Biography
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Biography
Paperback. Taking on a journey since his working-class Fulham childhood, the author talks about school days, his run-ins with the nuns and other pupils; his disastrous first confession; his meatpacking job; taking acid; leaving home to live in bedsit; his early brushes with the opposite sex, and more. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: APB; APT; BGFA; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 126 x 30. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091949341
- ISBN
- 9780091949341
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.67
€ 23.99
€ 17.67
Paperback. Presents the world of rhythm and blues from the perspective of an insider. This book features anecdotes about such R&B legends as Otis Redding, Curtis Mayfield, and Dionne Warwick. It chronicles the 'Iceman's' journey from rural Mississippi to Chicago and the founding and eventual breakup of the legendary Impressions vocal group. Series: Black Music and Expressive Culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, 41 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGK; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 19. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253217042
- ISBN
- 9780253217042
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.40
€ 27.99
€ 26.40
Paperback. A spellbinding journey into the heart of Neapolitan life. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; BM; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
- Publisher
- Fleet
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349006321
- ISBN
- 9780349006321
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.85
€ 14.99
€ 11.85
Paperback. Tells the story of a girl struggling to find her proper place in the world. In the spring of her 14th year suddenly 'the earth blossomed with men and boys.. they were everywhere', and Kathy sees her path towards power and freedom. But girls who break the rules in small towns like hers are expected to pay a high price for their transgressions. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFSP2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 136 x 16. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- SKU
- KNW0008306
- ISBN
- 9780099761617
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Henrietta Barnett is known for her role as the founder of Hampstead Garden Suburb, an innovative and imaginative housing development planned to provide attractive and affordable accommodation for all, regardless of income or social class. This book presents an account of Henrietta's life and work. Num Pages: 160 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 181 x 20. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860774300
- ISBN
- 9781860774300
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.75
€ 26.99
€ 23.75
Paperback. Presents an account of a season at a professional football club. The author charts the progress of Millwall during a season that begins with high hopes and ends with him on the transfer list. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 140.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140102901
- ISBN
- 9780140102901
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.04
€ 13.99
€ 11.04
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Workman Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603427180
- ISBN
- 9781603427180
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.03
€ 19.99
€ 15.03
Paperback. Walter Benjamin - philosopher, essayist, literary and cultural theorist - was one of the most original writers and thinkers of the twentieth century. This title brings together Benjamin's major works, including "Unpacking My Library"; "One-Way Street"; "The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction"; and, "Brief History of Photography". Translator(s): Underwood, J.A. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141189475
- ISBN
- 9780141189475
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.88
€ 14.99
€ 11.88
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJ; 3JMC; BGB; TVF; TVG; TVK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 215 x 24. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Chelsea Green Publishing Co
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781603585309
- ISBN
- 9781603585309
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.07
€ 26.99
€ 18.07
Paperback. Num Pages: 273 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BM; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 278. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 3JJH; BM; HBWQ. Dimension: 198 x 132 x 21. Weight: 264.
- Publisher
- Candy Jar Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780957154834
- ISBN
- 9780957154834
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.02
€ 15.02
Paperback. An autobiography - combining song lyrics and memories - of Ireland's greatest musical icon and national hero. Num Pages: 576 pages, integrated b/w pics throughout. BIC Classification: AVGH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340830734
- ISBN
- 9780340830734
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.44
€ 17.99
€ 13.44
Hardback. For anybody who has ever given up journaling after being intimidated when facing a blank page, this book makes it easy to take a snapshot of your inner life in just a few minutes each day. The beauty of this journal is that it enables readers to track their emotional growth as well as keep track of memories. Num Pages: 368 pages, four colour printed endpapers and a ribbon marker. BIC Classification: BJ; CBV; WZS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 133 x 26. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- St Martin´s Press
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Gjr
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781250108869
- ISBN
- 9781250108869
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.50
€ 17.99
€ 16.50
Paperback. Unimpressed by the world of debutante balls, Monica Dickens shocked her family by getting a job. With no experience whatsoever, she gained employment as a cook-general. This title tells story of Monica. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091944681
- ISBN
- 9780091944681
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.98
€ 19.99
€ 14.98
Paperback. In the tradition of In Cold Blood, the account of a massacre and a gripping portrait of evil, by the author of The Bookseller of Kabul Translator(s): Death, Sarah. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 1DNN; 3JMG; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844089185
- ISBN
- 9781844089185
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.43
€ 17.99
€ 13.43
Paperback. Maureen Flanagan, a then 20 year old hairdresser started visiting the Kray family home each week to give the twins mother, Violet, her weekly shampoo and set. Over the cups of tea and the rollers and hairpins, Violet began to confide in 'Flan' about her life, her incredible pride in her twins - and her troubled relationship with her husband. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJP; BGHA; BTC; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 30. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784750763
- ISBN
- 9781784750763
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.84
€ 14.99
€ 11.84
Paperback. When the Englishman learned that someone was asking about him, he introduced himself to Pearson, who persuaded him to write his story - a story even more extraordinary than that of the Krays. Because the Englishman is the only man of non-Italian blood to be admitted to the heart of the Mafia. Num Pages: 416 pages, ports. BIC Classification: BTC; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099457787
- ISBN
- 9780099457787
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.88
€ 14.99
€ 11.88
Paperback. An inspirational read by an incredible young woman whose words are helping change lives across the globe. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 18. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444754803
- ISBN
- 9781444754803
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
€ 13.99
€ 11.09
hardcover. While many people are familiar with the U.S. Marshals Service's reputation from frontier days, when legendary lawmen such as Wyatt Earp and Bat Masterson enforced the Wild West, the agency's modern exploits are less well known. Num Pages: 210 pages, 24 b&w photographs, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; JKSW1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 164 x 23. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597973670
- ISBN
- 9781597973670
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.45
€ 33.45
Paperback. Kenton Cool is the finest alpine climber of this generation. He has summited Everest twelve times. He is the only Briton to have skied down two 8000-metre mountains. Today he is in pain and after a long day in the mountains it's not uncommon to see him struggling to walk. Yet he still climbs. Why do you do it? people ask him. This book tells why. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 277 x 24. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099594772
- ISBN
- 9780099594772
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.88
€ 14.99
€ 11.88
Hardcover. A biography of the Laird of Torosay Castle Num Pages: 240 pages, colour and b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Publisher
- Spellmount Ltd Pub
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781862270367
- ISBN
- 9781862270367
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.84
€ 33.99
€ 28.84
Paperback. This vivid, intimate, narrative memoir celebrates the life of best-selling and award-winning novelist Kate Grenville's mother. Now a gorgeous paperback Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Canongate Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782116875
- ISBN
- 9781782116875
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.03
€ 17.99
€ 13.03
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Signed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198703136
- ISBN
- 9780198703136
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.23
€ 26.99
€ 20.23
Paperback. The world's most popular medium answers your spiritual questions. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; VXP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444790863
- ISBN
- 9781444790863
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.05
€ 13.99
€ 11.05
Hardcover. Through frank discussions of sex and intimacy, the author explores the consequence of sexual violence on love and relationships, and she illustrates the steep personal cost of sexual violence and the obstacles faced by individual survivors in its aftermath. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFFE2; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 50 x 80 x 20. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226073705
- ISBN
- 9780226073705
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 20.25
€ 24.99
€ 20.25