Biography: general
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Biography: general
Paperback. Driven by famine from their home in the Rif, Mohamed's family walks to Tangiers in search of a better life. But things are no better there. Eight of his siblings die of malnutrition and neglect, and one is killed by his father in a fit of rage. This is a memoir of a young Moroccan boy's coming of age in a time of extreme poverty and degradation. Num Pages: 169 pages. BIC Classification: 2CSR; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Publisher
- Telegram Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 169
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846590108
- ISBN
- 9781846590108
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.47
€ 13.99
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Paperback. Presents history in words and pictures of Britain's 56 sovereigns from Alfred the Great in the 9th century to our reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth II. This book includes family trees and details of where and when each monarch was born, where they were crowned, the dates they reigned and where they are buried. Series: Pitkin Guides. Num Pages: 32 pages, 56 Colour photographs, 4 family trees. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 177 x 4. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Publisher
- Pitkin
- Number of pages
- 32
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Edition
- 22nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780853724506
- ISBN
- 9780853724506
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 8.11
€ 8.99
€ 8.11
Paperback. Blackly funny, sharply observed and evocative memoir of growing up the weird and wonderful way on an ashram in India. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJPN; BGA; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Printing
- SKU
- KLN0018110
- ISBN
- 9780340898833
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback. Mindy Kaling has found herself at a turning point. In this book, she shares her journey to find fulfilment and adventure in her adult life, be it falling in love at work, seeking new friendships in unlikely places, or attempting to be the first person in history to lose weight without any behaviour modification whatsoever. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: APB; APT; BGFA; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 16. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1974
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091960292
- ISBN
- 9780091960292
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. Jochen Peiper was notorious for his participation in the massacre of American soldiers at Malmedy in December 1944, he might have felt he had paid the price when he was released from prison in 1957. But as Charles Whiting vividly demonstrates, a grisly end still awaited him. Num Pages: 208 pages, 20 B&W Images. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BGH; HBWQ; JWXK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 233 x 19. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848848610
- ISBN
- 9781848848610
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.27
€ 17.99
€ 14.27
Paperback. A description of an elitist group of construction workers who drove tunnels beneath mountains and under rivers and harbours for subways, roads and hydroelectric schemes. The author was involved in this highly paid but very dangerous work for four years in Scotland and this is an account of his experience. Num Pages: 192 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; BG; TNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- Luath Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842820728
- ISBN
- 9781842820728
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.33
€ 11.99
€ 10.33
Hardcover. Evelyn was a scholar, a scientific amateur, a garden designer and architect, and a founder member of the Royal Society who published a magisterial book about trees, Sylva, and many pamphlets on assorted subjects. This work is a vivid portrait of the social, personal and political life of a society in ferment by one of its major players. Num Pages: 1050 pages. BIC Classification: 3JD; BGHA; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 137 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1012.
- Publisher
- Everyman United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 1050
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857152913
- ISBN
- 9781857152913
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.30
€ 25.99
€ 18.30
Hardback. Genre-hopping, gender-bending: Bowie has never been afraid to push the boundaries. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APB; AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 118 x 17. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Publisher
- Hardie Grant Books (UK)
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784880729
- ISBN
- 9781784880729
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.02
€ 10.99
€ 10.02
Hardback. Reveals the secrets behind the success of the last century's greatest American business leaders. This book shows that a key to success was 'contextual intelligence'. It features a New Leadership Theory and is based on a Harvard Business School Leadership Initiative Study of 1,000 great CEOs and Founders of American companies from 1900-1999. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGB; KJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 169 x 41. Weight in Grams: 860.
- Publisher
- Harvard Business Review Press
- Number of pages
- 444
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591393450
- ISBN
- 9781591393450
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 39.05
€ 42.99
€ 39.05
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGX; HRCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Baker Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780800723231
- ISBN
- 9780800723231
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.45
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Paperback. This biography of William Shakespeare aims to build up a profound sense of literary and theatrical history, and the energy of the Elizabethan age. Series: Vintage Lives. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099599111
- ISBN
- 9780099599111
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
Paperback. A fascinating account of how a young farming boy from Cornwall went on to become an England and British Lions great. Num Pages: 168 pages, 50. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; BGS; WSJF; WSJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 174 x 15. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445652917
- ISBN
- 9781445652917
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.25
€ 25.99
€ 24.25
Paperback. Gives readers a taste of the Classics' huge range and diversity, with works from around the world and across the centuries - including fables, decadence, heartbreak, tall tales, satire, ghosts, battles and elephants. Series: Penguin Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; HPCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 112 x 161 x 7. Weight in Grams: 56.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241251850
- ISBN
- 9780241251850
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 5.54
€ 5.54
Paperback. A dual biography of Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett, two larger-than-life figures from the American West who are inextricably linked - neither would become the stuff of legend without the other. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 137 x 20. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061368295
- ISBN
- 9780061368295
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.01
€ 18.01
Paperback. The first volume in a series of memoirs by an influential musician and songwriter. Num Pages: 196 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; AVGP; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780743478649
- ISBN
- 9780743478649
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.54
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€ 11.54
Paperback. The Man Who Made the Tudor Dynasty Num Pages: 400 pages, 30. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 126 x 197 x 47. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445650494
- ISBN
- 9781445650494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.72
€ 13.99
€ 11.72
Hardcover. Num Pages: 220 pages, 32 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404. 220 pages, 32 colour illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BG. Dimension: 227 x 159 x 19. Weight: 406.
- Publisher
- Bluemoose
- Number of pages
- 220
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780956687623
- ISBN
- 9780956687623
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.87
€ 20.99
€ 16.87
Paperback. From the moment she came into the world - two weeks early, throwing her parents' lives into disarray - the author has gracefully but firmly done things her own way. This book presents her journey of nearly eighty years. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; BM; JFCA; WBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405912853
- ISBN
- 9781405912853
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. From childhood memories to manic motherhood to middle age, the author tells life as she has lived it. She acknowledges the passing years, from the generational shrinking of underwear to facing the fact that her knees make 'this noise like Rice Krispies' when she exercises. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 16. Weight in Grams: 158.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099559030
- ISBN
- 9780099559030
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.35
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Paperback. Kafka first made the acquaintance of Milena Jesenska in 1920 when she was translating his work into Czech. Due to their deep attachment, he revealed his diaries, and thus his feelings to her. Although her "genius for living" gave Kafka new life, the relationship came to an end after only two years. Translator(s): Stern, Tania; Stern, James. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780749399450
- ISBN
- 9780749399450
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.25
€ 10.25
Paperback. The gripping true story of Klaus Fuchs: the spy who sold the nuclear secrets to the Russians. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755365661
- ISBN
- 9780755365661
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.48
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Paperback. * du Maurier uses a novelist's skill to portray this 'unknown' Bronte Series: VMC. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844080755
- ISBN
- 9781844080755
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.10
€ 13.99
€ 11.10
Paperback. William Cecil, Lord Burghley (1520-1598) was Elizabeth I's closest adviser. This revealing biography shows, the driving force behind the Queen's reign for four decades. It helps us redefine our understanding of the Elizabethan period. Num Pages: 432 pages, 16 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 32. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300170887
- ISBN
- 9780300170887
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.68
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€ 20.68
Paperback. A fascinating insight into the secret of football manager Jose Mourinho's incredible success - now fully updated to include his spectacular return to Chelsea. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781409161288
- ISBN
- 9781409161288
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.89
€ 15.99
€ 11.89