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Paperback. The name of John Wilmot, second earl of Rochester, is synonymous with excess. In this biography, Jeremy Lamb examines time the nature of Rochesters alcoholism and its implications for the man and his poetry. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KLN0018187
- ISBN
- 9780750939133
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback. A biography that provides the historical background to the various Shakespeare plays and sets his life in the context of his times. Series: Life & Times. Num Pages: 176 pages, 12 black & white halftones, 1 tables. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Haus Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905791132
- ISBN
- 9781905791132
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.06
€ 13.99
€ 11.06
Paperback. David Astor is a great exception to the rule. His early life was far from idyllic. At Oxford he suffered the first of the bouts of depression that were to blight his life, and he became a lost soul for much of the Thirties but when he took the Observer on in 1948 he converted a staid Sunday paper into essential reading. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; BGL; KNTJ; KNTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 233 x 35. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Publisher
- Vintage Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099552123
- ISBN
- 9780099552123
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.88
€ 13.00
€ 11.88
Paperback. A biography of the great 18th-century novelist, Tobias Smollett, by the author of "Cyril Connolly: A Life". It is filled with curious details from the worlds of publishing, medicine, politics and literary life. Num Pages: 316 pages, 8 pp b/w plates. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBD; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 245.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Pimlico
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780712667784
- ISBN
- 9780712667784
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 6.23
€ 13.99
€ 6.23
Paperback. Precociously brilliant in his youth, Cyril Connolly was haunted for the rest of his life by a sense of failure and a romatic yearning to recover a lost Eden. His two great books, "The Unquiet Grave" and "Enemies of Promise", are classics of English prose, combining wit, romanticism and merciless self-knowledge. Num Pages: 672 pages, 16pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 36. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Pimlico
- Number of pages
- 672
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712666350
- ISBN
- 9780712666350
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.49
€ 24.99
€ 18.49
Paperback. Enchanting memoir of a struggling writer living and working in the eccentric Parisian bookshop, 'Shakespeare and Company' Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; BGA; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753820582
- ISBN
- 9780753820582
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.05
€ 13.99
€ 11.05
Paperback. What draws us to the beauty of a peacock, the flight of an eagle, or the song of a nightingale? Why are birds so significant in our lives and our sense of the world? And what do our ways of thinking about and experiencing birds tell us about ourselves? This title presents a meditation on the variety of human responses to birds. Num Pages: 384 pages, 8 color illus. 32 halftones. 25 line illus. BIC Classification: BM; JHBS; JHMC; PSVW6. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 149 x 27. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 392
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691154282
- ISBN
- 9780691154282
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.55
€ 26.99
€ 20.55
Paperback. The witty, incisive and frank memoirs from the legend of Newsnight and long-standing quiz master of University Challenge. Filled with views, opinions and stories from 4 decades in front of the camera. BIC Classification: BM. Dimension: 155 x 237 x 29. Weight in Grams: 520. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- SKU
- KOC0012231
- ISBN
- 9780008201531
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The book everyone is talking about News, views and hilarious stories from the legend of Newsnight and long-standing quiz master of University Challenge. 'Bursting with good things' Daily Telegraph Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: APT; BM; JPVK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270. 8vo.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- SKU
- KEX0296478
- ISBN
- 9780008128333
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Clean copy in good dustwrapper
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Constable London
- Edition
- 1st.ed.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KEX0236263
- ISBN
- 9780094782006
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Keywords: "Subjects - Biography - General,Subjects - Biography - Social & Health Issues - Teaching & Learning,Subjects - Study Books - Teachers Resource - Education Studies & Teaching - Management & Administrati"
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Constable London
- Edition
- 1st.ed.
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KHS0065780
- ISBN
- 9780094782006
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. One of Britain's most popular broadcasters looks back with candour on his 25 years at the BBC Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; KNTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781849837767
- ISBN
- 9781849837767
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Some light shelf wear, else as new
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- SKU
- KRA0009970
- ISBN
- 9781849837767
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Fine in dust wrapper. DW and top page edges showing minor shelfwear, remains in good condition
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- SKU
- KSG0009161
- ISBN
- 9781849837767
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. This is an intimate, loving portrait of Michael Jackson, illuminating the private man like never before; now fully revised and updated to include the trial of Dr. Conrad Murray. Num Pages: 512 pages, (2x8pp plates). BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 36. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007435685
- ISBN
- 9780007435685
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.87
€ 17.99
€ 12.87
Paperback. A passionate and deeply researched reassessment of Emily Dickinson's life and singular legacy in American arts and letters Num Pages: 256 pages, B&W photos. BIC Classification: BGL; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 297.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Bellevue Literary Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781934137987
- ISBN
- 9781934137987
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.57
€ 19.99
€ 18.57
Paperback. Mark Twain, who was often photographed with a cigar, once remarked that he came into the world looking for a light. This biography, published on the centennial of the writer's death focuses on Mark Twain, humorist and quipster, and sheds light on the wit, pathos, and tragedy of the author of "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn." Num Pages: 520 pages, 37 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 32. Weight in Grams: 764.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 520
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520269859
- ISBN
- 9780520269859
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.81
€ 33.99
€ 24.81
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755316816
- ISBN
- 9780755316816
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.81
€ 13.00
€ 11.81
Paperback. A biography of legendary baseball player Ed Delahanty (1867-1903). This book examines the life and career of the first "King of Swatsville," including the enigma surrounding his tragic and untimely death. Through Delahanty's story, it traces the evolving character of major league baseball and its effect on the lives and ambitions of its athletes. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrated: 23 halftones. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268022914
- ISBN
- 9780268022914
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.73
€ 32.99
€ 29.73
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442245365
- ISBN
- 9781442245365
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.70
€ 33.99
€ 32.70
Paperback. Presents the world of rhythm and blues from the perspective of an insider. This book features anecdotes about such R&B legends as Otis Redding, Curtis Mayfield, and Dionne Warwick. It chronicles the 'Iceman's' journey from rural Mississippi to Chicago and the founding and eventual breakup of the legendary Impressions vocal group. Series: Black Music and Expressive Culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, 41 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGK; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 19. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253217042
- ISBN
- 9780253217042
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.40
€ 27.99
€ 26.40
Paperback. John Gotti: Gangster, killer, celebrity. From the tough streets of Queens to the heights of the American Mafia, John Gotti thought he was invincible. Ruthless, brutal and always immaculately dressed, he was known as the Teflon Don, because no charge the Feds brought against him would stick. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 36. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780091943189
- ISBN
- 9780091943189
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.29
€ 19.99
€ 15.29
Paperback. A gossip-filled, insider's account of working on Madison Avenue during the golden age of advertising and inspired the multi-award-winning drama Mad Men. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BM; KJSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 272. Front-line Dispatches from the Advertising War. 288 pages. A gossip-filled, insider's account of working on Madison Avenue during the golden age of advertising and inspired the multi-award-winning drama Mad Men. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BM; KJSA. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight: 276.
- Edition
- Main
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847679536
- ISBN
- 9781847679536
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.52
€ 13.00
€ 11.52
Paperback. Adventure-tale devotees and conservationists will enjoy this veterinarian's memoir on treating and studying African wildlife. Series: Wayfarer. Num Pages: 488 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; BGA; MZ; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 32. Weight in Grams: 732.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press Canada
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 462
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888645036
- ISBN
- 9780888645036
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.19
€ 40.99
€ 29.19