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Biography

Paperback. Revisiting the bomb-sites and boozers of his childhood and adolescence, the author takes the reader on a tour of a cockney heartland which is at once irresistibly mythic and undeniably real. He offers insight into the social history of East London, as well as a school of hard knocks coming-of-age story with a powerful emotional punch. Num Pages: 272 pages, Two 8pp black and white plate sections. BIC Classification: APB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 211.
Publisher
Canongate UK
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782112457
ISBN
9781782112457
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.57

Paperback. Paul and Marie Pireaud, a young peasant couple from southwest France, were newlyweds when World War I erupted. With Paul in the army from 1914 to 1919, they were forced to conduct their marriage by correspondence. This book draws upon the hundreds of letters they wrote and tells their moving story and reveals a personal perspective on war. Num Pages: 352 pages, 6 halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJF; BJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674030510
ISBN
9780674030510
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.06

Paperback.
Publisher
O´Brien Press Ltd
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847173041
ISBN
9781847173041
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.98

Paperback. This book is for all runners, from beginners who fear they're too slow or unathletic, right up to the most seasoned marathoners and ultramarathoners. Join Lisa and the extraordinary runners she meets along the way, in a journey that reveals a profound truth about running: it's not about the time you do, but the time you have. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BM; WSKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Summersdale Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849538275
ISBN
9781849538275
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.71

Paperback. Editor(s): Edmond-Paul, Mary. Num Pages: 327 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBN; 2AB; BGLA; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 149 x 25. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Otago University Press New Zealand
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781877578212
ISBN
9781877578212
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.88

Paperback. A dazzling and devastating memoir exploring breakdown and obsessive love, in a voice unlike any other Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFJB; VFJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 197 x 14. Weight in Grams: 160. 224 pages. A dazzling and devastating memoir exploring breakdown and obsessive love, in a voice unlike any other. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BM; VFJB; VFJX. Dimension: 151 x 197 x 14. Weight: 160.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408822067
ISBN
9781408822067
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Hardback. Heart-rending letters of love gone sour from notable men and women Editor(s): Bass, Eleanor. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; BK; VFVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 206 x 25. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Icon Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785781681
ISBN
9781785781681
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.65

Paperback. What it takes to be a 21st century woman. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: APB; ASZB; BM; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 215 x 24. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473650626
ISBN
9781473650626
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.29

Paperback. What it takes to be a 21st century woman. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: APB; ASZB; BM; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473650633
ISBN
9781473650633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Delightful tales of rural life and crime set in the glorious Yorkshire countryside. You're Coming With Me Lad blends humour with real-life action for fans of Gervase Phinn. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; BM; JKSW1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340918777
ISBN
9780340918777
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.64

Hardback. This is the story of Yukichi Fukuzawa, one of the most effective business entrepreneurs in early modern Japan. He was the inspiration of the Yokohama Specie Bank, the basis of Japsn's sound banking system, and helped to lead the old established House of Mitsui into the modern age. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; BGH; KCB; KCZ; KJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333801215
ISBN
9780333801215
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.97

Paperback. In his radically new analysis of an extraordinary life, Damian Flanagan moves away from the stereotypical depiction of Mishima as a right-wing nationalist and aesthete and presents him as a man utterly obsessed with time - time-keeping devices and symbols - arguing that this compulsion was at the heart of the author's literature and life. Series: Critical Lives. Num Pages: 224 pages, 35 black & white. BIC Classification: APFB; BGF; BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 202 x 17. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780233451
ISBN
9781780233451
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 172 pages, 51 b/w photos. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888395948
ISBN
9780888395948
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.10

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, 9 illus. BIC Classification: BT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 140.
Publisher
Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888392329
ISBN
9780888392329
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; BGX; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 256.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Blue Dome Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935295051
ISBN
9781935295051
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.71

Paperback. This is an illuminating new critical biography of Yves Klein, which will appeal to students and scholars alike interested in the fascinating life of the radical and iconoclastic twentieth-century French artist. Series: Critical Lives. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: ACXD; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780232935
ISBN
9781780232935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Hardback. Pierre Berge, longtime partner of Yves Saint Laurent in life and in business, remembers their years together in Morocco in this charming, intimate illustrated journal. Illustrator(s): Mynott, Lawrence. Num Pages: 92 pages, 78 colour and 40 black-and-white illustrations. BIC Classification: AKT; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 304 x 217 x 16. Weight in Grams: 778.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Abrams
Condition
New
SKU
V9781419713491
ISBN
9781419713491
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 23.86

Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; 3JM; AVGN; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 196 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1126.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718185756
ISBN
9780718185756
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 20.72

Paperback. In August 2005, as Hurricane Katrina blew in the city of New Orleans has been abandoned by most citizens. But resident Abdulrahman Zeitoun, though his wife and family had gone, refused to leave. For days he traversed an apocalyptic landscape of flooded streets by canoe. But eventually he came to the attention of those 'guarding' this drowned city. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; 3JMC; BTP; JPVH; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141046815
ISBN
9780141046815
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Num Pages: 408 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGA; JFSJ1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 21. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Spinifex Press Australia
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9781875559305
ISBN
9781875559305
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.68

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