Biography: general
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Biography: general
paperback. During the second world war Eric Lomax was forced to work on the notorious Burma-Siam Railway and was tortured by the Japanese for making a crude radio. Left emotionally scarred and unable to form normal relationships Lomax suffered for years until, with the help of his wife Patti and the Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture. Num Pages: 256 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FM; BGHA; HBJF; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099582311
- ISBN
- 9780099582311
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.04
€ 13.99
€ 11.04
Paperback. A new edition of the fascinating autobiography of one of Hollywood's most enduring legends Num Pages: 544 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: APB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 134 x 35. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849839020
- ISBN
- 9781849839020
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.58
€ 14.99
€ 11.58
Paperback. What is it really like to be a racer? What is it like to be swept along at 60kmh in the middle of the pack? What happens to the body during a high-speed chute? What tactics must teams employ to win the day, the jersey, the grand tour? The author offers us insight into the mind of a professional cyclist during his last year before retirement. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- Yellow Jersey
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780224100083
- ISBN
- 9780224100083
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.49
€ 17.99
€ 13.49
Paperback. When the author joined the US Postal cycling team in 1996, she could have had no idea how she would become a central figure in the biggest doping scandal in sporting history. This title tells the story of that time, and of the enormous repercussions that resonate to this day for Emma, Lance and the whole sport. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSDX; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Corgi Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552171076
- ISBN
- 9780552171076
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. Part cycling story, part cold war and love story, this is Ben MacIntyre meets the great escape, a sporting equivalent of Anna Funder's seminal Stasiland. Num Pages: 416 pages, colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; 3JJP; BGS; HBJD; HBTW; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Aurum Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781315361
- ISBN
- 9781781315361
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.26
€ 13.99
€ 11.26
Paperback. 'Hard to put down - it's so personal and raw.' Sunday Times Magazine Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BGXA; HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 199 x 22. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton London
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340943670
- ISBN
- 9780340943670
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.90
€ 14.99
€ 11.90
The Quotable George Washington. The Wisdom of an American Patriot.
Washington, George. Ed(S): Lucas, Stephen E.
Hardback. Editor(s): Lucas, Stephen E. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 144 x 15. Weight in Grams: 299.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780945612667
- ISBN
- 9780945612667
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.14
€ 44.14
Paperback. Originally published: Boston: Little Brown, 1974. Num Pages: 560 pages, , black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 140 x 38. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Publisher
- Naval Institute Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591140856
- ISBN
- 9781591140856
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.27
€ 31.99
€ 28.27
Series: American Warriors. Num Pages: 253 pages, black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1FPK; 3JJPG; BGH; HBJF; HBWS1; HBWS2; JPSH; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813144511
- ISBN
- 9780813144511
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.73
€ 29.73
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842820858
- ISBN
- 9781842820858
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.30
€ 11.99
€ 10.30
Hardcover. This guide follows a trail of places associated with Robert Louis Stevenson. John Cairney, perhaps best known for writing and starring in "The Robert Burns Story", is one of the few people to have visited all the places on the RLS trail. Series: Quest for. Num Pages: 192 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGH; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 210 x 29. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780946487875
- ISBN
- 9780946487875
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.57
€ 21.99
€ 16.57
Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 1 port. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 126 x 19. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- NYRB Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780940322615
- ISBN
- 9780940322615
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.61
€ 24.99
€ 18.61
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780006530251
- ISBN
- 9780006530251
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.70
€ 13.99
€ 11.70
Hardback. This is three books in one: an impressionistic account (based on the aestheticism of Walter Pater) of the dancer's homoerotic career, a deconstructive analysis of his gay male reception (drawn from the semiotics of Roland Barthes), and an exploration of the limitations of that analysis. Num Pages: 240 pages, 23 half-tones. BIC Classification: ASDL; BG; JFSK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804729499
- ISBN
- 9780804729499
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.16
€ 80.16
Paperback. A fascinating study of the Queen's life and her reign, as seen through her own speeches over the last 75 years Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 x 8pp colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; 3JM; BGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130. .
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471150982
- ISBN
- 9781471150982
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.03
€ 11.99
€ 10.03
Hardback. Not since the publication of The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli 500 years ago has a member of the political opposition written so candidly about the strengths and weaknesses of the strongest member of his opposing political party. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; BGH; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 151 x 30. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Company
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781455562510
- ISBN
- 9781455562510
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 20.71
€ 29.99
€ 20.71
Paperback. An updated edition of Ben Pimlott's classic biography of the Queen: 'There is no better biography of Elizabeth II.' PETER HENNESSY, Independent on Sunday Num Pages: 816 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; 3JM; BGR; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 196 x 54. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Diamond Jubilee edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007476626
- ISBN
- 9780007476626
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 15.99
€ 21.99
€ 15.99
Paperback.
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Publisher
- Flamingo London
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780006552024
- ISBN
- 9780006552024
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.96
€ 17.99
€ 12.96
Paperback. The 'astonishing' (New York Times Book Review) and 'riveting' (New York Post) true story of Phiona Mutesi - a teenage chess prodigy from the slums of Uganda. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGU; 3JM; BGS; WDMG1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349141770
- ISBN
- 9780349141770
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.89
€ 14.99
€ 11.89
Hardcover. Virginia Claypool Meredith's role in directly managing the affairs of a large and prosperous farm in east-central Indiana opened doors that were often closed to women in late nineteenth century America. Her status allowed her to campaign for the education of women, in general, and rural women, in particular. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JFSJ1; TV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 839.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557535122
- ISBN
- 9781557535122
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.38
€ 111.38
Hardback. Includes two transcriptions of Mary Estelle Elizabeth Cutts's manuscript as well as a study of Cutts's authorship and women's historical writing in the nineteenth century. Editor(s): Allgor, Catherine. Series: Jeffersonian America (Hardcover). Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGA; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813932989
- ISBN
- 9780813932989
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.63
€ 54.63
Paperback. Michael Palin's bestselling diaries before, during and after Monty Python. Num Pages: 752 pages, 61. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; APB; BGFA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 156 x 45. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780229010
- ISBN
- 9781780229010
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.06
€ 19.99
€ 15.06
Paperback. Horatio Nelson was a shrewd political operator who charmed and impressed political leaders. He was a difficult subordinate, only happy when completely in command, and capable of great ruthlessness. This biography takes a look at Nelson's status as a hero, explaining how Nelson achieved such extraordinary success. Num Pages: 784 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: BG; HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141007618
- ISBN
- 9780141007618
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.93
€ 26.99
€ 18.93
Paperback. From ancient times to the present day, Iranian social, political, and economic life has been dramatically influenced by psychoactive agents. This book looks at the stimulants that, as put by a longtime resident of seventeenth-century Iran, Raphael du Mans, provided Iranians with damagh, gave them a 'kick', got them into a good mood. Num Pages: 368 pages, 20 halftones. 6 tables. 1 map. BIC Classification: BGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691144443
- ISBN
- 9780691144443
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.88
€ 46.99
€ 33.88