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Biography: general

Paperback. Gareth Bale is one of the most promising young talents in the Premier League, and is regarded as one of Europe's hottest football properties. Num Pages: 288 pages, col. ports. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 220.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Blake Publishing United Kingdom
Edition
Updated
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857826791
ISBN
9781857826791
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.53

Paperback. Presents an author's account of the many disguises she employs to dine undetected when she takes on the much coveted and highly prestigious job of "New York Times" restaurant critic. Through these spy games, she finds herself changed not just physically, but also in character. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BG; WTHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099489979
ISBN
9780099489979
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.61

paperback. The unlikely rise and colourful life of a flawed sporting legend one of the architects of the footballing magic that we now associate with Brazil s beautiful game. " Translator(s): Downie, Andrew. Num Pages: 432 pages, 36. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Yellow Jersey
Condition
New
SKU
9780224064330
ISBN
9780224064330
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.29

Paperback. The definitive autobiography of cricket's greatest living legend Num Pages: 480 pages, 16pp b/w and 8pp colour photos. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 114 x 179 x 42. Weight in Grams: 264.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
Edition
New
SKU
V9780755310074
ISBN
9780755310074
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.81

Hardcover. Num Pages: 375 pages, 60+ illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AKLB; BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 246 x 28. Weight in Grams: 432.
Publisher
Beaufort Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780825307959
ISBN
9780825307959
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.39

Paperback. The second title in Maya Angelou's bestselling autobiography is reissued in a new look to coincide with the publication of her new book Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844085026
ISBN
9781844085026
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Born in 1931, the illegitimate child of an abandoned mother, Thomas Bernhard was brought up by an eccentric grandmother and adored grandfather. He ran away from home at 15 and at 18, was put in a hospital ward for the old and terminally ill when he caught pneumonia. This volume tells his story. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099442530
ISBN
9780099442530
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. The first critical biography of one of the twentieth century's greatest architects Num Pages: 408 pages, Illustrations, maps, plans. BIC Classification: 1DSE; AMB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
HarperCollins
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780006548782
ISBN
9780006548782
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.48

Paperback. Gauguin: A Life - in graphic novel form Num Pages: 144 pages, Full colour. BIC Classification: ACVT; AGB; BGF; FXZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 240 x 16. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
SelfMadeHero
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910593271
ISBN
9781910593271
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. An insightful new biography of one of the great global spiritual figures. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: BGX; HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 136 x 26. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857388308
ISBN
9780857388308
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.48

Paperback. Surveys the full range of gay men's autobiographical writing from Walt Whitman onwards. This title guides the reader chronologically through selected writings that give voice to every generation of gay writers since the nineteenth century, including a diverse array of American men of African, European, Jewish, Asian, and Latino heritage. Editor(s): Bergman, David. Series Editor(s): Bergman, David; Larkin, Joan. Num Pages: 536 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 5SG; BG; DSBH; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 632.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299230449
ISBN
9780299230449
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.87

Hardcover. Editor(s): Long, Michael G. Num Pages: 344 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; BJ; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 165 x 39. Weight in Grams: 694.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815610434
ISBN
9780815610434
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.59

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; BG; JFSK2; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Cleis Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781627780360
ISBN
9781627780360
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.67

Paperback. The autobiography of the biggest football star of the last decade Num Pages: 592 pages, 32pp colour insets integrated onto text paper. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 112 x 37. Weight in Grams: 306. Good copy with some shelf wear
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
New Ed
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
SKU
KRA0003343
ISBN
9780747268185
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Both the quest for natural knowledge and the aspiration to alchemical wisdom played crucial roles in the scientific revolution, as William R. Newman demonstrates in this work on George Starkey (1628-1665), America's first famous scientist. Num Pages: 340 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; BG; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226577142
ISBN
9780226577142
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.39

Hardcover. Sarah Hicks Williams was the northern-born wife of an antebellum slaveholder. Rebecca Fraser traces her journey as she relocates to Clifton Grove, the Williams' slaveholding plantation, presenting her with complex dilemmas as she reconciled her new role as plantation mistress to the gender script she had been raised with in the North. Series: Genders and Sexualities in History. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230300705
ISBN
9780230300705
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Hardcover. This is the first of two volumes containing Boswell's correspondence with more than 200 people, including Pitt, Rousseau, Paoli, John Wilkes, Sir Alexander Dick, Baretti and numerous women friends. Editor(s): Cole, Richard Cargill; Baker, Peter S.; McClennan, Rachel; Caudle, James C. Series: The Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JF; BGA; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 595.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748604036
ISBN
9780748604036
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 235.54
€ 219.99

Hardback. The General Correspondence of James Boswell, 1766-1769 Editor(s): Cole, Richard Cargill; Baker, Peter S.; McClennan, Rachel; Caudle, James C. Series: The Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell. Num Pages: 320 pages, geneal. table. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JF; BGA; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 844.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748608102
ISBN
9780748608102
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 235.54
€ 219.99

Paperback. This text reproduces Arnold's essay of 1886 on Grant, and Twain's rejoinder to the Army and Navy Club of Connecticut. Arnold's essay praised Grant, but to many Americans its tone seemed patronizing of their hero and country. Num Pages: 72 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 133 x 6. Weight in Grams: 86.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Kent State University Press
Edition
2nd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873385244
ISBN
9780873385244
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.54

Hardcover. General Ioan Emanoil Florescu modernized the Romanian army in the second half of the 19th century, following the union of the Romanian principalities but predating the war for Romanian independence. This title stresses the role of General Florescu, whose model for modernization was primarily the French army. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVWR; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 164 x 12. Weight in Grams: 317.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
East European Monographs United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780880336130
ISBN
9780880336130
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

paperback. Num Pages: 440 pages, 22 photographs, 8 line drawings. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252072598
ISBN
9780252072598
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.10

Paperback. Series: General Richard Montgomery and the American Revolution. Num Pages: 262 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 361.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814780398
ISBN
9780814780398
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

Hardcover. General Walter Krueger is still one of the least-known army commanders of World War II. This book resurrects the brilliant career of this great military leader while deepening our understanding of the Pacific War. By showing how he breathed life into Pacific war strategy, it gives him that credit and fills a gap in American military history. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 344 pages, 11 maps. BIC Classification: BGH; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700615001
ISBN
9780700615001
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.00

Hardback. .
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764300752
ISBN
9780764300752
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 41.45

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