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Biography
Paperback. A London bike courier decided to cycle around the world. 169 days later, he came back with a world record. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; WSQ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782199038
- ISBN
- 9781782199038
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.05
€ 11.99
€ 10.05
Paperback. World-record-holding cyclist and author's second book, part memoir and part travelogue, that recounts three years spent as a cycle courier in London after the author's return from an around the world trip. Not only about cycling, this is a book about London life from swanky offices to plutocrats' mistresses. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BM; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing United Kingdom
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910050767
- ISBN
- 9781910050767
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.30
€ 11.99
€ 10.30
Paperback. Revised edition of the biography of Olympic champion and missionary Eric Liddell. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white halftones, maps. BIC Classification: 3JJ; BGX; HRCX7; WSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 169 x 202 x 11. Weight in Grams: 156.
- Publisher
- Authentic Media United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860248412
- ISBN
- 9781860248412
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.00
€ 19.99
€ 16.00
Paperback. A story of endurance and stamina, and the will power it takes to set a cycling world record against all odds Num Pages: 224 pages, 14 b+w photos plus map. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349409078
- ISBN
- 9780349409078
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.96
€ 19.99
€ 14.96
Paperback. On Christmas Eve 1971, the packed LANSA flight 508 from Lima to Pucallpa was struck by lightning and went down in dense jungle hundreds of miles from civilization. Of its 93 passengers, only one survived: Juliane Koepcke - here is her fascinating story of survival against all the odds. Translator(s): Benjamin, Ross. Num Pages: 248 pages, B&W illustrations. BIC Classification: BTP; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Nicholas Brealey Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857885835
- ISBN
- 9781857885835
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. A collection of personal narratives - essays, letters, and poems - from refugees fleeing Bosnia and Croatia. Taking us behind the barrage of media coverage, it includes stories that tell of perseverance, brutality, forced departure, exile, and courage. Num Pages: 267 pages, 20 photos. BIC Classification: 1DVWYB; 1DVWYC; BG; HBW; JFFD; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 228 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520206342
- ISBN
- 9780520206342
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.56
€ 36.99
€ 26.56
![Julie Andrews - Home: A Memoir of My Early Years [Paperback] by Andrews, Julie - 9780753825686 - V9780753825686](https://www.kennys.ie/products/thumbs/9780753825686.jpg "Julie Andrews - Home: A Memoir of My Early Years [Paperback] by Andrews, Julie - 9780753825686 - V9780753825686")
Paperback. The heroine of MARY POPPINS and THE SOUND OF MUSIC tells her life story from the music halls of London to Broadway stardom. Num Pages: 352 pages, 58. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- Phoenix
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753825686
- ISBN
- 9780753825686
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.57
€ 15.99
€ 12.57
Paperback. New York Times bestseller. For readers of Laura Hillenbrand's Unbroken and Daniel James Brown's The Boys in the Boat. The inspirational story of a group of impoverished children who were transformed into champion swimmers. Num Pages: 432 pages, 2 x 8 pages black and white plate section. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGS; WSBX; WSSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 30. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349141916
- ISBN
- 9780349141916
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.56
€ 15.99
€ 12.56
paperback. Of Athapaskan and Tlingit ancestry, Angela Sidney, Kitty Smith, and Annie Ned lived in the southern Yukon Territory for nearly a century. They collaborated with Julie Cruikshank, an assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia, to produce this unique autobiography. Series: American Indian Lives Series. Num Pages: 404 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KB; BGH; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 30. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 404
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780803263529
- ISBN
- 9780803263529
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.53
€ 41.99
€ 37.53
Paperback. The enthralling story of the courageous and stoical wife of the world-renowned explorer and missionary, David Livingstone. In the history books, Mary Livingstone is a shadow in the blaze of her husband's sun, a whisper in the thunderclap of his reputation. Yet she her own feats as an early traveller in uncharted Africa are unique. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; BGH; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Publisher
- St Andrew Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780715209660
- ISBN
- 9780715209660
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.53
€ 21.99
€ 19.53
Paperback. An accessible, engaging examination of Lillian Gilbreth, whose research in efficiency and human factors changed the way factories are run, how domestic tasks are completed, and how consumers are "sold" on a product Series: Lives of American Women. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 199.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Westview Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813347639
- ISBN
- 9780813347639
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.15
€ 51.15
hardcover. When their native Virginia had become hostile to men unafraid to speak out against slavery, the Remley family had taken refuge in the Midwest. This collection of two brothers' letters to and from home sharply portrays the human costs of the Civil War. Editor(s): Holcomb, Julie. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 19. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780875803197
- ISBN
- 9780875803197
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 45.85
€ 45.99
€ 45.85
Traces the early origins of organizing in the decades following the US-Mexican War, when Mexicans in the Southwest established mutualista associations for their protection. Further, she traces the ways in which these efforts have been invoked by contemporary Latino civil rights leaders. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; BGH; JFFN; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Texas A & M University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781623491284
- ISBN
- 9781623491284
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.74
€ 43.74
Paperback. 'The most controversial book in Britain' Jeremy Paxman Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFJK; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408800775
- ISBN
- 9781408800775
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.98
€ 10.99
€ 9.98
Paperback. In February 1874, Jack Gowlland RN and his sister Celia left England to travel across the Continent. From there they sailed via the newly opened Suez Canal to Australia. Celia never returned to England. Spanning twelve years, the letters to Celia - Birdie - that form this volume are from Celia's favourite brother, Richard, and his wife Jessie. Editor(s): Joscelyne, Juliet. Num Pages: 268 pages, fully illustrations. BIC Classification: BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Number of pages
- 20
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843106357
- ISBN
- 9781843106357
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.79
€ 20.79
Paperback. Living in a tiny apartment in New York and trapped in a job she hates, the author sees life passing her by. Then one night, she notices that few items she's grabbed from Korean grocery store are few items she's grabbed for Potage Parmentier, as described in Julia Child's cookbook, "Mastering the Art of French Cooking". This title tells her story. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BM; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 22. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Edition
- Media tie-in
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141043982
- ISBN
- 9780141043982
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.81
€ 21.99
€ 16.81
Hardback. This demonstrates how the Doukhobors employed both "classic" and alternative forms of autobiography to communicate their views about communal living, vegetarianism, activism, and spiritual life, as well as to pass on traditions to successive generations. Num Pages: 184 pages, 3 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBC; BGA; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774810302
- ISBN
- 9780774810302
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.81
€ 112.81
Paperback. It's 1983 and best friends Vicky and Lucy swear that they will always be there for each other, that they'll never let anyone come between them. But fast forward 4 years and life on the Canterbury Estate has gotten very messy. Series: Tales of the Notorious Hudson Family. Num Pages: 336 pages, (1x8pp plates). BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; 3JJPN; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KSG0020001
- ISBN
- 9780008142797
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. If you lived on the notorious Canterbury Estate in the '40s and '50s, then you knew there was one man you did not want to cross: Charlie Hudson. A solitary man, feared and respected by the gangsters of the time, Charlie was a boxer who never lost a fight, in or out of the ring - the most infamous of The Canterbury Warriors. Series: Tales of the Notorious Hudson Family. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; BT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KRA0009183
- ISBN
- 9780007542260
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The warm, moving and utterly entertaining autobiography by the nation's best-loved actress. Num Pages: 336 pages, 24. BIC Classification: APB; APF; APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 26. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- Phoenix
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753826089
- ISBN
- 9780753826089
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
paperback. Born into a free black family in 1766, James Forten served in the Revolutionary War and later went on to become vice-president of the American Anti-Slavery Society and more, taking his place as one of the African Americans who helped to shape America. Num Pages: 528 pages, 16pp halftone plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTS; JFSL3; YNH; YQH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 34. Weight in Grams: 739.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195163407
- ISBN
- 9780195163407
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.60
€ 48.60
Paperback. Conning Harvard tells the story of Adam Wheeler's lie-filled path into Harvard, his compulsive conning of grant and scholarship boards after enrolling, and the eventual discovery of his fraudulent past. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BG; BTC; JFHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 133 x 17. Weight in Grams: 16.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762786763
- ISBN
- 9780762786763
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.77
€ 16.99
€ 13.77
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 243
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714529554
- ISBN
- 9780714529554
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.57
€ 23.99
€ 20.57
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714529691
- ISBN
- 9780714529691
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.59
€ 26.99
€ 23.59