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Biography
hardcover. Failing to get into any of the London-based drama schools, the author accepted a place at Manchester Polytechnic School of Theatre and before graduating had been given his first break as a voice artist on the satirical puppet show Spitting Image. This book deals with authors childhood surrounded by foster kids, his teenage years and more. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: APB; APFB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 244 x 36. Weight in Grams: 686. Good clean copy, with light nicks and tears to dust jacket
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Century
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMO0001329
- ISBN
- 9781780891712
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.70
€ 5.70
hardcover. In the last fifty years, the changing face of British crime has turned the UK into the wild west of Europe. For decades drugs dominated the UK underworld, but in recent years a spate of major robberies - or heists - has grabbed the headlines. This title tells the stories behind the twelve most heinous armed robberies ever staged in these islands. Num Pages: 272 pages, 8 pp b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 614. Good clean copy with light nicks and tears to dust jacket
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Welbeck Publishing London
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMO0001233
- ISBN
- 9781780973630
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.70
€ 5.70
hardcover. When Jonathan Taylor was eight he began to find his father puzzling. Doctors diagnosed Parkinson's disease, and Jonathan became one of his father's carers, taking it in turn with his family to look after him. This is the story of a son's struggle for recognition from a father who is being transformed mentally and physically by the disease. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BTP; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 137 x 28. Weight in Grams: 372. Good clean copy with light nicks and tears to dust jacket
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Granta Books London
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMO0001219
- ISBN
- 9781862079557
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.70
€ 5.70
hardcover. Num Pages: 266 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; HBG; HBW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 580. Good copy showing light age and wear. Scoring throughout text. Ex Libris markings to preliminary pages and stamps throughout. Light wear to dust jacket. Remains a nice reading copy
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Overlook Press New York
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KMO0001148
- ISBN
- 9780879515775
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 5.70
€ 5.70
hardcover. The colourful story of the four very different men who created our modern world: Henry VIII, Francis I of France, Charles V of Spain and Suleiman the Magnificent: popular history at its best from John Julius Norwich Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; 3JD; BGR; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 242 x 29. Weight in Grams: 568. Good clean copy, showing light age and shelfwear. Light wear to dust jacket
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Murray Publishers Ltd London
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMO0000993
- ISBN
- 9781473632950
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.70
€ 5.70
hardcover. From real-life witches, to mad scientists and killer dwarves, this is a collection of twisted tales. It draws upon the material that has featured in the author's successful column, The murder file, in cult magazine "Bizarre". It is suitable for those who have got the stomach for the blood curdling, the deranged and the downright strange. Num Pages: 294 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 163 x 30. Weight in Grams: 582. Good clean copy, with light nicks and tears to dust jacket
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd London
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMO0000799
- ISBN
- 9781844546671
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.70
€ 5.70
hardcover. Num Pages: 275 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 213 x 23. Weight in Grams: 524. Good clean copy showing light age and shelfwear. Light wear to dust jacket
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Beaufort Books New York
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMO0000673
- ISBN
- 9780825307461
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.70
€ 5.70
hardcover. Good clean copy showing light age and shelfwear, with light wear to dust jacket
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Yale University Press New York
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMO0000511
- ISBN
- 9780300082456
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
hardcover. This work, the first volume of a planned trilogy, is the memoir of Nobel Laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez. It contains details of people, places, events, family, work, politics, books and music, his beloved Columbia and parts of history and incidents that later appeared in his fiction. Translator(s): Grossman, Edith. Num Pages: 500 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 2ADS; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 162. Weight in Grams: 866. Good clean copy showing light age and shelfwear, with light wear to dust jacket
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape London
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMO0000343
- ISBN
- 9780224072786
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.70
€ 5.70
hardcover. Good clean copy showing light age and shelfwear, and light nicks & tears to dust jacket. Gift inscription to ffep
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson London
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMO0000287
- ISBN
- 9780500011812
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.70
€ 5.70
hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJF; BGH; BGL; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 222 x 23. Weight in Grams: 420. Good clean copy with light wear to dust jacket
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Continuum London
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMO0000209
- ISBN
- 9781408188446
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.70
€ 5.70
hardcover. The inside story of the campaign that rocked the United Kingdom to its foundations, and the implications of the Scottish independence movement for the future of British politics. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JMG; BJ; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 440. Good clean copy with light wear to dust jacket
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- William Collins London
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMO0000131
- ISBN
- 9780008139766
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.70
€ 5.70
hardcover. Good clean copy with minor wear to dust jacket
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Random House Inc New York
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMO0000113
- ISBN
- 9780679444893
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.44
€ 5.44
hardcover. Born in Dublin in 1940, Michael Gambon served an engineering apprenticeship before joining Olivier's National Theatre. Based on the author's interviews with the actor, this volume reveals the motivation and passion that drives the star of "The Singing Detective" and the "Harry Potter" series. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AN; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150. Weight in Grams: 426. Good clean copy, showing light age and shelfwear. Light wear to dust jacket
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Nick Hern Books London
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0026249
- ISBN
- 9781854597731
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.70
€ 5.70
Hardcover. In this frank memoir, John Bayley describes the life he has shared with his wife, Iris Murdoch, afflicted with Alzheimer's disease. He explains how he has coped emotionally and practically with the illness that has beset the woman he loves and cherishes. Num Pages: 192 pages, 12pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 162. Weight in Grams: 519. Fine in dustjacket. DJ has some minor wear but remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KDK0016825
- ISBN
- 9780715628485
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.38
€ 5.38
Paperback. Memoirs of the Iraq war hero whose stirring pre-battle speech so inspired his troops - and the world Num Pages: 512 pages, 3 x 8pp colour photos. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; BGHA; HBWS5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 35. Weight in Grams: 366. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Headline Review
- Edition
- 1st Paperback Printing
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KRA0013054
- ISBN
- 9780755313754
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
paperback. Punk artist Smith made a name for himself by visually re-creating Thomas Pynchon's "Gravity's Rainbow" by drawing pictures of girls in the naked girls business. Somewhere along the line, Smith went from being an observer to a participant in L.A.'s world of alternative porn. Illustrator(s): Smith, Zak. Num Pages: 488 pages, Color illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: APF; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 142 x 30. Weight in Grams: 880.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Tin House Books United States
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780980243680
- ISBN
- 9780980243680
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.49
€ 27.49
hardcover. A major literary event: the long-awaited publication of George Orwell's diaries, chronicling the events that inspired his greatest works. Num Pages: 624 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; DN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 167 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1000.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Liveright United States
- Number of pages
- 624
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780871404107
- ISBN
- 9780871404107
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 39.28
€ 43.99
€ 39.28
The Black Banners: The Inside Story of 9/11 and the War Against Al-Qae...
Soufan, Ali H., Freedman, Daniel
Hardcover. A book that will change the way we think about al-Qaeda, intelligence, and the events that forever changed America. Num Pages: 608 pages, 16 pages of black-and-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 167 x 40. Weight in Grams: 960.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393079425
- ISBN
- 9780393079425
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 32.16
€ 32.99
€ 32.16
paperback. The mafia murders that stunned Italy - and the thrilling story of how the killers were brought to justice. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 b&w 8 page inset section. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 200 x 23. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Hodder Paperbacks
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781444714142
- ISBN
- 9781444714142
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.80
€ 14.99
€ 11.80
Paperback. Taylor Armstrong, star of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, reveals all in this honest account of her troubled marriage to Russell Armstrong. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; JFFE3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 209 x 19. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Gallery Books
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781476704623
- ISBN
- 9781476704623
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.84
€ 20.99
€ 17.84
Paperback. * The astonishing and bestselling autobiography of Ricky Tomlinson, one of Britain's best-loved actors and entertainers. Num Pages: 464 pages, Section: 24, b/w. BIC Classification: BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 34. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780751534030
- ISBN
- 9780751534030
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.44
€ 17.99
€ 13.44
Paperback. Dan s story is one that every human being needs to read. It s about the power of the human spirit and its ability to overcome seemingly impossible odds . . . Chet Holmes, author of The Ultimate Sales.. Num Pages: colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; RGR; VSC; VSPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781616084462
- ISBN
- 9781616084462
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.57
€ 21.99
€ 19.57
Paperback. Biography...Con Cremin. 352pp
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Mercier Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781856354974
- ISBN
- 9781856354974
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.26
€ 14.99
€ 12.26