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Paperback. He is one of the greatest musical talents Britain has ever produced. But even as the principle songwriter and lead guitarist for The Who, it would be unjust to define Pete Townshend's life simply through his achievements with bandmates Daltrey, Moon and Entwistle. Num Pages: 544 pages, (2x8pp colour plates). BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 43. Weight in Grams: 468.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007479160
ISBN
9780007479160
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.96

Paperback. 'The Voice of Golf' tells his compelling and colourful life story in this revealing autobiography. Num Pages: 320 pages, colour and black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 288.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340834008
ISBN
9780340834008
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.44

Hardcover. With his easy charm, down-to-earth personality and natural good looks, it's no wonder that Peter Andre has legions of fans across the globe. From presenting television shows to mastering ballroom dancing on Strictly Come Dancing, this book invites you to take a look behind the scenes of his incredible life. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: APT; AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 253 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1045.
Publisher
Bantam Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780593077689
ISBN
9780593077689
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.22

Paperback. Examines the career and the movies of Peter Cushing from his film debut in "The Man in the Iron Mask" (1939) through "Biggles" (1985). Using interviews and personal correspondence, this book provides Cushing's own views on many of his 91 films. Num Pages: 485 pages, photos, references, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 670.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
McFarland
Condition
New
SKU
V9780786444953
ISBN
9780786444953
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.64

Paperback. Presents an overview of Peter Drucker's contributions to management. Num Pages: 464 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: BGB; KJC; KJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 189 x 28. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780787960667
ISBN
9780787960667
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.52

Hardcover. Peter Hubner began his career as an orthopaedic shoemaker and moved on to cabinet-making before studying architecture. In the 1960s, he became a successful designer of prefabricated buildings and sanitary units. This book explores various issues. Num Pages: 358 pages, 500 colour & b/w illus. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB; AMB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 310 x 289 x 31. Weight in Grams: 2708.
Publisher
Edition Axel Menges Germany
Number of pages
358
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9783932565021
ISBN
9783932565021
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.97
€ 45.80

Hardcover. In good to very good condition. A fine reading copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
PublicAffairs New York
Number of pages
352
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
KRS0014447
ISBN
9781586485177
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Biography of Oxford Classics don who led intriguing life. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESF; BGL; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 223 x 37. Weight in Grams: 800.
Publisher
Signal Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908493989
ISBN
9781908493989
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.33

Paperback. The tenor, Peter Pears, contributed to British musical life through his own singing, and as the inspiration of Benjamin Britten. This biography includes an account of Pears's childhood and school days at Lancing College, his academic career at Oxford and his early professional work as a BBC singer. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16pp photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; AVGC9; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 134 x 28. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571170722
ISBN
9780571170722
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.40

Paperback. Peter has graced the stage with many of the all-time greats from Laurence Olivier and Orson Wells to Judi Dench, and in Summer Wine & Other Stories speaks with great humour and candour about his experiences on and off camera. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 18. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782197454
ISBN
9781782197454
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.38

Paperback. An autobiography which describes the euphoric highs and desperate lows of Peter Swan's career. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 19. Weight in Grams: 284.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752444376
ISBN
9780752444376
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. This is a biography of Peter the Great. It tells his life story in 12 chapters, including two final chapters on his legacy and posthumous reputation, with the aim of providing a vivid sense of the dynamics of his life and reign. Num Pages: 285 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JD; 3JF; BGH; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
285
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300103007
ISBN
9780300103007
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.11

Paperback. Tells the story of the infamous Peterhead Prison in Scotland's far north-east. Built in the 1880s as part of an ambitious humanitarian plan to use convict labour to construct a 'harbour of refuge' on the town's wild, storm-battered coast, it became what some call Scotland's gulag. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 pp. colour plate section. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 235 x 20. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
Black and White Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845025380
ISBN
9781845025380
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.96

Paperback. Behind the bars of Peterhead Prison, you'll find drugs, riots and fighting making the headlines, but there's also humour and stories aplenty as some of the most violent men in British crime do their time. Told by Britain's most wanted man in 1974, this is James Crosbie's insight into the other side of prison life. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; BTC; JKVP1; WHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Black and White Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845021528
ISBN
9781845021528
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.69

Hardcover. Drawing from the Bodleian Library's collections, this richly-illustrated book features extracts from letters, journals, diaries and memoirs written by a diverse cast of onlookers. Put into context with introductory notes, these first-hand accounts give a fascinating insight into the tumultuous year of 1917. Num Pages: 304 pages, 32 colour plates, 44 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJF; BJ; HBTV4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851244607
ISBN
9781851244607
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.92

Paperback. Irish rock'n'roll wild man Phil Lynott was a skillful survivor of rock trends and a world-class hellraiser. This eye-opening biography traces his life from 1950s Dublin, to the time in "Thin Lizzy", to his schizophrenic solo career, and the bitter feud that followed his tragic death. Num Pages: 228 pages, b&w photographs, discography. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 330. Irish rock'n'roll wild man Phil Lynott was a skillful survivor of rock trends and a world-class hellraiser. This eye-opening biography traces his life from 1950s Dublin, to the time in "Thin Lizzy", to his schizophrenic solo career, and the bitter feud that followed his tragic death. Num Pages: 228 pages, b&w photographs, discography. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 330. 8vo.Original Printed wrappers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Omnibus Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
01st Edition
SKU
KEX0307014
ISBN
9780711991040
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 25.00

Paperback. This title, originally published in 1972, has been updated to include Spector's work over the following three decades and the bizarre circumstances surrounding the shooting of Lana Clarkson at Spector's Los Angeles mansion on 03 February 2003. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16pp b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Omnibus Press
SKU
9780711998643
ISBN
9780711998643
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.20

Paperback. Philip Larkin met Monica Jones at University College Leicester in autumn 1946, when they were both twenty-four; he was the newly-appointed assistant librarian and she was an English lecturer. This title consists of nearly two thousand letters, which chronicle various aspects of Larkin's life and the convolutions of their relationship. Editor(s): Thwaite, Anthony. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 36. Weight in Grams: 642.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571239108
ISBN
9780571239108
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.59

Philip Larkin met Monica Jones at University College Leicester in autumn 1946, when they were both 24, he was the newly-appointed assistant librarian and she was an English lecturer. This title consists of nearly 2000 letters, postcards and telegrams, which chronicle various aspects of Larkin's life and the convolutions of their relationship. Editor(s): Thwaite, Anthony. Num Pages: 496 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 166 x 43. Weight in Grams: 770. Very good copy in near fine dustwrapper. First edition
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Main
Number of pages
496
SKU
KEX0303689
ISBN
9780571239092
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 35.00

paperback. Drawing on unpublished correspondence and other archival sources, this biography of Philip of Spain places him within the social, cultural, religious and regional context of his times. In doing so the author aims to reveal much about Philip the youth, the man, the husband and often troubled King. Num Pages: 400 pages, 32 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 31. Weight in Grams: 664. Good clean copy. Covers showing a little shelf wear. Lightly toned, text is crisp and clear and remains a very good copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0030976
ISBN
9780300078008
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 6.49

Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226304540
ISBN
9780226304540
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.07
€ 64.86

paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226304687
ISBN
9780226304687
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.26

Hardcover. The work of one of the most influential and innovative hat designers of this century. Num Pages: 312 pages, 250 colour and black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; 3JM; AKB; AKTA; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 273 x 349 x 31. Weight in Grams: 2810.
Publisher
Rizzoli International Publications
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847846504
ISBN
9780847846504
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.73
€ 68.73

Paperback. Philippines is Helene Cixous's reverie or 'truedreaming' which intertwines Freud's uneasy views on telepathy,autobiographical memories conflating Algeria and Paris, childhoodand adult life, shared with her brother 'Pete', and literaryevocations from Proust and George du Maurier's forgotten novelPeter Ibbetson. Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 210 x 10. Weight in Grams: 142.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745648163
ISBN
9780745648163
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.12

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