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Biography
Hardback. Arturo Barea (1897-1957) is often seen as merely a spontaneous writer with a passion against injustice. This biography is based on numerous interviews with people who knew Barea. It revisits Barea's writing qualities and deficiencies in the context of stimulating intersections of literature and politics, and of Spain and England. Num Pages: 244 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGL; DS; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845192884
- ISBN
- 9781845192884
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.03
€ 124.03
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; AVH; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Headpress
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909394124
- ISBN
- 9781909394124
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.00€ 19.42
€ 23.00
€ 19.42
Paperback. Original and concise reading of Coline Serreau's films, and an in-depth introduction to the female director whose work transcends the boundaries between amateur and mainstream cinema. Appraisal of her work puts her films within the social, cultural and political context of France since 1968 Series Editor(s): Holmes, Diana; Ingram, Robert. Series: French Film Directors. Num Pages: 176 pages, 12 b&w illustrations, bibliography, filmography, index. BIC Classification: APF; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719050886
- ISBN
- 9780719050886
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.29
€ 24.29
Paperback. From local Kapellmeister to international icon, Joseph Haydn achieved success by developing a musical language aimed at both the connoisseurs and amateurs of the emerging musical public. This work examines Haydn's works in relation to the aesthetic and cultural crosscurrents of his time. Editor(s): Sisman, Elaine R. Series: The Bard Music Festival. Num Pages: 325 pages, music, port. BIC Classification: 1DFA; AVGC4; AVH; BGF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 325
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691057996
- ISBN
- 9780691057996
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.71
€ 62.71
There's a Fax from Bruce: Edited Correspondence Between Bruce Beresfor...
Beresford, Bruce, Milliken, Sue
Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 235 x 15. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Currency Press Pty Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781925005660
- ISBN
- 9781925005660
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.46
€ 24.99
€ 17.46
Paperback. A retrospective of crucial periods in modernism via portraits of its literary lions by the co-founder of the Surrealist Movement. Translator(s): Bernheimer, Alan. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: BGLA; DCF; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 127 x 10. Weight in Grams: 128.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- City Lights Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872867277
- ISBN
- 9780872867277
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.66
€ 16.99
€ 14.66
Num Pages: 480 pages, 16 b/w photos. BIC Classification: BT; JFFX; JPVH1; JPZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 237 x 32. Weight in Grams: 798.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556528187
- ISBN
- 9781556528187
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 28.20
€ 30.99
€ 28.20
Paperback. A. N. Wilson's Tolstoy is a highly intelligent and accessible biography of the most famous writer in the Russian canon. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 161 x 44. Weight in Grams: 924.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 592
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782390916
- ISBN
- 9781782390916
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 31.64
€ 45.99
€ 31.64
Paperback. Yoshimasa may have been the worst shogun ever to rule Japan. But his influence on the cultural life of Japan was unparalleled. Yoshimasa is remembered primarily as the builder of the Temple of the Silver Pavilion and as the ruler at the time of the Onin War (1467-1477), after which the authority of the shogun all but disappeared. Series: Asia Perspectives: History, Society and Culture. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3H; BGH; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 139 x 210 x 13. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231130578
- ISBN
- 9780231130578
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.52
€ 36.99
€ 26.52
Paperback. Num Pages: 554 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 181 x 29. Weight in Grams: 954.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Infinity Publishing.com
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780741469892
- ISBN
- 9780741469892
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 26.51
€ 40.99
€ 26.51
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810884182
- ISBN
- 9780810884182
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.54
€ 125.54
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781416592815
- ISBN
- 9781416592815
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 12.92
€ 20.99
€ 12.92
Hardcover. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AN; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 35. Weight in Grams: 789.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Limelight Editions United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574672053
- ISBN
- 9781574672053
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.67
€ 53.67
hardcover. Since radio's debut in the 1920s and television's in the '30s, the baseball announcer has become entertainer, observer, and extended member of the family. Num Pages: 320 pages, 100 b index. BIC Classification: 3JJ; 3JMC; BM; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597976701
- ISBN
- 9781597976701
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.61
€ 34.61
Paperback. 8vo.Good clean copy . Standard paperback edition.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KEX0291094
- ISBN
- 9780340978993
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Michelle Obama has played an influential role in her husband's campaign, and is certain to do the same if he is elected president. This work examines her astonishing career--covering her undergraduate years at Princeton, her studies at Harvard Law School, and her tenure at a prestigious Chicago law firm. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8-page b&w photo insert. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781599215211
- ISBN
- 9781599215211
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.05
€ 14.05
paperback. The extraordinary life and supernatural times of one of the UK's top psychics - star of Psychic School, Street Psychic and Psychic Detective. Num Pages: 224 pages, n/a. BIC Classification: BGX; VXP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 15. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340833544
- ISBN
- 9780340833544
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.83
€ 13.99
€ 10.83
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, 119 photographs and images. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; BJ; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 273 x 212 x 12. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stenlake Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781840335347
- ISBN
- 9781840335347
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.11
€ 20.99
€ 20.11
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KLN0018217
- ISBN
- 9781844080762
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback. Num Pages: 234 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJP; 3JM; BGSA; WSBX; WSWY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 281 x 209 x 23. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Anchor Canada
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780385681100
- ISBN
- 9780385681100
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.94
€ 21.99
€ 18.94
paperback. Shows how baseball met literature. Num Pages: 290 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; WSJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 427.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803278127
- ISBN
- 9780803278127
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.15
€ 21.99
€ 21.15
Paperback. Anthony Daly was the most successful captain in the history of Clare hurling, leading the county to two All-Irelands and three Munster titles. During his three years in charge, he took Clare to the cusp of two All-Ireland finals, agonisingly losing the 2005 and 2006 semi-finals to the eventual winners, Cork and Kilkenny. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 159 x 29. Weight in Grams: 500. 8vo.Illustrated.The Gaelic Athletic Association. The GAA.First paperback edition
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KEX0307449
- ISBN
- 9781848271517
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 12.00
€ 12.00
Paperback. After graduating from Princeton, Donovan Campbell joined the service, realising that becoming a Marine officer would allow him to give back to his country, engage in the world, and learn to lead. In this immediate, thrilling, and inspiring memoir, Campbell recounts a timeless and transcendent tale of brotherhood, courage, and sacrifice. Num Pages: 336 pages, map, 16-pg photo section. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JMC; BM; HBJF1; HBLX; HBWS5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 133 x 19. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Presidio Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812979565
- ISBN
- 9780812979565
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.93
€ 18.99
€ 16.93
Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), ports. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 222 x 22. Weight in Grams: 962.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Winterhouse Editions United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781884381263
- ISBN
- 9781884381263
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.29
€ 45.99
€ 32.29