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Paperback. A fascinating 'dual' biography of Richard and Isabel Burton. Num Pages: 928 pages, Section: 16, B&W. BIC Classification: BG; DSBF; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 196 x 128 x 59. Weight in Grams: 966.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
928
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349110165
ISBN
9780349110165
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.90

Paperback. Written by a mountaineer who in 1993, after a terrifying and disastrous attempt to climb K2, drifted cold and dehydrated, into an impoverished Pakistan village in the Karakoram Mountains. It tells how moved by the inhabitants' kindness, he promised to return and build a school. It tells the story of that promise and its outcome. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1FKP; BM; JKSN1; JNL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141034263
ISBN
9780141034263
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. Marta Tienda sees life stories in numbers. She is a sociologist, a scientist who studies human society. Numbers are the tools she uses to uncover information about people and their behavior. This work presents the story of this Mexican American girl raised in a home without books who grew up to become one of the world's leading sociologists. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 7. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Joseph Henry Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780309095570
ISBN
9780309095570
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.66

Paperback. Harry Markopolos and his team of financial sleuths discuss first-hand how they cracked the Madoff Ponzi scheme

No One Would Listen is the exclusive story of the Harry Markopolos-led investigation into Bernie Madoff and his $65 billion Ponzi scheme. Num Pages: 354 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: BTC; KFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 148 x 25. Weight in Grams: 510.

Publisher
Wiley
Number of pages
354
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470919002
ISBN
9780470919002
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.12

Paperback. Tells the story of Hollywood. This book takes us from the discovery of oil in the Twenties with the story of the tycoon Edward Doheny and traces the growth of corruption through the syndicates, the mob, and the movie studios - from the beginnings of the film industry to the end, with News Corp and Rupert Murdoch. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; APF; BGF; KNTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 25. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784701291
ISBN
9781784701291
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.29

Paperback. A musical composer who dabbled in the Dada movement, a Bohemian gymnopediste of fin-de-siecle Montmartre, and a legendary dresser known as The Velvet Gentleman for his sartorial choices, Erik Satie was nearly unprecedented in technique, style and philosophy among European composers in the early twentieth century. This book tells his story. Series: Critical Lives. Num Pages: 192 pages, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; AVGC6; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 12. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861893215
ISBN
9781861893215
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.04

Paperback. The third edition of From Memory to Written Record is a thorough update of this scholarly classic. Written for students and scholars of medieval history, it traces the development of literacy in England and serves as an introduction to medieval books and documents for graduate students around the world. Num Pages: 418 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 171 x 18. Weight in Grams: 826.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
418
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405157919
ISBN
9781405157919
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 38.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
New Island Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848401846
ISBN
9781848401846
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.19

Paperback. This first volume of Margaret Thatcher's memoirs, which encompasses the entirety of her career as Prime Minister. Num Pages: 832 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPN; BGHA; BM; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 137 x 59. Weight in Grams: 710.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007456635
ISBN
9780007456635
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.49

Paperback. Invites readers to take a glimpse at the author's life story. Containing raw, electric extracts from his diaries of the time, this is an account by a man driven to create and to entertain - revealing a side to him he has long kept hidden. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: APB; APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 33. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405918831
ISBN
9781405918831
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.80

Paperback. The remarkable memoir of Eva Hart, a 7-year-old survivor of the Titanic Disaster Num Pages: 192 pages, 65 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QSAN; BM; HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 210 x 17. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445617145
ISBN
9781445617145
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.62

Paperback. John Churchill, the Duke of Marlborough (1644-1722), was one of the greatest military commanders and statesmen in the history of England. His descendant, Sir Winston Churchill, wrote this work as both an act of homage, and as an historical insight into the man behind the statesman. Num Pages: 1050 pages, 1 halftone, 79 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; 3JF; BGH; HBJD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 226 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1464.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
1050
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226106335
ISBN
9780226106335
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 45.65

Paperback. The American-born Winnaretta Singer (1865-1943) was a millionaire at the age of eighteen, due to her inheriting a substantial part of the Singer Sewing Machine fortune. Her 1893 marriage to Prince Edmond de Polignac, an amateur composer, brought her into contact with the most elite strata of French society. This book presents her biography. Series: Eastman Studies in Music. Num Pages: 572 pages, 29, 29 black and white. BIC Classification: ABQ; AVGC6; BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 34. Weight in Grams: 824. A Life of Winnaretta Singer, Princesse De Polignac. Series: Eastman Studies in Music. 572 pages, 29, 29 black and white. The American-born Winnaretta Singer (1865-1943) was a millionaire at the age of eighteen, due to her inheriting a substantial part of the Singer Sewing Machine fortune. Her 1893 marriage to Prince Edmond de Polignac, an amateur composer, brought her into contact with the most elite strata of French society. This book presents her biography. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: ABQ; AVGC6; BG. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 34. Weight: 790.
Publisher
BOYE6
Number of pages
572
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580463331
ISBN
9781580463331
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 31.81

Hardback. Ahilarious memoir of growing up in 1950s suburbia by one of the UK's best-loved columnists. Num Pages: 368 pages, b&w integrated. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; BGA; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 174 x 28. Weight in Grams: 446. Good clean copy in dustwrapper. DW with some light shelf wear else as new.
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
SKU
KTG0005066
ISBN
9780857204882
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Hypatia was a female philosopher and mathematician during the early Christian era in Alexandria. She was brutally murdered by a Christian mob and has become an icon for various groups. But who was the woman behind the myth? Using the available evidence these myths are dispelled and the woman who was Hypatia is visible for the first time. Num Pages: 192 pages, 28 colour and black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3D; BGH; HBJH; HBLA; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 241 x 21. Weight in Grams: 536.
Publisher
Fonthill Media
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781555460
ISBN
9781781555460
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.34

Paperback. "W. C. Handy's blues--"Memphis Blues," "Beale Street Blues," "St. Louis Blues"--changed America's music forever. In Father of the Blues, Handy presents his own story: a vivid picture of American life now" Editor(s): Bontemps, Arna. Num Pages: 340 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; AVGJ; AVGK; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 474.
Publisher
Hachette Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306804212
ISBN
9780306804212
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.92

Paperback. The seventeenth-century poet Andrew Marvell (1621-1678) is one of the most intriguing figures in English literature. This title offers a look into Marvell's life, from his early employment as a tutor and gentleman's companion to his suspicious death, reputedly a politically fueled poisoning. Num Pages: 416 pages, 16 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 33. Weight in Grams: 686.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
First Paperback Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300181968
ISBN
9780300181968
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.55

Paperback. Compelling account of a legendary Palestinian resistance fighter. From refugee camp to international infamy. Series: Revolutionary Lives. Num Pages: 168 pages, 6 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JJP; 3JM; BGH; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745329512
ISBN
9780745329512
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.65

Paperback. The publication of de Beauvoir's letters to Sartre caused a storm of controversy in Paris in 1990. Frank and uncensored, they show her experimenting with her freedom within her love for Sartre, and trace the emotional and triangular complications of her life with him. Editor(s): Hoare, Quintin. Translator(s): Hoare, Quintin. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200 x 130 x 33. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099914907
ISBN
9780099914907
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.95

Paperback. A panoramic, stylish narrative history of the Rolling Stones, viewed through the impassioned and opinionated lens of Vanity Fair contributor Rich Cohen, who traveled with the band in the 1990s as a reporter for Rolling Stone Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472218049
ISBN
9781472218049
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. BIC Classification: BGH; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Fonthill Media
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781554982
ISBN
9781781554982
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.80

Paperback. Contains Nancy Mitford's humorous letters to her family and friends. Mitford never wrote an autobiography, but this collection of letters provides a portrayal of her life and the times in which she lived. Editor(s): Mosley, Charlotte. Num Pages: 624 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 41. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
624
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340599211
ISBN
9780340599211
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.06

Hardcover. This book is the first study of the Irish composer James Wilson (1922 - 2005). A founding member of Aosdana, in the 1950s and 60s Wilson was a key figure in the Music Association of Ireland and played an important role in developing the structures that support composers and musicians in Ireland today. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 165 x 28. Weight in Grams: 566.
Publisher
Cork University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782051367
ISBN
9781782051367
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.00
€ 31.26

Paperback. This fascinating autobiography of the country music legend recounts the highs and lows, the struggles and hard-won triumphs of his remarkable life. Num Pages: 320 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: AVGL; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 196 x 23. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
HarperCollins
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780002740807
ISBN
9780002740807
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.37

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