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Biography
Paperback. Presents an avowal of a professional author's ideas about style, literature, art, drama and philosophy, and also an illuminating insight into this great writer's craft. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099286899
- ISBN
- 9780099286899
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.88
€ 13.00
€ 11.88
Paperback. A panoramic, stylish narrative history of the Rolling Stones, viewed through the impassioned and opinionated lens of Vanity Fair contributor Rich Cohen, who traveled with the band in the 1990s as a reporter for Rolling Stone Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472218049
- ISBN
- 9781472218049
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
paperback. During his reign Louis XIV was the most powerful king in Europe. He presided over a golden age of military and artistic achievement in France, and deployed his charm and talents for spin and intrigue to hold his court and country within his absolute control. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JD; 3JF; BGH; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099528883
- ISBN
- 9780099528883
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.77
€ 13.00
€ 11.77
hardcover. A memoir by L.W. "Bill" Lane, Jr., about Sunset, the extraordinarily influential western magazine he guided for several decades until 1990, and about the American West that the magazine helped shape in the twentieth century. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white halftones, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 19. Weight in Grams: 762.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804785112
- ISBN
- 9780804785112
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.45
€ 33.99
€ 31.45
Paperback. William Hutchison Murray (1913 - 1996) was one of Scotland's most distinguished climbers in the years before and after the Second World War. He became a writer of non-fiction, novelist, distinguished conservationist. Num Pages: 386 pages, 50. BIC Classification: BGS; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 31. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Publisher
- Sandstone Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910124185
- ISBN
- 9781910124185
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.38
€ 13.99
€ 11.38
Hardcover. The SUPERMEN "After a rare speech at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado, in 1976, programmers in the audience had suddenly fallen silent when Cray offered to answer questions. He stood there for several minutes, waiting for their queries, but none came. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BG; TBX; UKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 236 x 24. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471048855
- ISBN
- 9780471048855
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 33.64
€ 42.99
€ 33.64
Paperback. The bookies always win. But one man has been proving them wrong for four decades. In the summer of 1975 Barney Curley, a fearless and renowned gambler, masterminded one of the most spectacular gambles of all time with a racehorse called Yellow Sam. It cost the bookmakers millions of pounds. They said that it could never happen again. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BGS; WDP; WSNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099576587
- ISBN
- 9780099576587
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.14
€ 12.99
€ 11.14
Paperback. The making of the "Oxford English Dictionary" was a monumental 50 year task requiring thousands of volunteers. One of the keenest volunteers was a W C Minor who astonished everyone by refusing to come to Oxford to receive his congratulations. In the end, James Murray, the "OED's" editor, went to Crowthorne in Berkshire to meet him. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGH; CFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 156.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140271287
- ISBN
- 9780140271287
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.38
€ 12.99
€ 10.38
Paperback. A riveting new biography - the first for thirty years - of the influential floral artist and founder of the Cordon Bleu cookery school Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BG; WB; WFW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- Macmillan UK
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprints
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780330544221
- ISBN
- 9780330544221
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.37
€ 17.99
€ 13.37
Paperback. From igloo house calls to bandaging animal bites to performing surgeries they are ill equipped to do, the accounts in "The Surprising Lives of Small-Town Doctors" show the many rewards of practicing medicine in isolated communities. Num Pages: 238 pages. BIC Classification: BGT; MB; VFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Regina Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780889774315
- ISBN
- 9780889774315
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.63
€ 23.99
€ 20.63
Paperback. The fascinating story of a famous Victorian murder case - and the notorious detective who solved it Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWW; 3JH; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 26. Weight in Grams: 308. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAK0006743
- ISBN
- 9780747596486
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The Tailor never travelled further than Scotland, yet the breadth of the world could not contains the wealth of his humour and fantasy. All human life is here - marriages, inquests, matchmaking, wakes - and always the Tailor, his wife and their black cow. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 214 224pp. Introduction by Frank O'Connor
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- Mercier Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780853420507
- ISBN
- 9780853420507
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 13.21
€ 15.99
€ 13.21
Hardcover. Talcott Parsons has been one of the most influential postwar American sociologists, but he has also been criticized for, among other things, the alleged conservatism of his structural functionalist theory. The author's selections from Parsons' work gives an overview of his contributions. Series: Blackwell Readers. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BG; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 177 x 30. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Basil Blackwell Inc, US United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557865434
- ISBN
- 9781557865434
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.52
€ 157.52
Paperback. aeo Most comprehensive collection of Parsonsa work available in one volume. aeo Provides a balanced perspective on Parsonsa work, organized topically. aeo Editorial features include introduction to Parsonsa thought, extensive bibliography and chronology of his life and work. Series: Blackwell Readers. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BG; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 180 x 20. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Basil Blackwell Inc, US United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557865441
- ISBN
- 9781557865441
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.78
€ 58.78
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780307477385
- ISBN
- 9780307477385
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.08
€ 21.99
€ 18.08
Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWK; 3JJP; BM; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 341.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295999593
- ISBN
- 9780295999593
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.34
€ 118.34
Paperback. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: BM; HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 16. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Publisher
- RIVERHEAD
- Number of pages
- 210
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594484858
- ISBN
- 9781594484858
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.30
€ 19.99
€ 16.30
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 18 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; BM; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Blacksmith Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789881613905
- ISBN
- 9789881613905
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.44
€ 17.99
€ 13.44
Paperback. Brian Cockerill has ruled his world with an iron fist. Using nothing but his hands as weapons, he has patrolled the streets, clubs and raves of Britain in order to keep order and to 'tax' those whose ill-gotten gains he sees fit to take a share of. Yet despite his appalling record of aggression, Brian is a man who lives by rules and respect. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8pp mono illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; BGA; JFFE; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 196. 288 pages, 8pp mono illustrations. Brian Cockerill has ruled his world with an iron fist. Using nothing but his hands as weapons, he has patrolled the streets, clubs and raves of Britain in order to keep order and to 'tax' those whose ill-gotten gains he sees fit to take a share of. Yet despite his appalling record of aggression, Brian is a man who lives by rules and respect. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; BGA; JFFE; JKV. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight: 196.
- Publisher
- John Blake
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844544882
- ISBN
- 9781844544882
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.87
€ 13.99
€ 10.87
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; BTC; JFSS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Milo Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908479860
- ISBN
- 9781908479860
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.81
€ 11.99
€ 10.81