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Hardcover. Revealed for the first time here is the correspondence that Percy French, one of Ireland's most influential songwriters, wrote to his fiancee and second wife-to-be, Ettie Sheldon, between May 1892 and January 1894. Num Pages: 184 pages, 20 full colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; AVGP; AVH; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 154. .
- Publisher
- The Lilliput Press Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843516606
- ISBN
- 9781843516606
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.00€ 20.49
€ 25.00
€ 20.49
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 234 x 18. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Publisher
- Monash University Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2022
- Edition
- 4th Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781922235596
- ISBN
- 9781922235596
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.51
€ 26.99
€ 20.51
Paperback. With his lightning-quick wit, unbridled creativity and his ear for the absurd, Milligan revolutionised British comedy. Throughout his life, Milligan also wrote prolifically - scripts, poetry, fiction, as well as several volumes of memoir, in which he took an entirely idiosyncratic approach to the truth. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 x 8pp b/w inset. BIC Classification: BGFA; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241955956
- ISBN
- 9780241955956
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.85
€ 14.99
€ 11.85
Paperback. 'Save Send Delete' is the memoir of a debate and a love affair between a famous atheist author and an obscure Catholic professor. Num Pages: 299 pages. BIC Classification: BM; HR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 299
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846949869
- ISBN
- 9781846949869
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.35
€ 13.99
€ 13.35
Paperback. Together for the first time in one volume: the bestselling Love Letters of Great Men and Love Letters of Great Women Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; WZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Pan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Main Market
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780330515139
- ISBN
- 9780330515139
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.97
€ 13.99
€ 10.97
Paperback. Winner of the 2010 Bancroft Prize and finalist for the 2009 Los Angeles Times Book Prize in Biography: The definitive biography of a heroic chronicler of America's Depression and one of the twentieth century's greatest photographers. Num Pages: 560 pages, 128 black-and-white photos. BIC Classification: AJB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1020.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 560
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393339055
- ISBN
- 9780393339055
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.78
€ 26.99
€ 23.78
Paperback. The author was still a young man when he decided to fight for the Republican cause in Spain's civil war. But though he braved icy, storm-swept mountains alone to contact Republican sympathisers, he was immediately suspected of being a Nationalist spy. This title tells the story of his experiences as a Republican soldier. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJG; BM; HBWP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 114.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Re-issue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241953297
- ISBN
- 9780241953297
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.26
€ 11.99
€ 10.26
Paperback. The Good Murungu? is the story of Alan Butcher coaching Zimbabwe - the most dysfunctional of cricket's Test-playing nations. From the point he applied for the job and taking in three years with the team, this is the fascinating story of a coach trying to build a team while coming to terms with the unique culture of Mugabe's Zimbabwe. Editor(s): Miller, Peter. Num Pages: 288 pages, separate colour picture section of approximately 20 images. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJ; 3JM; BGSA; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 217 x 23. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- Pitch Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785311314
- ISBN
- 9781785311314
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.50
€ 17.99
€ 15.50
Paperback. Shaun Ryder has lived a life of glorious highs and desolate lows. As lead singer of the "Happy Mondays", he turned Manchester into Madchester, combining all the excesses of a true rock'n'roll star with music and lyrics. This title presents his story. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 197 x 27. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552165471
- ISBN
- 9780552165471
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.43
€ 17.99
€ 13.43
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472140418
- ISBN
- 9781472140418
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.65
€ 18.99
€ 18.65
Paperback. A biography of Mrs Nassau Senior, 1822-1877, that tells how an extraordinary woman escaped from the constraints of Victorian domesticity to become the first woman in Whitehall and one of Britain's great social reformers. An ardent Christian Socialist radical, Jeanie Senior co-founded the British Red Cross in the Franco-Prussian war. Num Pages: 348 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 348
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845192549
- ISBN
- 9781845192549
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.63
€ 32.99
€ 29.63
Hardback. Virtually unknown today, Alfred Russel Wallace was the co-discoverer of natural selection with Darwin and an eminent scientist who stood out among his peers as a man of formidable mind and outsized personality. In this biography, Michael Shermer aims to rescue him from the history's sidelines. Num Pages: 448 pages, numerous halftones and line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 165 x 33. Weight in Grams: 814.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195148305
- ISBN
- 9780195148305
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.21
€ 39.21
Paperback. As an editor at "Esquire", AJ Jacobs had built up knowledge of celebrity trivia - and the cure was going to take a long time. While others read a broadsheet at the weekend, or become casual newsnight enthusiasts, Jacobs elected to read the "Encyclopaedia Britannica". Part assemblage of trivia, part journey through adulthood, this is fun to read. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: BM; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 25. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099481744
- ISBN
- 9780099481744
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.41
€ 17.99
€ 13.41
Paperback. Clemence was a younger sister of A E Housman, classicist and poet. When, aged 22, she left her comfortable Victorian middleclass Worcestershire home to go to London to look after her rebellious, artistic younger brother, Laurence, it was a slightly shocking thing to do. This title presents a study of this unusual couple. Num Pages: 192 pages, 54 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 169 x 15. Weight in Grams: 500. A Portrait of Clemence and Laurence Housman. 192 pages, 54 b/w illustrations. Clemence was a younger sister of A E Housman, classicist and poet. When, aged 22, she left her comfortable Victorian middleclass Worcestershire home to go to London to look after her rebellious, artistic younger brother, Laurence, it was a slightly shocking thing to do. This title presents a study of this unusual couple. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BG. Dimension: 240 x 169 x 15. Weight: 496.
- Publisher
- Brewin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781858584409
- ISBN
- 9781858584409
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.57
€ 19.57
Paperback. If you grow up in a world where wrinkles are practically illegal, going bald is cause for a mental breakdown, and women over size zero are encouraged to shoot themselves, what the hell do you do if you're, gasp.. Disabled? The author shows you how she learned to challenge the crazy expectations of a world obsessed with being 'normal'. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: APB; ASZB; BGFA; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 23. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- Virgin Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780753555354
- ISBN
- 9780753555354
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 6.00
€ 11.99
€ 6.00
Paperback. The Complete David Bowie is widely recognized as the foremost source of analysis and information on every facet of Bowie's career. From the 11-year-old's skiffle performance at a Scouts' Summer Camp in 1958, to the surprise 2011 appearance of the last album Toy and beyond, to his passing in January 2016. Num Pages: 800 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 311 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1402.
- Publisher
- Titan Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Expanded, Updated ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785653650
- ISBN
- 9781785653650
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 23.39
€ 35.99
€ 23.39
Paperback. Following a bad breakup, the author resolves not to commit to one man until she has found The One. Instead she starts to explore the world of internet dating, sex clubs, one-night stands and booty calls. She is just an ordinary girl from the office with an extraordinary private life. This book describes her intimate adventures. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BTX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 218. Previously read copy. Some shelfwear and/or soiling. Good overall
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- UK ed.
- SKU
- KST0029686
- ISBN
- 9780091928827
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Unemployment, monetary and fiscal policy, and the merits and drawbacks of free markets were a few of the issues the journalist and public philosopher Walter Lippmann explained to the public during the Depression, when professional economists skilled at translating concepts for a lay audience were not yet on the scene, as Craufurd Goodwin shows. Num Pages: 370 pages. BIC Classification: BGB; HBJK; HBLW; KCZ; KNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 162 x 33. Weight in Grams: 770.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674368132
- ISBN
- 9780674368132
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.27
€ 47.99
€ 40.27
Paperback. Few books have had such an impact as Wild Swans: a popular bestseller which has sold more than 13 million copies and a critically acclaimed history of China; a tragic tale of nightmarish cruelty and an uplifting story of bravery and survival. Num Pages: 720 pages, Illustrations, geneal tables, map, ports. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 47. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007463404
- ISBN
- 9780007463404
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.96
€ 17.99
€ 12.96
Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages, over 90 photographs. BIC Classification: AJC; BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 225. . Some minor shelf wear but otherwise in a good condition
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- APPLETREE PRESS LTD
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- SKU
- KSC0001127
- ISBN
- 9780862818531
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. First full study of the life and career of St William of York, revealing his importance to the medieval church. Num Pages: 289 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, 15 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; 3H; BGX; HRCC7; HRCM; HRCX1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Publisher
- York Medieval Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903153598
- ISBN
- 9781903153598
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 34.00
€ 34.99
€ 34.00
Paperback. The six-six-Sixties were the Devil's decade. Following the rise of Satanism through from the Sixties onwards, this work examines the key cases and delves into the lives of the perpetrators, searching for the events that could have driven them to commit such horrific acts. Num Pages: 478 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 112 x 31. Weight in Grams: 248. Used paperback in good condition. Some light shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Allison & Busby
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- UK ed.
- SKU
- KRF0015797
- ISBN
- 9780749081720
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Ashgate Publishing Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780904180442
- ISBN
- 9780904180442
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.78€ 88.59
€ 141.78
€ 88.59
Paperback. Dale Winton is one of the most popular stars on television today. For over 25 years his warm and winning ways have made him one of Britain's most popular and powerful personalities on television, radio, and with live audiences everywhere. This autobiography of Dale deals with the ups and downs of a life lived to the full and more. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 129 x 35. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099573937
- ISBN
- 9780099573937
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.69
€ 13.99
€ 11.69