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Biography
Paperback. A biography of the influential jazz pianist, Bill Evans. Peter Pettinger, himself a concert pianist, describes Evans's life, his personal tragedies and commercial successes, his music making, his technique and compositional methods, his approach to ensemble playing, and his legacy. Series: Yale Nota Bene. Num Pages: 366 pages, 40 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 3JJ; AVGJ; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300097276
- ISBN
- 9780300097276
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.79
€ 24.99
€ 21.79
Paperback. Pugin was one of Britain's greatest architects and his short career one of the dramatic in architectural history. This book draws on letters and drawings to recreate his life and work as architect, propagandist and romantic artist as well as the story of his three marriages, the bitterness of his last years and his sudden death at 40. Num Pages: 624 pages, 8pp b/w, 8pp colour inset. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; AMB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 33. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 624
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140280999
- ISBN
- 9780140280999
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.35
€ 26.99
€ 20.35
paperback. * A 40-carat memoir, the autobiography of Scottish-born singer Lulu. Num Pages: 336 pages, colour. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 110 x 23. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Publisher
- Sphere
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780751546255
- ISBN
- 9780751546255
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408845042
- ISBN
- 9781408845042
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Editor(s): Barrett, Anthony A.; Fantham, Elaine; Yardley, John C. Num Pages: 280 pages, 11 halftones. 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; BGH; GBC; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691156514
- ISBN
- 9780691156514
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 37.82
€ 43.99
€ 37.82
Paperback. A series of short and comic autobiographical vignettes about life among the emigres in the explosive multi-cultural atmosphere of '90s Berlin. It speaks about the offbeat personal events of author's own life but captures something universal about our disjointed times. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 6. Weight in Grams: 128.
- Publisher
- Ebury Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Edition Unstated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091886691
- ISBN
- 9780091886691
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. The next instalment of a family history through letters - one that readers have already received warmly and enthusiastically. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; BM; VFVX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 126 x 30. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472121127
- ISBN
- 9781472121127
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. A beautifully written and produced celebration of the life of Beatrix Potter, one of the nation's best-loved authors. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2 x 8pp colour illus. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Head of Zeus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784975647
- ISBN
- 9781784975647
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- The Liffey Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905785254
- ISBN
- 9781905785254
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.81
€ 25.99
€ 22.81
Paperback. A definitive insight into how to achieve success in Formula One from Ross Brawn, whose cars and drivers have won 20 F1 world championships Num Pages: 320 pages, 16pp colour plates. BIC Classification: BGSA; KJC; WSPC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130. .
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471162381
- ISBN
- 9781471162381
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. Clare Hollingworth was the first war correspondent to report the outbreak of WWII, described as 'the scoop of the century'. Her career spanned 40 years and she wrote for the Daily Telegraph, the Economist, the Observer, the Guardian, and reported from Palestine, Algeria, China, Vietnam, and became the first Telegraph's China correspondent since the formation of the People's Republic of China in 1949. She retired in 1981. She died in Hong Kong aged 105 in January 2017 and her death made headlines around the world. Written by Clare's great-nephew, this is the only official account of a memorable life. Brilliantly reviewed in its self-published iteration. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: BG. .
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473664814
- ISBN
- 9781473664814
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. The first of three abridged volumes of 'the greatest diarist of our times' Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: AVQ; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719566813
- ISBN
- 9780719566813
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099532392
- ISBN
- 9780099532392
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. What happens when a weekend athlete - of average skill at best - joins the professional golf circuit? The author spent a month of self-imposed torture on the PGA tour to find out. In this book, we find golf legends, adventurers, stroke-saving theories, superstitions, and other golfing lore, and best of all, the author's thoughts and experiences. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM; WSJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 24. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- Yellow Jersey
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780224100267
- ISBN
- 9780224100267
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. During World War I, Georgina Howell worked her way up from spy to army major to become one of the most powerful woman in the British Empire. After the defeat of the Ottoman Empire, she was instrumental in drawing the borders that define the region today, including creating an independent Iraq. This book deals with her life and work. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143107378
- ISBN
- 9780143107378
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- University of Wales Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780708319475
- ISBN
- 9780708319475
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.72
€ 8.72
Paperback. Jasvinder Sanghera, international bestselling author of SHAME, describes her life-changing journey to the rural Punjabi village of Kang Sabu - the village where her parents grew up. Num Pages: 304 pages, Integrated b&w pictures. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BGA; JFFE3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 202 x 21. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340962091
- ISBN
- 9780340962091
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: AS; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 110 x 26. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099421726
- ISBN
- 9780099421726
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
Paperback. When the mighty Endurance becomes trapped in the Weddell Sea, Ernest Shackleton's dream to cross the Antarctic becomes a fight to save the thirty-one souls that set sail with him. The first illustrated retelling of the greatest feat of leadership and survival ever recorded. Illustrator(s): Butler, David. Num Pages: 96 pages, Full colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MTS; 3JJF; BGH; FZG; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 240 x 7. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Publisher
- The Collins Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848892811
- ISBN
- 9781848892811
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.98
€ 9.99
€ 9.98
Paperback. Keith Floyd's exuberant personality, as much as his cooking skills, has made him a favourite both as bestselling author and as television presenter. But here, for the first time, he tells his own story - and it is full of surprises. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGFA; WBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007122813
- ISBN
- 9780007122813
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.54
€ 15.99
€ 12.54