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Biography: general

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Biography: general

Paperback. As the elder daughter of an emperor whose wife had presented him with no sons, Isabel stood to inherit the monarchy of Brazil with the passing of Dom Pedro II. On three separate occasions, Isabel was named regent, or head of state. Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 291 pages, illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTG; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
291
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842028462
ISBN
9780842028462
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.32

paperback. Tells the story of the author's parents' lives - largely in their own words. They remember every detail of their Dublin childhoods. Through their eyes, we see the intensely Catholic society of their youth being transformed into the vibrant, modern Ireland. This is the author's first non-fiction book. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 199 x 22. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KAC0004538
ISBN
9780099449225
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.12

Paperback. Covers Isabel Allende's three books "City of the Beasts", "Portrait in Sepia: A Novel", and "Daughter of Fortune". This book includes four interviews in which Allende discusses her spiritual adventure and political interests. Editor(s): Rodden, John. Num Pages: 324 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 2ADSL; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292702110
ISBN
9780292702110
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.29

Paperback. Rod Stewart was born the working-class son of a Scottish plumber in North London. Despite some early close shaves with a number of diverse career paths, ranging from gravedigging to professional football, it was music that truly captured his heart - and he never looked back. This title tells his story. Num Pages: 384 pages, 4 x 8 page picture sections. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 32. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099574750
ISBN
9780099574750
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.27

paperback. When the author's sight finally became so limited that he no longer felt safe on busy city streets or traveling alone, he began a search for a guide. This title is his account of how his search ended with Smokie, a guide dog, and a dramatically different sense of blindness. Series: Animals, Culture, & Society. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JFFG; JFFZ; VFJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 142 x 15. Weight in Grams: 294.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Temple University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566396493
ISBN
9781566396493
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.40

Paperback. Num Pages: 220 pages, 150col.ill. BIC Classification: BGS; WSTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 270 x 216 x 16. Weight in Grams: 734.
Publisher
Karate-London United Kingdom
Number of pages
220
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780954694715
ISBN
9780954694715
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.94

Hardcover. Editor(s): Jones, Rocet Arwel. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2AFW; BG; DN; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Wales Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780708315613
ISBN
9780708315613
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.27

Paperback. Series: Politics and Society in Modern America. Num Pages: 440 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 35. Weight in Grams: 692.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691173528
ISBN
9780691173528
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.73

Paperback. Suitable for beginning students, this book presents an overview of Aristotle's entire system of thought. Num Pages: 134 pages. BIC Classification: BG; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 8. Weight in Grams: 164.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
130
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872203143
ISBN
9780872203143
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.32

hardcover. The picture we have of Socrates' trial and death - created by his immediate followers and perpetuated in countless works of literature and art ever since - is that a noble man was put to death in a fit of folly by the ancient Athenian democracy. This work presents an account of one of the defining periods of Western civilization. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; BGH; HBLA; HPCA. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 164 x 242 x 29. Weight in Grams: 520. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTS0037082
ISBN
9780571235506
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Paperback. Presents an account of the life of Tiberius, the second Roman emperor. This title argues that Tiberius' character provides the key to understanding his reign. It portrays Tiberius as a man whose virtues and beliefs were corrupted by power. It shows how Tiberius' fears of conspiracy and assassination caused him to lose his grasp of reality. Series: Blackwell Ancient Lives. Num Pages: 336 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 26. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405115292
ISBN
9781405115292
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 41.04

Hardcover. Presents an account of the life of Tiberius, the second Roman emperor. This title argues that Tiberius' character provides the key to understanding his reign. It portrays Tiberius as a man whose virtues and beliefs were corrupted by power. It shows how Tiberius' fears of conspiracy and assassination caused him to lose his grasp of reality. Series: Blackwell Ancient Lives. Num Pages: 336 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 30. Weight in Grams: 632.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405115285
ISBN
9781405115285
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 153.29

Paperback. Pompey the Great was one of the most important military commanders and politicians in the history of the Roman republic. This biography provides a historical background essential for understanding Pompey's career. It gives readers a look inside the political and military world of ancient Rome and at one of the characters that shaped its destiny. Series: Blackwell Ancient Lives. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; BGH; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 22. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631227212
ISBN
9780631227212
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 43.53

Hardcover. Anne McCaffrey was the first women to achieve success in the field of fantasy and science-fiction writing. This biography reveals McCaffrey as a figure who creates her works by drawing on her life experiences - from restless young mother to becoming an Irish citizen, using interviews with McCaffrey, her family, friends, and colleagues. Num Pages: 277 pages, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781578069989
ISBN
9781578069989
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.96

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, b/w photos & maps. BIC Classification: BGH; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888394729
ISBN
9780888394729
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.42

Paperback. William Hutchison Murray (1913 - 1996) was one of Scotland's most distinguished climbers in the years before and after the Second World War. He became a writer of non-fiction, novelist, distinguished conservationist. Num Pages: 386 pages, 50. BIC Classification: BGS; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 31. Weight in Grams: 414.
Publisher
Sandstone Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910124185
ISBN
9781910124185
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.13

Paperback. Tough, resolute, fearless, Alexander was a born warrior and ruler of passionate ambition who understood the intense adventure of conquest and of the unknown. When he died in 323 BC aged thirty-two, his vast empire comprised more than two million square miles, spanning from Greece to India. Num Pages: 576 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; BGH; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
Penguin Books
Number of pages
576
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141020761
ISBN
9780141020761
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.18

Paperback. Num Pages: 672 pages, 16pp colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BGX; HRCC2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 32. Weight in Grams: 480.
Publisher
Penguin Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241950753
ISBN
9780241950753
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.48

Paperback. Margaret Thatcher is one of the most iconic politicians of the twentieth century. With the possible exception of Winston Churchill, no other Prime Minister has had such an impact on modern British history. Like it or not, her radical social and economic policies have made Britain the country it is today. This book tells her story. Num Pages: 512 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Corgi
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552155793
ISBN
9780552155793
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.18

Paperback. Barbie is the diminutive yet arrestingly voluptuous doll unveiled at the 1959 Toy Fair. Ruth Handler is Barbie's creator: the tenth child of Polish-Jewish immigrants; a passionately competitive and creative business pioneer. This title presents the story of two women, and how together they indelibly changed American business and culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGB; KND; WCW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061341328
ISBN
9780061341328
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages, port. BIC Classification: BGA; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 7. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Eland Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780907871927
ISBN
9780907871927
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.66

Hardcover. Num Pages: 196 pages, 60 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; APB; AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Publisher
Harbour Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781550177695
ISBN
9781550177695
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.37

Paperback. Aims to get to the truth of Marco Polo's claims. Covering his early life, his extraordinary twenty-four-year Asian epic and his reception in Italy on his return, this book places the intrepid Venetian in context, historically and geographically. Num Pages: 320 pages, . BIC Classification: 1F; 3H; BG; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 132 x 19. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750934213
ISBN
9780750934213
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.32

Paperback. Num Pages: 202 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS; WSTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
ECW Press,Canada Canada
Number of pages
202
Condition
New
SKU
V9781550227277
ISBN
9781550227277
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.98

Hardback. Num Pages: 85 pages. BIC Classification: BG; HRCS; VFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 197 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers United States
Number of pages
85
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842350990
ISBN
9780842350990
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.91

Paperback. Heavyweight Champion of the World from 1919 to 1926, Jack Dempsey began his boxing career as a skinny boy of sixteen, riding the rails and participating in hastily staged saloon bouts against miners and lumberjacks. This biography charts the life and career of a man widely regarded as one of the toughest ever to enter the ring. Num Pages: 344 pages, 7 photographs. BIC Classification: BGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 502.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252071485
ISBN
9780252071485
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.55

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCP; BGSA; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509802197
ISBN
9781509802197
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.77

Paperback. One woman's determination to educate Malawian girls and change the future of a nation. Series: Wayfarer. Num Pages: 440 pages, 29. BIC Classification: 1HFMM; BGB; JFC; JFSJ1; JNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 800.
Publisher
University of Alberta Press Canada
Number of pages
440
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781772120868
ISBN
9781772120868
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 31.82

Hardback. Num Pages: 222 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 473.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Barricade Books Inc United States
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9781569803516
ISBN
9781569803516
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.42

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, 1, 1 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 215 x 12. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801479076
ISBN
9780801479076
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.55

Paperback. Exploring themes that preoccupied Albert Camus--absurdity, silence, revolt, fidelity, and moderation--Robert Zaretsky portrays a moralist who refused to be fooled by the nobler names we assign to our actions, and who pushed himself, and those about him, to challenge the status quo. For Camus, rebellion against injustice is the human condition. Num Pages: 227 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BGL; DSB; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 191 x 18. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674970861
ISBN
9780674970861
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.34

Hardcover. Throughout his life James Boswell struggled to fashion a clear account of himself, but try as he might he could not reconcile the truths of his era with those of his religious upbringing. Few periods better crystallize this turmoil than 1763-1765, the years of his Grand Tour and the focus of Robert Zaretsky's thrilling intellectual adventure. Num Pages: 278 pages. BIC Classification: 3JF; BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 150 x 29. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publisher
Belknap Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
First Edition (US) First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674368231
ISBN
9780674368231
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.43

Hardback. Num Pages: 400 pages, 18 black & white illustrations, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 3JJ; BGT; HBLW; JPQB; RND; RNK; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231164467
ISBN
9780231164467
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.07

Paperback. This work concentrates on the life and writings of Shaikh Ahmad al-Alawi (d. 1934). It is an excellent introduction to the intellectual and practical sides of Sufism and has been considered as one of the most thorough studies on the subject produced by a Western scholar. Num Pages: 242 pages, 5 b&w halftones, indexes. BIC Classification: 1HB; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; BG; HRH; HRLP7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
The Islamic Texts Society United Kingdom
Number of pages
242
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
3rd Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780946621507
ISBN
9780946621507
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.05

Paperback. Acclaimed worldwide as the definitive biography of the Prophet in the English language. This book will be read with equal enjoyment by those already familiar with Muhammad's life and those coming to it for the first time. Num Pages: 362 pages, index. BIC Classification: 3F; BG; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 634.
Publisher
The Islamic Texts Society
Number of pages
362
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780946621330
ISBN
9780946621330
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.88

paperback. An 18th-century adventure - a true story of love, murder and survival.. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JF; BGH; BTP; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 128 x 30. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Bantam
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553815399
ISBN
9780553815399
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.66

Paperback.
Publisher
Thomas Nelson Publishers United States
Number of pages
233
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781595551078
ISBN
9781595551078
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.46

Paperback. Robert Weisbrot for the first time considers the Cuban missile crisis in the full context of history. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBG; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JPHL; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 168 x 19. Weight in Grams: 335.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566634779
ISBN
9781566634779
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.75

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 12. Weight in Grams: 164.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750962339
ISBN
9780750962339
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.01

Paperback. A fond and fascinating tribute to George Finch (1888-1970), mountaineer, scientist, inventor and polymath, who pioneered the use of the artificial oxygen that enabled Everest to finally be conquered thirty years after his own attempt. Num Pages: 432 pages, 1 x 8pp b+w insert. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 34. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
Allen & Unwin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781760113490
ISBN
9781760113490
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.71

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