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Biography: general

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Biography: general

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

€ 38.99
€ 30.33

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

€ 39.49

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
€ 34.11

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
€ 18.92

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

€ 15.99
€ 11.89

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 492 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 2AGR; BGL; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1057.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
492
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691642130
ISBN
9780691642130
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 239.12

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

€ 53.55

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
€ 11.66

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

€ 12.08

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

€ 100.66
€ 83.19

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

€ 24.99
€ 17.45

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

€ 38.44

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

€ 15.99
€ 11.54

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

€ 15.99
€ 11.54

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
€ 13.01

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

€ 15.99
€ 11.65

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

€ 15.99
€ 11.48

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
€ 22.71

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
€ 33.56

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
€ 13.44

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