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Biography: general

Paperback. Blind Tom was the stage name of Thomas Greene Wiggins, a blind black pianist born into slavery in 1849. In this focused, consequential study, Southall reformulates the debate surrounding Blind Tom and expands its dimensions significantly. Num Pages: 224 pages, 4 b&w photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; AVH; BGF; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 159 x 12. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810845459
ISBN
9780810845459
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.62

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2CS; BGA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 235 x 9. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691609324
ISBN
9780691609324
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. A man of action and unflagging energy, with exceptional determination, imagination and compassion, John Wilson changed millions of people's lives for the better by developing systems and techniques for preventing and curing blindness. This work tale of how one remarkable man travelled the world and transformed countless lives. Num Pages: 224 pages, 20 b/w & line illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 432.
Publisher
Giles de la Mare Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Pap/Cdr
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900357258
ISBN
9781900357258
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.15

Paperback. Former Australian rugby union legend and World Cup winner, now acclaimed television sports pundit, on his glittering career in the game - and how close he came to losing his life. Num Pages: 320 pages, (2 x 8pp plates). BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007568765
ISBN
9780007568765
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.73

Paperback. "The Cretingham Murder". Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BGA; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 172 x 9. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750950688
ISBN
9780750950688
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.61

hardcover. This is a full-length study of one of the major political figures of 20th-century America, Hiram Johnson (1876-1945). Johnson fought for decades against U.S. involvement in foreign affairs, and from his deathbed voted in 1945 against American entry into the United Nations. Num Pages: 456 pages, 45 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 30. Weight in Grams: 841.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804720816
ISBN
9780804720816
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.25

Paperback. Drawing upon extensive new first hand interview material from Debbie Harry, Chris Stein and many other significant players in the band's long history, a huge archive of personal materials and unpublished interviews, Blondie: Parallel Lives is the definitive eye-witness account of the group's long and often tumultuous existence. Num Pages: 320 pages, 3 x 8pp. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 235 x 30. Weight in Grams: 638.
Publisher
Omnibus Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785582943
ISBN
9781785582943
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.77

Hardcover. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBF; ACX; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 160 x 36. Weight in Grams: 989.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Melbourne University Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780522853773
ISBN
9780522853773
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.17

Hardback. .
Publisher
Sabrestorm Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781220085
ISBN
9781781220085
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 31.03

Paperback. Tells the story of two working class brothers crashing and burning and fighting back against the odds. This is the story of growing up in the 1960s to the sounds of Motown and ska, folk music and skiffle and radical politics and - most importantly - the sound reggae that was to capture the ears of these two teenage kids from the Midlands. Num Pages: 240 pages, 16. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 178.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099476542
ISBN
9780099476542
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 16.95

Paperback. It was on 6 June 2004 that BBC security correspondent Frank Gardner and cameraman Simon Cumbers were ambushed by Islamist gunmen in a quiet Riyadh back street. Simon was killed outright. Frank was hit in the shoulder and leg. As he lay in the dust, a figure stood over him and pumped four more bullets into his body at point-blank range. Num Pages: 528 pages, 16pp colour photos, map & author's own line drawings. BIC Classification: BGBA; JPS; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 33. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
The 10th Anniversary edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857502438
ISBN
9780857502438
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Hardcover. Born in Lynchburg, Tennessee, in 1850, Jack Daniel became a legendary moonshiner at age 15 before launching a legitimate distillery ten years later. By the time he died in 1911, he was an American legend-and his Old No. 7 Tennessee sipping whiskey was an international sensation, the winner of gold medals at the St. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; WBXD3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 166 x 25. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Wiley
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471273929
ISBN
9780471273929
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 30.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, B/W photos throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; BG; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 222 x 33. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
Basic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465093229
ISBN
9780465093229
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 16.91

Paperback. Best known as the Fight Doctor, the author has lived a dreamer's life. Instead of finding success in just one career, he has excelled in numerous fields. He's been a successful pharmacist, doctor, boxing cornerman, television commentator, screenwriter, author, artist, and more. In this book, the life of this Renaissance man is captured. Num Pages: 256 pages, 23 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 469.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Sports Publishing LLC United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613211977
ISBN
9781613211977
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.66

hardcover. Murder is an effective way to gain power over others. Kill its leaders, and a country can be yours. Kill the people or ruthlessly intimidate them, and you can control their territory. Kill the journalists-or the story-and the truth of what is happening can be buried. Num Pages: 320 pages, b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JJP; AJRD; BGBA; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597971249
ISBN
9781597971249
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.18

Paperback. When Abraham Lincoln was assassinated, there were many fingers on the trigger, writes Steers, who corrects the many misconceptions surrounding this defining moment of American history in his award-winning book, now available in paperback. 51 illustrations. 4 maps. Num Pages: 376 pages, 51 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Edition
unknown
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813191515
ISBN
9780813191515
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.08

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BGH; HBG; HBWQ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 435.
Publisher
Motorbooks International
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780760321980
ISBN
9780760321980
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.58

Paperback. An In Cold Blood for our time, a chilling, compulsive story of a writer unwittingly caught in the wake of a grifter-turned-murderer. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; BG; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 322. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Publication date
2014
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
SKU
KSS0008460
ISBN
9781472119353
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Follows the author's journey through the places she has inhabited over the years: the rural kitchen of her childhood, where her adored mother stood over the six-burner with wooden spoon in hand. This is a story of food, purpose and family. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
16566th
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099498339
ISBN
9780099498339
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.53

Paperback. This is the real Jason McAteer: a little bit bruised, a little bit battered. But still fighting. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BGSA; WSBT; WSBX; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 268 x 33. Weight in Grams: 576.
Publisher
Hachette Books Ireland
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473636064
ISBN
9781473636064
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.69

Paperback. A collection of thirty-three orations ranging over fifty years, demonstrating how Winston Churchill gradually honed his rhetoric. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGHA; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141442068
ISBN
9780141442068
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. A fascinating family memoir from Joseph O'Neill, author of the Man Booker Prize longlisted and Richard & Judy pick, 'Netherland'. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1DVT; 3JJH; BGH; HBT; JPVR; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers London
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007309252
ISBN
9780007309252
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Hardback. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: BGB; KJMB; KJZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 285 x 42. Weight in Grams: 672.
Publisher
INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781610394130
ISBN
9781610394130
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 31.03

Paperback. The story of the splendidly unpredictable Russian dancer who ruffled the feathers of the Bloomsbury set and became the wife of John Maynard Keynes Num Pages: 496 pages, 50. BIC Classification: ASDL; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 31. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
W&N
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753825785
ISBN
9780753825785
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.51

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