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Biography

Paperback. A new paperback edition of the story of Jack Cardiff's life in films, first as a camerman and then as a director, including his early use of the new Technicolour film camera and recreating his days on the music hall circuit during the 1920s and 30s with anecdotes about his experiences photographing the world's beautiful actresses. Num Pages: 272 pages, 30 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: APFB; ASZH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 19. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Faber and Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571192748
ISBN
9780571192748
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.59

Paperback. An autobiography of Phineas T Barnum that immortalizes the showman who hoodwinked customers into paying to hear the reminiscences of a woman presented as George Washington's 161-year-old nurse, the impresario who brought Jenny Lind to America and toured Europe with General Tom Thumb, and the grand entrepreneur of the American Museum of New York. Num Pages: 448 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ASZW; BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 505.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252069024
ISBN
9780252069024
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.92

Hardback. Affectionately known as 'Koss', Paul Kossoff's playing touched people. It still does today, more than forty years after his sad and untimely death at the age of twenty-five. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 210. .
Publisher
Troubador Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785898815
ISBN
9781785898815
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.27
€ 48.57

Paperback. Some minor shelf wear but remains very good
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Gill & Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
SKU
KTJ0044364
ISBN
9780717150090
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. From one of our most perceptive and provocative voices comes an arresting and wholly original account of the last days of Susan Sontag, Sigmund Freud, John Updike, Dylan Thomas, Maurice Sendak and James Salter. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; BK; DSC; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
Publisher
Virago
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1966
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349008530
ISBN
9780349008530
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.26

Paperback. Reveals the horrific tale as seen through the eyes of the killer, Denis Radar, his victims, the investigators, and the reporters who covered it all. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 107 x 22. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Harper
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
SKU
V9780061373954
ISBN
9780061373954
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751564709
ISBN
9780751564709
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.27

Paperback. Gavin Griffiths was a fairly straight-laced, newlywed shipping executive when he bought a magazine called The Erotic Review for GBP1 - not just one copy, the whole business! Little did he know it would soon become the darling of the chattering classes, and a case study in heroic failure. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: BT; KNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 200 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 312. Used paperback in good condition. Some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Capstone
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
KRF0024469
ISBN
9781906465254
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. All around her, people are shaking off the memory of the drab austerity years after the Second World War. The good times have finally arrived. For Jacky all these tempting changes can only lead her in one direction - an all embracing desire for freedom - and a growing determination to break free of the traditional East End way of life. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJPG; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 211 x 20. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786061393
ISBN
9781786061393
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.38

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; BTC; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 136 x 21. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486440064
ISBN
9780486440064
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.55

Paperback. The acclaimed memoir from the bestselling author of Empress Orchid Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; BM; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 210. 320 pages. The acclaimed memoir from the bestselling author of Empress Orchid. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; BM; HBJF; HBLW3. Dimension: 196 x 130 x 21. Weight: 210.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747596035
ISBN
9780747596035
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.73

Paperback. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is part of our cultural heritage. But beneath the fairy tale lies the complex history of the author and his subject. This is a biography that beautifully unravels the magic of Alice. It is a history of love and loss, innocence and ambiguity. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099594031
ISBN
9780099594031
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.41

Paperback. Provides a perspective on Kennedy's assassination from Johnson's viewpoint, and penetrates deep into what it was like for him to assume a position of such power at a time of national crisis. Num Pages: 736 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 40. Weight in Grams: 938.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
736
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847922953
ISBN
9781847922953
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 26.85

Paperback. Joanne Dennehy is unique, for she now ranks alongside Myra Hindley and Rosemary West as one of the most heinous female serial killers in British criminal history. This book, by a leading criminologist and expert on serial killers, is a chilling insight into the mind of a deadly female serial killer. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784182625
ISBN
9781784182625
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.35

Paperback. 'Steve is a British sport icon. He is an inspiration to a whole generation of future sporting stars.' Lewis Hamilton Num Pages: 320 pages, 16pp colour photos. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSSN7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 134 x 24. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Headline Book Publishing
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755319657
ISBN
9780755319657
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Charlie Bronson has spent decades in solitary confinement, and yet has stayed as fit as a fiddle, gaining several world strength and fitness records in the process. This book, a guide to getting fit and staying fit, reveals just how he's done it. It shows you the best way to burn those calories, tone your abs, and build your stamina. Num Pages: 262 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC; WSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 21. Weight in Grams: 218. 262 pages, illustrations. Charlie Bronson has spent decades in solitary confinement, and yet has stayed as fit as a fiddle, gaining several world strength and fitness records in the process. This book, a guide to getting fit and staying fit, reveals just how he's done it. It shows you the best way to burn those calories, tone your abs, and build your stamina. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BTC; WSD. Dimension: 196 x 133 x 21. Weight: 212.
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Number of pages
262
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2020
Edition
2nd Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844543090
ISBN
9781844543090
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.93

Paperback. .
Publisher
Sandstone Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910985175
ISBN
9781910985175
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.54

Hardback. Num Pages: 736 pages, 2 plate sections of 8 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 262 x 61. Weight in Grams: 1284.
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781256497
ISBN
9781781256497
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.52

Paperback. The classic, award-winning adventure story of Ernest Shackleton - now the subject of a major new Wolfgang (Das Boot) Peterson film. Num Pages: 800 pages, Section: 16, B&W. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 54. Weight in Grams: 556.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349107448
ISBN
9780349107448
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.65

Paperback. Translator(s): Bray, Barbara. Num Pages: 430 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: BG; DNF; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 126 x 31. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
Number of pages
430
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590170281
ISBN
9781590170281
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 20.97

Paperback. The authorized biography of 'the greatest diarist of our times' Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
John Murray
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719565502
ISBN
9780719565502
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

Paperback. Illustrated with a wide range of archive material and modern photographs, Murder & Crime Norwich is sure to fascinate both residents and visitors alike as these shocking events of the past are revealed for a new generation. Series: Murder & Crime. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAN; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 7. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752456560
ISBN
9780752456560
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.94

Paperback. Diane Arbus's photographic images of dwarfs, twins, transvestites, and freaks were becoming part of the iconography of the age when Arbus committed suicide in 1971. This book examines Diane's life through: her childhood; her marriage to Allan Arbus; the emotional upheaval surrounding the end of that marriage; and more. Num Pages: 400 pages, 2. BIC Classification: AJB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099470366
ISBN
9780099470366
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. The fearless tale of the original 'Party Girl', in her own (frankly scurrilous) words Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 15. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780715648551
ISBN
9780715648551
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.13

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