Biography: general
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Biography: general
Paperback. Michael Buerk has reported on some of the biggest stories on BBC in our lifetime: the Flixborough chemical plant fire, the Birmingham pub bombing, Lockerbie; the start of the Falklands War; the death throes of apartheid in South Africa. Here, he reveals the private Michael Buerk, his happy marriage to Christine and his delight at fatherhood. Num Pages: 464 pages, 16. BIC Classification: BGBA; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 34. Weight in Grams: 340. 8vo.Good clean copy . Standard paperback edution.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KEX0291080
- ISBN
- 9780099461371
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The second part of the bestselling novelist's autobiography about his time in the Gurkhas during the second world war Series: Cassell Military Paperbacks. Num Pages: 352 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FMB; BGA; HBJD1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 22. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- W&N
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780304361571
- ISBN
- 9780304361571
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.04
€ 13.99
€ 11.04
Paperback. The true story of an orphaned Cambodian girl who spent her childhood in slavery and prostitution and now combats trafficking. Somaly Mam has a strong international profile and supporters include Hillary Clinton, the Queen of Spain and Angelina Jolie. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8pp of colour photos. BIC Classification: BGA; JFMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 126 x 19. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844083466
- ISBN
- 9781844083466
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.58
€ 15.99
€ 12.58
Paperback. A searingly honest and brilliantly written account of Frank Turner's journey from the pub circuit to selling out Wembley Arena, with an exclusive new chapter. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: AVGH; AVGU; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472222039
- ISBN
- 9781472222039
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.85
€ 15.99
€ 11.85
Hardcover. In 1894, an eighteen-year-old Jack London quit his job shoveling coal, hopped a freight train, and left California on the first leg of a ten thousand-mile odyssey. This book features several stories that London told about his hoboing days. It presents a collection of nine essays, with accompanying illustrations. Editor(s): DePastino, Todd. Series: Subterranean Lives Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, 48 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Edition
- None ed.
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813538068
- ISBN
- 9780813538068
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 159.26
€ 159.26
Hardcover. Traces the forging of the author's identity from the clash of his youthful home life and the streets of his native mill town. This memoir reveals how a growing understanding of art, culture, friendship, spirituality, family, and class melded to create a man able to live fully in two distinct worlds. Num Pages: 176 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815609285
- ISBN
- 9780815609285
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.19
€ 13.19
Paperback. The extraordinary lives of two formidable 16th-century queens: Marguerite de Valois and her mother Catherine de' Medici. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JB; BGR; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 32. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780224770
- ISBN
- 9781780224770
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. Num Pages: 376 pages, 16 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3H; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; JPHL; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 132 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300223514
- ISBN
- 9780300223514
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.23
€ 18.99
€ 15.23
Paperback. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: 944 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 127 x 37. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Publisher
- Modern Library Inc
- Number of pages
- 944
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780375756788
- ISBN
- 9780375756788
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 24.19
€ 30.99
€ 24.19
Hardback. Series: Politics and Society in Twentieth Century America. Num Pages: 544 pages, 32 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691142999
- ISBN
- 9780691142999
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
€ 40.99
€ 29.06
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The New Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781595580252
- ISBN
- 9781595580252
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.75
€ 16.99
€ 15.75
Paperback. In 1991, Gerald Ratner made a landmark speech to the Institute of Directors After over 25 years in the jewellery trade, Gerald Ratner was one of the most well-known and successful retailers of his generation. Num Pages: 385 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 112 x 30. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 385
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906465292
- ISBN
- 9781906465292
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 20.16
€ 24.99
€ 20.16
Paperback. What is it, that makes a man willing to sit on top of an enormous Roman Candle and wait for someone to light the fuse? Ask a few of the astronauts and find out. They had it. The first Americans in space, battling the Russians for control of the heavens, putting their lives on the line. This book is about the quality beyond bravery, beyond courage. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGT; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099479376
- ISBN
- 9780099479376
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.07
€ 9.07
Paperback. Provides an account of the events that had taken place in William Ewart Gladstone's life, from his childhood, education and early political influences through to his roles as leader of Liberal Party and prime minister in three governments. This biography reveals the moral authority Gladstone stamped upon politics during his career through reforms. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845883768
- ISBN
- 9781845883768
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.60
€ 19.99
€ 18.60
Paperback. A colourful introduction to one of the most influential businessmen in history, Jacob Fugger, the Renaissance banker. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1x8pg 4-c insert;. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3H; 3JB; BGH; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781451688566
- ISBN
- 9781451688566
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 12.95
€ 19.99
€ 12.95
hardcover. John Palmer was the most influential and wealthiest British merchant in British India for the first three decades of the nineteenth century. This book presents an account of both of Palmer's business and personal life, showing how his personal relations and circumstances shaped his commercial strategies. Series: Worlds of the East India Company. Num Pages: 216 pages, 5 black and white,. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1QDB; 3JH; BGB; HBJF; HBLL; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 165 x 23. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Boydell Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781843833031
- ISBN
- 9781843833031
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.49
€ 128.49
Paperback. Ben Fong-Torres was torn between an alluring American lifestyle - including Elvis and rock 'n' roll - and the traditional cultural heritage his proud immigrant parents struggled to instill in their five children. This title tells of growing up with a double identity - Chinese and American. Num Pages: 296 pages, 28 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; AVGP; BGFA; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 230 x 19. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition,Revised
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520269682
- ISBN
- 9780520269682
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.28
€ 27.99
€ 21.28
Paperback. The story of great lost Liverpool band The La's (of There She Goes fame); the founding of independent record label, Viper. Both personal memoir from a musician and the story of Liverpool's popular music over the past 30 years. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 233 x 18. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781382585
- ISBN
- 9781781382585
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.53
€ 53.53
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BGX; HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Shambhala Publications Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611804256
- ISBN
- 9781611804256
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.13
€ 20.99
€ 18.13
Paperback. A beautiful book, as beautiful in the simple clarity of its wisdom as in the terrible beauty of the transformation to which it calls us. -- New Oxford Review Num Pages: 160 pages, Black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HRCV9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 143 x 9. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Darton,Longman & Todd Ltd
- Publication date
- 1994
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780232520781
- ISBN
- 9780232520781
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.44
€ 16.99
€ 13.44
Hardback. Hans Staden's sixteenth-century account of shipwreck and captivity by the Tupinamba Indians of Brazil was an early modern bestseller. This title presents a retelling of the German sailor's eyewitness account, showing both why it was so popular at the time and why it remains an important tool for understanding the opening of the Atlantic world. Num Pages: 216 pages, 35, 31 black & white halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 3JB; BGH; HBLH; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421403458
- ISBN
- 9781421403458
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.95€ 59.78
€ 65.95
€ 59.78
Paperback. Hans Staden's sixteenth-century account of shipwreck and captivity by the Tupinamba Indians of Brazil was an early modern bestseller. This title presents a retelling of the German sailor's eyewitness account, showing both why it was so popular at the time and why it remains an important tool for understanding the opening of the Atlantic world. Num Pages: 216 pages, 35, 31 black & white halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 3JB; BGH; HBLH; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421403465
- ISBN
- 9781421403465
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.76
€ 33.99
€ 28.76
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBL; BGHA; BM; JPHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780241966280
- ISBN
- 9780241966280
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.03
€ 14.99
€ 11.03
Paperback. Tells the story of Cash's humiliating fall from grace and his unprecedented revival; his struggle with a cruel variety of illnesses; his ongoing battles with addiction; his search to find direction in his career; his eventual rebirth as both an artist and a man; and his hugely influential legacy. Num Pages: 300 pages, 20 Colour and Black and White in Plate Section. BIC Classification: AVGL; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 166 x 30. Weight in Grams: 621. Hurt, Redemption and American Recordings. 300 pages, 20 Colour and Black and White in Plate Section. Tells the story of Cash's humiliating fall from grace and his unprecedented revival; his struggle with a cruel variety of illnesses; his ongoing battles with addiction; his search to find direction in his career; his eventual rebirth as both an artist and a man; and his hugely influential legacy. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGL; AVH; BGF. Dimension: 215 x 166 x 30. Weight: 618.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Jawbone Press
- Number of pages
- 300
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906002367
- ISBN
- 9781906002367
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.46
€ 21.46