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Paperback. "And When Did You Last See Your Father?" is about a son's search to discover the truth about the remarkable Kerry girl who qualified as a doctor in Dublin in 1942, worked in British hospitals during the war, and then reinvented herself to adapt to a quieter post-war family life. This title is a anatomy of family conflict, love, war and marriage. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 196 x 23. Weight in Grams: 252.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099440727
ISBN
9780099440727
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.39

Paperback. First published in 1993, this work is a portrait of family life, father-son relationships and bereavement. It includes an afterword by the author. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 185.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Granta Books
Condition
New
SKU
9781862079083
ISBN
9781862079083
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.28

Hardcover. Blaise Cendrars, one of twentieth-century France's most gifted men of letters, came to Hollywood in 1936 for the newspaper "Paris-Soir". This book records Cendrars' experiences on Hollywood's streets and at its studios and hottest clubs. Illustrator(s): Guerin, Jean. Translator(s): White, Garrett. Num Pages: 195 pages, photograph, 29 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; BGB; KNTC; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 139 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
195
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780520078079
ISBN
9780520078079
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.53

Paperback. Uncovers the world of classical music, exposing a musical demi-monde where alcohol and drugs are ubiquitous, where musicians perform high on hungover, and where it's standard to trade sex for work. The author has been a professional oboe player for over twenty-five years. Num Pages: 336 pages, integrated b+w illustrations. BIC Classification: AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Atlantic Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843544937
ISBN
9781843544937
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.29

Hardcover. A fresh new biography of Kaiser Wilhelm II, German Emperor from 1888 until his abdication at the end of the First World War, and his exile in the Netherlands Num Pages: 224 pages, 64 black and white. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 230 x 20. Weight in Grams: 474.
Publisher
Fonthill Media Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781550014
ISBN
9781781550014
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.29

Hardback. Revealed is Goering's role in creating the Luftwaffe and the German prewar economy during 1935-37 that set the stage for the launching of WWII in 1939. Also revealed are his second marriage to a popular stage actress, occupation of the Rhineland, diplomatic missions to Poland and Italy, hunting career, and the top-secret Hossbach war conference. Series: The Personal Photograph Albums of Hermann Goering. Num Pages: 272 pages, 290 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; BGH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 180 x 24. Weight in Grams: 942.
Publisher
Fonthill Media LLc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781625450197
ISBN
9781625450197
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.35

Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 400 black and white. BIC Classification: 3JJF; AJC; BGH; HBWN; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 171 x 17. Weight in Grams: 806.
Publisher
Fonthill Media LLc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781625450463
ISBN
9781625450463
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 35.38

Hardback. Series: The Personal Photograph Albums of Hermann Goering. Num Pages: 224 pages, 300 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJF; AJC; BGH; HBWN; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Fonthill Media LLc United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781625450333
ISBN
9781625450333
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 23.09

Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white plates. BIC Classification: BGH; HBWN; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781616082949
ISBN
9781616082949
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.18

Hardcover. A definitive biography of the aviator Bert Hall of the Lafayette Escadrille, a French fighter squadron during World War 1. Hall was variously labelled as: rogue, card cheat, forger, human cannonball, criminal, bigamist, deserter, filmmaker, author, Chinese General, arms smuggler, Foreign Legionnaire, salesman, aerial racer amd aviation pioneer. Num Pages: 192 pages, 16 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJF; BGH; HBJK; HBWN; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 538.
Publisher
Fonthill Media Ltd
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781551301
ISBN
9781781551301
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.37

Paperback. The sensational autobiography of the controversial Tour de France winner and Team Saxobank owner/manager, Bjarne Riis Translator(s): Bacon, Ellis. Num Pages: 320 pages, Colour section. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 215 x 23. Weight in Grams: 344.
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
Vision Sports Publishing
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907637513
ISBN
9781907637513
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.12

Hardback. Biz Stone, the co-founder of Twitter, discusses the power of creativity and how to harness it, through stories from his remarkable life and career. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BGBA; UDBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 223 x 24. Weight in Grams: 366. Fine in fine dust wrapper
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
SKU
KSG0009039
ISBN
9781447271116
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Hardback. Biz Stone, the co-founder of Twitter, discusses the power of creativity and how to harness it, through stories from his remarkable life and career. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BGBA; UDBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 223 x 24. Weight in Grams: 366. Good clean copy in dustwrapper with minor shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
SKU
KTG0001442
ISBN
9781447271116
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A groundbreaking memoir by the acclaimed Kenyan Caine Prize winner. Num Pages: 271 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BM; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 197 x 18. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847083326
ISBN
9781847083326
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.51

Paperback. Suitable for all those interested in the many-faceted history of modern Vietnam and of Communism in the non-Western world, this title offers the dozens of such works by veterans of the 1924-45 struggle in Vietnam to be published in English translation. Editor(s): Binh Tu, Tran; Marr, David G. Series: Ohio RIS Southeast Asia Series. Num Pages: 112 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; BG; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 8. Weight in Grams: 154.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
Ohio University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896801196
ISBN
9780896801196
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGX; HRCX7; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 216 x 11. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780800793241
ISBN
9780800793241
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.99

Hardback. Billy Vera: Harlem to Hollywood is the extraordinary story of singer/songwriter/actor/music historian Billy Vera Num Pages: 304 pages, Two 8-page color photo inserts. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Hal Leonard Corporation
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781617136627
ISBN
9781617136627
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.89

Paperback. The autobiography of Celtic's greatest hero, the captain of their 1967 European Cup-winning side Num Pages: 320 pages, 16pp b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 23. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
HEADLINE (HODD)
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755313167
ISBN
9780755313167
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.17

Paperback. The incredible story of punk rock legend and Generation X frontman Billy Idol Num Pages: 336 pages, 16pp colour plates. BIC Classification: AVGU; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 24. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857205605
ISBN
9780857205605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.41

Hardback. A follow-up to The Ultimate Directory of the Silent Screen Performers (1995), this text includes the birth, death, and career dates of actors during the transition from silents to sound and into the sound era in filmmaking. Information is included on thousands of actors from throughout the world. Num Pages: 636 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; APB; APF; BGF; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 146 x 40. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
636
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810835474
ISBN
9780810835474
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 247.67

Hardback. Lists those who worked behind the cameras from the beginning of the film industry to the present. Num Pages: 320 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: APF; BGF; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 151 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810835467
ISBN
9780810835467
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.31

Hardback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 400 photographs. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 203 x 23. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780060825201
ISBN
9780060825201
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.67

Paperback. Num Pages: 832 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 940.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
832
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061171062
ISBN
9780061171062
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.75

Paperback. The story of a self-destructive hard man, bodyguard and boozer whose life was utterly transformed by Christ Num Pages: 208 pages, 8pp colour. BIC Classification: BGX; HRCC92; JKSW1; JKVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 135 x 16. Weight in Grams: 224.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
SPCK Publishing United Kingdom
Edition
1st New edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857212559
ISBN
9780857212559
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.66

Paperback. The St Louis Cardinals were contenders in 1957 and '59, two of Hal Smith's best years as a Major League player. Smith, out of tiny Barling, Arkansas, had risen in the Minor Leagues, and played in Mexico, Cuba, and the Asian circuit. This title shows the parallels between baseball's maturation in the 1950s and those of American society at the time. Num Pages: 240 pages, 20 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: BGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Butler Centre for Arkansas Studies United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935106098
ISBN
9781935106098
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.06

Paperback. The extraordinary story of a pioneering African-American community leader is now told. After serving in the War of 1812, Peter Caulder, a free African-American settler in the Arkansas territory, has his life turned upside down on the eve of the Civil War. Num Pages: 349 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; BGA; HBJK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Arkansas Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557288059
ISBN
9781557288059
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.21

Paperback. What does it mean to be English? What does it mean to be British? Is the cross of St George a proud symbol of a great tradition, or the badge of a neo-Nazi? Our identity can change depending on what company we are in. This book presents insights and offers a positive hope for a country teetering on the brink of catastrophe. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 266.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Black Swan
Condition
New
SKU
9780552772426
ISBN
9780552772426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.41

Paperback. Bill Wyman's account of his years with the Rolling Stones Num Pages: 640 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 348 x 155 x 43. Weight in Grams: 960.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Hachette Books
Edition
1st THUS
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306807831
ISBN
9780306807831
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.38

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGS; WSNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 22. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566638289
ISBN
9781566638289
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.75

Paperback. Accessible introduction to the life and times of one of the towering figures of the American Civil Rights movement Series: Revolutionary Lives. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 131 x 198 x 16. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Pluto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745335056
ISBN
9780745335056
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.08

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 14.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
TwoDot Books United States
Edition
2
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762754267
ISBN
9780762754267
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.59

Paperback. Num Pages: 169 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 3JJ; 3JM; BGA; JFSL9; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 350.
Edition
Edition Unstated
Publisher
Aboriginal Studies Press Australia
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780855756772
ISBN
9780855756772
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 23.38

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 200 black and white photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AKLC1; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 566.
Publisher
North Atlantic Books,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781623170370
ISBN
9781623170370
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.26

Paperback. Teaches writers how to open up memory, access emotion and discover compelling material; shape scenes from experience, as life events become plot lines; and populate stories with the fascinating, silly, and maddening "characters" that surround them. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BG; CBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
F&W Publications Inc United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781582975276
ISBN
9781582975276
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, b/w & colour illus. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 175. Weight in Grams: 600.
Publisher
Aboriginal Studies Press Australia
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781922059949
ISBN
9781922059949
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 23.38

Paperback. This fitting tribute to the troubled genius portrays the life and music of Jaco Pastorius, the self-proclaimed "world's greatest bass player." This edition features interviews with his childhood friends, prominent bass players of his era and afterward, and girlfriend Teresa Nagell, who was with him in the last few years of his life. Num Pages: 340 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 548.
Publisher
Backbeat Books United States
Number of pages
340
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Anniversary ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780879308599
ISBN
9780879308599
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.57

Paperback. Reliving the highlights of his illustrious career as a commentator, Bill McLaren talks about rugby and his regrets that rugby has gone professional. He is a fierce critic of what this has led to, and fears for the future health and safety of rugby players, because he regards the modern game as dangerously physical. Num Pages: 400 pages, col. Illustrations, ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Bantam
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553815580
ISBN
9780553815580
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.31

Paperback. The story of the life and political career of Senator Paul Wellstone, one of the most compelling figures in the history of modern American politics. Num Pages: 224 pages, 17 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Michigan Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472031191
ISBN
9780472031191
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.67

Hardcover. Reveals the subculture of pole vaulting - from Bob Richards, who won Olympic gold twice in pole vaulting; to Sergey Bubka, the controversial pole vaulter; to Don Bragg, a rowdy Tarzan-like character who swung on ropes in his backyard to build upper-body strength; to the duel between Mack and Toby Stevenson as they battled for gold in Athens. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations, glossary. BIC Classification: BGS; WSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Kent State University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873389747
ISBN
9780873389747
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1FP; 3JJH; BGH; HBJF; HBWQ; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 16. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062375216
ISBN
9780062375216
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.18