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Biography: general
Paperback. The critically acclaimed first-ever biography of New Orleans rock 'n' roll legend Fats Domino by a writer who obtained exclusive access to the reclusive singer Num Pages: 416 pages, 82 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: AVGK; AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 596. Fats Domino and the Lost Dawn of Rock 'n' Roll. 416 pages, 82 b&w photographs. Rock 'n' roll defined the last half of the 20th century, and while many think of Elvis Presley as the genre's driving force, the truth is that Fats Domino was the first to put it on the map with such hits as "Ain't That a Shame" and "Blueberry Hill". This is a biography of an extraordinary man and New Orleans at the birth of rock 'n' roll. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGK; AVGP; BGF. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 19. Weight: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306815317
- ISBN
- 9780306815317
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.82
€ 19.99
€ 15.82
Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BGS; WSPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 255. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472944580
- ISBN
- 9781472944580
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.46
€ 26.99
€ 18.46
Paperback. Series: Wisden Sports Writing. Num Pages: 320 pages, A plate section. BIC Classification: BGS; WSKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472920232
- ISBN
- 9781472920232
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.99
€ 17.99
€ 12.99
Paperback. Jerry Lee Lewis: His Own Story is the last great untold rock-and-roll story, in the legend's own words. Num Pages: 512 pages, Two 16pp b&w insets. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 36. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857861597
- ISBN
- 9780857861597
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.28
€ 19.99
€ 14.28
Paperback. A celebration of the life of the much-loved cricket icon, Richie Benaud Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473627444
- ISBN
- 9781473627444
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.20
€ 17.99
€ 13.20
Paperback. Here is the exciting story of Oklahoma University basketball coach Kelvin Sampson. Through personal interviews with the coach and some of his former players, author Steve Richardson weaves the story of one determined coach as he leads his team to the top. Num Pages: 274 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJM; WZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 143 x 21. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Republic of Texas Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556229466
- ISBN
- 9781556229466
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.05
€ 19.05
Paperback. Num Pages: 156 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; HP; VX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 142 x 12. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Wisdom Tree Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788183282871
- ISBN
- 9788183282871
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.31
€ 10.99
€ 9.31
Paperback. The first definitive biography of Bob Hope, that makes the case that he was most important entertainer of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 576 pages, 16 page b&w photo insert. BIC Classification: APB; APT; ASZH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 35. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster United States
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439140284
- ISBN
- 9781439140284
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.71
€ 20.99
€ 20.71
Paperback. An introduction to the life and work of Walter Benjamin, the German-Jewish philosopher and literary and cultural critic. The text offers insight into Benjamin's complex relationships with Adorno, Brecht, Jewish Messianism and Western Marxism. Series: Weimar & Now: German Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 316 pages, 1 port. BIC Classification: BG; HPCF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520084001
- ISBN
- 9780520084001
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 32.90
€ 46.99
€ 32.90
Paperback. Ferrari, the name itself evokes the world of speed, a world of fast cars, heroic deeds and glamour. This is the story of the man behind the name. This biography goes back to Enzo Ferrari's origins and traces his remarkable rise to prominence. Num Pages: 352 pages, 13 b&w halftones. BIC Classification: BGB; BGS; TRC; WGCB; WSPC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 29. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Yellow Jersey
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780224059862
- ISBN
- 9780224059862
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.53
€ 14.99
€ 12.53
Paperback. This title, originally published in 1972, has been updated to include Spector's work over the following three decades and the bizarre circumstances surrounding the shooting of Lana Clarkson at Spector's Los Angeles mansion on 03 February 2003. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16pp b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Omnibus Press
- SKU
- 9780711998643
- ISBN
- 9780711998643
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.20
€ 9.99
€ 9.20
Paperback. Millions of people around the world watched in horror on that fateful day in Imola at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix when Ayrton Senna's car careered off the track at 190mph. The greatest driver in Formula One history was dead. This book explores Senna's life. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BGS; WSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 13. Weight in Grams: 130.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241950128
- ISBN
- 9780241950128
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.64
€ 12.99
€ 11.64
Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8 bw in 8pp plates. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780763897
- ISBN
- 9781780763897
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.19€ 40.71
€ 53.19
€ 40.71
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138944169
- ISBN
- 9781138944169
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 44.82
€ 49.99
€ 44.82
Hardcover. Many people know that Claude Monet was a founder of French Impressionism, a master of landscape painting whose works include Sunrise and Water Lilies. Biographic: Monet presents an instant impression of his life, work and fame, with an array of irresistible facts and figures convered into infographics to reveal the artist behind the pictures. Num Pages: 96 pages, full colour photographs and illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; ACVT; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 242 x 16. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- Guild of Master Craftsman Publications Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781452899
- ISBN
- 9781781452899
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.97
€ 13.99
€ 10.97
Hardcover. Even two hundred years after Abraham Lincoln's death, we, like Walt Whitman, "love the President personally." Num Pages: 416 pages, 35 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 167 x 250 x 35. Weight in Grams: 770.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393065305
- ISBN
- 9780393065305
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.25
€ 31.99
€ 26.25
Paperback. A wonderful farewell to the generation that fought at the battles of the Somme, Ypres, Passchendaele, Arras and Loos. Num Pages: 340 pages, 32 plate section, including 8 pages of colour, 70 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; BGHA; BJ; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473860896
- ISBN
- 9781473860896
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.33
€ 19.99
€ 19.33
Paperback. Introduces readers to the basics of volcanology. This book follows the author as he descends into the steaming crater of the Soufri re Volcano on the island of St Vincent, as he conducts research on lava flows on the desolate south shore of the Island of Hawaii, and as he struggles to understand the explosion at Mount St Helens. Num Pages: 180 pages, 28 halftones. BIC Classification: BG; RBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 257.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691070179
- ISBN
- 9780691070179
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.08
€ 37.99
€ 27.08
Hardcover. Explores the lives of heralded Holocaust rescuers Andre and Magda Trocme, and the people of Le Chambon-sur-Lignon France who saved thousands of Jews from the Nazis Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGHA; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815609704
- ISBN
- 9780815609704
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 28.63
€ 30.99
€ 28.63
Paperback. Thomas Hobbes, the first great English political philosopher, has had the reputation of being a pessimistic atheist. This study evaluates Hobbes's philosophy, describing him to have been passionately concerned with the refutation of scepticism, and to have developed a theory of knowledge, which rivalled that of Descartes in its importance. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 168 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JB; BG; HPCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 110 x 11. Weight in Grams: 132.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192802552
- ISBN
- 9780192802552
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.77
€ 11.99
€ 10.77