Biography: general
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Biography: general
Paperback. In March 1958, a Chinese woman learns that her husband, an idealistic army doctor, has died whilst serving in Tibet. Determined to know what has happened to him, she sets off to join his regiment. To her horror, she walks into a bloody conflict, with the Chinese subject to terrifying attacks from Tibetan guerrillas. Num Pages: 176 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; BGA; BTP; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing London
- Number of pages
- 176
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099461937
- ISBN
- 9780099461937
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
€ 13.99
€ 11.02
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor Trade Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781630761288
- ISBN
- 9781630761288
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.91
€ 20.91
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 531. Clean copy, good to very good
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- TURTLE POINT PRESS
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- SKU
- KST0016961
- ISBN
- 9781885586247
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Penelope Fitzgerald published her first book aged sixty. She went on to become one of the greatest of English novelists. Her remarkable life spans most of the 20th century, and moves from a Bishop's Palace to a sinking barge, from a demanding intellectual family to hardship and poverty, from a life of teaching and obscurity to a blaze of renown. Num Pages: 544 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 140 x 35. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099546597
- ISBN
- 9780099546597
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.96
€ 19.99
€ 14.96
Paperback. * In this carefully researched account, acclaimed biographer, Michael White tells the story of Machiavelli's life and reveals how his ideas have been misunderstood and his name misappropriated as a result. Num Pages: 320 pages, Section: 8, b/w. BIC Classification: BGH; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349115993
- ISBN
- 9780349115993
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.43
€ 17.99
€ 13.43
paperback. Danielle Steel's powerful, personal story of the 19-year-old son she lost to the masked killer called manic depression recounts the author's tender, painful memories and shares Nick's remarkable journals, bringing readers a haunting duet between a singular young man and the mother who loved him. Includes a new Afterword by the author. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: AVGU; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 27. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552164191
- ISBN
- 9780552164191
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
Paperback. A thorough and up-to-date biography of Nelson Mandela by Africa scholar Martin Meredith Num Pages: 672 pages, 16pp b-w plates. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 135 x 43. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 704
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847399328
- ISBN
- 9781847399328
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.99
€ 17.99
€ 12.99
Paperback. From a mass of material including interviews with Moore's friends, his former assistants and students, dealers, collectors, museum officials, and leading architects with whom he worked, Roger Berthoud has built up a lively and engaging picture of Moore's life and career as a sculptor. Num Pages: 560 pages, 196 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: AFKB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1202.
- Publisher
- Giles de la Mare Publishers United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 560
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781900357227
- ISBN
- 9781900357227
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.33
€ 26.99
€ 18.33
Paperback. Num Pages: 339 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- Lawrence Hill Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781569765678
- ISBN
- 9781569765678
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.38
€ 18.38
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Baker Publishing Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 207
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Translation
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780800731748
- ISBN
- 9780800731748
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.58
€ 17.58
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Little Knoll Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- A new edition of 'Jack Hargreaves - A Portrait'
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780992722043
- ISBN
- 9780992722043
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.61
€ 19.99
€ 18.61
Paperback. The entire range of Courbet's work, from landscapes to erotic nudes. Translator(s): Bernard, Xavier; Strim, Laurent. Series: Art & Ideas. Num Pages: 352 pages. Dimension: 219 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 707.
- Publisher
- Phaidon Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714831800
- ISBN
- 9780714831800
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.29
€ 24.99
€ 17.29
Paperback. A story of four of the greatest thespian boozers who ever walked - or staggered - off a film set into a pub; of drunken binges of near biblical proportions, parties and orgies, broken marriages, drugs, riots and wanton sexual conquests. They got away with it because of their extraordinary acting talent and because the public loved them. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- Preface Publishing
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848090187
- ISBN
- 9781848090187
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 35 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 111 x 177 x 18. Weight in Grams: 144.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Ballantine Books
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804107334
- ISBN
- 9780804107334
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 8.54
€ 9.99
€ 8.54
Paperback. Num Pages: 912 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Critical
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691172491
- ISBN
- 9780691172491
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 30.78
€ 43.99
€ 30.78
Paperback. Accessible introduction to the life and times of one of the towering figures of the American Civil Rights movement Series: Revolutionary Lives. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 131 x 198 x 16. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745335056
- ISBN
- 9780745335056
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 16.55
€ 25.99
€ 16.55
Paperback. This book is a study of everyday life in rural north China in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century told through the story of one man's life. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; BGH; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804750691
- ISBN
- 9780804750691
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.10
€ 25.99
€ 24.10
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Sandstone Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910124512
- ISBN
- 9781910124512
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.53
€ 11.99
€ 10.53
Paperback. At the centenary of the commencement of the First World War, Atlantic re-issue this evocative biography of Douglas Haig - one of the most controversial commanders of the Great War. Num Pages: 528 pages, 3x4pp b/w plates. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; BGH; HBWN; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 40. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782392248
- ISBN
- 9781782392248
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.26
€ 24.99
€ 18.26
Paperback. This book is an engaging presentation of the life and work of the legendary French philosopher, political activist and mystic Simone Weil. Palle Yourgrau assesses Weil's controversial critique of Judaism, and her radical re-imagination of Christianity; and analyses how Weil's personal struggles influenced her mature philosophy. Series: Critical Lives. Num Pages: 192 pages, 22 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; BG; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 14. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861897985
- ISBN
- 9781861897985
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.16
€ 17.99
€ 14.16
Paperback. If I had not kissed anyone, or danced with anyone, or had a reason to cry, the music made me feel as if I had gone through all that anyway. This book tells the story of the adventures that music leads us into: getting drunk, falling in love, dying of boredom, cutting our hair, terrifying our parents, wanting to change the world. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 169.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571332274
- ISBN
- 9780571332274
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.69
€ 13.99
€ 10.69
Paperback. Biography of conservationist and tv broadcaster Kenneth Allsop Editor(s): Foreword by Richard Mabey. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: BGTA; RNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- Signal Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908493842
- ISBN
- 9781908493842
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.42
€ 17.99
€ 17.42
Paperback. Ronda Rousey is the biggest name in the sport. She has forged a successful Hollywood career as an actor. In this book, Rousey relives her greatest fights and shares her secrets for success and mental toughness. She reveals how we can all be at our best, even on our worst days, and how we can turn our limitations into opportunities. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; BM; WST. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 31. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781784753122
- ISBN
- 9781784753122
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.14
€ 12.99
€ 11.14
Paperback. A three-generation biography of an Australian family. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JFSJ1; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Publisher
- Fremantle Arts Centre Press
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780860681489
- ISBN
- 9780860681489
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88