Biography: general
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Biography: general
Paperback. Charles Dickens was a phenomenon: a hardworking journalist, the father of ten children, a tireless walker and traveller, a supporter of liberal social causes, and a great novelist. This book paints a fresh portrait of Dickens, capturing the complex character of this great genius. Num Pages: 576 pages, 24 pp b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 200 x 35. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141036939
- ISBN
- 9780141036939
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 13.41
€ 19.99
€ 13.41
Paperback. Acclaimed as the greatest comic actress of her day, Dora Jordan lived a quite different role off-stage as lover to Prince William, third son of George III. Unmarried, the pair lived in a villa on the Thames and had ten children together until William, under pressure from royal advisers, abandoned her. Num Pages: 480 pages, 16pp inset photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; APB; BGF; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 30. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241963296
- ISBN
- 9780241963296
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 22.71
€ 31.99
€ 22.71
Paperback. Pursuing art and adventure across Europe, Katherine Mansfield lived and wrote with the Furies on her heels; but when she died aged only thirty-four she became one of the most influential writers of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8pp inset. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 20. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241963302
- ISBN
- 9780241963302
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
Paperback. Paradox ruled Thomas Hardy's life. His birth was almost his death; he became one of the great Victorian novelists and reinvented himself as one of the twentieth-century's greatest poets; he was an unhappy husband and a desolate widower; he wrote bitter attacks on the English class system yet prized the friendship of aristocrats. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 33. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241963289
- ISBN
- 9780241963289
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
Paperback. Witty, courageous and unconventional, Mary Wollstonecraft was one of the most controversial figures of her day. She published A Vindication of the Rights of Women; travelled to revolutionary France and lived through the Terror and the destruction of the incipient French feminist movement; and produced an illegitimate daughter. Num Pages: 400 pages, 8pp inset. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 25. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Viking
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241963319
- ISBN
- 9780241963319
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 11.85
€ 17.99
€ 11.85
Paperback. The biography of Marie-Louise Bouchard Labelle tells of a young Canadian woman of humble background who, at the turn of the 20th century, discovers love with the priest of her village. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- AU Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781897425848
- ISBN
- 9781897425848
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.32
€ 26.99
€ 25.32
Paperback. Discusses the chameleonic performances of Marilyn Marilyn as woman, star, and text. In circling 'Marilyn country', this book also discusses Marilyn as text, since those who knew and did not know her - husbands, lovers, fans, writers, directors, co-stars, critics - have written about Marilyn differently, and endlessly. Num Pages: 174 pages, colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: APF; BGF; JFC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 158 x 15. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Press of Southern Denmark Denmark
- Number of pages
- 174
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788776744809
- ISBN
- 9788776744809
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 19.09
€ 24.99
€ 19.09
paperback. Clare Balding grew up in a rather unusual household. Her father a champion trainer, she shared her life with more than 100 thoroughbred racehorses, mares, foals and ponies, as well as an ever-present pack of boxers and lurchers. As a toddler she would happily ride the legendary Mill Reef and take breakfast with the Queen. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: APT; BGFA; WSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Penguin Group
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780241959756
- ISBN
- 9780241959756
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.14
€ 13.99
€ 11.14
Paperback. Deals with Britain's first woman prime minister, friend of Ronald Reagan and the longest serving head of government in the 20th century (1979-90), but also the only one to be removed from office in peacetime by pressure from within her own party. 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: 194 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- Haus Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904950714
- ISBN
- 9781904950714
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.60
€ 16.99
€ 12.60
paperback. The remarkable story of Krystyna Skarbek, aka Christine Granville, George Medal, OBE and Croix de Guerre. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BGH; HBLW; HBWQ; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 29. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Pan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781447201182
- ISBN
- 9781447201182
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.14
€ 12.99
€ 11.14
Paperback. The inside story of Mr Clarence 'Big Man' Clemons, his life before, during, and beyond the E-Street Band, including unbelievable, never-before-told adventures with Bruce Springsteen. Num Pages: 416 pages, 16pp b/w photos. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; AVRN; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780751543469
- ISBN
- 9780751543469
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. A famous defender of the underdog, the oppressed, and the powerless, Clarence Darrow (1857-1938) is one of the true legends of the American legal system. This book collects Darrow's most influential summations and supplements them with scene-setting explanations and comprehensive notes. Editor(s): Weinberg, Arthur. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; LAS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 33. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 576
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226136509
- ISBN
- 9780226136509
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.02
€ 32.99
€ 26.02
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- James Clarke & Co Ltd
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780227678985
- ISBN
- 9780227678985
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.32
€ 86.32
Paperback. Num Pages: 229 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; APF; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 203 x 13. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Silman-James Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 229
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781879505292
- ISBN
- 9781879505292
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 19.69
€ 27.99
€ 19.69
Hardback. Series: The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series. Num Pages: 334 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; APB; APFB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 147 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810830448
- ISBN
- 9780810830448
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.84
€ 135.84
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, hal. BIC Classification: BGA; HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 213 x 23. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Shambhala Publications Inc United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590302712
- ISBN
- 9781590302712
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.28
€ 20.99
€ 18.28
Hardcover. Based primarily on personal papers and correspondence that have remained in the possession of Smith's family, this is a biography of Theobald Smith, widely considered to be America's first significant medical scientist and a leading comparative pathologist. Num Pages: 704 pages, 24 illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; MMFM; PSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 263 x 188 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 704
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674012202
- ISBN
- 9780674012202
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 44.39
€ 52.99
€ 44.39
Paperback. Helps you gain a lifetime of experience from the inventor of test marketing and coupon sampling. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGB; KJSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Publisher
- NTC Publishing Group,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 318
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1966
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780844231013
- ISBN
- 9780844231013
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.16
€ 17.99
€ 14.16
Paperback. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; HBTR; HBTV; HRCX7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Baraka Books Canada
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781771860390
- ISBN
- 9781771860390
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.81
€ 26.99
€ 23.81
Hardback. Series: Anthem South Asian Studies. Num Pages: 185 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Anthem Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 185
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843311263
- ISBN
- 9781843311263
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.83
€ 132.83