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Paperback. 'Rin Tin Tin is a remarkable book.. A wonderfully entertaining account of one of the strangest partnerships in a very strange milieu' John Banville, Guardian Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 x 8pp b/w plate sectons. BIC Classification: BGF; WNGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781843547099
- ISBN
- 9781843547099
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.16
€ 19.99
€ 15.16
Paperback. An astute and engrossing biography from the author of Victor Hugo and Balzac. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations, facsims., ports. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BG; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 37. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Publisher
- Picador
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780330488037
- ISBN
- 9780330488037
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.82
€ 26.99
€ 18.82
Paperback. The sensational autobiography of the controversial Tour de France winner and Team Saxobank owner/manager, Bjarne Riis Translator(s): Bacon, Ellis. Num Pages: 320 pages, Colour section. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 215 x 23. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Publisher
- Vision Sports Publishing
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907637513
- ISBN
- 9781907637513
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.25
€ 17.99
€ 14.25
Paperback. This work tells the stories, in their own words, of the New Orleans civil rights workers who fought the racial terrorism that scarred so much of the South in the United States in the 1950s and 60s. The accounts span three generations of activists, tracing their risks, triumphs and disappointments. Num Pages: 292 pages, 23 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JFFJ; JFSL; JPVH; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814774564
- ISBN
- 9780814774564
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.73
€ 32.99
€ 29.73
Hardcover. A unique, personal, and fascinating insight into one of the world's most celebrated PR agencies and the man behind it. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGBA; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 164 x 26. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472909350
- ISBN
- 9781472909350
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.46
€ 33.99
€ 22.46
Hardcover. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 170. .
- Publisher
- Gefen Publishing House
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789652297365
- ISBN
- 9789652297365
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 27.61
€ 41.99
€ 27.61
Paperback. Tells a rags-to-riches story of David Russo, an Italian-American upstart from the streets of Brooklyn who claws his way into the wild, frenetic world of the testosterone-laced warrens of the Merc Exchange, and the asylum-like oil trading center located in lower Manhattan where billions of dollars trade hands every week. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGB; KNBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 254. Good, clean copy
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- SKU
- KSG0006565
- ISBN
- 9780747596356
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Clarissa brings us her outspoken views and humourous stories as she travels around the heart of Britain in this top ten Sunday Times bestseller. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 x 8pp section. BIC Classification: BM; WBB; WND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340977477
- ISBN
- 9780340977477
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. Loved by Jon Stewart (The Daily Showon Channel 4), lavishly praised by Entertainment Weekly, profiled in The New York Times Science section, and reprinted four times, Mike Mullane's laugh-out-loud, attention-grabbing memoir about his life as an astronaut is finally available in paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, 8 pp b-w insert. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGT; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- Scribner
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780743276832
- ISBN
- 9780743276832
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.21
€ 25.99
€ 18.21
Paperback. BRACE YOURSELF FOR THE FULL-THROTTLE RETURN OF PAUL CARTER THIS SUMMER Num Pages: 272 pages, 18 colour photos. BIC Classification: BM; KNBP; WGCK; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 136 x 21. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- Nicholas Brealey Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857886207
- ISBN
- 9781857886207
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.02
€ 19.99
€ 15.02
Paperback. The definitive biography of the late T-Rex front man Marc Bolan. Num Pages: 400 pages, 2 X 8pp colour. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 26. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444758795
- ISBN
- 9781444758795
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. Ricky Hatton in Las Vegas .. what could possibly go wrong? Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472223494
- ISBN
- 9781472223494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
Paperback. * The astonishing and bestselling autobiography of Ricky Tomlinson, one of Britain's best-loved actors and entertainers. Num Pages: 464 pages, Section: 24, b/w. BIC Classification: BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 34. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780751534030
- ISBN
- 9780751534030
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.44
€ 17.99
€ 13.44
Paperback. The first book to uncover the full story behind the so-called Ricin terror plot, which exposes the extent of government spin around security. Num Pages: 224 pages, 11 photographs. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745329277
- ISBN
- 9780745329277
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 21.38
€ 31.99
€ 21.38
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 45 halftones. BIC Classification: BGT; RBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 235 x 21. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691173283
- ISBN
- 9780691173283
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.63
€ 26.99
€ 20.63
Hardback. By developing the scale that bears his name, Charles Richter not only invented the concept of magnitude as a measure of earthquake size, he turned himself into a household word. This work takes the reader into Richter's life story, setting it in the context of his family and interpersonal attachments, and the history of seismology. Num Pages: 336 pages, 45 halftones. BIC Classification: BGT; PDZ; RBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 158 x 28. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691128078
- ISBN
- 9780691128078
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.32
€ 30.99
€ 22.32
Paperback. The first ever biography of slave turned bare-knuckle boxing legend Bill Richmond (1763-1829). Num Pages: 264 pages, 27. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGS; JFSL3; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445644899
- ISBN
- 9781445644899
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.79
€ 20.99
€ 16.79
Paperback. Consistently an outsider - a child of the fundamentalist South, a self-taught intellectual, a black man married to a white woman - Richard Wright nonetheless became the unparalleled voice of his time. This title chronicles his journey from a sharecropper's shack in Mississippi to international renown as a writer and outspoken critic of racism. Num Pages: 638 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 160 x 33. Weight in Grams: 976.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 638
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226730387
- ISBN
- 9780226730387
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 23.10
€ 27.99
€ 23.10
Hardback. Best known for the challenging four-opera cycle The Ring of the Nibelung, Richard Wagner (1813-83) was a conductor, librettist, theater director, and essayist, in addition to being the composer of some of the most enduring operatic works in history, such as the Flying Dutchman. This book explores key ideas in Wagner's life and works. Translator(s): Spencer, Mr. Stewart. Num Pages: 416 pages, 43 halftones, 37 line drawings. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 236 x 30. Weight in Grams: 776.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Translation
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226924618
- ISBN
- 9780226924618
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.69
€ 41.99
€ 32.69
Paperback. Published at the bicentennial of his birth, Raymond Furness's Richard Wagner provides a clear and balanced view of both Wagner's great successes and the controversies generated by his life and art. Series: Critical Lives. Num Pages: 224 pages, 30 black and white. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVGC9; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 133 x 15. Weight in Grams: 345.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780231822
- ISBN
- 9781780231822
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.57
€ 17.99
€ 16.57
Paperback. Series: Lifelines Series. Num Pages: 48 pages, 25ill. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 194 x 1. Weight in Grams: 114. New.
- Publisher
- Shire Publications Ltd
- Number of pages
- 48
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780852631775
- ISBN
- 9780852631775
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.21
€ 8.21
Hardback. Jean Flori's Richard Coeur de Lion was written to mark the eighth centenary of the death of the "knightly king". The book is a tour de force that provides the reader with a reappraisal of Richard's life as well as a study of the myth and reality of Richard's image as the personification of medieval chivalry. Num Pages: 544 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 820.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748620463
- ISBN
- 9780748620463
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 171.92€ 163.99
€ 171.92
€ 163.99
Paperback. Jean Flori's Richard Coeur de Lion was written to mark the eighth centenary of the death of the "knightly king". The book is a tour de force that provides the reader with a reappraisal of Richard's life as well as a study of the myth and reality of Richard's image as the personification of medieval chivalry. Num Pages: 544 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748620470
- ISBN
- 9780748620470
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.49
€ 41.99
€ 37.49
Paperback. Richard Moore Rive (1930-1989) was a writer, scholar, literary critic and college teacher in Cape Town, South Africa. He is best known for his short stories written in the late 1950s and for his second novel, 'Buckingham Palace', District Six, in which he depicted the well known cosmopolitan area of District Six, where he grew up. Num Pages: 224 pages, Black and white photographs. BIC Classification: B; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 133 x 22. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Wits University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781868147434
- ISBN
- 9781868147434
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.70
€ 32.99
€ 29.70