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Biography: general
Paperback. Born in colonial India into a despised caste of former tree climbers, Ayya lost his mother as a child and came of age in a small town in lowland Burma. Forced to flee at the outbreak of World War II, he returned to southern India after a treacherous 1,700-mile journey by rail, boat, bullock cart, and foot. Num Pages: 232 pages, 17 b&w illus., 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BGH; GTB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 12. Weight in Grams: 359.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253012500
- ISBN
- 9780253012500
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.04
€ 32.04
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- M.E. Sharpe United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780765602442
- ISBN
- 9780765602442
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 51.05
€ 51.99
€ 51.05
paperback. Shows Nasafi and his legacy in a new light. Nasafi's works are of particular interest because they contain valuable descriptions of the different Islamic world views of the age. Series: Routledge Sufi Series. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: BG; HPD; HRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0034450
- ISBN
- 9780700710140
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.91
€ 5.91
A guide to the literary legacy of B. Traven. It contains a biographical sketch which traces the life of this elusive author and examines his career. It also contains a bibliography, with 1200 entries, providing information on the publication of over 1000 editions of Traven's books. Series: The Scarecrow Author Bibliographies Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, 140 plates, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: BG; DSBH; GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 145 x 19. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810836105
- ISBN
- 9780810836105
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 136.12
€ 136.12
Paperback. From the set of Dallas to her starring role on the sci-fi series Babylon 5, Claudia Christian's affairs with billionaires, supermodels, rock stars, and celebrities are mixed with shootings, heartbreak, and betrayal. This title deals with her tailspin descent into alcoholism and her redemption as she overcomes it with The Sinclair Method. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Publisher
- BenBella Books United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2021
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781937856069
- ISBN
- 9781937856069
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.08
€ 19.99
€ 19.08
Hardback. Vividly describes the life of jazz musician Johnny Blowers and the atmosphere of America during the time when the big band sound reigned supreme. Includes photos and a discography. Series: Studies in Jazz. Num Pages: 200 pages, photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGF; AVGJ; AVGK; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810831629
- ISBN
- 9780810831629
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.05
€ 114.05
Paperback. Alistair Darling's number one Sunday Times bestselling memoirs now available in paperback, updated with a new introduction. Num Pages: 339 pages, col. Illustrations, col. ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JMC; BGHA; BM; HBJD1; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 364. 1000 Days at Number 11. 339 pages, col. Illustrations, col. ports. Alistair Darling's number one Sunday Times bestselling memoirs now available in paperback, updated with a new introduction. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JMC; BGHA; BM; HBJD1; JPQ. Dimension: 199 x 129 x 28. Weight: 354.
- Edition
- Main
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Number of pages
- 339
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857892812
- ISBN
- 9780857892812
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.47
€ 19.99
€ 14.47
Paperback. Paul McGrath is Ireland's best loved sportsman and also its least understood. But, behind the implied glamour of life in the employ of great English clubs like Manchester United and Aston Villa, McGrath wrestled with a range of destructive emotions that made his success in the game little short of miraculous. This is his story. Num Pages: 432 pages, 40 colour photos. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 110 x 29. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099499558
- ISBN
- 9780099499558
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.81
€ 14.99
€ 11.81
Hardback. The story of Glenn's heroic return to orbit, including his preparation, the shuttle's transmissions from space, and the landing. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HBTP; RGR; TRP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 282 x 212 x 15. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Longstreet Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781563525254
- ISBN
- 9781563525254
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.04
€ 26.04
Hardback. Maurice Rapf knows movies and the movie business as an insider, from first-hand experience, not from books. His autobiography is the story of one person's interaction with an evolving Hollywood. Series: The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series. Num Pages: 236 pages, 19 b&w photographs, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810835832
- ISBN
- 9780810835832
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.95
€ 83.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 169 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 3JJ; 3JM; BGA; JFSL9; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Edition
- Edition Unstated
- Publisher
- Aboriginal Studies Press Australia
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780855756772
- ISBN
- 9780855756772
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 23.38
€ 31.99
€ 23.38
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBCL; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 124 x 13. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- NeWest Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781897126219
- ISBN
- 9781897126219
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.95
€ 23.99
€ 16.95
paperback. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Dimension: 228 x 160. Weight in Grams: 684.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226240350
- ISBN
- 9780226240350
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.87
€ 34.87
Paperback. John Wilkes Booth is known for one thing--assassinating America's sixteenth president, Abe Lincoln. But what don't we know? Who helped him--and who tried to stop him? Thomas A. Bogar reveals a thrilling narrative behind the cast and crew of Ford's Theatre and their relations with the infamous actor in Backstage at the Lincoln Assassination. Num Pages: 377 pages, B&W photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 32. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Regnery History
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781621573203
- ISBN
- 9781621573203
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.08
€ 19.08
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 9 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; BGH; DSB; HBJK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816679263
- ISBN
- 9780816679263
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.87
€ 36.87
hardcover. Num Pages: 368 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGXA; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 165 x 34. Weight in Grams: 714. Illustrated covers, no dj as issued, remains very good-like new
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Archetype
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KSG0036111
- ISBN
- 9781901383324
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 5.91
€ 5.91
Hardcover. A definitive biography of the aviator Bert Hall of the Lafayette Escadrille, a French fighter squadron during World War 1. Hall was variously labelled as: rogue, card cheat, forger, human cannonball, criminal, bigamist, deserter, filmmaker, author, Chinese General, arms smuggler, Foreign Legionnaire, salesman, aerial racer amd aviation pioneer. Num Pages: 192 pages, 16 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJF; BGH; HBJK; HBWN; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media Ltd
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781551301
- ISBN
- 9781781551301
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.72
€ 24.99
€ 18.72
Hardback. Tells the story of the author's time as Britain's most senior representative in Southern Iraq, trying to keep the region together as the rest of the country descended in to murderous violence. This book provides a portrait of the absurdities of life inside the occupying coalition. Num Pages: 240 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JMC; BGHA; HBJF1; HBLX; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 164 x 30. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845117061
- ISBN
- 9781845117061
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 43.30
€ 51.99
€ 43.30
Paperback. Explosively personal account by a British lawyer who defends Death Row prisoners and Guantanamo Bay detainees. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: BGA; JPVH; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 23. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753823521
- ISBN
- 9780753823521
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 16.66
€ 24.99
€ 16.66
Paperback. This is a biography of musician Nick Cave, from his early days with "The Birthday Party". Charting his career, it explores Cave's idiosyncratic, obsessive lyrical visions, which make no concession to prevailing musical fads. Insights into his turbulent personal life are also given. Num Pages: 352 pages, Section: 16, b&w. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 126 x 25. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349107783
- ISBN
- 9780349107783
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.58
€ 14.99
€ 11.58