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Paperback. In the summer of 1964, aged twenty, Ray Davies led the Kinks to fame with their number one hit 'You Really Got Me'. Within months, they were established among the pop elite, swamped by fans and fast becoming renowned for the rioting at their gigs. Based on countless interviews, this biography presents an intimate portrait yet of Ray Davies. Num Pages: 784 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 153 x 60. Weight in Grams: 1052.
Publisher
Random House UK
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099554080
ISBN
9780099554080
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.83

Paperback. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 122.
Publisher
Melville House Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612194219
ISBN
9781612194219
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.35

Hardback. Double Speedway World Champion and former captain of the Great British speedway team, Tai Woffinden is one of the sport's biggest stars. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786062789
ISBN
9781786062789
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.65

Paperback. A biography of Maurice Ravel (1875-1937), by one of the leading scholars of nineteenth- and twentieth-century French music, that is based on a wealth of written and oral evidence, some newly translated and some derived from interviews with the composer's friends and associates. Num Pages: 420 pages, 16pp. black-&-white section of illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 158 x 35. Weight in Grams: 740.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
420
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300187762
ISBN
9780300187762
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.60

Paperback. Delivering two 38-year-old Mississippi river tugboats halfway around the world from Bahrain to Trinidad would not be every ship master's dream employment. This title relates the day-to-day problems that twelve crewmen encountered while living onboard. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8pp colour section, c.50 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: BTP; WGG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 170 x 13. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Whittles Publishing
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904445623
ISBN
9781904445623
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.50

Paperback. John "Red" Shea was a top lieutenant to South Boston's top Irish mobster, Whitey Bulger, and was the only guy to walk the walk and take the rap when the mob boss and his fellow rats turned and ran. Shea did 12 years of hard time to maintain his personal dignity and sense of integrity. This book provides an account of mob life and Red Shea. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8 pages of black and white photo inserts. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 246.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061232893
ISBN
9780061232893
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.96

Paperback. Sensational new biography - using the discovery of long lost contemporary documents - of the Russian peasant mystic whose malign influence helped lead to the downfall of the Romanovs. Translator(s): Rosengrant, Judson. Num Pages: 728 pages, 16pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BGH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 47. Weight in Grams: 510.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co London
Number of pages
728
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753810804
ISBN
9780753810804
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.54

Paperback. Num Pages: 848 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJC; BGH; HBLW; HBTV4; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447245858
ISBN
9781447245858
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.51

Paperback. An eye-opening short biography of Rasputin, drawing on previously unpublished material, in which Frances Welch turns her inimitable wry gaze on one of the great mysteries of Russian history. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJC; BGH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Short Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780722320
ISBN
9781780722320
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Hardback. * A major new biography on one of the greatest artists of all time, Raphael Sanzio, written by a leading Renaissance expert. * Retraces Raphael s career by re-examining contemporary documents and accounts and interpreting the artist s works with the eye of an expert restorer. Translator(s): Byatt, Lucinda. Num Pages: 260 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: ACND; AFC; AGB; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 163 x 31. Weight in Grams: 682.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745644110
ISBN
9780745644110
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.27
€ 54.95

Paperback. This book is the first complete biography of Raphael Lemkin, the father of the United Nations Genocide Convention, based on his papers; and shows how his campaign for an international treaty succeeded. In addition, the book covers Lemkin's inauguration of the historical study of past genocides. Num Pages: 345 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BGH; HBTZ; JPVH; LBBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
2008th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137427373
ISBN
9781137427373
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 124.20

Paperback. The definitive biography of one of the great heroes of the Second World War Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGH; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
Publisher
MacLehose Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848665965
ISBN
9781848665965
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.54

Paperback. Num Pages: 482 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 30. Weight in Grams: 740. The Fictional Memoir Of Colston Willmott. 482 pages, black & white illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVH; BGF; BM. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 30. Weight: 740.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Charivari Press
Number of pages
482
Condition
New
SKU
V9781895166064
ISBN
9781895166064
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.54

Hardback. Editor(s): Lynd, Alice; Lynd, Robert Staughton. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 308 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691642383
ISBN
9780691642383
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.26

Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BM. Dimension: 240 x 159. Weight in Grams: 650.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007554584
ISBN
9780007554584
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 5.84

Paperback. In this graphic and yet surprisingly funny account of her and others' extraordinary careers, Lankford unveils a world in which park rangers struggle to maintain their idealism in the face of danger, disillusionment, and, sometimes, death. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; DQ; RGR; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 21.
Publisher
Falcon Guides
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762752638
ISBN
9780762752638
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.20

Hardcover. Randolph Caldecott established a new standard of taste in children's picture books. Colour plates from the author's personal collection. Series: Bruce Peel Special Collections Library. Num Pages: 128 pages, 0. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 524.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Alberta Press Canada
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551952093
ISBN
9781551952093
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 36.94

Paperback. This book, winner of the Robert Penn Warren-Cleanth Brooks award, examines all of Jarrell's work, incorporating new research such as previously undiscovered essays and poems. Burt situates the poet- critic among his peers, including Bishop and Arendt, in literature and cultural criticism. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 port. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; DSBH; DSC; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 149 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231125956
ISBN
9780231125956
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.34

Hardback. Randall Jarrell (1914-1965) was an influential poetry critic. This book examines his work, situating him among peers. It examines the social context of his aesthetic choices, examining events ranging from teen culture to the Cuban missile crisis. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 port. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; DSBH; DSC; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231125949
ISBN
9780231125949
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.17
€ 82.56

Paperback. Num Pages: 48 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 3. Weight in Grams: 90.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1972
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
52
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231034999
ISBN
9780231034999
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 169 x 13. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
Plexus Publishing
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859653268
ISBN
9780859653268
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.75

Paperback. Everyone has heard of Ramesses the Great - but what is the truth behind the legend? This book explores the life and times of Egypt's greatest king. Ramesses II was the archetypal Egyptian pharoah: a mighty warrior, an extravagant builder and the father of scores of children. His monuments and image were to be found in every corner of the empire. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16pp b&w line drawings. BIC Classification: 1F; 1QDAE; BGH; HBJF; HBJH; HBLA; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 134 x 18. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140280975
ISBN
9780140280975
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.77

Paperback. The groundbreaking biography, available for the centennial of Woody Guthrie's birth in July 2012. Num Pages: 512 pages, 8 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 141 x 29. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393327366
ISBN
9780393327366
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.66

paperback. Introduced to the West by Paul Brunton, Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi (1879-1950) is widely hailed as the greatest Indian saint and sage in modern times, whose teachings continue to influence thousands around the world today. This title interweaves the story of Ramana's life with his spiritual journey. Num Pages: 207 pages. BIC Classification: BGX; HRG; HRLP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 169 x 15. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Rider
Condition
New
SKU
9781846044083
ISBN
9781846044083
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.53

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