Biography: general
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Biography: general
Paperback. * A magnificent selection of Angela Carter 's journalistic and critical work, this shows her as one of the funniest and most perceptive critics of our age, a maverick who didn't miss a thing. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACD; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 197 x 15. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780860682691
- ISBN
- 9780860682691
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.97
€ 13.99
€ 10.97
Paperback. At Close Quarters reveals the truth behind Grant-Taylor and his shooting method. It details for the first time why Grant-Taylor kept his true identity secret, his actual origins, his secret wartime service and how he went onto influence the Commanding Officer of the post war SAS regiment in the area of close quarter battle and special operations. Num Pages: 160 pages, 20 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 170 x 11. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media Ltd
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781553206
- ISBN
- 9781781553206
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.61
€ 25.99
€ 18.61
Paperback. 'One of history's most impressive field studies; an instant animal classic' TIME Num Pages: 384 pages, 66pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; BG; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 26. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753809471
- ISBN
- 9780753809471
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.65
€ 14.99
€ 11.65
Paperback. Faced with cancer and financial ruin, the Civil War's greatest general and former president, Ulysses S Grant wrote his personal memoirs to secure his family's future. In doing so, he won himself a unique place in American letters. This title deals with his life as a soldier. Num Pages: 704 pages, 48 pp b&w illustrations & maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGHA; DSBF; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 195 x 33. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 704
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140437010
- ISBN
- 9780140437010
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.19
€ 17.99
€ 13.19
Paperback. Far from the bloated memoirs of a former government insider, this is the story of a courageous, campaigning life that is intrinsically bound up with the destiny of South Africa. Num Pages: 480 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1HFMS; BGHA; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 462. 480 pages, ill. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1HFMS; BGHA; JPQ. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 36. Weight: 462.
- Publisher
- Biteback Publishing
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849544108
- ISBN
- 9781849544108
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.11
€ 17.99
€ 14.11
Paperback. Peter Mayle and his wife did what most of us only imagine doing when they made their long-cherished dream of a life abroad a reality: throwing caution to the wind, they bought a glorious two hundred year-old farmhouse in the Luberon Valley and began a new life. This work lets you discover the joys of French rural living. Illustrator(s): Clancy, Judith. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140296037
- ISBN
- 9780140296037
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.65
€ 14.99
€ 11.65
Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 30. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publisher
- Luath Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910745670
- ISBN
- 9781910745670
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.20
€ 17.99
€ 13.20
Paperback. Adam Nicolson tells the story of England through the history of fourteen gentry families - from the 15th century to the present day. This sparkling work of history reads like a real-life Downton Abbey, as the loves, hatreds and many times of grief of his chosen cast illuminate the grand events of history. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGH; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 196 x 36. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007335503
- ISBN
- 9780007335503
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.80
€ 17.99
€ 12.80
Hardback. Biz Stone, the co-founder of Twitter, discusses the power of creativity and how to harness it, through stories from his remarkable life and career. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BGBA; UDBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 223 x 24. Weight in Grams: 366. Fine in fine dust wrapper
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- SKU
- KSG0009039
- ISBN
- 9781447271116
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Biz Stone, the co-founder of Twitter, discusses the power of creativity and how to harness it, through stories from his remarkable life and career. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BGBA; UDBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 223 x 24. Weight in Grams: 366. Good clean copy in dustwrapper with minor shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- SKU
- KTG0001442
- ISBN
- 9781447271116
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Provides us the lives of the twelve men, from Franklin D Roosevelt to George W Bush, who presided over America's imperial fortunes - the good, the bad and the truly awful. Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 41. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099520412
- ISBN
- 9780099520412
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 13.73
€ 21.99
€ 13.73
Paperback. A candid memoir by a much-loved singer and songwriter, the late, great Dan Hicks, best known for the songs 'I Scare Myself and 'Canned Music , recorded with His Hot Licks. Elvis Costello has indeed written a foreword for it! Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AVH; AVRL1; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 150. .
- Publisher
- Jawbone Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781911036234
- ISBN
- 9781911036234
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.50
€ 19.99
€ 14.50
Paperback. Most Hollywood biographies are little more than 500-page musings on the 'when-I-met..' theme, filled with famous names, love affairs and cliches of a 'meteoric rise' or 'tragic fall'. Bruce Campbell's If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B Movie Actor is the boisterous antidote to such convention. Num Pages: 368 pages, over 200 b/w photos throughout. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 138 x 29. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- Quarto Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845134747
- ISBN
- 9781845134747
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.97
€ 33.97
Paperback. When Fred Dibnah debuted on television in 1979, British audiences immediately embraced a new cultural icon. This title includes colourful tales told by Fred himself, recounting key moments in his life, his experiences as a steeplejack, his fascination with machinery, his work as an engineer, craftsman, artist, inventor and steam enthusiast. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849900539
- ISBN
- 9781849900539
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.41
€ 21.99
€ 16.41
Paperback. LONGLISTED FOR THE SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE 2014 'A symphonic poem about postwar England and Englishness .. A masterpiece' Financial Times Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 340 x 25. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Fourth Estate
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857029055
- ISBN
- 9781857029055
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.49
€ 13.99
€ 10.49
Paperback. Originally published in hardcover in 2014. Num Pages: 848 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBWJ; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 269 x 55. Weight in Grams: 954.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062116307
- ISBN
- 9780062116307
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.10
€ 16.99
€ 12.10
Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, over 150 b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGH; TRP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764316241
- ISBN
- 9780764316241
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 28.00
€ 42.99
€ 28.00
Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 113 x 181 x 11. Weight in Grams: 88.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141984896
- ISBN
- 9780141984896
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.00
€ 7.00
Paperback. A collection of autobiographical stories, which takes the reader on the author's journey of heartbreak, depravity and hilarity, deftly moving between his adult life and childhood growing up in a factory town outside of Detroit. It also captures the hardscrabble culture, language, and landscape of post-industrial Detroit. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: APW; AVGP; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 15. Weight in Grams: 156.
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785032202
- ISBN
- 9781785032202
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.87
€ 13.99
€ 10.87
Paperback. Complete with exclusive interviews with prominent figures such as Truman, Ben Gurion, Agnon and Boutros-Ghali, Me and the Middle East gives us front-row tickets to the events that shaped the region for years to come, and a glimpse into the unique personalities behind them. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; BGH; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- Gefen Publishing House
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789652297372
- ISBN
- 9789652297372
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.67
€ 20.99
€ 15.67
Paperback. Kyra Vayne was born in Petrograd in 1916. Her White Russian parents fled to London when she was a small child, amid scenes of great chaos. She became a singer and at the height of her career Kyra appeared with some of the greats of the era including Gigli, Gobbi, Bergonzi and the young Janet Baker. Num Pages: 189 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC9; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 272. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Arcadia Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- SKU
- KRA0010848
- ISBN
- 9781900850278
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Herbert von Karajan was one of the twentieth century's most prodigiously gifted performing artists. This biography explores Karajan's life and music-making against the background of European music and politics in the years 1908 - 1989. Num Pages: 864 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 41. Weight in Grams: 860.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845952174
- ISBN
- 9781845952174
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.46
€ 40.99
€ 28.46
Paperback. The classic biography which explores the shocking drama of Kurt Cobain's troubled life Num Pages: 432 pages, 16 b&w photos. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 114 x 29. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752844565
- ISBN
- 9780752844565
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.64
€ 14.99
€ 11.64
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812983357
- ISBN
- 9780812983357
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.63
€ 19.99
€ 14.63