Biography: general
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Biography: general
Paperback. The infamous emperor Caligula ruled Rome as a tyrant who ultimately became a monster. An exceptionally smart and cruelly witty man, Caligula made his contemporaries worship him as a god. He drank pearls dissolved in vinegar and ate food covered in gold leaf. This book deals with his life and work. Translator(s): Schneider, Deborah Lucas; Most, Glenn W.; Psoinos, Paul. Num Pages: 240 pages, 6 b/w photographs, 1 line illustration. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3D; BGH; HBLA; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 295 x 19. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520287594
- ISBN
- 9780520287594
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.36
€ 27.99
€ 21.36
Hardcover. This crisply written biography traces the successful writing life of Pamela Hansford Johnson (1912-1981) from the time of her childhood, through her tumultuous relationship with Dylan Thomas, to her death as the widow of the novelist and popular intellectual C. P. Snow. Hers was a rich, courageous, and politically committed writing life. Num Pages: 352 pages, 22 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198729617
- ISBN
- 9780198729617
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.48
€ 75.48
Paperback. Alfredo Di Stefano was the magician behind Real Madrid's five European Cups in a row. He would lead Madrid as a team whose playing style others learnt from, whose stylishness was envied and whose widespread appreciation elsewhere help portray Franco's otherwise isolated and right-wing Spain in a more flattering light. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091958565
- ISBN
- 9780091958565
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.04
€ 19.99
€ 15.04
Paperback. Features a survivor's account of the greatest maritime disaster in history. This work provides details of those final moments, including names of passengers pulled from the ocean and of those men who, in a panic, jumped into lifeboats as they were being lowered, causing injury and further danger to life. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1QSAN; 3JJC; BGHA; HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 125 x 16. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Edition
- New Edition
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750947022
- ISBN
- 9780750947022
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.47
€ 13.99
€ 13.47
Hardcover. How did the Duke of Windsor betray the allies and did his war time activity amount to treason? This book,the result of the author's research will seek to answer these questions. Num Pages: 342 pages, b&w photos. BIC Classification: BG; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Publisher
- M. Evans and Company, Inc. New York
- Number of pages
- 342
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780871319937
- ISBN
- 9780871319937
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.40
€ 23.99
€ 22.40
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Biteback Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849549868
- ISBN
- 9781849549868
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.21
€ 26.99
€ 20.21
Paperback. England cricket captain Andrew Strauss gives a candid account of the highs and lows of his remarkable career. Num Pages: 400 pages, 2 x colour plate sections. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340897898
- ISBN
- 9780340897898
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. Num Pages: 260 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- New Generation Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755212712
- ISBN
- 9780755212712
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.06
€ 23.06
Paperback. The Miraculous Life and Inspiring Teachings of One of the World's Greatest Living Sages Num Pages: 171 pages. BIC Classification: BGXA; HREP; HRLK; HRLP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 215 x 18. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782797296
- ISBN
- 9781782797296
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.44
€ 13.99
€ 13.44
Paperback. 'Leave it to Scott-Heron to save some of his best for last .. He's a real writer, a word man, and [The Last Holiday] is as wriggling and vital in its way as Bob Dylan's Chronicles: Volume One' New York Times Series: Canons. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Canongate Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main - Canons ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786890252
- ISBN
- 9781786890252
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.46
€ 15.99
€ 11.46
Hardback. Lewis Hamilton is one of the greatest drivers in the history of Formula One motor racing. He is just the second British driver to win the World Championship on three occasions and the first to win back-to-back titles. In 2016 he will compete in his 10th season in Formula One. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: BGS; WSPC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 268 x 14. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Publisher
- Welbeck Publishing Group
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KTG0018893
- ISBN
- 9781780978222
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. These letters span almost 22 years, from Mozart's first journey to Italy as a shy teenager to his final months in Vienna. The translations capture his unique idiom and spirit, retaining the misspellings and inaccuracies of the original German. Num Pages: 512 pages, 8pp b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571222926
- ISBN
- 9780571222926
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.59
€ 19.99
€ 14.59
Paperback. Throughout 1990s, Deric Longden has shared his life with Aileen Armitage and four cats: Thermal, Tigger, Frink and shabby old Arthur. And the cats have found that sharing a life with Aileen can be a painful business. She hardly trips over them, but they are always in danger of being mistaken for a cardigan, or locked away in the cellar. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Corgi London
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552156202
- ISBN
- 9780552156202
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 11.80
€ 23.99
€ 11.80
Paperback. Elizabeth Gilbert is in her thirties, she has a husband, a house, they're trying for a baby - and she doesn't want any of it. A divorce and a turbulent love affair later, she emerges battered and bewildered and realises it is time to pursue her own journey in search of three things she has been missing: pleasure, devotion and balance. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1FKA; 1FMN; BGA; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 262. Some minor shelf wear but remains very good
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Media tie-in
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- SKU
- KTJ0046127
- ISBN
- 9781408809365
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. This major best-selling memoir of a poverty-stricken childhood in Liverpool is one of the most harrowing but uplifting books you will ever read. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; 3JJG; BGA; JFFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008180966
- ISBN
- 9780008180966
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.65
€ 13.99
€ 10.65
Hardcover.
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- Bantam Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- SKU
- KNW0009132
- ISBN
- 9780593058237
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSSN3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand)
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781775540991
- ISBN
- 9781775540991
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.92
€ 17.99
€ 12.92
Paperback. Alfred Hitchcock was a strange child. Afraid to leave his bedroom, he would plan great voyages, using railway timetables to plot an exact imaginary route across Europe. So how did this fearful figure become the one of the most respected film directors of the twentieth century? This book answers this question. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: APFB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 196 x 20. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099287667
- ISBN
- 9780099287667
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.96
€ 19.99
€ 14.96
Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 200 x 21. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Arcadia Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905147571
- ISBN
- 9781905147571
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
€ 13.99
€ 11.09
Paperback. Riveting and candid memoir of life behind the scenes as US Ambassador and Prime Minister's Press Secretary - a Sunday Times bestseller Num Pages: 320 pages, 39. BIC Classification: BGHA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753820919
- ISBN
- 9780753820919
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
Paperback. The biography of the blacksmith's son who rose to be Henry VIII's right-hand man. Num Pages: 352 pages, 27. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445640013
- ISBN
- 9781445640013
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.88
€ 18.88
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8-page black and white plate section. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; BG; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- Black and White Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845020606
- ISBN
- 9781845020606
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.62
€ 13.99
€ 10.62
Paperback. Michael Palin's bestselling diaries of the 1980s, including the filming of THE MEANING OF LIFE and A FISH CALLED WANDA. Num Pages: 704 pages, illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: 3JJPN; APB; BGFA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 150 x 43. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780229027
- ISBN
- 9781780229027
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.06
€ 19.99
€ 15.06
Paperback. When Charles Dickens set out for America in 1842 he was the most famous man of his day to travel there - curious about the revolutionary new civilization that had captured the English imagination. Num Pages: 352 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 124 x 198 x 16. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140436495
- ISBN
- 9780140436495
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.05
€ 13.99
€ 11.05