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Biography
Paperback. "Uplifting .. it's about savoring the present, not allowing sadness to dominate and surrendering yourself to love, for better or worse."-San Francisco Chronicle Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780871407399
- ISBN
- 9780871407399
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.92
€ 16.99
€ 15.92
Hardback. Motorcycle Diaries for a new generation, this long-awaited volume provides a panoramic portrait of art and life across the twentieth century. Editor(s): Diano, Giada; Gleeson, Matthew. Num Pages: 496 pages, 50 drawings, 30 facsimile pages. BIC Classification: 3JJP; 3JM; BJ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 244 x 43. Weight in Grams: 982.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781631490019
- ISBN
- 9781631490019
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.10
€ 36.99
€ 31.10
Paperback. This "admiring and absorbing biography" (Deborah Solomon, The New York Times Book Review) charts Sam Wagstaff's incalculable influence on contemporary art, photography, and gay identity. Num Pages: 480 pages, 32 pages of photographs. BIC Classification: ACX; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 145 x 35. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781631490958
- ISBN
- 9781631490958
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.88
€ 20.99
€ 18.88
Paperback. Examines a subject that has long been taboo - the sufferings of the Germans during the Second World War. This book explores the sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff, the maritime disaster of all time, and the repercussions upon three generations of a German family. Translator(s): Winston, Krishna. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; BTM; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571216529
- ISBN
- 9780571216529
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.39
€ 11.99
€ 9.39
Paperback. A testament of living through the thirties by a young writer. It presents a record of the author's emotional and intellectual experience during those months, the trivia of everyday living set against the events of the world outside, the settlement in Munich and slow defeat in Spain. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 196 x 9. Weight in Grams: 134.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571234387
- ISBN
- 9780571234387
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 9.92
€ 13.99
€ 9.92
Hardcover. Luminous and revealing, a daughter's memoir of the art world and a larger-than-life father. Num Pages: 352 pages, 50 illlustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; BGFA; BM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 150 x 29. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780393239171
- ISBN
- 9780393239171
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.17
€ 27.99
€ 24.17
Paperback. "Remarkable..a richly detailed, affecting account..Giridharadas seeks less to uplift than illuminate..Which of these men is the "true American" of the title? That there is no simple answer to that question is Giridharadas's finest accomplishment."--Ayad Akhtar, New York Times Book Review Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC; BTP; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393350791
- ISBN
- 9780393350791
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.13
€ 16.99
€ 16.13
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Carrilho, Andre. Num Pages: 40 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGS; HBTB; WSJT. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Dragonfly Books
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780553498424
- ISBN
- 9780553498424
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.53
€ 10.53
Paperback. Num Pages: Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ADF; BGH; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 136 x 13. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1967
- Publisher
- New Directions Publishing Corporation United States
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780811201896
- ISBN
- 9780811201896
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.17
€ 16.99
€ 16.17
Paperback. From celebrated character actor and talented storyteller Stephen Tobolowsky comes a biographical collection of stories about life's great mysteries. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781451633160
- ISBN
- 9781451633160
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.96
€ 18.99
€ 17.96
Paperback. Num Pages: 140 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1MBFS; BGA; HBJM; HBLW3; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 134 x 10. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Spinifex Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781875559954
- ISBN
- 9781875559954
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.66
€ 19.99
€ 14.66
Paperback. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr, has been called the greatest jurist and legal scholar in the history of the English-speaking world. In this collection of his speeches, opinions, and letters Richard Posner reveals the fullness of Holmes' achievements as judge, historian and philosopher. Num Pages: 374 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ; LAB; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 25. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226675541
- ISBN
- 9780226675541
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 27.99
€ 35.99
€ 27.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 293 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BG; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 293
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674390263
- ISBN
- 9780674390263
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.14
€ 27.99
€ 24.14
Paperback. This is Francis Gary Powers' memoir of when he served as a pilot in the US Air Force, completed 27 U-2 photographic reconnaissance missions for the CIA, and was shot down and captured in 1960. Upon his return to the US in 1962, he flew the U-2 as a test pilot but died in a helicopter crash in 1977. Editor(s): Gentry, Curt. Num Pages: 327 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGHA; HBJK; HBLW3; JWG; JWKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 151 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 327
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574884227
- ISBN
- 9781574884227
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.53
€ 29.99
€ 25.53
Paperback. Widely regarded as the finest poet of his generation, Seamus Heaney is the subject of numerous critical studies. This book traces the poet's steps from his early works, through to his receipt of the 1995 Nobel Prize for Literature and his post-Nobel life. Num Pages: 560 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 39. Weight in Grams: 458 524pp
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571242535
- ISBN
- 9780571242535
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 13.29
€ 19.99
€ 13.29
paperback. Infused with wit and lyricism, this memoir centres on the 1950's when the author and her friends were teenagers. She describes the past vividly and without complaint as the years of hard labour for herself, parents and siblings, were also filled with fun in the close knit community. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJPG; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 14. Weight in Grams: 140. Used paperback in good condition. Some shelf wear. TAYLOR
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Brandon
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- KRF0040820
- ISBN
- 9780863221125
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 5.70
€ 5.70
Paperback. In 2001, after over a decade in the business, the author quit stand-up, disillusioned and drained, and went off to direct a loss-making musical, Jerry Springer: The Opera. In this book, he details his return to live performance, and the journey that took him from an early retirement to his position as a critically acclaimed stand-up in Britain. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: BGFA; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 198 x 26. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Main
- SKU
- 9780571254811
- ISBN
- 9780571254811
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.14
€ 12.99
€ 10.14
Paperback. I thought of life's many bounties, to have known the extremities of joy and sorrow, love, success and failure, fame and slaughter, to have read in the newspapers that as a writer I was past my sell-by date, yet regardless, to go on writing and reading, to be lucky enough to live in these two intensities that have buttressed my whole life. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571269440
- ISBN
- 9780571269440
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.14
€ 12.99
€ 10.14
Paperback. An epic true-life journey to the heart of Hitler's Berlin. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGSA; BTP; WSSN7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781447210986
- ISBN
- 9781447210986
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 11.09
€ 11.99
€ 11.09
Paperback. Giving a different perspective on 'The Uncrowned King of Ireland', and his downfall, O' Shea's account was first published in 1914. Her early life is covered, as is her marriage to Captain O' Shea. Her life with Parnell is described in a personal and touching way, with many letters and discussions between them covered in depth. Num Pages: 192 pages, Ten Black and White. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 9. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- New Ed
- SKU
- 9781845885342
- ISBN
- 9781845885342
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Liberties Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- first
- SKU
- KKD0001037
- ISBN
- 9781905483266
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Recounting his solitary childhood in the English countryside, the author presents affectionate portraits of his remote parents - an increasingly unconventional barrister father, whose blindness must never be mentioned, battling earwigs in the mutinous garden, and a vague and endlessly patient mother. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 188. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Penguin Edition
- SKU
- KSS0000121
- ISBN
- 9780140063837
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Fine copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Kildanore Press
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Edition
- 2nd ed
- SKU
- KSS0000354
- ISBN
- 9781872455037
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Kildanore Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- 2nd ed
- SKU
- KSS0000368
- ISBN
- 9781872455037
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99