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Biography: general

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Bock, Janna. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HBJF. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 228 x 279 x 6. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Capstone Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781491465561
ISBN
9781491465561
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.96

Paperback. A largely autobiographical account of the author's life as one who fell in love first with physics and then with teaching physics to students. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations, colour plates. BIC Classification: BGTA; PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 214 x 20. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781451607130
ISBN
9781451607130
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.45

Paperback. James Francis Xavier O'Brien is best known as a Fenian and member of the Irish Parliamentary Party. This title reveals his life of bohemian travel before he entered nationalist politics. Editor(s): Regan-Lefebvre, Jennifer. Series: Classics of Irish History. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 186 x 124 x 15. Weight in Grams: 178.
Publisher
University College Dublin Press
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904558996
ISBN
9781904558996
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.64

Paperback. Eric Liddell was as close to a saint as any man in modern history has been. Renowned for his athletic prowess, it was also his deeply entrenched values that set him apart from the crowd. These qualities were never better illustrated than in the 1924 Paris Olympics. This is the story of a true hero of our times. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGS; BGX; HRCX7; JWXR; WSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127. .
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784160043
ISBN
9781784160043
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Hardcover. A rare and entertaining look at Felicity Ashbee's experiences as a member of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force during World War II Editor(s): Reed, Cleota. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815609711
ISBN
9780815609711
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.99

Paperback. The celebrated author of Down the Nile travels to Tibet and India as part of her investigation into the world of the blind. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JFFG; JNS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 144 x 25. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Back Bay Books
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780316043434
ISBN
9780316043434
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.16

Paperback. Num Pages: 326 pages. BIC Classification: BG; HBG; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 139 x 25. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Paul Dry Books, Inc United States
Number of pages
326
Condition
New
SKU
V9780967967530
ISBN
9780967967530
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.54

Hardback. This is the memoir of James F. Gill. A senior partner at a New York City law firm, Gill has quietly made his mark in the rarefied worlds of business and politics while distinguishing himself as a determined and idealistic advocate of the public interest. Num Pages: 171 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 20. Weight in Grams: 443.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
171
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823222360
ISBN
9780823222360
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 33.65

Paperback. A biography of Fannie Lou Hamer, one of the most important civil rights activists of the 20th century. It documents Hamer's lifelong crusade to empower the poor through collective action and the personal costs of her struggle to win a political voice and economic self-sufficiency for blacks in the segregated South. Series: Women in American History. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252069369
ISBN
9780252069369
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.82

Paperback. Driven by famine from their home in the Rif, Mohamed's family walks to Tangiers in search of a better life. But things are no better there. Eight of his siblings die of malnutrition and neglect, and one is killed by his father in a fit of rage. This is a memoir of a young Moroccan boy's coming of age in a time of extreme poverty and degradation. Num Pages: 169 pages. BIC Classification: 2CSR; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
Telegram Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
169
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846590108
ISBN
9781846590108
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.60

Paperback / so. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 9. Weight in Grams: 177.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Beacon Press United States
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807033807
ISBN
9780807033807
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.92

Hardback. Adventures in the scientific exploration of the American tropics, related by the prize-winning naturalist writer. Maslow recounts the exploits of thirteen pioneers-"inspired characters in mythopoetic settings. Call them Indiana Einsteins, and call us fortunate to have Maslow to tell their stories."-Kirkus Reviews. Num Pages: 319 pages, 2M. BIC Classification: BG; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
319
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566631372
ISBN
9781566631372
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.97

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGJ; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781585424689
ISBN
9781585424689
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.24

Paperback. All the author ever wanted to be was a footballer. Blessed with brilliant talent which she honed with hours of practice, it was soon clear to all who saw her that she was the best women's footballer that Watford had ever produced. This title offers the inspirational tale of a woman with a drive to succeed. Num Pages: 368 pages, 2x8 colour. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552166430
ISBN
9780552166430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Football has dominated Lou Macari's life. This autobiography tells of the glory days and the truth behind the scandals, and of the perils that threaten the game. Num Pages: 368 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Corgi
Condition
New
SKU
9780552157438
ISBN
9780552157438
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.34

Paperback. .
Publisher
Floodlit Dreams Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780992658564
ISBN
9780992658564
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.34

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 200+ illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 702.
Publisher
Empire Publications Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909360266
ISBN
9781909360266
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.46

Hardcover. Tommy McLean made history as a player and a manager, but behind the triumph is an untold story. As one-third of Scottish football's best-known team of brothers, McLean sampled the incredible highs. As a manager he took Motherwell from the brink of bankruptcy to victory in the Scottish Cup final and European football. This title tells his story. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 pp colour plates. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 231 x 25. Weight in Grams: 492.
Publisher
Black and White Publishing
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845027049
ISBN
9781845027049
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 16.67

Paperback. Tells the story of a band called Pixies and how they turned their distinctive, warped breed of dynamic surf-punk into music legend. This book describes the life, death and rebirth of this band. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1x8pp b/w illustration section. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 133 x 20. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Virgin Books
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753513835
ISBN
9780753513835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.09

Paperback. Series: Fesler-Lampert Minnesota Heritage Book. Num Pages: 296 pages, 17 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; BGL; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816678204
ISBN
9780816678204
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.83

paperback. In a crucial period between the World Wars, Woodsworth helped define the character of the modern Canadian, non-Marxist Left and of many of Canada's important economic and social institutions. Num Pages: 324 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division Canada
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802068422
ISBN
9780802068422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.15

Hardcover. Set during the sexual revolution of the sixties, this work recalls the decade's prodigious effect on a generation of Americans that came of age during that transformative time of changing mores. Series: Writing American Women. Num Pages: 240 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BGA; VFVK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 553.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815608899
ISBN
9780815608899
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.36

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, full colour throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; BGFA; JFC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 214 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471159152
ISBN
9781471159152
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.44

Hardcover. The volume sets out to recreate the atmosphere and events of the Irish in India. It interweaves the outline of the life of John Henry Foley (1818-74), Queen Victoria's favourite sculptor, with that of some of his principal subjects - Hardinge, Montgomery and Lawrence. Num Pages: 160 pages, 9 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2AB; BG; FA; HBJF; HBLL; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 136. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781901866360
ISBN
9781901866360
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.50

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