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Biography: general

Paperback. John A. Costello remains the most elusive of our former Taoisigh, despite his enormous contribution to Irish history. He declared the Republic, led the country's first ever coalition government, and faced the Mother and Child Crisis. A surprise choice who battled against taking the job, Costello was the Reluctant Taoiseach. Num Pages: 544 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJPG; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 217 x 36. Weight in Grams: 680.
Publisher
Gill & Macmillan Ltd
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780717150601
ISBN
9780717150601
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.97

paperback. This biography of Harry Truman presents a picture of an extraordinary American President. Drawing archival material and interviews, McCullough chronicles Truman's boyhood, his entry into politics and his emergence as President. This book won the Pulitzer Prize for Biography in 1993. Num Pages: 1117 pages, 316pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1440.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780671869205
ISBN
9780671869205
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.07

Paperback. Two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize David McCullough tells the dramatic story-behind-the-story about the brothers who taught the world how to fly. Num Pages: 336 pages, 3 x 16pp b-w plates. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130. .
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471150388
ISBN
9781471150388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.78

Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, TBD. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 245 x 32. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781610392211
ISBN
9781610392211
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 502 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BGH; HPS; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 31. Weight in Grams: 638.
Publisher
Palgrave USA
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
4th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403997302
ISBN
9781403997302
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 133.94

Paperback.
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292725843
ISBN
9780292725843
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.92

Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 29. Weight in Grams: 421.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
KEX0295906
ISBN
9780062684394
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. States that Charles Schulz, widely syndicated and beloved cartoonist, is also one of the most misunderstood figures in popular culture. This book presents a biography of Schulz that is at once a creation story, a portrait of a hidden genius, and a chronicle contrasting the private man. Num Pages: 704 pages, 2 16-page black and white photo inserts; 243 comic strips throughout. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 156 x 62. Weight in Grams: 928.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
704
Condition
New
SKU
V9780060937997
ISBN
9780060937997
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.63

Paperback. What is it really like to be a racer? What is it like to be swept along at 60kmh in the middle of the pack? What happens to the body during a high-speed chute? What tactics must teams employ to win the day, the jersey, the grand tour? The author offers us insight into the mind of a professional cyclist during his last year before retirement. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Yellow Jersey
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780224100083
ISBN
9780224100083
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. The SUNDAY TIMES bestselling memoir from the Tour de France cyclist who lifts the lid on his drug use and return to sport. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 23. Weight in Grams: 314. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0003062
ISBN
9781409120384
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Tells the story of William De Lancey, who became one of the first professional staff officers in the British Army, worked for Wellington throughout the Penisular War, and was his chief-of-staff at the Battle of Waterloo. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781862274211
ISBN
9781862274211
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.60

Paperback. David Mitchell, who you may know for his inappropriate anger on every TV panel show except Never Mind the Buzzcocks, his look of permanent discomfort on C4 sex comedy Peep Show, his online commenter-baiting in The Observer or just for wearing a stick-on moustache in That Mitchell and Webb Look, has written a book about his life. Num Pages: 336 pages, (2x8pp plates). BIC Classification: APB; APT; ASZB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 196 x 20. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007351749
ISBN
9780007351749
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, half tones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; JPSH; VXP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Clairview Books
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905570386
ISBN
9781905570386
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.24

Paperback. Growing up in Fort Worth during the 1950s never lacked in excitement for David Murph. Murph's story follows him from early childhood through high school graduation and leaving for college at the University of Texas. His enthusiasm for leaving home is tempered by the reality of what it means to leave his parents and younger brother behind. Num Pages: 304 pages, 33 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; BGA; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875653334
ISBN
9780875653334
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.96

Hardcover. Num Pages: 96 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; BGH; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 161 x 15. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594545566
ISBN
9781594545566
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.13
€ 76.40

Paperback. Num Pages: 105 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; BGHA; HBJK; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 8. Weight in Grams: 198.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
105
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611228113
ISBN
9781611228113
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 110.13
€ 76.98

Paperback. Life appointments make Supreme Court justices among the most powerful officials in the US government and allow even dysfunctional judges to stay on long after they should have departed. This historical treatment of their deaths, resignations and retirements also suggests specific reforms. Num Pages: 262 pages, 25 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JPHC; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700610587
ISBN
9780700610587
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.28

hardcover. The former mayor--the son of a barber and a domestic who grew up in Harlem and Trenton--discusses his journey to becoming the 106th mayor of New York City. Num Pages: 408 pages, Including an 8-pp. B/W photo insert on gloss. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJPR; BGHA; JPHL; JPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 244 x 33. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
PublicAffairs United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781610393010
ISBN
9781610393010
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.35

Hardback. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Poetry Wales Press United Kingdom
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854113627
ISBN
9781854113627
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 35.14

Paperback. Born of modest origins in Scotland in 1835, Andrew Carnegie is best known as the founder of Carnegie Steel. This is a biography of Andrew Carnegie who is one of the America's famous and successful businessmen and philanthropists. Num Pages: 896 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGH; HBTK; JKSN1; KJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 42. Weight in Grams: 752.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
896
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143112440
ISBN
9780143112440
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.77

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