Biography: general
Results 9041 - 9060 of 10719
Biography: general
Hardcover. Hypatia was a female philosopher and mathematician during the early Christian era in Alexandria. She was brutally murdered by a Christian mob and has become an icon for various groups. But who was the woman behind the myth? Using the available evidence these myths are dispelled and the woman who was Hypatia is visible for the first time. Num Pages: 192 pages, 28 colour and black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3D; BGH; HBJH; HBLA; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 241 x 21. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781555460
- ISBN
- 9781781555460
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.93
€ 35.99
€ 30.93
Paperback. Charlie Oatway was born into a family who were often in prison and always on the wrong side of the law. Unable to learn his lessons in school, Charlie was soon involved in petty crime and it seemed his life would follow that of his dad and uncles. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: BGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 197 x 8. Weight in Grams: 88. 8vo.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Quick Reads edition
- Publisher
- Corgi Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- SKU
- KEX0296461
- ISBN
- 9780552161787
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Charlie Miller was the best young Scottish footballer of his generation. In this book, he reveals how he's spent his entire life not knowing who his father is and relives his upbringing in Castlemilk - one of Glasgow's toughest housing estates. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 pp colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publisher
- Black and White Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845028275
- ISBN
- 9781845028275
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.49
€ 13.99
€ 10.49
Paperback. This biography rescues from obscurity those in the Irish revolutionary movement who, like Sean McLoughlin, not only envisaged, but fought for, an Ireland very different to the impoverished capitalist neo-colony that would come into being after 1922. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; 3JJG; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The Merlin Press Ltd.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780850367058
- ISBN
- 9780850367058
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.36
€ 20.99
€ 19.36
Hardcover. Roddy Connolly was the son of James Connolly and a significant political figure in his own right. In a career that lasted over 60 years, he played a central role in many of the Irish Left?s most important political initiatives. This book examines for the first time his career and evaluates his contribution to Irish politics in the 20th century. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 243 x 164 x 33. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Publisher
- Cork University Press Dublin
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781859184202
- ISBN
- 9781859184202
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.00€ 38.37
€ 49.00
€ 38.37
Paperback. Charlie Louvin was a good, god-fearing, churchgoing singer, but his brother Ira had the devil in him and was known for smashing his mandolin to splinters onstage, cussing out Elvis Presley, and trying to strangle his third wife with a telephone cord. Num Pages: 320 pages, 75 Black and White Photos Throughout. BIC Classification: BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062069047
- ISBN
- 9780062069047
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.21
€ 20.99
€ 20.21
Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGFA; WJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 276 x 316 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1958. Very good copy in dustwrapper. DW has minor shelf wear, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Roads Publishing
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0004973
- ISBN
- 9781909399648
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 11.53
€ 11.53
Paperback. An updated edition of the bestselling autobiography of Charlie Kray, elder brother of the Kray twins, Ronnie and Reggie, who are brought to the screen this autumn in a major motion picture. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BG; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 368. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- New Updated edition
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- SKU
- KTG0017923
- ISBN
- 9780007275816
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The most authentic and moving account of a prostitute's life and a hidden world of sex and violence that you'll ever read, from the publishers of the Number One bestseller BEHIND CLOSED DOORS. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 112 x 24. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KLN0017914
- ISBN
- 9780340899779
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback. The most authentic and moving account of a prostitute's life and a hidden world of sex and violence that you'll ever read, from the publishers of the Number One bestseller BEHIND CLOSED DOORS. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 112 x 24. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- SKU
- KNW0007966
- ISBN
- 9780340899779
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Hardback. John McCarthy MBE, of McCarthy and Stone, is a self-made multimillionaire. He and his family have been long-term members of The Times Rich List. Num Pages: 265 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 30. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Publisher
- Harriman House Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857191175
- ISBN
- 9780857191175
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.75
€ 21.99
€ 17.75
Num Pages: 300 pages, over 300 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BGHA; HBJD; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 226 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1682.
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764318795
- ISBN
- 9780764318795
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.26€ 52.85
€ 75.26
€ 52.85
Num Pages: 256 pages, over 280 b/w photographs, color aircraft profiles. BIC Classification: BG; HBJD; HBWN; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 224 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1662.
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764307492
- ISBN
- 9780764307492
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.09€ 38.86
€ 54.09
€ 38.86
Paperback. This biography of General Charles de Gaulle (1890-1970) provides insight into 20th-century political and military history, from World Wars I and II, through the 1960s and the Vietnam War. It also details de Gaulle's relationships with other 20th-century figures, including Churchill and Roosevelt. Num Pages: 544 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JPQB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 30. Weight in Grams: 856.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471180715
- ISBN
- 9780471180715
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 20.87
€ 27.99
€ 20.87
Paperback. A masterly biography of a great Conservative Prime Minister (and publisher) - Harold Macmillan (1894-1986). Num Pages: 560 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 40. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Phoenix London
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753827024
- ISBN
- 9780753827024
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.87
€ 19.99
€ 14.87
Paperback. Jochen Peiper was notorious for his participation in the massacre of American soldiers at Malmedy in December 1944, he might have felt he had paid the price when he was released from prison in 1957. But as Charles Whiting vividly demonstrates, a grisly end still awaited him. Num Pages: 208 pages, 20 B&W Images. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BGH; HBWQ; JWXK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 233 x 19. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848848610
- ISBN
- 9781848848610
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.15
€ 17.99
€ 14.15
Mixed media pr. CD included Num Pages: 304 pages, maps, photographs, bibliography, index, footnotes. BIC Classification: 1KJC; AVGC6; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 142 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810843813
- ISBN
- 9780810843813
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 133.21
€ 133.21
paperback. Designed as a text for the second half of the US history survey course, this title is a collection of the best biographical essays from several volumes of "Human Tradition in America". Editor(s): Calhoun, Charles W. Series: The Human Tradition in America. Num Pages: 332 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842051293
- ISBN
- 9780842051293
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.18
€ 66.18
Hardback. Designed as a text for the second half of the US history survey course, this title is a collection of the best biographical essays from several volumes of "Human Tradition in America". Editor(s): Calhoun, Charles W. Series: The Human Tradition in America. Num Pages: 332 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 699.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842051286
- ISBN
- 9780842051286
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.30
€ 138.30
Mixed media pr. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVRG; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810851399
- ISBN
- 9780810851399
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.43
€ 108.43