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Biography
Hardback. In the tradition of the classic Up The Down Staircase, an unforgettable book about a year inside a troubled New York City school. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BM; JNLC; JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Company United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781455560615
- ISBN
- 9781455560615
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 20.55
€ 30.99
€ 20.55
paperback. The autobiography of Olatunji, African musician and Africa's pioneer cultural ambassador to the world, captures a unique personal perspective of the world. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVRJ; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781592133543
- ISBN
- 9781592133543
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.86
€ 33.99
€ 30.86
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Verso Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 228
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784785345
- ISBN
- 9781784785345
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.72
€ 13.99
€ 13.72
Paperback. Joe Simpson has experienced a life filled with adventure but marred by death. In a narrative which takes the reader through extreme experiences from an avalanche in Bolivia, ice-climbing in the Alps and Colorado and paragliding in Spain before his final confrontation with the Eiger, Simpson reveals the inner truth of climbing. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations, (chiefly colour ) colour maps, portraits, (chiefly colour ). BIC Classification: BTP; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099422433
- ISBN
- 9780099422433
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.00
€ 19.99
€ 15.00
Paperback. A funny and charming collection of famous last words. Illustrator(s): Tidy, Bill, MBE. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; WHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 124. .
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445655314
- ISBN
- 9781445655314
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.74
€ 15.74
Paperback. Aimed at presenting the known and, especially, the unknown Mark Twain, this book covers his works as well as the rambling and often wildly psyche and contradictory life. It presents his unforgettable characters - Tom Sawyer, Huck Finn, Becky Thatcher, Pudd'nhead Wilson and many others. It is suitable for general readers, students, and scholars. Series: Bedside, Bathtub & Armchair Companions. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGL; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 370. Series: Bedside, Bathtub & Armchair Companions. 224 pages, Illustrations, maps. Aimed at presenting the known and, especially, the unknown Mark Twain, this book covers his works as well as the rambling and often wildly psyche and contradictory life. It presents his unforgettable characters - Tom Sawyer, Huck Finn, Becky Thatcher, Pudd'nhead Wilson and many others. It is suitable for general readers, students, and scholars. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGL; DSBF; DSK. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 17. Weight: 370.
- Publisher
- Continuum
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826418135
- ISBN
- 9780826418135
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.15
€ 27.99
€ 21.15
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571251278
- ISBN
- 9780571251278
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.50
€ 13.00
€ 11.50
Paperback. From autobiographical writings, this book reconstructs the extraordinary life of Thomas Platter and the lives of his sons. It expands the historical contexts of these accounts and, in the process, brings to life the customs, perceptions and character of an age on the threshold of modernity. Translator(s): Goldhammer, Arthur. Num Pages: 418 pages, 26 halftones, 5 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1D; BGH; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 151 x 27. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 418
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226473246
- ISBN
- 9780226473246
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.00
€ 31.99
€ 25.00
Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; BG; DSC; JM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814746677
- ISBN
- 9780814746677
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.86
€ 33.99
€ 30.86
Paperback. Some of these stories are dire and grim. Others are witty and satirical. Some are political. Others are not. But all are told from the heart and with the authority and sincerity of one who knows his subject. In an era when the customs of the nations of the Middle East are of particular relevance, this book provides a remarkable insight. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 132 x 19. Weight in Grams: 184. My Shocking Journey Through the Savagery of the Modern-Day Middle East. 288 pages. Some of these stories are dire and grim. Others are witty and satirical. Some are political. Others are not. But all are told from the heart and with the authority and sincerity of one who knows his subject. In an era when the customs of the nations of the Middle East are of particular relevance, this book provides a remarkable insight. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BTC. Dimension: 200 x 132 x 19. Weight: 184.
- Publisher
- John Blake
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843583455
- ISBN
- 9781843583455
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.38
€ 10.99
€ 9.38
Paperback. How America fell for financier Bernie Madoff's $65 billion investment scam. Num Pages: 312 pages, col. Illustrations, col. ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Phoenix
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753827437
- ISBN
- 9780753827437
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.85
€ 13.00
€ 11.85
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903900314
- ISBN
- 9781903900314
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.15
€ 129.15
paperback. Series: The J. Frank Dobie. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 381. Weight in Grams: 331.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292707283
- ISBN
- 9780292707283
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.55
€ 17.99
€ 17.55
Paperback. In a family memoir like no other, Dermot Healy explores the obduracy of memory and the vagaries of recollection. At the center of the book is a diary the author kept as a boy and which his mother kept, returning it only in her last years. BIC Classification: BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571281886
- ISBN
- 9780571281886
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.49
€ 13.00
€ 11.49
Paperback. This autobiography by Dermot Healy discusses his upbringing and his family in Ireland, and looks at the workings of memory. Series: Panther S. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 200. Good copy with some shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0007864
- ISBN
- 9781860463549
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Covering the years 1940-1990, this title presents a record of political life. It includes the most notable events, arguments and personal reflections throughout Benn's long and remarkable career. Num Pages: 704 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; 3JJP; BGHA; JPFF; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 196 x 128 x 38. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 704
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099634119
- ISBN
- 9780099634119
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.63
€ 23.99
€ 16.63
Paperback. The biography of a White Russian emigree trapped with her family in Hitler's Germany at the outbreak of World War II. Living among the ruins of Berlin during Allied bombing raids, she grew up to be a strong-minded, committed and courageous woman. Num Pages: 368 pages, 12pp b&w halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BGA; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 136 x 27. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712665803
- ISBN
- 9780712665803
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.10
€ 25.99
€ 18.10
Paperback. Now available in English, a provocative new biography of the founder of Hasidism Num Pages: 350 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGXA; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 230 x 33. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Brandeis University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611683080
- ISBN
- 9781611683080
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 33.64
€ 42.99
€ 33.64
Paperback. The two-time bestselling author, wrestler and metal rocker returns with another insightful and hilarious memoir. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 234 x 33. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781409137627
- ISBN
- 9781409137627
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. An account of an ordinary young man, a GAA star, who found a way to move past the dark thoughts that beset his mind during his worst days, and who discovered that the only way out of the darkness is to ask for help. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BM; MMJ; VFJB; WSJL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Hachette Books Ireland
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473648289
- ISBN
- 9781473648289
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.26
€ 11.99
€ 10.26
Paperback. An account of an ordinary young man, a GAA star, who found a way to move past the dark thoughts that beset his mind during his worst days, and who discovered that the only way out of the darkness is to ask for help. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; 3JM; BM; WSJL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- Hachette Books Ireland
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781473648296
- ISBN
- 9781473648296
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 4.99
€ 16.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Bringing together author's speeches, thoughtful journalism and passionate advocacy of often unconventional causes, this book showcases his powers of original thinking and communication over the decades. Editor(s): Winstone, Ruth. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; 3JM; BGHA; BJ; HBJD1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784750329
- ISBN
- 9781784750329
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.84
€ 13.00
€ 11.84
Paperback. World-renowned medium finally reveals the secrets of his childhood - the extreme violence and sexual abuse that led to his discovery of his unique, scientifically-authenticated gift. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGXA; HRLK; VXA; VXFT; VXP; VXPS; VXQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444790825
- ISBN
- 9781444790825
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
€ 13.99
€ 11.09
Paperback. Very good copy with light shelf wear. Previous owners name to FFEP, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1967
- Publisher
- Mercier Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0010375
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99