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Biography: general

Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 page colour insert. BIC Classification: AKB; AKT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 241 x 34. Weight in Grams: 646.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781101886212
ISBN
9781101886212
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 258 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS; WSTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 215 x 17. Weight in Grams: 776.
Publisher
Black Belt Communications United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780897502085
ISBN
9780897502085
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 30.53

Paperback. At the 1968 Olympics, Tommie Smith came in first in the 200-meter dash. As they received their medals, he and bronze winner John Carlos each raised a black-gloved fist, creating an indelible image of courage and protest that still resonates forty years later. This autobiography presents the story of that moment. Num Pages: 288 pages, 15 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592136407
ISBN
9781592136407
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Kodansha America, Inc United States
Number of pages
130
Condition
New
SKU
V9781568365312
ISBN
9781568365312
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.50

paperback. Tomi Reichental, who lost 35 members of his family in the Holocaust and was the subject of the documentary "Till The Tenth Generation", gives his account of being imprisoned as a child at Belsen concentration camp. Num Pages: 368 pages, 30 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVKS; 3JJH; BGA; BM; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 29. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publisher
O'Brien Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847177933
ISBN
9781847177933
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.21

Hardcover. What it means to eat, sleep and bleed GAA, from a legend of the game. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 235 x 30. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Gill & Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
9780717169344
ISBN
9780717169344
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 22.99
€ 6.93

Paperback. Written between 1919 and 1923, this book was the first about the Blasket Islands - a tiny, remote community off the west coast of Kerry. The author writes of island life in unadorned sketches from his diary. Other Blasket titles include "The Islandman" and "A Day in Our Life". Translator(s): Enright, Tim. Num Pages: 226 pages, 15 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 234 192pp
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
Condition
New
SKU
9780192819093
ISBN
9780192819093
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 9.99

Paperback. A translation of the classic autobiography by Tomas O'Crohan based on the fullest and most definitive 2002 Irish language edition by Prof. Sean O Coileain. Translator(s): Bannister, Garry; Sowby, David. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 136 x 22. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
Gill & Macmillan Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Unabridged
Condition
New
SKU
V9780717157945
ISBN
9780717157945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.92

paperback. Tomas O'Crohan was born on the Great Blasket Island in 1856 and died there in 1937, a great master of his native Irish. He shared to the full the perilous life of a primitive community, yet possessed a shrewd and humorous detachment that enabled him to observe and describe the world. Translator(s): Flower, Robin. Num Pages: 288 pages, 14 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; BG; HBJD1; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 216. Very good clean copy. Covers showing light shelf wear. Toned, text is crisp and clear and remains a very good copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1978
Publisher
Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0031479
ISBN
9780192812339
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.99
€ 10.00

paperback. Tomas O'Crohan was born on the Great Blasket Island in 1856 and died there in 1937, a great master of his native Irish. He shared to the full the perilous life of a primitive community, yet possessed a shrewd and humorous detachment that enabled him to observe and describe the world. Translator(s): Flower, Robin. Num Pages: 288 pages, 14 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; BG; HBJD1; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 214 245pp. Keywords: The Blaskets
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1978
Publisher
Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
Condition
New
SKU
9780192812339
ISBN
9780192812339
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 10.64

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Black Swan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552993661
ISBN
9780552993661
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.90

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
656
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230619791
ISBN
9780230619791
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 43.59

Hardback. Features David Brower, a dynamic leader in the environmental movement over the last half of the twentieth century. This book explores Brower's impact on the movement from its beginnings until his death in 2000. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 237 x 26. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520278363
ISBN
9780520278363
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Paperback. Most people know Roald Dahl as a famous writer of children's books and adult short stories, but few are aware of his fascination with medicine. Taking examples from Dahl's life, and illustrated with excerpts from his writing, this book uses Dahl's medical interactions as a starting point to explore some extraordinary areas of medical science. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGT; DSBB; DSK; MBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 232 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781383391
ISBN
9781781383391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.10

Hardback. This volume explores the life of John Randolph Haynes (1853-1937) who, for four decades, was at the forefront of social-reform crusades and political action in Los Angeles and California with his legacies in the fields of direct leglisation and public ownership of utilities. Num Pages: 348 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 41. Weight in Grams: 675.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
348
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804720670
ISBN
9780804720670
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.06

Paperback. The definitive critical study of Tolkien's greatest works by the respected and world renowned Tolkien scholar Professor T.A. Shippey. Num Pages: 384 pages, With index. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 201 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
HarperCollins
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780261104013
ISBN
9780261104013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.73

Paperback. The definitive guide to the origin of J.R.R. Tolkien's books, from The Hobbit to The History of Middle-earth series - includes unpublished Tolkien extracts and poetry. Num Pages: 432 pages, With index. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
HarperCollins
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Revised Enlarged Third edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780261102750
ISBN
9780261102750
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Hardcover. Stories of food: extraordinary recipes from Michelin-starred chef Tom Sellers. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 189. .
Publisher
Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780297871880
ISBN
9780297871880
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 31.03

Paperback. Num Pages: 230 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBCO; 3JJH; BG; HBJK; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 258.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
NeWest Press Canada
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9781896300511
ISBN
9781896300511
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 15.90

Paperback. Num Pages: 800 pages, 96 pages of colour and black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; 3JJ; APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 232 x 63. Weight in Grams: 1180.
Publisher
Myrtle Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780993473159
ISBN
9780993473159
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

paperback. An intimate biography of Joan Chittister, Benedictine nun and writer, a leading voice for spiritual renewal, a prophetic advocate of peace and justice, and a champion of the role of women in the church and in the world. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGX; HRCC7; HRCX8. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 235 x 16. Weight in Grams: 392. Very good clean copy showing some light shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Orbis Books New York
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0024850
ISBN
9781626981980
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.12

Paperback. Shows us that the inspiration for the swashbuckling stories was, in fact, Alex Dumas' own father, Alex - the son of a marquis and a black slave.. He achieved a giddy ascent from private in the Dragoons to the rank of general; an outsider who had grown up among slaves, he was all for Liberty and Equality. Num Pages: 432 pages, maps. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 199 x 31. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099575139
ISBN
9780099575139
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.49

Paperback. Insightful and endearing memoir of a life lived in service as a housekeeper at a stately home. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BG; KNS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444735956
ISBN
9781444735956
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.12

Paperback. A revealing memoir of life below stairs Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BG; KNS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 124 x 16. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444735925
ISBN
9781444735925
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

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