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Biography: general
paperback. Gearoid Cheaist O Cathain was the last child brought up on the Blasket Islands off Ireland's southwest coast. His childhood was unique, as he was the only child on the island, the nearest in age being his uncle who was thirty years older. A 1951 newspaper article described him as 'The Loneliest Boy in the World - he has only seagulls as playmates.' Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 268. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Collins Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0022505
- ISBN
- 9781848892071
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.96
€ 5.96
Paperback. The life of Karl Dane was a Cinderella story gone horribly wrong. The immigrant from Copenhagen was transformed from a machinist to a Hollywood star after his turn as the tobacco-chewing Slim in "The Big Parade". This biography tells the tale of a daring yet tragic man who aimed for his wildest dreams and succeeded, if only for a short time. Num Pages: 230 pages, ca. 55 photos, filmography, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 331.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- McFarland & Co Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780786442072
- ISBN
- 9780786442072
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.47
€ 44.47
paperback. A biography of Eddie Collins, one of baseball's most consistently good batters, its best bunter and hit-and-run man, one of its craftiest base runners and finest defensive second basemen. It tells how, during his career, he was repeatedly referred to as the game's smartest player, both on and off the field. Num Pages: photos, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 653.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- McFarland & Company United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780786432875
- ISBN
- 9780786432875
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.26
€ 58.26
Paperback. As a player, manager and football pundit, Gordon Strachan is one of the most popular names in football today. This is his story and his take on the game he loves. Num Pages: 416 pages, Section: 16, Colour. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 158 x 28. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KLN0016860
- ISBN
- 9780751537482
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. This is an account of John and Gerardine Gleeson's quest to conceive, of the serious physical damage Gerardine suffered as a result of in-vitro fertilization, and of her tragic death. Num Pages: 192 pages, ports. BIC Classification: BGA; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 10. Weight in Grams: 142. Used paperback, in good condition. Some shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Sitric Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KIN0007521
- ISBN
- 9781903305027
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. During the 1930s and 1940s William Grant Still was known as the "Dean of Afro-American Composers". He worked as an arranger for early radio, on Broadway, and in Hollywood. This text brings William Grant Still out of the archives and examines his place in America's musical heritage. Series: Music of the African Diaspora. Num Pages: 384 pages, 14 b/w illustrations, 1 table, 22 music examples. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGC6; AVH; BGF; JFC; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 485. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KHN0001970
- ISBN
- 9780520215436
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
paperback. Num Pages: 420 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; BGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 420
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780875807379
- ISBN
- 9780875807379
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.96€ 50.86
€ 50.96
€ 50.86
Paperback. For fans of Call the Midwife and Nurse On Call, comes a funny, poignant account of life as a Devon country doctor. Editor(s): White-Cooper, Deborah. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWD; BGA; MBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 126 x 19. Weight in Grams: 232. Good, clean copy. Marked on back cover, otherwise in very good condition.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KSG0008065
- ISBN
- 9781447252122
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
paperback. Offers a sympathetic account of the life of a passionate visionary and an invaluable insight into the economic philosophy that still remains at the centre of political and economic thought. Num Pages: 1056 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 140 x 43. Weight in Grams: 874.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780143036159
- ISBN
- 9780143036159
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.99€ 23.38
€ 39.99
€ 23.38
paperback. Maurice O'Sullivan was born on the Great Blasket in 1904, and this work tells the story of his youth and of a way of life which belonged to the Middle Ages. Translator(s): Davies, Moya Llewellyn; Thomson, George. Num Pages: 320 pages, endpaper maps. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BG; DNF; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 240. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0021868
- ISBN
- 9780192813251
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
paperback. Kraftwerk: I Was a Robot is the full insider's story of this legendary act, as told by the band's original drummer. From their early days in Dusseldorf to the band's implosion in the 80s and beyond, Wolfgang Flur's book is the definitive document of the Man Machine, a synth-driven quartet who transformed the face of modern music. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Omnibus Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781785585807
- ISBN
- 9781785585807
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.02
€ 19.99
€ 18.02
Hardcover. Examines the life of Jonathan Fisher (1768-1847), a native of Braintree, Massachusetts, and graduate of Harvard College who moved in his late twenties to Blue Hill, Maine, where he embarked on a multifaceted career as a pioneer minister, farmer, entrepreneur, and artist. Num Pages: 336 pages, 85 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 185 x 30. Weight in Grams: 807.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558497436
- ISBN
- 9781558497436
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.35
€ 62.35
Paperback. Num Pages: 284 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; APT; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 179 x 23. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- McFarland & Company
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780786496969
- ISBN
- 9780786496969
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.43
€ 44.43
Paperback. This biography traces the early life of George Edward Waddell in western Pennsylvania, the fits and starts of his first years in professional baseball, his big years with the A's, and his subsequent fade into obscurity and his early death. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; 3JJC; BGS; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- McFarland & Company
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780786407866
- ISBN
- 9780786407866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.43
€ 44.43
Paperback. This book tells the story of the Florescu family, from its feudal blood ties, to notorious 15th century figure Vlad Tepes (Count Dracula), right up to present day. The authors drew on research that had mostly been kept in family hands, and include original photographs and a full family genealogy. Num Pages: 326 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 42 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DN; 1DV; BGH; HBAH; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 158 x 27. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761861577
- ISBN
- 9780761861577
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 47.95
€ 53.99
€ 47.95
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Fons Vitae,US United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 500
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781887752527
- ISBN
- 9781887752527
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.46
€ 26.99
€ 25.46
Paperback. Leslie Colquhoun was a man who flew high in more ways than one. Enlisting with the RAF at the start of World War 2, he had no sooner got his 'wings' than he was plunged into the thick of battle. His daughter Jane, has written this affectionate portrait of her 'modest, gentle' father, a man who was also exceptionally courageous and skilled. Num Pages: 104 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 204 x 13. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Mereo Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861513588
- ISBN
- 9781861513588
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.42
€ 13.99
€ 11.42
hardcover. Unavailable for many years the famous Freud/Jung Letters reveal two of the twentieth century's greatest minds at work. Translator(s): Manheim, Ralph; Hull, R. F. C. Num Pages: 692 pages, 8 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: BGA; JMAF; MMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 168 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1174.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 692
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- New edition
- SKU
- V9780415119825
- ISBN
- 9780415119825
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.88
€ 162.88
Paperback. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: 618 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BG; HBG; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 37. Weight in Grams: 774.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 618
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780375754210
- ISBN
- 9780375754210
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.63
€ 23.99
€ 22.63
hardcover. Num Pages: 352 pages, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BGH; HBJD; JP. Category: (G) General; (U) Tertiary Education. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 29. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Penn State University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271016047
- ISBN
- 9780271016047
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.00€ 50.01
€ 59.00
€ 50.01
paperback. The author made his fortune building a mobile phone company from scratch. When he sold it for GBP75 million, he bought Crystal Palace FC, the club he'd supported as a boy, and led them into the Premier League. Ten years later Palace was in administration and Jordan had lost nigh on everything. This title tells his story. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 136 x 33. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Yellow Jersey
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780224091824
- ISBN
- 9780224091824
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 11.60
€ 19.99
€ 11.60
paperback. Success is about trusting your instincts and following your gut, knowing which rules to follow and which to break. This book shows that success doesn't come from where you went to college or how popular you were in school. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGBA; KJH; KJMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 210. Clean copy with minor warping and tearing to spine and front cover. Remains a good copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KMK0021690
- ISBN
- 9780241217931
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 5.12
€ 5.12
paperback. Charlotte Bronte's letters are our most direct source of information about the Brontes and the life of the novelist. Vivid and passionate, they describe her inmost feelings as well as the world around her in Haworth, Belgium, and London. They offer insights into her novels and the development of her literary style. Editor(s): Smith, Margaret. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGLA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 236. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press España, S.A.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0021657
- ISBN
- 9780199576968
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.12
€ 5.12
The Complete Letters of Henry James, 1872-1876: Volume 2
James, Henry. Ed(S): Walker, Pierre A.; Zacha...
hardcover. Presents the complete letters of one of the great novelists and letter writers of the English language - Henry James. This title includes more than ten thousand letters reflecting on a range of topics - from James' own life and literary projects to broader questions about art, literature, and criticism. Editor(s): Walker, Pierre A.; Zacharias, Greg W. Series: The Complete Letters of Henry James. Num Pages: 342 pages, 6 figures. BIC Classification: BGLA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6452 x 4039 x 33. Weight in Grams: 835.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 342
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803222977
- ISBN
- 9780803222977
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.65
€ 145.65