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Biography

Paperback. Jeannette Mirsky has here drawn from Sir Aurel Stein's books and articles as well as from his letters and unpublished archival materials to produce a definitive biography of this archaeological explorer, geographer, historical topographer, and linguist. Num Pages: 594 pages, 33 halftones. BIC Classification: BGH; HD; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 820.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226531779
ISBN
9780226531779
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.92

Hardcover. Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) is one of the twentieth century's greatest composers. This biography explores the composer's formative experiences as a Russian subject and a member of the Swedish-speaking Finnish minority. It traces Sibelius' relationships with his creative contemporaries, with whom he worked to usher in a golden age of music and art. Num Pages: 496 pages, 8 colour plates, 36 halftones, 47 musical examples. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 261 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1416.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226304779
ISBN
9780226304779
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.74
€ 79.37

paperback. Revelatory investigation into the police handling of the Yorkshire Ripper Case which spanned over 14 years. Newly updated to include Sutcliffe's bid for freedom in 2008, and the verdict from court in 2010. Num Pages: 382 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; 3JJPN; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 54. Weight in Grams: 606.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
William Collins
Condition
New
SKU
9780007450732
ISBN
9780007450732
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.17

Paperback. In this authorised biography of one of the most remarkable Irishmen of the twentieth century, Richard Aldous is independent in his judgements and frank in his examination of his subject's shortcomings and eccentricities. But most of all, he writes with verve and pace. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGB; KNGV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 288.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Gill & Macmillan Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780717165520
ISBN
9780717165520
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.41

paperback. Jim Lucey has been working with patients suffering from mental health problems for over 25 years. Every day, people at their most vulnerable present to Jim in his room at St Patrick's University Hospital and reveal their fears, their traumas, and very real human predicaments. Most of the assessments described in this book took place in this room Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BT; MMH; VFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Gill & Macmillan Ltd Dublin
Condition
New
SKU
9780717159512
ISBN
9780717159512
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.82

Paperback. The new bestseller from the author of The Five People You Meet in Heaven and Tuesdays with Morrie. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 212. Good clean copy with some minor shelf and reading wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTG0011060
ISBN
9780751537512
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.99
€ 6.75

Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1KBB; 3JJ; BGX; HRGC; HRLK; HRLP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 262 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1758.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Self-Realization Fellowship
Condition
New
SKU
V9780876126233
ISBN
9780876126233
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.03
€ 57.33

Paperback. Appointed editor of "The Lady" - the oldest women's weekly in the world - the author faced the challenge of a lifetime. For a start, how do you become an editor when you've never, well, edited? In this title, the author shows how she takes on the challenge of saving "The Lady", Britain's oldest women's weekly. Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ; BM; KNTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 334.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Fig Tree
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718192327
ISBN
9780718192327
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.61

Paperback. An excellent introduction to Franco's rise to power and his four decades as autocratic head of state in Spain. Series: Profiles in Power. Num Pages: 272 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DSE; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 145 x 15. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582437531
ISBN
9780582437531
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.61

paperback. 'It had been a busy few days for Adolf Hitler, but Douglas Hyde had not slipped his mind ..' Hyde's values stood in stark contrast to those of a continental dictator. As a Protestant nationalist and a leading figure in the language revival, he made the office an inclusive one and determined to be a president for all the people of Ireland. Num Pages: 328 pages, B&W photos. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 394 x 27. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The Collins Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781848892903
ISBN
9781848892903
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.63

Hardback. The comic genius of English writing takes on Hollywood, delusion, celebrity and last century's ultimate glamour couple: Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8-page b&w section. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2023
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857381729
ISBN
9780857381729
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 26.79

Hardcover. An autobiography of newspaper editor Abdel Bari Atwan who recounts his many extraordinary encounters, including tea with Margaret Thatcher, his weekend with Osama bin Laden, intimate meetings with Yasser Arafat, and the row between Colonel Gaddafi and the Shah of Iran that earned him his first journalistic break. Num Pages: 285 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 167 x 23. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Saqi Books
Number of pages
285
Condition
New
SKU
V9780863566219
ISBN
9780863566219
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.56

Paperback. Birkenhead, 1973. The eighteen-year-old Paul O'Grady gets ready for a big Saturday night out on the town. New white T-shirt, freshly ironed jeans, looking good. As he bids farewell to his mum, who's on the phone to his auntie, and wanders off down the street in a cloud of aftershave, he hears her familiar cry: 'Oh, the devil rides out tonight. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: APB; APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 138 x 29. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Bantam
Condition
New
SKU
9780553824636
ISBN
9780553824636
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.95

Paperback.

The comic genius of English writing takes on Hollywood, delusion, celebrity and last century's ultimate glamour couple: Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor.

Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGF. Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2023
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857381736
ISBN
9780857381736
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.00

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007436125
ISBN
9780007436125
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.21

Hardcover. Clean copy
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The Mercier Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0245325
ISBN
9781856353816
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845630614
ISBN
9781845630614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.98

Paperback. Editor(s): Fetis, Rosemary. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; VXH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Healing Arts Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892813803
ISBN
9780892813803
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.41

paperback. He was Britain's most wanted man. He spent seven years in America's toughest penitentiary. You'll like him. During the mid 1980s Howard Marks had forty three aliases, eighty nine phone lines and owned twenty five companies throughout the world. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; BGA; BTC; JKVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9781784705909
ISBN
9781784705909
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 15.16

paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780300094046
ISBN
9780300094046
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.32

Paperback. Sister to Anne Boleyn and seduced by two kings, Mary Boleyn has long been the subject of scandal and myth. Her affair with Henry VIII fuelled the shocking annulment of his marriage to Anne, and Mary is rumoured to have borne his child in secret. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 348. NEW.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
9780099546481
ISBN
9780099546481
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.47

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Pownall, Alex. Num Pages: 176 pages, 158 illustrations. BIC Classification: BK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 199 x 15. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Graffeg
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909823082
ISBN
9781909823082
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.32

Paperback. Looks at the superstar Billy Joel's entire career, including his troubled youth as a gang member; the controversy surrounding his first hit, Captain Jack his legal problems; his storied marriage with Christie Brinkley; and, his continued artistic frustration. Num Pages: 300 pages, one eight-page photo insert. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 226 x 27. Weight in Grams: 572. The Life and Times of an Angry Young Man. 300 pages, one eight-page photo insert. Looks at the superstar Billy Joel's entire career, including his troubled youth as a gang member; the controversy surrounding his first hit, Captain Jack his legal problems; his storied marriage with Christie Brinkley; and, his continued artistic frustration. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Dimension: 151 x 226 x 27. Weight: 572.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Hal Leonard Corporation United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9781617130052
ISBN
9781617130052
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.68

Paperback. Those promoting Empire as an expression of white supremacy found Arthur Wharton, the world's first black professional footballer, a supreme irritation, and he eventually died in poverty. Series: Sport in the Global Society. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; BGS; HBTB; JFSL3; WSJA; WSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714644592
ISBN
9780714644592
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.01

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