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Hardback. The most revealing and interesting writings of American artist Thomas Eakins are the letters he sent to family and friends while he was a student in Paris between 1866 and 1870. This book presents these letters in their entirety. In these letters, Eakins speaks openly and frankly about human relationships, male companionship, marriage, and women. Editor(s): Homer, William Innes. Num Pages: 352 pages, 33 halftones. 35 line illus. BIC Classification: ACV; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 166 x 32. Weight in Grams: 768.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138084
- ISBN
- 9780691138084
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.27
€ 40.99
€ 29.27
Paperback. By the age of nine, Taylor had mastered the science of rocket propulsion. And by fourteen, Taylor had built a reactor which produces temperatures hotter than the sun, becoming the youngest person in history to achieve nuclear fusion. How did Taylor manage all this? This is the story of a boy whose world seems to have no limits. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGT; JNSP; PHN; VFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 210 x 21. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571298143
- ISBN
- 9780571298143
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.01
€ 11.99
€ 10.01
Paperback. Poet, polemicist, pamphleteer and wit, Swift is best known as the author of "Gulliver's Travels". In this biography, Victoria Glendinning investigates the main events and relationships of Swift's life and provides a portrait set in a tapestry of controversy and paradox. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8pp b&w halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. Weight in Grams: 243. Some minor shelf wear but otherwise in a good condition
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Pimlico
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New
- SKU
- KSC0001187
- ISBN
- 9780712662628
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Hardback. Translator(s): Balcom, John. Series: Modern Chinese Literature from Taiwan. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BM; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231169967
- ISBN
- 9780231169967
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.29€ 42.32
€ 53.29
€ 42.32
Paperback. Who is that hairy guy in the green Speedo? Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: BGFA; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- Blackfriars
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349134185
- ISBN
- 9780349134185
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.89
€ 15.99
€ 11.89
Paperback. Walls has carved a story with precision and grace out of one of the most chaotic, heart-breaking childhoods.. This deeply affecting memoir is a triumph in every possible way, and it does what all good books should: it affirms our faith in the human spirit.' - Dani Shapiro Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGB; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Digital original
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844081820
- ISBN
- 9781844081820
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.89
€ 15.99
€ 11.89
Paperback. Part memoir and part description of the creative process, this is an absorbing journey through the musical landscape of John Adams, one of today's most admired and frequently performed composers. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVGC9; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 27. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571231164
- ISBN
- 9780571231164
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.07
€ 17.99
€ 13.07
Hardback. For anybody who has ever given up journaling after being intimidated when facing a blank page, this book makes it easy to take a snapshot of your inner life in just a few minutes each day. The beauty of this journal is that it enables readers to track their emotional growth as well as keep track of memories. Num Pages: 368 pages, four colour printed endpapers and a ribbon marker. BIC Classification: BJ; CBV; WZS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 133 x 26. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- St Martin´s Press
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Gjr
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781250108869
- ISBN
- 9781250108869
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.50
€ 17.99
€ 16.50
Paperback. For anyone who has lost a loved one, and seeks reassurance and comfort. Will resonate with readers of 'TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE'. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BM; VXP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 16. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780749956615
- ISBN
- 9780749956615
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, 13 black and white photos. BIC Classification: BGXA; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Publisher
- North Atlantic Books,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Rev Upd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583949351
- ISBN
- 9781583949351
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.73
€ 23.99
€ 17.73
Paperback. Series: Persephone Classics. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations, 1 map, ports. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 139 x 35. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Publisher
- Persephone Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906462109
- ISBN
- 9781906462109
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.45
€ 18.99
€ 16.45
Hardcover. 228p. Paperback. P.B.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Longman
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1970
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- KON0557657
- ISBN
- 9780582103719
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- After the Battle United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780900913952
- ISBN
- 9780900913952
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.23€ 47.60
€ 53.23
€ 47.60
Paperback. From her privileged aristocratic childhood, to the abdication and the problems with Diana, this book questions how the Queen Mother faced her challenges and crises, assess her role, how powerful she was, and how she coped. This is a personal portrait of one of Britain's national treasures. Num Pages: 656 pages, 32. BIC Classification: BGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 53. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 656
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099476627
- ISBN
- 9780099476627
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.54
€ 23.99
€ 16.54
Paperback. Documents the author's story, year by year, from his humble beginnings growing up in the East End of London, becoming one of the nation's most talked-about people overnight to finally moving up the spectrum from guilty pleasure, and getting nearer to national treasure. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: APB; APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 271 x 33. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784755218
- ISBN
- 9781784755218
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
Paperback.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Black Swan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New edition
- SKU
- KNW0007730
- ISBN
- 9780552999670
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Good copy with clean pages. The copy has a worn spine but is otherwise good
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Black Swan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New edition
- SKU
- KCD0034883
- ISBN
- 9780552999670
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Details the life of the author from his birth into slavery in 1818 to his escape to the North in 1838: how he endured the daily physical and spiritual brutalities of his owners and drivers, how he learned to read and write, and how he grew into a man who could only live free or die. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGHA; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 201 x 16. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Updated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143107309
- ISBN
- 9780143107309
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.23
€ 11.99
€ 10.23
Hardcover. Large format.Clean copy in dustwrapper.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Studio Books New York
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- KEX0204156
- ISBN
- 9780670030828
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. After the success of his memoir, the author got in touch with people he admires, and asked them to suggest an album for him to track down on his travels, giving an insight into what makes them tick, while also giving him a chance to see how record shops around the world were faring in the digital age. This is the story of what came back. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVX; BM; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571314744
- ISBN
- 9780571314744
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.50
€ 15.99
€ 11.50