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Biography: general

Paperback. Gervase Phinn thinks he's heard just about everything in his two years as a school inspector, but a surprising enquiry from an angelic six-year-old reminds him never to take children for granted. His marriage to Christine Bentley, finding somewhere idyllic to live in the Yorkshire Dales, and chance of a promotion. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; BGA; JNKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Penguin
Edition
UK ed.
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141005225
ISBN
9780141005225
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. The day Koren turned fourteen she tasted alcohol for the first time. At fifteen she was piecing together forgotten fragments of drink, men and misplaced clothes. This is the story of a young woman coming of age within a society that finds it easier to turn a blind eye to binge-drinking than address the problem head on. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 23. Weight in Grams: 262. Good clean copy. Page edges showing minor shelfwear, remains in good condition
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Ebury Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0009117
ISBN
9780091905606
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292704428
ISBN
9780292704428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.70

Hardcover. A biography of Ignaz Friedman that offers the reader the behind and the between of the life and career of this extraordinary pianist. It examines Friedman's life as a cultured Jewish musician in Poland; his studies in Leipzig and Vienna; his relationship with Manya Friedman; and, his performing career, teaching, and retirement in Australia. Num Pages: 416 pages, 21 b&w illus., 10 music exx. BIC Classification: AVH; AVRG; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 170 x 32. Weight in Grams: 840.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780253353108
ISBN
9780253353108
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.63

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062007308
ISBN
9780062007308
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.80

Paperback. George Pine was born in Bristol in 1891. He fought in WW1 and spent his working life on the Bristol trams. When he was 80, George wrote his life story. For the past 10 years his grandson (by marriage) Clive Burlton has been editing, researching and annotating George's story. He has included 200 archive photographs and illustrations. Illustrator(s): Burt, Joe. Editor(s): Jones, Richard. Num Pages: 224 pages, World War 1 and other archive photographs and illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJF; BGH; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 245 x 10. Weight in Grams: 672.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Tangent Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906477462
ISBN
9781906477462
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.22

Paperback. The real story of one of the greatest explorers who ever lived by 'the world's greatest living explorer' (Guinness Book of Records). Num Pages: 528 pages, 32 pp b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1MTS; 3JJC; BG; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340826997
ISBN
9780340826997
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.65

Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 839.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226423456
ISBN
9780226423456
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 34.68

Paperback. Everyone thinks they know the real Gordon Ramsay: rude, loud, pathologically driven, stubborn as hell. But this is his bestselling real story.. Num Pages: 336 pages, 10 b/w, 40 col plates (24pp). BIC Classification: BGFA; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 26. Weight in Grams: 264.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007229680
ISBN
9780007229680
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.22

Paperback. Traces the life of Britain's only female Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, from her upbringing in Grantham to her unexpected challenge to Edward Heath for leadership of the Conservative party and her eventual removal from power. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 137 x 36. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
9780099575160
ISBN
9780099575160
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.88

Paperback. This sequel to "Yellow on the Broom" takes Betsy's story to the end of World War II. She was born in 1919 into a travelling family, and tells her own story, with the bitter and the sweet, the rowan and the honey. Num Pages: 196 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BG; JFSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 196. 196 pages. This sequel to "Yellow on the Broom" takes Betsy's story to the end of World War II. She was born in 1919 into a travelling family, and tells her own story, with the bitter and the sweet, the rowan and the honey. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; BG; JFSC. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 16. Weight: 198.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Birlinn Ltd
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841580708
ISBN
9781841580708
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: BGX; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 8. Weight in Grams: 158.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486469232
ISBN
9780486469232
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.30

Paperback. Tracing Fred Astaire's life from his birth in Omaha to his death in his late eighties in Hollywood, this book discusses his early days with his talented and outspoken sister Adele, his gifts as a singer, and his many movie dance partners, among them Rita Hayworth, Eleanor Powell, Cyd Charisse, and Betty Hutton. Series: Icons of America. Num Pages: 224 pages, 2 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ASDT; AVGM; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 214.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300158441
ISBN
9780300158441
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.19

Hardback. Norwegian writer Knut Hamsun (1859-1952), winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1920, was both a brilliant and controversial man. This biography offers a nuanced account of this morally ambiguous man. Drawing on Hamsun's extraordinary private archives and on his psychoanalyst's notes, it delves into Hamsun's personal life and character. Translator(s): Skuggevik, Erik; Dawkin, Deborah. Num Pages: 384 pages, 20 b/w. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 169 x 36. Weight in Grams: 804.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Edition
F First Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300123562
ISBN
9780300123562
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 31.21

Paperback. The dramatic and inspiring story of one woman's incredible journey into the heart of a man and his nation. Num Pages: 480 pages, 30. BIC Classification: BGRA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 41. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753817568
ISBN
9780753817568
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.20

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGH. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Granville Island Publishing
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781926991306
ISBN
9781926991306
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.59

Paperback. A biography of the most important woman in the history of economic thought. Series: Science & Cultural Theory. Num Pages: 320 pages, 6 photos, 1 table. BIC Classification: BGH; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822345381
ISBN
9780822345381
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 30.18

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, 80 colour and black and white. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 190 x 11. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Plexus Publishing
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859654524
ISBN
9780859654524
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.13

Paperback. Biography of John MacBride, husband of Maude Gonne, who was executed as part of the 1916 Rising. Series: 16Lives. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; BGH; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 27. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The O'Brien Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781847172709
ISBN
9781847172709
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.85

Paperback. Series: New Approaches to Midwestern History. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNH; 3JH; BGH; HBTS; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Ohio University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821421604
ISBN
9780821421604
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 25.97

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007156979
ISBN
9780007156979
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.80

Paperback. With three Military Crosses, three Croix de guerre, a Legion d'honneur and a papal knighthood for his heroics during the Second World War, Sir Tommy Macpherson is the most decorated living soldier of the British Army. This title tells his story and features a diverse cast of characters, including Winston Churchill and Charles de Gaulle. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 x 8pp b/w. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGHA; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 206.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781845967086
ISBN
9781845967086
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.14

Paperback. Editor(s): Scholder, Amy. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 146 x 21. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Avalon Travel Publishing United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802136718
ISBN
9780802136718
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.13

Hardback. How did the flamboyant career of Nicolas G Hayek, a creative entrepreneur, begin? How did he go about the challenge of achieving his extraordinary success? What precisely is his relationship with the Swatch Group? Presenting an account of Hayek's life, this title answers these questions. Translator(s): Leighton, Sophie. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: BGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Free Association Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
182
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853432088
ISBN
9781853432088
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.85

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