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Hardback. Answers the question, 'how does one read an author', by undertaking an experiment in critical biography. This book provides an original way of reading, one that captures with variety and subtlety the personality that exists only in Woolf's works and in the minds of her readers. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138121
- ISBN
- 9780691138121
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.52
€ 37.99
€ 27.52
Paperback. Presents an account of Andy McNab, from the day he was found in a carrier bag on the steps of Guy's Hospital to the day he went to fight in the Gulf War. Recounting his activities in the Special Forces unit, McNab offers an insight into the world of surveillance and intelligence gathering, counter-terrorism and hostage rescue. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 32. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552153584
- ISBN
- 9780552153584
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. This extraordinary story is told from the archive documents in the case of Sister Benedetta Carlini, an Abbess who was imprisoned for thirty-five years after being found guilty of a lesbian relationship with another nun. Series: Studies in the History of Sexuality. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Dimension: 203 x 134. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195042252
- ISBN
- 9780195042252
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.39
€ 23.39
Paperback. George Best is considered the greatest footballer of our time. Every man envied him and every woman adored him. To mark the 50th anniversary of his debut for Manchester United, this book presents Best at his glorious peak - the precocious goals, the labyrinthine runs, the poise and balletic balance and the body swerves. Num Pages: 528 pages, Illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 35. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Windmill Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099558583
- ISBN
- 9780099558583
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.88
€ 14.99
€ 11.88
Paperback. This paperback edition is updated to include new insights into Holst's life and work resulting from the discovery of important unseen archival materials. Editor(s): Grogan, Christopher. Series: Aldeburgh Studies in Music. Num Pages: 522 pages, 54, 2 colour, 52 black and white. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH; BGF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1182. Series: Aldeburgh Studies in Music. 522 pages, 54, 2 colour, 52 black and white. Editor(s): Grogan, Christopher. This paperback edition is updated to include new insights into Holst's life and work resulting from the discovery of important unseen archival materials. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH; BGF. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 35. Weight: 1180.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Number of pages
- 522
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843835998
- ISBN
- 9781843835998
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 34.11
€ 40.99
€ 34.11
Paperback. Num Pages: 120 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGB; KCZ; KFFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 230 x 14. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Brick Tower Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781883283629
- ISBN
- 9781883283629
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.01
€ 13.99
€ 11.01
Paperback. Although numerous texts are available in translation that illustrate the papal side of the Investiture Controversy, few accounts exist that convey the position of secular leaders. Imperial Lives and Letters fills this gap, offering the full text of "The Deeds of Conrad II" (1024--1139) by Wipo, "Life of Emperor the Henry IV" (1056--1106) and the Letters of Henry IV. Translator(s): Mommsen, Theodor E.; Morrison, Karl F. Series: Records of Western Civilization Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3H; BJ; HBJD; HBLC; HRCC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 317.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231121217
- ISBN
- 9780231121217
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.15
€ 40.99
€ 29.15
Paperback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGX; HRCV9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Baker Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780800797775
- ISBN
- 9780800797775
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.57
€ 16.99
€ 13.57
Hardback. The outrageous true story of the French plot to supply arms and ammunition to Washington's Continental Army, and the bold French spy, inventor, playwright, and rogue behind it all Num Pages: 260 pages, 38 illus. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; BGHA; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University Press of New England United States
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781584659259
- ISBN
- 9781584659259
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.02
€ 32.99
€ 26.02
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, 10 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: ANC; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- North Atlantic Books,U.S.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583948439
- ISBN
- 9781583948439
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.10
€ 18.99
€ 15.10
Paperback. A vast archive of documents, unread since the sixteenth century, revises the portrait of Spain's best-known king Num Pages: 456 pages, 45 col. illus. & 14 figs. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JB; BGH; BGR; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 217 x 38. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300216950
- ISBN
- 9780300216950
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.67
€ 25.99
€ 19.67
Hardcover. Num Pages: 134 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 196 x 15. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publisher
- Otago University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781877578717
- ISBN
- 9781877578717
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.62
€ 20.99
€ 16.62
Hardcover. Good copy with some shelf wear. Dustwrapper with minor edge wear and plastic covering. Book is good clean copy with light yellowing of pages
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Publisher
- Arbor House Pub Co
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KKD0009664
- ISBN
- 9780877951605
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Intends to reconstruct the murder in 1959 of a Kansas farmer, his wife and children. This title explores the circumstances surrounding this terrible crime and the effect it had on those involved. It focuses on the amoral young killers Perry Smith and Dick Hickcock, who are shown to be reprehensible, yet entirely and frighteningly human. Series: Penguin Magnum Collection. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141043081
- ISBN
- 9780141043081
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.88
€ 14.99
€ 11.88
Paperback. Reconstructs the murder in 1959 of a Kansas farmer, his wife and both their children. In this title, the author's study of the killings and subsequent investigation explores the circumstances surrounding this terrible crime and the effect it had on those involved. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BTC; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 260. First British edition. Fine in original dust wrapper. DW showing age, sellotaped to spine, nicked and with small tears to edges. Sellotaped inside flaps taped front and back. Internally pages v. lightly toned, text is crisp and clear and remains a fine copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0028277
- ISBN
- 9780141182575
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 98.00
€ 98.00
Hardback. Virtually unknown today, Alfred Russel Wallace was the co-discoverer of natural selection with Darwin and an eminent scientist who stood out among his peers as a man of formidable mind and outsized personality. In this biography, Michael Shermer aims to rescue him from the history's sidelines. Num Pages: 448 pages, numerous halftones and line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 165 x 33. Weight in Grams: 814.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195148305
- ISBN
- 9780195148305
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.21
€ 39.21
Paperback. Num Pages: 576 pages, illus & 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF1; HBTQ; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 173 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1010.
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845197858
- ISBN
- 9781845197858
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.11€ 52.84
€ 53.11
€ 52.84
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8 maps; 16-page black and white photo insert. BIC Classification: 1DVWR; 3JJP; BM; HBJD; HBW; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 274 x 26. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812986624
- ISBN
- 9780812986624
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.78
€ 19.99
€ 14.78
Paperback. This volume is devoted to the smaller and more unusually-shaped works of Carleton E. Watkins, many of which have not been published before. The book also contains an overview of his life, and an edited transcript of a colloquium on his career. Series: In Focus. Num Pages: 144 pages, 55 duotone illustrations. BIC Classification: AGB; AJC; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 192 x 154 x 10. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892363995
- ISBN
- 9780892363995
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.98
€ 23.99
€ 17.98
Hardback. Chris Edwards has gone from running a stall in the Wakefield markets to masterminding the UK's cheapest store. In 2015, Chris sold 75 per cent of Poundworld for GBP150million, but he is still in control and determined to drive Poundworld to new heights. This is the truly inspiring story of one man's rise to the very top. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGBA; KJH; KNPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786060266
- ISBN
- 9781786060266
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.27
€ 23.99
€ 16.27
Hardcover. The spiritual diaries of Pope St John Paul II - published for the first time ever in English. The most intimate insight into the longest-serving pontiff of our time. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; HRCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 159. Weight in Grams: 810.
- Publisher
- William Collins
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008101053
- ISBN
- 9780008101053
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.75
€ 33.99
€ 28.75
Paperback. The revised new edition of the searing investigation into the murder of Pope John Paul I that has sold over 6 million copies. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJPL; BTC; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 23. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- Robinson
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845294960
- ISBN
- 9781845294960
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.81
€ 14.99
€ 11.81
Paperback. The spiritual diaries of Pope St John Paul II - published for the first time ever in English. The most intimate insight into the longest-serving pontiff of our time. BIC Classification: BJ. Dimension: 234 x 153. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KRS0029198
- ISBN
- 9780008225575
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BM; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 19. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408879948
- ISBN
- 9781408879948
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.65
€ 14.99
€ 11.65