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paperback. Best known for his provocative take on cultural issues in The Intellectuals and the Masses and What Good Are the Arts?, the author describes the events that formed him - an escape from the London blitz to an idyllic rural village, army service in Egypt, an open scholarship to Oxford and an academic career that saw him elected. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JJP; 3JM; BGLA; DSB; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 138 x 32. Weight in Grams: 522. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Main
Number of pages
384
Publisher
Canongate Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
SKU
KIN0036482
ISBN
9780571310920
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Philip Larkin met Monica Jones at University College Leicester in autumn 1946, when they were both 24, he was the newly-appointed assistant librarian and she was an English lecturer. This title consists of nearly 2000 letters, postcards and telegrams, which chronicle various aspects of Larkin's life and the convolutions of their relationship. Editor(s): Thwaite, Anthony. Num Pages: 496 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 166 x 43. Weight in Grams: 770. Very good copy in near fine dustwrapper. First edition
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Main
Number of pages
496
SKU
KEX0303689
ISBN
9780571239092
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 35.00

Paperback. Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jane Smiley draws upon her first-hand knowledge to examine the horse on all levels - practical, theoretical and emotional. Drawing on the wisdom of trainers, vets, jockeys and a real-life horse whisperer, she adds an element of drama and suspense as two of her own horses begin their careers at the racetrack. Num Pages: 304 pages, 15 b&w photos. BIC Classification: BG; WSNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 214. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Main
SKU
KIN0032220
ISBN
9780571226078
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

paperback. Best known for his provocative take on cultural issues in The Intellectuals and the Masses and What Good Are the Arts?, the author describes the events that formed him - an escape from the London blitz to an idyllic rural village, army service in Egypt, an open scholarship to Oxford and an academic career that saw him elected. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JJP; 3JM; BGLA; DSB; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 138 x 32. Weight in Grams: 522. Good copy with some shelf wear, yellowing of pages
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Canongate Books
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
Main
Number of pages
384
SKU
KKD0009969
ISBN
9780571310920
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 17.95

paperback. Best known for his provocative take on cultural issues in The Intellectuals and the Masses and What Good Are the Arts?, the author describes the events that formed him - an escape from the London blitz to an idyllic rural village, army service in Egypt, an open scholarship to Oxford and an academic career that saw him elected. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JJP; 3JM; BGLA; DSB; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 138 x 32. Weight in Grams: 522. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Canongate Books
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Main
Number of pages
384
SKU
KRA0006680
ISBN
9780571310920
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Born into poverty in Ballinasloe in 1846, O'Connor Power spent much of his childhood in the workhouse. From here he rose rapidly through the ranks of the Fenian Movement to become a leading member of the Supreme Council of the Irish Republican Brotherhood. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
The History Press Ltd Dublin
Condition
New
Publication date
2011
SKU
9781845886981
ISBN
9781845886981
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 12.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: BGX; HRCC8. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 215 x 13. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Holy Trinity Publications United States
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
SKU
V9781942699026
ISBN
9781942699026
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.57

Paperback. Jane Tomlinson, the extraordinarily brave woman whose remarkable sporting achievements have inspired a nation, tells how she and her family live with her terminal cancer. Num Pages: 432 pages, 16 pp plate section col. BIC Classification: BGA; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 340.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Reprint
SKU
KNW0008505
ISBN
9781416502128
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The next instalment of a family history through letters - one that readers have already received warmly and enthusiastically. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; BM; VFVX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 126 x 30. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472121127
ISBN
9781472121127
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.73

Paperback. Leslie Colquhoun was a man who flew high in more ways than one. Enlisting with the RAF at the start of World War 2, he had no sooner got his 'wings' than he was plunged into the thick of battle. His daughter Jane, has written this affectionate portrait of her 'modest, gentle' father, a man who was also exceptionally courageous and skilled. Num Pages: 104 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 204 x 13. Weight in Grams: 164.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Mereo Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861513588
ISBN
9781861513588
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.70

Paperback. Growing up on a farm in the north of Scotland could be both rewarding and challenging. In this book, the author recounts her childhood before her nursing adventures started. She recounts how Jane learns about her place in the scheme of things, the hard way. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKSH; BM; TV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Black and White Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845029548
ISBN
9781845029548
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.14

Paperback. 224 pages. It's time for Jane Yeadon to move on from her basic training to her new life as a midwife. It's a new challenge as she heads from Scotland to Belfast for a brand new adventure. When she arrives at the Royal Maternity Hospital, Jane encounters the usual glacial matron overseeing the nurses and doing her best to keep them out of too much trouble. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 3JJPK; BM; MQC. Dimension: 233 x 162 x 10. Weight: 314.
Publisher
B & W Pub
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845024130
ISBN
9781845024130
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.69

Paperback. As the Swinging Sixties come to a close, the author leaves behind her adventures as a student midwife and fulfills her dream of becoming a district nurse in the Highlands. With a brand new job to do, she faces up to fresh challenges with her usual positive outlook. In this book, she offers insight into the world of the district nurse. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKSH; 3JJPK; BM; MQCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Black and White Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
KTG0002309
ISBN
9781845027384
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Hardcover. 8vo Good/Fine in original dustwrapper. Victor Gollancz was a teacher publisher author and public campaigner who spen his life t passionately trying to make people see the truth as he saw it. In many ways he epitomised the social conscience of the mid twientienth century. He founded The Left Book Club, Save Europe Now and the Campaign against Capital Punishment.Worn dustwrapper
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1966
Publisher
Victor Gollancz Ltd.
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0311176
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 25.00

Paperback. This concluding volume of Charles Darwin's biography looks closely at the wider publishing world of Victorian England and the different audiences which responded to Darwin's ideas. It considers the Darwinian revolution from his point of view and what it was like to become a scientific celebrity. Num Pages: 608 pages, 24pp b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; BG; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 46. Weight in Grams: 842.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
608
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780712668378
ISBN
9780712668378
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.75

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Loose Chippings Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780955421730
ISBN
9780955421730
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 12.57

Paperback. Few lives of great men offer so much interest, and so many mysteries, as the life of Charles Darwin, whose ideas are still inspiring discoveries and controversies more than 100 years after his death. His biography is recounted here, by trained biologist and historian of science, Janet Browne. Num Pages: 656 pages, 32pp b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; BG; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 154 x 48. Weight in Grams: 864.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
656
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844133147
ISBN
9781844133147
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.07

Hardcover. In 1955, Maxine Kumin submitted a poem to the Saturday Evening Post. "Lines on a Half-Painted House" made it into the magazine - but not before Kumin was asked to produce, via her husband's employer, verification that the poem was her original work. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGLA; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 55 x 85 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226014074
ISBN
9780226014074
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.98
€ 55.38

Paperback. In 1955, Maxine Kumin submitted a poem to the Saturday Evening Post. This book brings together Kumin, Julia Alvarez, Jane Smiley, Erica Jong, and fifteen other accomplished women of this generation to reflect on their writing lives. Editor(s): Burroway, Janet. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGLA; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 55 x 85 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226014104
ISBN
9780226014104
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 20.31

Paperback.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
SKU
KLN0017988
ISBN
9780462099507
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.49

Paperback. The autobiography of one of New Zealand's best-loved writers with an introduction by Jane Campion Num Pages: 544 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 35. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
Virago Press Ltd
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844086238
ISBN
9781844086238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.43

Paperback. Presents the backdrop to one of the most strange and compelling episodes in European cultural and scientific history. This is a tale of genius and greed, of demonic cruelty and exquisite beauty, of the best and worst of which man is capable. It also presents the story of the invention of European porcelain. Num Pages: 288 pages, map, portraits. BIC Classification: BGH; WFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
283
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553506921
ISBN
9780553506921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.79

Paperback. "People have told me that their lives have changed because of me. I take away from this the sense that I'm on the right track. " "I believe you're here to live your life with passion. Otherwise, you're just traveling through the world blindly-and there's no point to that. " "Oprah's on. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 204 x 18. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471399940
ISBN
9780471399940
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.78

Paperback. Love him or hate him, Bill Gates has single-handedly shaped the technological future of the twenty-first century. Created through the independent research of bestselling author Janet Lowe, Bill Gates Speaks documents the life and ambitions of one of the world's most unique business and cultural leaders. Num Pages: 272 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGBA; KJH; U. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 126 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318. Clean copy
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons New York
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
KEX0200691
ISBN
9780471401698
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

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