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Biography: general

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Biography: general

Hardback. Yoshimasa may have been the worst shogun ever to rule Japan. But his influence on the cultural life of Japan was unparalleled. Yoshimasa is remembered primarily as the builder of the Temple of the Silver Pavilion and as the ruler at the time of the Onin War (1467-1477), after which the authority of the shogun all but disappeared. Series: Asia Perspectives: History, Society and Culture. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3H; BGH; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231130561
ISBN
9780231130561
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.46
€ 79.12

Paperback. Yoshimasa may have been the worst shogun ever to rule Japan. But his influence on the cultural life of Japan was unparalleled. Yoshimasa is remembered primarily as the builder of the Temple of the Silver Pavilion and as the ruler at the time of the Onin War (1467-1477), after which the authority of the shogun all but disappeared. Series: Asia Perspectives: History, Society and Culture. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3H; BGH; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 139 x 210 x 13. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231130578
ISBN
9780231130578
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 27.39

Paperback. This is an intimate, loving portrait of Michael Jackson, illuminating the private man like never before; now fully revised and updated to include the trial of Dr. Conrad Murray. Num Pages: 512 pages, (2x8pp plates). BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 36. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007435685
ISBN
9780007435685
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.87

Paperback. A biography of Paul Bowles, the famously enigmatic writer-composer. It questions the biographer's role, the subject's credibility, and the very nature of 'truth' in the telling of a life. It talks of Bowles' difficult childhood and of his grief over his wife's - the author Jane Bowles, who died in 1973 - illness, of exile, dreams, and madness. Num Pages: 354 pages, 15 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; AVH; BGF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
354
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520224933
ISBN
9780520224933
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.74

Paperback. This book traces the spiritual journey of Satish Kumar - child monk, peace pilgrim, ecological activist and educator. In it he traces the sources of inspiration which formed his understanding of the world as a network of multiple and diverse relationships. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; HRLK; JPWD; RNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
Green Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903998182
ISBN
9781903998182
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.28

Hardback. You Belong to the Universe documents Buckminster Fuller's six-decade quest to "make the world work for one hundred percent of humanity." Jonathan Keats sets out to restore Fuller's good name, placing Fuller's philosophy in a modern context. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: BGT; TBY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199338238
ISBN
9780199338238
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 34.28

Paperback. Rich Smith undertook a daring crime spree across the United States - a journey to break the dumbest American laws on the statute books. Here, it is illegal to: lie down and fall asleep in a cheese factory (South Dakota); play a trumpet with the intention of luring someone to a store (California); and, catch a fish with a lasso (Tennessee). Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 230.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Corgi London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
SKU
KNW0007921
ISBN
9780552154062
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.49

Paperback. 'In Dog We Trust'. The autobiography of cult hero Duane 'Dog' Chapman, the world's most successful bounty hunter. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: APT; BGFA; JFFH1; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409129547
ISBN
9781409129547
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. Heart warming and funny tales of a joyously reckless cat that are just perfect for the Christmas humour market Num Pages: 208 pages, line drawings throughout. BIC Classification: BG; WH; WNGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 17. Weight in Grams: 146.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
Edition
UK ed.
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340898659
ISBN
9780340898659
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. Num Pages: 338 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; BGHA; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
Feral House,U.S. United States
Number of pages
338
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Enlarged
Condition
New
SKU
V9781936239610
ISBN
9781936239610
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.65

Paperback. Num Pages: 340 pages, port. BIC Classification: BGA; JFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
AK Press United Kingdom
Edition
Second Edition
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
SKU
V9781902593029
ISBN
9781902593029
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.47

Paperback. From his eccentric South London working class childhood to running one of the biggest cities in the world, Livingstone is one of the very few politicians to have scored a major victory over the Thatcher Government and has championed issues as diverse as the environment, gay rights and anti-racism. This title tells his story. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; BGHA; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 126 x 197 x 46. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571280414
ISBN
9780571280414
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.71

Hardcover. You Fascinate Me So takes readers into the world and work of Tony, Grammy, and Emmy Award-winning composer/performer Cy Coleman, exploring his days as a child prodigy in the 1930s, his time as a hot jazz pianist and early television celebrity in the 1950s, and his life as one of Broadway's preeminent composers Num Pages: 400 pages, 2x 8-page photo inserts. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 239 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1040.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Applause Theatre & Cinema Books
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781480355903
ISBN
9781480355903
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.64

hardcover. Num Pages: 275 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 213 x 23. Weight in Grams: 524. Good clean copy showing light age and shelfwear. Light wear to dust jacket
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Beaufort Books New York
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMO0000673
ISBN
9780825307461
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.70

Hardcover. The extraordinary story of the one of the most fruitful friendships in modern arts and letters. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGF; BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 244 x 28. Weight in Grams: 618.
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393245059
ISBN
9780393245059
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.58

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Carrilho, Andre. Num Pages: 40 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGS; HBTB; WSJT. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Dragonfly Books
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553498424
ISBN
9780553498424
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.38

Paperback. Author Claire Lorrimer's fascinating autobiography: a rich tapestry of a life and remarkable career that has spanned the twentieth century. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473633988
ISBN
9781473633988
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; BM; HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 145 x 25. Weight in Grams: 25.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762780389
ISBN
9780762780389
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 20.85

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; BM; HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 135 x 17. Weight in Grams: 18.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762788194
ISBN
9780762788194
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.18

Paperback. When Sam Cooke was shot dead in a cheap motel in Hollywood, he was one of America's most successful pop stars. This title follows Cooke's life in a racist America where his voice was one of the first to reach beyond the segregated audiences and command a white following, Cooke himself becoming a player in the fledgling civil rights movement. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: AVGQ; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 518.
Publisher
Virgin Publishing
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753540022
ISBN
9780753540022
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.59

Paperback. From bad music, fame and infomercials to raising kids, sex and airport security, this book is the result of a one-man mission to demonstrate the alarming rise in worldwide idiocy, buffoonery and out-and-out disregard for intelligent thought. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: AVGT; AVH; BGFA; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 19. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Ebury Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091960339
ISBN
9780091960339
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: AVGT; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Ebury Press
Condition
New
SKU
KSG0020041
ISBN
9780091960322
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Hardcover. A collection of little known, behind the secens, stories from Don Randi a hugely influential keyboard musican who played for some of the greatest names in music Num Pages: 256 pages, Two 4-colour photo inserts. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; AVRG; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 238 x 26. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Hal Leonard
Condition
New
SKU
V9781495008825
ISBN
9781495008825
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.43

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 346 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 657.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
346
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691652313
ISBN
9780691652313
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 179.30

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