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Biography

Paperback. "Now in paperback, here's the first nonfiction wo Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 162 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Running Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762423842
ISBN
9780762423842
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.77

Paperback. The friendship and rivalry between golf legends Tom Watson and Jack Nicklaus, whose sparring matches defined the sport for more than a decade. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 pp 4-c insert. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGS; WSJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 213 x 24. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781476766447
ISBN
9781476766447
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

paperback. Collects stories such as 'When Good Bombs Happen to Bad People', 'More Women, More Children, More Quickly', and 'How I Loved the War'. Num Pages: 216 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; FX; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 271 x 182 x 40. Weight in Grams: 510.
Publisher
Jonathan Cape
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780224072700
ISBN
9780224072700
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.93

Paperback. An account of the ascent of the 21,000ft Siula Grande peak in the Peruvian Andes. Joe Simpson and his climbing partner, Simon Yates, had achieved the summit before the first disaster struck. What happened and how they dealt with the psychological traumas that resulted is the subject of this book. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations, portraits. BIC Classification: 1KLSX; BTP; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 192.
Edition
1997 rep
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099771012
ISBN
9780099771012
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Presents an account of the author and Simon's (author's climbing partner) terrifying adventure in the Peruvian Andes. This book shows how the pair dealt with the psychological traumas. It not only tells the story of their survival but is a compelling testament of their friendship. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; WSZG; WSZV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099511748
ISBN
9780099511748
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.84

Paperback. During the expedition to Cho Oyu in Tibet, Joe Simpson has an encounter with a party of political refugees fleeing across the Tibetan border. He becomes obsessed with stories of Chinese brutality in the old world Tibet. Oppression abroad makes him see mindless violence in his home town of Sheffield in a new light. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1. BIC Classification: BTP; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 23. Weight in Grams: 274.
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099578116
ISBN
9780099578116
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. In 1992, a climber was left to die by other climbers on Mount Everest, which horrified Joe Simpson who was himself left for dead in Peru in 1985. In this book Simpson explores anecdotally and in heated debates with his climbing companions on Pumori, the moral climate of mountaineering in the 1990s. Num Pages: 208 pages, 8pp colour and 8pp b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: BTP; DNF; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 180. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
UK ed.
SKU
KKD0001671
ISBN
9780099756118
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Joe Simpson has experienced a life filled with adventure but marred by death. In a narrative which takes the reader through extreme experiences from an avalanche in Bolivia, ice-climbing in the Alps and Colorado and paragliding in Spain before his final confrontation with the Eiger, Simpson reveals the inner truth of climbing. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations, (chiefly colour ) colour maps, portraits, (chiefly colour ). BIC Classification: BTP; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099422433
ISBN
9780099422433
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJPK; AVGP; AVH; BT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 21. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062444264
ISBN
9780062444264
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVC; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 538.
Publisher
Counterpoint
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781619025417
ISBN
9781619025417
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.64

hardcover. This book presents a radical look at the founder of psychoanalysis in his broader cultural context, addressing critical issues and challenging stereotypes. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 1DVKC; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HPCD; HPX; JFCX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 165 x 236 x 36. Weight in Grams: 830.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521864183
ISBN
9780521864183
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.48

paperback. The explosive and compelling autobiography of Joey Barton, football's most intriguing personality, brought fully up to date Num Pages: 352 pages, 16pp colour plates. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781471147609
ISBN
9781471147609
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 10.27

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
9781509813926
ISBN
9781509813926
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.58

Paperback. Translator(s): Auden, W. H.; Mayer, Elizabeth. Num Pages: 512 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 2ACG; BG; DNF; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140442335
ISBN
9780140442335
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, 69ill. BIC Classification: BG; HRQC5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 282.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Rudolf Steiner Press
Condition
New
SKU
KMK0018759
ISBN
9781855840935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.12

Paperback. Translator(s): Wood, John M. Num Pages: 298 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; BGX; HRQC5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 36. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Temple Lodge Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906999766
ISBN
9781906999766
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.86

paperback. John Healy, the son of poor Irish immigrants in London, grows up hardened by violence and soon finds himself overwhelmed by alcoholism. He ends up in the grass arena: the parks and streets of the inner city, where beggars, thieves, prostitutes and killers fight for survival and each day brings the question of where to find the next drink. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFFB; JFFH; WDMG1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 216 260pp
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Penguin Classic
Condition
New
SKU
9780141189598
ISBN
9780141189598
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 10.38

Paperback. William Empson is one of the foremost writers and critics of the twentieth century. This correspondence shows him working out his ideas and gives the fullest possible picture of his robust interactions with many other prominent writers, including the likes of F. R. Leavis, Helen Gardner, Frank Kermode, Christopher Norris, and I. A. Richards. Editor(s): Haffenden, John. Num Pages: 800 pages, 16 pages of black-and-white plates. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGLA; BJ; DSBH; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1174.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
800
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199539864
ISBN
9780199539864
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 75.79

This edition is the first full scale study of John Cannon and his chronicles. Known to some as 'the poor man's Pepys', Cannon wrote a remarkably candid autobiography, during a crucial period of change in British history. Part 1 includes Cannon's account of his service in the Country Excise. Editor(s): Money, John. Series: Records of Social & Economic History. Num Pages: 420 pages, Colour plate section, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGHA; BJ; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 239 x 167 x 28. Weight in Grams: 766.
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
420
Condition
New
SKU
V9780197264546
ISBN
9780197264546
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 117.83

Paperback. Part memoir and part description of the creative process, this is an absorbing journey through the musical landscape of John Adams, one of today's most admired and frequently performed composers. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVGC9; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 27. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571231164
ISBN
9780571231164
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

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