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Biography: general

Paperback. Winston Churchill is probably the best-known Prime Minster of Great Britain. Born at Blenheim Palace, he joined the army after Harrow, but in 1899 resigned his commission to report on the Boer War. Elected to Parliament in 1900, he served in both Conservative and Liberal governments, and became Chancellor of the Exechequer under Baldwin. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 10. Weight in Grams: 150.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752453866
ISBN
9780752453866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.44

Paperback. Winston Churchill was one of Britain's greatest leaders and an iconic figure. Churchill as a young army officer had taken part in the last great cavalry charge in British history; wrote a novel, a great deal of journalism and many works of history (winning the Nobel Prize for Literature). This title presents his story. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 48 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 148 x 4. Weight in Grams: 112. New.
Publisher
Shire Publications
Number of pages
48
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
9780747810452
ISBN
9780747810452
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.89

Hardback. Combat, cigars, and whiskey--from the jungles of Cuba and the mountains of the Northwest Frontier, to the banks of the Nile and the plains of South Africa, comes this action-packed tale of Winston Churchill's adventures as a war correspondent in the Age of Empire. Num Pages: 328 pages, 8 pages black-&-white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBWM; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 165 x 38. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306823817
ISBN
9780306823817
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 28.64

Paperback.
Publisher
Fonthill Media Ltd
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781550748
ISBN
9781781550748
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.42

Paperback. Using her teenage diaries, the author tells of the horrors of the siege and surrender of Warsaw in 1939, the food shortages, raids and beatings, and the Nazi "Aktion" in 1942, when her family was hounded from shelter to shelter. In 1943 they escaped the ghetto but faced years in hiding. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 208 pages, Section: 8, b/w. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; BG; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 258.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780860686521
ISBN
9780860686521
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.90

Paperback. 'You think it will never happen to you, that it cannot happen to you, that you are the only person world to whom none of these things will ever happen, and then, one by one, they all begin to happen to you, in the same way they happen to everyone else.' From the point of view of his life now, the author moves you through the events of his life. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGLA; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571283248
ISBN
9780571283248
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.57

Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2019
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141986609
ISBN
9780141986609
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.08

paperback. An incredible, breathtaking true adventure of Alaskan dog-racing and of the mesmerising Arctic landscape Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWK; BG; WSN; WSZ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 248.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Orion mass market paperback
Condition
New
SKU
9780575400085
ISBN
9780575400085
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.27

Hardcover. Num Pages: 448 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1MBN; 3JH; 3JJC; BGH; HBJM; HBLL; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 185 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1480.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Oratia Media New Zealand
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9781877514098
ISBN
9781877514098
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.16
€ 58.90

Paperback. An uproarious look at bestselling author Carrie Fisher's Hollywood hangover, adapted from the sold-out one-woman show of the same name which the Los Angeles Times called a 'Beverly Hills yard sale of juicy anecdotes'. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 132.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Paperbacks
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847397836
ISBN
9781847397836
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Hardback. Joyce Gould's memoirs take us through eighty years of political and social change, identifying her role as part of that change. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Biteback Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849549752
ISBN
9781849549752
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.66

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; BM; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 226.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Vehicule Press Canada
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781550653236
ISBN
9781550653236
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.51

Hardcover.
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843513223
ISBN
9781843513223
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.00
€ 20.49

Paperback. An account of President Lincoln's reconstruction policy after the American Civil War. It challenges the view of many historians that Lincoln modified his policies late in the war. Num Pages: 368 pages, 8 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813109718
ISBN
9780813109718
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.32

Paperback. An impressionistic study of Bruce Chatwin's life and work by one of his friends. It is not a biography, but a collection of Clapp's own memories of Chatwin and those of his friends and colleagues. Both a solitary and a socialite, he has been described as the person who reinvented travel-writing. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1. BIC Classification: BG; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 175. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
SKU
KRA0010579
ISBN
9780099733713
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 10.00

Paperback. The lead guitarist of Grammy Award-winning mega-band KoRn tells the incredible story of his life after leaving the hardcore music scene and of God leading him back to the band---now in paperback. BIC Classification: AVH; BGFA; BGXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718091507
ISBN
9780718091507
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. "An exceptionally vivid and penetrating insight into Hollywood film-making.. Qualifies for that exclusive niche reserved for film star memoirs that are worth much more than a casual flick on the bookshop shelf" (Jonathan Coe, Observer) Series: Picador Classic. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 196 x 23. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447289531
ISBN
9781447289531
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Hardback. This is a history spanning almost a hundred years. The author, Edward Eliscu, describes the course of his life from his family's emigration to America, his experiences in the Broadway theatre, his migration to Hollywood, and his eventual recognition as a celebrity in the entertainment field. Editor(s): Eliscu, David. Series: The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series. Num Pages: 312 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: APFB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810840126
ISBN
9780810840126
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 125.47

Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BGHA; HBWS; JWJ; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 145 x 30. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Smithsonian Books United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781588345295
ISBN
9781588345295
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.61

Paperback.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752452463
ISBN
9780752452463
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. Presents an account of the vitality and bravery of the Marines in the battles at Peleliu and Okinawa. Presenting a chronicle of action and courage, this memoir features the experience of the author in the South Pacific during World War II. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1QSPS; BGH; HBJM; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2021
Publisher
Presidio Press
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780891419068
ISBN
9780891419068
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 18.88

In the 12 months centred around the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour, a diverse group of American and British flyers fought a remarkable air campaign. This text gathers a group of memoirs that include the commanders' versions and the accounts of those who flew the planes. Num Pages: 208 pages, 30 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJH; BG; HBJF; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 263.
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813121154
ISBN
9780813121154
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.55

Paperback. The Weathermen - a US-based, revolutionary splinter group of Students for a Democratic Society - advocated the overthrow of the government and capitalism. Here, the author traces her involvement with this group, and her transformation from a shy, married graduate student into a go-go dancing, street-fighting "macho mama." Editor(s): Browder, Laura. Series: Subterranean Lives Series. Num Pages: 440 pages, 4 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BGA; HBTV; JFSJ1; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 166 x 23. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813540931
ISBN
9780813540931
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.73

Paperback. * From the author of the international bestseller THE BOOKSELLER OF KABUL - a fascinating and vivid account of the lives of fourteen Serbian people Num Pages: 352 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1DVWYS; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 127 x 23. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Edition
1st Edition Uk Pbk
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844082148
ISBN
9781844082148
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

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