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Biography: general
Paperback. Hailed by the Boston Globe as "one of the best boxing books ever penned," Strong Boy is the rags-to-riches story of one of America's first ethnic heroes, the nation's first million-dollar athlete, a sports hero decades before Babe Ruth, and the forefather of boxing and sports celebrity as we know them today-John L. Sullivan, "The Boston Strong Boy" Num Pages: 384 pages, 44 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BGS; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 24. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762788385
- ISBN
- 9780762788385
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.61
€ 20.61
Paperback. The definitive biography of the legendary conservative Senator from South Carolina, with new revelations about his life and career. Num Pages: 440 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; BGH; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 674.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Edition
- Revised
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781586483920
- ISBN
- 9781586483920
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.12
€ 26.99
€ 19.12
Hardcover. Erich von Stroheim (1885-1957) was one of the true giants of American film history. For years, however his life has been wreathed in myths, many of his own devising. Lennig has scoured European and American archives for details concerning Stroheim's life. Num Pages: 384 pages, 30 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 948.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University Press of Kentucky
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813121383
- ISBN
- 9780813121383
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.20
€ 53.20
Paperback. Novelist, satirist, poet, photographer, painter, alchemist, and hellraiser - August Strindberg was all these. This biography describes the eventful and complicated life of one of the great literary figures in world literature. Num Pages: 352 pages, 20 colour + 50 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 138 x 30. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300198065
- ISBN
- 9780300198065
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 18.02
€ 23.99
€ 18.02
Paperback. Forthright memoirs of a singular personality - former MP and STRICTLY COME DANCING star, Ann Widdecombe. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; 3JM; BGHA; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 134 x 29. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780220925
- ISBN
- 9781780220925
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.89
€ 15.99
€ 11.89
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BGHA; BJ; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Helion & Company United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910777305
- ISBN
- 9781910777305
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.69
€ 23.99
€ 17.69
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor Trade Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781630761288
- ISBN
- 9781630761288
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.09
€ 21.09
Paperback. John Peel first brought Judy's moving childhood story to light on 'Home Truths'. Abducted by her psychotic spiritualist father and kept like a dog in the backyard, she went on to suffer at the brutal hands of nuns in a Manchester orphanage, before living wild on the streets. An incredible, heart-wrenching story of a child who refused to give up. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; BTP; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 228. Some minor shelf wear, but remains very good
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTJ0007278
- ISBN
- 9780007222018
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The shocking, powerful true story of the lives of 7 young kids, marred by guns, gangs and violence on one of Britain's toughest estates. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BG; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 238. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0007086
- ISBN
- 9780007267064
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The shocking, powerful true story of the lives of 7 young kids, marred by guns, gangs and violence on one of Britain's toughest estates. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BG; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KSG0014924
- ISBN
- 9780007267064
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; BGX; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 145 x 11. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Publisher
- Thomas Nelson Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780849911514
- ISBN
- 9780849911514
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.81
€ 18.99
€ 16.81
Paperback. * Follows the prize winning memoir, Skating to Antarctica. * The story of her troubled teenage years in and out of psychiatric institutions intercut with a contemporary tale of travelling across America by train, surrounded by strangers. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Publisher
- Virago
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860499951
- ISBN
- 9781860499951
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.69
€ 16.99
€ 12.69
Hardcover. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; BGXA; JFSR1; VXWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Other Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590517765
- ISBN
- 9781590517765
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.44
€ 30.99
€ 27.44
Paperback. The intimate memoirs of one of the most acclaimed and controversial artists of her generation. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: AGB; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 156.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340769461
- ISBN
- 9780340769461
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.49
€ 17.99
€ 13.49
Paperback. Billie Holiday's signature tune, 'Strange Fruit', with its graphic and heart-wrenching portrayal of a lynching in the South, brought home the evils of racism as well as being an inspiring mark of resistance. In 1939, its performance sparked controversy (and sometimes violence) wherever Billie Holiday went. Num Pages: 176 pages, 8pp plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJP; AVGK; AVH; BGF; HBJK; HBLW; JFFJ; JFSL; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 199 x 11. Weight in Grams: 129.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841952840
- ISBN
- 9781841952840
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.54
€ 15.99
€ 11.54
Paperback. Bowie's pioneering sexual experimentation, cracked actor showmanship and ability to embrace every musical genre from glam rock to drum'n'bass have made him into the biggest commercial success in rock history since the Beatles and the Stones. Num Pages: 592 pages, 2x8pp b&w photos. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 130 x 37. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Virgin Books
- Number of pages
- 592
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Revised, Updated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753510025
- ISBN
- 9780753510025
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.02
€ 26.99
€ 19.02
paperback. Now in paperback, this 'wonderful book' (Jane Stevenson, Daily Telegraph) describes the remarkable lives and times of the John Tradescants, father and son, immortalized in Philippa Gregory's bestselling novels Earthly Joys and Virgin Earth. Num Pages: 496 pages, Integrated black & white images throughout. 2 x 8pp black & white plates and 4pp colour p. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; BGH; WM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 38. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781843543350
- ISBN
- 9781843543350
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.27
€ 12.99
€ 10.27
Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, B&W photos. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Publisher
- BenBella Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781939529640
- ISBN
- 9781939529640
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.65
€ 26.99
€ 24.65
Paperback. "Previously published in much different forms as Wheeler-dealer, and Wheeling the deal"--Title page verso. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Rare Bird Books United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781942600244
- ISBN
- 9781942600244
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.96
€ 17.99
€ 17.96
Paperback. The weird and wonderful life of John Whiteside Parsons - a pioneering rocket scientist who also delved into the occult Num Pages: 368 pages, 8. BIC Classification: BG; TTDS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 27. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753820650
- ISBN
- 9780753820650
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.74
€ 15.99
€ 11.74
Paperback. Num Pages: 234 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJP; 3JM; BGSA; WSBX; WSWY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 281 x 209 x 23. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Anchor Canada
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780385681100
- ISBN
- 9780385681100
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.49
€ 21.99
€ 19.49
Paperback. When Stephanie Klein thought she had everything she could possibly have wanted from life: a good job, a successful husband, a Manhattan apartment and a baby on the way. By the time she hit thirty it was all gone, and she was left to start again. This book features the weblog she kept of her new found freedom and sexual adventures. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BG; VFVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- First Paperback Edition
- SKU
- KNW0008563
- ISBN
- 9780091908997
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Reissue of the acclaimed biography of Beryl Markham Num Pages: 448 pages, Section: 16, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 3JJ; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 199 x 127 x 30. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349121758
- ISBN
- 9780349121758
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.49
€ 17.99
€ 13.49
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BG; HP; JFSJ; JFSK2; JM; VS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Black Swan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552778404
- ISBN
- 9780552778404
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.72
€ 15.99
€ 11.72