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Paperback. A biography about Anna May Wong, an Asian American woman who became the country's most famous film actress of Chinese descent. It takes you on a journey through Wong's early years in Los Angeles and her first Hollywood pictures. It is also examines the scope of race, gender, and power and their impact on her personal growth as a Chinese American. Series: The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810859098
ISBN
9780810859098
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 78.37

Paperback. Even more scurrilous than 'Rome', A Brief History of the Private Lives of the Roman Emperors tells the true story of toga parties, banquets, and the scandalous life of the Caesars. Ancient history with all the boring bits taken out. Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 17. Weight in Grams: 188.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Robinson
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845297190
ISBN
9781845297190
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.84

Paperback. Series: Modern Spiritual Masters. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BGX; HRCC8. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 228. Essential Writings. Series: Modern Spiritual Masters. 192 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGX; HRCC8. Dimension: 210 x 138 x 15. Weight: 244.
Publisher
Orbis Books
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570758669
ISBN
9781570758669
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.97

Paperback. Anthony Bourdain's long-awaited sequel to Kitchen Confidential, the worldwide bestseller Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 210. A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook. 304 pages. Tracking his own strange and unexpected voyage from journeyman cook to globe-travelling professional eater and drinker, the author compares and contrasts what he's seen and what he's seeing, pausing along the way for a series of confessions, rants, investigations, and interrogations of some of the most controversial figures in food. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BM; WB. Dimension: 200 x 130 x 20. Weight: 210.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408809747
ISBN
9781408809747
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.15

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 264.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Edition
Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
9781408845042
ISBN
9781408845042
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.15

Paperback. In 2008, a YouTube clip became an internet phenomenon. It showed the emotional reunion of two young men and their pet lion, Christian, after they had left him in Africa to be introduced into his rightful home in the wild. This title tells their story, accompanied by photographs. Num Pages: 208 pages, Over 50 b&w / colour photos in 5 x 8-page sections. BIC Classification: BT; WNCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 16. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Broadway Boks,2010
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553820607
ISBN
9780553820607
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. In this title, Anthony Bozza gets up close and personal with one of the world's biggest selling male solo artists. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations (some col.), ports. BIC Classification: AVGR; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 262. Good copy with some minor shelf wear and some yellowing to half title, title page and edges.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Corgi
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTG0011103
ISBN
9780552150958
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Acclaimed actor, Sexiest Man Alive winner, all-action hero and devoted family man, Hugh Jackman has it all, and his stock just keeps on rising. Anthony Bunko's biography traces the amazing story of a true showbiz star and modern-day matinee idol. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations (colour). BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 199 x 22. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782199144
ISBN
9781782199144
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.10

Paperback. Moves from Moss Side to Malaya recalling author's time as an education officer in the tropics, his tempestuous first marriage, his struggles with Catholicism and the beginning of his prolific writing life. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 38. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099437055
ISBN
9780099437055
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.92

Paperback. This biography of William Shakespeare aims to build up a profound sense of literary and theatrical history, and the energy of the Elizabethan age. Series: Vintage Lives. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099599111
ISBN
9780099599111
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.84

paperback. In this account of life in post-war literary Dublin, Anthony Cronin writes of the frustrations and pathologies of this generation: the excess of drink; the shortage of sex; the insecurity and begrudgery; the limitations of cultural life in mid-century Ireland, and the bittersweet pull of exile. Num Pages: 208 pages, 3 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 272. A Memoir. 208 pages, 3 b&w photographs. In this account of life in post-war literary Dublin, Anthony Cronin writes of the frustrations and pathologies of this generation: the excess of drink; the shortage of sex; the insecurity and begrudgery; the limitations of cultural life in mid-century Ireland, and the bittersweet pull of exile. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DN. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight: 270.
Edition
New
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9781901866421
ISBN
9781901866421
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.43

Hardcover. The volume sets out to recreate the atmosphere and events of the Irish in India. It interweaves the outline of the life of John Henry Foley (1818-74), Queen Victoria's favourite sculptor, with that of some of his principal subjects - Hardinge, Montgomery and Lawrence. Num Pages: 160 pages, 9 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2AB; BG; FA; HBJF; HBLL; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 136. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781901866360
ISBN
9781901866360
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.50

Hardback. An investigation into the art of "Lit Ed-ing". Describing the qualities needed to run the literary pages of the broadsheets, this book recalls the work of literary editors and reviewers over the past 100 years. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; BG; DSA; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 33. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857541496
ISBN
9781857541496
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 38.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1QMP; BGA; HBJQ; HBTP; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781927051818
ISBN
9781927051818
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. Anthony Daly was the most successful captain in the history of Clare hurling, leading the county to two All-Irelands and three Munster titles. This book is interlaced with drama, tragedy, his love of other pursuits, and his immense wit. It offers an insight into a unique personality in Irish sport. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 276.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781848271524
ISBN
9781848271524
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.14

Paperback. Anthony Daly was the most successful captain in the history of Clare hurling, leading the county to two All-Irelands and three Munster titles. During his three years in charge, he took Clare to the cusp of two All-Ireland finals, agonisingly losing the 2005 and 2006 semi-finals to the eventual winners, Cork and Kilkenny. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 159 x 29. Weight in Grams: 500. 8vo.Illustrated.The Gaelic Athletic Association. The GAA.First paperback edition
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0307449
ISBN
9781848271517
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 12.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
Akashic Books,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781617754449
ISBN
9781617754449
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.75

paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 2 x 8pp b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 234. Good clean copy with some shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1900
Publisher
Hachette Books Ireland
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTJ8038464
ISBN
9780340831533
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 12.00

paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 2 x 8pp b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 234. Good clean copy showing some age and shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Hachette Books Ireland
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KMK0021883
ISBN
9780340831533
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University College Dublin Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900621199
ISBN
9781900621199
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 42.23

Paperback. How a vicious criminal found Christ in a brutal Scottish prison Num Pages: 224 pages, Colour and b&w photographs. BIC Classification: BM; HRCV9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 200 x 20. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Lion Hudson Plc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857217714
ISBN
9780857217714
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.62

Paperback. Girolamo Cardano was a leading astrologer of his day, and his predictions won him access to some of the most powerful people in 16th-century Europe. The author invites readers to follow the astrologer's career and explore the art and discipline of astrology in the hands of a brilliant practitioner. Num Pages: 304 pages, 22 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; BG; HBJD; HBLH; VXFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674006706
ISBN
9780674006706
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.63

Paperback. Hull's intimate portrait..is perhaps the best biography of Goya to date; wonderfully readable, it is essential to understanding his art.-Publishers Weekly Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: AFC; AGB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Derrydale Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781568330006
ISBN
9781568330006
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.25

Paperback. The complete inside story of one of the biggest bands of the Merseybeat era. Num Pages: 208 pages, 120. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 21. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445656328
ISBN
9781445656328
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.91

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