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Biography
Paperback. Stephen Kuusisto, an American, has been almost completely blind since a post-natal operation severely damaged his retinas. In this autobiography he tells of the years of lonely childhood spent behind bottle-lens glasses, the struggle through high school and college, and first love and sex. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; JFFG; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 125 x 197 x 15. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Main
- SKU
- KLN0017854
- ISBN
- 9780571196968
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback. From the age of ten, looking up at the stars, Jerry Ross knew that he wanted to journey into space. This autobiography tells the story of how he came not only to achieve that goal, but to become the most-launched astronaut in history, as well as a NASA veteran whose career spanned the entire US Space Shuttle program. Num Pages: 320 pages, 32 illustrations. BIC Classification: B; PDZ; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. .
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557537850
- ISBN
- 9781557537850
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.98
€ 21.99
€ 21.98
Paperback. Discusses about the author's friendship and working relationship with Aldo Crommelynck, the printer of Matisse and Picasso. This work charts the extent to which his experience of working with a man who was not only a great printer, but also a skilled draughtsman, an aesthete, dandy and bon viveur. Num Pages: 76 pages. BIC Classification: AFH; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 375 x 245 x 10. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Publisher
- Enitharmon Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904634690
- ISBN
- 9781904634690
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.79
€ 26.99
€ 23.79
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 328. My Story. 208 pages, Illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGFA; WS. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 14. Weight: 334.
- Publisher
- AuthorHouse
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781438987941
- ISBN
- 9781438987941
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.87
€ 19.99
€ 15.87
Hardback. A memoir that shares with us a lifetime of adventures and tells of one man's love of the countryside. Illustrated with wood engravings, it offers the reader tales of a hidden world. Num Pages: 224 pages, 17 black & white wood engravings. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; BM; WND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 166 x 21. Weight in Grams: 580. Memoirs of an Edinburgh Poacher. 224 pages, 17 black & white wood engravings. A memoir that shares with us a lifetime of adventures and tells of one man's love of the countryside. Illustrated with wood engravings, it offers the reader tales of a hidden world. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; BM; WND. Dimension: 244 x 166 x 21. Weight: 580.
- Publisher
- The Crowood Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847970879
- ISBN
- 9781847970879
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.39
€ 26.99
€ 23.39
Paperback. Includes essays that talk about the experience of being young and living in NewYork. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Publisher
- Granta Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846271854
- ISBN
- 9781846271854
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.66
€ 13.99
€ 10.66
Hardback. Nearly one hundred years after the death of its composer, the music of Claude Debussy has lost none of its appeal. In this authoritative biography, author Eric Frederick Jensen brings together the most recent biographical research, including a revised catalogue of Debussy's compositions and the first complete edition of his correspondence. Series: Master Musicians Series. Num Pages: 328 pages, 31 music examples, 15 halftones (gallery). BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199730056
- ISBN
- 9780199730056
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.96€ 41.08
€ 52.96
€ 41.08
Paperback. Brix Smith Start is best known for her work in The Fall at the time when they were perhaps the most powerful and influential anti-authoritarian postpunk band in the world. Brix spent ten years in the band before a violent disintegration led to her exit. This book tells her story that is much more than rock 'n' roll highs and lows. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 199 x 32. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571325061
- ISBN
- 9780571325061
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.91
€ 17.99
€ 12.91
Hardback. James Hogg knew Sir Walter Scott well, and after Scott's death in 1832 he wrote an affectionate but frank account of their long friendship. Editor(s): Rubenstein, Jill. Series: The Collected Works of James Hogg. Num Pages: 224 pages, music. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DNF; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748609338
- ISBN
- 9780748609338
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.05€ 114.49
€ 119.05
€ 114.49
Paperback. Tracey Thorn, musician and author of the bestselling autobiography Bedsit Disco Queen, offers a unique insider's take on the art of singing: why and how we sing, and the voice's power to captivate Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349005249
- ISBN
- 9780349005249
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.86
€ 15.99
€ 11.86
Paperback. This is not an autobiography, Bourdieu said of this work but it reveals much of the hitherto implicit experience of his formative years, and gives insights into his relationships with Jean-Paul Sartre, Raymond Aron, Michel Foucault and many others, which deepen our understanding of his unique contribution to sociology and anthropology. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 139 x 215 x 67. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745635279
- ISBN
- 9780745635279
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.54
€ 21.54
Paperback. Norman Wisdom, in his cloth cap and ill-fitting suit, is the living embodiment of the little man battling against the forces of authority and pomposity. His career in comedy has been the fulfilment of what Charlie Chaplin predicted - that Norman Wisdom would be the man to take his mantle. This work is about Norman Wisdom. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 illustrations, (some colour ). BIC Classification: AS; BGFA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 100 x 25. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099446767
- ISBN
- 9780099446767
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.62
€ 21.99
€ 16.62
Paperback. The autobiography that Carlin had nearly completed before he died, "Last Words" chronicles the late comedian's illustrious career and includes commentary from Carlin's fellow comedian, Hendra. Num Pages: 320 pages, chapter opener photos. BIC Classification: APB; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439191101
- ISBN
- 9781439191101
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.21
€ 20.99
€ 18.21
Paperback. In her first biography of a fellow psychoanalyst, the prolific Kristeva considers Klein's life and intellectual development, weaving a narrative that covers the history of psychoanalysis and illuminates Kristeva's own life and work. Translator(s): Guberman, Ross. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231122856
- ISBN
- 9780231122856
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.12
€ 40.99
€ 29.12
Paperback. A moving and insightful memoir about Mark Rice-Oxley's battle with depression, charting its vicious circles of despair, resignation and hope, this is a remarkable report from the frontline and a courageous call for compassion and understanding. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 127 x 26. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349140308
- ISBN
- 9780349140308
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.90
€ 15.99
€ 11.90
Paperback. A major new biography of the most infamous king of England. Num Pages: 464 pages, 105. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 126 x 34. Weight in Grams: 438. 464 pages, 105 Illustrations (some col.). B-format BC. Praise for the BB published in 2011:. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLH. Dimension: 199 x 126 x 33. Weight: 436.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445607047
- ISBN
- 9781445607047
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.00
€ 27.00
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 135 x 15. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- Signal Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908493620
- ISBN
- 9781908493620
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.25
€ 14.25
Paperback. Num Pages: 254 pages, 50 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; ASDL; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 217 x 23. Weight in Grams: 384. 8vo. Nice copy. Ireland in the 20th century
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- New
- Publisher
- The Lilliput Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- SKU
- KEX0292075
- ISBN
- 9780946640621
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
Paperback. Provides an insightful account of a radio legend amid milestones of African American history. Num Pages: 160 pages, 25 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: APW; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252076862
- ISBN
- 9780252076862
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.87
€ 23.99
€ 21.87
Hardback. A Clear Case of Genius Num Pages: 256 pages, 32 black & white plates, 100 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750982658
- ISBN
- 9780750982658
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.46
€ 26.99
€ 23.46
Paperback. Tracing its beginnings as an underground society which sprang up six hundred years ago in Sicily, to the Mob which went on to run organised crime throughout Italy and America, this work tells the story of one of the most mythical and misunderstood criminal organisation. Num Pages: 496 pages, 8 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 30. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Virgin Books London
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753518205
- ISBN
- 9780753518205
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.99
€ 26.99
€ 19.99
Paperback. The subject of this book is the lives of three very different 17th-century women. They were not queens or noblewomen, one was a Jewish merchant, one a Catholic mystic visionary, and one a Protestant painter. From their writings and memoirs the author has retrieved their lives from obscurity. Num Pages: 372 pages, 41 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JB; 3JD; BG; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 372
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674955219
- ISBN
- 9780674955219
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 31.53
€ 37.99
€ 31.53
Paperback. The eagerly awaited autobiography of the hugely popular commentator and cricket enthusiast David 'Bumble' Lloyd Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 x 8pp colour photos. BIC Classification: BGSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130. .
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471150456
- ISBN
- 9781471150456
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.90
€ 11.99
€ 9.90
Paperback. Editor(s): Haggard, Lilias Rider. Num Pages: 258 pages, Black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAN; 3JH; BM; WND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 166 x 19. Weight in Grams: 664. A Tale of a Norfolk Countryman's Youth, Written in His Old Age by George Baldry. 258 pages, Black and white illustrations. Editor(s): Haggard, Lilias Rider. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKEAN; 3JH; BM; WND. Dimension: 228 x 166 x 19. Weight: 664.
- Publisher
- Non Basic Stock Line
- Number of pages
- 258
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904784234
- ISBN
- 9781904784234
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.93
€ 29.93