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Hardback. Known as Hollywood's 'Boy Wonder', Irving Thalberg created classics such as "Ben-Hur", "Tarzan the Ape Man", "Grand Hotel", "Freaks", "Mutiny on the Bounty", and "The Good Earth", but died tragically at thirty-seven. This work uses production files, financial records, and correspondence to confirm the genius of Thalberg's methods. Num Pages: 528 pages, 36 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 40. Weight in Grams: 902.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
528
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520260481
ISBN
9780520260481
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.97

Paperback. The first full biography of Albert Einstein since all of his papers have become available -- a fully realised portrait of this extraordinary human being, and great genius. Num Pages: 704 pages, 16pp b-w plates. BIC Classification: BGT; PDX; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 37. Weight in Grams: 480.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster UK
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847390547
ISBN
9781847390547
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.52

Hardback. This new biography of Noel Field suggests he may have spied both for the Soviet Union and for the United States. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; HBTW; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 143 x 31. Weight in Grams: 652.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849043441
ISBN
9781849043441
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.89

Paperback. The doctor is back again and on the wards! Now in his third year as Junior Doctor, Max looks and sounds the part. But this time around, things are not at all as he expected.. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; MBD; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 201 x 21. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340919958
ISBN
9780340919958
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. How did Rock Hudson become the quintessentially rugged masculine star of 1950s and 60s Hollywood, despite his private life as a promiscuous gay man? In this essential critical guide to Hudson's career, John Mercer reassesses his star persona and performance style to reveal a more complex star identity than has hitherto been understood. Series: Film Stars. Num Pages: 168 pages, 30 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 137 x 190 x 14. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844574643
ISBN
9781844574643
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.84

Paperback. Num Pages: 275 pages, b/w photos & maps. BIC Classification: BTC; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
Mandrake of Oxford United Kingdom
Number of pages
275
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
New and revised ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781869928308
ISBN
9781869928308
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.44

Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 12 pp. b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDF; BGH; HBJD; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300217452
ISBN
9780300217452
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.35

paperback. Bringing together a range of historians, anthropologists and political theorists, this volume celebrates and analyses the influence of Colin Ward and his uniquely approachable and creative form of anarchism. Editor(s): Levy, Carl. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; JPFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 216 x 12. Weight in Grams: 196.
Publisher
Lawrence and Wishart Ltd United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907103735
ISBN
9781907103735
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJP; 3JM; BM; JFSJ1; JPHL; JPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 24. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Portobello Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846275951
ISBN
9781846275951
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.99

Paperback. Maliodoma Patrice Some was born in a Dagara Village, however he was soon to be abducted to a Jesuit school, being harshly indoctrinated into European ways of thought and worship. This title tells the story of his return to his people, his hard initiation back into those people, which lead to his desire to convey their knowledge to the world. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: BG; HRLK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140194968
ISBN
9780140194968
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.04

Paperback. In this new critical biography Frida Beckman traces Gilles Deleuze's remarkable intellectual journey, mapping the encounters from which his life and work emerged. Series: Critical Lives. Num Pages: 224 pages, 35 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJ; BGH; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130. .
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780237312
ISBN
9781780237312
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.24

Paperback. *The long-awaited second volume of the definitive biography of Elvis Presley. Num Pages: 784 pages, 16pp b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; 3JJPL; AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 50. Weight in Grams: 528.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349111681
ISBN
9780349111681
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.65

Paperback. .
Publisher
Christian Focus
Number of pages
207
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845507831
ISBN
9781845507831
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.82

Paperback. A story of wartime intelligence, super-power relations and spies and their handlers - seen through the experience of Melita Norwood. Series: History of British Intelligence. Num Pages: 232 pages, 16, 16 black & white illustrations, 16 black and white. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; HBTW; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843838876
ISBN
9781843838876
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.78

Paperback. High jinx and japes from Soccer Saturday's roving reporter extraordinaire, Chris "Kammy" Kamara, whose boyish enthusiasm and often baffling, at-the-ground football reportage has given him cult status and an army of fans. Num Pages: 336 pages, (1x8pp colour plates). BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007363179
ISBN
9780007363179
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: APT; BGFA; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472114440
ISBN
9781472114440
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. The only child of Irish immigrants to New York in search of a better life, Alice Carey had an isolated and sometimes violent childhood. A poignant tale of a young girl raised in a difficult environment juxtaposed with the story of a grown woman trying to make sense of her childhood. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1KBBEY; 3JJP; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318. Good clean copy. Showing light shelf and reading wear, remains a nice copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
The Collins Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
SKU
KSG0019081
ISBN
9781848892736
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. In her new book, Cathy Glass, the no.1 bestselling author of Damaged, tells the story of the Alice, a young and vulnerable girl who is desperate to return home to her mother. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFFE1; JKSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007267446
ISBN
9780007267446
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.65

Paperback. An autobiography of Katie Price, who is model, businesswoman, author and Celebrity Big Brother 2015 winner. It provides access to her side of all the stories with her own special brand of humour, compassion and total honesty. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations (colour). BIC Classification: BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099580959
ISBN
9780099580959
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.50

Paperback. Clean copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Dundalgan Press (W.Tempest) Ltd Dundalk
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
illustrated edition
SKU
KEX0202730
ISBN
9780852211281
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Eric Clapton is far more than a rock star. Like Dylan and McCartney he is an icon and a living legend. This autobiography describes the story of the author's personal and professional journeys. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations (some col.), ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: AVGP; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
Arrow Books
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099505495
ISBN
9780099505495
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.80

Paperback. The second part of the bestselling novelist's autobiography about his time in the Gurkhas during the second world war Series: Cassell Military Paperbacks. Num Pages: 352 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FMB; BGA; HBJD1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 22. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
W&N
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780304361571
ISBN
9780304361571
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Hardcover. Coincides with the 25th Anniversary of the Born Free Foundation, which Virginia McKenna chairs. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 20. Weight in Grams: 732.
Publisher
Oberon Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840028980
ISBN
9781840028980
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.87

Paperback. Ivy, Dulcie, Barbara, Ann, Dorothy and Jean all had different reasons for applying to work at Carr's biscuits, but once they had put on their overalls and walked through the factory gates they discovered a community full of life, laughter and friendship. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKENM; 3JJP; BM; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 122 x 22. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091957643
ISBN
9780091957643
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.06

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