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Biography
Paperback. In 1975 Kapuscinski flew into Luanda in Angola, to cover the murderous civil war that had broken out after independence. This book is a record of his experiences there, of a city and a country that seemed, for a prolonged period, to have taken leave of the world, to enter a nightmare of anarchy. Translator(s): Brand, William; Mrockowska-Brand, Katarzyna. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1HFMA; BG; HBJH; HBLW3; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 11. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141186788
- ISBN
- 9780141186788
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.91
€ 13.99
€ 10.91
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 7. Weight in Grams: 146.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750962322
- ISBN
- 9780750962322
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.25
€ 10.25
Hardback. The jazz musician describes his teenage years as a gifted saxophonist, his friendship with John Coltrane, his performances with Sonny Rollins, Dizzy Gillespie, and Jimmy Heath, and his work as a composer for films and television. --Publisher's description. Num Pages: 328 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGJ; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 236 x 23. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439913338
- ISBN
- 9781439913338
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.64
€ 46.64
Paperback. 8vo.Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- SKU
- KEX0291267
- ISBN
- 9780195156348
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. For the first time, we can explore the story of Alain Prost via the most integral players in the story - from Alain himself to some of the most important men of his team, including John Watson, Tony Jardine and Ron Dennis. This is a truly unique insight into one of the world's greatest drivers in Formula One. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WGCB; WSPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 260 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1642.
- Publisher
- Blink Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905825981
- ISBN
- 9781905825981
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 29.95
€ 46.99
€ 29.95
Paperback. Through the Churchills' 'wilderness years' in the 1930s, to Clementine's desperate efforts to preserve her husband's health during the struggle against Hitler, Sonia presents the inspiring but often ignored story of one of the most important women in modern history. Num Pages: 400 pages, 32 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; HBWQ; JFSJ1; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 39. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- Aurum Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781313077
- ISBN
- 9781781313077
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.49
€ 17.99
€ 13.49
Paperback.
- Edition
- 1st
- Publisher
- Viking
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780670921287
- ISBN
- 9780670921287
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 5.28
€ 16.99
€ 5.28
Hardback. One of the most influential and respected entertainers of Hollywood's golden age, Gene Kelly revolutionized film musicals with his innovative and timeless choreography. In the first comprehensive biography written since the legendary star's death, authors Cynthia Brideson and Sara Brideson disclose new details of Kelly's complex life. Series: Screen Classics. Num Pages: 560 pages, 84 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: APB; ASD; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813169347
- ISBN
- 9780813169347
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.51
€ 44.51
Paperback. Gerard Manley Hopkins spent five unhappy years in Ireland before his death in 1889, during which time he wrote perhaps the most interesting group of all his poems. Working outwards from Hopkins's most intimate creations, author Norman White examines the poet's complicated and troubled personality. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 b&w plates, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; BG; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 192 x 21. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Publisher
- University College Dublin Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- illustrated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781900621724
- ISBN
- 9781900621724
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.37
€ 29.99
€ 25.37
Paperback. Drawing on a selection of sources and illustrated with more than fifty images, this collection of grisly tales explores the shadier side of Harrogate's past. It is suitable for those interested in the criminal history of this part of North Yorkshire. Series: Murder & Crime. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 166 x 5. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752456225
- ISBN
- 9780752456225
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.38
€ 19.99
€ 18.38
Paperback. Translator(s): Scholar, Angela. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BGLA; DSBD; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 132 x 35. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 720
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199540037
- ISBN
- 9780199540037
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.51
€ 15.51
Paperback. Born into poverty in Ballinasloe in 1846, O'Connor Power spent much of his childhood in the workhouse. From here he rose rapidly through the ranks of the Fenian Movement to become a leading member of the Supreme Council of the Irish Republican Brotherhood. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd Dublin
- Condition
- New
- Publication date
- 2011
- SKU
- 9781845886981
- ISBN
- 9781845886981
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 12.00
€ 20.99
€ 12.00
Hardcover. Jack Sheehan was one of eleven children born into an impoverished farming family on the Sheep's Head peninsula in southwest Ireland. Growing up in hungry times, he stayed on the farm all his eighty-three years. This book is illustrated with maps and photographs of early documents relating to his farm's history. Illustrator(s): Watson, Ciaran; Gralton, Danny. Num Pages: 244 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; BG; TV; WND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 236 x 24. Weight in Grams: 936.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Atrium Cork
- Number of pages
- 244
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780955226113
- ISBN
- 9780955226113
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.00€ 36.30
€ 39.00
€ 36.30
Paperback. Bowie's pioneering sexual experimentation, cracked actor showmanship and ability to embrace every musical genre from glam rock to drum'n'bass have made him into the biggest commercial success in rock history since the Beatles and the Stones. Num Pages: 592 pages, 2x8pp b&w photos. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 130 x 37. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Virgin Books
- Number of pages
- 592
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Revised, Updated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753510025
- ISBN
- 9780753510025
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.77
€ 26.99
€ 18.77
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGL; DSK; HBTK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 163 x 10. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Publisher
- University of Wales Press
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- New Updated Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780708326725
- ISBN
- 9780708326725
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.81
€ 10.81
Paperback. A collection of memories that follows a Warwickshire girl as she grows up during an era of huge transformation in Britain. Illustrated with family photographs, it presents a picture of day-to-day life in Nuneaton in the 1920s and '30s, including time spent in school, family holidays and the changes in the town itself. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations, facsim., ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMW; 3JJG; BM; HBJD1; HBLW; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 166 x 6. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752451626
- ISBN
- 9780752451626
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.35
€ 17.99
€ 16.35
Paperback. Includes a travel book and a biography of its author. Editor(s): Holmes, Richard. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations, map, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DN; BGH; DNF; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140432695
- ISBN
- 9780140432695
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.29
€ 17.99
€ 13.29
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801486746
- ISBN
- 9780801486746
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.47
€ 33.99
€ 33.47
Paperback. Conservationist, scholar, soldier, white hunter and fabled lover - Denys Finch Hatton was an aristocrat of leonine nonchalance. This book reveals the truth behind the author's love affairs with the glamorous aviatrix Beryl Markham, and - famously - with Karen Blixen, a romance immortalized in her memoir Out of Africa. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFG; 3JJ; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing London
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099450276
- ISBN
- 9780099450276
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.32
€ 17.99
€ 13.32
Hardback. This classic memoir of the First World War is now a major motion picture starring Alicia Vikander and Kit Harington. Includes an afterword by Kate Mosse OBE. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJC; 3JJF; BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 140 x 48. Weight in Grams: 754.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Number of pages
- 608
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780226590
- ISBN
- 9781780226590
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.60
€ 26.99
€ 18.60