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Biography
paperback. A story of death, sex, betrayal and revenge; sweat, steroids and duplicity. Num Pages: 624 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 42. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Number of pages
- 624
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091932862
- ISBN
- 9780091932862
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.53
€ 23.99
€ 16.53
Paperback. Thomas Hobbes, the first great English political philosopher, has had the reputation of being a pessimistic atheist. This study evaluates Hobbes's philosophy, describing him to have been passionately concerned with the refutation of scepticism, and to have developed a theory of knowledge, which rivalled that of Descartes in its importance. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 168 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JB; BG; HPCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 110 x 11. Weight in Grams: 132.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192802552
- ISBN
- 9780192802552
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.83
€ 11.99
€ 10.83
Paperback. An analysis of 20th century historian Eric Hobsbawn, assessing his scholarly record and the intellectual and political journey his life represents. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; HBAH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 136 x 12. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745328447
- ISBN
- 9780745328447
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 24.51
€ 35.99
€ 24.51
Hardcover. Num Pages: 424 pages, 40pp photographs. BIC Classification: 1MBN; 3JH; BGH; HBJM; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 242 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1124.
- Publisher
- Otago University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781877578663
- ISBN
- 9781877578663
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 31.10
€ 42.99
€ 31.10
Paperback. David Hockney's career has spanned and epitomised the art movements over the years. With access to interviews, family and friends and Hockney's own notebooks and paintings, this volume delivers a revelatory account of the man who many believe to be Britain's greatest artist. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; AFC; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 234 x 29. Weight in Grams: 868.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846057090
- ISBN
- 9781846057090
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.95
€ 19.99
€ 14.95
Paperback. David Hockney's career has spanned and epitomised the art movements of the past five decades. Volume 1 covered his early life. This volume finds him flitting between Notting Hill and California, where he took inspiration for the swimming pool series of paintings. It also illuminates the glamorous circles he moved in, and his relationships. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 234 x 32. Weight in Grams: 998.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Condition
- New
- Publication date
- 2017
- SKU
- V9781780890081
- ISBN
- 9781780890081
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.06
€ 19.99
€ 15.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 195 pages. BIC Classification: BGB; KNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 14. Weight in Grams: 154.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Old Street Publishing United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906964085
- ISBN
- 9781906964085
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.41
€ 12.41
Paperback. A biography of the musician and composer Arthur Russell, one of the most important but least known contributors to the downtown New York music scene during the 1970s and 1980s. It traces Russell's odyssey from his hometown of Oskaloosa, Iowa, to countercultural San Francisco, and eventually to New York, where he lived from 1973 until his death. Num Pages: 448 pages, 85 illustrations. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 29. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822344858
- ISBN
- 9780822344858
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.71
€ 31.99
€ 28.71
Paperback. Num Pages: 203 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; JFSJ1; VFJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- M P Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 203
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849823043
- ISBN
- 9781849823043
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.49
€ 10.99
€ 9.49
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFJX; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 15. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781928337294
- ISBN
- 9781928337294
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.44
€ 16.99
€ 15.44
Paperback. In 2005, Rob and Jo Gambi became the first married couple to achieve the ultimate adventurer's ambition when they climbed the 'Seven Summits' (the highest mountains on all seven continents) and skied to both the North and South Poles together in record time. This work tells the story of love and survival against the odds. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16pp colour plates. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780749951375
- ISBN
- 9780749951375
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.81
€ 14.99
€ 11.81
Paperback. How can one experience the trauma of the concentration camps - being reduced to a helpless witness of the brutality of torture, medical experiments, and execution of those around you - how can one survive this and remain the same? This title explores the complex results of this dehumanizing experience. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814715130
- ISBN
- 9780814715130
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.83
€ 33.99
€ 30.83
Hardback. Born in St Louis, Missouri, Marianne Moore eventually found her way to New York with her mother whom she continued to live with until her mother passed, a familial devotion so intense that William Carlos Williams complained that it was 'pathological' and prevented her from marrying any 'literary guys'. Moore never married. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 241 x 41. Weight in Grams: 782.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Complete Numbers Starting with 1, 1st Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571301829
- ISBN
- 9780571301829
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 26.02
€ 40.99
€ 26.02
Paperback. Busty babe Holly Hagan has had viewers of Geordie Shore glued to their screens ever since the first series. Filled with genuinely touching stories and inside accounts of what they don't show you on TV, Holly has laid herself bare, physically and emotionally. If you think you know all there is to know about Holly from Geordie Shore, think again. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 24. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Updated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784183363
- ISBN
- 9781784183363
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.38
€ 10.99
€ 9.38
Hardcover. Blaise Cendrars, one of twentieth-century France's most gifted men of letters, came to Hollywood in 1936 for the newspaper "Paris-Soir". This book records Cendrars' experiences on Hollywood's streets and at its studios and hottest clubs. Illustrator(s): Guerin, Jean. Translator(s): White, Garrett. Num Pages: 195 pages, photograph, 29 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; BGB; KNTC; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 139 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 195
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780520078079
- ISBN
- 9780520078079
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.17€ 42.32
€ 53.17
€ 42.32
Paperback. Hollywood, Interrupted is a sometimes frightening, occasionally sad, and frequently hysterical odyssey into the darkest realms of showbiz pathology, the endless stream of meltdowns and flameouts, and the inexplicable behavior on the part of show business personalities. Num Pages: 394 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 146 x 29. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 394
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471706243
- ISBN
- 9780471706243
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.08
€ 26.99
€ 22.08
Hardback. From 1934 to 1954 Joseph I Breen, a media-savvy Victorian Irishman, reigned over the Production Code Administration, the Hollywood office tasked with censoring the American screen. This title tells the story of Breen's ascent to power and the widespread effects of his reign. Num Pages: 440 pages, 60 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJP; APFA; BGF; JFMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231143585
- ISBN
- 9780231143585
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.97€ 79.73
€ 103.97
€ 79.73
Paperback. Following authors experiences as a militiaman in the Spanish Civil War, chronicled in Homage to Catalonia, in this book he brings to bear all the force of his humanity, passion and clarity, describing with bitter intensity the bright hopes and cynical betrayals of that chaotic episode. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; BGHA; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141183053
- ISBN
- 9780141183053
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.29
€ 11.99
€ 10.29
Paperback. Following his experiences as a militiaman in the Spanish Civil War, the author describes the revolutionary euphoria of Barcelona, the courage of ordinary Spanish men and women he fought alongside, the terror and confusion of the front, and his near-fatal bullet wound and the vicious treachery of his supposed allies. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJG; BM; HBWP; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 113 x 15. Weight in Grams: 152.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141393025
- ISBN
- 9780141393025
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.46
€ 10.99
€ 9.46
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, b/w photos & colour illus. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894898492
- ISBN
- 9781894898492
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 19.72
€ 27.99
€ 19.72
Paperback. Examines the political nature of culture and specifically literature. This title challenges the way the West has appropriated Africa with a particular emphasis on how 'imperialist' literature has been used to justify its dispossession and degradation. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSK; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 128. 128 pages. This work is an extended exploration of the European impact on African culture, viewed through the most vivid experience available to the author - his own life. It is an extended snapshot of a major writer's childhood, illuminating his roots as an artist. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1H; 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSK; GTB. Dimension: 199 x 129 x 10. Weight: 126.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841953854
- ISBN
- 9781841953854
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.74
€ 13.99
€ 10.74
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1979
- Edition
- Reprint edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140431360
- ISBN
- 9780140431360
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.23
€ 17.99
€ 14.23
Paperback. The memoirs of Ireland's acclaimed author and playwright, Hugh Leonard. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 202. Good clean copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Methuen
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Edition
- New
- SKU
- KKD0002182
- ISBN
- 9780413771681
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. The memoirs of Ireland's acclaimed author and playwright, Hugh Leonard. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 202. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Methuen
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- New
- SKU
- KKD0004031
- ISBN
- 9780413771681
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95