Biography: general
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Biography: general
Paperback. The fascinating true story of an Englishwoman who spent 12 years alone in a cave in the Himalayas and became a world-renowned spiritual leader Num Pages: 224 pages, colour and b&w illus. BIC Classification: 2ADS; BG; HRE; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 82 x 15. Weight in Grams: 184. A Western Woman's Quest for Enlightenment. 224 pages, colour and b&w illus. The fascinating true story of an Englishwoman who spent 12 years alone in a cave in the Himalayas and became a world-renowned spiritual leader. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 2ADS; BG; HRE; JFSJ1. Dimension: 199 x 82 x 15. Weight: 170.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747543893
- ISBN
- 9780747543893
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.09
€ 17.99
€ 13.09
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, 32 pages of color photographs. BIC Classification: AGB; BGA; JKVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Pegasus Books United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781605985022
- ISBN
- 9781605985022
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.16
€ 19.99
€ 18.16
Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGA; HBJK; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813134147
- ISBN
- 9780813134147
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.45
€ 34.45
Paperback. Discover the true story of Richard III's mother, one of her era's great survivors Num Pages: 336 pages, 47. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGR; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 126 x 30. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445644806
- ISBN
- 9781445644806
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.12
€ 16.99
€ 13.12
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 104 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- Revised
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816690411
- ISBN
- 9780816690411
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.04
€ 18.99
€ 18.04
Paperback.
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Avon Books
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Format
- Paperback
- SKU
- V9780380803361
- ISBN
- 9780380803361
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.82
€ 8.82
Paperback. Non-fans regard Celine Dion as ersatz and plastic, yet to those who love her, no one could be more real, with her impoverished childhood, her manager-husband's struggle with cancer, her knack for howling out raw emotion. This book documents author's brave and unprecedented year-long quest to find his inner Celine Dion fan. Series: 33 1/3. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 122 x 9. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Academic
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826427885
- ISBN
- 9780826427885
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.58
€ 13.99
€ 11.58
Paperback. A lively account of the highly influential artist's life and work. Series: Art & Ideas. Num Pages: 352 pages. Dimension: 217 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 716.
- Publisher
- Phaidon Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714835150
- ISBN
- 9780714835150
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.97
€ 13.97
Paperback. Today we view Cezanne as a monumental figure, but during his lifetime (1839-1906), many did not understand him or his work. This book tells the story of an artist who was never accepted into the official Salon: he was considered a revolutionary at best and a barbarian at worst, whose paintings were unfinished, distorted and strange. Num Pages: 608 pages, 40 pp colour plates. BIC Classification: ACVT; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 232 x 40. Weight in Grams: 756.
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 608
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846681707
- ISBN
- 9781846681707
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.18
€ 33.99
€ 22.18
With its insights into the political, religious, and domestic battles that have dominated women's destinies, Sadik's life story is as inspirational as it is dramatic Num Pages: 536 pages, 28 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BG; GTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 43. Weight in Grams: 953.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 536
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803211049
- ISBN
- 9780803211049
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 34.49
€ 35.99
€ 34.49
hardcover. Based on documentary research and extensive interviews, this book breaks new ground by relating the personal histories of child care pioneers to wider policy and practice developments. Num Pages: 232 pages, ports. BIC Classification: BG; JKSB1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 148. Weight in Grams: 421.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- SKU
- V9781861343536
- ISBN
- 9781861343536
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.95
€ 82.95
Paperback. Series: Centennial Publications of The University of Chicago Press. Num Pages: 352 pages, 33 halftones. BIC Classification: BG; PD; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226870557
- ISBN
- 9780226870557
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.01
€ 40.99
€ 31.01
Paperback. Coco Chanel was many things to many people. Raised in emotional and financial poverty, she became one of the defining figures of the twentieth century. She was mistress to aristocrats, artists and spies. She broke rules of style and decorum, seducing both men and women, yet in her work expected the highest standards. Num Pages: 544 pages, 2 x b&w insets. BIC Classification: AKB; AKTH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 34. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141036854
- ISBN
- 9780141036854
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.17
€ 17.99
€ 13.17
Paperback. She revolutionized how women looked. She banned corsets, shortened skirts and scented the world with Chanel No.5. Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel was an icon. But how closely did her carefully moulded image match the truth? Translator(s): Amphoux, Nancy. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AKB; AKTH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 32. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Publisher
- Quercus
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906694241
- ISBN
- 9781906694241
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.43
€ 21.99
€ 16.43
Hardback. Appearing on Big Brother in 2007, Victoria Beckham lookalike Chanelle Hayes quickly became a national talking point. But her life has also been etched with tragedy from the moment she was born in prison. Just a baby, she was orphaned when her drug-addicted mother was brutally murdered. Honest, sad and ultimately uplifting, this is her story. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782199823
- ISBN
- 9781782199823
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.50
€ 19.99
€ 14.50
Paperback. Mike Oldfield was born without social instincts and brought up in a troubled environment but possessed an extraordinary musical talent. His first album Tubular Bells catapulted him into a stardom he was ill equipped to cope with. This book describes how he grew up with an alcoholic mother, his fame, years as a recluse and his rebirth experience. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2x8 colour illustration sections. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Publisher
- Virgin Books
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753513071
- ISBN
- 9780753513071
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.26
€ 21.99
€ 16.26
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Libris United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781870352611
- ISBN
- 9781870352611
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.68
€ 40.99
€ 33.68
Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages, port. BIC Classification: BGA; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 7. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Publisher
- Eland Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780907871927
- ISBN
- 9780907871927
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.71
€ 13.99
€ 10.71
Paperback. The classical Melnikov method provides information on the behavior of deterministic planar systems that may exhibit transitions, that is it escapes from and captures into preferred regions of phase space. This book develops a unified treatment of deterministic and stochastic systems. Series: Princeton Series in Applied Mathematics. Num Pages: 240 pages, 94 line illus. BIC Classification: BGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691144344
- ISBN
- 9780691144344
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.68€ 50.46
€ 64.68
€ 50.46
Paperback. Charlie Chaplin is the greatest icon in the history of cinema, who lived one of the most dramatic rags to riches stories ever told. Chaplin's life was marked by extraordinary contrasts: the child of London slums who became a multimillionaire; and the on-screen clown who was a driven perfectionist behind the camera. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 928 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 201 x 45. Weight in Grams: 756.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141977508
- ISBN
- 9780141977508
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.81
€ 26.99
€ 18.81
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571237692
- ISBN
- 9780571237692
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.33
€ 19.99
€ 14.33
paperback. Includes an account of Bernard's Salford childhood, the early days of Joy Division, the band's enormous critical and popular success, and the subsequent tragic death of Ian Curtis. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552170499
- ISBN
- 9780552170499
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.42
€ 16.99
€ 12.42
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSSN7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 216 x 16. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781927051009
- ISBN
- 9781927051009
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 21.91
€ 32.99
€ 21.91
Hardback. When the legendary Frankish king and emperor Charlemagne died in 814 he left behind a dominion and a legacy unlike anything seen in Western Europe since the fall of Rome. Johannes Fried paints a compelling portrait of a devout ruler, a violent time, and a unified kingdom that deepens our understanding of the man often called the father of Europe. Translator(s): Lewis, Peter. Num Pages: 630 pages, 8 color illustrations, 62 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 307 x 168 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1210.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674737396
- ISBN
- 9780674737396
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.31
€ 44.99
€ 37.31