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Memoirs

Paperback. Anna Sam spent eight years as a checkout girl. This book is a witty look at what it's really like to work in a supermarket: the relentless grind and less-than-perfect working conditions, along with people-watching and encounters with every kind of customer from the bizarre to the downright rude. Translator(s): Young, Morag. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BM; KNPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 110 x 15. Weight in Grams: 142. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Gallic Books
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KCW0001575
ISBN
9781906040291
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 618.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Hays (Nicolas) Ltd ,U.S. United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780892541577
ISBN
9780892541577
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.45

Hardcover. Though an undoubtedly brilliant military leader-whose achievements, considering the forces at his disposal, cast those of Patton, Rommel, MacArthur, and Montgomery in the pale-surprisingly little is known about Manstein himself, save for his own memoir and the accolades of his contemporaries. In this book we finally have a full portrait of the man. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 pages of b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BM; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 162 x 34. Weight in Grams: 874.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Casemate Publishers
Edition
1st American Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935149262
ISBN
9781935149262
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.85
€ 23.98

Hardcover. Based upon private diaries kept over the long life and disjointed times of the poet Richard Murphy. Born (1927) he won an Oxford scholarship at 17. There he encountered Ken Tynan (a bit older) and C.S. Lewis in extraordinary circumstances. One life story follows another in a continuous, witty, ironical narrative of surprising events. Num Pages: 36 photographs. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Cork University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781782052340
ISBN
9781782052340
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.69

Hardcover. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM; WJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 976.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Penguin Ireland
Condition
New
SKU
9781844883783
ISBN
9781844883783
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 13.64

Paperback. * One of America's greatest leaders tells his personal story - of his legendary family, politics, and fifty years at the centre of national events Num Pages: 544 pages, Section: 40, colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BM; HBJK; HBLW3; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 38. Weight in Grams: 482. Good clean copy showing some age and shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Abacus
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KMK0003745
ISBN
9780349123493
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A first-person saga, recounting one man's life but relating the experience of many. Mike Carney, the oldest living native Blasket Islander, left in 1937 to seek a better future in Dublin and eventually America. This memoir is the last of a long line of books written by Blasket Islanders, incl Tomas O'Crohan, Micheal O'Sulleabhain and Peig Sayers. Num Pages: 224 pages, B&W photos. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 244. Some light shelf wear, otherwise a very good copy.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Gill
Condition
Used, Like New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
KRF2232737
ISBN
9781848891654
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. In 1962 Sean O Se recorded 'An Poc ar Buile' with Sean O Riada and Ceoltoiri Chualann. It proved a huge success and resulted in seven wonderful years working with Sean O Riada and over sixty years of singing. This is his story. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; AVGH; AVH; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 234 x 19. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The Collins Press
Condition
New
SKU
KRF2232942
ISBN
9781848892538
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. A striking combination of social intimacy and distinterested political analysis, this title evokes the elegance and excitement of the dynamic international community in Bucharest before the world had come to grips with the horrors of war and genocide. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DVWR; 3JJH; BM; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226086330
ISBN
9780226086330
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.99

Hardcover. Michael Seed should have received what every child deserves: love, care and attention. Instead, his childhood was nothing but a daily ordeal of unspeakable neglect, misery and abuse. This is the story of an individual who, against all the odds, managed to preserve his own dignity and finally escape the horrors of a stolen childhood. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1x8 pages illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 143 x 28. Weight in Grams: 436. Clean copy with some yellowing. Otherwise fine in dust jacket. DJ has some wear and tear to edges, but remains good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KOG0005042
ISBN
9781844543434
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Translator(s): Brickman, Caroline Lemak. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: BM; GTE; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 216 x 9. Weight in Grams: 164.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781564789969
ISBN
9781564789969
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 6.23

Hardcover. Num Pages: 232 pages, 1 Black and White Illustration. BIC Classification: 1FKN; BM; JKSN1; JPQB; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 230 x 23. Weight in Grams: 498. Clean copy fine in dust wrapper. DW showing some light shelf wear. Remains a very good copy
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Beacon Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0008452
ISBN
9780807001752
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 198 x 16. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Penguin Books
Condition
New
SKU
9780143107842
ISBN
9780143107842
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 7.28

Paperback. Nearly everyone collects something, even those who don't think of themselves as collectors. Part memoir, part reflection on the mania of acquisition, this title takes a hard look at this habitual hoarding to see what truths it can reveal about the impulse to accumulate. Num Pages: 160 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: BM; WC; WD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 252.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226437019
ISBN
9780226437019
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.99

Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: BGA; BM; KNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 161 x 13. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Wings Press
Edition
Third Edition, Third edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780916727680
ISBN
9780916727680
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.91

Paperback. The Sandwich Years is the heartfelt, inspirational story of the bond between a mother and a daughter and how one woman - through caring for the person she had relied on the most - finally found herself. (Previously published as Daughter, Mother, Me) Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JKSG; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 200 x 26. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Hachette Books Ireland
Condition
New
SKU
9781473627505
ISBN
9781473627505
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.50

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: BM; WDMG1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
New
SKU
9781408189726
ISBN
9781408189726
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.29

Paperback. When John Cuffe entered Mountjoy as a young prison officer in May 1978, he stepped back into Victorian times. He knew nothing about jails, apart from what he had seen in black-and-white films on RTE: 'good' sheriffs and 'bad' hombres. Here, he reveals the raw truth of thirty tough years on the inside. Join him on a vivid, eye-opening journey . Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BM; BTC; JKVP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
The Collins Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848892996
ISBN
9781848892996
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.51

Paperback. Michael's newfound career started with an impulsive move to Barcelona, a vanished job assignment, no work visa, and an Hermes scarf sold on eBay to generate some quick cash. But soon the resourceful Michael discovered the truth about the waiting list and figured out the secret to getting Hermes to part with one of these precious bags. Num Pages: 272 pages, 8-page color insert and 18 illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: AKT; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
WmMorrowPB
Condition
New
SKU
9780061473340
ISBN
9780061473340
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 12.44

Paperback. One day Greg Mortenson set out to climb K2 - the world's second highest mountain - in honour of his younger sister, but when another member of his group fell ill, they turned around and Greg became lost in the mountains of Pakistan. He wandered into a poor village, where the chief and his people took him in. Num Pages: 240 pages, full colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1FKP; BM; JKSN1; JNL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 186.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Penguin Random House Children´s UK
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141329000
ISBN
9780141329000
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.13

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