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Paperback. For nearly five years, he was known as the 'Darling Of Las Vegas'. Some said he was a Russian arms dealer, others a pop star from Eastern Europe. But the truth was even more unlikely: he was a twenty-one year old graduate student who had a plan that would one day make him richer than anyone could possibly imagine. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWN; BG; BTC; WDMC; WDP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 256. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Arrow London
Edition
New Ed
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAK0006914
ISBN
9780099490999
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Num Pages: 354 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 244 x 28. Weight in Grams: 710.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Roberts Rinehart Publishers United States
Number of pages
354
Condition
New
SKU
V9781568331874
ISBN
9781568331874
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 27.27

Hardcover. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 242 x 29. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Methuen Publishing Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780413777751
ISBN
9780413777751
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.44

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130. .
Publisher
Empire Publications Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909360396
ISBN
9781909360396
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.15

paperback. Presents the life of Brian Cowen, Ireland's eleventh Taoiseach. This book follows his life story, tracing the road to power from early childhood right up to his eventful early months in the office of An Taoiseach. Num Pages: 272 pages, col. ports. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JMC; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 428. 8vo. Very good copy. First edition. . Irish Politics and Politicans. 20th Century Ireland.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0310300
ISBN
9781848270299
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

hardcover. Engaging and incisive, Brian Dickson: A Judge's Journey traces Dickson's life from a Depression-era boyhood in Saskatchewan, to the battlefields of Normandy, the boardrooms of corporate Canada and high judicial office, and provides an inside look at the work of the Supreme Court during its most crucial period. Num Pages: 624 pages, 41. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BG; LAT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 171 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1260.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
624
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802089526
ISBN
9780802089526
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.96

Hardcover. Reflections by the author of "Dancing at Lughnasa" on Irish writers, the theater, nationalism, Catholicism, and his childhood Editor(s): Editor. Series: Theater: Theory/Text/Performance. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472097104
ISBN
9780472097104
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.32

Paperback. Explodes the myths surrounding the death of Brian Jones, founder of the Rolling Stones Num Pages: 304 pages, Section: 8, b/w colour photos. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Digital original
Condition
New
SKU
V9780749941536
ISBN
9780749941536
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.78

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 135 x 15. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Signal Books Ltd
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908493620
ISBN
9781908493620
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.09

Paperback. A detailed portrait of one of rock's most recognisable stars. Num Pages: 256 pages, Section: 8. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
Piatkus
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Digital original
Condition
New
SKU
V9780749909765
ISBN
9780749909765
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.73

Paperback. When the British prototype Concorde took off from RAF Fairford on 9 April 1969, at the controls was Captain Brian Trubshaw. This title presents the story of Brian Trubshaw's life as an experimental test pilot, written from his own unique viewpoint on the flight deck, and covering a period of tremendous upheaval. Num Pages: 304 pages, 40 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; TRP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750944946
ISBN
9780750944946
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.35

Paperback. A woman's haunting past and inspiring dream that led her to rescue the street children of Vietnam Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
John Murray Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848548404
ISBN
9781848548404
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.78

Hardback. Known as 'the Girl from Donegal', Bridie Gallagher was Ireland's first truly international pop star. Over a 50-year career she sang at sell-out concerts everywhere from small halls across Ireland to leading venues such as the London Palladium, Royal Albert Hall, the Lincoln Centre in New York and Sydney's Opera House. Num Pages: 271 pages, Colour and b&w photos. BIC Classification: AVGN; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 241 x 26. Weight in Grams: 850.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The Collins Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781848892576
ISBN
9781848892576
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 22.99
€ 18.38

Paperback. In An Appetite for Wonder, the author brought us his memoir of the first 35 years of his life from early childhood in Africa to publication of The Selfish Gene in 1976. In this book, he continues his autobiography, following the threads that have run through the second half of his life so far. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: BGTA; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 33. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Black Swan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552779449
ISBN
9780552779449
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.31

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
€ 11.64

Paperback. John Aubrey was born in 1626. At the age of 26, he inherited a family estate encumbered with debt, and finally went bankrupt in the 1670s. From then on he led a sociable, rootless existence. At his death in 1697, he left a mass of notes and manuscripts. This book reproduces his words as closely as possible, and introduces Aubrey and his world. Editor(s): Barber, Richard. Series: First Person Singular. Num Pages: 338 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
338
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843831129
ISBN
9781843831129
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.30

Paperback. Isaac Newton (1642-1727), the English genius, made his greatest contributions to original thought before the age of twenty-five, while at home in Lincolnshire escaping the great plague of 1665, a period of which he wrote: 'I was in the prime of age for invention'. This book demonstrates his perceptions, which changed our world forever. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; PDX; PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 142.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780099287384
ISBN
9780099287384
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.82

Paperback. Series: Brief Lives. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 126 x 10. Weight in Grams: 144.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Hesperus Press Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843919209
ISBN
9781843919209
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.32

Paperback. Serving as an introduction to the well-known French writer - Flaubert, this work explores his fascinating and at times controversial life, examining his works and the circumstances in which they were written and published. It is suitable for those with an interest in Flaubert or nineteenth-century France. Series: Brief Lives. Num Pages: 167 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BGL; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 206.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Hesperus Press Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1St Edition
Number of pages
167
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843919025
ISBN
9781843919025
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.15

Paperback. Freud is a figure needing no introduction, yet his reputation owes as much to myth as to the facts of his life and work. Series: Brief Lives. Num Pages: 117 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; JMAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 193 x 11. Weight in Grams: 150.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Hesperus Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
117
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843919223
ISBN
9781843919223
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.89

Paperback. Perfect for Woolf enthusiasts and newcomers alike, Brief Lives: Virginia Woolf offers a concise, authoritative account of the author's life, and presents an engaging overview of her afterlife in literary history. Series: Brief Lives. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJ; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 124 x 13. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publisher
Hesperus Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843919094
ISBN
9781843919094
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.29

Paperback. Brigham Young was a roughhewn New York craftsman whose impoverished life was electrified by the Mormon faith. Turner provides a fully realized portrait of this spiritual prophet, whose pioneering faith made a deep imprint on thousands of lives in the American Mountain West. Num Pages: 512 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGX; HRCC99. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 652.
Publisher
Belknap Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674416857
ISBN
9780674416857
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.92

Paperback. Num Pages: 250 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
McDonald & Woodward Publishing Company, US United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9780939923304
ISBN
9780939923304
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.68

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGXA; HREX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 598.
Publisher
Shambhala
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590307632
ISBN
9781590307632
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 30.85

Paperback. As a teenager, Cox dreamed of sporting immortality. For four years he devoted himself to the game of golf. And then, one day, he walked away. But as he got older, those dreams kept coming back. Perhaps it was turning thirty, perhaps it was having his first hole in one, but he decided it was time to start again, to live the dream for real. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Yellow Jersey Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780224078610
ISBN
9780224078610
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.81

paperback. David Niven's bestselling anecdotes of Hollywood in its heyday - now packaged as a 'Great Read'. Num Pages: 352 pages, 24 pages photographs. BIC Classification: APB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 3. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
HODDER & STOUGHTON
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340839959
ISBN
9780340839959
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.32

Paperback. A candid, authentic account of a life in Latino art and politics Editor(s): Zimmerman, Marc. Series: Latinos in Chicago and Midwest. Num Pages: 216 pages, 128 b&w Photographs. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB; BGFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 7112 x 5487 x 13. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252077357
ISBN
9780252077357
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.29

Hardback. A candid, authentic account of a life in Latino art and politics Editor(s): Zimmerman, Marc. Series: Latinos in Chicago and Midwest. Num Pages: 216 pages, 128 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB; BGFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 7112 x 5487 x 15. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252035388
ISBN
9780252035388
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 131.79

Paperback. Bobby Teale and his brothers, David and Alfie, were the three men the Kray twins trusted most. They weren't in the Firm, they were closer than that. They were old family friends, confidants, companions.. But then things changed. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BG; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091946630
ISBN
9780091946630
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.00
€ 15.79

Paperback. A celebration of the start of a remarkable career and an incredible Ashes series. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGSA; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 240 x 34. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473633353
ISBN
9781473633353
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.98

Paperback. The first ever personal account of the family at the heart of the Profumo Affair Num Pages: 304 pages, 24pp b/w. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
John Murray Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719566097
ISBN
9780719566097
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.78

Paperback. Presents history in words and pictures of Britain's 56 sovereigns from Alfred the Great in the 9th century to our reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth II. This book includes family trees and details of where and when each monarch was born, where they were crowned, the dates they reigned and where they are buried. Series: Pitkin Guides. Num Pages: 32 pages, 56 Colour photographs, 4 family trees. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 177 x 4. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Pitkin
Number of pages
32
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Edition
22nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853724506
ISBN
9780853724506
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.06

Paperback. .
Publisher
Pallas Athene
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843681182
ISBN
9781843681182
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.49

Paperback. Benjamin Britten was one of the outstanding British composers of 20th century. He shot to international fame with his operas, performed by his own English Opera Group, and a series of extraordinary instrumental works. His music won a central place in the repertoire and affection of successive generations of listeners. This title tells his story. Num Pages: 183 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Haus Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
183
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Centenary ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908323385
ISBN
9781908323385
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.97

Paperback. Interweaves discussion of a compelling music with tender and balanced accounts of Benjamin Britten's intense friendships with adolescent boys. This book explores how these relationships helped Britten maintain links with his own happy childhood and the profound influence they had on him. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJP; AVGC6; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571228409
ISBN
9780571228409
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.81

hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843511953
ISBN
9781843511953
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.00
€ 30.68

Paperback. When Tony Blair became prime minister in 1997, he was, at forty-three, the youngest to hold that office since 1812. With a landslide majority, his approval rating was 93 per cent and he went on to become Labour's longest-serving premier. So what went wrong? This book uncovers the full story of Blair's decade in power. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPR; 3JM; BGH; HBJD1; JPHL; JPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 134 x 199 x 49. Weight in Grams: 556.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571314225
ISBN
9780571314225
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.27

Paperback. .
Publisher
Hay House UK Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848503328
ISBN
9781848503328
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.90

Paperback. The definitive source of firsthand information on the early life of the great Vaslav Nijinsky (1889-1950) Num Pages: 640 pages, 132ill. BIC Classification: AN; ASD; BGFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 39. Weight in Grams: 956.
Publisher
Duke University Press Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
2nd Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822312956
ISBN
9780822312956
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.89

Paperback. Num Pages: 434 pages, 240 b/w photos. BIC Classification: AV; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 31. Weight in Grams: 738.
Publisher
Music Mentor Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780956267986
ISBN
9780956267986
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 25.38