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Paperback. The author was asked by the New Yorker to write a profile of Mario Batali who runs one of New York's most successful three-star restaurants. Buford accepted the commission, on the condition Batali allow him to work in his kitchen, as his slave. This memoir presents his kitchen adventures, and the story of Batali's rise to culinary fame. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 137 x 21. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
7th
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099464433
ISBN
9780099464433
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Hardcover. Good copy with some shelf wear, nicks and tears to dustwrapper, yellowing of pages but otherwise good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1977
Publisher
William Morrow
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
KKD0007590
ISBN
9780688032067
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 424 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: BGH; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 24. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
Edition
3rd ed.
SKU
V9780816645930
ISBN
9780816645930
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.18

Paperback. Read the heartwarming story of Pea Horsley, the UK's first professional animal communicator, as she tracks lost animals, tackles troublesome pets and helps people to truly understand their devoted friends. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM; WNG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007326600
ISBN
9780007326600
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: BGX; HRCC7; HRCX1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 232 x 16. Weight in Grams: 360. Biography..John Henry Newman. 224pp
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Veritas Publications
Condition
New
SKU
9781847302427
ISBN
9781847302427
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 7.60

Paperback. A compelling insight into the lives of the great polar explorers, through the eyes of the women who inspired them - this is the story of seven remarkable women. Drawing on her own experience as an explorer's daughter, and using extracts from journals and letters, the author blends accounts of longing, betrayal and hope with tales of adventure. Num Pages: 318 pages, 24 photos and images. BIC Classification: 1MTN; BGH; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Saraband
Number of pages
318
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908643216
ISBN
9781908643216
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.82

Paperback. Awkward teachers, pompous school governors and fearsome lollipop ladies occasionally make the author's hectic job as a school inspector more than difficult. But, for him, the main challenge remains the frankly spoken children. This title tells his story. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; BGA; JNKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Penguin Books
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141027678
ISBN
9780141027678
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.85

Hardcover. No composer contributed more to film than Bernard Herrmann, who in over 40 scores enriched the work of such directors as Orson Welles, Alfred Hitchcock, Francois Truffaut, and Martin Scorsese. This biography explores the interrelationships between Herrmann's music and his turbulent personal life. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVH; BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First Edition ~1st Printing
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520071230
ISBN
9780520071230
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.84
€ 49.44

Paperback. Hearing voices - a symptom of schizophrenia, a religious experience, or something else entirely? Claire Bien's riveting memoir provides a fascinating personal perspective on this often-misunderstood condition. Claire's tumultuous journey will help you to understand why auditory hallucinations are not necessarily an indicator of mental illness. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BGXA; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 28. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785927188
ISBN
9781785927188
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.85

Paperback. .
Publisher
Parallax Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781888375961
ISBN
9781888375961
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 13.97

Hardcover. Keywords: "Subjects - Biography - General,Subjects - Biography - Social & Health Issues - Teaching & Learning,Subjects - Study Books - Teachers Resource - Education Studies & Teaching - Management & Administrati"
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Constable London
Edition
1st.ed.
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KHS0065780
ISBN
9780094782006
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Clean copy in good dustwrapper
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Constable London
Edition
1st.ed.
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0236263
ISBN
9780094782006
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 24 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 26. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Scratching Shed Publishing Ltd
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780956804396
ISBN
9780956804396
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.95

Paperback. Gervase Phinn thinks he's heard just about everything in his two years as a school inspector, but a surprising enquiry from an angelic six-year-old reminds him never to take children for granted. His marriage to Christine Bentley, finding somewhere idyllic to live in the Yorkshire Dales, and chance of a promotion. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; BGA; JNKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Penguin
Edition
UK ed.
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141005225
ISBN
9780141005225
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.85

Paperback. Born with a natural genius for cricket, the author began breaking records with bat and ball from a young age and soon became the man English cricket expected most from. This book gives us the story of his never-dull life and times in his own no-nonsense words. Num Pages: 400 pages, 2 x 8 page colour sections. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 26. Weight in Grams: 278.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Ebury Press
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091921491
ISBN
9780091921491
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.80

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BGX; HRCV9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 215 x 11. Weight in Grams: 232.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Kregel Publications,U.S.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780825444043
ISBN
9780825444043
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.43

Paperback. This lavishly illustrated, richly documented life of Lady Lavery relates how one beautiful American woman reinvented herself as 'a simple Irish girl' and came to personify Eire on Ireland's banknotes, 'living and dying .. as though some ballad-singer had sung it all'. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157. .
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843516439
ISBN
9781843516439
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.00
€ 15.75

Paperback. Offers the full intellectual biography of Friedrich A. Hayek - pivotal economic theorist. In this book, the author impressively situates Hayek in a broader intellectual context, unpacking the often-difficult turns in his thinking, and showing how his economic ideas came to inform his ideas on the other social sciences. Num Pages: 500 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGB; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 31. Weight in Grams: 774.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
500
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226091938
ISBN
9780226091938
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.66

Paperback. Editor(s): Hayek, F. A.; Kresge, Stephen; Wenar, Leif. Num Pages: 172 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGB; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Edition
New Edition
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865977402
ISBN
9780865977402
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.64

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Trent Editions United Kingdom
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
149
Condition
New
SKU
V9780905488431
ISBN
9780905488431
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.18

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