Biography: general
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Biography: general
Paperback. This book presents the ultimate biography of one of the world's most famous amateur astronomers, Sir Patrick Moore. It discusses all aspects of his life and work, from his childhood and RAF service to his astronomical observations and his many publications. Num Pages: 681 pages, 50 black & white illustrations, 30 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: BGT; PG; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 952.
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Number of pages
- 640
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319006086
- ISBN
- 9783319006086
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.05€ 50.27
€ 51.05
€ 50.27
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Yellow Jersey
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780224083362
- ISBN
- 9780224083362
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.37
€ 17.99
€ 13.37
Paperback. "A hardcover edition of this book was published in 2013 by Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers"--Title page verso. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062065858
- ISBN
- 9780062065858
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.66
€ 13.99
€ 11.66
Hardcover. Num Pages: 646 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AFP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 239 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1298.
- Publisher
- Fantagraphics
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606997611
- ISBN
- 9781606997611
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 36.54
€ 36.99
€ 36.54
Paperback. A biography of George Szell, one of the greatest orchestra and opera conductors of the twentieth century. It also lists Szell's conducting repertoire and includes a comprehensive discography. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 464 pages, 34 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: AVGC4; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252080036
- ISBN
- 9780252080036
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.29
€ 27.99
€ 26.29
Paperback. 'A timely, direct book examining the modern game through the lens of the thinking fan' James Corden Turning My Back on the Premier League is a month-by-month account of great goals, bad pies and short-lived heroes, and how one fan rediscovered his love for the beautiful game. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 122 x 197 x 18. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- BLINK
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905825820
- ISBN
- 9781905825820
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.33
€ 10.99
€ 9.33
Paperback. Essential reading for anyone interested in Austen's life, works and unshakable appeal. Num Pages: 368 pages, x2 mono image sections. BIC Classification: BGL; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 24. Weight in Grams: 274. How Jane Austen Conquered the World. 384 pages, 2 x 8pp colour. Essential reading for anyone interested in Austen's life, works and unshakable appeal. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGL; DSK. Dimension: 197 x 133 x 24. Weight: 274.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847675330
- ISBN
- 9781847675330
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.48
€ 15.99
€ 11.48
Hardback. Deals with Coetzee's origins, early years, and first writings. This book corrects many of the misconceptions about Coetzee, and that illuminates the genesis and implications of his novels. It is suitable for everybody concerned with Coetzee's life and work. Translator(s): Heyns, Michiel. Num Pages: 712 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 155 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1248.
- Publisher
- Scribe Publications
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781922070081
- ISBN
- 9781922070081
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 25.82
€ 40.99
€ 25.82
Paperback. Born the son of a Billingsgate market porter at the height of the Second World War, the author spent his early life dodging bombs and bullies, both with impish good timing. This title tells his story. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations (black and white, and colour), map (black and white). BIC Classification: APB; APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099581161
- ISBN
- 9780099581161
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.01
€ 13.99
€ 11.01
Paperback. Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be given your own remote islands? Thirty years ago it happened to Adam Nicolson. Num Pages: 256 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKSHL; BG; WQH; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780006532019
- ISBN
- 9780006532019
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.45
€ 15.99
€ 11.45
Paperback. * From the highly acclaimed author of Vindication: A Life of Mary Wollstonecraft comes this extraordinary analysis of Charlotte Bronte Num Pages: 480 pages, Section: 16, b/w pix. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 149 x 39. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844084722
- ISBN
- 9781844084722
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.35
€ 17.99
€ 13.35
Paperback. Ian Buruma's moving and powerful story of his grandparents' enduring love through the terror and separation of two world wars. Num Pages: 320 pages, 42 integrated b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJF; 3JJH; BG; BJ; HBWQ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 26. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848879416
- ISBN
- 9781848879416
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.74
€ 13.99
€ 10.74
Paperback. A fresh, new look for a perennial backlist hit, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the start of Jane Goodall's work at Gombe National Park. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations, map. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 194 x 131 x 12. Weight in Grams: 114.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Rev Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780671562717
- ISBN
- 9780671562717
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.77
€ 9.99
€ 9.77
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Nilgiri Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Fourth
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781586380557
- ISBN
- 9781586380557
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.45
€ 19.99
€ 18.45
Hardcover. An intimate self-portrait of the American icon Will Eisner, and a chronicle of the career that launched a new art form. Num Pages: 496 pages, chiefly Illustrations. BIC Classification: AKLC; BGA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 257 x 186 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1224.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393061079
- ISBN
- 9780393061079
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.63
€ 32.99
€ 27.63
Paperback. Num Pages: 294 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- New Generation Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755213405
- ISBN
- 9780755213405
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.16
€ 20.16
paperback. Pat Roach - the 'Gentle Giant' battled with cancer for six-and-a-half years, before it eventually claimed him, in the small hours of Saturday 17 July, 2004. This work combines Pat's final experiences and thoughts, with over seventy tributes from close family and friends. Num Pages: 336 pages, 105 b/w and colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJP; APB; BGFA; BGSA; WSTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 172 x 24. Weight in Grams: 610. 336 pages, 105 b/w and colour illustrations. Pat Roach - the 'Gentle Giant' battled with cancer for six-and-a-half years, before it eventually claimed him, in the small hours of Saturday 17 July, 2004. This work combines Pat's final experiences and thoughts, with over seventy tributes from close family and friends. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 3JJP; APB; BGFA; BGSA; WSTC. Dimension: 240 x 172 x 24. Weight: 616.
- Publisher
- Brewin Books
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781858582924
- ISBN
- 9781858582924
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.00
€ 22.00
Paperback. Born into slavery in 1818, the author escaped to freedom and became a passionate advocate for abolition and social change and the foremost spokesperson for the nation's enslaved African American population in the years preceding the Civil War. This book recounts his remarkable life. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGHA; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300190595
- ISBN
- 9780300190595
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.40
€ 17.99
€ 14.40
Paperback. Rumours of Jefferson's sexual involvement with his slave Sally Hemings have circulated for two centuries. In this text, the author sets out to intensify the debate, arguing not that the events necessarily took place, but that the evidence for their taking place has been denied a fair hearing. Num Pages: 308 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 1st Paperback Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813918334
- ISBN
- 9780813918334
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.24
€ 23.99
€ 22.24
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 59 photos. BIC Classification: AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764343384
- ISBN
- 9780764343384
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.18
€ 25.99
€ 18.18
Paperback. For centuries Edward III was celebrated as the most brilliant king England had ever had, and three hundred years after his death it was said that his kingship was perhaps the greatest that the world had ever known. This title shows how Edward personally provided the impetus for much of the drama of his fifty-year reign. Num Pages: 560 pages, 16pp b/w plates. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 560
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- New Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099527091
- ISBN
- 9780099527091
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.00
€ 19.99
€ 15.00
Paperback. Here is an inspiring story that has been muted over the past 400 years. For much of this time, Mary Ward's role in changing the place of women in the Church was suppressed by Church authorities with their own unshakeable version of what women could (or could not) achieve. Num Pages: 2009 pages. BIC Classification: 3JD; BGX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Publisher
- ATF Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781921511530
- ISBN
- 9781921511530
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.40
€ 27.99
€ 21.40
Paperback. * This is an extraordinary memoir of a life dedicated to drink and Dylan Thomas * Will coincide with a major new film, THE EDGE OF LOVE, starring Keira Knightley, Sienna Miller and Matthew Rhys Num Pages: 208 pages, Integrated: 18, Integrated pix. BIC Classification: BGA; VFJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 14. Weight in Grams: 148.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844085187
- ISBN
- 9781844085187
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
Hardback. Covering the years 1915 to 1922, this title describes the genesis and the problematic path to performance of major works in the author's canon, and the life-changing experiences of living in war-torn and revolutionary Russia, and deciding to leave for the mythic America he had long dreamed of visiting. Editor(s): Phillips, Anthony. Num Pages: 784 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 162 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1302.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 784
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571226306
- ISBN
- 9780571226306
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 33.29
€ 52.99
€ 33.29