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Biography: general

Paperback. Tells the story of how a tall, shy youth from Weston-super-Mare went on to become a self-confessed legend. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: APB; APT; BGFA; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099580089
ISBN
9780099580089
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.90

Paperback. The ancient world of fifth century Greece, an astonishing period of cultural development that helps situate the originality of Socrates, and to the city-state of Athens in particular. The social, political and cultural currents flowing through Athens are inseparable from an understanding of the events and attitudes that Socrates examined. Series: Life & Times. Num Pages: 192 pages, 16 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 271.
Publisher
Haus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905791101
ISBN
9781905791101
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

When Rob Amberg first met Dellie Norton, she was 76 years old and had lived most of her life in the mountain community of Sodom Laurel, North Carolina. This work traces the relationship between them, years marked by the seasons of raising and harvesting food and by the gatherings of family. Num Pages: 192 pages, 134 duotones. BIC Classification: 1KBBFN; 3JJP; BG; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1170.
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807827420
ISBN
9780807827420
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.71

Hardback. Bob Maloubier was undoubtedly one of the Second World War's most remarkable, courageous and flamboyant characters. His simply and uniquely told personal account of wartime spent as an SOE agent and with the French Resistance is poignant, brutally truthful, and is told here for the first time in English. Translator(s): Szabo, Tania. Num Pages: 224 pages, 40 black & white illustrations, 16 black & white plates. BIC Classification: BGH; HBWQ; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750966078
ISBN
9780750966078
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.86

Hardback. Trumpeter Joe Wilder is distinguished for his achievements in both the jazz and classical worlds. He was a founding member of the Symphony of the New World, where he played first trumpet, and he performed as lead trumpet and soloist with Lionel Hampton, Jimmy Lunceford, Dizzy Gillespie, and Count Basie. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; AVRN; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 236 x 28. Weight in Grams: 694.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439911273
ISBN
9781439911273
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.82

Paperback. An expansive new biography of Sojourner Truth, charismatic preacher and activist Num Pages: 520 pages, 38 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: BG; HBJK; HBTS; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 346 x 236 x 34. Weight in Grams: 914.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
520
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252078019
ISBN
9780252078019
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.56

Paperback. More tales of antiques, strangeness and charm from the country auctioneer Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: ABQ; BGB; KNPR; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340895030
ISBN
9780340895030
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. The heartbreaking story of a little girl who was sold into prostitution by the person she should have been able to trust most - her mother. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFFE1; JFMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 246. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
SKU
KTG0009419
ISBN
9780340960851
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A moving and harrowing story of British girl forced into marriage in Yemen. Num Pages: 288 pages, Section: 8, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1FBXY; BGA; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 210.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751543988
ISBN
9780751543988
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. General Sir Mike Jackson's illustrious career in the British Army has spanned almost 45 years and all that time he has shown loyalty, courage and commitment to the British army whilst also being an undeniable media attraction. This autobiography exhibits his professionalism, his honesty, his directness, his exuberance and his sense of humour. Num Pages: 528 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), maps (some col.), ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGHA; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 36. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552156028
ISBN
9780552156028
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.49

Paperback. The ill-fated Brave Two Zero mission of the Gulf War has become one of the most notorious episodes in military history. Several accounts of the story have already appeared in books, films and articles, but in this book the author now seeks to set the record straight and honour the memory of his three comrades who were killed. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; BG; BTM; HBJF1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Mainstream Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840189070
ISBN
9781840189070
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.90

Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; JFSK2; JPVH1; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 139 x 26. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612346977
ISBN
9781612346977
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.08

Paperback. Soldier of Change not only captures the media frenzy as Snyder-Hill took his place at the forefront of this modern civil rights movement, but also documents his twenty-year journey as a gay man in the army which culminated in the most important battle of his life: defending the disenfranchised. Num Pages: 240 pages, 22 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; JFSK2; JPVH1; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 121 x 19. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612348162
ISBN
9781612348162
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99

paperback. Written with exceptional beauty throughout, Soldier stands and delivers an eloquent, heart-breaking, hilarious and hopeful, witness to the beginnings of a truly extraordinary, American life. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BGA; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 214 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Civitas Books United States
Edition
Revised
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465036820
ISBN
9780465036820
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.86

Hardcover.
Edition
First Edition.
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ltd
Number of pages
444
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843511946
ISBN
9781843511946
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.00
€ 30.68

Paperback. The remarkable autobiography of the last great wartime icon. Num Pages: 320 pages, 20 b/w, 10 col plates (16pp), (2x8pp plates). BIC Classification: AVGN; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
9780007318919
ISBN
9780007318919
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 6.23

Paperback. From the author of Sunday Times bestsellers One Child and Ghost Girl comes a heartbreaking story of one teacher's determination to turn a chaotic group of damaged children into a family. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JNS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 113 x 28. Weight in Grams: 232. Well-read paperback in good condition.Some shelf wear; may have some light soiling.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KRF0030873
ISBN
9780007258802
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. This book takes us deeper into Williams' journey. She recounts the funny, sometimes harrowing awakenings arising from sessions with a cognitive psychologist. We travel with her in her breakthroughs in working with autistic children and adults like her, as she finally finds a way of 'simply being' among others, without selling out who she really is. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853027192
ISBN
9781853027192
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.81

Paperback. In Somebody to Love, biographers Mark Langthorne and Matt Richards skilfully weave both Freddie Mercury's incredible pursuit of musical greatness with Queen, his upbringing and his endless search for love with the story of a terrible disease that swept across the world in the 1980s. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Bonnier Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911600046
ISBN
9781911600046
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.74

Paperback. Marlon Brando will never cease to fascinate us: for his triumphs as an actor as well as his disasters; for the power of the screen portrayals he gave. This title examines each of Brando's films. It brings into focus Brando's self-destructiveness, his lifelong dissembling, his deeply ambivalent feelings towards his chosen vocation. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 122 x 26. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571244133
ISBN
9780571244133
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

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