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Biography

Paperback. Num Pages: 254 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEJ; 3JJP; AJB; AJCR; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S.
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439914571
ISBN
9781439914571
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.67

Paperback. Born in Milan, Anna del Conte grew up in Italy in a gentler time. When war came to Italy everything changed: her family had to abandon their apartment and the city for the countryside, where the peasants still ate well, but life was dangerous. This is a memoir of a life seen through food - each chapter rounded off with recipes. Num Pages: 336 pages, ill. BIC Classification: BM; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Vintage Books
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099505990
ISBN
9780099505990
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.66

Paperback. El ritmo is a collection of letters from Salvador Rueda to the Catalonian critic Jose Yxart, first published in Madrid in 1894. El ritmo sets out, in a sometimes ironical tone, a panorama of the state of poetry in Spanish at the end of the nineteenth century. Series: Exeter Hispanic Texts. Num Pages: 66 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2ADS; BG; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 189 x 5. Weight in Grams: 160.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
66
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859894012
ISBN
9780859894012
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.18

Paperback. Num Pages: 255 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; BGLA; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Paul Dry Books, Inc United States
Number of pages
255
Condition
New
SKU
V9781589881129
ISBN
9781589881129
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 19.40

Paperback. An exquisite blend of memoir and nature writing, River House is one young woman's story about returning home. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: BM; WSSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 299.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Tin House Books United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780982569139
ISBN
9780982569139
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.10

Paperback. Between 1970 and 1975 Jon Swain, the English journalist portrayed in "The Killing Fields", lived in the lands of the Mekong river. This is his account of those years, and how their tumultuous events affected him. He also describes the beauty of the landscape, as well as its violence and corruption. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPL; BGHA; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780749320201
ISBN
9780749320201
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.60

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFSF; WQN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 211 x 33. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Graywolf Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781555977467
ISBN
9781555977467
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.92

Paperback. Jill Ker Conway grew up in New South Wales in the 1940s and '50s. This is her account of an Australian childhood in the outback, and subsequently in Sydney, encompassing family tragedy, a devastating struggle with the desert environment, and an evocation of the Australian landscape. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 3JJH; 3JJP; BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Condition
New
SKU
V9780749398941
ISBN
9780749398941
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.46

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Counterpoint
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781582435237
ISBN
9781582435237
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.57

Paperback. The definitive guide to the origin of J.R.R. Tolkien's books, from The Hobbit to The History of Middle-earth series - includes unpublished Tolkien extracts and poetry. Num Pages: 432 pages, Index. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
HarperCollins
Condition
New
SKU
9780261102750
ISBN
9780261102750
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 10.60

Paperback. The Road to Nab End is a marvelously evocative account of growing up poor in a British mill town. From William Woodruff's birth in 1916 until he ran away to London at the age of sixteen, he lived in the heart of Blackburn's weaving community in the north of England, where the crash of 1920 left his family in extreme poverty. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 394. A Lancashire Childhood. 400 pages. The Road to Nab End is a marvelously evocative account of growing up poor in a British mill town. From William Woodruff's birth in 1916 until he ran away to London at the age of sixteen, he lived in the heart of Blackburn's weaving community in the north of England, where the crash of 1920 left his family in extreme poverty. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BG. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight: 394.
Publisher
Eland
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906011260
ISBN
9781906011260
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.43

Paperback. Tells of a life full of happiness, conversation, music and books shared with his three siblings, mother and father. This book is a snapshot of growing up in Yorkshire in the 1950s - reminisce with the author, and share in his personal journey - of school days and holidays as well as his tentative steps into the adult world. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 30. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141026725
ISBN
9780141026725
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.12

Paperback. An Italian SCHINDLER'S LIST, this is the inspirational story of Gino Bartali, who made the greatest comeback in Tour de France history and secretly aided the Italian Resistance during the Second World War. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGS; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Phoenix
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753828144
ISBN
9780753828144
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.89

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333631089
ISBN
9780333631089
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.13

Paperback. Most people know Roald Dahl as a famous writer of children's books and adult short stories, but few are aware of his fascination with medicine. Taking examples from Dahl's life, and illustrated with excerpts from his writing, this book uses Dahl's medical interactions as a starting point to explore some extraordinary areas of medical science. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGT; DSBB; DSK; MBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 232 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781383391
ISBN
9781781383391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.55

Paperback. Who is that hairy guy in the green Speedo? Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: BGFA; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Blackfriars
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349134185
ISBN
9780349134185
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.66

Paperback. Num Pages: 374 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BG; JFSL9; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 30. Weight in Grams: 778.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Aboriginal Studies Press Australia
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780855755027
ISBN
9780855755027
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.33

Paperback. 270pp
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
New
Publisher
Andre Deutsch Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
SKU
KON0820846
ISBN
9780233000725
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Clean copy with light very light shelfwear. Williams
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Andre Deutsch Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KST0025311
ISBN
9780233000138
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Offers a combination of photographs and text covering Robbie Williams' 2001 UK and European tour. This work provides a portrait of Robbie's life - the backstage dramas, the writing sessions, the exhaustion of touring, the bonding with the band, the meat-hungry press packs, the times with friends, the moments alone.. away from the crowds. Num Pages: 320 pages, 32. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 268. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear and some wear to the cover.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Ebury Press
Edition
Updated ed.
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTG0011090
ISBN
9780091884734
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

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