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Biography: general
Paperback. Elizabeth II has lived through Abdication, the Blitz and World War Two, the sex and spy scandals of the swinging sixties, the Cold War and the nuclear threat and the Fall of the Berlin Wall. She has known 11 US Presidents including JFK and Ronald Reagan, and other world leaders like President Mandela and Pope John XXII. This title tells her story. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations (some col.), ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; 3JM; BGR; HBJD1; HBLW; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 22. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- Viking
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780670919123
- ISBN
- 9780670919123
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. Features an account of the time the author has spent with his friend and collaborator, Jeff Buckley, during Jeff's early days in New York City. This title describes their magical performance together at the Greetings from Tim Buckley concert at the Church of St Ann in 1991 - the event that first introduced Jeff to the world at large. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16 Black and White and Colour in Plate Section. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 214 x 27. Weight in Grams: 772.
- Publisher
- Jawbone Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908279453
- ISBN
- 9781908279453
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.83
€ 19.99
€ 14.83
Paperback. A biography of the impresario of the arts and creator of 'The Ballets Russes'. Num Pages: 560 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ASDL; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 173 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1024.
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 560
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846681646
- ISBN
- 9781846681646
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.77
€ 26.99
€ 18.77
Paperback. Patrice Lumumba was the foremost leader of the African independence movement. After his execution in 1961, when he had been prime minister of the newly-liberated Congo for only seven months, he became an icon of anti-imperialist struggle. Zeilig tells the story of Lumumba's transition from nationalist to international symbol of African liberation. Series: Life & Times. Num Pages: 198 pages, 20 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1HFJZ; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; BGH; HBJH; HBLW3; HBTQ; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 152 x 8. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- Haus Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908323941
- ISBN
- 9781908323941
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Peppered with insights, one-liners and missives to the likes of Norman Mailer, Gunter Grass and Bernard Malamud, the author is funny, wise and modest. As he himself said: 'I am an American fad-of a slightly higher order than the hula hoop.' This title deals with these works. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BJ; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 38. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099582946
- ISBN
- 9780099582946
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.08
€ 19.99
€ 15.08
Paperback. Beloved actress and bestselling author Shirley MacLaine contemplates a wealth of matters that each begin with two simple but powerful words: What If.. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: APF; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471131417
- ISBN
- 9781471131417
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.27
€ 10.99
€ 9.27
Hardcover. Born in an era when few women sought professional careers, the author rose through the ranks, from Vice Consul to the first woman US Ambassador to an African country and the first woman acting US Ambassador in Latin America. This work tells the story of the author's career in the US Foreign Service during the 20th century. Num Pages: 384 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 163 x 33. Weight in Grams: 739.
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268044138
- ISBN
- 9780268044138
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.72
€ 33.72
Paperback. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 142 x 11. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226772325
- ISBN
- 9780226772325
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.46
€ 32.46
Paperback. At the age of 38, Steve Redgrave won a fifth Olympic gold medal. Both the Sydney Olympics and this autobiography mark the end of a spectacular 23-year rowing career, during which he has been regarded with awe by rivals, crew-mates and top sportsmen alike. Num Pages: 336 pages, halftones. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSSN7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- BBC Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780563538219
- ISBN
- 9780563538219
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.12
€ 19.99
€ 15.12
Paperback. Series: Revolutionary Lives. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 130 x 198 x 17. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745334615
- ISBN
- 9780745334615
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.29
€ 25.99
€ 18.29
Paperback. Presents the story of an adopted child, and the thwarted giantess Mrs Winterson. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 135 x 15. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099556091
- ISBN
- 9780099556091
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.20
€ 13.99
€ 11.20
Paperback. In September 2007, a packed courtroom in St George, Utah, sat hushed as Elissa Wall, the star witness against polygamous sect leader Warren Jeffs, gave captivating testimony of how Jeffs forced her to marry her first cousin at age fourteen. This title tells the story of one heroic woman who stood up for what was right and reclaimed her life. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 204 x 21. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061628030
- ISBN
- 9780061628030
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.73
€ 13.99
€ 10.73
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 b & w map. BIC Classification: BGT; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 137 x 20. Weight in Grams: 231.
- Publisher
- Zondervan United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780310256724
- ISBN
- 9780310256724
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.80
€ 21.99
€ 19.80
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Paperback. The acclaimed biography of the eldest son of William the Conqueror, whose failure to secure the kingdom of England has overshadowed his role in capturing Jerusalem during the First Crusade. Num Pages: 348 pages, 4, 4 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3H; BGH; HBJD; HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 348
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843836605
- ISBN
- 9781843836605
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.10
€ 36.99
€ 31.10
Hardback. Num Pages: 424 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBLC1; HBTB; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 166 x 34. Weight in Grams: 746.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691172828
- ISBN
- 9780691172828
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.95
€ 54.99
€ 39.95
Paperback. Featureing Jim Broadbent, Brenda Blethyn and Luke Treadaway Utterly original, deeply moving and very funny, this is the story of Raymond Briggs' parents' marriage, lady's maid Ethel and milkman Ernest, from their first chance encounter in 1928, through the birth of their son Raymond in 1934, to their deaths, within months of each other, in 1971. Num Pages: 104 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; 3JM; AKLC; APFV; BGF; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 287 x 9. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Film Tie-In
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781911214601
- ISBN
- 9781911214601
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, 15 b/w photos. BIC Classification: AVGK; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Publisher
- A Cappella Books United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556527463
- ISBN
- 9781556527463
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.33
€ 25.99
€ 23.33
paperback. The Bang-Bang Club was a group of four young photographers, friends and colleagues, Ken Oosterbroek, Kevin Carter, Greg Marinovich and Joao Silva, who covered the last years of apartheid. This title tells their stories, - the stresses, tensions and moral dilemmas of working in situations of extreme violence - and the story of the end of apartheid. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; AJB; AJCR; BG; HBJH; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099281498
- ISBN
- 9780099281498
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Hardback. Despairing of his volatile, unstable wife, T S Eliot, at 44, resolves to put an end to the torture of his eighteen-year marriage. He breaks free from September 1932 by becoming Norton Lecturer at Harvard. Editor(s): Haffenden, John. Series: Letters of T. S. Eliot. Num Pages: 960 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 960
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571316342
- ISBN
- 9780571316342
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.41€ 41.39
€ 59.41
€ 41.39
Paperback. Editor(s): Bjorkman, Stig. Num Pages: 432 pages, 70 illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 136 x 32. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571223176
- ISBN
- 9780571223176
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.45
€ 26.99
€ 18.45