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Paperback. An optimistic, poignant and often very funny account of how creativity can banish the disagreeables that permeate life - 'a sexually transmitted disease with a hundred per cent mortality.' Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 232.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Arcadia Books
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906413811
ISBN
9781906413811
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.20

Hardback. In this moving memoir Jane Lazarre, a white Jewish mother, describes her experience being married to an African American man and raising two sons as she learns, from family experience, teaching, and her studies, about the realities of racism in America. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: BK; HBTB; JFSJ1; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 237 x 15. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Anniversary, Twentieth Anniversary Edition with a
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822361473
ISBN
9780822361473
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.74

Paperback. The author loves his life as an Irish traveller, but as a child he felt like an outsider. He was different to his siblings. On the rare occasions he went to school, he was bullied for being a gypsy boy. And beyond the gates of the camp he found nothing but hostility. In this title, he tells his story. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
KRA0013805
ISBN
9780091948436
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Twists and Turns is a tale on the scale of Greek myth, about the inescapable entanglements of family relationships, that can lead one, in hyperbolic mode, to envision murder and suicide, for, as Cixous writes, "with love's force one hates. " And yet, "everything twists and turns": this is a tale with profoundly touching reversals. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745663272
ISBN
9780745663272
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.48

Hardback. Creator of favorite tunes such as "I'm in the Mood for Love" and "On the Sunny Side of the Street", Jimmy McHugh was a one-man history of twentieth-century popular music. This biography of McHugh captures the significant contributor to American songwriting. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 288 pages, 24 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 167 x 24. Weight in Grams: 668.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252034657
ISBN
9780252034657
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.06

Paperback. Pearl Primus (1919-1994) blazed onto the dance scene in 1943 with stunning works that incorporated social and racial protest into their dance aesthetic. This book offers an intimate perspective on her life and explores her influences on American culture, dance, and education. Num Pages: 320 pages, 33 black-&-white illustrations in 16-page insert. BIC Classification: ASD; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300187939
ISBN
9780300187939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.79

Hardcover. A Jazz Life and Beyond. 350 pages, throughout the book. Reveals the author's obsessions and motivations that have driven him and the dilemmas of surviving as a top creative musician in an often inhospitable world. This book describes the difficulties that accompanied his brilliant career for many years. It shows his ambitions and achievements in classical composing, and his interests outside music. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGJ; BGFA. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 23. Weight: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Northway Publications
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780955090899
ISBN
9780955090899
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 34.88

Paperback. Tedesco became a priest and then realized that he was gay. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: BM; HRCX4; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 168 x 14. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Academy Chicago Publishers
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780897335997
ISBN
9780897335997
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.57

Paperback. In this classic book, Nick Salvatore offers a major reevaluation of Eugene V. Debs, the movements he launched, and his belief in American Socialism as an extension of the nation's democratic traditions. Num Pages: 480 pages, 18 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 688.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
452
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252074523
ISBN
9780252074523
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.62

Hardcover. "Persepolis" ended in a cliffhanger in 1984, just as 14 year old Marjane was leaving behind her home in Tehran, escaping fundamentalism and the war in Iraq to begin a new life in the West. Here we follow her through the next eight years of her life - four years in Vienna, and four years back in Iran. Num Pages: 192 pages, b&w drawings throught. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Jonathan Cape
Condition
New
SKU
9780224074407
ISBN
9780224074407
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.52

Paperback. Jim Lucey has been working with patients suffering from mental health problems for over 25 years. Every day, people at their most vulnerable present to Jim in his room at St Patrick's University Hospital and reveal their fears, their traumas, and very real human predicaments. Most of the assessments described in this book took place in this room Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BT; MMH; VFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Gill & Macmillan Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780717159512
ISBN
9780717159512
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 12.99

Paperback. Presents a heartbreaking true story of an unimaginable betrayal. For the first six years of her life, Sarah Harris was a happy and popular little girl. Until she became the target of a dangerous but invisible enemy - and her life became a living hell. Before long she was suspended from school, alienated from her friends, and terrified of herself. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: BM; BTC; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 112 x 29. Weight in Grams: 240. 432pp Spine slightly sunned , Minor shelf wear
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Arrow
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
Used, Good
Format
Paperback
SKU
KLN0022353
ISBN
9780099498483
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Contains the letters of Konstancija Bra eniene written in Lithuania, East Germany, and Siberia between 1944 and 1946. This work reveals a remarkable portrait of survival during the Cold War and post-Cold War period and adaptation to changing political conditions in Russia, Eastern Europe, and Lithuania. Translator(s): Sruoginis, Laima. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 map, ports. BIC Classification: 1DVU; BGA; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 238 x 24. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
East European Monographs United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780880336086
ISBN
9780880336086
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 32.25

Paperback. In this sequel to Catherine Cookson's collection of essays and poems, "Let Me Make Myself Plain", she offers a further selection of thoughts, recollections and observations on life - and death - together with more of the poems she prefers to describe as "prose on short lines". Num Pages: 336 pages, 8pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 107 x 24. Weight in Grams: 200. Good copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Corgi
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0010071
ISBN
9780552143844
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Hardback. Romano's detailed portrayal reveals a fascinating figure who embodied the untidy nature of the Victorian age's shift from an intellectual system rooted in religion to one based on science. Num Pages: 240 pages, 13, 9 black & white halftones, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BG; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801868979
ISBN
9780801868979
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 44.07

Paperback. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 360 pages, 35 black and white photographs, 35 music examples, 11 tables. BIC Classification: AVH; AVRD; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780252081835
ISBN
9780252081835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.59

Paperback. Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSU; 3JJG; BGH; JFSL4; JPFF; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 16. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845197896
ISBN
9781845197896
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 32.68

Hardcover. A unique personality.. "Ogilvy, the creative force of modern advertising. " --The New York Times "Ogilvy's sharp, iconoclastic personality has illuminated the industry like no other ad man's. " --Adweek. . an acclaimed author. Series: Trailblazers. Num Pages: 196 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGBA; KJSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471180029
ISBN
9780471180029
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 37.59

Paperback. The Only Way is Essex star Lauren Goodger reveals all about her rollercoaster life behind the headlines Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444770209
ISBN
9781444770209
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.45

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Counterpoint
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781582435237
ISBN
9781582435237
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.61

Paperback. The existentialist philosopher chronicles his time in the Resistance in the Second World War. Series: Radical Thinkers. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Verso Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844677849
ISBN
9781844677849
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.26

Paperback. Escaping the ills of the British climate, the Durrell family - acne-ridden Margo, gun-toting Leslie, bookworm Lawrence and budding naturalist Gerry, along with their long-suffering mother and Roger the dog - take off for the island of Corfu. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVGS; 3JJG; BM; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 228.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780241977620
ISBN
9780241977620
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 8.59

Paperback. A tormented childhood in Letterfrack industrial school with the Christian Brothers left an enduring mark on Peter Tyrrell. Ignored by the authorities and distressed by his memories, he later burned himself to death on Hampstead Heath in London. This memoir tells his story of horrific abuse. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BGA; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 248.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd Ireland
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848270237
ISBN
9781848270237
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.21

Includes bibliographical references. 319 p. 22 cm. Publisher's cloth. Fine copy in equally fine dust jacket. [1st U.S. ed.].
Publication date
1973
Publisher
Harper & Row New York
Edition
First Edition
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0075842
ISBN
9780060142711
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 56.49
€ 4.99

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