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Paperback. * Fascinating and perceptive new biography of one of the most brilliant writers of his age: novelist, essayist and born-again mystic Aldous Huxley (1894-1963), author of BRAVE NEW WORLD and EYELESS IN GAZA Num Pages: 512 pages, Section: 16, b/w. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 127 x 33. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349113487
- ISBN
- 9780349113487
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.59
€ 23.99
€ 16.59
Paperback. An acclaimed biography of Elizabeth I and an examination of the politics and intrigues of her Tudor court. Series: Women in History. Num Pages: 720 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 52. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 720
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842126240
- ISBN
- 9781842126240
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.06
€ 19.99
€ 15.06
Paperback. This is a memoir of the first 40 years of Gore Vidal's life, ranging back and forth across a rich history. He describes his difficult family, talented friends and interesting enemies with a cast that includes Tennessee Williams, the Kennedys, Jack Kerouac and Norman Mailer. Num Pages: 448 pages, 16pp b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 149 x 32. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349108001
- ISBN
- 9780349108001
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. The extraordinary story of a Palestinian doctor who, despite witnessing the death of three of his daughters in the Israeli incursion into Gaza in January 2009, continued his medical and humanitarian work aimed at bringing the people of the region together in peace. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JMC; BM; JKSR; JWLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 203 x 17. Weight in Grams: 194. A Gaza Doctor's Journey on the Road to Peace and Human Dignity. 256 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. The extraordinary story of a Palestinian doctor who, despite witnessing the death of three of his daughters in the Israeli incursion into Gaza in January 2009, continued his medical and humanitarian work aimed at bringing the people of the region together in peace. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JMC; BM; JKSR; JWLP. Dimension: 169 x 203 x 17. Weight: 192.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408822098
- ISBN
- 9781408822098
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.17
€ 17.99
€ 13.17
Paperback. Drink, drugs, depression, sex scandals, financial meltdowns and health issues are some of the fights British boxers have faced once they've quit. A Champion's Last Fight examines just why and exactly some of Britain's greatest boxers have self-destructed in retirement, and tells the stories of former champions who've struggled outside the ring. Num Pages: 256 pages, colour photo section. BIC Classification: BGS; WSBX; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 217 x 28. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- Pitch Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785311642
- ISBN
- 9781785311642
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.50
€ 17.99
€ 15.50
Paperback. A groundbreaking new history of the first woman to rule England in her own right. Num Pages: 464 pages, Section: 8, colour pix. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 30. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780749909826
- ISBN
- 9780749909826
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.44
€ 17.99
€ 13.44
Hardcover. Num Pages: 243 pages, Fr. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BGH; HBTB; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publisher
- Cork University Press Cork
- Number of pages
- 243
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780902561601
- ISBN
- 9780902561601
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 35.16
€ 49.99
€ 35.16
Paperback. Num Pages: 614 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 203 x 38. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Publisher
- RANDOM HOUSE INTERNATIONAL
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780375707254
- ISBN
- 9780375707254
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.32
€ 23.99
€ 21.32
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Newcastle Libraries & Information Service United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 156
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857951387
- ISBN
- 9781857951387
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.80
€ 15.80
Paperback. This book is a more personal history than has ever before been written by or about Marianne Faithfull. Anecdotal, conversational, intimate and revealing, this is her no-holds-barred account of her life, her friends, her triumphs and mistakes. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; AVGP; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007245819
- ISBN
- 9780007245819
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 12.52
€ 13.00
€ 12.52
Paperback. Masur tells the story of the period between September 22, 1862, when Lincoln issued his preliminary Proclamation, and January 1, 1863, when he signed the significantly altered decree. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBTS; HBWJ; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Publisher
- Belknap Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674284098
- ISBN
- 9780674284098
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.97
€ 35.99
€ 30.97
Hardcover. Brings together over 1000 images magnificently illustrating royal festive occasions. Num Pages: 61 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AJC; BGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 385 x 272 x 11. Weight in Grams: 1078. 61 pages, illustrations. Brings together over 1000 images magnificently illustrating royal festive occasions. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AJC; BGR. Dimension: 385 x 272 x 11. Weight: 1050.
- Publisher
- Pi Global Publishing Limited
- Number of pages
- 61
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780954795436
- ISBN
- 9780954795436
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.53
€ 19.99
€ 18.53
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Lucis Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780853301240
- ISBN
- 9780853301240
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.34
€ 18.34
Hardcover. Nevill Johnson is better known as a painter and photographer than as a writer. Eoin O'Brien, close friend of Nevill Johnson and literary executor of his estate, has edited his writings in this volume for the first time. The resulting book, provides an intriguing insight into the life of one of the most innovative artists of the 20th century. Editor(s): O'Brien, Eoin. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; BGF; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- The Lilliput Press Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843516293
- ISBN
- 9781843516293
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 20.00€ 17.10
€ 20.00
€ 17.10
hardcover. 200pp. Great Biographies Series
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Paperview U.K. Ltd. U.K.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st. Edition
- SKU
- KHS1018545
- ISBN
- 9771751094006
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. In 1932 the young writer and political activist C.L.R. James arrived in London from his native Trinidad. This volume reveals C.L.R. James's first encounter with the colonial metropolis and the values that had already shaped his intellectual development in Trinidad. Num Pages: 140 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 2ABM; 3JJ; BG; DSBH; DSK; HBTB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 116 x 19. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- Signal Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- First UK edition.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781902669618
- ISBN
- 9781902669618
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.59
€ 17.99
€ 17.59
Paperback. Hugging the coast and crammed between two rivers, Aberdeen grew up isolated from Scotland's other urban centres. The North East seemed to breed a number of women who lived their lives by deceiving others. One such was Mrs Gordon Baillie from Peterhead. This book tells her story along with other crimes of 19th century Aberdeen and the North East. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DBKSH; 3JH; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 232 x 21. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Publisher
- Black and White Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845027445
- ISBN
- 9781845027445
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.69
€ 13.99
€ 10.69
Paperback. The rival stars of the incredibly popular The Twilight Saga films, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner, go head-to-head in this unique double biography. Num Pages: 263 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 236. 263 pages, Illustrations. The rival stars of the incredibly popular The Twilight Saga films, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner, go head-to-head in this unique double biography. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Dimension: 199 x 128 x 19. Weight: 232.
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844549160
- ISBN
- 9781844549160
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.38
€ 10.99
€ 9.38
Paperback. Series: Irish Narratives S. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; BGA; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Publisher
- Cork University Press Cork
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781859181737
- ISBN
- 9781859181737
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.64
€ 10.64
Paperback. In 2010, the author was the editor of the Guardian, set himself an almost impossible task: to learn, in the space of a year, Chopin's Ballade No 1 - a piece that inspires dread in many professional pianists. His timing could have been better. This title deals with his works. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: AVRG; BJ; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 30. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099554745
- ISBN
- 9780099554745
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. * Definitive biography of Hollywood's brightest musical star - Judy Garland (1922-1969). Num Pages: 528 pages, 16 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 36. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780751531602
- ISBN
- 9780751531602
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.96
€ 19.99
€ 14.96
Paperback. Virginia Woolf turned to her diary as to an intimate friend, to whom she could freely and spontaneously confide her thoughts on public events or the joys and trials of domestic life. Between 1st January 1915 and her death in 1941 she regularly recorded her thoughts with unfailing grace, courage, honesty and wit. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 34. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099518259
- ISBN
- 9780099518259
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.43
€ 17.99
€ 13.43
Paperback. Bestselling author and the most famous woman in a flak jacket Kate Adie sets out on a fascinating journey to discover just who is attracted to living dangerously - and why. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 X 8 pp colour pics. BIC Classification: BGB; KJWX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 145 x 22. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340933220
- ISBN
- 9780340933220
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.44
€ 17.99
€ 13.44
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 608
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141025544
- ISBN
- 9780141025544
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.38
€ 25.99
€ 19.38