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Biography: general
Paperback. A memoir from Highland naturalist John Lister- Kaye, founder of the famous Aigas Field Centre. Num Pages: 352 pages, 40 line drawings. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 23. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349117614
- ISBN
- 9780349117614
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
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Paperback. After his father's early death Jean-Paul Sartre was brought up at his grandfather's home in a world even then eighty years out of date. This work provides background to the philosophy of one of the profoundest thinkers of the twentieth century. Translator(s): Clephane, Irene. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; BG; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 130.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd London
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141183466
- ISBN
- 9780141183466
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
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Paperback. Offers a virtuoso study of the fragmentary, partial and often contradictory traces that al-Hasan al-Wazzan left behind him, and is a superb interpretation of his extraordinary life and work. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1H; BGH; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 30. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Edition
- Main
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571234790
- ISBN
- 9780571234790
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.97
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Paperback. Alan Brazil's autobiography was the surprise bestseller of 2006. Here, Alan and his co-writer, Mike 'Porky' Parry, have added fresh stories of japes, pranks and mishaps, aimed at entertaining the football followers as well as the multitude of fans of Alan's "talkSPORT" breakfast show. Num Pages: 320 pages, 40 b&w & colour photos. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Publisher
- Highdown
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905156368
- ISBN
- 9781905156368
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.47
€ 11.99
€ 10.47
Paperback. The shocking, controversial, moving story of Matt Hampson, the rugby player who dislocated his neck and was paralysed in a England training session Num Pages: 416 pages, 16 pages photographs. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 16. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster UK
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847393142
- ISBN
- 9781847393142
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.73
€ 13.99
€ 10.73
paperback. In 1612, Shakespeare gave evidence at the Court of Requests in Westminster - it is the only occasion his spoken words are recorded. The case seems routine - a dispute over an unpaid marriage-dowry - but it opens up an unexpected window into the dramatist's famously obscure life-story. This book focuses on this episode in Shakespeare's life. Num Pages: 400 pages, 1 x 16 pp b/w inset. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141023748
- ISBN
- 9780141023748
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
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Paperback. 'One of the best half-dozen personal accounts of the Normandy campaign' - Richard Holmes Num Pages: 256 pages, 24, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BG; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWD; JWMV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- W&N
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780304366408
- ISBN
- 9780304366408
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
€ 13.99
€ 11.09
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 277 photos & images. BIC Classification: AVGT; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 215 x 12. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Jeske, Otger, u. Matthias Mader. I.P. Verlag
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783940822079
- ISBN
- 9783940822079
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.96
€ 26.99
€ 18.96
Paperback. Presenting an account of one of the strangest episodes in British political history, this work tells of Shirley Porter's wealthy upbringing as the daughter of Jack Cohen, the founder of Tesco; her rise to power in Westminster; and about the scandal and its aftermath. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- Granta Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781862079229
- ISBN
- 9781862079229
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.71
€ 13.99
€ 10.71
Paperback. Acclaimed as the greatest comic actress of her day, Dora Jordan lived a quite different role off-stage as lover to Prince William, third son of George III. Unmarried, the pair lived in a villa on the Thames and had ten children together until William, under pressure from royal advisers, abandoned her. Num Pages: 480 pages, 16pp inset photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; APB; BGF; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 30. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241963296
- ISBN
- 9780241963296
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 22.71
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Paperback. The remarkable memoir of screen legend Katharine Hepburn. Num Pages: 336 pages, 12 integrated b-w photos. BIC Classification: APB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471130120
- ISBN
- 9781471130120
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.99
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Paperback. In this biography of Wittgenstein, the author interleaves the philosophical and emotional aspects of his subject's life. Num Pages: 704 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; BG; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099883708
- ISBN
- 9780099883708
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.53
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€ 16.53
Paperback. An autobiography of author who was born into slavery in Maryland in 1818. He describes his life as a slave - the cruelty he suffered at the hands of plantation owners; his struggles to educate himself in a world where slaves are deliberately kept ignorant; and ultimately, his fight for his right to freedom. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGHA; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 9. Weight in Grams: 98.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099595847
- ISBN
- 9780099595847
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.26
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€ 10.26
Paperback. Examines the role of one of the most charismatic leaders of the opposition to the Nazis within Germany. Adam von Trott zu Solz was a boy when Germany was defeated militarily in 1918 and in his youth witnessed its economic collapse. He was studying at Oxford University when Hitler came to power in 1933. Num Pages: 103 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 10. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 103
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845194727
- ISBN
- 9781845194727
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.74
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€ 30.74
Paperback. Series: Guitar Recorded Versions. Num Pages: 88 pages, 6ill. BIC Classification: AVGK; AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 302 x 229 x 6. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Hal Leonard Corporation United States
- Number of pages
- 88
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- Otab
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780793540938
- ISBN
- 9780793540938
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.58
€ 24.99
€ 21.58
Paperback. Steve Davis was just a rookie from Plumstead, south London, learning how to play from an old book his snooker-obsessed father had given him, when an encounter with Barry Hearn changed his life forever. This book deals with his life and work. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 28. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091958657
- ISBN
- 9780091958657
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.53
€ 23.99
€ 16.53
Hardcover. An unparalleled insight into the personal life of Sir Vernon Kell, founder of MI5, from the one person with whom he was most intimate, his wife Lady Constance Kell. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8-page colour plate section of beautiful photographs from the era, taken by Constance and. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 144 x 27. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Publisher
- Conway
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844864355
- ISBN
- 9781844864355
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.27
€ 23.99
€ 16.27
Paperback. The definitive biography of the war poet - 'Dominic Hibberd has probably done more more than any other individual to illuminate Owen's life and work. His new Life is a triumph .. it is difficult to believe it will ever be superseded' Mark Bostridge, The Independent on Sunday Num Pages: 592 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Number of pages
- 584
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753817094
- ISBN
- 9780753817094
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.35
€ 17.99
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Paperback. The former mining town of Stanley lies only twenty minutes drive from the beautiful cathedral city of Durham. Yet the two are worlds apart. Marilyn Hardy recounts in touching detail the trials of growing up in this impoverished mining town and her life-long struggle to find happiness, from her troubled relationship with her undemonstrative mother. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYD; 3JJ; BGA; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 112 x 19. Weight in Grams: 139.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Virgin Books
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- KLN0017901
- ISBN
- 9780753513965
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. HERO: DAVID BOWIE A unique portrait of the globally revered artist and the complex man behind the legend. Num Pages: 496 pages, 2 x 8pp colour. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 256 x 45. Weight in Grams: 810.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444758818
- ISBN
- 9781444758818
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.89
€ 26.99
€ 18.89
Paperback. Leonard Cohen: A Remarkable Life tells the story of the life, loves and work of Leonard Cohen, the poet, songwriter and singer 'born with the gift of a golden voice.' As the man himself once dryly put it. Num Pages: 304 pages, ill. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 234 x 26. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Publisher
- Omnibus Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780381596
- ISBN
- 9781780381596
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.93
€ 23.99
€ 17.93
Paperback. November 2016 marks the 25th anniversary of Terry Waite's release from captivity in Beirut. In this sequence of poetry and prose he recalls the highs and lows of his life, both during his ordeal as a hostage and in the happier years of humanitarian work that have followed. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; 3JM; BGXA; DCF; HRAM9; HRCC91. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 276 x 15. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- SPCK Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780281077618
- ISBN
- 9780281077618
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.50
€ 15.99
€ 12.50
Paperback. Harold Pinter has acted on stage, screen and radio, he has appeared on countless political platforms, and his work has been celebrated in festivals at Dublin's Gate Theatre and New York's Lincoln Center. In 2005, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature and in 2006, the European Theatre Prize. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 38. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571234769
- ISBN
- 9780571234769
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.61
€ 23.99
€ 17.61
Paperback. Series: Jewish Lives. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1 b/w illus. BIC Classification: BGT; BGX; JMAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 146. .
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300219838
- ISBN
- 9780300219838
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.64
€ 15.99
€ 12.64