Biography: general
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Biography: general
Paperback. The incredible story of one man's journey from international rugby player to world record breaking extreme adventurer. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16pp colour. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780751556063
- ISBN
- 9780751556063
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.10
€ 19.99
€ 15.10
Paperback. The author was no ordinary genius. He upset those in authority, gave captivating lectures, wrote equations on napkins in strip joints and touched countless lives everywhere. This title collects letters of Nobel Prize-winning physicist. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141021133
- ISBN
- 9780141021133
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Paperback. Winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1965, Richard Feynman was one of the world's greatest theoretical physicists, but he was also a man who fell, often jumped, into adventure. This work presents the taped conversations that Feynman's had with his friend Ralph Leighton over a period of years. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Edition
- First Vintage edition
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099173311
- ISBN
- 9780099173311
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.90
€ 15.99
€ 11.90
Paperback. Complete with exclusive interviews with prominent figures such as Truman, Ben Gurion, Agnon and Boutros-Ghali, Me and the Middle East gives us front-row tickets to the events that shaped the region for years to come, and a glimpse into the unique personalities behind them. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; BGH; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- Gefen Publishing House
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789652297372
- ISBN
- 9789652297372
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 15.90
€ 21.99
€ 15.90
Hardcover. Witty and engaging biography of James Sadler, the first Englishman to fly - in 1784, he rose approximately 3,600 feet over Oxford in a self-built balloon powered by hydrogen Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESF; BGT; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 224 x 25. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publisher
- Signal Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909930018
- ISBN
- 9781909930018
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.87
€ 19.99
€ 19.87
paperback. When Richard Medugno and his wife learned that their 17-month-old daughter Miranda was deaf, they grieved. In this book, Medugno provides practical information on many of the common challenges faced by hearing parents. He provides a list of games that hearing and deaf children can play together, an important consideration for many families. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9781563682773
- ISBN
- 9781563682773
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.32
€ 25.99
€ 21.32
Hardcover.
- Publisher
- The Lilliput Press Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843513223
- ISBN
- 9781843513223
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.00€ 20.49
€ 25.00
€ 20.49
Paperback. "Just A Boy" was praised for its unflinching and unself-pitying account of a neglected childhood at the hands of an abusive father and uncaring authorities. This work is an account of how the author used the success of "Just A Boy" to try and save his sister, and of his attempts to make sense of his past. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 113 x 19. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Ebury Press London
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091908645
- ISBN
- 9780091908645
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.49
€ 17.99
€ 13.49
Paperback. One October night in 1975, Richard, aged five, was alone with his sisters. Their mother didn't return home as she became the victim of a killer and from that moment their childhoods were destroyed. They lived a life without love or support, until one day in the late Nineties when Richard decided that no one was going to rescue their lives but him. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 115 x 20. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Publisher
- Ebury Press London
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091898229
- ISBN
- 9780091898229
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
This volume tells of the secret interrogation camp Wilton Park's history and the extraordinary life of Heinz Koeppler, its founding father. Series: Whitehall Histories. Num Pages: 468 pages, illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; AMKH; BG; HBJD1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 40. Weight in Grams: 890.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 468
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714654331
- ISBN
- 9780714654331
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 193.78
€ 193.78
Hardback. Herbert I. Schiller (1919-2000) has been called America's most original and influential media analyst of the left in the twentieth century. Maxwell's timely book fuses biography and history in a digest of Schiller's major works to reveal their continuing relevance for critical communication studies. Series: Critical Media Studies: Institutions, Politics, and Culture. Num Pages: 176 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: BG; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742518476
- ISBN
- 9780742518476
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.52
€ 144.52
Paperback. A remarkably honest and moving account of fathering over the past century, with a particular focus on Richard Madeley's own turbulent family history. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8 pages colour plates. BIC Classification: BGFA; VFVX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster UK
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847391063
- ISBN
- 9781847391063
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.31
€ 17.99
€ 14.31
Hardcover. Clean copy.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd London
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- KEX0204852
- ISBN
- 9781847370839
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 21.99€ 19.12
€ 21.99
€ 19.12
Paperback. Richard Mabey, Britain's foremost nature writer, fell into a severe depression. The natural world - which since childhood had been a source of joy and inspiration for him - became meaningless. Then, cared for by friends, he moved to East Anglia and he started to write again. This book deals with his life and work. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BG; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099531821
- ISBN
- 9780099531821
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. When the pioneering naturalist Gilbert White (1720-93) wrote "The Natural History of Selborne" (1789), he created one of the greatest and influential natural history works, his detailed observations about birds and animals providing the cornerstones of modern ecology. This biography tells the story of this clergyman. Num Pages: 256 pages, plates. BIC Classification: BG; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 230 x 19. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- PROFILE BOOKS
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861978073
- ISBN
- 9781861978073
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 9 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; BGH; DSB; HBJK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816679263
- ISBN
- 9780816679263
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.67
€ 30.99
€ 27.67
Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566636636
- ISBN
- 9781566636636
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.57
€ 30.99
€ 27.57
Paperback. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 76. Weight in Grams: 1050.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781400077533
- ISBN
- 9781400077533
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.48
€ 26.99
€ 25.48
Paperback. One of the most notorious Americans of the twentieth century was a failed Broadway actress turned radio announcer named Mildred Gillars or "Axis Sally." Despite the richness of her life story, there has never been a full-length biography of the ambitious, star-struck Ohio girl who evolved into a reviled disseminator of Nazi propaganda. Num Pages: 324 pages, 16 pages photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JJH; BGH; HBLW; HBWQ; JPVN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 584. The American Voice of Nazi Germany. 324 pages, 16 pages photos. One of the most notorious Americans of the twentieth century was a failed Broadway actress turned radio announcer named Mildred Gillars or "Axis Sally." Despite the richness of her life story, there has never been a full-length biography of the ambitious, star-struck Ohio girl who evolved into a reviled disseminator of Nazi propaganda. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JJH; BGH; HBLW; HBWQ; JPVN. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 22. Weight: 584.
- Publisher
- Casemate Publishers
- Number of pages
- 324
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612001395
- ISBN
- 9781612001395
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.31
€ 30.99
€ 27.31
Hardback. In Fred Harris: His Journey from Liberalism to Populism, historian Richard Lowitt traces the political career of Fred Harris and provides new insight into one senator's search for answers to the diverse, complex, and challenging issues confronting America during the turbulent 1960s and 1970s. Num Pages: 320 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPF; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 547.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742521629
- ISBN
- 9780742521629
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.39
€ 114.39