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Biography: general
Paperback. Presents the voices of young Americans - former soldiers who have opted out of the war - who draw their power from wrenching honesty about first hand experiences. This book provides a direct account from soldiers that turned their back on what they viewed as an immoral mission, and who refused to sacrifice themselves in the conflict in Iraq. Num Pages: 254 pages, b/w illustrations integrated. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; BGH; BTM; HBJK; HBLW3; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KMK0007987
- ISBN
- 9781844543632
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 200 x 21. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Arcadia Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905147571
- ISBN
- 9781905147571
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.97
€ 13.99
€ 10.97
Hardcover. Mark Twain was not only a legendary author and humorist; he was also a successful businessman in a variety of ventures. He founded his own publishing house where he made a killing of $2. 5 million in today's dollars by publishing General Ulysses S. Grant's memoirs. Num Pages: 278 pages, ports. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 144 x 26. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471933373
- ISBN
- 9780471933373
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.38
€ 31.99
€ 24.38
Hardcover. Born in Lynchburg, Tennessee, in 1850, Jack Daniel became a legendary moonshiner at age 15 before launching a legitimate distillery ten years later. By the time he died in 1911, he was an American legend-and his Old No. 7 Tennessee sipping whiskey was an international sensation, the winner of gold medals at the St. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; WBXD3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 166 x 25. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471273929
- ISBN
- 9780471273929
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 30.07
€ 37.99
€ 30.07
Paperback. An unlikely tale of Buddhism, politics, and the creation of modern Thailand Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMT; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 211 x 24. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP Thailand
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9786162150432
- ISBN
- 9786162150432
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.20
€ 39.20
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
€ 40.99€ 33.28
€ 40.99
€ 33.28
Hardcover. Sleeping sickness, also known as Human African trypanosomiasis, is one of Africa's major killers. Interweaved with African geography, this work presents the author's story which reveals what it is like to be a young doctor falling in love with Africa, and tells of his building of a vocation in the search for a cure for this cruel disease. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1H; BGTA; MBGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 145 x 27. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905222674
- ISBN
- 9781905222674
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.69
€ 26.99
€ 18.69
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; BGT; MBGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 135 x 2. .
- Publisher
- Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Edition
- 3rd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910745342
- ISBN
- 9781910745342
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.66
€ 14.99
€ 11.66
Hardcover. This is the story of William Preston, a leading representative of Kentucky's slaveholding, landed gentry, the group who dominated economic, political and social life in the commonwealth before the Civil War. Num Pages: 288 pages, 24 illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University Press of Kentucky
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780916968335
- ISBN
- 9780916968335
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.13
€ 53.13
Paperback. Destroying Angel. 208 pages, 25 black & white illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGS; WSJA. Dimension: 209 x 138 x 18. Weight: 292.
- Publisher
- DB Publishing
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781859837771
- ISBN
- 9781859837771
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.61
€ 13.99
€ 11.61
Paperback. Known for single-handedly saving Frank Sinatra's career with his stunning orchestral arrangements, Riddle's intelligent, seductive style also attracted such singers as Nat King Cole, Ella Fitzgerald, Judy Garland, Johnny Mathis and Linda Ronstadt. Presents the musical side of Riddle as well as the private. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Taylor Trade Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589791633
- ISBN
- 9781589791633
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.01
€ 12.01
Hardback. A short, radical biography of the author of the classic anti-colonial text Black Skin, White Masks. Series: Revolutionary Lives. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; HPS; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 136 x 203 x 16. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745336305
- ISBN
- 9780745336305
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.96€ 82.36
€ 99.96
€ 82.36
Paperback. A short, radical biography of the author of the classic anti-colonial text Black Skin, White Masks. Series: Revolutionary Lives. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; HPS; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 199 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745336251
- ISBN
- 9780745336251
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.29
€ 21.99
€ 16.29
Paperback. In June 2000 Peter Houghton, a counselor in palliative care, was weeks from death due to cardiomyopathy. Then he was offered the chance to participate in a clinical trial. Six months later he was not only still alive, but planning a long distance walk for charity and writing this book about his experiences. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; JHBZ; MBDC; MBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 11. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Pub
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843100201
- ISBN
- 9781843100201
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.14
€ 38.14
Paperback. The story of Joy Division told by the band's legendary bassist, Peter Hook Num Pages: 368 pages, 16pp colour plates. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 199 x 26. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471148330
- ISBN
- 9781471148330
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.32
€ 14.99
€ 11.32
Paperback. The iconic bass player tells the third, arguably the most important and certainly most controversial part of his story: the New Order years Num Pages: 768 pages, 3 x 8pp Colour Plates. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130. .
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471132421
- ISBN
- 9781471132421
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.41
€ 14.99
€ 11.41
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 14 b&w illustrations, 8pp colour plates. BIC Classification: 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571217694
- ISBN
- 9780571217694
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.89
€ 17.99
€ 12.89
Paperback. In an intimate and eye-opening story, roundly praised as the best available insight on Queen, Peter Hince recounts twelve years on the road with Freddie Mercury, Brian May and co. This truly is the definitive book on the 20th century's most iconic rock band. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784187712
- ISBN
- 9781784187712
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.57
€ 14.99
€ 11.57
Paperback. When Peter Hill, a student at Dundee College of Art, answered an advert in The Scotsman seeking lighthouse keepers, little did he imagine that within a month he would be living with three men he didn't know in a lighthouse on Pladda, a small remote island off the west coast of Scotland. Num Pages: 336 pages, map. BIC Classification: BGA; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 25. Weight in Grams: 242. 340 pages, map. When Peter Hill, a student at Dundee College of Art, answered an advert in The Scotsman seeking lighthouse keepers, little did he imagine that within a month he would be living with three men he didn't know in a lighthouse on Pladda, a small remote island off the west coast of Scotland. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGA; WGG. Dimension: 198 x 133 x 25. Weight: 242.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841954998
- ISBN
- 9781841954998
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.41
€ 14.99
€ 11.41
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Crescent House
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st edition, March 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909461512
- ISBN
- 9781909461512
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.40
€ 25.99
€ 22.40
Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 204 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 201 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1522.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300109078
- ISBN
- 9780300109078
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.24
€ 46.99
€ 33.24
Paperback. An account of Hollywood legend Howard Hughes - reissued to tie-in with release of Scorsese biopic "The Aviator" starring Leonardo DiCaprio Num Pages: 496 pages, Section: 16, b/w. BIC Classification: 3JJ; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 31. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780751536362
- ISBN
- 9780751536362
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.29
€ 17.99
€ 13.29
Paperback. Series: Meaning Systems. Num Pages: 296 pages, 3 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; GPFC; GTE; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823270354
- ISBN
- 9780823270354
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.02
€ 41.99
€ 37.02
Paperback. This is life on the road with James Blunt, with the backdrop story being the 'All the Lost Souls' tour, including photos never seen before Num Pages: 384 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755319954
- ISBN
- 9780755319954
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.74
€ 14.99
€ 11.74