maya Angelou Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 210 x 17. Weight in Grams: 202.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Back Bay
Condition
New
SKU
KTJ8038655
ISBN
9780316341776
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.28

Hardback. "Commissioning organisation: by H.A. Taylor. With a foreword by J. Ramsay Mac Donald. 288 p. port., illus. 24 cm. Original cloth. Very good, clean copy, with brightly gilt titled spine, and tight binding. Spine sunned, cloth very slightly worn." Keywords: "Donald, Sir Robert,"
Publisher
S. Paul
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Hardback
SKU
KEX0045884
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.99
€ 4.99

Hardcover. At the outset of his career Ted Hughes described letter writing as 'excellent training for conversation with the world', and he was to become a prolific master of this art which combines writing and talking. This selection documents the course of a life at once resolutely private but intensely attuned to other lives. Editor(s): Reid, Christopher. Num Pages: 784 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 166 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1025. Very good copy in near fine dustwrapper. First edition
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Main
SKU
KEX0303688
ISBN
9780571221387
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 35.00

Paperback. At the outset of his career Ted Hughes described letter-writing as 'excellent training for conversation with the world', and he was to become a prolific master of this art which combines writing and talking. This title documents the course of a life at once resolutely private but intensely attuned to other lives. Editor(s): Reid, Christopher. Num Pages: 784 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGLA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 164 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1200.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
9780571221394
ISBN
9780571221394
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 4.18

Paperback. Born into one of Pakistan's most influential families, Tehmina Durrani was raised in the privileged milieu of Lahore high society. She was expected to marry a wealthy Muslim, bear him children and lead a sheltered life of leisure. This is the story of Tehmina's rebellion from an unhappy marriage. Num Pages: 384 pages, 8pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FKP; BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 106 x 25. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Corgi
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
SKU
9780552142397
ISBN
9780552142397
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.70

Paperback. In 1945, the Allied nations agreed on a judicial process, rather than summary execution, to determine the fate of the Nazis following the end of World War II. This title describes personal vendettas among the Allied representatives and the negotiations that preceded the handing down of sentences. Num Pages: 720 pages, 39 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BM; HBJD; JWXK; LBHG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 156 x 40. Weight in Grams: 980.
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Number of pages
720
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781620877883
ISBN
9781620877883
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.95

Hardcover. Fine in fine cloth covers, lacking dust wrapper. Light pen underscoring. Light shelfwear, remains a fine copy
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Oxford : Blackwell
Edition
1stEdition.
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0028657
ISBN
9780717129133
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 180 pages, 20 b&w. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Merrion Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785371073
ISBN
9781785371073
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.18

Paperback. He beat them, he abused them, and he tortured them. He broke their dreams. But they came back stronger. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 316. Good clean copy
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
SKU
KSG0009599
ISBN
9780007532230
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. He beat them, he abused them, and he tortured them. He broke their dreams. But they came back stronger. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 316. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
SKU
KTG0007808
ISBN
9780007532230
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. "Commissioning organisation: edited by Christopher St. John. xxxviii, 433 p. illus. 23 cm. Associated Names: Shaw, Bernard,. Associated Dates: 1856-1950. Publishers cloth. Good clean copy with slightly rubbed dw, library stamp on front free end paper ." Keywords: Subjects
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Max Reinhardt London
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1952
SKU
KEX0039184
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 12.00
€ 4.99

Paperback. In fifty-four short chapters, the author recounts memories of her mother, ponders her own Mormon faith, and contemplates the notion of absence in art and in our world. She deals with the question: What does it mean to have a voice? Num Pages: 256 pages, 3 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 117 x 18. Weight in Grams: 178.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Picador USA United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781250024114
ISBN
9781250024114
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.45

Paperback. The Feminism Memoir for Real Women. No Matter Your Size or Shape, We are All Beautiful. Tess Holliday is a US internet sensation with 1.4m followers on Instagram and 1.5m on Facebook and is the world's first size 26 supermodel, a mum of two, feminist and activist. Feisty and upfront, she's shaking up the fashion industry and winning an army of adoring fans. Her book will teach a generation of women to love themselves no matter who or what they are, drawing on her own experiences. BIC Classification: BG. . The Feminism Memoir for Real Women. No Matter Your Size or Shape, We are All Beautiful. Tess Holliday is a US internet sensation with 1.4m followers on Instagram and 1.5m on Facebook and is the world's first size 26 supermodel, a mum of two, feminist and activist. Feisty and upfront, she's shaking up the fashion industry and winning an army of adoring fans. Her book will teach a generation of women to love themselves no matter who or what they are, drawing on her own experiences. BIC Classification: BG. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Bonnier Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
KKD0000633
ISBN
9781911274773
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. The heartbreaking story of a little girl who was sold into prostitution by the person she should have been able to trust most - her mother. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFFE1; JFMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 246. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
SKU
KTG0009419
ISBN
9780340960851
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Iwasaki, Chichiro. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 113 x 10. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Kodansha America, Inc United States
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781568363912
ISBN
9781568363912
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.93

paperback. Num Pages: 254 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General. Dimension: 209 x 143 x 22. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Beaufort Books
Condition
New
SKU
9780825305931
ISBN
9780825305931
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.99
€ 15.16

Paperback. From the moment the Military Wives sang together on BBC Two's The Choir, their lives changed forever. Their journey entranced the nation, and their story moved millions. Num Pages: 336 pages, (2x8pp colour plates). BIC Classification: BT; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 26. Weight in Grams: 296. Like new.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
9780007488964
ISBN
9780007488964
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

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