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Biography: general
Paperback. No. 3 in the series, Count Basie: Swingin' The Blues 1936-1950, chronicles Basie's life from the Kansas City years, discovery by John Hammond, triumph in New York with the floating swing of the All-American rhythm section and tenor saxist Lester Young, through to the eventual demise of the swingingest of big bands in January 1950. Series: Ken Vail's Jazz Itineraries. Num Pages: 112 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGJ; BGF; G; YNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 215 x 7. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810848825
- ISBN
- 9780810848825
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.12
€ 70.12
Hardcover. Full of warm and witty anecdotes, Francis Brennan shares his deeply personal memoirs while letting us in on the secret to his success - his belief in happiness. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; APT; BGFA; KNSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 205 x 24. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Gill & Macmillan Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780717168781
- ISBN
- 9780717168781
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.97
€ 16.99
€ 12.97
Paperback. See the world through the eyes of champion wrestler Mick Foley as he looks back on his days in the WWE. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781409128113
- ISBN
- 9781409128113
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.12
€ 13.99
€ 11.12
Paperback. I thought of life's many bounties, to have known the extremities of joy and sorrow, love, success and failure, fame and slaughter, to have read in the newspapers that as a writer I was past my sell-by date, yet regardless, to go on writing and reading, to be lucky enough to live in these two intensities that have buttressed my whole life. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571269440
- ISBN
- 9780571269440
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.79
€ 17.99
€ 14.79
Paperback. Krog captures the complexity of South Africa's Truth and Reconcilliation Commission in a personal narrative, taking the reader beneath the big movements of the Truth Commission and beyond, into the heart of what it means to be a South African today. Originally published by Jonathan Cape. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BG; JFF; JFSL1; JPH; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099289791
- ISBN
- 9780099289791
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.49
€ 17.99
€ 13.49
Hardback. In 2001, Adam Henson was chosen from 3,500 applicants to become a presenter on Countryfile. Adam's agricultural knowledge and open manner soon made him a popular figure and in 2009, he began to present a weekly report from his own farm in the Cotswolds. This is an account of the drama, emotion and sheer hard work that is life on Adam's Farm. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BG; TV; WND; WNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 163 x 33. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849900706
- ISBN
- 9781849900706
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.36
€ 26.99
€ 20.36
Hardback. The story of one woman's devotion to her brother's battle against MS and how she transformed that devotion into one of the nations most powerful and effective health organizations. Photos. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 170 x 31. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566634144
- ISBN
- 9781566634144
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.18
€ 39.18
Paperback. This biography of Reinhold Niebuhr seeks to reveal the man in all of his humanity, warmth and charm, as well as his intellectual prowess as a theological giant. The author, who knew Niebuhr well, chronicles his career and contributions to ethics, theology and political thought. Num Pages: 426 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HPCF; HPQ; HRCM; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 426
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780819187314
- ISBN
- 9780819187314
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 110.30
€ 110.30
Hardback. In Courage to Soar, the official autobiography from US Olympic gymnast Simone Biles, Simone presents the story of how she overcame early childhood challenges to become the most decorated US female gymnast and the only female gymnast to ever win three consecutive World Championship titles. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; BGSA; WSL. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 242 x 193 x 27. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- Zondervan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- First Edition/First Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780310759669
- ISBN
- 9780310759669
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.54
€ 26.99
€ 24.54
Paperback. Num Pages: 32 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 231 x 5. Weight in Grams: 52.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817936921
- ISBN
- 9780817936921
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.67
€ 6.67
Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages, 14 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; BG; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 8. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764335419
- ISBN
- 9780764335419
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.28
€ 25.99
€ 18.28
Paperback. Tells of a story of great mathematicians and their achievements, of practical successes and failures, and of human perfidy and generosity. This title shows mathematicians as frail, flesh-and-blood creatures. Num Pages: 318 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: BG; PBX; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 489.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387946702
- ISBN
- 9780387946702
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.44
€ 27.44
Paperback. The entire range of Courbet's work, from landscapes to erotic nudes. Translator(s): Bernard, Xavier; Strim, Laurent. Series: Art & Ideas. Num Pages: 352 pages. Dimension: 219 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 707.
- Publisher
- Phaidon Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714831800
- ISBN
- 9780714831800
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.45
€ 24.99
€ 17.45
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 328. My Story. 208 pages, Illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGFA; WS. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 14. Weight: 334.
- Publisher
- AuthorHouse
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781438987941
- ISBN
- 9781438987941
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BG; GBC; VFJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Taylor Trade Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878332601
- ISBN
- 9780878332601
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.58
€ 23.58
Paperback. Contains the diaries and letters of six Oregon-bound women, as well as the journal of an English Mormon woman who described her experience all the way from Liverpool to Salt Lake City. The words of these pioneer women convey their exhilaration, courage, exhaustion, and terror in traveling so far into the unknown. Editor(s): Holmes, Kenneth L. Num Pages: Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803272873
- ISBN
- 9780803272873
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.87
€ 19.99
€ 19.87
Paperback. Cowboy Song is the definitive authorised biography of Thin Lizzy guiding spirit, Philip Lynott, the instantly identifiable singer, charismatic stage performer and supremely gifted songwriter. Num Pages: 368 pages, 16 pp plate section. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; AVRL1; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 2. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472121073
- ISBN
- 9781472121073
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 12.19
€ 13.00
€ 12.19
Paperback. At the age of 14, Lynsey Calderwood suffered a traumatic brain injury that left her physically unmarked but destroyed her memory. Thrust back into an apparently nonsensical world of which she had no recollection; Lynsey spiralled downwards into depression and eating disorders as she became socially ostracized. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 234 x 16. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Pub
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843100652
- ISBN
- 9781843100652
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.00
€ 35.00
Hardback. Two teenagers. A dark road. A drunk driver. The journey from grief to gratitude to grace by a pediatrician-mother. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BGT; BM; MBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 21.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762780457
- ISBN
- 9780762780457
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.43
€ 21.99
€ 20.43
Paperback. A New York Times bestseller! Crazy is the story of how one mental health professional deals with his own personal problems and those of the people he treats. Part expose and part memoir, it reveals what therapists really think about their profession, their colleagues, their patients, and their own lives. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 16.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762778478
- ISBN
- 9780762778478
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.43
€ 16.99
€ 14.43
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGHA; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888392947
- ISBN
- 9780888392947
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 22.27
€ 32.99
€ 22.27
Paperback. Throughout the late-seventies and eighties, Van Halen were the archetypal American rock group. Whats more they were also the highest paid band in the history of show business, taking a cool $1 million for a night's work at a festival in 1983 and making the Guinness Book of Records. This autobiography tells their story. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 138 x 37. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091874803
- ISBN
- 9780091874803
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.69
€ 23.99
€ 16.69
Paperback. "A treat.. Insightful.. Refreshing.. A must-have.. Not only is Sajna's work a valuable historical resource, it makes for a compelling read as well. "-American History "There has to be someone left to tell the tale. Num Pages: 384 pages, map, portraits. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471417002
- ISBN
- 9780471417002
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.30
€ 25.99
€ 21.30
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 60 black and white and colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; BGH; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 332 x 27. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Publisher
- Gibbs M. Smith Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781423641230
- ISBN
- 9781423641230
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.66
€ 33.99
€ 24.66