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Paperback. "Doing things by the book" acquires a whole new meaning in Brandon R. Schrand's memoir of coming of age in spite of himself. The "works cited" are those books that serve as Schrand's signposts as he goes from life as a hormone-crazed, heavy-metal wannabe in the remotest parts of working-class Idaho to a reasonable facsimile of manhood. Series: American Lives. Num Pages: 242 pages. BIC Classification: BM; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 284.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
0th edition
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803243378
ISBN
9780803243378
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.37

Paperback. Working with the Curlew is an intimate and evocative account of an era before factory farming, when farmers worked closely with nature and the rhythm of the seasons, a smallholding could sustain a family, and there were enough small farms for a shepherd to climb the ladder to ownership. Num Pages: 128 pages, 20 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BG; TV; WND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 137 x 12. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Green Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903998342
ISBN
9781903998342
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.91

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBEN; BM; KNAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
North Atlantic Books,U.S. United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781556439148
ISBN
9781556439148
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.95

Paperback. Fearless memoir of a forensic pathologist's "rookie season" as a NYC medical examiner, and the cases that shaped her as both a physician and mother. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BGTA; MMQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781476727264
ISBN
9781476727264
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.48

Paperback. Grant Stoddard left Britain for the States with the clothes on his back, a fascination with all things American, and a burning hope for something bigger. Then fate in the guise of an X-rated online contest intervened. Winning first prize - sexual intercourse with an infamous married sex columnist - changed everything. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; VFVC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 195 x 22. Weight in Grams: 266. Clean copy with very light shelfwear. Good to very good
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
VIRGIN BOOKS
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
SKU
KST0017355
ISBN
9780753512715
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Working on the Inside goes backstage into the inner lives of respected actors like Liam Neeson, Vanessa Williams, Phylicia Rashad, Edward Herrmann, Kristin Chenoweth and many others to reveal the deep spirituality each one relies on in their lives and work. Num Pages: 160 pages, port. BIC Classification: APF; BGF; HRCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 136 x 10. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742533196
ISBN
9780742533196
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 22.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 168 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
NeWest Press Canada
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781896300733
ISBN
9781896300733
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.75

Hardcover. Editor(s): Patton, Randall L. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BM; JFFJ; JFSL3; KNDV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820348001
ISBN
9780820348001
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.03

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Quest Books,U.S. United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780835609005
ISBN
9780835609005
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 203 x 16. Weight in Grams: 216.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812983845
ISBN
9780812983845
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.55

Hardback. * Looks at the impact of grief on Wordswortha s great poetry. * Explains the importance of the poeta s great, unfinished epic a The Reclusea to his work as a whole. * Includes 20 illustrations from original notebooks. * Contains the first annotated text of a The White Doe of Rylstonea . . Num Pages: 400 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBD; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 168 x 27. Weight in Grams: 728.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631206385
ISBN
9780631206385
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.20

Paperback. Whether recalling Philip Glass experiences working at Bethlehem Steel, traveling in India, driving a cab in 1970s New York, or his professional collaborations with the likes of Allen Ginsberg, Ravi Shankar, Robert Wilson, Doris Lessing, and Martin Scorsese, this book affirms the power of music to change the world. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571323746
ISBN
9780571323746
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.50

Paperback. Paperback, very good condition. GRANT.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Picador
Number of pages
324
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main Market
SKU
KRF0027300
ISBN
9780330518352
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. After his father's early death Jean-Paul Sartre was brought up at his grandfather's home in a world even then eighty years out of date. This work provides background to the philosophy of one of the profoundest thinkers of the twentieth century. Translator(s): Clephane, Irene. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; BG; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 130.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd London
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141183466
ISBN
9780141183466
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. Rarely is a crime committed without there being some evidence in the form of language. This title features a series of chapters where gripping cases are described - involving murder, sexual assault, hate mail, suspicious death, code deciphering, arson and even genocide. It details how forensic linguistics helps the law beat the criminals. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 286. Solving Crime Through Forensic Linguistics. 208 pages. Rarely is a crime committed without there being some evidence in the form of language. This title features a series of chapters where gripping cases are described - involving murder, sexual assault, hate mail, suspicious death, code deciphering, arson and even genocide. It details how forensic linguistics helps the law beat the criminals. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BTC. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 15. Weight: 230.
Publisher
Continuum Publishing Corporation
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441193520
ISBN
9781441193520
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.15

Paperback. For many, Scrabble is merely a board game. For others it is an intellectual pilgrimage. This title chronicles the story of how Scrabble has grown from a diversion invented by an unemployed architect during The Great Depression into the successful, challenging and beloved game of today. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; WDMG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 25. Weight in Grams: 276. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Yellow Jersey
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSS0001981
ISBN
9780224060615
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. National Book Award-winning author of Just Kids, Patti Smith writes of her childhood in this glittering memoir Num Pages: 96 pages, ill. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 118 x 188 x 13. Weight in Grams: 136. 96 pages, ill. National Book Award-winning author of Just Kids, Patti Smith writes of her childhood in this glittering memoir. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BM. Dimension: 118 x 188 x 13. Weight: 162.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
96
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408832301
ISBN
9781408832301
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.68

Paperback. Hogarth Press exhibition catalogue highlights its international scope, genres, and diverse range of published titles. Series: Bruce Peel Special Collections Library. Num Pages: 142 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Alberta Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551952406
ISBN
9781551952406
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 29.91

Paperback. aeo This is new in paperback. aeo This book is the first comprehensive discussion of the life and work of Americaa s finest comedian. aeo The hardback sold extremely well, and was widely and favourably reviewed. Num Pages: 230 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; BGF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745608907
ISBN
9780745608907
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.74

Paperback. Editor(s): Bjorkman, Stig. Num Pages: 432 pages, 70 illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 136 x 32. Weight in Grams: 468.
Publisher
Faber and Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571223176
ISBN
9780571223176
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.36

Paperback. In an unprecedented television program, Woody Allen spoke to the camera for the first time about the entire range of his work, in an interview with Richard Schickel. But the presentation contained only a small fraction of the interview. This book reprints the complete conversation between the two men. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 294.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566636025
ISBN
9781566636025
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.63

Hardback. Between these pages, the reader finds Woody Allen reflecting on his major preoccupations - the battle of the sexes, the conflict between reality and fantasy in his films, mortality, religion and the role that chance plays in the unfolding of our lives. Num Pages: 224 pages, index. BIC Classification: APFB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 180 x 22. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566635288
ISBN
9781566635288
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.60

Paperback. Ben Law's incredible sense of the land and his respect for age old traditions offers a wonderful insight into the life of Prickly Nut Wood. Num Pages: 256 pages, 50 b/w illus, With index. BIC Classification: BGA; WND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 134 x 19. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007551927
ISBN
9780007551927
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.68

Hardcover. Presents the life of Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924), from his early years during the American Civil War, through his academic and political career and US' involvement in the First World War, to Wilson's role at Versailles, including the construction of his 14 Points, his principles for the reformation of Europe, and the consequences of Versailles. Series Editor(s): Sharp, Alan. Series: Makers of the Modern World. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 tables, 3 black & white halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 209 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
Haus Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905791620
ISBN
9781905791620
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.44

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