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Biography: general
Hardcover. From the moment Cecil Beaton arrived at Cambridge University in 1922 wearing evening jacket, red shoes, black-and-white trousers, to his appearance forty years later at Truman Capote's 1970 Black and White Ball, Beaton expressed a flamboyant sartorial nonchalance - a sprezzatura. This title deals with the changes in his wardrobe over the years. Num Pages: 144 pages, 80 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; AKT; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 317 x 237 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1140.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780500518335
- ISBN
- 9780500518335
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 6.75
€ 34.99
€ 6.75
Paperback. Concludes the most comprehensive and intimate life of Nelson ever written, one that teems with an array of sailors and civilians, heroes and villains, husbands, wives and lovers. This title features Nelson's famous victories at the battles of the Nile, Copenhagen and Trafalgar as well as his lesser-known yet equally gripping campaigns. Num Pages: 1040 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; BGH; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 231 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781847922762
- ISBN
- 9781847922762
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 5.70
€ 34.99
€ 5.70
Paperback. A book about the 1st Duke of Wellington that explores the life of this complex man through portraits of Wellington himself, his friends, family and associates, as well as his political and military allies and opponents. Num Pages: 128 pages, 85 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 187 x 14. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- National Portrait Gallery
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781855144996
- ISBN
- 9781855144996
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. An unprecedented look at the life of Rose Kennedy reveals the private woman who became a political legend. Num Pages: 416 pages, 16 pages of photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 242 x 33. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Co.
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393068955
- ISBN
- 9780393068955
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.38
€ 29.99
€ 25.38
Hardcover. Village rectories, the traditional family homes of church ministers, have had a long association with writers in Britain. In this book, each chapter explores the life of a writer during the time they lived at a particular rectory/ parsonage or vicarage and the effect it had on them. Num Pages: 208 pages, 75 illustrations, 12 in colour. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780500516775
- ISBN
- 9780500516775
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 6.75
€ 6.75
Hardback. Keith Lemon's hilarious prequel to BEING KEITH, this is the memoir of his life as a northern youngster. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: APT; BGFA; WHG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 790.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781409152477
- ISBN
- 9781409152477
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 5.99
€ 5.99
Paperback. The highly-acclaimed unauthorised biography of cult anti-hero comedian Bill Hicks. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: ASZB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 17. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Edition
- Main Market Ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781447227069
- ISBN
- 9781447227069
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 5.99
€ 11.99
€ 5.99
Paperback. The concluding volume of the riveting, true story begun in the critically acclaimed memoir BLACKBIRD Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 494. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KOC0008040
- ISBN
- 9780349115139
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Teaches writers how to open up memory, access emotion and discover compelling material; shape scenes from experience, as life events become plot lines; and populate stories with the fascinating, silly, and maddening "characters" that surround them. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BG; CBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- F&W Publications Inc United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781582975276
- ISBN
- 9781582975276
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.63
€ 19.99
€ 14.63
Paperback. Few personalities from classical antiquity are more familiar yet more poorly grasped than Cleopatra (69-30 BC), queen of Egypt. In this work, Duane Roller has written the definitive biography of the queen, not as a figure in popular culture or even in the arts and literature of the last 500 years, but as the last Greek queen of Egypt. Series: Women in Antiquity. Num Pages: 272 pages, 11 halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; BGH; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 235 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199829965
- ISBN
- 9780199829965
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.11
€ 20.11
Paperback. A shaman and visionary - not a poet in any ordinary sense - Maria Sabina lived out her life in the Oaxacan mountain village of Huautla de Jimenez. This work includes a presentation from Sabina's recorded chants and an English translation of her oral autobiography, her vida, as written and arranged in her native language. Editor(s): Rothenberg, Jerome. Series: Poets for the Millennium S. Num Pages: 225 pages, 3 b/w photographs, 1 line illustration. BIC Classification: 2ADS; BG; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520239531
- ISBN
- 9780520239531
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.94
€ 40.99
€ 28.94
Paperback. Chronicles the complexities and inner struggles of living with anorexia. This title helps us to understand what it's really like to suffer from anorexia, exposing its secrets and dispelling some of the myths that shroud it. It also helps those battling with the horrors of anorexia find a way out, and those on the outside to understand more. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; VFJJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Vermilion
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091917494
- ISBN
- 9780091917494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.69
€ 20.99
€ 16.69
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 382
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752437279
- ISBN
- 9780752437279
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.33
€ 17.99
€ 16.33
Paperback. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: BG; HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- First edition
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816632213
- ISBN
- 9780816632213
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.98
€ 26.99
€ 24.98
Paperback. * The remarkable life story of Johnson Beharry, from Grenadian poverty to being awarded the Victoria Cross and becoming a national hero *An utterly compelling story that will inspire this and future generations Num Pages: 448 pages, Section: 16, colour. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JMC; BGHA; HBJF1; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Edition
- First Thus
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780751538793
- ISBN
- 9780751538793
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.20
€ 17.99
€ 13.20
Paperback. A masterly biography of a great Conservative Prime Minister (and publisher) - Harold Macmillan (1894-1986). Num Pages: 560 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 40. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Phoenix London
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753827024
- ISBN
- 9780753827024
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.87
€ 19.99
€ 14.87
Paperback. The autobiography of one of cricket's best-loved characters. Num Pages: 464 pages, 8pp b/w & 16pp colour. BIC Classification: BGF; BGS; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340770504
- ISBN
- 9780340770504
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.87
€ 19.99
€ 14.87
Paperback. Tales, dreadful and delightful, from the disaster-prone world of international opera. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8pp colour photos. BIC Classification: AVGC9; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 215 x 13. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- SPCK Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857211699
- ISBN
- 9780857211699
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.33
€ 14.99
€ 12.33
Paperback. A collection of letters written by Robert Louis Stevenson throughout his remarkable life. Selected from the eight critically-acclaimed volumes of Stevenson's letters, the letters have been annotated and put in context by the editor, an authority on Stevenson's life and work. Series: Yale Nota Bene. Num Pages: 640 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; 3JH; BG; BJ; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 127 x 41. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition Thus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300091243
- ISBN
- 9780300091243
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.82
€ 40.99
€ 28.82
Hardback. How did the flamboyant career of Nicolas G Hayek, a creative entrepreneur, begin? How did he go about the challenge of achieving his extraordinary success? What precisely is his relationship with the Swatch Group? Presenting an account of Hayek's life, this title answers these questions. Translator(s): Leighton, Sophie. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: BGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Free Association Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 182
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853432088
- ISBN
- 9781853432088
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.85
€ 32.85
Paperback. Editor(s): Scholder, Amy. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 146 x 21. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Avalon Travel Publishing United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802136718
- ISBN
- 9780802136718
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.13
€ 17.99
€ 16.13
Paperback. With three Military Crosses, three Croix de guerre, a Legion d'honneur and a papal knighthood for his heroics during the Second World War, Sir Tommy Macpherson is the most decorated living soldier of the British Army. This title tells his story and features a diverse cast of characters, including Winston Churchill and Charles de Gaulle. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 x 8pp b/w. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGHA; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781845967086
- ISBN
- 9781845967086
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.14
€ 13.99
€ 11.14
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007156979
- ISBN
- 9780007156979
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.80
€ 17.99
€ 12.80
Paperback. Series: New Approaches to Midwestern History. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNH; 3JH; BGH; HBTS; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821421604
- ISBN
- 9780821421604
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 25.97
€ 25.99
€ 25.97