Biography: general
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Biography: general
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Vallentine Mitchell & Co Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780853033158
- ISBN
- 9780853033158
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.97
€ 25.97
Hardback. Born in 1941, Tubten Khetsun is a nephew of the Gyatso Tashi Khendrung, one of the senior government officials taken prisoner after the Tibetan peoples' uprising of March 10, 1959. This autobiography talks of his prison experiences as well as the state of civil society following his release. Translator(s): Akester, Matthew. Num Pages: 344 pages, 16 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; 3JJP; BGHA; HBJF; HBLW3; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780231142861
- ISBN
- 9780231142861
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.43€ 79.41
€ 104.43
€ 79.41
Paperback. Tells the story of the Tibetan people. This title offers an introduction to Tibetan Buddhism. It presents a quest for purification and buddhahood in a single lifetime, tracing the path of a great sinner who became a great saint. Translator(s): Quintman, Andrew. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 13. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143106227
- ISBN
- 9780143106227
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.85
€ 15.99
€ 11.85
Hardback. In the bloodiest conflict Europe had ever experienced, Amalia Elisabeth fought to save her tiny German state, her Calvinist church, and her children's inheritance. Tryntje Helfferich reveals how this embattled ruler used diplomacy to play the European powers against one another, while raising one of the continent's most effective fighting forces. Num Pages: 336 pages, 10 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JD; BGH; HBJD; HBLH; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 179 x 27. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674073395
- ISBN
- 9780674073395
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 45.33
€ 54.99
€ 45.33
hardcover. A riveting memoir from Lady Trumpington, doyenne of the House of Lords, taking her from 1920s London to the beginning of her political career in the early 1960s Num Pages: 256 pages, 16pp b/w bound as 2 x 8. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 144 x 25. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- PAN Macmillan Adult
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781447256779
- ISBN
- 9781447256779
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 5.70
€ 29.99
€ 5.70
Hardcover. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815610410
- ISBN
- 9780815610410
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 29.30
€ 31.99
€ 29.30
Paperback. A number of nefarious characters have passed through Maine on their way to infamy, including the pirates Dixie Bull and Edward Teach (aka Blackbeard) and gangster Al Brady. The scoundrels assembled in this book, however, are either Maine natives or notorious individuals whose mischief, misdeeds, or mayhem were perpetrated in the Pine Tree State. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEN; BG; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608932863
- ISBN
- 9781608932863
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.71
€ 17.99
€ 16.71
Paperback. Editor(s): Stephens, Troy; Duncan, Jon. Num Pages: 366 pages. BIC Classification: BG; BK; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 263 x 184 x 27. Weight in Grams: 900.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 366
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781622575640
- ISBN
- 9781622575640
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 252.75€ 170.94
€ 252.75
€ 170.94
Paperback. Friedrich Engels is one of the most attractive and contradictory figures of the nineteenth century. Born to a prosperous mercantile family in west Germany, he spent his career working in the Manchester cotton industry, riding to the Cheshire hounds, and enjoying the comfortable, middle-class life of a Victorian gentleman. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; BGH; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Edition
- First Paperback Edition
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141021409
- ISBN
- 9780141021409
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.04
€ 19.99
€ 15.04
Paperback. Emerging from the South American wilderness after adventures related in The Incredible Voyage, Tristan Jones finally makes it home to Britain to find his vessel, the tiny, nearly indestructible Sea Dart, impounded by customs officials because he cannot pay the tax. In his quest for the means to liberate his boat, he takes any work he can get. Num Pages: 286 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Sheridan House
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780924486302
- ISBN
- 9780924486302
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.49
€ 16.49
Hardcover. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: BGB; KCU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 254 x 18. Weight in Grams: 846.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Urban Land Institute
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874203486
- ISBN
- 9780874203486
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.91
€ 71.91
Paperback / so. BIC Classification: BG; WSJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 277.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781616082499
- ISBN
- 9781616082499
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.40
€ 15.99
€ 14.40
Hardcover. Translator(s): Trinley, Sharpa Tulku Tenzin. Num Pages: 504 pages. BIC Classification: BGXA; HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Wisdom Publications
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780861710775
- ISBN
- 9780861710775
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 24.39
€ 36.99
€ 24.39
Paperback. Working with the Curlew is an intimate and evocative account of an era before factory farming, when farmers worked closely with nature and the rhythm of the seasons, a smallholding could sustain a family, and there were enough small farms for a shepherd to climb the ladder to ownership. Num Pages: 128 pages, 20 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BG; TV; WND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 137 x 12. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Green Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903998342
- ISBN
- 9781903998342
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.91
€ 10.99
€ 9.91
Paperback. Presents the tale of the author's growing love of the sea, from family holidays in Whitley Bay as a boy, to his first over zealous attempts at diving. This work introduces us to a eclectic mix of sea-loving characters all of whom have helped to inform and shape his own journey to becoming a marine biologist. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; WNCS1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New edition
- SKU
- KLN0018155
- ISBN
- 9780099446583
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Hardcover. Vodafone is on of the largest mobile telecommunications network group in the world. Its phenomenal growth can be attributed largely to one person, chief executive Sir Christopher Gent. This book examines the dramatic rise of Gent and Vodafone and assesses the underlying forces driving the man and the company. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGB; KJ; KNTT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 166 x 20. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Capstone
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841124315
- ISBN
- 9781841124315
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.03
€ 25.99
€ 21.03
Paperback. Three decades after his death, Nick Drake is recognized as one of the true geniuses of English acoustic music. This groundbreaking biography reconstructs a vanished life while perfectly capturing the bohemian scenes surrounding the music business in London in the late '60s and early '70s. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Piatkus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780749951337
- ISBN
- 9780749951337
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.60
€ 16.99
€ 12.60
Paperback. Num Pages: 158 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: BG; JFFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 158
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781563680823
- ISBN
- 9781563680823
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.44
€ 17.99
€ 15.44
Sonia Moore and American Acting Training: With a Sliver of Wood in Han...
Trauth, Suzanne M., Stroppel, Elizabeth C.
Paperback. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: ANC; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 159 x 10. Weight in Grams: 267.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810856783
- ISBN
- 9780810856783
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.42
€ 72.42
Paperback. A hugely entertaining memoir of an Essex bad girl who did time in jail but turned her life around to become a successful farmer. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 x 8pp colour plate. BIC Classification: BGBA; KNAC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471100901
- ISBN
- 9781471100901
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.99
€ 11.99
€ 9.99
Paperback. As a medical student, Dr Paul Farmer found his life's calling: to cure infectious diseases and to bring the lifesaving tools of modern medicine - so readily available in the developed world - to those who need them most. The author's account shows how, from achieving this modest dream, one person can make a difference in solving global problems. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BGT; MB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- Profile Books
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846684319
- ISBN
- 9781846684319
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.27
€ 17.99
€ 13.27
Paperback. In The Last Love Song, Tracy Daugherty, the critically acclaimed author of Hiding Man (a New Yorker and New York Times Notable book) and Just One Catch, delves deep into the life of distinguished American author and journalist Joan Didion in this, the first printed biography published about her life. Num Pages: 752 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 2AB; 3JJ; 3JM; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 210 x 35. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Publisher
- St Martin´s Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781250105943
- ISBN
- 9781250105943
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 28.36
€ 34.99
€ 28.36
Paperback. Henrietta Howard, later Countess of Suffolk, was the long-term mistress and confidante of King George II. She was also, as Tracy Borman's wonderfully readable biography reveals, a dedicated patron of the arts; a lively and talented intellectual in her own right; a passionate advocate for the rights of women long before the dawn of feminism. Num Pages: 352 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099549178
- ISBN
- 9780099549178
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
Paperback. Matilda, wife of William the Conqueror, was the first woman to be crowned Queen of England and formally recognised as such by her subjects. Beyond this, however, little is known of her. No contemporary images of her remain, and the chroniclers of her age left us only the faintest clues as to her life. Who was this spectral queen? Num Pages: 320 pages, col. Illustrations, maps, ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGR; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099549130
- ISBN
- 9780099549130
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.95
€ 19.99
€ 14.95