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Paperback. A collection of Alan Bennett's prose writings. It brings together diaries, reminiscences and reviews to give us a unique and unforgettable portrait of one of England's leading playwrights. It covers the production of his very first play, Forty Years On, which starred John Gieldgud, as well as many other important productions. Num Pages: 656 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 2AB; BGFA; BGLA; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 42. Weight in Grams: 564.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571315727
ISBN
9780571315727
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.00

Paperback. From the strength and stamina of well-known runners who achieve the almost impossible to the extraordinary runners who have changed lives and history, this collection of unforgettable stories will inspire anyone who's ever pounded the pavement to keep on running and enjoy every minute of this liberating sport. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BT; WSKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Summersdale Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849538862
ISBN
9781849538862
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.69

Hardcover. After the composition of the Decameron, and under the influence of Petrarch's humanism, Giovanni Boccaccio devoted the last decades of his life to compiling encyclopedic works in Latin. Among them is "Famous Women", the first collection of biographies in Western literature devoted to women. Translator(s): Brown, Virginia. Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: BG; GBCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 144 x 34. Weight in Grams: 674.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
608
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674003477
ISBN
9780674003477
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.83

Hardback. Motley Crue's bestselling "The Dirt" - penned with collaborator extraordinaire Neil Strauss - set a new bar for rock 'n' roll memoirs. This book covers various topics on Motley Crue - the voice of a barely pubescent Generation X, the anointed high priests of backward-masking pentagram rock, and the creators of MTV's first power ballad. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 171 x 40. Weight in Grams: 944.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Number of pages
448
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Anv
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062012333
ISBN
9780062012333
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.10

Paperback. 'This is the most gripping book I've read in ages .. It is beautifully written, fascinating, disturbing and often very funny.' Roddy Doyle Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 226.
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007148110
ISBN
9780007148110
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.70

Paperback. Emmet O'Connor uses archival sources, including declassified Soviet Union and FBI files, to cast light on Jim Larkin and his relations with international communism. He aims to uncover the motivation behind Larkin's public persona. Series: Radical Irish Lives. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; JPF; KNXB2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 138 x 10. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Cork University Press
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859183397
ISBN
9781859183397
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.26

Paperback. This dazzling and often moving collection displays the depth and range of Grafton's writing and reminds us of her unique talent as a storyteller Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM; FF; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447237655
ISBN
9781447237655
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.94

Paperback. Num Pages: 274 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BT; JF; JKVP; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 214 x 25. Weight in Grams: 480.
Publisher
Haymarket Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608465873
ISBN
9781608465873
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.50

Hardback. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 137 x 14. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
96
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199754366
ISBN
9780199754366
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.93

Paperback. 'The policeman was a former Everton ticket holder who had seen me play. He looked stunned as he fastened the cuffs behind my back. "What have you got yourself involved with, Mark?" he said. "You're in big trouble." Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 260. 288 pages, Illustrations. 'The policeman was a former Everton ticket holder who had seen me play. He looked stunned as he fastened the cuffs behind my back. "What have you got yourself involved with, Mark?" he said. "You're in big trouble.". Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Dimension: 199 x 130 x 24. Weight: 260.
Publisher
John Blake
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843582724
ISBN
9781843582724
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.33

Hardcover. Cover slightly worn. Keywords: "Subjects - Biography - Social & Health Issues - Cultural History - General,Subjects - Biography - Social & Health Issues - Cultural History - United States,Subjects - Biography - General,Subjects - So"
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
First American Edition
Publisher
Prentice Hall & IBD
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
SKU
KHS0066400
ISBN
9780684848785
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 9.39

Paperback. The first nonfiction book-searing, revealing, unforgettable-from one of our most acclaimed writers. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 202 x 17. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447210917
ISBN
9781447210917
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.94

Paperback. Num Pages: 274 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGS; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
Empire Publications Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
274
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781901746204
ISBN
9781901746204
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.00

Paperback. An autobiography is about growing up in Egypt. It is also an investigation into childhood perception in which the author uses herself and her memories as an insight into how children see and know. It is a look at Egypt up to, and including, World War II from a small girl's point of view. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JJC; BGA; HBJH; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141188324
ISBN
9780141188324
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.01

Paperback. Bruce Lee formulated a complex personal philosophy that extolled the virtues of knowledge and total mastery of one's self. This book reveals secrets as: seeing the totality of life and putting things into perspective; understanding the concept of Yin and Yang; and, defeating adversity by adapting to circumstances. Num Pages: 240 pages, 30 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: APF; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 179 x 16. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
McGraw-Hill
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780809231942
ISBN
9780809231942
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 22.71

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 8-page black and white photo inserts. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPL; BTM; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 204 x 23. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Broadway Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804139533
ISBN
9780804139533
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.06

Hardcover. Cyriac of Ancona (1391-1452) was among the first to study the physical remains of the ancient world in person and is sometimes regarded as the father of classical archaeology. This volume contains a life of Cyriac to the year 1435 by his friend Francesco Scalamonti, along with several letters and other texts illustrating his early life. Translator(s): Bodnar, Edward W; Foss, Visiting Professor of History Clive (Georgetown University, Washington DC Georgetown University Georgetown University, Washington DC Georgetown University, Washington DC Georgetown University, Washington DC Georgetown University, Washington DC Georgetown University, Washington DC); Mitchell, Part-Time Lecturer in Laws Charles (Charles Mitchell is Professor of Law at King's College London. University College, London King's College London King's College London Charles Mitchell is Professor of Law at King's College London. King's College London King's College London). Num Pages: 397 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 142 x 30. Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674599208
ISBN
9780674599208
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.72

Paperback. Bullied at school, and growing up dreaming of revenge, Mark 'Chopper' Read determined to be the toughest in any company. He became a crime commando who terrorised drug dealers, pimps, thieves and armed robbers on the streets and in jail - but boasts never to have hurt an innocent member of the public. This work presents his story. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 page b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 111 x 19. Weight in Grams: 178. 288 pages, 16 page b/w illustrations. Bullied at school, and growing up dreaming of revenge, Mark 'Chopper' Read determined to be the toughest in any company. He became a crime commando who terrorised drug dealers, pimps, thieves and armed robbers on the streets and in jail - but boasts never to have hurt an innocent member of the public. This work presents his story. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BG; BTC. Dimension: 178 x 111 x 19. Weight: 180.
Edition
paperback / softback
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844543496
ISBN
9781844543496
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.10

Paperback. Everyone knows the story of Mike Tyson's decline and fall, but what happened to the men he defeated during his irrepressible prime? This title deals with these men, tracing their lives from their upbringings and years of promise to their encounters with Tyson. It explores the pain they felt in defeat and their subsequent search for self-respect. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8. BIC Classification: BGS; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 218 x 20. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780224083225
ISBN
9780224083225
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.80

Paperback. The friendship and rivalry between golf legends Tom Watson and Jack Nicklaus, whose sparring matches defined the sport for more than a decade. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 pp 4-c insert. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGS; WSJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 213 x 24. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781476766447
ISBN
9781476766447
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.54

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