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Biography: general
Paperback. The nearest we can get to a Dickens autobiography, these letters give us unique insights into his life, and are essential reading for Dickens fans everywhere. Whether you dip in or read straight through, this selection of his letters creates afresh the brilliance of being Dickens, and the sheer pleasure of being in his company. Editor(s): Hartley, Jenny. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGLA; BJ; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 233 x 28. Weight in Grams: 722.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199686834
- ISBN
- 9780199686834
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Paperback. Edith Somerville and Violet Martin Ross were cousins who entered a literary partnership that produced the 19th century Irish novel, "The Real Charlotte" and a series of comic stories, "Some Experiences of an Irish RM". This book looks at a selection of their letters. Editor(s): Lewis, Gifford. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16ill. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; BG; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. Weight in Grams: 340. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- KKD0005338
- ISBN
- 9780571153497
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Hardcover. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 648
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- None ed.
- SKU
- V9780813523194
- ISBN
- 9780813523194
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.46
€ 111.46
Hardcover. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813523170
- ISBN
- 9780813523170
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.46
€ 111.46
Hardback. Editor(s): Katz, Esther; Hajo, Cathy Moran; Engelman, Peter C. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; JFMX; JFSJ1; MBNH4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1134.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 720
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252040382
- ISBN
- 9780252040382
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.40
€ 134.40
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 228 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781517902278
- ISBN
- 9781517902278
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99
€ 20.99
Hardcover. First account of the man who influenced, recruited and manipulated the Cambridge spies. Num Pages: 288 pages, 15 bw integrated. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAC; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; JPFC; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 233 x 31. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Sew
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784531669
- ISBN
- 9781784531669
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.47€ 49.75
€ 53.47
€ 49.75
Paperback. Creates an account of post-colonial Africa seen at once as a whole and as a location that wholly defies generalised explanations. This book gives a sustained meditation on themosaic of peoples and practices we call 'Africa', and an impassioned attempt to come to terms with humanity itself as it struggles to escape from foreign domination. Translator(s): Glowczewska, Klara. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; BGHA; HBJH; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140292626
- ISBN
- 9780140292626
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.90
€ 15.99
€ 11.90
Paperback. The fascinating story of how a beautiful nineteenth-century Irishwoman came to be the Eva Peron of her day Num Pages: 352 pages, 8pp colour. BIC Classification: 1KLSP; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Headline Review
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755311156
- ISBN
- 9780755311156
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.31
€ 11.99
€ 10.31
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF1; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 332 x 20. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804799324
- ISBN
- 9780804799324
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.67
€ 30.99
€ 27.67
Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF1; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 259 x 21. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804796620
- ISBN
- 9780804796620
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.36
€ 92.36
Paperback. The legend of Pope Joan - the woman who, dressed as a man, headed the Catholic church in the early 9th century - has always been a subject of fascinated speculation. This book attempts to reveal what can be known about this legend, using secret histories, medieval carvings and tarot cards. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: BG; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 176. Good copy with some shelf wear, yellowing of pages
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KKD0009972
- ISBN
- 9780749320676
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Some people's lives are entirely their own creations. James Rebanks' isn't. The first son of a shepherd, who was the first son of a shepherd himself, he and his family have lived and worked in and around the Lake District for generations. Their way of life is ordered by the seasons and the work they demand, and has been for hundreds of years. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKENM; BGH; WND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 248 x 20. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141979366
- ISBN
- 9780141979366
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.14
€ 14.99
€ 11.14
Paperback. The charming true story of four young women working in a glamorous department store in the 1950s. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAC; 3JJH; 3JJPG; BGB; HBJD1; HBLW3; KNPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 23. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780751554960
- ISBN
- 9780751554960
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. A celebrated account of a young African-American who escaped Newark, NJ, to attend Yale, but still faced the dangers of the streets when he returned Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 29. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781476731919
- ISBN
- 9781476731919
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.89
€ 19.99
€ 17.89
hardcover. A heartfelt, and riveting biography of the short life of a talented young African-American man who escapes the slums of Newark for Yale University. Num Pages: 416 pages, 10 illus. throughout. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Scribner
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781476731902
- ISBN
- 9781476731902
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 25.72
€ 25.99
€ 25.72
Paperback. Offers an account of the Protestant Reformation, reporting on the larger clashes between Protestants and Catholics, and also on events in the author's convent. This work provides a fresh perspective on struggles for religious and political power in sixteenth-century Geneva and a glimpse at early modern monastic life. Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: BGX; HBJD; HR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226417066
- ISBN
- 9780226417066
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.91
€ 37.99
€ 29.91
paperback. "Farr's book assesses Horne's command style, his relationship with the Canadians and his dealings with the commander-in-chief; this is where the value of the book lies, and that value is considerable. Farr has plugged quite a considerable gap in the biographical writings of the war. Num Pages: 320 pages, 18 ills, 23 maps. BIC Classification: 3JJF; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 148 x 24. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Helion & Company United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906033477
- ISBN
- 9781906033477
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.92
€ 40.99
€ 28.92
Paperback. A brilliantly vivid Second World War memoir by one of 'the Few' Spitfire fighter pilots. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGHA; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780221212
- ISBN
- 9781780221212
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. The story of the six wives of Henry VIII from the viewpoint of the women themselves. Num Pages: 400 pages, 75. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; BK; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445660394
- ISBN
- 9781445660394
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Paperback. Divorced, beheaded, died; divorced, beheaded, survived. For over four centures the popular imagination has been gripped by the story of King Henry VIII and his six wives - and by the tangled web of passion and intrigue that lies behind it. Series: Pitkin biographical series. Num Pages: 24 pages, 63ill.(54col.). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGR; HBJD1; HBLC; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 171 x 4. Weight in Grams: 100.
- Publisher
- Pitkin Guides
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780853729402
- ISBN
- 9780853729402
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 8.32
€ 8.99
€ 8.32
Paperback. Num Pages: 339 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- Lawrence Hill Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781569765678
- ISBN
- 9781569765678
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.97
€ 18.99
€ 18.97
Paperback. Tanya Byron shares powerful stories from her final years of training as a clinical psychologist. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGTA; BM; MMJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Main Market Ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447270218
- ISBN
- 9781447270218
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.82
€ 15.99
€ 11.82
Paperback. When the author was 15 she moved to a new school and fell for an older pupil, Daniel. She was thrilled when one afternoon he asked if he could drive her home. But this simple decision would hold her captive as a sex slave for two long years. This book tells her story. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFFE1; JFFE2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099588139
- ISBN
- 9780099588139
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61