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Hardcover. Punk in the Gym is the autobiography of British rock climber Andy Pollitt. He is as close to a Hollywood A-lister as the climbing world will ever get. He had the looks, and he starred in all the big roles in the 1980s and 1990s alongside co-stars like Jerry Moffatt Malcolm 'HB' Matheson. For those watching, Andy Pollitt had it all.. Num Pages: 320 pages, 4x 8pp colour photo sections. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMD; 1DBKWN; 1MBF; BGSA; WSE; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 241 x 34. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Publisher
- Vertebrate Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910240694
- ISBN
- 9781910240694
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.53
€ 32.99
€ 27.53
Hardcover. You Fascinate Me So takes readers into the world and work of Tony, Grammy, and Emmy Award-winning composer/performer Cy Coleman, exploring his days as a child prodigy in the 1930s, his time as a hot jazz pianist and early television celebrity in the 1950s, and his life as one of Broadway's preeminent composers Num Pages: 400 pages, 2x 8-page photo inserts. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 239 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1040.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Applause Theatre & Cinema Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781480355903
- ISBN
- 9781480355903
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.80
€ 33.99
€ 31.80
Paperback. A warmly nostalgic and humorous memoir telling the story of Andy Seed's first year as a primary school teacher in the Yorkshire Dales. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; BM; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755362141
- ISBN
- 9780755362141
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.74
€ 14.99
€ 11.74
Paperback. The concluding volume in Andy's trilogy about his life as a young teacher in the Yorkshire Dales. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; BGA; JNLB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755362226
- ISBN
- 9780755362226
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.58
€ 14.99
€ 11.58
Paperback. Roland Barthes (1915-1980) is one of France's most important writers and theorists of the second half of the twentieth century. Andy Stafford offers a clear-sighted, readable account of Barthes' work and life. This cogent introduction to a vital figure will interest students and specialists alike. Series: Critical Lives. Num Pages: 224 pages, 20 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 200 x 16. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780234953
- ISBN
- 9781780234953
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.03
€ 30.03
Paperback. Published in 1975, this autobiography of private Andy Warhol talks about love, sex, food, beauty, fame, work, money, success; about New York and America; and about himself - his childhood in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, good times and bad times in the Big Apple, the explosion of his career in the Sixties, and life among celebrities. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ1; AGB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 4. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141189109
- ISBN
- 9780141189109
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.59
€ 13.99
€ 10.59
Paperback. A cultural storm swept through the 1960s - Pop Art, Bob Dylan, psychedelia, underground movies - and at its centre sat a bemused young artist with silver hair: Andy Warhol. His studio, the Factory, was the place: where he created the large canvases of soup cans and Pop icons that defined Pop Art. This book deals with this period. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; ACX; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 124 x 25. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141189420
- ISBN
- 9780141189420
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.58
€ 8.58
Paperback. Andy Warhol kept these diaries faithfully from November 1976 right up to his final week, in February 1987. With appearances from and references to everyone who was anyone, from Jim Morrison, Martina Navratilova and Calvin Klein to Muhammad Ali, these diaries are the most glamorous, witty and revealing writings of the twentieth century. Editor(s): Hackett, Pat. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 1216 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ1; AGB; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 48. Weight in Grams: 846.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 1216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141193076
- ISBN
- 9780141193076
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 15.79
€ 21.99
€ 15.79
Paperback. The remarkable life story of the legendary singer, from impoverished Iowa farm boy to superstardom. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16. BIC Classification: BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 26. Weight in Grams: 334. Good copy with some shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- W&N
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0010066
- ISBN
- 9780753826577
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. "Moonface" is a hilarious, incredibly moving memoir about how one woman foundromance and laughter in the most unlikely way: by having a kidney transplant.256 pp. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 137 x 16. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061537318
- ISBN
- 9780061537318
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.12
€ 14.99
€ 13.12
Paperback. In 1895 twenty-six-year-old Bridget Cleary disappeared from her house in rural Tipperary. At first, some said that the fairies had taken her into their stronghold in a nearby hill, from where she would emerge, riding a white horse. But then her badly burned body was found in a shallow grave. Num Pages: 272 pages, 8pp b/w plates. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; BG; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 16. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Publisher
- Pimlico
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844139347
- ISBN
- 9781844139347
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.33
€ 14.99
€ 11.33
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 8 pages black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Pimlico
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712697552
- ISBN
- 9780712697552
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.91
€ 17.99
€ 13.91
Paperback. The true story of an innocent woman convicted of the murder of her three children - her fight for justice and the struggle to return to a normal family life Num Pages: 368 pages, Section: 16, colour. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- SKU
- KNW0008686
- ISBN
- 9780751538724
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. * A magnificent selection of Angela Carter 's journalistic and critical work, this shows her as one of the funniest and most perceptive critics of our age, a maverick who didn't miss a thing. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACD; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 197 x 15. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780860682691
- ISBN
- 9780860682691
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.98
€ 13.99
€ 10.98
hardcover. The story of Ireland's first female steeplejack - a hugely successful businesswoman, who is also a wife, mother and cancer survivor. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BM; JFSJ1; KJH; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 254 x 25. Weight in Grams: 380. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The Mercier Press Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAM0001444
- ISBN
- 9781781174463
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 7.14
€ 7.14
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Truran United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 292
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850221784
- ISBN
- 9781850221784
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.11
€ 8.11
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BM; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Main Market Ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509807116
- ISBN
- 9781509807116
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.98
€ 11.99
€ 9.98
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFFE1; VFVK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Main Market Ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509805518
- ISBN
- 9781509805518
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.22
€ 10.99
€ 9.22
Paperback. The Girl Who Ran Away is the third book from author Angela Hart. Maria meets foster parents Angela and Jonathan first when she is four and again when she is eight. Can their loving care and attention restore self-confidence in this unloved girl who thinks that she is fundamentally bad? Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BM; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main Market ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509839049
- ISBN
- 9781509839049
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.24
€ 10.99
€ 9.24
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: BG; HBJQ. Dimension: 211 x 134 x 13. Weight in Grams: 146.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Folklore Pub
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894864466
- ISBN
- 9781894864466
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.28
€ 10.99
€ 9.28
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€ 15.52
€ 16.99
€ 15.52
Paperback. Contains a collection of letters that include correspondence between civilian family members on both sides of the Atlantic during World War II. This book is filled with unguarded reflections on the events, fashion, food, travel, domestic life, leisure, and the upheaval of war. Editor(s): Potter, Angela. Series: Southern Texts Society. Num Pages: 412 pages, 26 b&w photos, 4 genealogical charts. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1KBB; 3JJ; BGA; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Number of pages
- 412
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820328027
- ISBN
- 9780820328027
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.51
€ 48.51
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Publishing Print Matters South Africa
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780980260977
- ISBN
- 9780980260977
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.78
€ 45.99
€ 38.78
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 357.
- Publisher
- Counterpoint United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781619025516
- ISBN
- 9781619025516
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.39
€ 20.99
€ 16.39
Paperback. Beautiful and talented, versatile and charismatic, Elizabeth Robins was one of the foremost actresses of her day. Yet, this enduring character was also an active and lifelong feminist. This biography examines Elizabeth's historical identity and provides a study of the social culture surrounding a woman who lived a life in the spotlight. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AN; BGF; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752440286
- ISBN
- 9780752440286
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.23
€ 6.23
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Parthian Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909844728
- ISBN
- 9781909844728
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.91
€ 26.99
€ 19.91
Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Texas Review Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781680030341
- ISBN
- 9781680030341
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.68
€ 35.68
Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 142 x 23. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publisher
- Bantam Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780717806676
- ISBN
- 9780717806676
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.22
€ 24.99
€ 21.22
Paperback. The record of the young Angelica Garnett's struggle to emerge from the extraordinary and intense milieu of the Bloomsbury Set as a mature and independent woman. She creates a poignant picture of her mother, Vanessa Bell, of her own emerging individuality, and of the Bloomsbury era. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJG; 3JJH; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 15. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712662666
- ISBN
- 9780712662666
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.59
€ 13.99
€ 10.59
Paperback. Some minor shelf wear but remains very good
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Gill & Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- SKU
- KTJ0044364
- ISBN
- 9780717150090
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A unique and very funny account of the real story behind Whisky Galore. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKSHL; BGA; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Birlinn General
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780273815
- ISBN
- 9781780273815
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.13
€ 18.99
€ 18.13
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 187 x 8. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892729739
- ISBN
- 9780892729739
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.03
€ 17.03
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471758853
- ISBN
- 9780471758853
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 30.73
€ 34.99
€ 30.73
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 60 black and white photos. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; BJ; HBJD1; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 234 x 25. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Publisher
- Merrion Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781785370564
- ISBN
- 9781785370564
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.74
€ 19.99
€ 17.74
paperback. A fascinating examination of the extraordinary life of Roger Casement, executed as part of the 1916 rising, fighting the empire that had previously knighted him. Ultimately, he was hanged in Pentonville prison on the 3 August-two years to the day after Britain's declaration of war in 1914. Series: 16Lives. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 428. Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- O'Brien Press Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0039373
- ISBN
- 9781847172648
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.70
€ 5.70
Paperback. Presents the story of one of the Second World War's most unusual animal heroes - a 14-stone St Bernard dog who became global mascot for the Royal Norwegian Forces and a symbol of freedom and inspiration for Allied troops throughout Europe. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16pp b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 1DNN; 3JJH; BTM; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 218. World War II Canine Hero. 224 pages, 16pp b&w illustrations. Presents the story of one of the Second World War's most unusual animal heroes - a 14-stone St Bernard dog who became global mascot for the Royal Norwegian Forces and a symbol of freedom and inspiration for Allied troops throughout Europe. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 1DNN; 3JJH; BTM; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 14. Weight: 226.
- Publisher
- Birlinn
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841588490
- ISBN
- 9781841588490
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.17
€ 14.99
€ 14.17
paperback. Part of a biographer s job is to rescue forgotten figures, and in "Sophia: Princess, Suffragette, Revolutionary" Anita Anand has salvaged an extraordinary one. --"New York Times Book Review"" Num Pages: 432 pages, 3 x 8pp B&W plates. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; JFFK; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 200 x 30. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Paperbacks
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781408835470
- ISBN
- 9781408835470
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.70
€ 17.99
€ 14.70
Paperback. Mary Louise McLaughlin had considerable influence on the history of American ceramics. Here, Anita Ellis depicts the many challenges McLaughlin encountered in pursuit of her ultimately successful career. Num Pages: 344 pages, 32 colour and 63 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; AGB; BG; WFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 458. Weight in Grams: 653.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press Ohio
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821415054
- ISBN
- 9780821415054
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.63
€ 46.63
Paperback. Witty, confessional memoir about a single Indian-American woman who suspects that maybe her parents are right and arranged marriages ARE the route to happiness Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1KBB; BM; VFVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747596158
- ISBN
- 9780747596158
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.99
€ 11.99
€ 9.99
Paperback. This is the story of the destruction of a talented Jewish family, and of the survival against all the odds of two young sisters. It is one of the most moving stories to emerge from the Second World War. Anita and her elder sister Renate were saved by their exceptional courage, determination and ingenuity. Num Pages: 184 pages, 42 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: BGHA; HBG; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- Giles de la Mare Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781900357012
- ISBN
- 9781900357012
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.27
€ 19.99
€ 14.27