Biography
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Biography
Paperback. A funny memoir of John Carey, best known for his provocative stance on the arts and the academic establishment. It shows his journey from an ordinary background to Oxford's oldest literary professorship. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESF; BGLA; DSB; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571310937
- ISBN
- 9780571310937
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.84
€ 17.99
€ 12.84
Paperback. William Golding was born in 1911 and educated at his local grammar school and Brasenose College, Oxford. He published a volume of poems in 1934 and during the war served in the Royal Navy. Afterwards he returned to being a schoolmaster in Salisbury. This title introduces Golding. Num Pages: 592 pages, ports. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 41. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571231645
- ISBN
- 9780571231645
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.48
€ 14.99
€ 12.48
Paperback. From birth to jail, from triumph to tragedy - the sensational story of Oscar Pistorius, from the acclaimed author of Playing the Enemy (filmed as Invictus). Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BGS; BTC; WSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 36. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782393290
- ISBN
- 9781782393290
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.90
€ 11.99
€ 9.90
Paperback. The murder trial of Oscar Pistorius will rivet the world's attention in a way no other case has since another famous sportsman, O J Simpson, was tried for the murder of his ex wife in 1994. Written by the acclaimed author of Invictus, this title tells the sensational insider story of Oscar Pistorius. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2X8pp plates. BIC Classification: BGS; HBTB. Dimension: 233 x 154 x 31. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Export/Airside
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782393276
- ISBN
- 9781782393276
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.92
€ 17.99
€ 12.92
Hardback. The sensational insider story of Oscar Pistorius, by the acclaimed author of Invictus. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS; WSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 166 x 35. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782393269
- ISBN
- 9781782393269
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 20.00€ 15.92
€ 20.00
€ 15.92
Hardcover. A good clean copy bound in original cloth. Lacking dustjacket. Ffep cut. Some minor shelf wear but otherwise good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1974
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KLJ0020293
- ISBN
- 9780340106464
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Gullible's Travels - behind-the-scenes stories and anecdotes from John Carter, presenter of BBC's Holiday and ITV's Wish You Were Here.? programmes, from shopping in Macy's and travelling on Concorde to accidentally encountering Sophia Loren. True stories set down in print for the first time after almost 30 years on British TV screens. Series: Bradt Travel Guides (Travel Literature). Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: BM; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Bradt Travel Guides
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- First edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784770327
- ISBN
- 9781784770327
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.55
€ 17.99
€ 16.55
Paperback. Num Pages: 254 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JFCA; VXW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Feral House
- Number of pages
- 254
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780922915972
- ISBN
- 9780922915972
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.13
€ 19.99
€ 19.13
Paperback. Num Pages: 124 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 211 x 29. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- Insight Editions
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Revised Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608874798
- ISBN
- 9781608874798
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.29
€ 15.99
€ 14.29
Paperback. Series: X Series. Num Pages: 128 pages, 96 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 151 x 9. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Publisher
- The Oakwood Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780853616986
- ISBN
- 9780853616986
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99
€ 14.99
Paperback. Presents John Cheever's journals that reveal the inner life of this remarkable writer and the contradictions that drove him. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099529538
- ISBN
- 9780099529538
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.81
€ 17.99
€ 12.81
paperback. The first Japanese American jockey, Kokomo Joe burst like a comet on the American horse-racing scene in the summer of 1941. This title narrates Kobuki's rise from lowly stable boy to reigning star at California fairs and in the bush leagues. Num Pages: 216 pages, 9 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; BGS; WSNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 12. Weight in Grams: 273.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Bison Books United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803218970
- ISBN
- 9780803218970
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.39
€ 29.39
Paperback. Tells the story of how a tall, shy youth from Weston-super-Mare went on to become a self-confessed legend. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: APB; APT; BGFA; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099580089
- ISBN
- 9780099580089
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.26
€ 14.99
€ 11.26
Hardcover.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Jarrolds. London. 1956. First Edition. DJ flap price 18s. net.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1956
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- KNW0012472
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Hardcover. Clean copy. Fine in dustwrapper. DW has minor wear to edges but remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- W&N
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KOC0027438
- ISBN
- 9780297815297
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 12.00
€ 12.00
Hardcover. 124pp. Signed copies while stocks last
- Publisher
- John Connell
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KNW0013335
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 20.00
€ 20.00
Paperback. Winner of the 2013 Agatha, Anthony and the Macavity Awards for Best Crime Non-Fiction. The world's greatest mystery writers on the world's greatest mystery novels. Editor(s): Connolly, John. Num Pages: 752 pages. BIC Classification: BG; CB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 234 x 55. Weight in Grams: 964.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473612181
- ISBN
- 9781473612181
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.78
€ 33.99
€ 22.78
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Carcanet Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Second edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784102487
- ISBN
- 9781784102487
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.10
€ 17.99
€ 17.10
Paperback. Discusses the World War II career of Eugenio Pacelli, the man who was Pope Pius XII. This book shows how in 1933 Hitler became his negotiating partner, an agreement was arranged that granted religious and financial payments to the Catholic Church in exchange for their withdrawal from political privilege, ensuring the rise of Nazism. Num Pages: 464 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ; HRCC7; HRCX1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 28. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- Format
- Paperback
- SKU
- V9780140266818
- ISBN
- 9780140266818
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.00€ 17.38
€ 20.00
€ 17.38
hardcover. Clean copy fine in dust jacket. DJ has minor wear to edges but remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- O'Brien Press Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0000199
- ISBN
- 9780862781750
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.44
€ 5.44