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Biography: general
Hardback. The story of Joe Singleton, a Mosquito night fighter pilot in World War II, who shot down three German Junkers planes over Hull in 1944. Traces his journey from beginner to celebrated expert, and the early days of radar technology with which he learned to excel. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGH; HBWQ; JWG; JWMV3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 235 x 22. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Publisher
- Casemate Publishers
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612004402
- ISBN
- 9781612004402
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.07
€ 33.99
€ 30.07
Paperback. Sabotage and seduction behind German lines with Geoffrey Gordon-Creed, DSO, MC Num Pages: 400 pages, 2 x 8pp black and white. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BGHA; HBJD1; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 196 x 25. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444706352
- ISBN
- 9781444706352
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.97
€ 13.99
€ 10.97
Paperback. Follows Roger Garfitt on his journey from stable boy to jazz dancer, from Oxford dandy to Sixties drop-out. This title presents his story. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 134 x 25. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099571957
- ISBN
- 9780099571957
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.09
€ 11.99
€ 10.09
Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 287 x 19. Weight in Grams: 980.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764342066
- ISBN
- 9780764342066
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 28.00
€ 42.99
€ 28.00
Paperback. After surviving a deadly cancer against tremendous odds, college president Roger H Martin enrolled at St John's College, the Great Books school in Annapolis, Maryland, as a sixty-one-year-old freshman. This memoir of his semester at St John's tells of his journey of discovery as he falls in love again with Plato, Socrates, and Homer. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520265875
- ISBN
- 9780520265875
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.19
€ 26.99
€ 20.19
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872203587
- ISBN
- 9780872203587
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.42
€ 34.99
€ 25.42
Paperback. Presenting ideas and arguments from historians of John's reign, this title is formulated around: the loss of his continental inheritance, and the ending of his reign in the disaster of civil war. It covers his life and career, from his reputation, the economy, the Norman aristocracy, the Church, Justice and the Empire, to his mother, and his wife. Editor(s): Church, S. D. Num Pages: 361 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 170 x 34. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 361
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851159478
- ISBN
- 9780851159478
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.54
€ 34.99
€ 29.54
Paperback. A comprehensive introduction to Weber's thought. Fritz Ringer locates Weber in his historical context, relating his ideas to the controversies and politics of his day and considers the importance of Weber to contemporary life. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226720050
- ISBN
- 9780226720050
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.44
€ 35.99
€ 28.44
Paperback. The Weathermen - a US-based, revolutionary splinter group of Students for a Democratic Society - advocated the overthrow of the government and capitalism. Here, the author traces her involvement with this group, and her transformation from a shy, married graduate student into a go-go dancing, street-fighting "macho mama." Editor(s): Browder, Laura. Series: Subterranean Lives Series. Num Pages: 440 pages, 4 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BGA; HBTV; JFSJ1; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 166 x 23. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813540931
- ISBN
- 9780813540931
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 41.20
€ 41.99
€ 41.20
paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Reader
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781448208203
- ISBN
- 9781448208203
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.65
€ 20.99
€ 16.65
Paperback. Gathering the major medieval sources for the first time, this work traces Robert of Arbrissel's multifaceted life from humble origins to dramatic death and burial. The book consists of two biographies, Robert's surviving letter, an account of Robert's preaching and two critical letters. Editor(s): Venarde, Bruce L. Translator(s): Venarde, Bruce L. Series: Medieval Texts in Translation. Num Pages: 155 pages, notes, map, chronology. BIC Classification: 3H; BGH; HRCC2; HRCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 136 x 14. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813213545
- ISBN
- 9780813213545
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.08
€ 29.08
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Libris United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781870352611
- ISBN
- 9781870352611
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.68
€ 40.99
€ 33.68
Justin McCarthy (1830-1912) is the forgotten leader of the Irish Home Rule Movement. Overshadowed by Parnell before him and the 1916 leaders shortly after his death, McCarthy's considerable contribution to the national cause has been largely overlooked. This title presents his portrait. Series: Historical Association of Ireland Life and Times New Series. Num Pages: 128 pages, 1 Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BGH; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 119 x 11. Weight in Grams: 134.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University College Dublin Press
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906359683
- ISBN
- 9781906359683
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.29
€ 18.99
€ 17.29
Paperback. This reference on Irish mathematicians includes biographies on: Thomas Harriot (1560-1621); William Rowan Hamilton (1805-1865); Robert Murphy (1806-1843); George Boole (1815-1864); George Gabriel Stokes (1819-1903); George Salmon (1819-1904); and John Casey (1820-1891). Editor(s): Houston, Ken. Num Pages: 160 pages, 12pp plates. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BG; HBT; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 232 x 14. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University College Dublin Press
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781900621496
- ISBN
- 9781900621496
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.23
€ 21.99
€ 20.23
Hardcover. Provides a historical account of the development of resuscitation techniques by medical figures. This book describes the individual characters, relationships, multiple talents, illegal behaviour of the medical figures who developed these techniques. Editor(s): Baskett, Peter J. F.; Baskett, Thomas F. Num Pages: 362 pages, b/w photos & illus. BIC Classification: BGH; MQF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 305 x 211 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1850.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Clinical Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 362
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781854570499
- ISBN
- 9781854570499
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.42
€ 33.99
€ 24.42
Hardcover. Presents a body of literature on Karl Friedrich Schinkel, Germany's most important 19th-century architect. This work records and assembles material on buildings by Schinkel, one hundred and sixty years after his death, after two world wars and major political upheavals. It is intended to fill the gap by providing the possible compilation. Editor(s): Ibbeken, Hillert; Blauert, Elke. Num Pages: 384 pages, 330ill. BIC Classification: AGB; AMB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 309 x 287 x 39. Weight in Grams: 2886.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Edition Axel Menges Germany
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783932565250
- ISBN
- 9783932565250
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.74€ 65.05
€ 79.74
€ 65.05
Paperback. The thrilling true story of how a Second World War hero became Britain's greatest traitor. Num Pages: 384 pages, 16-page b/w plates section. BIC Classification: BGH; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- Aurum Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- PB Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781311639
- ISBN
- 9781781311639
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.19
€ 18.99
€ 14.19
Paperback. In 1918, as the First World War was drawing to a close, the eminent liberal industrial Lord Leverhulme bought - lock, stock and barrel - the Hebridean island of Lewis. His intention was to revolutionise the lives and environments of its 30,000 people, and those of neighbouring Harris, which he shortly added to his estate. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16pp b&w illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKSHL; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Birlinn General United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841583273
- ISBN
- 9781841583273
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.34
€ 15.99
€ 15.34
Paperback. The extraordinary story of a man who bestrode his era like a colossus, Hugo Black is the first and only comprehensive biography of the Supreme Court Justice of thirty four years, (1886-1971). Num Pages: 741 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JPQ; LAT; LNAA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1050.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 741
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780823217861
- ISBN
- 9780823217861
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.20
€ 56.20
paperback. Shows how baseball met literature. Num Pages: 290 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; WSJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 427.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803278127
- ISBN
- 9780803278127
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.61
€ 20.99
€ 20.61
Paperback. Horatio Nelson was a shrewd political operator who charmed and impressed political leaders. He was a difficult subordinate, only happy when completely in command, and capable of great ruthlessness. This biography takes a look at Nelson's status as a hero, explaining how Nelson achieved such extraordinary success. Num Pages: 784 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: BG; HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141007618
- ISBN
- 9780141007618
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.77
€ 26.99
€ 18.77
Hardback. The autobiography of a towering figure of the legal world - and an incredible story of building up a business from humble beginnings Num Pages: 320 pages, 32. BIC Classification: BGBA; LAT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 138 x 30. Weight in Grams: 483.
- Publisher
- Icon Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848317970
- ISBN
- 9781848317970
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 15.51
€ 21.99
€ 15.51
Paperback. From the author of the critically acclaimed Christmas bestseller Seasonal Suicide Notes. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444708691
- ISBN
- 9781444708691
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.64
€ 14.99
€ 11.64
Paperback. This biography examines Hawtrey's origins as a child star and as a performer in revue and the Will Hay films. It looks at his career on radio and television, and then at the sad, slow decline of a belligerent, alcoholic recluse on the Kent coast. Num Pages: 128 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 9. Weight in Grams: 150. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Faber
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0001369
- ISBN
- 9780571210893
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95