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Biography
Paperback. Ghost hunting, the world of art, film, literature, and dysfunction comes life cycling from the past to the present for the daughter of a famous ghost hunter and a Russian countess. Take a deadly roller coaster ride with two domineering and spiritually pro Num Pages: 254 pages, 37 b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764328954
- ISBN
- 9780764328954
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.11
€ 18.99
€ 14.11
Paperback. Artemisia Gentileschi is one of the most fascinating artists in history. Apprenticed at an early age to her father, the seventeenth-century painter Orazio Gentileschi, she rapidly became more famous than he was, for her rich, dramatic canvases. But her fame was tarnished by scandal. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: ACQB; AFC; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 164 x 33. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099581697
- ISBN
- 9780099581697
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.49
€ 17.99
€ 13.49
Paperback. Through his musical taste which defined a culture and his wildly popular Radio 4 show, "Home Truths", John Peel reached out to an audience that was as diverse as his record collection. This book, completed by the woman who knew him best, his wife, Shiela, presents an intimate portrait of his life, marriage and his family. Num Pages: 544 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APW; AVGP; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 34. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Publisher
- CORGI BOOKS
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552551199
- ISBN
- 9780552551199
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.37
€ 17.99
€ 13.37
Paperback. In THE NURSES, journalist Alexandra Robbins peers behind the staff only door to write a lively, fast paced story. Robbins followed real like nurses in four hospitals and interviewed hundreds of others in a captivating book filled with joy and violence, miracles and heartbreak, dark humour and narrow victories, gripping drama and unsung heroism. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: BGT; MQC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 210 x 41. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Workman Publishing Company
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761189251
- ISBN
- 9780761189251
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.74
€ 20.99
€ 15.74
Paperback. Beyond the Box is the first full-length study of the ways in which Skinner's ideas left the laboratory to become part of the post-war public's everyday lives, and chronicles both the enthusiasm and caution with which this process was received. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802096180
- ISBN
- 9780802096180
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 33.25
€ 35.99
€ 33.25
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; BM; KNTJ; WJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Penguin UK
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241978375
- ISBN
- 9780241978375
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.37
€ 17.99
€ 13.37
Paperback. Editor(s): Zapruder, Ms. Alexandra. Num Pages: 536 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; BJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 236 x 29. Weight in Grams: 756.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300205992
- ISBN
- 9780300205992
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.33
€ 36.99
€ 27.33
Paperback. Alexandre Najjar's father is celebrated in his legal profession for his rare eloquence. In the courtroom the word is everything, and his work is his life. He is also the father of six children, in whom he instils great fear, imposing military discipline. Behind this discipline, however, lies an affectionate man, brimming with humour and curiosity. Translator(s): Wilson, Laurie. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 128 x 9. Weight in Grams: 118.
- Publisher
- Telegram Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 120
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846590658
- ISBN
- 9781846590658
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.68
€ 14.99
€ 13.68
Hardback. The first full-scale biography of Robert Willis, the "founding father" of architectural history. Series: History of the University of Cambridge. Num Pages: 470 pages, 83, 49 black & white illustrations, 34 black & white line drawings, 49 black and white, 3. BIC Classification: 3JH; AM; BGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 183 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1366.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Number of pages
- 470
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843838005
- ISBN
- 9781843838005
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.97
€ 132.97
Paperback. 'It's not like other comedians' memoirs. It's funny.' Guardian Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: APB; BM; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 116 x 24. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340919590
- ISBN
- 9780340919590
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.12
€ 13.99
€ 11.12
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1 x 16pp B&W plate. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJPL; APB; ASZB; BM; JPFC; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 223 x 23. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408864548
- ISBN
- 9781408864548
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Hardback. On January 25, Alice publicly slashed her ex-fiancee's throat. Her same-sex love was deemed insane by her father that very night, and medical experts agreed. This book recounts this tragic, real-life love story with over 100 illustrated love letters, maps, artifacts, newspaper articles, courtroom proceedings, and intimate, domestic scenes. Illustrator(s): Klann, Sally. Num Pages: 208 pages, 100 b/w illustrations & newspaper clippings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC; JKV. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Orange Avenue Publishing
- Edition
- F First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936976607
- ISBN
- 9781936976607
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.39
€ 21.39
Paperback. Winner of the 2005 Lambda Literary Award, the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award, and the Gustavus Myers Outstanding Book Award: the first and "essential" (Choice) biography of the author, poet, and American icon of womanhood, black arts, and survival. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 141 x 31. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780393329353
- ISBN
- 9780393329353
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.50
€ 33.99
€ 28.50
Paperback. Owner inscribed
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Greystones Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- SKU
- KST0005028
- ISBN
- 9781870157032
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Suitable for Londoners and anyone else who has travelled in the back of a black cab. Num Pages: 192 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BGA; WGCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 125 x 15. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 07th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750944960
- ISBN
- 9780750944960
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.57
€ 17.99
€ 16.57
Paperback. The life of James Joyce in the form of a graphic novel. This story is dotted with anecdotes, as well as a captivating and beautifully drawn journey through the cities of Dublin, Trieste, Paris and Zurich. A stunning one-of-a-kind publication about Joyce's life. Illustrator(s): Zapico, Alfonso. Translator(s): Prendergast, David. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; FXZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Publisher
- O´Brien Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847173638
- ISBN
- 9781847173638
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.44
€ 19.99
€ 16.44
Paperback. Editor(s): Barratt Brown, Alfred. Num Pages: 724 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; JPL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 211 x 142 x 40. Weight in Grams: 850.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Spokesman Books
- Number of pages
- 724
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851248271
- ISBN
- 9780851248271
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.94
€ 33.99
€ 28.94
Paperback. Alfred Kazin, one of the central figures of intellectual life for three decades in the middle of the 20th century, tells his own story and with it a history of contemporary American letters. Series: New York Classics. Num Pages: 307 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; DSA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 307
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815604136
- ISBN
- 9780815604136
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.83
€ 21.99
€ 21.83
Paperback. Adventure, shipwreck, storms and survival on the high seas. Series: Voyages Promotion. Num Pages: 304 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1MTS; BTP; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753809877
- ISBN
- 9780753809877
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.88
€ 14.99
€ 11.88
Hardback. Friedrich von Boetticher was Germany's only military attache accredited to the United States between the world wars. Num Pages: 356 pages, 35 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; BG; JPS; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574888775
- ISBN
- 9781574888775
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.93
€ 38.93