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Biography: general

Paperback. Gilbert is back and he's glad to be back. After three years of teaching at Truss, an inner-city sink school, Francis Gilbert has been offered a job in the English department at his old school, a nice suburban comprehensive. Like a prisoner out of Colditz, he feels like he's just landed a job in toytown. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 255.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Short Books Ltd London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New edition
SKU
KNW0008261
ISBN
9781904977551
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.49

Hardback. Num Pages: 176 pages, over 200 b/w photos, 8 color aircraft profiles. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1230.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
176
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764304422
ISBN
9780764304422
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 34.99

Paperback. A fully updated edition of the first major biography of David Cameron - now covering his first years as Prime Minister and leader of the coalition government. Num Pages: 528 pages, 1 Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JM; BGH; JPFM; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 35. Weight in Grams: 408.
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
KRS0029534
ISBN
9780007436422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Hardback. This first major study of Thomas Jefferson's reputation in nearly fifty years is concerned with Jefferson and history both as something Jefferson made and something that he sought to shape. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 159 x 29. Weight in Grams: 596.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748624997
ISBN
9780748624997
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.84
€ 101.60

Hardcover. Full of warm and witty anecdotes, Francis Brennan shares his deeply personal memoirs while letting us in on the secret to his success - his belief in happiness. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; APT; BGFA; KNSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 205 x 24. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Gill & Macmillan Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780717168781
ISBN
9780717168781
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.97

Paperback. Fatherly friend to JFK he repaired the rift between the USA and Britain created by the Suez crisis. Series: 20 British Prime Ministers of the 20th Century. Num Pages: 168 pages, 3 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Haus Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904950660
ISBN
9781904950660
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Paperback. Beckett compelling shows Attlee's relevance to a new political generation in this new edition of his acclaimed biography of the man he argues was Britain's greatest ever reforming Prime Minister. Num Pages: 420 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 126 x 28. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Haus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910376058
ISBN
9781910376058
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.17

Paperback. Series: Routledge Studies in Fascism and the Far Right. Num Pages: 396 pages, 19 black & white illustrations, 18 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; JPFQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 132 x 199 x 38. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138907874
ISBN
9781138907874
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.14

Paperback. Translator(s): Domandi, Mario. Num Pages: 150 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1972
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812210378
ISBN
9780812210378
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.29

Hardback. "..a fitting tribute to a life of great achievement." -JOURNAL OF DOCUMENTATION [UK] Series: Great Bibliographers S. Num Pages: 497 pages, Portraits, plans, transparencies, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: BG; GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 145 x 33. Weight in Grams: 717.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
497
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810824973
ISBN
9780810824973
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 260.58

Paperback. If you grow up in a world where wrinkles are practically illegal, going bald is cause for a mental breakdown, and women over size zero are encouraged to shoot themselves, what the hell do you do if you're, gasp.. Disabled? The author shows you how she learned to challenge the crazy expectations of a world obsessed with being 'normal'. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: APB; ASZB; BGFA; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 23. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Virgin Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
9780753555354
ISBN
9780753555354
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 6.00

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Faber and Faber United Kingdom
Edition
New Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571205240
ISBN
9780571205240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.27

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408840139
ISBN
9781408840139
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.17

Paperback. An eye-opening short biography of Rasputin, drawing on previously unpublished material, in which Frances Welch turns her inimitable wry gaze on one of the great mysteries of Russian history. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJC; BGH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Short Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780722320
ISBN
9781780722320
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.29

Paperback. On 11th April 1919, less than a year after the assassination of the Romanovs, the British battleship HMS Marlborough left Yalta carrying the Russian Imperial Family into perpetual exile. The Russian Court at Sea vividly recreates this unlikely voyage, with its bizarre assortment of warring characters and its priceless cargo of treasure. Num Pages: 239 pages, Illustrations, map, ports. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BGH; HBTV4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 196.
Publisher
Short Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907595707
ISBN
9781907595707
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.33

hardcover. 7 April 1926: on the steps of the Capitol in Rome, surrounded by chanting Fascists, The Honourable Violet Gibson raises her old revolver and fires at the Italian head of state, Benito Mussolini - the darling of Europe's ruling class. The bullet narrowly misses the dictator's bald head, hitting him in the nose. This book tells her story. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJG; BGH; JPFQ; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 161 x 31. Weight in Grams: 726. 7 April 1926: on the steps of the Capitol in Rome, surrounded by chanting Fascists, The Honourable Violet Gibson raises her old revolver and fires at the Italian head of state, Benito Mussolini - the darling of Europe's ruling class. The bullet narrowly misses the dictator's bald head, hitting him in the nose. This book tells her story. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJG; BGH; JPFQ; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 161 x 31. Weight in Grams: 726. Fine in fine dust wrapper, remains of price label on front, otherwise as new
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KSG0031887
ISBN
9780571239771
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 6.23

Paperback. When England made a peace treaty with the French in 1360, during a pause in the Hundred Years War, John Hawkwood, instead of going home, travelled south to Avignon, where the papacy was based during its exile from Rome. He and his fellow mercenaries held the pope to ransom and were paid off. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 446.
Publisher
Faber and Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571219094
ISBN
9780571219094
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.79

Paperback. 7 April 1926: on the steps of the Capitol in Rome, surrounded by chanting Fascists, The Honourable Violet Gibson raises her old revolver and fires at the Italian head of state, Benito Mussolini - the darling of Europe's ruling class. The bullet narrowly misses the dictator's bald head, hitting him in the nose. This book tells her story. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DST; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571239795
ISBN
9780571239795
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.42

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198804826
ISBN
9780198804826
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 36.43

Paperback. County Armagh, the Orchard County, has a rich heritage of myth and legends which is captured in this collection of tales by local storyteller Frances Quinn. Discover the places where the Craobh Rua - the Red Branch Knights - once roamed and the haunts of the powerful Queen Macha, along with tales of fairy mischief, heroic deeds and murderous crime. Num Pages: 192 pages, 25 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 14. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845888145
ISBN
9781845888145
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.21

Hardcover. Translator(s): Griffen, Zofia. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Schreiber Publishing United States
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9780884001270
ISBN
9780884001270
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.82

Paperback. * 'This is a truly astonishing book. Frances Osborne has not just brought to life a dizzyingly rich and scandalous slice of social history, she has produced a tragic and deeply moving tale as well. It is far more gripping than any novel I have read for years' Antony Beevor Num Pages: 336 pages, Section: 16, b/w pix. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1HFGK; 3JJG; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 23. Weight in Grams: 284.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
New
SKU
9781844084807
ISBN
9781844084807
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.28

Hardback. A story of love and friendship between Captain-General John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, the prime minister Sidney, Earl of Godolphin, and Marlborough's wife Sarah during the reign of Queen Anne. The book traces their role in the union of England and Scotland, and throws a new light on this formative period of British and European history. Num Pages: 432 pages, ten black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198802440
ISBN
9780198802440
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.85

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 60 b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGA; BGHA; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Caitlin Press Canada
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781894759618
ISBN
9781894759618
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.58

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