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Biography
Paperback. Recalls the author's schooldays and Oxford, adolescent encounters with psychoanalysis and Russian roulette, his marriage and conversion to Catholicism, and how he rashly resigned from "The Times" when his first novel, "The Man Within" was published in 1929. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2CSJ; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 144.
- Publisher
- VINTAGE (RAND) London
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099282570
- ISBN
- 9780099282570
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
€ 13.99
€ 11.08
paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- W&N
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753807576
- ISBN
- 9780753807576
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.73
€ 4.73
Hardback. With an introduction by Sir Alan Munro. A revealing personal memoir of the Middle East, but much more - it sheds light, through dramatic and authentic personal experience, on how Britain pursued its interests in the enduring struggles of the Middle East first via highly trained and committed military officers. Num Pages: 224 pages, 27 bw integrated illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; BM; HBJF1; HBLW; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 222 x 22. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780760827
- ISBN
- 9781780760827
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.21€ 54.65
€ 59.21
€ 54.65
Hardcover. A Soldier in Arabia reveals the behind-the-scenes story of the events which lead up to and followed the creation of the present day United Arab Emirates in December 1971, followed, a few months later, with Ras Al Khaimah joining the Federation. Num Pages: 196 pages, 16 Colour plates. BIC Classification: BGHA; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 165. .
- Publisher
- Medina Publishers
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909339637
- ISBN
- 9781909339637
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.47
€ 17.99
€ 16.47
Paperback. This book is a lush and beautiful memoir of a very special house and a superb recreation of a bygone era. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; BM; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 14. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007367900
- ISBN
- 9780007367900
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.45
€ 15.99
€ 11.45
Paperback. The author's childhood had been far from normal, but when she was just nine years old her life changed forever. He discovered that her neighbour was abusing her younger sister, Laraine - and there was a price to pay to make him stop. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; BM; BTP; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091958442
- ISBN
- 9780091958442
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.01
€ 15.99
€ 11.01
Hardcover. A memoir like no other, passionate, intelligent and revealing of both the age and the individual. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 136. .
- Publisher
- The Lilliput Press Ltd Dublin
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843514107
- ISBN
- 9781843514107
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 20.00€ 17.10
€ 20.00
€ 17.10
Paperback. Ian Bostridge is one of the outstanding singers, yet his early career was that of a professional historian. This book takes a look at the multifaceted world of classical music through the eyes of someone whose career as a singer has followed a unique trajectory. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: AV; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 199 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571252466
- ISBN
- 9780571252466
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.54
€ 15.99
€ 11.54
Paperback. A memoir of Marcia Tucker, the first woman to be hired as a curator at the Whitney Museum of American Art and the founder of the New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York City. It draws the reader directly into the burgeoning feminist movement and the excitement of the New York art world during that time. Editor(s): Lou, Liza. Num Pages: 226 pages, 35 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; ACX; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 145 x 16. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 226
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520265950
- ISBN
- 9780520265950
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.43
€ 27.99
€ 21.43
Paperback. Keywords: Bishop Pat Buckley. 205pp
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The Liffey Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KNW0012563
- ISBN
- 9781904148685
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
paperback. Num Pages: 396 pages, chronology, notes. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 173 x 31. Weight in Grams: 500. Good clean copy. Covers showing light shelf wear. Illustrated pages have been sellotaped back into place. Text is crisp and clear and remains a very good copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Colin Smythe Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0030970
- ISBN
- 9780861403677
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 6.49
€ 6.49
Paperback. Jimmy Boyle grew up in Glasgow's Gorbals. All around him the world was drinking, fighting and thieving. To survive, he too had to fight and steal.. Kids' gangs led to trouble with the police. Thankfully, Jimmy was able to turn his life around inside the prison walls and eventually released on parole. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; 3JM; AFKB; AGB; BM; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 198 x 30. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785033032
- ISBN
- 9781785033032
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.57
€ 23.99
€ 16.57
Hardback. Translator(s): Smock, Ann; Smock, William. Num Pages: 176 pages, 2. BIC Classification: 1DDF; BM; HRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231164023
- ISBN
- 9780231164023
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.48
€ 46.99
€ 33.48
Hardcover. An unparalleled insight into the personal life of Sir Vernon Kell, founder of MI5, from the one person with whom he was most intimate, his wife Lady Constance Kell. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8-page colour plate section of beautiful photographs from the era, taken by Constance and. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 144 x 27. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Publisher
- Conway
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844864355
- ISBN
- 9781844864355
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.27
€ 23.99
€ 16.27
Paperback. A dramatic behind-the-scenes look at what it is like to manage Manchester United, one of the biggest football clubs and international brands in the world. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; 3JMG; BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 234. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Aurum Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- KI20003171
- ISBN
- 9781781315132
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 242 x 40. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9789351770954
- ISBN
- 9789351770954
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 4.99
€ 13.99
€ 4.99
Paperback.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752455181
- ISBN
- 9780752455181
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.60
€ 19.99
€ 18.60
Paperback. Describes author's early education, uncanny sense of vocation, and development as a literary scholar and cultural critic. This title looks back at how author's career who was influenced by his experience, at the age of nine, of being a refugee from Nazi Germany in the Kinder transport. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: BM; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 207 x 15. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823228331
- ISBN
- 9780823228331
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 32.99
€ 29.82
paperback. The biography of Jane Digby, an 'enthralling tale of a nineteenth-century beauty whose heart - and hormones - ruled her head.' Harpers and Queen Num Pages: 384 pages, (16 page section). BIC Classification: BGH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Fourth Estate
- Edition
- 8th reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781857024692
- ISBN
- 9781857024692
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 13.91
€ 19.99
€ 13.91
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
€ 4.99