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Biography
Paperback. Stephen Kuusisto, an American, has been almost completely blind since a post-natal operation severely damaged his retinas. In this autobiography he tells of the years of lonely childhood spent behind bottle-lens glasses, the struggle through high school and college, and first love and sex. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; JFFG; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 125 x 197 x 15. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Main
- SKU
- KLN0017854
- ISBN
- 9780571196968
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback. In this sequel to Catherine Cookson's collection of essays and poems, "Let Me Make Myself Plain", she offers a further selection of thoughts, recollections and observations on life - and death - together with more of the poems she prefers to describe as "prose on short lines". Num Pages: 336 pages, 8pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 107 x 24. Weight in Grams: 200. Good copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0010071
- ISBN
- 9780552143844
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Export ed
- SKU
- KNW0007873
- ISBN
- 9780743268530
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 6.99€ 5.49
€ 6.99
€ 5.49
Hardback. Pius II (1405-1464) began life as Aeneas Silvius Piccolomini in a small town near Siena and became a Latin poet and diplomat. This book gives us a glimpse of his life and thoughts. Editor(s): Meserve, Margaret; Simonetta, Marcello. Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: BGX; HBG; HBLC; HRCC7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 133 x 26. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674024892
- ISBN
- 9780674024892
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 35.12
€ 40.99
€ 35.12
Paperback. A man full of contradictions: he who achieved so much 'blew it' later in life, declining into scandal, failure and even farce. A unique man ahead of his time, he lived a large part of his life among pirates yet managed to preserve what Coleridge called his exquisite refinement of mind. A classic example of the best narrative history Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: BGH; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552772105
- ISBN
- 9780552772105
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Hardcover. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM; WJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 976.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Penguin Ireland
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781844883783
- ISBN
- 9781844883783
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.19
€ 19.99
€ 15.19
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; 3JMG; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 2. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main Market Ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509843305
- ISBN
- 9781509843305
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.97
€ 13.99
€ 10.97
Paperback. Glimpses into the everyday life of Pontius Pilate, a man actually walking on a marble floor in Caesarea, feeling his shoes pinch, clicking his fingers for a slave, while the clouds of lasting infamy gather over his head. Num Pages: 414 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; HBG; HBLA; HRCC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 21. Weight in Grams: 285.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 414
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099287933
- ISBN
- 9780099287933
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.02
€ 19.99
€ 16.02
Paperback. The true (and funny) story of one couple's adventurous move from city life to running a smallholding surrounded by animals in the Devonshire countryside. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEW; BM; TVM; VSZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781409154655
- ISBN
- 9781409154655
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.05
€ 13.99
€ 11.05
Paperback. A memoir of the author that shares the romances, the drama and the humor of his incredible life. Num Pages: 336 pages, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099538356
- ISBN
- 9780099538356
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.87
€ 21.99
€ 16.87
paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, B&W line drawings. BIC Classification: DNJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 280. Good clean copy with some minor reader wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Hachette Books Ireland
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1900
- SKU
- KAS0002758
- ISBN
- 9780340839188
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, B&W line drawings. BIC Classification: DNJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 280. 8vo.Good copy
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Hachette Books Ireland
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1900
- SKU
- KEX0265899
- ISBN
- 9780340839188
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Forensic psychologist Paul Britton can 'walk through the minds' of those who murder, rape, torture, extort and kidnap. He can see the world through their eyes and know what they're thinking. How does he do it? This book reveals the psychological and forensic foundations upon which he has based his expertise. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BTC; JMK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 106 x 32. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780552147187
- ISBN
- 9780552147187
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.39
€ 11.99
€ 10.39
paperback. Drawing on unpublished correspondence and other archival sources, this biography of Philip of Spain places him within the social, cultural, religious and regional context of his times. In doing so the author aims to reveal much about Philip the youth, the man, the husband and often troubled King. Num Pages: 400 pages, 32 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 31. Weight in Grams: 664. Good clean copy. Covers showing a little shelf wear. Lightly toned, text is crisp and clear and remains a very good copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0030976
- ISBN
- 9780300078008
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 6.23
€ 6.23
Philip Larkin met Monica Jones at University College Leicester in autumn 1946, when they were both 24, he was the newly-appointed assistant librarian and she was an English lecturer. This title consists of nearly 2000 letters, postcards and telegrams, which chronicle various aspects of Larkin's life and the convolutions of their relationship. Editor(s): Thwaite, Anthony. Num Pages: 496 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 166 x 43. Weight in Grams: 770. Very good copy in near fine dustwrapper. First edition
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Main
- Number of pages
- 496
- SKU
- KEX0303689
- ISBN
- 9780571239092
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 35.00
€ 35.00
Paperback. Philip Larkin met Monica Jones at University College Leicester in autumn 1946, when they were both twenty-four; he was the newly-appointed assistant librarian and she was an English lecturer. This title consists of nearly two thousand letters, which chronicle various aspects of Larkin's life and the convolutions of their relationship. Editor(s): Thwaite, Anthony. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 36. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571239108
- ISBN
- 9780571239108
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.59
€ 25.99
€ 17.59
Paperback. This title, originally published in 1972, has been updated to include Spector's work over the following three decades and the bizarre circumstances surrounding the shooting of Lana Clarkson at Spector's Los Angeles mansion on 03 February 2003. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16pp b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Omnibus Press
- SKU
- 9780711998643
- ISBN
- 9780711998643
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.20
€ 9.99
€ 9.20
Paperback. Irish rock'n'roll wild man Phil Lynott was a skillful survivor of rock trends and a world-class hellraiser. This eye-opening biography traces his life from 1950s Dublin, to the time in "Thin Lizzy", to his schizophrenic solo career, and the bitter feud that followed his tragic death. Num Pages: 228 pages, b&w photographs, discography. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 330. Irish rock'n'roll wild man Phil Lynott was a skillful survivor of rock trends and a world-class hellraiser. This eye-opening biography traces his life from 1950s Dublin, to the time in "Thin Lizzy", to his schizophrenic solo career, and the bitter feud that followed his tragic death. Num Pages: 228 pages, b&w photographs, discography. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 330. 8vo.Original Printed wrappers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Omnibus Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- SKU
- KEX0307014
- ISBN
- 9780711991040
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 25.00
€ 25.00
Paperback. Behind the bars of Peterhead Prison, you'll find drugs, riots and fighting making the headlines, but there's also humour and stories aplenty as some of the most violent men in British crime do their time. Told by Britain's most wanted man in 1974, this is James Crosbie's insight into the other side of prison life. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; BTC; JKVP1; WHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Black and White Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845021528
- ISBN
- 9781845021528
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.78
€ 13.99
€ 11.78
Paperback. Peter has graced the stage with many of the all-time greats from Laurence Olivier and Orson Wells to Judi Dench, and in Summer Wine & Other Stories speaks with great humour and candour about his experiences on and off camera. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 18. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782197454
- ISBN
- 9781782197454
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.38
€ 10.99
€ 9.38
Hardcover. In good to very good condition. A fine reading copy
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- PublicAffairs New York
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- KRS0014447
- ISBN
- 9781586485177
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Faced with cancer and financial ruin, the Civil War's greatest general and former president, Ulysses S Grant wrote his personal memoirs to secure his family's future. In doing so, he won himself a unique place in American letters. This title deals with his life as a soldier. Num Pages: 704 pages, 48 pp b&w illustrations & maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGHA; DSBF; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 195 x 33. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 704
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140437010
- ISBN
- 9780140437010
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.32
€ 17.99
€ 14.32
Paperback. Tells the story of Marjane Satrapi's life in Tehran from the ages of six to fourteen, years that saw the overthrow of the Shah's regime, the triumph of the Islamic Revolution and the devastating effects of war with Iraq. This book paints a portrait of daily life in Iran and of the contradictions between home life and public life. Num Pages: 352 pages, Black and white throughout. BIC Classification: 1FBN; BG; FX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 199 x 28. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Media tie-in
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099523994
- ISBN
- 9780099523994
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.84
€ 15.99
€ 11.84
Hardcover. "Persepolis" ended in a cliffhanger in 1984, just as 14 year old Marjane was leaving behind her home in Tehran, escaping fundamentalism and the war in Iraq to begin a new life in the West. Here we follow her through the next eight years of her life - four years in Vienna, and four years back in Iran. Num Pages: 192 pages, b&w drawings throught. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780224074407
- ISBN
- 9780224074407
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06