Biography: general
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Biography: general
Paperback. Covering Sid's early years in South Africa and life as a ladies' hairdresser, his obsession with gambling and women, his questioning by Scotland Yard in a murder case, Hancock's Half Hour and the Carry On films, and Sid's death on stage at the age of 63, Cliff Goodwin reveals the amazing truth behing the legend. Num Pages: 256 pages, ill. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 110 x 19. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753539132
- ISBN
- 9780753539132
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.08
€ 19.99
€ 15.08
Paperback. Updated with a chapter on his 50th anniversary celebrations Num Pages: 416 pages, 4 b/w and colour photo sections. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Headline Review
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Updated ed.
- SKU
- KNW0010782
- ISBN
- 9780755315895
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Captain James Cook was one of the world's greatest explorers. He was born in 1728 in the tiny farming village of Marton in North Yorkshire, now part of modern Middlesbrough. This book presents an account of Cook's life. It examines his early life in Cleveland. Num Pages: 96 pages, Approx 60. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; BGH; RGR; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 166 x 6. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752439952
- ISBN
- 9780752439952
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.47
€ 13.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, illus. BIC Classification: BG; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Prometheus Books United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781573927949
- ISBN
- 9781573927949
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.95
€ 31.99
€ 26.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 784 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 842.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 784
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781632207180
- ISBN
- 9781632207180
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.89
€ 22.89
Paperback. Pioneering missionary doctor served 43 years in China during transformative first half of the 20th-century. Num Pages: 436 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BG; HBJF; HBLW; MBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 409
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888644176
- ISBN
- 9780888644176
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.43
€ 40.99
€ 29.43
Paperback. Series: Phoenix Books. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 143 x 13. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1966
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226751269
- ISBN
- 9780226751269
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.14
€ 31.99
€ 25.14
Paperback. Editor(s): Acheson, Katherine O. Series: Broadview Editions. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 143 x 15. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551113395
- ISBN
- 9781551113395
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.78
€ 38.78
Paperback. Displayed on European stages from 1810 to 1815 as the Hottentot Venus, Sara Baartman was one of the most famous women of her day. This book tells the entwined histories of an illusive life and a famous icon. It raises questions about the possibilities and limits of biography for understanding those who live among different cultures. Num Pages: 248 pages, 32 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BGH; HBTQ; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691147963
- ISBN
- 9780691147963
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.68
€ 37.99
€ 27.68
Paperback. Clint Hill reflects on his seventeen years in the Secret Service for presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, and Ford. Num Pages: 464 pages, 2 16-pg. 4-color inserts. BIC Classification: BG; BGH; HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781476794143
- ISBN
- 9781476794143
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Including various areas of Dylan's life - his immigrant antecedents, his business dealings, his various addictions and his romantic attachments - this title provides a picture of Dylan, who changed the whole course of popular music in the sixties and, over thirty years later, won three Grammys. Illustrator(s): Bernstein, Joel. Num Pages: 928 pages, ports. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 152 x 57. Weight in Grams: 1212.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 928
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571272402
- ISBN
- 9780571272402
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.41
€ 26.99
€ 18.41
Hardcover. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPL; AVGU; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 146 x 33. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Publisher
- Route Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781901927665
- ISBN
- 9781901927665
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.86
€ 26.99
€ 23.86
Hardback. Series: Literary Lives. Num Pages: 189 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; BG; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 189
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312210311
- ISBN
- 9780312210311
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.73
€ 127.73
Paperback. Isolated Command Post Keating - one of the most vulnerable US army bases in Afghanistan. Located at the bottom of a deep valley, soliders are exposed. The Taliban can see every move and attack is imminent. This is a true story of the platoon's brutal struggle for survival, told by the man who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his bravery. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1KBB; 3JMC; BGHA; HBJF; HBWS4; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 215 x 30. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784751814
- ISBN
- 9781784751814
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848847545
- ISBN
- 9781848847545
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.95
€ 32.99
€ 28.95
Paperback. Biography of Fidel Castro Series: Pocket Biographies. Num Pages: 128 pages, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 3JJ; BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 9. Weight in Grams: 98.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750923842
- ISBN
- 9780750923842
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 11.98
€ 11.99
€ 11.98
Paperback. The fourth volume of Clive James's bestselling memoirs Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- Picador
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780330481274
- ISBN
- 9780330481274
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.05
€ 13.99
€ 11.05
Paperback. An esteemed literary critic shares his final musings on books, his children, and his own impending death Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 2AB; BGL; DNF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 15. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300223552
- ISBN
- 9780300223552
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.79
€ 15.99
€ 12.79
Paperback. Clive James on TV -- and now in book form. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Edition
- Reprints
- Publisher
- Picador
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780330457378
- ISBN
- 9780330457378
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.05
€ 13.99
€ 11.05
Paperback. 'Unreliable Memoirs' part two: the story continues. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: APT; BGB; KNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 150. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Pan
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0004866
- ISBN
- 9780330294379
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. The third instalment of Clive's autobiography. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 212. Clean copy with some shelf wear, minor nicks and bumps on cover but otherwise clean
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Picador
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Edition
- Main Market
- SKU
- KSS0004722
- ISBN
- 9780330315227
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The third instalment of Clive's autobiography. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 212. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Picador
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KOG0000936
- ISBN
- 9780330315227
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. aeo Only book published in the last 50 years that treats chronologically and at length the whole Browning corpus. aeo Questions the idea that Browning was an objective, dramatic poet, whose works are distinct and separate from himself. aeo Relates Browning the poet to Browning the man. . Series: Blackwell Critical Biographies. Num Pages: 292 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631200932
- ISBN
- 9780631200932
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.44
€ 60.44
Paperback. Num Pages: black & white plates. BIC Classification: BGSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 22. Weight in Grams: 601.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Sports Publishing LLC United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613210420
- ISBN
- 9781613210420
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.88
€ 18.99
€ 18.88