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Biography

Paperback. A phenomenonally precocious schoolboy, Rimbaud was still a teenager when he became notorious as Europe's most shocking and exhilarating poet. This book sets the two sides of Rimbaud side by side with a translation of his exhilarating poetry and a selection of the letters from the harsh and colourful period of his life as a colonial trader. Translator(s): Harding, Jeremy; Sturrock, John. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140448023
ISBN
9780140448023
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.66

Paperback. Num Pages: 548 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 110 x 172 x 32. Weight in Grams: 282.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
SIGNET CLASSICS
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780451531865
ISBN
9780451531865
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.69

Paperback. Editor(s): Tickell, Alex. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BGL; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 280. 168 pages. Editor(s): Tickell, Alex. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FKA; BGL; DN. Dimension: 212 x 152 x 12. Weight: 280.
Publisher
Nottingham Trent University
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781842330494
ISBN
9781842330494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.95

Paperback. At the age of 15, with only a hand-held camera and a Wi-Fi connection, the author started to build his media empire. This book shares his own story and some of the things he has learned, in order to inspire other young people to get some self-belief and turn their dreams and ideas into reality. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGBA; KJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Virgin Books
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753555392
ISBN
9780753555392
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.99

Paperback. A memoir that tells how the author dated women, joined a bowling league, visited strip bars, retreated to a monastery, got a job in sales and even infiltrated a men's therapy group. It provides an account of what it is to be a man - and a woman - in the modern world. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 286. My Year Disguised as a Man. 288 pages. A memoir that tells how the author dated women, joined a bowling league, visited strip bars, retreated to a monastery, got a job in sales and even infiltrated a men's therapy group. It provides an account of what it is to be a man - and a woman - in the modern world. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BG; JFCA. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight: 286.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843545040
ISBN
9781843545040
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.14

Paperback. Taking over a decade's worth of rarely-seen strips, essays, and new material, the author offers readers an uncompromising look at the journey he has taken to living his dream, loving himself, and trying to grow up. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; FXZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 258 x 14. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Image Comics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781632154491
ISBN
9781632154491
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.59

Paperback. An autobiography, in which the author - painter, photographer, sculptor, film maker and writer - relates the story of his life, from his childhood determination to be an artist and his technical drawing classes in a Brooklyn high school, to the glamorous and heady days of Paris in the 1940s. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB; AJB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141195506
ISBN
9780141195506
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.44

Paperback. This work reveals German artist Max Beckmann's experience of life from the first years of his career in Berlin and Paris through his final years in the United States. The collection of Beckmann's writings serves as a companion to his art and a testament to the complexities of his life. Translator(s): Buenger, Barbara Copeland (Professor of Art History, University of Wisconsin, USA); Heller, Reinhold (Professor of Art and German, University of Chicago, USA); Britt, David. Num Pages: 444 pages, 10 halftones, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; ACX; AFC; AGB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
444
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226041360
ISBN
9780226041360
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 30.35

Paperback. Num Pages: 608 pages, illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGHA; HBJK; HBLW; JFHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 142 x 32. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Trine Day United States
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
SKU
V9781937584375
ISBN
9781937584375
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.50

Hardcover. Selim Aga was eight years old when he was abducted from the Nuba Mountains of Sudan and sold into slavery and auctioned 2000 miles away in Egypt to the highest bidder. Born around 1827, Selim was killed in a war in Liberia in 1875. Here, the author has pieced together the life of this remarkable man, using Selim's own narrative. Num Pages: 208 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBS; 3JH; BGH; HBJH; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 157 x 32. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905222179
ISBN
9781905222179
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.95

Hardback. How did Ronald Reagan go from being a Hollywood actor to one of the most formidable campaigners in American history? Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 bw integrated. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 223 x 31. Weight in Grams: 506.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780768281
ISBN
9781780768281
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 48.84

Hardback. Semisweet tells a universal story about the vulnerability of needy children, describes the madness that consumed his brother, explores the cruelty of bullies, exposes the corrupting influence of money, and shows how the Milton Hershey School continues its mission of saving thousands of America's neediest children. Num Pages: 220 pages, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; BM; JNLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442232570
ISBN
9781442232570
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.77

Paperback. The story of Senator Joseph McCarthy's rise to unprecedented power and the decline of his influence is a dramatic one. This title documents the process by which a clever, power hungry individual came to mislead and manipulate members of Congress and the American public and to damage countless lives. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520204720
ISBN
9780520204720
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 25.60

Paperback. Murder, human-rights abuse, drugs, blackmail, extortion, extreme violence, medical maltreatment and unjustifiable death penalties feature as everyday occurrences in the living hells that are Bangkwang and Klong Prem jails. The author has graphically revealed this shocking reality through the eyes of a long-term inmate from the West. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 x 8pp b/w. BIC Classification: 1FMT; BTP; JKVP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845965815
ISBN
9781845965815
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.99

Paperback. Iconic actress Kathleen Turner gives a true masterclass in taking the lead in life in this inspiring memoir Num Pages: 336 pages, 8pp b/w and 8pp colour photos. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Headline Springboard
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755317073
ISBN
9780755317073
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.49

Paperback. Philosopher, dramatist, rhetorician, Stoic and pragmatist, Seneca was one of the most contradictory figures in ancient Rome, embracing a stern ascetic morality while amassing a fortune under Nero and eventually committing suicide. This biography reveals a life lived perilously in the gap between ideals and reality. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3D; BGH; HBJD; HBTB; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 298 x 20. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780718193508
ISBN
9780718193508
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 9.04

Hardcover. In 124 epistles Seneca (c. 4 65 CE) writes to Lucilius, occasionally about technical problems of philosophy, but more often in a relaxed style about moral and ethical questions, relating them to personal experiences. He thus presents a Stoic philosopher s thoughts about the good life in a contemporary context. Translator(s): Gummere, R.M. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 469 pages. BIC Classification: BG; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 117 x 169 x 27. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
Loeb
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1925
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674990869
ISBN
9780674990869
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.47

Hardback. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDS; BM; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 513.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739134627
ISBN
9780739134627
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.00

paperback. Alain Prost is France's only F1 world champion. Ayrton Senna is the mercurial kid from a privileged background in Sao Paolo. As the great rivals raced to victory, their relationship deteriorated badly, beginning with the breaking of a gentleman's agreement. This title provides us an account of one of the all-time classic sporting rivalries. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: BGS; WSPC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 29. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Arrow
Condition
New
SKU
9780099528098
ISBN
9780099528098
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 9.88

Paperback. Num Pages: 217 pages, col. ports. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 17. Weight in Grams: 192. Clean copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Poolbeg Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
SKU
KEX0233335
ISBN
9781842234402
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

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