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Biography

Hardcover. In this absorbing collection of stories and trivia readers will find answers to the amazing and extraordinary aspects of Austen's life, work and legacy. From her development as a world-class author, secrets of her own life and loves, through insights into her novels and their characters along with the changing reception to them over the years. Num Pages: 144 pages, 50 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 179 x 15. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Rydon Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910821121
ISBN
9781910821121
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.10

Paperback. This updated edition features a new preface by the author as well as an expanded notes section. Num Pages: 320 pages, Two 16pp B&W inset. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847675606
ISBN
9781847675606
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.99

Hardback. Dance was a fundamental part of the art world in the 1960s, the most volatile decade in American art, offering a radical image of bodily presence in a moment of revolutionary change. Halprin, Forti, and Rainer - all with Jewish roots - found themselves at the epicenter of this upheaval. This book tells their stories. Editor(s): Bennahum, Ninotchka; Perron, Wendy; Robertson, Bruce. Num Pages: 192 pages, 127 duotones (4 are details). BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJP; AFKP; AGH; ASD; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 277 x 18. Weight in Grams: 952.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520293366
ISBN
9780520293366
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.54
€ 43.19

Paperback. It was the divorce that scandalised Georgian England.. She was a spirited young heiress. He was a handsome baronet with a promising career in government. Their marriage had the makings of a fairy tale but ended as one of the most salacious and highly publicised divorces in history. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784701932
ISBN
9781784701932
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.79

Paperback. The fall of Enron was much more than a business scandal. Not only did the events of October 2001 have a more damaging effect on the markets than 9/11 but, like Watergate, it was an event that sent shivers throughout the whole world. This is an in-depth investigation of the fall of Enron. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BT; KJ; KNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141011455
ISBN
9780141011455
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.41

Paperback. The final word on music's greatest legend, in which Philip Norman reveals a John Lennon the world has never seen. With ground-breaking insight into the pain, beauty and frustration that shaped the genius of modern music, John Lennon: The Definitive Biography redefines a legend. Num Pages: 864 pages, 30 b/w, 20 col plates (16pp). BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 49. Weight in Grams: 614.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007197422
ISBN
9780007197422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.44

Hardcover. This is the story of Elizabeth of Bohemia, James I's captivating but unfortunate daughter who was driven from the throne of Bohemia in 1620. Among the many men who championed her sorrowful fortunes, Lord Craven was the most faithful. Brave, wealthy and supremely generous, this latter-day knight-errant fought for her and supported her unstintingly. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20. BIC Classification: 1DBKESB; 3JD; AMKH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 241 x 26. Weight in Grams: 508.
Publisher
Fonthill Media Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781553244
ISBN
9781781553244
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.64

Paperback. An insider's account of day-to-day life inside a Tibetan monastery, this text reveals to Western audiences the details of monastic education. Georges B.J. Dreyfus weaves together autobiographical reflections with a historical overview of Tibetan Buddhism and insights into its teachings. Num Pages: 460 pages, 14 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: BG; HREX; HRLM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 162 x 31. Weight in Grams: 670.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
460
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520232600
ISBN
9780520232600
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.34

Paperback. *A collection of personal essays - surprising, disarming, heartbreakingly funny - from the #1 bestselling writer Time named America's Favorite Humorist. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BM; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Abacus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349119779
ISBN
9780349119779
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: BM; MJN; VFD; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 213 x 21. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Penguin Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143108290
ISBN
9780143108290
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.65

Paperback. Hanna Greally spent the best part of the 1940s and 1950s incarcerated in a psychiatric hospital in the Irish Midlands. In her first book "Birds Nest Soup" she recounted the terrible suffering she endured there. This title gives an account of her life in Coolamber Manor Rehabilitation Centre in County Longford. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJP; BM; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 144.
Publisher
Attic Press Dublin
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781855942127
ISBN
9781855942127
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.88

Hardcover.
Publisher
Fonthill Media Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781553039
ISBN
9781781553039
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.80

Paperback. Experience an amazing, gripping journey of spirit communication and instruction through which Jenny Tyson contacted several guides, including famed Elizabethan magicians John Dee and Edward Kelley. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrated. BIC Classification: BM; VXFT; VXP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 227 x 26. Weight in Grams: 414.
Publisher
Llewellyn Publications,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780738749761
ISBN
9780738749761
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.64

Hardcover. Pulitzer Prize-winning biologist Edward O. Wilson imparts the wisdom of his storied career to the next generation. Num Pages: 256 pages, 21 illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ; PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 187 x 22. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Liveright
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780871403773
ISBN
9780871403773
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.68

Paperback. Peter Falk came to prominence as an actor in 1956 in the successful off-Broadway revival of The Iceman Cometh with Jason Robards. But in 1958, Twentieth Century Fox came to New York to make a movie and Falk landed a juicy role for which he received reviews and was nominated for an Academy Award. This book deals with his life and work. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations (some col.), ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Arrow Books
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099509554
ISBN
9780099509554
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.85

Paperback. In September 1943, Chris Barker was serving as a signalman in North Africa when he decided to brighten the long days of war by writing to old friends. One of these was Bessie Moore, a former work colleague. The unexpected warmth of Bessie's reply changed their lives forever. Editor(s): Garfield, Simon. Num Pages: 384 pages, with b&w integrated illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782115670
ISBN
9781782115670
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.78

Paperback. Beginning in 1970, with the transformative effects of the Kent State University shootings - which the band-members witness firsthand - and ending a decade later with Devo on the cusp of superstardom (with "Whip It"), this title traces the sounds and ideas that the group absorbed and in turn brought to prominence as unlikely rock stars. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 colour and black and white in plate section. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 775.
Publisher
Outline Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908279392
ISBN
9781908279392
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.79

Paperback. A celebration of George Eliot's life, work and greatest novel, exploring through a mixture of literary biography, deep reading and personal memoir how Middlemarch answers fundamental questions about life and love Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847085160
ISBN
9781847085160
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.75

Paperback. 8vo. Very good clean copy in original cloth with dustwrapper
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Ulster Historical Foundation
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
SKU
KEX0283830
ISBN
9781903688212
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 45.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBR; BTM; HBJD1; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 303 x 16. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Merrion Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785370854
ISBN
9781785370854
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.18

Paperback. This biography of Charles Darwin attempts to capture the private unknown life of the real man - the gambling and gluttony at Cambridge, his gruelling trip round the globe, his intimate family life, worries about persecution and thoughts about God. Num Pages: 864 pages, 32pp b&w illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3JH; BG; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 560.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
856
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140131925
ISBN
9780140131925
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.17

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Aldridge, Alan. Num Pages: 266 pages. BIC Classification: AKC; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Spellbinding Media
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909964068
ISBN
9781909964068
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.98

Paperback. Are you happy? Does it matter? Increasingly, governments seem to think so. As the UK government conducts its first happiness survey, the author looks at happiness as a political as well as a personal issue; what it should mean to us, what it means to him. He writes too of what he has learned from the recent death of his best friend. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BG; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 7. Weight in Grams: 76.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099579823
ISBN
9780099579823
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.50

Paperback. Num Pages: 688 pages. BIC Classification: BGR; HBJD1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 49. Weight in Grams: 518.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition Uk Pbk.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405932165
ISBN
9781405932165
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.00

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