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Biography: general
Paperback. Praeterita is the autobiography of John Ruskin (1819-1900), art critic and social commentator and one of the most influential figures of the nineteenth century. An elegy for lost places and people, Praeterita recounts Ruskin's childhood, and his travels across Europe with passion and intimacy. Editor(s): O'Gorman, Francis. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192802415
- ISBN
- 9780192802415
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.00€ 13.31
€ 14.00
€ 13.31
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 37 b/w illus. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 132 x 229 x 33. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300216158
- ISBN
- 9780300216158
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.16
€ 26.99
€ 20.16
Paperback. Peter Pringle was one of the last people to be sentenced to death in Ireland when he was wrongly convicted of killing two gardai in a shoot-out in Ballaghaderreen in 1980. His sentence was commuted to 40 years in prison by President Patrick Hillery and eventually overturned in 1995. This is his story." Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; JKVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 233 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845887605
- ISBN
- 9781845887605
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.51
€ 16.99
€ 14.51
Paperback. An eagerly anticipated biography of one of the greatest statesmen of the Victorian age. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444792454
- ISBN
- 9781444792454
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.76
€ 19.99
€ 14.76
Paperback. William Hague has written the life of William Wilberforce who was both a staunch conservative and a tireless campaigner against the slave trade. Num Pages: 480 pages, 8 b/w, 16 col plates (24pp), With index. BIC Classification: BGH; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 41. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007228867
- ISBN
- 9780007228867
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 15.76
€ 21.99
€ 15.76
Paperback. Richard Mabey, Britain's foremost nature writer, fell into a severe depression. The natural world - which since childhood had been a source of joy and inspiration for him - became meaningless. Then, cared for by friends, he moved to East Anglia and he started to write again. This book deals with his life and work. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BG; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099531821
- ISBN
- 9780099531821
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.65
€ 14.99
€ 11.65
Paperback. When the author and her partner Colin, both young academics, moved in with her uncle Charles, an elderly bachelor, they had no idea what the coming years held for them: a crash course in farming, tense discussions with helicopter-borne property developers, and human tragedy. This title tells their story. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 16. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141034669
- ISBN
- 9780141034669
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.65
€ 20.99
€ 16.65
Paperback. A look at how a small town farmers' son became one of the most globally recognised fighters of his generation. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WST. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 234 x 21. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473648005
- ISBN
- 9781473648005
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.87
€ 19.99
€ 14.87
Paperback. * George Alagiah's personal testament about Africa, updated in a new Abacus edition Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGBA; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349119113
- ISBN
- 9780349119113
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.00€ 12.52
€ 14.00
€ 12.52
Paperback. Aged just 17, the author walked on stage for the first time in a Glasgow comedy club and brought the house down. He only had a five-minute set but in that short time he discovered that he really could earn a living from making people laugh. This book deals with his life and work. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: ASZB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405913768
- ISBN
- 9781405913768
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.19
€ 17.99
€ 13.19
Hardback. Beyond Meetings with Remarkable Men into the truth behind the self-crafted mythology of Gurdjieff's life Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Inner Traditions Bear and Company United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620556382
- ISBN
- 9781620556382
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 21.72
€ 33.99
€ 21.72
paperback. Memoir from the iconic fashion inventor, philanthropist, socialite and powerful feminist, Diane von Furstenberg Num Pages: 256 pages, 16pp colour. BIC Classification: AKB; AKT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 26. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471140297
- ISBN
- 9781471140297
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.41
€ 14.99
€ 11.41
Paperback. An account of survival is told by a Budapest lawyer who secured fake Christian identities for himself, his wife and his two children following the invasion of the Germans in March 1944. Translator(s): Tonkin, Humphrey. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVH; BGHA; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841951805
- ISBN
- 9781841951805
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.30
€ 14.99
€ 11.30
Paperback. The contrasting lives of the Mitford sisters - stylish, scandalous and tragic by turns - hold up a mirror to upper-class life before and after the Second World War. Num Pages: 400 pages, 16pp illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 27. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- Head of Zeus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784970895
- ISBN
- 9781784970895
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.64
€ 13.99
€ 10.64
Paperback. A dramatic behind-the-scenes look at what it is like to manage Manchester United, one of the biggest football clubs and international brands in the world. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; 3JMG; BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 234. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Aurum Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- KI20003171
- ISBN
- 9781781315132
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A vivid and revelatory first-hand account of one of the most evocative periods in popular music, written by one the era's greatest songwriters. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 black and white and colour in plate section. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 151 x 27. Weight in Grams: 764.
- Publisher
- Jawbone Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908279576
- ISBN
- 9781908279576
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.47
€ 19.99
€ 14.47
Paperback. Charles Handy is perhaps best known outside the business world as a wise and warm presenter of Radio 4's "Thought for the Day". Here, he leaves the management territory he has so effectively and influentially mapped in the past to explore the issues and dilemmas - moral and creative - raised by the turning points of his long and successful life. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8 pp b&w. BIC Classification: BGBA; KJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099481881
- ISBN
- 9780099481881
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.65
€ 20.99
€ 16.65
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571228768
- ISBN
- 9780571228768
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.39
€ 19.99
€ 14.39
Paperback. Num Pages: 220 pages, 8 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; BGSA; WSSN3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- SportsBooks Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 220
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907524363
- ISBN
- 9781907524363
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.09
€ 14.09
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 137 x 25. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444758504
- ISBN
- 9781444758504
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.64
€ 14.99
€ 11.64
Hardback. A lively and readable literary biography of a remarkable personality who was a central member of the Inklings, this book rediscovers the dramatic and contradictory life of a brilliant writer and publisher from a poor London background who became a ground-breaking theologian, fantasy novelist and poet. Num Pages: 544 pages, 16-page plates section. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 241 x 48. Weight in Grams: 942.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199284153
- ISBN
- 9780199284153
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.96
€ 41.96
Paperback. Clare Balding grew up in a rather unusual household. Her father a champion trainer, she shared her life with more than 100 thoroughbred racehorses, mares, foals and ponies, as well as an ever-present pack of boxers and lurchers. As a toddler she would happily ride the legendary Mill Reef and take breakfast with the Queen. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: APT; BGFA; WSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Penguin Group
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241959756
- ISBN
- 9780241959756
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.73
€ 14.99
€ 11.73
Paperback. A biography that offers a fresh account of Robert Schumann's life. It confronts the traditional perception of the doom-laden Romantic, forced by depression into a life of helpless, poignant sadness. It frees Schumann from one hundred and fifty years of myth-making and unjustified psychological speculation. Num Pages: 496 pages, 30 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; AVGC5; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 40. Weight in Grams: 812.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300163988
- ISBN
- 9780300163988
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.64
€ 33.99
€ 24.64
Paperback. Presents the stories of the war: a firefight where the resistance came from 'men in black'; a night spent chain-smoking in the guard tower counting the tracer bullets being fired over the city; and the hesitation of a young soldier who had been passed around from platoon to platoon because he was too afraid to fight. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; BGHA; HBG; HBLW3; JPS; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 284. Good clean copy showing light shelfwear to covers and page edges, remains in good condition
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- SKU
- KSG0009499
- ISBN
- 9780552154376
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99