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Biography

Paperback. Part literary mystery, part biography, part curiosity, here is the short, charming (and true) story of one man's obsession with Marcel Proust, and his decades-long quest to collect everything that once belonged to the writer - right down to his overcoat Num Pages: 144 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 10. Weight in Grams: 112.
Publisher
Portobello Books Ltd
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846272721
ISBN
9781846272721
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.20

Paperback. An account of how the author and his mother survived the erratic, violent outbursts of his father, a powerful man who tempered his rage with affection. To a young boy he was a man to both love and fear - until Carcaterra learned something which changed his life for ever: his father was a murderer. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 232. Used paperback in very good condition. Some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
SKU
KRF0038221
ISBN
9780099257073
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Presents the story of friendship, loyalty and revenge, set against the unmistakable backdrop of New York City. They were four boys who shared everything - the laughter and bruises of an impoverished upbringing in New York's West Side. Then one of their pranks misfired - a man nearly died and they were sent away to a reformatory school. Num Pages: 384 pages, 16pp b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 24. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Arrow
Condition
New
Edition
New edition
SKU
V9780099628712
ISBN
9780099628712
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.84

Paperback. Translator(s): Abbott, Elizabeth. Num Pages: 472 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVH; BGFA; BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
Number of pages
472
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780940322356
ISBN
9780940322356
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 19.36

Paperback. Conceived within a clandestine relationship between a black man and a married white woman, Spain was born in Mississippi during the mid-1950s. This title portrays the dehumanizing conditions in the prisons, the pervasive abuses in the criminal justice system, and the case for overturning Spain's conspiracy conviction. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BG; JFSL3; JKV; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 413.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781566397506
ISBN
9781566397506
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 38.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Academy Chicago Publishers United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780897337458
ISBN
9780897337458
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.74

Hardback. "The Jane Austen Guide to Life" poignantly examines Austen's life and novels for the timeless advice that still applies for today's women. Austen may not understand texting or or platform heels, but she can surely teach an awful lot about ourselves--to our surprise. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 145 x 25. Weight in Grams: 21.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762773817
ISBN
9780762773817
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.72

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 14.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762796427
ISBN
9780762796427
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.75

Paperback. Biography of Earl Jellicoe, a British soldier, diplomat, and politician. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrated. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGH; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 528.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844158812
ISBN
9781844158812
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.61

Paperback. A ray of hope in dark times Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: VXPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444729887
ISBN
9781444729887
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.86

Paperback. An autobiography of a modern day mystic, an Irish woman with powers of the saints of old. It presents the testimony of a woman who sees things, beyond the range of our everyday experience. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; VXPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 134 x 23. Weight in Grams: 248.
Edition
Revised
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
9780099551461
ISBN
9780099551461
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 133 x 15. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Greystone Books,Canada
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781553655770
ISBN
9781553655770
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.63

Paperback. As read on Radio 4, an irresistibly joyful memoir of mothers and daughters, and the importance of home. 'The book is a joy.. A bittersweet reminder to all Jamaica's exiles of what we have lost'. Independent Num Pages: 288 pages, integrated b/w photographs. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843549963
ISBN
9781843549963
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.74

Paperback. A hilarious account of a thirty-something trying to get her life on track Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; VFJ; VS; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 276.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Murray Press
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848540118
ISBN
9781848540118
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. From a childhood of gothic proportions in a vicarage on the Welsh borders, through adolescence, leaving herself teetering on the brink of the 1960's, Lorna Sage vividly and wittily brings to life a vanished time and place and illuminates the lives of three generations of women. Num Pages: 288 pages, (integrated b&w photos). BIC Classification: 1DBKW; 3JJP; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2020
Publisher
Fourth Estate
Edition
20th Anniversary Edition edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841150437
ISBN
9781841150437
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.44

Hardcover. Very good copy in good dustwrappers. DW has light wear, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Mainstream Publishing
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0017341
ISBN
9781851588053
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGHA; BM; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Caitlin Press Canada
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9781894759809
ISBN
9781894759809
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.75

Paperback. In 1977, Rubenstein, an avid golfer, travelled to Dornoch in the Highlands. He sought to uncover an authentic sense of self and turned to a place where golf was purest. The experience had a profound effect on him. Twenty-three years later, in 2000, he returned to Dornoch to spend an entire summer. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKSH; BGS; WSJG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 136 x 16. Weight in Grams: 190.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Mainstream Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840187052
ISBN
9781840187052
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.85

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
ECW Press,Canada Canada
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781770410534
ISBN
9781770410534
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.45

Paperback. Diane France is a forensic anthropologist, a bone detective. She has the science skills and know-how to examine bones for clues to a mystery: Who was this person and how did he or she die? This book presents the story of this small-town girl who became a world-famous bone detective. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; MMQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 192 x 8. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Joseph Henry Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780309095501
ISBN
9780309095501
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.66

Paperback. Adriana Ocampo grew up in Buenos Aires, Argentina, dreaming about exploring planets. She never doubted that all her dreams would come true someday. How did Adriana land a job with NASA while still in her teens? How did a robot parked on Mars make her fall in love with rocks - and instantly decide to become a planetary geologist? Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; TTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 254 x 11. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Joseph Henry Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780309095556
ISBN
9780309095556
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.66

Paperback. After nearly 20 years on our television screens, Lorraine Kelly has become one of the UK's most recognised and well-loved personalities. Written in her own words, this is her story Num Pages: 384 pages, 8pp b/w and 8pp colour photos. BIC Classification: APB; APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 270. Lorraine Kelly. Used paperback, in good condition.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Headline Review
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
UK ed.
SKU
KRF0016456
ISBN
9780755317851
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Num Pages: 176 pages, over 200 photos. BIC Classification: BGHA; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 223 x 16. Weight in Grams: 896.
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764300455
ISBN
9780764300455
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 28.47

Hardback. Originally published in Germany in 1997, Lotte Strauss's Over the Green Hill: Personal Memoir, Germany 1913-43, was begun in 1975 as a letter to her daughter. It took twenty years to write the complete story, and by then, was no longer a letter, but a book. Num Pages: 179 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; 3JJH; BGA; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 21. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
179
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823219193
ISBN
9780823219193
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.71

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