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Biography: general
Paperback. A hugely enjoyable and life-affirming memoir from the ever-popular ex-cricketer and now successful broadcaster. Num Pages: 320 pages, 30 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJPK; BGSA; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472229373
- ISBN
- 9781472229373
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
Paperback. Those promoting Empire as an expression of white supremacy found Arthur Wharton, the world's first black professional footballer, a supreme irritation, and he eventually died in poverty. Series: Sport in the Global Society. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; BGS; HBTB; JFSL3; WSJA; WSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714644592
- ISBN
- 9780714644592
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.01
€ 74.01
Paperback. Renowned for a loveable if scattergun personality, Guy Martin is a down-to-earth hero, a modern-day celebrity motivated not by wealth and fame, but by his love of his bikes and trucks. This portrait charts his eventful life in pictures and recounts Guy's career in front and away from the spotlight. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: BGS; WSPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Welbeck Publishing Group
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KTG0018895
- ISBN
- 9781780979557
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 512 pages, 910 Colour Photographs in Text. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 270 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1742.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf United States
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780375712142
- ISBN
- 9780375712142
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 30.83
€ 32.99
€ 30.83
Paperback. Features Phil Collen the lead guitarist in Def Leppard, whose signature song Pour Some Sugar on Me is still as widely enjoyed as when it debuted in 1988. This is Collen's story, starting with his first real taste of success and wild rock and roll excess as a member of the seminal glam rock outfit Girl. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: AVGT; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Corgi Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552170451
- ISBN
- 9780552170451
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.04
€ 19.99
€ 15.04
Hardback. This new biography of George Eliot is not just the story of her life. It gives an account of what it means to become a novelist, and to think like a novelist. Philip Davis enables you not only to see through George Eliot's eyes, but also feel what it is like to be seen by her, in the imaginative involvement of her readers with her characters. Num Pages: 432 pages, With 42 illustrations, including a 16-page colour plate section. BIC Classification: 3JH; BGL; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 163 x 40. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199577378
- ISBN
- 9780199577378
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.33
€ 53.33
Paperback. Num Pages: 816 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 236 x 52. Weight in Grams: 922.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408843246
- ISBN
- 9781408843246
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.42
€ 33.99
€ 24.42
paperback. Napoleon Bonaparte's rise to power was neither inevitable nor smooth; it was full of mistakes, wrong turns and pitfalls. This book examines the evolution of Napoleon's character and the means by which at the age of thirty he became head of the most powerful country in Europe and skilfully fashioned the image of himself. Num Pages: 672 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 137 x 43. Weight in Grams: 534. Clean copy with light reading wear. Newspaper clippings pasted to inside front cover and half-title page by previous owner. Remains a very good copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Paperbacks
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0022766
- ISBN
- 9780747566779
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.96
€ 5.96
hardcover. This volume contains the newly transcribed and annotated text of one of Oscar Wilde's unpublished notebooks that functioned as a major ante-text of Historical Criticism (1879). The notebook illuminates Wilde's practices of research and composition, contains the unused materials Wilde studied, and shows his wit and imagination at work. Editor(s): Smith, Philip E. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; BGL; BJ; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 145 x 224 x 24. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Annotated
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199688012
- ISBN
- 9780199688012
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 183.17
€ 183.17
Paperback. 'The narrative is as suspenseful as any thriller. Truly, an excellent read' Lynn Barber, Sunday Times Married for almost seventy years to the most famous woman in the world, Prince Philip is the longest-serving royal consort in British history. Yet his origins have remained curiously shrouded in obscurity. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGR; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007305391
- ISBN
- 9780007305391
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.61
€ 13.99
€ 10.61
Paperback. A scintillating new biography of the novelist Evelyn Waugh, published fifty years after his death in 1966. Num Pages: 432 pages, 3x8pp plate sections. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780224862
- ISBN
- 9781780224862
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. A biography of the last Ranee of Sarawak, born into the aristocracy as Sylvia Brett in 1885 and destined to become 'Queen of the Headhunters'. Num Pages: 384 pages, 85, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMNX; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co London
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753823811
- ISBN
- 9780753823811
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
Hardcover. Unscrupulous, devilishly ambitious and undeniably charismatic, Domenico Barbaja was the most celebrated Italian impresario of the early 1800s and one of the most intriguing characters to dominate the operatic empire of the period. Dubbed the 'Viceroy of Naples', Barbaja managed both the Teatro di San Carlo in Naples and La Scala in Milan. Num Pages: 450 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: AVGC9; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 167 x 29. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Publisher
- Haus Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 450
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908323255
- ISBN
- 9781908323255
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 26.97
€ 40.99
€ 26.97
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 80 Colour Pages throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; AVRL1; BGF; KND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 184 x 22. Weight in Grams: 916. 352 pages, 80 Colour Pages throughout. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; AVRL1; BGF; KND. Dimension: 278 x 184 x 22. Weight: 896.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Centerstream Publishing United States
- Edition
- 2
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574242799
- ISBN
- 9781574242799
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 30.30
€ 32.99
€ 30.30
Hardcover. An exploration of the fascinating poetry, life, and world of Sappho, including a complete translation of all her poems. Num Pages: 336 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; BGL; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393242232
- ISBN
- 9780393242232
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.70
€ 27.99
€ 24.70
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781416592815
- ISBN
- 9781416592815
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.24
€ 16.99
€ 12.24
Paperback. This "admiring and absorbing biography" (Deborah Solomon, The New York Times Book Review) charts Sam Wagstaff's incalculable influence on contemporary art, photography, and gay identity. Num Pages: 480 pages, 32 pages of photographs. BIC Classification: ACX; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 145 x 35. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781631490958
- ISBN
- 9781631490958
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.61
€ 19.61
Hardcover. Biography on a grand cultural level, here is the long-awaited story of Sam Wagstaff and his indelible influence on the world of late-twentieth-century art. Num Pages: 480 pages, 32 pages of photographs. BIC Classification: ACX; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 168 x 41. Weight in Grams: 886.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Liveright
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780871404374
- ISBN
- 9780871404374
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.24
€ 36.99
€ 33.24
Paperback. Whether recalling Philip Glass experiences working at Bethlehem Steel, traveling in India, driving a cab in 1970s New York, or his professional collaborations with the likes of Allen Ginsberg, Ravi Shankar, Robert Wilson, Doris Lessing, and Martin Scorsese, this book affirms the power of music to change the world. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571323746
- ISBN
- 9780571323746
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.50
€ 19.99
€ 14.50
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JM; BGHA; JP; MJCL; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Digital original
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349139111
- ISBN
- 9780349139111
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81