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Paperback. Henry Irving - a merchant's clerk who became the savior of British theater - and Ellen Terry, who made her first theater appearance as soon as she could walk, were the king and queen of the Victorian stage. This book explores their public and private lives, showing how their artistic legacy and their children came to influence the modern world. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: ANB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 47. Weight in Grams: 718.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099497189
- ISBN
- 9780099497189
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.45
€ 12.45
Hardcover. Fine in fine dust wrapper. DW showing light age and shelf wear. Lightly toned, text is crisp and clear and remains a fine copy
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0027278
- ISBN
- 9780701145835
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 20.00
€ 20.00
Hardback. Tells the story of William Herschel, the brilliant, fiercely ambitious, emotionally complex musician and composer who became court astronomer to Britain's King George III, and of William's sister, Caroline, who assisted him in his observations of the night sky and became an accomplished astronomer in her own right. Num Pages: 256 pages, 15 color illus. 25 halftones. BIC Classification: BGT; PG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691148335
- ISBN
- 9780691148335
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.77
€ 33.99
€ 24.77
Paperback. Karl von Clausewitz (1780-1831) is acknowledged to be a great writer on war. Even though he wrote his work at a time when the range of firearms was fifty yards, much of what he had to say remains relevant. This book explains his ideas in terms of his experiences as a soldier in the Napoleonic Wars, and of the intellectual background of his time. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 96 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: BG; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 112 x 173 x 6. Weight in Grams: 82.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192802576
- ISBN
- 9780192802576
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.81
€ 11.99
€ 10.81
Hardcover. This comprehensive new book is an essential volume for anyone who wants to learn more about this intriguing artist, and to survey their greatest works in one beautfully illustrated collection. Num Pages: 256 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: ACVT; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 300 x 238 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1340. His Life and Works in 500 Images. 256 pages, col. Illustrations. This comprehensive new book is an essential volume for anyone who wants to learn more about this intriguing artist, and to survey their greatest works in one beautfully illustrated collection. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ACVT; AGB; BGF. Dimension: 300 x 238 x 25. Weight: 1636.
- Publisher
- Anness
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780754819547
- ISBN
- 9780754819547
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 36.86
€ 36.99
€ 36.86
Paperback. Robert Boyle ranks with Newton and Einstein as one of the world's most important scientists. This biography of Boyle navigates Boyle's voluminous published works as well as his personal letters and papers. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JD; BGT; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 159 x 29. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300169317
- ISBN
- 9780300169317
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.82
€ 23.99
€ 17.82
Hardback. In 2005, the author left Harvard to lead Canada's Liberal Party and by 2008 was poised to become Prime Minister. It never happened. In this title, he describes what he learned from his bruising defeat about compromise and the necessity of bridging differences in a pluralist society. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BM; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674725997
- ISBN
- 9780674725997
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 39.30
€ 47.99
€ 39.30
Paperback. The result of ten years of interviews between Berlin and Ignatieff, this is the biography of one of the greatest and most humane of modern philosophers. Berlin (born in Russia in 1909) was caught up in the most powerful currents of the century, and the book is full of memorable encounters. Num Pages: 384 pages, facsimiles, portraits. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DVUA; 1KBB; BGH; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 272. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0001722
- ISBN
- 9780099577317
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
![Michael J. Fox - [Always Looking Up: The Adventures of an Incurable Optimist][Fox, Michael J.][Paperback] - 9780091922672 - 9780091922672](https://www.kennys.ie/products/thumbs/9780091922672.jpg "Michael J. Fox - [Always Looking Up: The Adventures of an Incurable Optimist][Fox, Michael J.][Paperback] - 9780091922672 - 9780091922672")
Paperback. Struck with Parkinson's - a debilitating, degenerative disease - at the height of his fame, the author has taken what some might consider cause for depression and turned it into a beacon of hope for millions. This memoir describes the journey the author has undertaken since he came to terms with his condition. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BM; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780091922672
- ISBN
- 9780091922672
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.95
€ 16.99
€ 12.95
Paperback. In September 1998, the author stunned the world by announcing that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. This book tells his life story - from his childhood in western Canada to his meteoric rise in film and television and, most importantly, the years in which - with the unswerving support of his wife, family and friends. Num Pages: 320 pages, ports. BIC Classification: APB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Edition
- 1st Paperback Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780091885670
- ISBN
- 9780091885670
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.80
€ 19.99
€ 14.80
Paperback. The first comprehensive study on the artist and writer C.R.W. Nevinson; an important contribution to the understanding of intellectual thought and culture in 20th Century Britain. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Publisher
- Lutterworth Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780718830908
- ISBN
- 9780718830908
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.61
€ 60.61
Hardback. Presents a personal account of courage and survival in the face of tragedy. This book features a tale of ordinary men and women placed in an extraordinary real-life nightmare. It involves a life-and-death decision, a long-shot development of the world's first artificial skin, and a horribly burned victim restored to life. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGTA; MNQ; VFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566637008
- ISBN
- 9781566637008
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.26
€ 26.99
€ 23.26
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Lanista Partners Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780955318504
- ISBN
- 9780955318504
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 20.16
€ 24.99
€ 20.16
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Crecy Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859791472
- ISBN
- 9780859791472
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.50
€ 21.50
Paperback. Presents the life of Michael Jackson.This title chronicles his humble beginnings in the Midwest, his early days with the Jackson 5, and his unprecedented solo success. It includes rare photographs from Jackson family albums and Michael's personal photographic archives, as well as a drawing done by Michael exclusively for the book. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 137 x 24. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099547952
- ISBN
- 9780099547952
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.76
€ 13.00
€ 11.76
Paperback. In refreshing contrast to most other books on Sigmund Freud, this is a highly accessible account of his life and ideas, which focuses on the relevance of Freud's work for contemporary approaches to counselling and psychotherapy. Series: Key Figures in Counselling and Psychotherapy Series. Num Pages: 178 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 9. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Inc
- Number of pages
- 178
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Second
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761941101
- ISBN
- 9780761941101
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.65
€ 60.65
Paperback. In Everyball Mike James delves deep into his own tennis experiences, including a 22-year coaching career in Great Britain. It's no doubt a book for the tennis coach, parent, player and enthusiast, all of which Mike is, but also for anyone interested in learning, growing and thriving in the bigger game of life we all have no choice but to play. Num Pages: 112 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; VSZ; VXA; WSD; WSJR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 202 x 11. Weight in Grams: 124.
- Publisher
- Panoma Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784520861
- ISBN
- 9781784520861
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 12.12
€ 13.00
€ 12.12
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, 12 black and white line drawings. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 136 x 22. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Publisher
- Souvenir Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780285643604
- ISBN
- 9780285643604
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.27
€ 17.99
€ 13.27
Paperback. 'Elite athletes aren't born. They're made.' Michael Johnson From a living icon of the Olympic Games - as both an athlete and now as a BBC broadcaster - Gold Rush is a compelling analysis of the fascinating combination of psychological and personal qualities, as well as internal and external factors, that go to create an Olympic champion. Num Pages: 320 pages, (1x8pp plates). BIC Classification: BGSA; WSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 126 x 24. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007411931
- ISBN
- 9780007411931
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.63
€ 13.99
€ 10.63
Hardback. The author sheds some much-needed light on one of the most interesting anomalies in American musical history_Septimus Winner a.k.a. Alice Hawthorne. Num Pages: 328 pages, 28 b&w photographs, footnotes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; AVGC5; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810845404
- ISBN
- 9780810845404
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.62
€ 133.62