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Biography: general

Paperback. A striking literary biography by a significant and talented young writer Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 142 x 32. Weight in Grams: 344. The Shelleys, Byron and Other Tangled Lives. 384 pages. Tells the story of the communal existence of an astonishingly youthful circle. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGL. Dimension: 205 x 142 x 32. Weight: 290.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408809723
ISBN
9781408809723
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.77

Paperback. Revisiting the bomb-sites and boozers of his childhood and adolescence, the author takes the reader on a tour of a cockney heartland which is at once irresistibly mythic and undeniably real. He offers insight into the social history of East London, as well as a school of hard knocks coming-of-age story with a powerful emotional punch. Num Pages: 272 pages, Two 8pp black and white plate sections. BIC Classification: APB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 211.
Publisher
Canongate UK
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782112457
ISBN
9781782112457
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.57

Paperback. Editor(s): Edmond-Paul, Mary. Num Pages: 327 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBN; 2AB; BGLA; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 149 x 25. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Otago University Press New Zealand
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781877578212
ISBN
9781877578212
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.88

Hardback. This is the story of Yukichi Fukuzawa, one of the most effective business entrepreneurs in early modern Japan. He was the inspiration of the Yokohama Specie Bank, the basis of Japsn's sound banking system, and helped to lead the old established House of Mitsui into the modern age. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; BGH; KCB; KCZ; KJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333801215
ISBN
9780333801215
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.97

Paperback. In his radically new analysis of an extraordinary life, Damian Flanagan moves away from the stereotypical depiction of Mishima as a right-wing nationalist and aesthete and presents him as a man utterly obsessed with time - time-keeping devices and symbols - arguing that this compulsion was at the heart of the author's literature and life. Series: Critical Lives. Num Pages: 224 pages, 35 black & white. BIC Classification: APFB; BGF; BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 202 x 17. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780233451
ISBN
9781780233451
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 172 pages, 51 b/w photos. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888395948
ISBN
9780888395948
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.10

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; BGX; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 256.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Blue Dome Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935295051
ISBN
9781935295051
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.71

Paperback. This is an illuminating new critical biography of Yves Klein, which will appeal to students and scholars alike interested in the fascinating life of the radical and iconoclastic twentieth-century French artist. Series: Critical Lives. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: ACXD; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780232935
ISBN
9781780232935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Hardback. Pierre Berge, longtime partner of Yves Saint Laurent in life and in business, remembers their years together in Morocco in this charming, intimate illustrated journal. Illustrator(s): Mynott, Lawrence. Num Pages: 92 pages, 78 colour and 40 black-and-white illustrations. BIC Classification: AKT; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 304 x 217 x 16. Weight in Grams: 778.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Abrams
Condition
New
SKU
V9781419713491
ISBN
9781419713491
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 23.86

Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; 3JM; AVGN; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 196 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1126.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718185756
ISBN
9780718185756
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 20.72

Paperback. Num Pages: 408 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGA; JFSJ1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 21. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Spinifex Press Australia
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9781875559305
ISBN
9781875559305
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.68

Hardcover. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 465.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
270
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403934031
ISBN
9781403934031
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.53

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751564709
ISBN
9780751564709
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.29

Hardcover.
Publisher
Fonthill Media Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781553039
ISBN
9781781553039
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.88

Hardcover. The first book to tell the strange and fascinating story of General Zhang Xue-liang, the Chinese-Manchurian 'Young Marshall' - a man who left an indelible mark on the history of modern China, but few know his story. Unlocking the mystery of this man's life, Aron Shai helps to shed light on 20th-century China. Num Pages: 188 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 144 x 17. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230279063
ISBN
9780230279063
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.73

Hardback. This first comprehensive account of the early life of longtime Chinese premier Zhou Enlai shows how the rich and diverse personal, educational, and political experiences of his formative years established clear patterns for his future personal and political orientations. Num Pages: 256 pages, 37 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 21. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804723022
ISBN
9780804723022
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.31

Paperback. This first comprehensive account of the early life of longtime Chinese premier Zhou Enlai shows how the rich and diverse personal, educational, and political experiences of his formative years established clear patterns for his future personal and political orientations. Num Pages: 256 pages, 37 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 16. Weight in Grams: 329.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804727006
ISBN
9780804727006
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. Works about Zhou Enlai are heavily censored in China. This work offers a portrait of the real Zhou, a man who lived his life at the heart of Chinese politics for fifty years, who survived both the Long March and the Cultural Revolution - no thanks to ideological or personal purity - but because he was artful, crafty and politically supple. Num Pages: 368 pages, 8 pp. b/w photo insert. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGH; HBJF; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Condition
New
SKU
V9781586486457
ISBN
9781586486457
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.82

Paperback. The pains of the ageing cricketer revealed in the hilarious sequel to RAIN MEN (about the appalling Captain Scott Invitation XI - named after the model of heroic failure). Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 174.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349119151
ISBN
9780349119151
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.92

Paperback. A sexual sadist, the Zodiac's pleasure was torture and murder. He taunted the authorities with mocking notes telling where he would strike next. The official tally of his victims was six. He claimed 37 dead. He was never caught. This book tells the inside story of the hunt for the hooded killer, and finally reveals his possible true identity. Num Pages: 384 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; BG; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 113 x 25. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Titan Books Ltd
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Media tie-in
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845765316
ISBN
9781845765316
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. Journeying to Cameroon, the author and his wife collected numerous mammals, birds and reptiles, including Cholmondely the chimpanzee and Bug-eye the bush-baby. This title offers an account of his attempt to set up his own zoo, after years spent gathering animals for other zoos. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 12. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241955826
ISBN
9780241955826
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. One puff adder, one antelope, one crocodile - This was the list of sick animals presented to the author on his first day as a new vet at London Zoo in 1951. And his time at the zoo didn't get any less strange or entertaining. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; MZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857502605
ISBN
9780857502605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.19

Paperback / so. Series: Rheinisch-Westfalische Akademie Der Wissenschaften. Num Pages: 54 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: BG; RG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 3. Weight in Grams: 109.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Germany
Number of pages
54
Condition
New
SKU
V9783531072029
ISBN
9783531072029
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 92.41

Paperback. First book to deal with de Vere's life and extraordinary career, during the Wars of the Roses and beyond. Num Pages: 294 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783270057
ISBN
9781783270057
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.01

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