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Biography: general
Paperback. Lt Cdr Robert Hichens became a legendary MGB commander and the most highly decorated RNVR officer in the Second World War. His biography provides thrilling first hand accounts of close naval action in the North Sea and English Channel. Num Pages: 368 pages, 16pp B&W Photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473822962
- ISBN
- 9781473822962
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.71
€ 23.99
€ 17.71
Hardback. A former South African Air Force pilot who saw action from the 1970s, Neall Ellis is the best-known mercenary combat aviator alive. This book describes his full career, from the bush and jungles of Africa to the forests of the Balkans and the merciless mountains of Afghanistan. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrated throughout. BIC Classification: 3JJP; 3JM; BGH; HBWS; JWG; JWXN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 167 x 29. Weight in Grams: 772. The Wars of Neall Ellis, Gunship Pilot and Mercenary. 432 pages, illustrated throughout. A former South African Air Force pilot who saw action from the 1970s, Neall Ellis is the best-known mercenary combat aviator alive. This book describes his full career, from the bush and jungles of Africa to the forests of the Balkans and the merciless mountains of Afghanistan. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 3JJP; 3JM; BGH; HBWS; JWG; JWXN. Dimension: 236 x 167 x 29. Weight: 764.
- Publisher
- Casemate Publishers
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612000701
- ISBN
- 9781612000701
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.00€ 41.32
€ 43.00
€ 41.32
Paperback. In Gurkha we hear, for the first time in two hundred years of service to the British crown, the authentic voice of a Gurkha soldier. Never before has a serving Gurkha written an account of his own life. Num Pages: 352 pages, 8pp photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FKA; BGHA; HBW; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349140100
- ISBN
- 9780349140100
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.89
€ 15.99
€ 11.89
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Shambhala Publications Inc United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781559391740
- ISBN
- 9781559391740
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.24
€ 32.99
€ 28.24
Paperback. Presents the collection of letters written by the author to his wife in a superior form of biography. Editor(s): Grange, Henry-LouisDe La; Weiss, Gunther. Translator(s): Beaumont, Antony. Num Pages: 464 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 27. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571212095
- ISBN
- 9780571212095
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.60
€ 19.99
€ 14.60
Paperback. The definitive biography of the celebrated composer, published in English to coincide with the centenary of his death Translator(s): Spencer, Mr. Stewart. Num Pages: 766 pages, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 59. Weight in Grams: 1232.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Number of pages
- 766
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300194111
- ISBN
- 9780300194111
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.23
€ 36.99
€ 27.23
Paperback. An assessment of the important place of Gustave Le Gray in the history of photography. A young painter in Rome, then a fashionable portrait photographer in Paris, Le Gray received commissions from Napoleon III, and fled to Palermo and then Egypt when faced with bankruptcy. Num Pages: 402 pages, 237 colour & 113 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; ACV; AJB; AJC; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 293 x 32. Weight in Grams: 2223.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Edition
- Abridged
- Number of pages
- 402
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892366712
- ISBN
- 9780892366712
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.71€ 46.13
€ 53.71
€ 46.13
Paperback. Branded one of the greatest villains of all time, the name Guy Fawkes is synonymous with a spectacular crime that never was. Editor(s): McIlwain, John. Series: Pitkin Guides Series. Num Pages: 24 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, 35 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 83 x 71 x 2. Weight in Grams: 112.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 24
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841651613
- ISBN
- 9781841651613
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 8.12
€ 8.99
€ 8.12
Paperback. Guy Martin, international road-racing legend, maverick star of the Isle of Man TT, truck mechanic and TV presenter, lives on the edge, addicted to speed, thoroughly exhilarated by danger. This autobiography is an intense and dramatic ride. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 198 x 34. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Virgin Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780753555033
- ISBN
- 9780753555033
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.48
€ 17.99
€ 13.48
Paperback. As Guy Martin's grandfather Voldemars frequently reminded him,'When you dead, you dead.' So, before it's all over, Guy Martin is making the most of the time he's got. This book deals with his life and work. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 21. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- Virgin Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753556672
- ISBN
- 9780753556672
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.94
€ 19.99
€ 15.94
Paperback. In August 2015 Guy Martin crashed out of the lead of an Ulster Grand Prix superbike race held on the world's fastest racetrack. He had surgery to bolt his broken spine and hand back together. But he wasn't about to take it easy.. In this book, Britain's favourite daredevil shows how he fills his time when road racing is taken out of the equation. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 21. Weight in Grams: 253.
- Publisher
- Virgin Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753545324
- ISBN
- 9780753545324
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.08
€ 19.99
€ 15.08
Paperback. Shadowed by the unhappiness of his warring parents, a broad-minded mother who, like her son, was keen to embrace all things Chinese, and a bigoted father who was enraged by his family's interest in 'going native', Martin Booth's compelling memoir is a journey into Chinese culture and an extinct colonial way of life. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; BGA; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Publisher
- Bantam
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- First Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780553816723
- ISBN
- 9780553816723
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.92
€ 15.99
€ 11.92
Hardcover. Num Pages: 376 pages, 60 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 3JJ; BGS; HBT; WSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 249 x 168 x 31. Weight in Grams: 984.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Edition
- Har/DVD
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772898278
- ISBN
- 9788772898278
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.07€ 53.01
€ 68.07
€ 53.01
Paperback. The follow-up to the Number 1 bestseller, GYPSY BOY. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444720228
- ISBN
- 9781444720228
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
€ 13.99
€ 11.09
Paperback. Gypsy Boy is the first commercial memoir written by someone on the inside of the notoriously secretive culture of the Romany Gypsies. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340977989
- ISBN
- 9780340977989
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
€ 13.99
€ 11.09
Paperback. From the publishers of the number 1 bestseller GYPSY BOY, here is the incredible true story of a young Irish traveller. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444708264
- ISBN
- 9781444708264
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.26
€ 11.99
€ 10.26
Paperback. A few miles from New Orleans, at LaSalle's Landing - in what is now the city of Kenner - stands a life-size bronze statue of two men in combat. One of them is the legendary Gypsy Jem Mace, the first Heavyweight Boxing Champion of the World and the last of the great bare-knuckle fighters. This is the story of Jem Mace's life. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BGS; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 27. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Publisher
- Andre Deutsch
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780233005034
- ISBN
- 9780233005034
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.89
€ 15.99
€ 11.89
Paperback. The true story of a Romany childhood Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 26. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755362837
- ISBN
- 9780755362837
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.90
€ 15.99
€ 11.90
Paperback. Num Pages: 353 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AN; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 220 x 31. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Publisher
- Frog Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781883319953
- ISBN
- 9781883319953
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.66
€ 26.99
€ 18.66
Paperback. A brilliantly written true story of growing up in Hackney in the 1970s and 80s, surviving poverty, alcoholic parents and the care system Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; BGA; BM; VFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471129834
- ISBN
- 9781471129834
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.74
€ 13.99
€ 11.74
Hardcover. David Bowie: The Early Years Num Pages: 144 pages, Full colour. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF; FXZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 267 x 2. Weight in Grams: 740.
- Publisher
- SelfMadeHero
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910593264
- ISBN
- 9781910593264
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.54
€ 19.99
€ 15.54
Paperback. This biography draws together inscriptional and literary evidence, as well as academic research, in order to examine the reign and politics of the emperor Hadrian. In examining both his private and public life, it touches on his building programme, the Jewish war and his personal relationships. Series: Roman Imperial Biographies. Num Pages: 424 pages, 8 line drawings, 38 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 424
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415228121
- ISBN
- 9780415228121
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.78
€ 52.78
Paperback. The autobiography of Celtic's greatest hero, the captain of their 1967 European Cup-winning side Num Pages: 320 pages, 16pp b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 23. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- HEADLINE (HODD)
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755313167
- ISBN
- 9780755313167
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.48
€ 17.99
€ 13.48
Paperback. This study consists of an examination of the presidency, the personalities who defined it, and the strategies that led to their triumphs or defeats. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 143 x 217 x 21. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195145823
- ISBN
- 9780195145823
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.30
€ 24.99
€ 22.30