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Biography

Hardback. This volume contains the previously uncollected essays, journalism and interviews of Hugh MacDiarmid, as part of Carcanet's "MacDiarmid 2000" programme. Other titles in the series include "Complete Poems", "Lucky Poet", "Contemporary Scottish Studies" and "Scottish Eccentrics". Editor(s): Calder, Angus; Murray, Glen. Series: Lives & letters: MacDiarmid 2000. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 43. Weight in Grams: 917.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857542714
ISBN
9781857542714
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.42
€ 54.45

Paperback. This title is a review of cultural heroes and legends from the Harlem Renaissance to Andy Warhol, Dante to Ellington. Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857546552
ISBN
9781857546552
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.16

Paperback. Covering the years 1976 to 1978, this title offers an account of a farcical summer afternoon spent floating down a French river on a lilo in the company of Shirley Williams; an alarming trip up the wrong (and by no means dormant) volcano in Guatemala; meeting Nabokov; taking part in Any Questions with Enoch Powell. Num Pages: 234 pages. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857549300
ISBN
9781857549300
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.74

Paperback. When Chabani Manganyi published the first edition of selected letters twenty-five years ago as a companion volume to "Exiles and Homecomings: A Biography of Es'kia Mphahlele", the idea of Mphahlele's death was remote and poetic. That death has now come and we mourn it. This volume offers an account of Mphahlele's rich and varied life. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGLA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 170 x 38. Weight in Grams: 880.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Wits University Press South Africa
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781868144891
ISBN
9781868144891
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.03

Paperback. From the safety of a deep leather chair, several stories of danger and survival by such notable authors, such as Sebastian Junger and Claire Tristram, tell of struggling with life, death, and their sanity. Editor(s): O'Reilly, James; etc. Series: Travelers' tales guides. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: BTP; MBNH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Travelers' Tales, Incorporated United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9781885211323
ISBN
9781885211323
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.44

Paperback. Num Pages: 247 pages, Ill.tabs. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Addax Publishing Group,U.S. United States
Number of pages
247
Condition
New
SKU
V9781886110458
ISBN
9781886110458
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.33

Paperback. Includes essays that analyze Noam Chomsky's intellectual career and the evolution of his anti-Americanism. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BG; HP; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 228 x 20. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Encounter Books,USA United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781893554979
ISBN
9781893554979
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.13

Paperback. A memoir that explores the author's thirty-plus years of living with bipolar disorder. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFJB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 242.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Biblioasis Canada
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781897231487
ISBN
9781897231487
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.14

Hardback. Editor(s): Wilson, Edward. Num Pages: 350 pages, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 185 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1062.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Prospect Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903018484
ISBN
9781903018484
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 38.86

Hardback. A compilation of one hundred mini-biographies of outstanding aviators, including men like John "Cat's Eyes" Cunningham, night fighter ace and test pilot; Ian Harvey, the BEA pilot who safely landed his airliner after a bomb had exploded onboard; Stanislaw Skalski, Polish Battle of Britain ace; Pierre Clostermann, French fighter ace; and others. Editor(s): Iliff, Jay. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; TRPS; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 138 x 37. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Grub Street United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904943839
ISBN
9781904943839
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 37.85

Paperback. BEST THE CREDIT CRUNCH AND LAUGH! A hilarious collection of emails telling stories of bizarre accidents, sent to big companies and begging for a free T-shirt. The replies are often equally wacky, and all sorts of branded freebies are sent to the author. Spence is a new comic talent in the tradition of Henry Root. Editor(s): Robson, Cheryl. Num Pages: 200 pages, Photographs and letters reproduced. BIC Classification: BJ; WHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 10. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Aurora Metro Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906582036
ISBN
9781906582036
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.35

Paperback. Translator(s): Judelson, Katherine. Num Pages: 272 pages, 52 illustrations and photographs. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 232 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Gainsborough House
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909719019
ISBN
9781909719019
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.11

Paperback. A biography of the 8-time Stanley Cup Champion and NHL Hall of Famer Marcel Pronovost. Num Pages: 200 pages, 32 B&W photos. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 557.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Biblioasis Canada
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781926845982
ISBN
9781926845982
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.83

Paperback. The memoir of the man who "has written some of the very best stories ever published in this country."--Alice Munro Series: Biblioasis Renditions Series. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133 x 23. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Biblioasis Canada
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781927428955
ISBN
9781927428955
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.69

Paperback. On the occasion of his eightieth birthday, friends and colleagues of Michael Novak assembled at Ave Maria University for a conference honouring his life's work. The essays in this collection are the fruits of that event, and together they demonstrate the unity of Novak's career. Editor(s): Shaw, Elizabeth C. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: B; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 132 x 8. Weight in Grams: 181.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781932589719
ISBN
9781932589719
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.55

paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages, 12. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Feral House,U.S. United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9781932595130
ISBN
9781932595130
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.81

Paperback. A starkly compelling, original chronicle of survival in Nazi-occupied Poland, available in English for the first time Translator(s): Bogin, Magda. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BM; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 285.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Bellevue Literary Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781934137451
ISBN
9781934137451
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.01

Paperback. The untold story of the creative genius behind major 20th-century movements in therapy and theater and his lasting influence Num Pages: 304 pages, B&W photos throughout, B&W illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: BG; MMH; MMJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 443.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Bellevue Literary Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781934137840
ISBN
9781934137840
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.05

Hardback. Num Pages: 208 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; JFCA; WCS; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 699.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Falls Media United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781934734162
ISBN
9781934734162
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.54

hardcover. Osip Mandelstam is the maverick Russian poet. This title carries the reader through Mandelstam's early life and education in prerevolutionary Petersburg and at the Sorbonne in Paris and in Heidelberg and his return to revolutionary Russia. Translator(s): Retivov, Tatiana. Series: Studies in Slavic and Russian Literatures, Cultures and History. Num Pages: 200 pages, 12. BIC Classification: 1DVU; BGL; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Academic Studies Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781934843284
ISBN
9781934843284
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 33.95

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