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Biography

Paperback. Poet, polemicist, pamphleteer and wit, Swift is best known as the author of "Gulliver's Travels". In this biography, Victoria Glendinning investigates the main events and relationships of Swift's life and provides a portrait set in a tapestry of controversy and paradox. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8pp b&w halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. Weight in Grams: 243. Some minor shelf wear but otherwise in a good condition
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Pimlico
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New
SKU
KSC0001187
ISBN
9780712662628
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Sphere
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Export ed
SKU
KNW0007747
ISBN
9781847443182
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. By the age of nine, Taylor had mastered the science of rocket propulsion. And by fourteen, Taylor had built a reactor which produces temperatures hotter than the sun, becoming the youngest person in history to achieve nuclear fusion. How did Taylor manage all this? This is the story of a boy whose world seems to have no limits. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGT; JNSP; PHN; VFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 210 x 21. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571298143
ISBN
9780571298143
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.01

Hardback. The most revealing and interesting writings of American artist Thomas Eakins are the letters he sent to family and friends while he was a student in Paris between 1866 and 1870. This book presents these letters in their entirety. In these letters, Eakins speaks openly and frankly about human relationships, male companionship, marriage, and women. Editor(s): Homer, William Innes. Num Pages: 352 pages, 33 halftones. 35 line illus. BIC Classification: ACV; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 166 x 32. Weight in Grams: 768.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691138084
ISBN
9780691138084
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Paperback. Through roles in cherished films such as Mrs. Doubtfire, Jumanji, Aladdin and Hook, Robin Williams became the genial face of family comedy. Emily Herbert's sensitive and thoughtful biography celebrates his genius and attempts to understand what drove such a gifted man to so tragic an end. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784183004
ISBN
9781784183004
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.86

Hardcover. A group portrait of a brilliant circle, at the centre of which Boswell captures the powerful, troubled and witty figure of Samuel Johnson. The book is also an intimate picture of domestic life, which mingles the greatest talkers of a talkative age with the hero's humbler friends. Num Pages: 1281 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; BG; DCF; DSBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 136 x 61. Weight in Grams: 1126.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Everyman's Library London
Number of pages
1281
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857151015
ISBN
9781857151015
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.98

Paperback. Showcases the evolution of the writer of "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" and "Hell's Angels", through his work at the magazine that he helped to put on the map. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241960417
ISBN
9780241960417
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 560 pages, black & white illustrations, colour plates. BIC Classification: APB; AVGT; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062131737
ISBN
9780062131737
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.17

Paperback. When I was sixteen I became an Islamic fundamentalist. Five years later, after much emotional turmoil, I rejected fundamentalist teachings and returned to normal life and my family. This book tells the story of British Islamic fundamentalism, told by a former radical. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BT; JFSR2; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 19. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141030432
ISBN
9780141030432
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.81

Hardcover. China's first literary dissident's Kafkaesque journey through the prisons of the Cultural Revolution. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BM; JKVP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 29. Weight in Grams: 616.
Publisher
Verso Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844679676
ISBN
9781844679676
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.96

Paperback. At 8.46 am on September 11, 2001, 14,000 people were inside the Twin Towers in New York - reading emails, making calls, eating croissants.. over the next 102 minutes each would become part of a drama for the ages. This title tells the saga of the men and women - the 12,000 who escaped and the 2,749 who perished - as they made 102 minutes count. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JMC; BTP; HBJK; HBLX; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 280.
Edition
1st. Edition
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099492566
ISBN
9780099492566
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.77

Paperback. .
Publisher
Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611855685
ISBN
9781611855685
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.95

Hardcover. Why did Asquith take Britain to war in 1914? What did educated young men believe their role should be? What was it like to fly over the Somme battlefield? How could a trench on the front line be 'the safest place'? These fascinating contemporary papers paint a highly personal and immediate picture of the war as it happened. Num Pages: 304 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, 16 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; BJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 614.
Publisher
Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851243938
ISBN
9781851243938
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.82

Paperback. A hilarious and clever book about modern life from the No.1 best selling writer. A hilarious and clever book about modern life from the No.1 best selling writer. Num Pages: 320 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: BG; HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Abacus
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349116471
ISBN
9780349116471
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.81

Paperback. The inside story of Birmingham CID's fight against crime in the '70s and '80s. Num Pages: 264 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMW; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; BTC; JKSW1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 27. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445657875
ISBN
9781445657875
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.02

Hardback. Opens on 4 March 1802, the first anniversary of Thomas Jefferson's inauguration as the nation's third president, and closes on 30 June. Editor(s): Oberg, Barbara B. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson. Num Pages: 824 pages, 6 duotones. 2 halftones. 14 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; BJ; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1314.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
856
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691150017
ISBN
9780691150017
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.01
€ 126.61

Paperback. They were all under the age of seven when they were driven from a war-ravaged country. In this deceptively understated memoir, three boys recall in their own words their harrowing journey to safety. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBS; 3JJPN; BTP; HBJH; HBLW3; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 210 x 36. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Anniversary
Condition
New
SKU
V9781610395984
ISBN
9781610395984
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.31

Hardback. Keywords: "Humour - General,Humour - Parodies,Subjects - Biography - General,Subjects - Humour - General,Subjects - Humour - Parodies"
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC London
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
SKU
KT00001101
ISBN
9780747574934
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 17.95

Hardback. 259pp.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC London
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
SKU
KHS1002479
ISBN
9780747574934
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. A penetrating study of this famously artistic family by one of its most famous members. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 336 pages, genealogical table. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844080649
ISBN
9781844080649
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.80

Paperback. Born to a vagabond bookie working the U.K's racetracks, the author became the notorious sailor in Her Majesty's Royal Navy, and then worked as a street vendor, a paparazzo, a newsman, and a steeplejack before drifting into the London theatre. Series: Blood Moon's Babylon Series. Num Pages: 432 pages, 350 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: AN; APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1074.
Publisher
Blood Moon Productions, Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781936003457
ISBN
9781936003457
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.24

Paperback. 102pp. Keywords: Biography, Avon lady
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Minerva Press London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
SKU
KHS1012161
ISBN
9781861065872
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 220 pages, 230ill. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 253 x 13. Weight in Grams: 478.
Publisher
Feral House
Number of pages
220
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780922915293
ISBN
9780922915293
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.06

Paperback. From a mysterious painting found in a Hereford house to the death of an alchemist, and from a new Jack the Ripper suspect to a gold hunt in El Dorado, the author's twenty-five essays take in two murders, three disappearances and a missing Shakespeare play to show the marvel and tenacity of these historical traces. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140296822
ISBN
9780140296822
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 12.50

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