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Biography
Paperback. Harold Pinter has acted on stage, screen and radio, he has appeared on countless political platforms, and his work has been celebrated in festivals at Dublin's Gate Theatre and New York's Lincoln Center. In 2005, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature and in 2006, the European Theatre Prize. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 38. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571234769
- ISBN
- 9780571234769
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 15.90
€ 23.99
€ 15.90
Paperback. November 2016 marks the 25th anniversary of Terry Waite's release from captivity in Beirut. In this sequence of poetry and prose he recalls the highs and lows of his life, both during his ordeal as a hostage and in the happier years of humanitarian work that have followed. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; 3JM; BGXA; DCF; HRAM9; HRCC91. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 276 x 15. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- SPCK Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780281077618
- ISBN
- 9780281077618
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. Keywords: "Biography,Biography - General,Subjects - Biography - General"
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- First Edition First Printing
- SKU
- KHS0047155
- ISBN
- 9780385607261
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Leonard Cohen: A Remarkable Life tells the story of the life, loves and work of Leonard Cohen, the poet, songwriter and singer 'born with the gift of a golden voice.' As the man himself once dryly put it. Num Pages: 304 pages, ill. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 234 x 26. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Publisher
- Omnibus Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780381596
- ISBN
- 9781780381596
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.88
€ 23.99
€ 17.88
Paperback. The former mining town of Stanley lies only twenty minutes drive from the beautiful cathedral city of Durham. Yet the two are worlds apart. Marilyn Hardy recounts in touching detail the trials of growing up in this impoverished mining town and her life-long struggle to find happiness, from her troubled relationship with her undemonstrative mother. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYD; 3JJ; BGA; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 112 x 19. Weight in Grams: 139.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Virgin Books
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- KLN0017901
- ISBN
- 9780753513965
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408865507
- ISBN
- 9781408865507
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.78
€ 15.78
Paperback. The definitive biography of the war poet - 'Dominic Hibberd has probably done more more than any other individual to illuminate Owen's life and work. His new Life is a triumph .. it is difficult to believe it will ever be superseded' Mark Bostridge, The Independent on Sunday Num Pages: 592 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Number of pages
- 584
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753817094
- ISBN
- 9780753817094
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.44
€ 17.99
€ 13.44
Hardcover. This collection of over 350 letters written by William Beckford to his bookseller George Clarke constitutes the most complete documentary record of his collecting habits and literary pursuits in existence. The letters are also significant as historical documents that guide the reader into the golden age of the London book trade in the 1830s. Num Pages: 304 pages, 32 colour and black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 165 x 28. Weight in Grams: 806.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781553268
- ISBN
- 9781781553268
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 31.81
€ 46.99
€ 31.81
Paperback. Steve Davis was just a rookie from Plumstead, south London, learning how to play from an old book his snooker-obsessed father had given him, when an encounter with Barry Hearn changed his life forever. This book deals with his life and work. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 28. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091958657
- ISBN
- 9780091958657
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.67
€ 23.99
€ 16.67
Paperback. Series: Guitar Recorded Versions. Num Pages: 88 pages, 6ill. BIC Classification: AVGK; AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 302 x 229 x 6. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Hal Leonard Corporation United States
- Number of pages
- 88
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- Otab
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780793540938
- ISBN
- 9780793540938
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.22
€ 29.99
€ 25.22
Paperback. Carve Her Name With Pride is the inspiring story of the half-French Violette Szabo. Num Pages: 192 pages, 24 pages of plates. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BTM; HBJD; HBWQ; JWKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848847422
- ISBN
- 9781848847422
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.98
€ 23.98
Paperback. An autobiography of author who was born into slavery in Maryland in 1818. He describes his life as a slave - the cruelty he suffered at the hands of plantation owners; his struggles to educate himself in a world where slaves are deliberately kept ignorant; and ultimately, his fight for his right to freedom. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGHA; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 9. Weight in Grams: 98.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099595847
- ISBN
- 9780099595847
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.30
€ 11.99
€ 10.30
Paperback. In this biography of Wittgenstein, the author interleaves the philosophical and emotional aspects of his subject's life. Num Pages: 704 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; BG; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099883708
- ISBN
- 9780099883708
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.57
€ 23.99
€ 16.57
Paperback. The remarkable memoir of screen legend Katharine Hepburn. Num Pages: 336 pages, 12 integrated b-w photos. BIC Classification: APB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471130120
- ISBN
- 9781471130120
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.91
€ 17.99
€ 12.91
Paperback. Charting the rugged and uneven terrain of a writer's formative years - from tax problems to probation to American tours, football to family to running away to Iceland - this title explores growing up and being Northern. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141040462
- ISBN
- 9780141040462
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.90
€ 15.99
€ 11.90
Paperback. Acclaimed as the greatest comic actress of her day, Dora Jordan lived a quite different role off-stage as lover to Prince William, third son of George III. Unmarried, the pair lived in a villa on the Thames and had ten children together until William, under pressure from royal advisers, abandoned her. Num Pages: 480 pages, 16pp inset photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; APB; BGF; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 30. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241963296
- ISBN
- 9780241963296
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 22.54
€ 31.99
€ 22.54
Paperback. Presenting an account of one of the strangest episodes in British political history, this work tells of Shirley Porter's wealthy upbringing as the daughter of Jack Cohen, the founder of Tesco; her rise to power in Westminster; and about the scandal and its aftermath. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- Granta Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781862079229
- ISBN
- 9781862079229
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.79
€ 13.99
€ 10.79
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 277 photos & images. BIC Classification: AVGT; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 215 x 12. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Jeske, Otger, u. Matthias Mader. I.P. Verlag
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783940822079
- ISBN
- 9783940822079
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.86
€ 26.99
€ 18.86
Paperback. 'One of the best half-dozen personal accounts of the Normandy campaign' - Richard Holmes Num Pages: 256 pages, 24, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BG; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWD; JWMV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- W&N
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780304366408
- ISBN
- 9780304366408
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.10
€ 13.99
€ 11.10
paperback. In 1612, Shakespeare gave evidence at the Court of Requests in Westminster - it is the only occasion his spoken words are recorded. The case seems routine - a dispute over an unpaid marriage-dowry - but it opens up an unexpected window into the dramatist's famously obscure life-story. This book focuses on this episode in Shakespeare's life. Num Pages: 400 pages, 1 x 16 pp b/w inset. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141023748
- ISBN
- 9780141023748
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.29
€ 17.99
€ 13.29