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Hardcover. * The definitive biography of the philosopher Jacques Derrida (1930-2004). * In writing this biography, Benoit Peeters talked to over a hundred individuals who knew and worked with Derrida. Num Pages: 700 pages, Illustrations (some col.), ports. BIC Classification: BG; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 160 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1132.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Polity
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
700
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745656151
ISBN
9780745656151
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 32.25

Hardcover. The untold story of an eccentric, scientific visionary whose death-defying research has saved millions of lives. Num Pages: 432 pages, 8 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; PDX; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 167 x 40. Weight in Grams: 632.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Liveright
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780871406774
ISBN
9780871406774
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 25.98

Hardback. The single most intimate look at Muhammad Ali's life after boxing, told through the story of an unexpected friendship. Num Pages: 240 pages, 25 photographs. BIC Classification: BGS; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781631491153
ISBN
9781631491153
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.59

Hardcover. A National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist 'Biography' A groundbreaking biography of the most pioneering and accomplished African-American writer of the nineteenth century. Num Pages: 624 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 168 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1070.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393240900
ISBN
9780393240900
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 33.47

Paperback. Published to coincide with the major release of HBO's upcoming film Hemingway and Gellhorn, starring Nicole Kidman and Clive Owen. Series: Movie Tie-in Editions. Num Pages: 800 pages, 16 pages of photographs. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 232 x 33. Weight in Grams: 998.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
Movie Tie-in Edition
Number of pages
763
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393343205
ISBN
9780393343205
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.14

Paperback. From an "imaginatively twisted and fearless" writer (Los Angeles Times), a hilarious memoir of middle age. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFDW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 141 x 31. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393351095
ISBN
9780393351095
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.42

Paperback. A groundbreaking work that reveals how Marlon Brando shaped his legacy in art and life. Num Pages: 512 pages, 78 illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 142 x 41. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393351200
ISBN
9780393351200
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.09

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393352849
ISBN
9780393352849
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.36

Paperback. A lively chronicle of the 1960s through the surprisingly close and incredibly contentious friendship of its two most colorful characters. Num Pages: 400 pages, 8 pages of photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; BGL; HBJK; HBLW; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393353020
ISBN
9780393353020
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.33

Paperback. "Uplifting .. it's about savoring the present, not allowing sadness to dominate and surrendering yourself to love, for better or worse."-San Francisco Chronicle Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 248.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780871407399
ISBN
9780871407399
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.18

Hardback. Motorcycle Diaries for a new generation, this long-awaited volume provides a panoramic portrait of art and life across the twentieth century. Editor(s): Diano, Giada; Gleeson, Matthew. Num Pages: 496 pages, 50 drawings, 30 facsimile pages. BIC Classification: 3JJP; 3JM; BJ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 244 x 43. Weight in Grams: 982.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781631490019
ISBN
9781631490019
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 32.94

Paperback. This "admiring and absorbing biography" (Deborah Solomon, The New York Times Book Review) charts Sam Wagstaff's incalculable influence on contemporary art, photography, and gay identity. Num Pages: 480 pages, 32 pages of photographs. BIC Classification: ACX; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 145 x 35. Weight in Grams: 670.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9781631490958
ISBN
9781631490958
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.84

Hardcover. Luminous and revealing, a daughter's memoir of the art world and a larger-than-life father. Num Pages: 352 pages, 50 illlustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; BGFA; BM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 150 x 29. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780393239171
ISBN
9780393239171
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.68

Paperback. "Remarkable..a richly detailed, affecting account..Giridharadas seeks less to uplift than illuminate..Which of these men is the "true American" of the title? That there is no simple answer to that question is Giridharadas's finest accomplishment."--Ayad Akhtar, New York Times Book Review Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC; BTP; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393350791
ISBN
9780393350791
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.81

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Carrilho, Andre. Num Pages: 40 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGS; HBTB; WSJT. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Dragonfly Books
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553498424
ISBN
9780553498424
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.06

Paperback. Num Pages: Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ADF; BGH; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 136 x 13. Weight in Grams: 206.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1967
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation United States
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780811201896
ISBN
9780811201896
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.15

Paperback. From celebrated character actor and talented storyteller Stephen Tobolowsky comes a biographical collection of stories about life's great mysteries. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781451633160
ISBN
9781451633160
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.84

Paperback. Num Pages: 140 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1MBFS; BGA; HBJM; HBLW3; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 134 x 10. Weight in Grams: 200.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Spinifex Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781875559954
ISBN
9781875559954
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.52

Paperback. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr, has been called the greatest jurist and legal scholar in the history of the English-speaking world. In this collection of his speeches, opinions, and letters Richard Posner reveals the fullness of Holmes' achievements as judge, historian and philosopher. Num Pages: 374 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ; LAB; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 25. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226675541
ISBN
9780226675541
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.27

Paperback. Num Pages: 293 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BG; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
293
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674390263
ISBN
9780674390263
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.02

Paperback. When Brautigan took his own life in September of 1984 his close friends and network of artists and writers were devastated though not entirely surprised. To many, Brautigan was shrouded in enigma, erratic and unpredictable in his habits and presentation. This title offers portraits of a man destroyed by his genius. Num Pages: 864 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 181 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1588.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Counterpoint United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
864
Condition
New
SKU
V9781619021051
ISBN
9781619021051
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.43

Paperback. Frederick Douglass, a former slave, spent four months in Ireland in 1845, filling halls with eloquent denunciations of slavery and causing controversy with graphic descriptions of slaves being tortured. He also shared a stage with Daniel O'Connell. Num Pages: 240 pages, B&W images. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1KB; 3JH; BGH; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The Collins Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848891968
ISBN
9781848891968
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.80

Paperback. In 2001, after over a decade in the business, the author quit stand-up, disillusioned and drained, and went off to direct a loss-making musical, Jerry Springer: The Opera. In this book, he details his return to live performance, and the journey that took him from an early retirement to his position as a critically acclaimed stand-up in Britain. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: BGFA; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 198 x 26. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
Edition
Main
SKU
9780571254811
ISBN
9780571254811
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.59

Paperback. An epic true-life journey to the heart of Hitler's Berlin. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGSA; BTP; WSSN7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 294.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
9781447210986
ISBN
9781447210986
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.14

Paperback. Giving a different perspective on 'The Uncrowned King of Ireland', and his downfall, O' Shea's account was first published in 1914. Her early life is covered, as is her marriage to Captain O' Shea. Her life with Parnell is described in a personal and touching way, with many letters and discussions between them covered in depth. Num Pages: 192 pages, Ten Black and White. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 9. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Condition
New
Edition
New Ed
SKU
9781845885342
ISBN
9781845885342
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.95

Paperback. Recounting his solitary childhood in the English countryside, the author presents affectionate portraits of his remote parents - an increasingly unconventional barrister father, whose blindness must never be mentioned, battling earwigs in the mutinous garden, and a vague and endlessly patient mother. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 188. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
1st Penguin Edition
SKU
KSS0000121
ISBN
9780140063837
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Fine copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Kildanore Press
Condition
Used, Like New
Edition
2nd ed
SKU
KSS0000354
ISBN
9781872455037
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Kildanore Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
2nd ed
SKU
KSS0000368
ISBN
9781872455037
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Num Pages: 80 pages, 80 photographs. BIC Classification: BGH; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 286 x 13. Weight in Grams: 716.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Belle Media Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780992746209
ISBN
9780992746209
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 23.99

Paperback. In 1953, in the presence of an investigator, Aldous Huxley took four-tenths of a gramme of mescalin, sat down and waited to see what would happen. When he opened his eyes everything, from the flowers in a vase to the creases in his trousers, was transformed. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BM; JMTK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 108.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
New
Edition
01st Edition
SKU
9780099458203
ISBN
9780099458203
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Offers an account of more than five decades of success as a performer, concert promoter, songwriter, music publisher, engineer, and record producer. As witness to and participant in over a half century of music history, this title provides a sophisticated window into American vernacular music. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 352 pages, 37 b&w photographs, discography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGL; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252079818
ISBN
9780252079818
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.61

paperback. Keywords: Cherie Blair
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Little Brown
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KNW0006371
ISBN
9781408700990
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. The 1995 Open Champion and legendary wild man of golf recalls the best and worst of his life: his inspirational play on both US and European tours; the demons that afflicted him on the course and his addiction to gambling and drink; and the trashed hotel rooms and spectacular marital problems. Num Pages: 320 pages, 40 col plates (16pp). BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007229024
ISBN
9780007229024
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.26

Paperback. 'I wanted to return to the place where I was born and see it with new eyes. I had no idea where my family was in Somalia. At first it seemed impossible - almost as impossible as a camel girl becoming a fashion model.. Num Pages: 240 pages, Section: 4, colour. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 176.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844080083
ISBN
9781844080083
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.58

Hardcover. In this revealing collection of personal essays, renowned essayist, Phillip Lopate, shares his unique views on the big subjects of parenthood, marriage, sex, friendship, and 'the nail parings of daily life'. At turns funny, tender, and searingly honest, he searches with a cool eye for that elusive truth about himself and the world. Num Pages: 254 pages. BIC Classification: BM; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 121 x 24. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Notting Hill Editions
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907903960
ISBN
9781907903960
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.10

Hardcover. Dublin Burning is a vivid, clear-eyed account of the 1916 Rising and is the most complete account we have from a senior participant. No other senior Volunteer figure has left a similar memoir of Easter Week. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BGHA; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 144 x 25. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Gill & Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
9780717159307
ISBN
9780717159307
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 13.87

Paperback. Candid, combative and entertaining, Conduct Unbecoming is a compelling account of an extraordinary career. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJH; BM; HBJD1; JPF; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 215 x 21. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Gill & Macmillan Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780717168309
ISBN
9780717168309
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.51

Paperback. Biography...Eleanor, Countess of Desmond. 232pp
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Gill & Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
9780717148288
ISBN
9780717148288
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.86

paperback. Daniel O'Connell - 'The Liberator' - lived a big, great and graphic life. Born in Kerry in 1775, he witnessed some of the most pivotal events in Irish and European history. Simply told for a young adult audience, with lively text and striking illustrations, this book brings Daniel O'Connell and his world to life. Illustrator(s): Nowakowski, Mateusz. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JF; BGH; FXZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The Collins Press
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
9781848892699
ISBN
9781848892699
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Irish rock'n'roll wild man Phil Lynott was a skillful survivor of rock trends and a world-class hellraiser. This eye-opening biography traces his life from 1950s Dublin, to the time in "Thin Lizzy", to his schizophrenic solo career, and the bitter feud that followed his tragic death. Num Pages: 228 pages, b&w photographs, discography. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 330. Irish rock'n'roll wild man Phil Lynott was a skillful survivor of rock trends and a world-class hellraiser. This eye-opening biography traces his life from 1950s Dublin, to the time in "Thin Lizzy", to his schizophrenic solo career, and the bitter feud that followed his tragic death. Num Pages: 228 pages, b&w photographs, discography. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 330. 8vo.Original Printed wrappers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Omnibus Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
01st Edition
SKU
KEX0307014
ISBN
9780711991040
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 25.00

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