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Paperback. Criminals are not born in a vacuum, and Frank Lucas is no exception. At the age of six he watched his cousin die in a lynching and in that moment of Southern brutality, Frank Lucas, notorious gangster, billion-dollar-heroin importer was born. This title tells the story of this most notorious black gangster to ever rule the streets of New York. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BGA; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091928674
ISBN
9780091928674
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.95

Hardback. Editor(s): Grant, Patrick. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 233 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1422.
Publisher
Die Gestalten Verlag
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9783899555523
ISBN
9783899555523
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.67

Paperback. A romantic account of the several years that the author spent working behind the counter at Bristol's Revolver Records - a business run from the heart rather than the head. It evokes a golden moment in British cultural history, and celebrates the magical abandon that music offers us. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWS; 3JJPN; AVGP; BM; KNTF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571311804
ISBN
9780571311804
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.07

Paperback. The biography of The Specials' Neville Staple. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: AVGU; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Quarto Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845135423
ISBN
9781845135423
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.96

Paperback. Appalled by the numbers of destitute children on the streets of New York, Charles Loring Brace created the Children's Aid Society and organised a programme of adoption across the US. Between 1854 and 1929 some 250,000 children were found homes in the country. This is his story, and theirs. Num Pages: 362 pages, bibliographical references , index. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
362
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226616674
ISBN
9780226616674
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.29

Paperback. A biography of the young Orson Welles, from his prodigious childhood and youth, his triumphs with the Mercury Theatre, to the making of "Citizen Kane". Num Pages: 656 pages, 1. BIC Classification: APFB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 43. Weight in Grams: 492.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
656
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099462514
ISBN
9780099462514
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.06

Paperback. The reason for the decline of Orson Welles' career is a hotly debated issue. When Citizen Kane, his first film, opened in 1941, Welles was universally acclaimed as the audacious filmmaker alive. In 1947, Welles left America for Europe and lived for the best part of twenty years in self-imposed exile. This biography tells the story of this man. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099462613
ISBN
9780099462613
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.05

paperback. An epic survey of Orson Welles' life and work. It shows what it was like to be around Welles, and, what it was like to be him, in which lies the answer to the old riddle: whatever happened to Orson Welles? Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; ANB; APFB; APW; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 34. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099502838
ISBN
9780099502838
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.53

Paperback. George Orwell has become one of the most potent and symbolic figures in western political thought. Including interviews with friends and people who knew him in his years of obscurity, this book offers a human portrait of the writer too often embalmed as a secular saint. Num Pages: 496 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJPR; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 40. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099283461
ISBN
9780099283461
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.03

Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFSJ1; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 203 x 20. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Caitlin Press Canada
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781987915167
ISBN
9781987915167
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.23

Paperback. .
Publisher
Darton,Longman & Todd Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780232532012
ISBN
9780232532012
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.65

Paperback. Biography of Oscar Wilde. Good copy with some shelf wear.
Edition
New
Publisher
Paladin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1971
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KTG0008738
ISBN
9780586080405
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear. Previous owner's inscription on inside cover.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1971
Publisher
Paladin
Edition
New
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTG0015559
ISBN
9780586080405
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Very good copy in good dustwrappers. DW has light shelf wear, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Hamish Hamilton
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0019233
ISBN
9780241123928
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 13.00

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Black Rose Books Canada
Edition
1st THUS
Number of pages
307
Condition
New
SKU
V9780921689423
ISBN
9780921689423
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.70

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, illus. BIC Classification: BGL; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845195410
ISBN
9781845195410
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.90

Paperback. Num Pages: 209 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 77 x 77 x 15. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2023
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
209
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811209953
ISBN
9780811209953
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.42

Paperback. The enthralling story of a dynamic empire whose impact is felt to this day Num Pages: 720 pages, 2 x 8pp b&w illustrations and six maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3H; BGH; HBJF1; HBLC; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 41. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
John Murray
Number of pages
720
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719561122
ISBN
9780719561122
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.66

Paperback. A collection of immediate relevance and timeless value, ranging from lyrical autobiography to criticism of literature and culture, from humour to political analysis, from delicate evocations of Pamuk's friendship with his daughter Ruya to provocative discussions of Eastern and Western art. Translator(s): Dikbas, Nazim. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVT; BM; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 31. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2nd edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571327355
ISBN
9780571327355
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.59

Hardcover. Editor(s): Keatinge, Benjamin; Woods, Aengus. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSC. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 31. Weight in Grams: 646. Good clean copy with some shelf wear
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Irish Academic Press Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0003209
ISBN
9780716529101
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

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