Biography: general
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Biography: general
Paperback. An illuminating account of Ma Huateng and Tencent - one of China's leading entrepreneurs whose company Tencent is China's number one brand. Series: China's Leading Entrepreneurs and Enterprises. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGB; KJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Publisher
- LID Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781911498285
- ISBN
- 9781911498285
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.58
€ 13.99
€ 11.58
Paperback. Born a bastard to a teenage mother in the slums of 1950s Dublin, Martha has to be a fighter from the very start. As her mother moves from man to man, and more children follow, they live hand-to-mouth in squalid, freezing tenements, clothed in rags and forced to beg for food. This book tells the story of her early life. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 31. Weight in Grams: 340. 477pp
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781845963132
- ISBN
- 9781845963132
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.45
€ 11.99
€ 10.45
Paperback. Aged 13, Martha Long is rescued by the courts from the clutches of her evil stepfather and her feckless mother. After numerous arrests for shoplifting, a judge rules that she is to be sent to a convent school. Her initial relief at escaping the abuse and neglect she suffered at home is, however, short-lived. This is her memoir. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781845964498
- ISBN
- 9781845964498
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.83
€ 13.99
€ 11.83
Paperback. Martha is now in her thirties. Her daughter has left home and she is lonely and vulnerable. The hard knocks have taken their toll on her health. As she teeters on the brink of a nervous breakdown, a phone call summons ghosts from the past. She discovers that one of the family is dead and the others need her help. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 17. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780575414
- ISBN
- 9781780575414
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.48
€ 17.99
€ 13.48
Paperback. At 16, Martha collapses on the streets, suffering from starvation and exposure. She has reached rock bottom, but after Martha is taken to hospital, Lady Luck smiles kindly on her and she is given the opportunity to get off the streets for ever. Before long, Martha is on the way to leading the normal life she has so long dreamt of. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJPK; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 22. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845967031
- ISBN
- 9781845967031
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.90
€ 15.99
€ 11.90
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, b&w photos. BIC Classification: BG; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 545.
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Edition
- First Paperbound Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826309952
- ISBN
- 9780826309952
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.28
€ 29.28
Hardback. On the 150th anniversary of the death of the English historian and politician Thomas Babington Macaulay, this title offers a portrait of a Victorian life that probes the cost of power, the practice of empire, and the impact of ideas. Num Pages: 624 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 165 x 38. Weight in Grams: 902.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 624
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674036246
- ISBN
- 9780674036246
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.56€ 54.84
€ 59.56
€ 54.84
Paperback. A respected historian of medieval Scotland releases the authentic historical Macbeth from a prison of literary and folkloric myth. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 x 8pp b/w plate sections. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition Thus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857381606
- ISBN
- 9780857381606
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.49
€ 17.99
€ 13.49
Hardback. Series: Major Figures in Spanish and Latin American Literature and the Arts. Num Pages: 360 pages, 2 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 2ADP; BGL; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 167 x 31. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300180824
- ISBN
- 9780300180824
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.43€ 46.02
€ 58.43
€ 46.02
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781416556305
- ISBN
- 9781416556305
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.52
€ 21.99
€ 21.52
Paperback. Num Pages: 650 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; BGA; HBJD; HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 42. Weight in Grams: 966.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 650
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875805993
- ISBN
- 9780875805993
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.61
€ 41.99
€ 37.61
Paperback. * In this carefully researched account, acclaimed biographer, Michael White tells the story of Machiavelli's life and reveals how his ideas have been misunderstood and his name misappropriated as a result. Num Pages: 320 pages, Section: 8, b/w. BIC Classification: BGH; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349115993
- ISBN
- 9780349115993
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.49
€ 17.99
€ 13.49
Hardcover. The man whose name is shorthand for all that is ugly in politics was more nuanced than his reputation suggests. Christopher Celenza's portrait of Machiavelli removes the varnish to reveal not just the hardnosed philosopher but the skilled diplomat, learned commentator on ancient history, comic playwright, tireless letter writer, and thwarted lover. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; BGH; HBJD; HBLH; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 149 x 28. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674416123
- ISBN
- 9780674416123
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.05
€ 47.99
€ 40.05
Paperback. Have you ever wondered where comedians come from? Why is it that one person is a funny bloke down the pub while another actually makes a living by standing up in front of an audience telling jokes? And where does all that material come from? This title deals with these questions. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; APT; ASZB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552166553
- ISBN
- 9780552166553
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
Paperback. Fatherly friend to JFK he repaired the rift between the USA and Britain created by the Suez crisis. Series: 20 British Prime Ministers of the 20th Century. Num Pages: 168 pages, 3 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Haus Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904950660
- ISBN
- 9781904950660
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
€ 13.99
€ 11.09
Paperback. Explorer and bestselling author Sir Ranulph Fiennes takes a journey around his vast and eccentric family tree, and reveals an amazing family history. Num Pages: 400 pages, 2 x 8pp colour. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGA; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 27. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340925041
- ISBN
- 9780340925041
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.90
€ 15.99
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Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJP; BGA; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 27. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main Market Ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509807956
- ISBN
- 9781509807956
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.31
€ 17.99
€ 13.31
Paperback. A terrifically engaging and original biography about one of England's greatest novelists, and the glamorous, eccentric, debauched and ultimately tragic family that provided him with the most significant friendships of his life and inspired his masterpiece, 'Brideshead Revisited'. Num Pages: 384 pages, 30 col plates (16pp), With index. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 27. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007243778
- ISBN
- 9780007243778
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.96
€ 17.99
€ 12.96
Series: Topics in Kentucky History. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJK; HBTB; JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813147062
- ISBN
- 9780813147062
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.77
€ 37.77
Paperback. When Jeanne-Antoinette was nine, she was told by a fortune teller that she would one day become the mistress of the handsome young Louix XV - from that day she was groomed to become 'a morsel fit for a King'. This title tells the story of how the little girl rose to become the most powerful women of the 18th century French court, Le Pompadour. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 17. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099528876
- ISBN
- 9780099528876
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.00
€ 13.99
€ 11.00
Paperback. 18th century literary salon hostess Lively debauched youth, would even shock modern society Witty correspondence with key thinkers of the time: Voltaire and Horace Walpole Translator(s): Waugh, Teresa. Num Pages: 488 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 3JD; 3JF; BGH; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 139 x 216 x 36. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Peter Halban Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781870015790
- ISBN
- 9781870015790
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.69
€ 16.99
€ 12.69
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1KBBSL; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; BTC; HBJK; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813061832
- ISBN
- 9780813061832
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.80
€ 26.80
Hardcover. Aims to acquaint Proust fans with Jeanne Weil Proust. This book captures the life and times of Proust's mother, from her German-Jewish background and her marriage to a Catholic grocer's son to her lifelong worries about her son's sexuality, health problems, and talent. It explores the culture of fin de siecle France. Translator(s): Kaplan, Alice. Num Pages: 272 pages, 25 halftones, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226056425
- ISBN
- 9780226056425
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.02
€ 32.99
€ 26.02
Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 165 x 23. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Harbour
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781550177299
- ISBN
- 9781550177299
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 31.29
€ 35.99
€ 31.29