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Biography: general

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Biography: general

Paperback. John Wayne remains a constant in American popular culture. Middle America grew up with him in late 1920s and 1930s, went to war with him in 1940s, matured with him in 1950s, and kept the faith with him in the 1960s and 1970s.. This is a biography that reveals the changing scene in Hollywood and America from Great Depression through Vietnam War. Num Pages: 762 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1052.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
762
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803289703
ISBN
9780803289703
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.23

Paperback. National treasure and bestselling author, Ranulph Fiennes writes about the people who have inspired him - from explorers to policemen, soldiers to freedom fighters. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 x 8pp. BIC Classification: BGH; HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444722468
ISBN
9781444722468
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. Explorer and bestselling author Sir Ranulph Fiennes takes a journey around his vast and eccentric family tree, and reveals an amazing family history. Num Pages: 400 pages, 2 x 8pp colour. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGA; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 27. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340925041
ISBN
9780340925041
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. The real story of one of the greatest explorers who ever lived by 'the world's greatest living explorer' (Guinness Book of Records). Num Pages: 528 pages, 32 pp b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1MTS; 3JJC; BG; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340826997
ISBN
9780340826997
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Hardback. The fully illustrated edition of Britain's greatest living polar explorer's memoirs, with personal photographs, maps and diaries of his adventures. Num Pages: 256 pages, full colour throughout. BIC Classification: 1MTN; 1MTNG; 1MTS; BGA; RGR; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 265 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1004.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781471153556
ISBN
9781471153556
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 6.23

Paperback. BIC Classification: 1HBL; BGHA; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 10. Weight in Grams: 116.
Publisher
Darf Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850772989
ISBN
9781850772989
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
Beacon Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807088975
ISBN
9780807088975
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.65

Paperback. Num Pages: 332 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; HRLK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Sterling Publishers Pvt.Ltd India
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
SKU
V9788120737334
ISBN
9788120737334
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.21

Paperback. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 122.
Publisher
Melville House Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612194219
ISBN
9781612194219
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.35

Paperback. Num Pages: 287 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGD; BGXA; HREZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Sentient Publications United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
287
Condition
New
SKU
V9781591811701
ISBN
9781591811701
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 23.74

Paperback. The author is the godfather of American independent cinema, saluted by virtually every US maverick who's followed in his stead, from Martin Scorsese to Sean Penn. This title includes his major films such as: "Faces", "Woman Under the Influence", "The Killing of a Chinese Bookie", "Opening Night" and "Gloria". Num Pages: 544 pages, 40 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: APFB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 39. Weight in Grams: 846.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571201570
ISBN
9780571201570
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.04

Paperback. The intimate yet unsparing biography of the world's first and most iconic rock star. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: AVGK; AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474604574
ISBN
9781474604574
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Published at the bicentennial of his birth, Raymond Furness's Richard Wagner provides a clear and balanced view of both Wagner's great successes and the controversies generated by his life and art. Series: Critical Lives. Num Pages: 224 pages, 30 black and white. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVGC9; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 133 x 15. Weight in Grams: 345.
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780231822
ISBN
9781780231822
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.50

Paperback. Grinding It Out: The Making of McDonalds is the personal story behind founder Ray Croc's amazing success. The Founder, is a major motion picture based on Ray Kroc's life, to be released on August 5th, 2016 in wide distribution Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGB; KNDF; KNS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 107 x 172 x 20. Weight in Grams: 126.
Publication date
2016
Publisher
St Martin´s Press
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
SKU
V9781250130280
ISBN
9781250130280
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.14

Paperback. Ray Manzarek co-founded "The Doors" with Jim Morrison in 1965. Their original mix of jazz, classical, Californian surf, Flamenco guitar and Chicago blues made a great impact on the music of the day. Manzarek's story illuminates the dark myths and lays to rest the rumours about the band. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 29. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099280651
ISBN
9780099280651
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.37

Paperback. 'If Ray Mears isn't a Great Living Englishman, then goodness me, who is? Ray is a persuader, pragmatist and populariser in the Durrell-Attenborough-Bellamy tradition.' - Robert Crampton, The Times Num Pages: 384 pages, 2 x 8pp colour. BIC Classification: BGFA; WSZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444778212
ISBN
9781444778212
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. In this biography of Wittgenstein, the author interleaves the philosophical and emotional aspects of his subject's life. Num Pages: 704 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; BG; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099883708
ISBN
9780099883708
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.53

paperback. J Robert Oppenheimer is among the contentious and important figures of the twentieth century. As head of the Los Alamos Laboratory, he oversaw the successful effort to beat the Nazis to develop the first atomic bomb - a breakthrough which was to have eternal ramifications for mankind. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 832 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; BGT; JWMN; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 163 x 45. Weight in Grams: 658.
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
832
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099433538
ISBN
9780099433538
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.22

paperback. Marc Overmars may have given him the nickname, but the Romford Pele is a legend in his own right. Over 16 action-packed years, from a trainee scrubbing the boots of the first XI, to a record-breaking 333 Premier League appearances, Ray Parlour's never-say-die performances has made him an Arsenal legend. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Arrow
Condition
New
SKU
9781784753450
ISBN
9781784753450
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 277 pages, 245 illustrations. BIC Classification: APFB; APFV; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 581.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
McFarland & Co Inc United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
277
Condition
New
SKU
V9781476663678
ISBN
9781476663678
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.02

Paperback. Revisiting the bomb-sites and boozers of his childhood and adolescence, the author takes the reader on a tour of a cockney heartland which is at once irresistibly mythic and undeniably real. He offers insight into the social history of East London, as well as a school of hard knocks coming-of-age story with a powerful emotional punch. Num Pages: 272 pages, Two 8pp black and white plate sections. BIC Classification: APB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 211.
Publisher
Canongate UK
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782112457
ISBN
9781782112457
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.46

hardcover. Based on an major recent discovery-the Civil War as seen from the front ranks of a legendary fighting unit Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 43. Weight in Grams: 742.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Da Capo Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306811197
ISBN
9780306811197
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.01

hardcover. Num Pages: 432 pages, 24 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HRCC7; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 30. Weight in Grams: 721.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823233045
ISBN
9780823233045
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.61

Hardcover. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Lyons Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781493017805
ISBN
9781493017805
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.29

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