Biography: general
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Biography: general
Paperback. An autobiography chronicling the author's maritime career. It offers an account of what life in Merchant Navy was really like and the conditions in the countries visited, and contains many anecdotes. Series: Maritime Heritage. Num Pages: 240 pages, c45 b&w. BIC Classification: 3JJH; 3JJPG; BGA; HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- Silver Link Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857943276
- ISBN
- 9781857943276
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.72
€ 13.99
€ 11.72
Hardback. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BGS; JFSJ1; WSBB; WSSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 160 x 27. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Publisher
- Santa Monica Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781595800879
- ISBN
- 9781595800879
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.36
€ 26.99
€ 25.36
Paperback. Malcolm X was a country bumpkin who became a zoot-suited entertainer; who became a petty criminal; and, who became a self-taught intellectual. This title chronicles these many incarnations of Malcolm X, describing the multiple masks he donned over the years. Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JFSL3; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 608
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141024301
- ISBN
- 9780141024301
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.07
€ 19.99
€ 15.07
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Doctor, Bernard Aquina. Series: For Beginners. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGH; HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- For Beginners United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934389041
- ISBN
- 9781934389041
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.61
€ 18.99
€ 17.61
Paperback. Series: The World in a Life Series. Num Pages: 176 pages, 13. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1HFGA; 3JB; 3JD; BGH; HBJF; HBJH; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 129 x 6. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190269784
- ISBN
- 9780190269784
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 43.55
€ 43.99
€ 43.55
Paperback. Agatha Christie's widower's recollections of his archaeological triumphs and life with Agatha. Num Pages: 320 pages, 31 b/w plates (16pp), With index. BIC Classification: BGLA; HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007331246
- ISBN
- 9780007331246
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.46
€ 15.99
€ 11.46
Hardback. Though Robert Malthus has never disappeared, he has been perpetually misunderstood. Robert Mayhew offers at once a major reassessment of Malthus's ideas and an intellectual history of the origins of modern debates about demography, resources, and the environment, giving historical depth to our current planetary concerns. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; HBJD1; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 233 x 27. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674728714
- ISBN
- 9780674728714
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.36
€ 47.99
€ 40.36
Hardcover. Rose Thompson Hovick, mother of June Havoc and Gypsy Rose Lee, went down in theatrical history as "The Stage Mother from Hell" after her immortalization on Broadway in Gypsy: A Musical Fable. Yet the musical was 75 percent fictionalized. This book tells her full story. Num Pages: 368 pages, 62 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 236 x 33. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University Press of Mississippi United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781617038532
- ISBN
- 9781617038532
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.26
€ 39.26
Paperback. The inspiring sequel to Bridge Across My Sorrows Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 16. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Publisher
- John Murray Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848548428
- ISBN
- 9781848548428
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.74
€ 15.99
€ 11.74
Paperback. A wry, tender memoir by one of the leading voices on transition and masculinity Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BM; JFSJ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 135. .
- Publisher
- Canongate Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786890887
- ISBN
- 9781786890887
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.54
€ 15.99
€ 11.54
Paperback. Far from a transgender transition tell-all, here is a personal yet universal story of charting one's course to ultimate self-recognition. Series: City Lights/Sister Spit. Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: JFSK; JMU; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 202 x 14. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- City Lights Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872866249
- ISBN
- 9780872866249
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.11
€ 18.99
€ 17.11
Paperback. Stephen Ferris had an incredible rugby career, tragically ended by ankle injuries. He is an inspiration to the population of Ulster, an emblem of the sport that serves as such a positive expression of its culture and identity, and has earned the respect and admiration of fans across Ireland. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 199 x 27. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848272170
- ISBN
- 9781848272170
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. With the fall of King Farouk and Nasser's nationalization of Egyptian industry, Leon and his family lose everything. With all of their belongings, Leon and his family depart for any land that will take them. The poverty and hardships they encounter in their flight from Cairo to New York are juxta-posed against the lives they left behind. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 22. Weight in Grams: 296. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Ecco
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KRA0013183
- ISBN
- 9780060822187
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Translator(s): Thanegi, Ma. Num Pages: 205 pages, 4. BIC Classification: 1F; BGH; HBJF; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 18. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 205
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780877277477
- ISBN
- 9780877277477
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.66
€ 32.99
€ 29.66
Paperback. Num Pages: 298 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1M; BG; HBG; HBLW; JFSL9; JHMP; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Publisher
- Aboriginal Studies Press Australia
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780855755010
- ISBN
- 9780855755010
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.02
€ 33.99
€ 25.02
Paperback. When Asad was eight years old, his mother was shot in front of him. With his father in hiding, he was swept alone into the great wartime migration that has scattered the Somali people throughout the world. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGS; BG; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099563778
- ISBN
- 9780099563778
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.48
€ 17.99
€ 13.48
Paperback. Num Pages: 318 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; RNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780875807577
- ISBN
- 9780875807577
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.07
€ 23.99
€ 22.07
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 234 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publisher
- Helion and Company
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910777381
- ISBN
- 9781910777381
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.21
€ 33.99
€ 24.21
paperback. Adam Walker is not your everyday record-breaking sportsman. He took on arguably the toughest extreme sport on the planet - to swim non-stop across seven of the world's deadliest oceans wearing only swim trunks, cap and goggles. It is not a test for the faint-hearted. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSE; WSSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781786062529
- ISBN
- 9781786062529
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 9.35
€ 29.99
€ 9.35
Paperback. Mark Beaumont pedalled through the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. Mark smashed the Guinness World Record by an astonishing 81 days. He had travelled more than 18,000 miles on his own through some of the harshest conditions one man and his bicycle can endure. This is the story of the events that turned Mark Beaumont into the man he is today. Num Pages: 576 pages, 3x8pp picture sections. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 137 x 38. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Number of pages
- 576
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552158442
- ISBN
- 9780552158442
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.40
€ 17.99
€ 13.40
Paperback. When Monty Roberts was 13 years old he went off on his own to the deserts of Nevada to watch Mustangs in the wild. What he learned about their methods of communication changed his life and earned him recognition among horse breeders and trainers around the world. This is his autobiography. Num Pages: 384 pages, 16. BIC Classification: BG; WNGH; WSNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 111 x 25. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Arrow/Children's (a Division of Random House
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099794615
- ISBN
- 9780099794615
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.80
€ 15.99
€ 11.80
Hardcover. This work tells the story of how George Mantello - First Secretary of the El Salvador Consulate in Geneva from 1942 to 1945 - defied censorship to launch a press campaign against the daily deportation of 12,000 Hungarian Jews to Auschwitz. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFH; 3JJH; BGH; HBG; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815628736
- ISBN
- 9780815628736
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.32
€ 34.32
Paperback. This is the best known of Corbett's books, and contains ten fascinating stories of tracking and shooting man-eaters in the Indian Himalaya during the early years of this century. Series: Oxford India Paperbacks. Num Pages: 228 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BGS; WSXH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 140 x 6. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- OUP India India
- Number of pages
- 228
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195622553
- ISBN
- 9780195622553
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.39
€ 23.39
Paperback. Sir Alex Ferguson's first autobiography - detailing his life until the year 2000 Num Pages: 544 pages, 24 pp b&w, 32pp colour photos. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 40. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473657618
- ISBN
- 9781473657618
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.37
€ 17.99
€ 13.37