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Hardcover. Horton Foote is one of the greatest American playwrights of the twentieth century. This book reflects upon his journey from his childhood in Wharton, Texas, through his early experiences as an actor in the theatre, to his mature vocation as a playwright. It identifies the people and influences that shaped his character and nurtured his art. Editor(s): Castleberry, Marion. Num Pages: 308 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Baylor University Press United States
Number of pages
287
Condition
New
SKU
V9780918954916
ISBN
9780918954916
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.21

Paperback. This fascinating new biography tells the story of one of the most influential figures of the twelfth century, Eleanor of Aquitaine, successively queen of France and of England. Num Pages: 272 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631201014
ISBN
9780631201014
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.32

Paperback. These inspiring stories offers solace, provides guidance, and illuminates pathways to change, exploring the human condition and illustrating through anecdotes how people have found joy in life. The stories share human foibles and help readers accept and avoid them, giving them a greater sense of tranquility and happiness. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BT; VX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 184 x 16. Weight in Grams: 226.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Travelers' Tales, Incorporated United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781932361209
ISBN
9781932361209
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.38

Paperback. The German-born Douglas Sirk, who after a successful career in theatre and film moved to Hollywood in 1937 and directed 30 films starring actors such as Rock Hudson and Lana Turner, talks about his life and work. Series: Directors on Directors. Num Pages: 192 pages, 30 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; APFB; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Edition
Main
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571190980
ISBN
9780571190980
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 21.79

Paperback. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGHA; BM; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Caitlin Press Canada
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9781894759809
ISBN
9781894759809
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.59

Hardcover. Num Pages: 150 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTV; JPWQ; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 149 x 18. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
150
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865972629
ISBN
9780865972629
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.49

Paperback. As a contented wife and mother, Linda Caine has everything she ever wanted. Yet a darkness haunts her. Images flash through her mind leaving her stunned and terrified. She has no idea why. This is Linda Caine's uplifting story from the agonies of mental breakdown to the painful piecing together of the past that was vital for her survival. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 31. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Corgi
Condition
New
SKU
9780552173094
ISBN
9780552173094
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.32

Paperback. Maria Fyfe's political memoir tells the story of fourteen years in office from the point of view of an MP who did not always toe the party line. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910021040
ISBN
9781910021040
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.00

Hardcover. This account of Jean Piaget's childhood and adolescence reveals a relatively unknown aspect to the well-known developmental psychologist. The portrayal of his struggle to reconcile science and faith in his youth adds a new dimension to the understanding of his life, thought and work. Num Pages: 288 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; BG; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 603.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674667167
ISBN
9780674667167
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.17
€ 83.98

Paperback. How is it that Flaubert, the last of the great French romantics, still seems so incredibly modern? In this biography, Geoffrey Wall investigates why it is that the author of Madame Bovary still exerts such a hold upon our imaginations. Num Pages: 432 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BG; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 136 x 33. Weight in Grams: 486. Minor scuffing, otherwise excellent.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Faber and Faber
Number of pages
432
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Main
SKU
KTJ0001565
ISBN
9780571212392
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.82

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
ICE Publishing United Kingdom
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
299
Condition
New
SKU
V9780727700889
ISBN
9780727700889
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 44.54

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; BTM; DNJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 20. Weight in Grams: 214.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141981086
ISBN
9780141981086
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.95

Hardcover. Clean copy with some shelf wear, in dustwrapper with minor nicks and bumps but otherwise clean
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Contender Books, London
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
Fiction/Film Tie-In
SKU
KSS0007557
ISBN
9781843570998
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Editor(s): Leitz, Robert C. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 266 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JH; 3JJC; BGL; DNF; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691635323
ISBN
9780691635323
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.86

paperback. Part of The World in A Life series, this brief, inexpensive text provides insight into the life of Queen Victoria. As one of the longest reigning monarchs in British history, Queen Victoria gave her name to an age filled with enormous possibilities and perplexing contradictions. Series: The World in a Life. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTQ; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 283 x 15. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
OUP US United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190250003
ISBN
9780190250003
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.05

Paperback. A collection of personal stories about running and an examination of the culture surrounding the sport Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 226.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803234260
ISBN
9780803234260
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.56

Paperback. This is the first full-length biography of Madalyn Murray O'Hair, America's most determined, most notable, and perhaps most denounced Atheist. Num Pages: 387 pages, b&w photographs. BIC Classification: BG; HRQA5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 535.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
387
Condition
New
Edition
New Ed
SKU
V9780814751725
ISBN
9780814751725
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.63

Hardback. The little-known story of the architectural project that lay at the heart of Tom Paine's political blueprint for the United States. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 147 x 25. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393241785
ISBN
9780393241785
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.72

Paperback. An account of the author's growing up as the hearing daughter of deaf Jewish parents during the 1930s and 1940s, revealing the challenges deaf people faced during the Depression and afterward. She portrays her family with honesty, and her account provides a living narrative of the Deaf experience in pre- and post-World War II America. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JFFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781563682872
ISBN
9781563682872
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 24.05

Paperback. Why does a particular landscape move us? What is it that attaches us to a particular place? From Where We Stand is an eloquent exploration of the connections we have with places-and the loss to us if there are no such connections. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: BM; WTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 331.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815610724
ISBN
9780815610724
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.03

Hardback. This is the autobiography of Ronnie Maasz's 50-plus years as a cameraman. Rather than tell a chronological tale, the book is a humorous and light-hearted collage of international locales, quirky people, exciting events, and special effects gone wrong that the author has encountered along the way. Series: The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series. Num Pages: 168 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: AJRD; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 145 x 15. Weight in Grams: 335.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810848832
ISBN
9780810848832
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.19

Paperback. The real story behind Dame Edna, the international superstar! Num Pages: 352 pages, 24. BIC Classification: APB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409120582
ISBN
9781409120582
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.95

Hardback. First in an eight-volume edition of Washington's papers in the Confederation period. The series begins on January 1 1784 with the hero of the American Revolution back at Mount Vernon, and ends in September 1788 on the eve of his return to public life as president under the new Constitution. Series: Papers of George Washington: Confederation Series. Num Pages: 600 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1048.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
600
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813913483
ISBN
9780813913483
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.31

Hardcover. Num Pages: 870 pages, 4 halftones, 3 charts, 6 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BJ; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 1248.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1952
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
870
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674014770
ISBN
9780674014770
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 213.13
€ 185.15

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