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Biography: general
Paperback. An eye-opening, jaw-dropping account of Britain's dispossessed youth and inner city wastelands by an insider, as funny and inspiring as it is heartbreaking. 'Another CITY OF GOD, this time for Britain rather than Brazil.' Observer Num Pages: 320 pages, integrated. BIC Classification: BGA; JFFB; JFSP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- paperback / softback
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340837351
- ISBN
- 9780340837351
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.97
€ 13.99
€ 10.97
Hardcover. Num Pages: 120 pages, 14 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: A; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 243 x 24. Weight in Grams: 728.
- Publisher
- 21 Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781901785159
- ISBN
- 9781901785159
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.25
€ 26.99
€ 23.25
Paperback. 244 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSG. Dimension: 214 x 138 x 18. Weight: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Five Leaves
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905512331
- ISBN
- 9781905512331
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.31
€ 13.99
€ 13.31
Paperback. First published in 1958, Montgomery's memoirs cover the full span of his career, first as a regimental officer in the Royal Warwickshire Regiment, and then as a Staff Officer. In this autobiography we can hear Monty telling his side of the story of the great North African Campaign. Num Pages: 574 pages, Illustrated. BIC Classification: 1DB; BGH; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 43. Weight in Grams: 970.
- Publisher
- Leo Cooper Ltd England
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844153305
- ISBN
- 9781844153305
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.90
€ 40.99
€ 36.90
Paperback. The true story of the Agent Fifi, whose mere identity was only disclosed in September 2014 as Marie Chilver. Num Pages: 232 pages, 20. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD1; HBWQ; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 245 x 18. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445660189
- ISBN
- 9781445660189
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.70
€ 15.99
€ 14.70
Paperback. The life and poignant death of one of Britain's bravest women. Eileen Nearne, or Agent Rose, was one of forty women sent into France by the Special Operations Executive (SOE), Churchill's top secret wartime 'spooks' organisation. Num Pages: 256 pages, 26. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BGH; BT; HBWQ; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 268. Very good copy with light shelf wear. Light nicks, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0016814
- ISBN
- 9781445641454
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. The biography of an important medieval ruler who built a state in the west of the French Kingdom which provided a foundation for the vast Angevin empire later constructed by his descendants. The study shows how Nerra adopted Roman ideas and tactics in order to consolidate his power. Num Pages: 412 pages, 4 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; BGH; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 161 x 302 x 35. Weight in Grams: 802.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 412
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520079960
- ISBN
- 9780520079960
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.92€ 55.92
€ 72.92
€ 55.92
paperback. Includes an account of Bernard's Salford childhood, the early days of Joy Division, the band's enormous critical and popular success, and the subsequent tragic death of Ian Curtis. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552170499
- ISBN
- 9780552170499
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.42
€ 16.99
€ 12.42
Paperback. Providing a discussion of Balanchine's life and work, this text also explores the legal, financial and institutional subplots that unfolded after the death of one of the most famous choreographers of the century. Num Pages: 413 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ASDL; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 413
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520206397
- ISBN
- 9780520206397
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.70
€ 40.99
€ 28.70
Hardback. Bernard Vorhaus recalls his days as a writer and director of silent films. Working for Paramount and Metro-Goldwyn Mayer, Vorhaus crossed paths with many Hollywood stars, such as Greta Garbo and John Wayne. A pioneer, he was the first director to use flash-backs in the storyline of a film. Series: The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series. Num Pages: 184 pages, 10 b&w photographs, index. BIC Classification: APFB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810838673
- ISBN
- 9780810838673
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.52
€ 99.52
Hardback. In this ground--breaking biography, Bernard--Henri Levy shows how Sartre cannot be understood without taking into account his relations with the intellectual forebears and contemporaries, the lovers and friends, with whom he conducted a lifelong debate. Num Pages: 544 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3JJ; BG; HPCF3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 46. Weight in Grams: 908.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745630090
- ISBN
- 9780745630090
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.11
€ 34.11
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753821541
- ISBN
- 9780753821541
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.65
€ 14.99
€ 11.65
Paperback. Recounting the stories of seven Holocaust survivors who overcame obstacles to earn advanced degrees and become college and university professors, these accounts show that despite the worst of circumstances it is possible to heal with time. Each account describes the social background and circumstances that helped to shape the survivor's destiny. Num Pages: 320 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: BG; HBJD; HBTZ1; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268033651
- ISBN
- 9780268033651
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.27
€ 32.99
€ 31.27
Paperback. Bernie Nolan's heartbreaking story of her battle against incurable cancer. Num Pages: 304 pages, 2 x 8pg colour insets. BIC Classification: APB; APT; AVH; BGFA; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781444776805
- ISBN
- 9781444776805
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.54
€ 11.99
€ 10.54
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Verso Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Updated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784784188
- ISBN
- 9781784784188
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.02
€ 17.99
€ 17.02
Paperback. Explores the life of Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826): first Secretary of State, second Vice President, fifth President of the United States, and a renaissance man of early America. This biography sets him in context, as a member of the Virginia gentry, an able and skilled lawyer, a talented politician, and the finest writer of his era. Num Pages: 288 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 136 x 15. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195181302
- ISBN
- 9780195181302
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.28
€ 23.99
€ 21.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 354 pages, 30. BIC Classification: APF; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- ECW Press,Canada Canada
- Number of pages
- 354
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781770410121
- ISBN
- 9781770410121
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.04
€ 18.04
Hardcover. This final volume of Bernth Lindfors's definitive biography records the remarkable achievements and experiences of Ira Aldridge in the last years of his life, when he performed at theaters throughout Europe. Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora. Num Pages: 364 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JH; ANB; BGF; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 166 x 35. Weight in Grams: 722.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Rochester Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580465380
- ISBN
- 9781580465380
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.56€ 63.73
€ 70.56
€ 63.73
Paperback. A visionary painter best known for his murals, Diego Rivera explored Paris, Spain, San Francisco, New York, Moscow and his native Mexico, and counted Picasso, Cocteau, Trotsky and Rockefeller among his coterie of friends and enemies. Num Pages: 576 pages, 164 b&w illustrations, 39 line drawings. BIC Classification: AFC; AGB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 762.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Cooper Square Publishers Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815410607
- ISBN
- 9780815410607
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 25.25
€ 25.99
€ 25.25
paperback. In this biography of Henry VI, Bertram Wolffe challenges the traditional view of Henry VI as an unworldly, innocent and saintly monarch and offers instead a critical portrait of an ineffectual ruler. Drawing on contemporary evidence, he discusses the failures of Henry's long reign. Series: The Yale English Monarchs Series. Num Pages: 432 pages, 48 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 740.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780300089264
- ISBN
- 9780300089264
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 24.21
€ 29.99
€ 24.21
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571228768
- ISBN
- 9780571228768
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.39
€ 19.99
€ 14.39
Paperback. An autobiography of Russell that offers readers the story of his life - introducing the people, events and influences that shaped the man he was to become. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 768 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; HPCF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1158.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 768
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415473736
- ISBN
- 9780415473736
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.17
€ 26.99
€ 25.17
Paperback. Bertrand Russell was one of the most influential figures of the 20th century and his autobiography is one of the most compelling and vivid ever written. This compact paperback edition contains an introduction by Michael Foot. Num Pages: 760 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGA; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 42. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 760
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415228626
- ISBN
- 9780415228626
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.76
€ 45.76
hardcover. Charles Stewart's life of sailing and combat on the high seas rivals that of Patrick O'Brien's fictional hero, Jack Aubrey. Stewart held more sea commands (11) than any other U.S. Navy captain and served longer (63 years) than any officer in American naval history. Num Pages: 320 pages, 27 illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBTM; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574885187
- ISBN
- 9781574885187
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 41.86
€ 41.99
€ 41.86