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Paperback. Growing up in Yorkshire and then County Durham, the boy who would be Reeves somehow managed to escape the attentions of 'Randy Mandy' and get a crash course in pig castration, before having encounters with Jimi Hendrix and the Yorkshire Ripper. Written by one of Britain's most exceptional comedy talents, this memoir is witty and inventive. Num Pages: 304 pages, 2x8 b/w illustration sections. BIC Classification: BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 132 x 23. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Ebury Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753512258
ISBN
9780753512258
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.41

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 40 b&w photos. BIC Classification: AVGP; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 168 x 10. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
Plexus Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859653503
ISBN
9780859653503
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.87

Paperback. John Pearson, author of the bestselling definitive book on the Krays, THE PROFESSION OF VIOLENCE, re-examines the bizarre and frightening story of the Kray twins including new revelations about their criminal past, trial and their extraordinary activities in gaol. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 112 x 23. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752847948
ISBN
9780752847948
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.06

Hardback. Medardo Rosso (1858-1928) is one of the most original and influential figures in the history of modern art. This book offers an historically substantiated critical account of his life and work. It negotiates the competing cultural imperatives of nationalism and internationalism that shaped the European art world at the fin de siecle. Num Pages: 328 pages, 20 color photographs, 80 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; AB; ACX; AFKB; AGB; BGF; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178. .
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520294486
ISBN
9780520294486
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.77
€ 49.62

Hardback. Christopher Fifield's remarkable study explores the personality, life and work of a conductor who influenced and inspired the leading composers, singers and instrumentalists of his day. Num Pages: 808 pages, 35 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC; AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 319 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1514.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783270217
ISBN
9781783270217
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.76

Paperback. Bestselling football biographer Luca Caioli tackles his most controversial subject yet - Barcelona, Uruguay and former Liverpool forward Luis Suarez. Num Pages: 208 pages, 16. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Icon Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906850777
ISBN
9781906850777
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 8.92

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BGX; HRCC7; HRCX1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 126 x 25. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Darton,Longman & Todd Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780232531640
ISBN
9780232531640
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.42

Paperback. Tells the story of Cash's humiliating fall from grace and his unprecedented revival; his struggle with a cruel variety of illnesses; his ongoing battles with addiction; his search to find direction in his career; his eventual rebirth as both an artist and a man; and his hugely influential legacy. Num Pages: 300 pages, 20 Colour and Black and White in Plate Section. BIC Classification: AVGL; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 166 x 30. Weight in Grams: 621. Hurt, Redemption and American Recordings. 300 pages, 20 Colour and Black and White in Plate Section. Tells the story of Cash's humiliating fall from grace and his unprecedented revival; his struggle with a cruel variety of illnesses; his ongoing battles with addiction; his search to find direction in his career; his eventual rebirth as both an artist and a man; and his hugely influential legacy. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGL; AVH; BGF. Dimension: 215 x 166 x 30. Weight: 618.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Jawbone Press
Number of pages
300
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906002367
ISBN
9781906002367
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.66

Hardback. .
Publisher
St Martin´s Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781250114969
ISBN
9781250114969
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 16.98

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 616.
Publisher
Irish Academic Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780716529484
ISBN
9780716529484
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 24.85

Paperback. In 1938, the author was fresh out of school and bound for his first job in Africa, hoping to find adventure far from home. However, he got far more excitement than he bargained for when the outbreak of the Second World War led him to join the RAF. In this title, he gives an account of his experiences in Africa. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJH; BM; DSBH; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Michael Joseph
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241955796
ISBN
9780241955796
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.60

Paperback. .
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590174531
ISBN
9781590174531
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white halftones, maps. BIC Classification: 1HBL; 3JMG; BTM; HBJH; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publisher
Hachette Books Ireland
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
9781444743838
ISBN
9781444743838
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Hardback. Full colour lifestyle book from everyone's favourite (Essex) girl next door, Lydia Bright Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 184. .
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409170235
ISBN
9781409170235
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.21

Paperback. Series: Battleground Europe. Num Pages: 150 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JJF; BTM; HBJD1; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 137 x 8. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Pen and Sword
Number of pages
150
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780850529326
ISBN
9780850529326
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.89

Paperback. Since he arrived on the chess scene in 1992 at the age of 16, Vladimir Kramnik has been tipped as a future World Chamption. Here, he annotates 100 of his best games, and talks about his life and unusual childhood. Num Pages: 272 pages, photographs. BIC Classification: BG; WDMG1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
Everyman Chess
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857442700
ISBN
9781857442700
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.24

Hardback. This book aims to show that Adam Smith (1723-90), the author of The Wealth of Nations, was not the promoter of ruthless laissez-faire capitalism that is still frequently depicted. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BGB; KCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 162 x 237 x 21. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748623525
ISBN
9780748623525
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.59

Paperback. A Palestinian Melkite priest tells the story of his life spent working for peace and reconciliation among Israeli Jews, Christians and Muslims. From the destruction of his boyhood village to his efforts to build summer camps for children of all religions, his moving story brings hope. Series: Erma Konya Kess Lives of the Just & Virtuous S. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3JJ; BG; GTJ; HBJF1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 142 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268019631
ISBN
9780268019631
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.75

Paperback. Widely regarded as the best British painter since Turner, very little is known about Francis Bacon's life. This book gives us an insight into Bacon's genius. Num Pages: 312 pages, 1. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099307815
ISBN
9780099307815
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.16

paperback. Best known for his provocative take on cultural issues in The Intellectuals and the Masses and What Good Are the Arts?, the author describes the events that formed him - an escape from the London blitz to an idyllic rural village, army service in Egypt, an open scholarship to Oxford and an academic career that saw him elected. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JJP; 3JM; BGLA; DSB; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 138 x 32. Weight in Grams: 522. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Main
Number of pages
384
Publisher
Canongate Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
SKU
KIN0036482
ISBN
9780571310920
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Perfect for Woolf enthusiasts and newcomers alike, Brief Lives: Virginia Woolf offers a concise, authoritative account of the author's life, and presents an engaging overview of her afterlife in literary history. Series: Brief Lives. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJ; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 124 x 13. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publisher
Hesperus Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843919094
ISBN
9781843919094
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.76

Hardback. Num Pages: 864 pages, 77. BIC Classification: 2ACG; BG; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1360.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
832
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801433542
ISBN
9780801433542
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.37

Paperback. When Shocks the donkey was left for dead on a farm in Ireland, no one ever thought he would make a full recovery. When Amber and her twin sister Hope were born 26 weeks premature, it was Amber who was separated from her family for an emergency tracheostomy. Then Amber met Shocks at the Donkey Sanctuary and their lives were changed for good. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFJD; WNGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 20. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Ebury Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785031694
ISBN
9781785031694
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.66

Paperback. Lyrical and gritty, this authentic coming-of-age story about a border-town family in Brownsville, Texas insightfully illuminates a little-understood corner of America. Num Pages: 456 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 140 x 33. Weight in Grams: 28.
Publisher
Lyons Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762779192
ISBN
9780762779192
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.44

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