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Biography
Paperback. Leigh talks about both his work style and the emotional and intellectual toughness that characterises his approach to filmmaking. Editor(s): Movshovitz, Howie. Series: Conversations with Filmmakers. Num Pages: 172 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 150 x 10. Weight in Grams: 267.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University Press of Mississippi
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781578060689
- ISBN
- 9781578060689
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.48
€ 34.48
Paperback. A unique, intimate biography of Bob Marley by the person who knew him best, his wife Rita. Num Pages: 288 pages, 60 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: AVGS; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 203 x 15. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Pan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780330493307
- ISBN
- 9780330493307
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.25
€ 17.99
€ 13.25
Paperback. John Haffenden's acclaimed biography of William Empson (1906-1984), the foremost English literary critic of the twentieth century, is now available in paperback. An authoritative and compelling account and the second of two volumes exploring his remarkable life and work. Num Pages: 824 pages, 16 pages of black-and-white plates. BIC Classification: BG; DSBH; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1252.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 824
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199539925
- ISBN
- 9780199539925
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.27
€ 60.27
paperback. This text recounts, through one individual's tortured life and a family's struggle, how a generation of Chinese intellectuals was lost to the harsh experiences of the labour camps. It reveals in detail what happened in China in the 1950s before the Cultural Revolution. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJP; BGA; HBJF; HBLW3; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Routledge United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813339795
- ISBN
- 9780813339795
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 82.31
€ 82.31
paperback. This text is a mix of social history, literary analysis, political biography and murder mystery. It explores and analyzes the social and cultural dynamics of the Chinese revolution of the 1920s by focusing on the mysterious 1928 assassination of Shen Dingyi. Num Pages: 322 pages, b&w photograph, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJG; BGH; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JPWL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 322
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520213869
- ISBN
- 9780520213869
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.83
€ 44.83
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFC; 3JJ; BGH; JFFA; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 299.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465055883
- ISBN
- 9780465055883
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.09
€ 31.09
Paperback. Why does Willie Nelson keep going down the road, steady as a mountain stream, creating an illusion for the millions that sit in awe of him as he sings the same repertoire night after night? Num Pages: 576 pages, 16pp of b&w photos. BIC Classification: AVGL; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 41. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Back Bay Books
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780316017794
- ISBN
- 9780316017794
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 23.43
€ 32.99
€ 23.43
Paperback. A vivid portrait of Mozart, combining a well-reserched account of his life with an introduction to his works: symphonic,chamber, sacred, and theatrical. Series: Master Musicians Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8 pp halftone plates, 52 music examples. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195388251
- ISBN
- 9780195388251
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.25
€ 33.25
Paperback. This is the paperback edition of the instant New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestseller Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: APF; AVGR; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Company United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780446191234
- ISBN
- 9780446191234
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.65
€ 23.99
€ 17.65
paperback. The classic and much-loved memoir by Hannah Hauxwell about life in remote Yorkshire in the 1970s. Num Pages: 208 pages, 2 x 8. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Orion
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KJH0000503
- ISBN
- 9781409136231
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.31
€ 8.31
Hardcover. This book is a chronicle of a bicultural woman, Ida Pruitt, who was born in the 19th century of American missionaries, raised in a small Chinese village and lived in her adopted country for fifty years. She brought an almost unique perspective to her oral history, A Daughter of Han: The Autobiography of a Chinese Working Woman. Num Pages: 296 pages, 29 photographs. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The Chinese University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789629960575
- ISBN
- 9789629960575
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.15
€ 47.15
Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; JPFF; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 177 x 24. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Schocken Books United States
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Number of pages
- 223
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780805242102
- ISBN
- 9780805242102
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.27
€ 30.99
€ 22.27
paperback. Presents an expose of the CIA in which the author accuses the organization of using brutal tactics to maintain security during the Cold War, including sabotaging the Eisenhower-Khrushchev talks and assassinating President Kennedy to keep the United States in Vietnam. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BTC; HBJK; HBLW; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 149 x 32. Weight in Grams: 667.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781616082840
- ISBN
- 9781616082840
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 24.60
€ 32.99
€ 24.60
hardcover. For over half a century Mary O'Hara's voice has delighted audiences all over the world and her recordings continue to sell. Her story is an inspiring tale of triumph over tragedy, helped by her deep religious faith and many friendships with other performers, recounted with warmth and humour in this updated version of her autobiography. Num Pages: 336 pages, 24 plates, 6 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 168 x 30. Weight in Grams: 698.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Shepheard-Walwyn Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780856832857
- ISBN
- 9780856832857
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 20.97
€ 29.99
€ 20.97
paperback. Through his leading role in four "Superman" films, Christopher Reeve became very closely identified with the superhero. But his riding accident which left him paralysed from the neck down showed he wasn't superhuman. However, he refuses to resign himself to the life of a quadriplegic. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16. BIC Classification: APF; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099257288
- ISBN
- 9780099257288
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.20
€ 13.99
€ 11.20
paperback. Takes you on the author's musical odyssey from being awkward 80s suburban pop geek to 90s jet-set Britpop goddess. In this book, with her band Sleeper, she goes from doing gigs in toilets to gigs in stadiums, and on to the big interviews, constant touring and endless excess via Top of the Pops. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: APB; AVGP; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 21. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780091936525
- ISBN
- 9780091936525
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.59
€ 15.99
€ 12.59
paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; APB; BM; VFJD; WSWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 203 x 22. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- William Morrow Paperbacks
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780062379108
- ISBN
- 9780062379108
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.69
€ 17.99
€ 14.69
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1KBBSL; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; BTC; HBJK; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813061832
- ISBN
- 9780813061832
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.80
€ 26.80
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- BenBella Books United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781937856120
- ISBN
- 9781937856120
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.19
€ 16.99
€ 16.19
paperback. BIC Classification: APB; BGFA; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- BenBella Books United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936661053
- ISBN
- 9781936661053
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.82
€ 18.99
€ 17.82
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Insight Editions, Div of Palace Publishing Group, LP United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608870288
- ISBN
- 9781608870288
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 30.93
€ 43.99
€ 30.93
Navigating the Seven Seas: Leadership Lessons of the First African Ame...
Williams Sr. Usn (Ret.), Master Chief Melvin ...
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 35. BIC Classification: BTM; JW; KJMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Naval Institute Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591149606
- ISBN
- 9781591149606
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.60
€ 25.99
€ 22.60
Musicological Identities: Essays in Honor of Susan McClary
Baur, Steven; Warwick, Jacqueline (Dalhousie ...
paperback. Editor(s): Knapp, Professor in Musicology Raymond (UCLA). BIC Classification: AV; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138265622
- ISBN
- 9781138265622
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.29
€ 66.29
paperback. The real story--and human price--of US/Mexico border enforcement. Series: City Lights Open Media. Num Pages: 225 pages, 36 B&W photographs. BIC Classification: BTC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 160 x 12. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- City Lights Publishers United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872864863
- ISBN
- 9780872864863
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.42
€ 25.99
€ 23.42