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Biography: general
Hardcover. Helicopter pilots in Vietnam kidded one another about being nothing but glorified bus drivers. But these "rotor heads" saved thousands of American lives while performing what the Army classified as the most dangerous job it had to offer. One in eighteen did not return home. Tom A. Num Pages: 352 pages, 18 b+w photographs. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 158 x 37. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597970013
- ISBN
- 9781597970013
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.64
€ 35.64
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, Black and white throughout. BIC Classification: B; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Tulika Books
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788189487935
- ISBN
- 9788189487935
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.60
€ 24.99
€ 18.60
Paperback. This is a chronological study of the musical life of the Beatles, from 1956 up to 1965. The main focus is on the materials and structures of the Beatles' melodies, harmonies, counterpoint, rhythms, and the ways these portray the themes of their poetry. The book also addresses performance practice, recording procedure, historical context and more. Num Pages: 472 pages, numerous music examples and 6 maps. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; 3JJPK; AVGP; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195141054
- ISBN
- 9780195141054
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.44
€ 67.44
Paperback. A visionary painter best known for his murals, Diego Rivera explored Paris, Spain, San Francisco, New York, Moscow and his native Mexico, and counted Picasso, Cocteau, Trotsky and Rockefeller among his coterie of friends and enemies. Num Pages: 576 pages, 164 b&w illustrations, 39 line drawings. BIC Classification: AFC; AGB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 762.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Cooper Square Publishers Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815410607
- ISBN
- 9780815410607
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 25.25
€ 25.99
€ 25.25
mass_market. A former US Navy SEAL, the author tells the story of his legendary career, from 1999-2009, during which time he recorded the most confirmed sniper kills in the history of the United States military, any branch, from 1776 to present. He also tells the story of the men of SEAL Team 3 who fought and died as brothers with him. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGHA; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 106 x 28. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- William Morrow Paperbacks
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780062238863
- ISBN
- 9780062238863
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 8.70
€ 16.99
€ 8.70
paperback. The explosive and compelling autobiography of Joey Barton, football's most intriguing personality, brought fully up to date Num Pages: 352 pages, 16pp colour plates. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781471147609
- ISBN
- 9781471147609
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 10.27
€ 19.99
€ 10.27
paperback. Shares everything that author has learnt from a lifetime of both wins and losses, and wisdom from greats like Cloughie and Ferguson. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781785034572
- ISBN
- 9781785034572
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 10.27
€ 19.99
€ 10.27
Paperback. A true-life sporting memoir of one of the best batsman in the game who stunned the cricket world when he prematurely ended his own England career. Trescothick's brave and soul-baring account of his mental frailties opens the way to a better understanding of the unique pressures experienced by modern-day professional sportsmen. Num Pages: 368 pages, 20 b/w, 30 col plates (16pp), With index. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007292486
- ISBN
- 9780007292486
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 12.48
€ 12.99
€ 12.48
Paperback. In 1821, at the age of seventy-seven, Thomas Jefferson decided to "state some recollections of dates and facts concerning myself." The Autobiography of Thomas Jefferson, introduced here by historian Michael Zuckerman, gives us a glimpse into the private life and associations of one of America's most influential personalities. Editor(s): Ford, Paul Leicester. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812219012
- ISBN
- 9780812219012
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.95
€ 26.99
€ 26.95
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Dalton Watson Fine Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781854432247
- ISBN
- 9781854432247
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.91€ 48.66
€ 57.91
€ 48.66
paperback. Gives an anaylsis of the social themes and cultural perspectives of modern American autobiographies. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812211276
- ISBN
- 9780812211276
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 36.04
€ 37.99
€ 36.04
Hardcover. In this reassessment of the career of Nelson A. Miles - which he began as a volunteer officer in the Civil War - the author suggests that comments made by his enemies influenced the way Miles's career has been viewed by historians and tries to readdress this. Num Pages: 568 pages, 23 halftones, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 903.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kent State Univ Pr
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873385947
- ISBN
- 9780873385947
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.48
€ 56.48
paperback. The Disaster Artist is the hilarious, behind-the-scenes story of cult cinematic phenomenon The Room, as well as the tale of an odd and inspiring Hollywood friendship. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 27. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Sphere
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780751561876
- ISBN
- 9780751561876
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.95
€ 12.99
€ 10.95
paperback. A biography of Edward Teach, better known as Blackbeard Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 246. Paperback in very good condition.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Tempus Publishing Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KRF2233537
- ISBN
- 9780752447278
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 14.99€ 4.99
€ 14.99
€ 4.99
paperback. Gerry Adams offers his own unique, intimate account of the early years of his career, from his childhood in working-class Belfast to the more turbulent years of social activism that followed. Updated with new introduction and epilogue covering the huge changes in Irish society since the Good Friday Agreement. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA; HBJD1; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 304 x 20. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- O’Brien Press Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781847179166
- ISBN
- 9781847179166
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 12.58
€ 19.99
€ 12.58
paperback. The pen of W. H. Davies, super-tramp and writer, reveals a fascinating picture of a vast, bustling continent intent on its own affairs and of a Britain on the cusp of change between old certainties and an uneasy future. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 217 x 21. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Parthian Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781908946072
- ISBN
- 9781908946072
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 9.59
€ 12.99
€ 9.59
Paperback. The world wants to know what contemporary India is all about. The world's largest democracy, it still practices the caste system. It's a burgeoning economic superpower, and one of the poorest nations on earth. This title discusses the continent of contradictions that is host to one-sixth of the world's population. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BG; HBJF; HBLW; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 171.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Vintage/Ebury (a Division of Random
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099268222
- ISBN
- 9780099268222
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.63
€ 20.99
€ 16.63
Paperback. In 1954, in Orlando, Florida, nine-year-old Pat Conroy discovered the game of basketball. Here, Conroy takes the reader through his last year playing basketball, as point guard and captain of The Citadel Bulldogs, flashing back constantly to the drama of his coming of age, presenting the conflict and love that have been at the core of his novels. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 200 x 32. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099468325
- ISBN
- 9780099468325
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.41
€ 23.99
€ 17.41
Hardcover. An assessment of the life and work of renowned composer, Sergey Prokofiev, in which David Nice draws on a range of sources. He follows Prokofiev's personal and musical progression from his childhood on a Ukrainian country estate to the years he spent travelling in America and Europe. Num Pages: 408 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; AVGC6; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 162 x 243 x 38. Weight in Grams: 872.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300099140
- ISBN
- 9780300099140
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 35.00
€ 49.99
€ 35.00
Paperback. Reliving the highlights of his illustrious career as a commentator, Bill McLaren talks about rugby and his regrets that rugby has gone professional. He is a fierce critic of what this has led to, and fears for the future health and safety of rugby players, because he regards the modern game as dangerously physical. Num Pages: 400 pages, col. Illustrations, ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Bantam
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780553815580
- ISBN
- 9780553815580
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.72
€ 19.99
€ 14.72