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Biography
Paperback. Sergio Vieira de Mello - a humanitarian, peacemaker and state builder - was at centre of the most significant geopolitical crises. This title tells the story of the man who never stopped learning and of a perilous world whose ills are too big to ignore but too complex to manage quickly or cheaply. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; JPSN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 29. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 640
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141020815
- ISBN
- 9780141020815
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Paperback. Presents a portrait and intellectual history of novelist and filmmaker Ousmane Sembene. This book offers a comprehensive biography of Sembene and contributes a critical appraisal of his life and art in the context of the political and social influences on his work. Translator(s): Diop, Moustapha. Num Pages: 218 pages, 5 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1HFDS; APFB; BGF; BGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253221513
- ISBN
- 9780253221513
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.99
€ 21.99
€ 20.99
Paperback. I was abused and forced to marry I was pregnant at thirteen When I escaped my brother tried to kidnap me .. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719564628
- ISBN
- 9780719564628
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Sami Moukaddem
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- SKU
- KLN0018011
- ISBN
- 9780955394706
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 6.99€ 5.49
€ 6.99
€ 5.49
Paperback. Beginning with his successful solo career where he churned out hits such as "I Can't Drive 55" and stretching into his decade long stint as the frontman for Van Halen, Sammy Hagar has sold millions of albums all over the world. This book explores his rise through rock music, detailing how his voice became instantly recognizable all over the world. Num Pages: 272 pages, Two 16-Page Colour Photo Inserts. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062009296
- ISBN
- 9780062009296
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781108074384
- ISBN
- 9781108074384
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.31
€ 62.31
Paperback. A gripping, literary recollection of a pilot's experiences during WWII Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; HBG; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780747578116
- ISBN
- 9780747578116
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. A gripping, literary recollection of a pilot's experiences during WWII Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; HBG; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. . Good copy with some shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0012132
- ISBN
- 9780747578116
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. The Lives of the Poets is one of the greatest works of English criticism, but also one of the most diverting. This is the only one-volume paperback edition to make available Johnson's most substantial Lives in unabridged form. Texts are drawn from Roger Lonsdale's authoritative complete edition, and introduced by John Mullan. Editor(s): Lonsdale, Roger. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 34. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 560
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199226740
- ISBN
- 9780199226740
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.19
€ 18.99
€ 15.19
Paperback. The 1660s represent a turning point in English history, and for the main events - the Restoration, the Dutch War, the Great Plague, the Fire of London. This book offers an eyewitness account along with lively descriptions of the author's socializing, his amorous entanglements, his theater-going & music-making. Editor(s): Latham, Robert. Num Pages: 1152 pages, 6 maps, 2 family trees. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; BGH; BJ; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 48. Weight in Grams: 772.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141439938
- ISBN
- 9780141439938
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.99€ 16.68
€ 22.99
€ 16.68
Paperback. Samuel Waters served as an officer in the Irish Constabulary in all four provinces. His recollections encompass the Fenian Rising, the Land War and the 1916 insurrection. Series: Irish Narratives S. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; BGHA; DNF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; JKSW1; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 128 x 0. Weight in Grams: 135.
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781859181898
- ISBN
- 9781859181898
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.64
€ 10.64
Paperback. Acknowledged as one of the major sculptors and avant-garde artists of the twentieth century, Constantin Brancusi (1876-1957) also remained one of the most elusive. This book looks beyond the mythology of the artist to show us Constantin the Romanian student, as well as Brancusi the celebrated artist. Series: Critical Lives. Num Pages: 192 pages, 38 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AFKB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861896520
- ISBN
- 9781861896520
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.10
€ 26.10
paperback. This is the first book about Kafka that uses the writer's medical records. Gillman explores the relation of the body to cultural myths, and brings a unique and fascinating perspective to Kafka's life and writings. Num Pages: 344 pages, 30ill. BIC Classification: 2ACG; BG; DSBH; DSK; JFC; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780415913911
- ISBN
- 9780415913911
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.18
€ 56.18
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: BG; BJ; JMAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Publisher
- Open Gate Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781871871449
- ISBN
- 9781871871449
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 24.60
€ 24.99
€ 24.60
Paperback. Family rivalry, a bungled murder and the fascinating history of poisoning. THE SUSPICIONS OF MR WHICHER meets Victorian science! 'A well-researched and fascinating account of some of the most gruesome and mysterious murders' P.D. James Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BTC; MBX; MMGT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780222226
- ISBN
- 9781780222226
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. This work is a personal reminiscence and a guide to solving crossword puzzles. Each chapter starts with a clue and uses anecdote, history and autobiography to solve it, in the process describing something of what it means to love England. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: BG; WDKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843540892
- ISBN
- 9781843540892
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. The highs and lows of one of Britain's best-loved golfers Num Pages: 320 pages, 8pp b/w & 16pp colour photos. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 250. Clean copy.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Headline London
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- SKU
- KEX0204979
- ISBN
- 9780755314720
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Sandy Macnair and Irvine Welsh were friends long before fame and fortune arrived by train, and their adventures and Welsh's novels have obvious parallels. Their adventures were certainly extraordinary. This title presents a portrayal of their adventures together and the highs and lows of the ride that was their late teens and twenties. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358. The Real Adventures of Irvine Welsh. 224 pages, Illustrations. Sandy Macnair and Irvine Welsh were friends long before fame and fortune arrived by train, and their adventures and Welsh's novels have obvious parallels. Their adventures were certainly extraordinary. This title presents a portrayal of their adventures together and the highs and lows of the ride that was their late teens and twenties. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BM. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 18. Weight: 358.
- Publisher
- Black and White pub.
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845023683
- ISBN
- 9781845023683
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.47
€ 16.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. Presents the biography of Napoleon who lived one of the extraordinary of all human lives. This book shows how after seizing power in a coup d'etat he ended the corruption and incompetence into which the Revolution had descended. Num Pages: 976 pages, 32pp. colour. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 201 x 51. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141032016
- ISBN
- 9780141032016
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 16.68
€ 25.99
€ 16.68
Hardcover. When Sara was only five years old, her violent father began to sexually abuse her. She suffered in silence for many years, as her father took advantage of her innocence and her mother turned a blind eye to the horrors. In an attempt to rebuild her life, as a teenager, she became a model but even this choice was to lead to more misery. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; BTP; JFFE1; JFFE2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd London
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- SKU
- KNW0008158
- ISBN
- 9781844542840
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 5.49
€ 5.49