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Paperback. With an introduction by Kevin Powers. A groundbreaking piece of journalism which inspired Stanley Kubrick's classic Vietnam War film Full Metal Jacket. Series: Picador Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPK; BJ; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Main Market Ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447275060
- ISBN
- 9781447275060
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.25
€ 14.99
€ 12.25
Paperback. Editor(s): Hammett, Chad. Series: Southwestern Writers Collection Series, Wittliff Collections at Texas State University. Num Pages: 399 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JM; APF; ASZB; BJ; BK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 610. Weight in Grams: 851.
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292761964
- ISBN
- 9780292761964
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.39
€ 21.99
€ 21.39
Paperback. The nearest we can get to a Dickens autobiography, these letters give us unique insights into his life, and are essential reading for Dickens fans everywhere. Whether you dip in or read straight through, this selection of his letters creates afresh the brilliance of being Dickens, and the sheer pleasure of being in his company. Editor(s): Hartley, Jenny. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGLA; BJ; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 233 x 28. Weight in Grams: 722.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199686834
- ISBN
- 9780199686834
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.86
€ 18.99
€ 14.86
Paperback. A charming, witty and touching collection of letters from a father to his son, that became a huge bestseller in hardback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780332352
- ISBN
- 9781780332352
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.68
€ 14.99
€ 11.68
Paperback. Emma's unique perspective as a young woman with autism and social anxiety gives a fascinating take on challenging issues such as employment, the transition to adulthood, friendships, and sensory sensitivity. Her diary provides an original voice from someone still in the process of figuring it all out. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; MJNA; VFJD; VFJP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785920776
- ISBN
- 9781785920776
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.03
€ 20.03
Paperback. A single-volume edition of Diary, Gombrowicz's acclaimed masterpiece, now with previously unpublished pages restored Translator(s): Vallee, Lillian. Series: The Margellos World Republic of Letters. Num Pages: 800 pages. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 152 x 53. Weight in Grams: 926.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 800
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Original
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300118063
- ISBN
- 9780300118063
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.17
€ 26.99
€ 20.17
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
- V9781785370564
- ISBN
- 9781785370564
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.74
€ 19.99
€ 17.74
Paperback. Presents an account of Susan Sontag's final months, written by her son and drawing on previously unpublished letters and journals. This book writes about being by her side during that last year and at her death, and about the author's own contradictory emotions: his guilt for not consoling her enough. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 148.
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847080752
- ISBN
- 9781847080752
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.04
€ 10.99
€ 9.04
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVH; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publisher
- Interlink Books United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566569255
- ISBN
- 9781566569255
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.15
€ 26.99
€ 23.15
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 2ACG; 3JH; 3JJ; BJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Publisher
- Schocken
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780805212662
- ISBN
- 9780805212662
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.79
€ 16.99
€ 14.79
Paperback. In September 1939, housewife and mother Nella Last began a diary whose entries, in their regularity, length and quality, have created a record of the Second World War which is powerful, fascinating and unique. When war broke out, Nella's younger son joined the army while the rest of the family tried to adapt to civilian life. Editor(s): Broad, Richard; Fleming, Suzie. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BJ; BM; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 21. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Edition Unstated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846680007
- ISBN
- 9781846680007
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.98
€ 11.99
€ 9.98
Paperback. Langston Hughes was an innovator of jazz poetry and a leader of the Harlem Renaissance. This book offers a collection of letters between Hughes and four confidantes sheds light on his life and politics. It deals with his life and work. Editor(s): Crawford, Evelyn Louise; Patterson, Mary Louise. Num Pages: 424 pages, 30 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJ; BGL; BJ; DSBH; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 0. .
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520285347
- ISBN
- 9780520285347
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.57
€ 33.99
€ 24.57
Paperback. Deals with the mind of the fortieth US President Ronald Reagan and the writers and thinkers to whom he turned for advice, inspiration, humor, and hope. This title includes Reagan's own writing and his favorite quotations, proverbs, and excerpts from speeches, poetry, and literature. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062065148
- ISBN
- 9780062065148
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.25
€ 14.99
€ 11.25
Paperback. Presents exact and complete transcriptions of the journals kept by Sylvia Plath for the last twelve years of her life - covering her marriage to Ted Hughes and her struggle with depression - are a key source for the poems which make up her collections Ariel and The Colossus. Num Pages: 768 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 29. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 752
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571301638
- ISBN
- 9780571301638
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.12
€ 26.99
€ 18.12
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521085939
- ISBN
- 9780521085939
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 104.67
€ 104.67
Paperback. Aged thirteen when Anne Frank went into the secret annexe, Anne kept a diary in which she confided her innermost thoughts and feelings, movingly revealing how the eight people living under these extraordinary conditions coped with the daily threat of discovery and death, petty misunderstandings and the unbearable strain of living like prisoners. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JJH; BGHA; BJ; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 113 x 24. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241952436
- ISBN
- 9780241952436
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.06
€ 11.99
€ 10.06
Paperback. Can civilization save us from ourselves? In this book, that is the question the author asks in a series of six letters written during dark nights of the soul. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; BM; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 10. Weight in Grams: 161.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910702369
- ISBN
- 9781910702369
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.66
€ 14.99
€ 11.66
Paperback. Bestselling novelist Michel Houellebecq, and bestselling philosopher Bernard-Henri Levy ('BHL'), are two of the most celebrated and controversial intellectual figures in France today. In Public Enemies they clash head on in an awe-inspiring, hilarious and revealing battle of the literary titans. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 132 x 24. Weight in Grams: 342. 320 pages. Bestselling novelist Michel Houellebecq, and bestselling philosopher Bernard-Henri Levy ('BHL'), are two of the most celebrated and controversial intellectual figures in France today. In Public Enemies they clash head on in an awe-inspiring, hilarious and revealing battle of the literary titans. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BJ; HPCF. Dimension: 211 x 132 x 24. Weight: 342.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848871601
- ISBN
- 9781848871601
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.69
€ 26.99
€ 19.69
Paperback. Based on the letters that inspired Clint Eastwood's film Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; HBJF; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753823019
- ISBN
- 9780753823019
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.89
€ 13.99
€ 10.89
Paperback. Ian Buruma's moving and powerful story of his grandparents' enduring love through the terror and separation of two world wars. Num Pages: 320 pages, 42 integrated b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJF; 3JJH; BG; BJ; HBWQ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 26. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848879416
- ISBN
- 9781848879416
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.58
€ 13.99
€ 10.58
Hardcover. At the age of forty, T S Eliot was to set a new course for his life and work. This title includes his correspondence with friends and mentors that vividly documents all the stages of Eliot's personal and artistic transformation during these crucial years, the continuing anxieties of his private life, and the forging of his public reputation. Editor(s): Eliot, Valerie; Haffenden, John. Series: Letters of T. S. Eliot. Num Pages: 992 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 2AB; BJ; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 238 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1296.
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 992
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571140855
- ISBN
- 9780571140855
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.02
€ 17.02
Paperback. Never before have the diaries and letters of young people from all sides of World War Two been woven together to provide an account of what it was like to grow up amidst the daily struggles and horrors of this devastating war. Num Pages: 352 pages, (b/w illus throughout). BIC Classification: 3JJH; BJ; HBG; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007303571
- ISBN
- 9780007303571
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.10
€ 12.10
Paperback. Peppered with insights, one-liners and missives to the likes of Norman Mailer, Gunter Grass and Bernard Malamud, the author is funny, wise and modest. As he himself said: 'I am an American fad-of a slightly higher order than the hula hoop.' This title deals with these works. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BJ; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 38. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099582946
- ISBN
- 9780099582946
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.75
€ 19.99
€ 14.75
Paperback. Presents the story of the author's year re-creating the lifestyle of her 1790s ancestor in a basic one-roomed cottage, eating home-grown produce and surviving on her own resources - making household items herself and dressing in period clothing. This illustrated title includes gardening info, menus, recipes and nature notes. Num Pages: 224 pages, photographs, woodcuts, engravings, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; BJ; WK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 182 x 18. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Publisher
- Saraband
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Paperback
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781887354776
- ISBN
- 9781887354776
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 15.91
€ 21.99
€ 15.91