Biography: general
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Biography: general
Paperback. Acclaimed as 'the best book about Tolkien', this award-winning biography explores J.R.R. Tolkien's wartime experiences and their impact on his life and his writing of The Hobbit and The Lord of The Rings. Num Pages: 416 pages, 2 b/w illus, 11 b/w plates (8pp), With index. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007119530
- ISBN
- 9780007119530
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.37
€ 15.99
€ 11.37
Paperback. This biography follows Heuston's life, from his birth in Dublin, to his time as a railway clerk in Limerick. Finally it outlines his move back to Dublin, his joining The Volunteers, the Easter Rising, his imprisonment and execution. Series Editor(s): Collins, Lorcan. Series: 16Lives. Num Pages: 240 pages, 32 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 18. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The O'Brien Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781847172686
- ISBN
- 9781847172686
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 9.99
€ 16.99
€ 9.99
Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 161 x 31. Weight in Grams: 590. Used hardback, with dustjacket, in very good condition.
- Number of pages
- 320
- Publisher
- Hodder Headline Ireland Ireland
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KRF0015399
- ISBN
- 9781444720945
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 19.99€ 4.99
€ 19.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The dream was football .. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 x colour plate sections. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444720976
- ISBN
- 9781444720976
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.53
€ 15.99
€ 12.53
paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780300094046
- ISBN
- 9780300094046
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.32
€ 33.99
€ 24.32
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 135 x 15. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- The New York Review of Books, Inc
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590171844
- ISBN
- 9781590171844
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.17
€ 23.99
€ 16.17
Paperback. This is an account of John and Gerardine Gleeson's quest to conceive, of the serious physical damage Gerardine suffered as a result of in-vitro fertilization, and of her tragic death. Num Pages: 192 pages, ports. BIC Classification: BGA; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 10. Weight in Grams: 142. Used paperback, in good condition. Some shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Sitric Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KIN0007521
- ISBN
- 9781903305027
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Offers an account of George Crook's campaigns during the American Indian Wars. This book brings to life the entire American frontier. Num Pages: 496 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBW; JFSL9; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 33. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626365438
- ISBN
- 9781626365438
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.14
€ 26.99
€ 23.14
Paperback. Erwin Schrodinger was an Austrian physicist famous for his contribution to quantum physics. Schrodinger was working at one of the most fertile and creative moments in the whole history of science. By the time he started university in 1906, Einstein had already published his revolutionary papers on relativity. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: BGT; PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Black Swan
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552777599
- ISBN
- 9780552777599
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. New updated edition of the biography of a remarkable man - motor neurone disease victim and awesome intellect Stephen (A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME) Hawking Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BG; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 6. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349117287
- ISBN
- 9780349117287
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.50
€ 19.99
€ 18.50
Paperback. John Gross is the son of a Jewish doctor who practised at the time of the Second World War. His parents were the children of immigrants, steeped in the language and traditions of a European past, yet outside the home he grew up in a very English world of schools and books. Looking back on his childhood, Gross reflects on this double inheritance. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BGA; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 158.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099422266
- ISBN
- 9780099422266
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.01
€ 13.99
€ 11.01
Paperback. Life and ideas of the great British radical who founded rural communes during the English Civil War. Series: Revolutionary Lives. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; BGH; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745331836
- ISBN
- 9780745331836
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.78
€ 33.99
€ 22.78
Paperback. Thomas Becket lived at the centre of medieval England. Son of a draper's merchant, he was befriended and favoured by Henry II and quickly ascended the rungs of power and privilege. He led 700 knights into battle, brokered peace between warring states and advised King and Pope. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141044675
- ISBN
- 9780141044675
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.37
€ 17.99
€ 13.37
Paperback. A long-overdue and dramatic reinterpretation of the life of Mary, Queen of Scots by one of the leading historians at work today. Num Pages: 608 pages, (3 x 8pp 4-colour plates). BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 41. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Edition
- New Ed
- Publisher
- HarperPerennial
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841157535
- ISBN
- 9781841157535
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.88
€ 17.99
€ 12.88
Paperback. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGR; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780241963654
- ISBN
- 9780241963654
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
€ 13.99
€ 11.08
Paperback. Editor(s): Baker, John H. Num Pages: 220 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 173 x 15. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- Intellect Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 220
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841506272
- ISBN
- 9781841506272
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 37.37
€ 38.99
€ 37.37
Hardback. Recipient of the America Award for best director Clint Eastwood stands alongside Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg as one of the finest directors working in modern cinema. This title examines Clint Eastwood's entire body of work and chronicles his transition from a B-actor to a respected filmmaker. Series: Modern Filmmakers. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 243 x 24. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780313352478
- ISBN
- 9780313352478
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.34
€ 64.34
Hardback. Westervelt's words, not intended for the history books but for the education of his young son, present an authentic and humble vision of military life and of the North's struggle in the civil war. It offers a "truer, if not beautiful" picture of war. Series: North's Civil War. Num Pages: 265 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGHA; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 265
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823217243
- ISBN
- 9780823217243
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.99
€ 67.99
Paperback. In American Saint, John Wigger has written the definitive biography of Francis Asbury and, by extension, a revealing interpretation of the early years of the Methodist movement in America. Num Pages: 558 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGX; HRCC95; HRCX1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 786.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 558
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199948246
- ISBN
- 9780199948246
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.17
€ 65.17
Hardback. Features letters between Eliot and his associates, family and friends - his correspondents range from the Archbishop of York and the American philosopher Paul Elmer More to the writers Virginia Woolf, and Ralph Hodgson - that shows the ways in which his Anglo-Catholic convictions could, at times, prove a self-chastising and even alienating force. Series: Letters of T. S. Eliot. Num Pages: 928 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; BJ; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 166 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1230.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571316328
- ISBN
- 9780571316328
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.43€ 41.25
€ 59.43
€ 41.25
Paperback. Num Pages: 162 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; DNF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 229 x 12. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Graywolf Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 162
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781555973063
- ISBN
- 9781555973063
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.03
€ 17.99
€ 16.03
Paperback. A monograph on Fox Talbot, universally recognised as the father of modern photography. Series: Lifelines Series. Num Pages: 48 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AJB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 150 x 4. Weight in Grams: 130. New.
- Publisher
- Shire Publications Ltd
- Number of pages
- 48
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 3rd New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780747803515
- ISBN
- 9780747803515
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.21
€ 8.21
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 200+ illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 702.
- Publisher
- Empire Publications Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909360266
- ISBN
- 9781909360266
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.46
€ 23.99
€ 16.46
Hardcover. Num Pages: 304 pages, 20 B&W photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781510717022
- ISBN
- 9781510717022
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 24.92
€ 29.99
€ 24.92