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Biography
The Raucle Tongue. Selected Essays, Journalism and Interviews.
Macdiarmid, Hugh. Ed(S): Calder, Angus; Murra...
Hardback. This volume contains the previously uncollected essays, journalism and interviews of Hugh MacDiarmid, as part of Carcanet's "MacDiarmid 2000" programme. Other titles in the series include "Complete Poems", "Lucky Poet", "Contemporary Scottish Studies" and "Scottish Eccentrics". Editor(s): Calder, Angus; Murray, Glen. Series: Lives & letters: MacDiarmid 2000. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 43. Weight in Grams: 917.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857542714
- ISBN
- 9781857542714
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.71€ 54.45
€ 61.71
€ 54.45
Paperback. This title is a review of cultural heroes and legends from the Harlem Renaissance to Andy Warhol, Dante to Ellington. Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857546552
- ISBN
- 9781857546552
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.16
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Paperback. Covering the years 1976 to 1978, this title offers an account of a farcical summer afternoon spent floating down a French river on a lilo in the company of Shirley Williams; an alarming trip up the wrong (and by no means dormant) volcano in Guatemala; meeting Nabokov; taking part in Any Questions with Enoch Powell. Num Pages: 234 pages. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857549300
- ISBN
- 9781857549300
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 31.74
€ 41.99
€ 31.74
Paperback. When Chabani Manganyi published the first edition of selected letters twenty-five years ago as a companion volume to "Exiles and Homecomings: A Biography of Es'kia Mphahlele", the idea of Mphahlele's death was remote and poetic. That death has now come and we mourn it. This volume offers an account of Mphahlele's rich and varied life. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGLA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 170 x 38. Weight in Grams: 880.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Wits University Press South Africa
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781868144891
- ISBN
- 9781868144891
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.03
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Paperback. From the safety of a deep leather chair, several stories of danger and survival by such notable authors, such as Sebastian Junger and Claire Tristram, tell of struggling with life, death, and their sanity. Editor(s): O'Reilly, James; etc. Series: Travelers' tales guides. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: BTP; MBNH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Travelers' Tales, Incorporated United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781885211323
- ISBN
- 9781885211323
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.44
€ 19.99
€ 18.44
Paperback. Num Pages: 247 pages, Ill.tabs. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Addax Publishing Group,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 247
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781886110458
- ISBN
- 9781886110458
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.33
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Paperback. Includes essays that analyze Noam Chomsky's intellectual career and the evolution of his anti-Americanism. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BG; HP; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 228 x 20. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Encounter Books,USA United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781893554979
- ISBN
- 9781893554979
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.13
€ 20.99
€ 20.13
Paperback. A memoir that explores the author's thirty-plus years of living with bipolar disorder. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFJB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Biblioasis Canada
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781897231487
- ISBN
- 9781897231487
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.14
€ 18.14
Hardback. Editor(s): Wilson, Edward. Num Pages: 350 pages, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 185 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1062.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Prospect Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903018484
- ISBN
- 9781903018484
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 38.86
€ 46.99
€ 38.86
Hardback. A compilation of one hundred mini-biographies of outstanding aviators, including men like John "Cat's Eyes" Cunningham, night fighter ace and test pilot; Ian Harvey, the BEA pilot who safely landed his airliner after a bomb had exploded onboard; Stanislaw Skalski, Polish Battle of Britain ace; Pierre Clostermann, French fighter ace; and others. Editor(s): Iliff, Jay. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; TRPS; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 138 x 37. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Grub Street United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904943839
- ISBN
- 9781904943839
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 37.85
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Paperback. BEST THE CREDIT CRUNCH AND LAUGH! A hilarious collection of emails telling stories of bizarre accidents, sent to big companies and begging for a free T-shirt. The replies are often equally wacky, and all sorts of branded freebies are sent to the author. Spence is a new comic talent in the tradition of Henry Root. Editor(s): Robson, Cheryl. Num Pages: 200 pages, Photographs and letters reproduced. BIC Classification: BJ; WHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 10. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Aurora Metro Publications United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906582036
- ISBN
- 9781906582036
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.35
€ 13.99
€ 13.35
Paperback. Translator(s): Judelson, Katherine. Num Pages: 272 pages, 52 illustrations and photographs. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 232 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Gainsborough House
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909719019
- ISBN
- 9781909719019
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Condition: New
€ 28.11
€ 28.11
Paperback. A biography of the 8-time Stanley Cup Champion and NHL Hall of Famer Marcel Pronovost. Num Pages: 200 pages, 32 B&W photos. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 557.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Biblioasis Canada
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781926845982
- ISBN
- 9781926845982
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.83
€ 20.99
€ 20.83
Paperback. The memoir of the man who "has written some of the very best stories ever published in this country."--Alice Munro Series: Biblioasis Renditions Series. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133 x 23. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Biblioasis Canada
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781927428955
- ISBN
- 9781927428955
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.69
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€ 18.69
Paperback. On the occasion of his eightieth birthday, friends and colleagues of Michael Novak assembled at Ave Maria University for a conference honouring his life's work. The essays in this collection are the fruits of that event, and together they demonstrate the unity of Novak's career. Editor(s): Shaw, Elizabeth C. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: B; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 132 x 8. Weight in Grams: 181.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781932589719
- ISBN
- 9781932589719
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Condition: New
€ 41.55
€ 41.55
paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages, 12. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Feral House,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781932595130
- ISBN
- 9781932595130
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.81
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€ 17.81
Paperback. A starkly compelling, original chronicle of survival in Nazi-occupied Poland, available in English for the first time Translator(s): Bogin, Magda. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BM; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 285.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Bellevue Literary Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934137451
- ISBN
- 9781934137451
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.01
€ 18.99
€ 17.01
Paperback. The untold story of the creative genius behind major 20th-century movements in therapy and theater and his lasting influence Num Pages: 304 pages, B&W photos throughout, B&W illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: BG; MMH; MMJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 443.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Bellevue Literary Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934137840
- ISBN
- 9781934137840
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.05
€ 20.99
€ 20.05
Hardback. Num Pages: 208 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; JFCA; WCS; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 699.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Falls Media United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934734162
- ISBN
- 9781934734162
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.54
€ 26.99
€ 25.54
hardcover. Osip Mandelstam is the maverick Russian poet. This title carries the reader through Mandelstam's early life and education in prerevolutionary Petersburg and at the Sorbonne in Paris and in Heidelberg and his return to revolutionary Russia. Translator(s): Retivov, Tatiana. Series: Studies in Slavic and Russian Literatures, Cultures and History. Num Pages: 200 pages, 12. BIC Classification: 1DVU; BGL; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934843284
- ISBN
- 9781934843284
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 33.95
€ 34.99
€ 33.95