Biography: general
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Biography: general
The Spinelli of Florence. Fortunes of a Renaissance Merchant Family.
Jacks, Philip; Caferro, William
hardcover. Using the Spinelli family archive, this text paints a picture of the Florentine merchant family's ascent to prominence in the 14th and 15th centuries. Focusing on Tommaso Spinelli, arts patronage, papal finance and silk and wool manufacturing is glimpsed through letters and financial ledgers. Num Pages: 440 pages, 10 colour & 130 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; AB; ACK; ACND; BGH; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 285 x 228 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1728.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780271019246
- ISBN
- 9780271019246
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.96€ 104.22
€ 126.96
€ 104.22
Paperback. Desperately sensitive, sexually confused and socially awkward, Hans Christian Andersen found grace and acceptance through the creation of a distinct and beguiling literary world. This biography demonstrates the unity of his troubled life and the soaring achievement of his work. Num Pages: 552 pages, 12pp b&w illustrations, references, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: BG; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140283204
- ISBN
- 9780140283204
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.33
€ 24.99
€ 18.33
Paperback. The memoir of the remarkable Jackie Moggridge: female pilot, Spitfire expert, and pioneer. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8pp illus. BIC Classification: BGHA; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781859896
- ISBN
- 9781781859896
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.48
€ 14.99
€ 11.48
Paperback. Tipperary native Paddy Russell has been one of the leading referees in the GAA. This title presents his rise from humble beginnings to the pinnacle of two All-Ireland finals. It shows his eventful journey, including various controversial matches, and describes the stresses and strains of refereeing modern-day Gaelic games. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 x 8pp colour. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BGSA; WSJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 398. 8vo .Illustrated. First edition.The Gaelic Athletic Association is an Irish amateur sporting and cultural organisation.It promotes traditional Irish sports including hurling ,gaelic football camogie and handball.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KEX0307955
- ISBN
- 9781845963910
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 12.00
€ 12.00
Paperback. Autobiography of probably the greatest corporate leader of the 20th century, JACK was a Number One bestseller in the USA and around the world Num Pages: 496 pages, 16pp b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGBA; KJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 197 x 34. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group London
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747249795
- ISBN
- 9780747249795
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.69
€ 14.99
€ 11.69
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Black and White Publishing
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- First Thus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781873631379
- ISBN
- 9781873631379
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.02
€ 10.99
€ 9.02
Paperback. A final instalment of revered journalist Jack Webster's highly acclaimed autobiography, which looks back at an eventful life and career, detailing experiences that shaped his life as well as with the many people he has encountered along the way - from some of the greatest celebrities to ordinary people with extraordinary stories to tell. Num Pages: 352 pages, 2 X 8 pp black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; BGA; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- Black and White Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845027889
- ISBN
- 9781845027889
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.02
€ 10.99
€ 9.02
Paperback. Num Pages: maps. BIC Classification: 1F; BGH; BGR; HBJF; HBLC1; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 133 x 20. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 317
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780307407160
- ISBN
- 9780307407160
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.70
€ 21.99
€ 17.70
paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, b & w illustrations, maps & line drawings throughout. BIC Classification: 3H; BGH; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 132 x 20. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Crown
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780609809648
- ISBN
- 9780609809648
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.25
€ 21.99
€ 16.25
The supermarket tabloid's origin can be traced to one man: Generoso Pope Jr (1921-1988), an eccentric, domineering chain-smoker who died of a heart attack at the age of sixty-one. This book explores the life and career of Pope and the founding of the mother of all tabloids, the "National Enquirer". Num Pages: 248 pages, 8 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813125039
- ISBN
- 9780813125039
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.51
€ 37.51
Paperback. Jack Swaab joined the veteran 51st (Highland) Infantry Division on 3 January 1943. He kept a series of diaries over the following two and a half years, recording the combination of boredom and fear that characterises active service. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGHA; HBJD1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 120 x 31. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750942768
- ISBN
- 9780750942768
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.40
€ 20.99
€ 19.40
Hardcover. Num Pages: 88 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 146 x 12. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 88
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590334096
- ISBN
- 9781590334096
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 34.25
€ 52.99
€ 34.25
Hardcover. Editor(s): Faulkner, Monica. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; TBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 166 x 34. Weight in Grams: 788.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Quantech Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780996056106
- ISBN
- 9780996056106
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 24.93
€ 36.99
€ 24.93
Hardcover. In 1894, an eighteen-year-old Jack London quit his job shoveling coal, hopped a freight train, and left California on the first leg of a ten thousand-mile odyssey. This book features several stories that London told about his hoboing days. It presents a collection of nine essays, with accompanying illustrations. Editor(s): DePastino, Todd. Series: Subterranean Lives Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, 48 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Edition
- None ed.
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813538068
- ISBN
- 9780813538068
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.83
€ 168.83
Paperback. Published in 1913, this harrowing, autobiographical 'A to Z' of drinking shattered London's reputation as a clean-living adventurer and massively successful author of such books as White Fang and The Call of the Wild. Editor(s): Sutherland, John. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JJ; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199555574
- ISBN
- 9780199555574
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.74
€ 11.99
€ 10.74
Paperback. London's masterpiece of investigative journalism reveals the poverty of the East End of London -- a critique of capitalism that still rings true today. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BG; DSBH; DSK; GTB; JFFA; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 136 x 215 x 13. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- Second Edition, Centenary Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745318028
- ISBN
- 9780745318028
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.23
€ 33.99
€ 22.23
Paperback. A biography of the founder of Buddhism and a study of Siddartha Gautama's life and works. It recounts the story of Prince Siddhartha's upbringing and his father's wish to protect him from all human suffering, despite a prediction that he would become a great holy man in later life. It offers an introduction to the world of Buddhism. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: BGX; HRE; HRLP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 138.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141189468
- ISBN
- 9780141189468
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.87
€ 13.99
€ 10.87
Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 29. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Diamond Communications United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780912083810
- ISBN
- 9780912083810
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 25.00
€ 25.99
€ 25.00
Happy Jack's Go Buggy: A Fighter Pilots Story (Schiffer Military/Aviat...
Jack Ilfrey Edited By Mark S. Copeland
Hardcover. Num Pages: 128 pages, over 190 b/w and color photos, 3 color aircraft profiles. BIC Classification: BGA; HBG; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 222 x 17. Weight in Grams: 996.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764306648
- ISBN
- 9780764306648
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 28.00
€ 42.99
€ 28.00
Paperback. Num Pages: 168 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGFA; WND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 138 x 11. Weight in Grams: 222. A Life Relived on Television. 168 pages, Ill. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGFA; WND. Dimension: 216 x 136 x 13. Weight: 220.
- Publisher
- Dovecote Press
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780946159468
- ISBN
- 9780946159468
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.25
€ 12.25
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGU; BG; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- ECW Press,Canada Canada
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781550229561
- ISBN
- 9781550229561
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.59
€ 21.99
€ 20.59
Paperback. Series: Occasional Publications Series. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- CCI Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781896445151
- ISBN
- 9781896445151
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.24
€ 35.99
€ 26.24
Paperback. Praise for The Lobotomist "Written with such clarity and engaging detail that a reader has difficulty in putting it down. " --The New York Review of Books "One of the many virtues of El-Hai's text is the rich detail he provides about Freeman's life and ideas. " --Los Angeles Times "Fascinating.. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: BGT; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 26. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470098301
- ISBN
- 9780470098301
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.01
€ 20.99
€ 18.01
Paperback. Giving a frank account of his life, the author reveals what turned a once optimistic young man into this grumpy middle-aged git. It's a journey that takes him from a first gig as a ventriloquist's dummy, to working in an artificial leg factory and delivering incontinence pads for the NHS, before he finally ends up on stage at the Comedy Store. Num Pages: 384 pages, plate section. BIC Classification: BGFA; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 282. Used paperback, in good condition. Some shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Black Swan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- SKU
- KIN0007857
- ISBN
- 9780552775250
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99