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Paperback. The Complete David Bowie is widely recognized as the foremost source of analysis and information on every facet of Bowie's career. From the 11-year-old's skiffle performance at a Scouts' Summer Camp in 1958, to the surprise 2011 appearance of the last album Toy and beyond, to his passing in January 2016. Num Pages: 800 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 311 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1402.
Publisher
Titan Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Expanded, Updated ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785653650
ISBN
9781785653650
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 23.47

Paperback. If you grow up in a world where wrinkles are practically illegal, going bald is cause for a mental breakdown, and women over size zero are encouraged to shoot themselves, what the hell do you do if you're, gasp.. Disabled? The author shows you how she learned to challenge the crazy expectations of a world obsessed with being 'normal'. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: APB; ASZB; BGFA; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 23. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Virgin Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
9780753555354
ISBN
9780753555354
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 6.00

Paperback. As an editor at "Esquire", AJ Jacobs had built up knowledge of celebrity trivia - and the cure was going to take a long time. While others read a broadsheet at the weekend, or become casual newsnight enthusiasts, Jacobs elected to read the "Encyclopaedia Britannica". Part assemblage of trivia, part journey through adulthood, this is fun to read. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: BM; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 25. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099481744
ISBN
9780099481744
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Hardback. Virtually unknown today, Alfred Russel Wallace was the co-discoverer of natural selection with Darwin and an eminent scientist who stood out among his peers as a man of formidable mind and outsized personality. In this biography, Michael Shermer aims to rescue him from the history's sidelines. Num Pages: 448 pages, numerous halftones and line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 165 x 33. Weight in Grams: 814.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195148305
ISBN
9780195148305
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.06

Paperback. A biography of Mrs Nassau Senior, 1822-1877, that tells how an extraordinary woman escaped from the constraints of Victorian domesticity to become the first woman in Whitehall and one of Britain's great social reformers. An ardent Christian Socialist radical, Jeanie Senior co-founded the British Red Cross in the Franco-Prussian war. Num Pages: 348 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 538.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
348
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845192549
ISBN
9781845192549
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.58

Paperback. .
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472140418
ISBN
9781472140418
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.58

Paperback. Shaun Ryder has lived a life of glorious highs and desolate lows. As lead singer of the "Happy Mondays", he turned Manchester into Madchester, combining all the excesses of a true rock'n'roll star with music and lyrics. This title presents his story. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 197 x 27. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Corgi
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552165471
ISBN
9780552165471
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 100 b/w photos. BIC Classification: APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 518.
Publisher
A Cappella Books United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9781556523984
ISBN
9781556523984
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.04

Paperback. The Good Murungu? is the story of Alan Butcher coaching Zimbabwe - the most dysfunctional of cricket's Test-playing nations. From the point he applied for the job and taking in three years with the team, this is the fascinating story of a coach trying to build a team while coming to terms with the unique culture of Mugabe's Zimbabwe. Editor(s): Miller, Peter. Num Pages: 288 pages, separate colour picture section of approximately 20 images. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJ; 3JM; BGSA; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 217 x 23. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Pitch Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785311314
ISBN
9781785311314
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.50

Paperback. The author was still a young man when he decided to fight for the Republican cause in Spain's civil war. But though he braved icy, storm-swept mountains alone to contact Republican sympathisers, he was immediately suspected of being a Nationalist spy. This title tells the story of his experiences as a Republican soldier. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJG; BM; HBWP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 114.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Re-issue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241953297
ISBN
9780241953297
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.26

Paperback. Winner of the 2010 Bancroft Prize and finalist for the 2009 Los Angeles Times Book Prize in Biography: The definitive biography of a heroic chronicler of America's Depression and one of the twentieth century's greatest photographers. Num Pages: 560 pages, 128 black-and-white photos. BIC Classification: AJB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1020.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393339055
ISBN
9780393339055
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.61

Paperback. Together for the first time in one volume: the bestselling Love Letters of Great Men and Love Letters of Great Women Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; WZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Pan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main Market
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330515139
ISBN
9780330515139
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.94

Paperback. 'Save Send Delete' is the memoir of a debate and a love affair between a famous atheist author and an obscure Catholic professor. Num Pages: 299 pages. BIC Classification: BM; HR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
299
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846949869
ISBN
9781846949869
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.35

Paperback. With his lightning-quick wit, unbridled creativity and his ear for the absurd, Milligan revolutionised British comedy. Throughout his life, Milligan also wrote prolifically - scripts, poetry, fiction, as well as several volumes of memoir, in which he took an entirely idiosyncratic approach to the truth. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 x 8pp b/w inset. BIC Classification: BGFA; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241955956
ISBN
9780241955956
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.80

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 234 x 18. Weight in Grams: 488.
Publisher
Monash University Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2022
Edition
4th Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781922235596
ISBN
9781922235596
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.48

Hardcover. Revealed for the first time here is the correspondence that Percy French, one of Ireland's most influential songwriters, wrote to his fiancee and second wife-to-be, Ettie Sheldon, between May 1892 and January 1894. Num Pages: 184 pages, 20 full colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; AVGP; AVH; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 154. .
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843516606
ISBN
9781843516606
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.00
€ 20.49

Paperback. .
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473857032
ISBN
9781473857032
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.94

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408852309
ISBN
9781408852309
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.09

Paperback. This groundbreaking biography reveals the woman behind the myth. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, 8 black & white plates. BIC Classification: BGH; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750970518
ISBN
9780750970518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. A poignant and humorous account of the world through a young man's eyes Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAX; 3JJH; 3JJPG; BM; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 160 x 10. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752451817
ISBN
9780752451817
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.45

Paperback. The book everyone is talking about News, views and hilarious stories from the legend of Newsnight and long-standing quiz master of University Challenge. 'Bursting with good things' Daily Telegraph Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: APT; BM; JPVK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270. 8vo.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
SKU
KEX0296478
ISBN
9780008128333
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. .
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143126065
ISBN
9780143126065
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.32

Paperback. This study of a man whose character and achievements have been much debated is based on a review of virtually every published and unpublished English source in British and US libraries and archives, including the important archive of Lawrence's letters and papers in the Bodleian Library. Num Pages: 280 pages, photographs, illustrations, map, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 177 x 20. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publisher
McFarland & Co Inc United States
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780786413072
ISBN
9780786413072
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.56

Paperback. Updated edition of the bestselling story of a woman who, after years of self-doubt and self-denial, learned to embrace and appreciate her Asperger's syndrome traits. Liane Holliday Willey shares, with insight and warmth, the daily struggles and challenges that face many of those who have AS and charts her inspirational journey to self-acceptance. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; MJNA; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 230 x 16. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Expanded
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849057554
ISBN
9781849057554
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.68

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