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Biography: general
Paperback. An insider's account of the Saami reindeer hunters of Swedish Lapland. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DNS; 3JJ; BG; JHM; WTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Edition
- 1 Reprint
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295980379
- ISBN
- 9780295980379
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.73
€ 32.99
€ 29.73
Paperback. Peter Mayle and his wife did what most of us only imagine doing when they made their long-cherished dream of a life abroad a reality: throwing caution to the wind, they bought a glorious two hundred year-old farmhouse in the Luberon Valley and began a new life. This work lets you discover the joys of French rural living. Illustrator(s): Clancy, Judith. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140296037
- ISBN
- 9780140296037
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.85
€ 15.99
€ 11.85
Paperback. The plane crash of 3 February 1959 which claimed the life of Buddy Holly was both a human tragedy, and a tragedy for rock'n'roll. This book draws together a mass of Buddy Holly facts and information from a variety of published sources. Num Pages: 320 pages, 66 b/w photos. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Publisher
- Gazelle Distribution
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 3rd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780954706807
- ISBN
- 9780954706807
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 21.27
€ 31.99
€ 21.27
Hardcover. AJ Cronin, author of some of the best-loved novels of the mid-twentieth century and the creator of Dr Finlay, has been unjustly overlooked by literary biographers. This title tells the story of Cronin's Scottish childhood as the son of a Protestant mother and Catholic father, his subsequent medical career, and his rise to literary prominence. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 215 x 29. Weight in Grams: 504. The Man Who Created Dr Finlay. 384 pages, Illustrations. AJ Cronin, author of some of the best-loved novels of the mid-twentieth century and the creator of Dr Finlay, has been unjustly overlooked by literary biographers. This title tells the story of Cronin's Scottish childhood as the son of a Protestant mother and Catholic father, his subsequent medical career, and his rise to literary prominence. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGL. Dimension: 150 x 215 x 29. Weight: 500.
- Publisher
- Alma Books
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846881121
- ISBN
- 9781846881121
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.75
€ 26.99
€ 23.75
Paperback. Num Pages: 796 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, frontispiece. BIC Classification: BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 45. Weight in Grams: 865.
- Publisher
- Random House Trade Paperbacks
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812975703
- ISBN
- 9780812975703
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.69
€ 26.99
€ 24.69
Paperback. Chronicling the development of Randolph's political and racial ideology Series: The New Black Studies Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, 10 b&w Photographs. BIC Classification: BGH; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252077647
- ISBN
- 9780252077647
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.40
€ 27.99
€ 26.40
Hardback. This gripping biographical study, published here for the first time in paperback, explores the immensely complicated relationship that existed between A.L. Rowse and his native Cornwall. Num Pages: 336 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; BG; GTB; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859897440
- ISBN
- 9780859897440
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.97
€ 138.97
Paperback. This gripping biographical study, published here for the first time in paperback, explores the immensely complicated relationship that existed between A.L. Rowse and his native Cornwall. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrated. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; BG; GTB; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859897983
- ISBN
- 9780859897983
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.42
€ 38.42
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1x16pp B&W & Colour. BIC Classification: BGBA; BGFA. Dimension: 234 x 153. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KRF2233039
- ISBN
- 9781471164750
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 4.99
€ 12.99
€ 4.99
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 728
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252069000
- ISBN
- 9780252069000
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 42.06
€ 46.99
€ 42.06
Hardback. The first full-scale English biography of Abd al-Rahman al-Kawakibi, one of the most articulate and original proponents of the reformist ideas underlying modern Islamic thought Series: Makers of the Muslim World. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: BGX; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 223 x 17. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780747958
- ISBN
- 9781780747958
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.96
€ 40.99
€ 40.96
Hardcover. Abel Kiviat (1892-1991) was one of track and field's legendary personalities, a world record-holder and Olympic medalist in the metric mile. This book brings Kiviat's story to life and re-creates a lost world, when track and field was at the height of its popularity and occupying a central place in America's sporting world. Series: Sports and Entertainment. Num Pages: 320 pages, 22 black-&-white illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: BGS; JFSL1; WSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815609391
- ISBN
- 9780815609391
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.33
€ 37.99
€ 33.33
Paperback. Introduces readers to medieval life through the experience of Peter Abelard, the master of the Paris schools, whose career included, seducing Heloise, being castrated, accused of treason, condemned as a heretic, as well as writing his memoirs - his "story of calamities". Num Pages: 432 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3H; BGH; HBJD; HBLC; HPCB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631214441
- ISBN
- 9780631214441
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.92
€ 49.92
Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSH; 3JJPR; BGH; JPWL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Trine Day
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634240031
- ISBN
- 9781634240031
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.52
€ 26.99
€ 25.52
Paperback. Peter Pringle was one of the last people to be sentenced to death in Ireland when he was wrongly convicted of killing two gardai in a shoot-out in Ballaghaderreen in 1980. His sentence was commuted to 40 years in prison by President Patrick Hillery and eventually overturned in 1995. This is his story." Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; JKVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 233 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845887605
- ISBN
- 9781845887605
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.51
€ 16.99
€ 14.51
Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 212 x 28. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Nan A. Talese
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780385539869
- ISBN
- 9780385539869
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.38
€ 30.99
€ 22.38
Paperback. Dan s story is one that every human being needs to read. It s about the power of the human spirit and its ability to overcome seemingly impossible odds . . . Chet Holmes, author of The Ultimate Sales.. Num Pages: colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; RGR; VSC; VSPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781616084462
- ISBN
- 9781616084462
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.40
€ 20.99
€ 19.40
Hardcover. Hanibal [1697- 1761] was probably the most outstanding African in Europe in the 18th Century, his rags to riches life, and the fact that he was the great grandfather of Russia's greatest writer, Alexander Pushkin, makes him of even greater interest. Num Pages: 350 pages, b/w and coloured illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JF; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 242 x 24. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Books of Africa Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780956638038
- ISBN
- 9780956638038
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.75
€ 33.99
€ 28.75
Hardback. Informs readers of the historical foundations on which the accounting profession is based, the historical antecedents of today's accounting institutions, and the historical impact of accounting. This book explores the lives and works of pre-eminent individuals in the profession's history. Series: Studies in the Development of Accounting Thought. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGB; KFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848555884
- ISBN
- 9781848555884
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.25
€ 132.25
Hardback. Marking the 200th anniversary of Lincoln's birth, this marvelous short biography by a leading historian offers an illuminating portrait of one of the giants in the American story. Num Pages: 96 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 135 x 13. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195374520
- ISBN
- 9780195374520
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.47
€ 16.99
€ 15.47