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Biography: general
Paperback. The transformation of state and society, the violent transference of power and property, and the establishment of Augustus' rule and that of the Empire are presented in a narrative which quotes from ancient evidence, refers seldomly to modern authorities, and states controversial opinions openly. Num Pages: 592 pages, 6 family trees. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; HBJD; HBLA; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 37. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 592
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Rev Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192803207
- ISBN
- 9780192803207
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.73
€ 31.73
Paperback. Carl Jung is a clear and compelling critical assessment of one of the controversial and highly influential pioneers of psychology. Series: Critical Lives. Num Pages: 224 pages, 30. BIC Classification: BGT; JMAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 199 x 17. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780232676
- ISBN
- 9781780232676
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.90
€ 25.90
Hardcover. Theodore 'Tiger' Flowers rose above prejudice to become the first African-American to win the world middleweight title. Num Pages: 232 pages, 16. BIC Classification: BGS; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781552704
- ISBN
- 9781781552704
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.76
€ 26.99
€ 19.76
Paperback. Currently an elected hereditary peer in the House of Lords, Robert Washington Shirley, the 13th Earl Ferrers, served in five British governments under Prime Ministers from Harold MacMillan to John Major. In this book he recalls his long and varied political career as he relates the events that have shaped his life. Num Pages: 272 pages, ill. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Publisher
- Biteback Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KTG0012784
- ISBN
- 9781849542913
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Igor Stravinsky was a celebrity composer in an increasingly celebrity-obsessed age. He was a true modern, a man of his time. Stravinsky's extraordinary music reflected and shaped his own times, and resonates with audiences even today. Stravinsky tells of a colourful life lived against the backdrop of the twentieth century's wars and revolutions. Num Pages: 224 pages, 30 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 200 x 15. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780234946
- ISBN
- 9781780234946
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.27
€ 17.99
€ 14.27
Paperback. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 122.
- Publisher
- Melville House Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612194219
- ISBN
- 9781612194219
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.95
€ 16.99
€ 14.95
Paperback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; AVH; BGA; BGFA; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 135 x 24. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780307460745
- ISBN
- 9780307460745
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.35
€ 17.35
Paperback. * After the international success of HOW TO LOSE FRIENDS & ALIENATE PEOPLE Toby Young returns with another hilarious memoir about social and professional failure Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGB; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 19. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New edition
- SKU
- KST0007074
- ISBN
- 9780349118529
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The real Master and Commander 'There is no man I envy so much as Lord Cochrane' Lord Byron Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 336. The Life and Adventures of Thomas Cochrane, 1775-1860. 448 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps, ports. (some col.). The real Master and Commander 'There is no man I envy so much as Lord Cochrane' Lord Byron. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; JWF. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 30. Weight: 326.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- First printing of this edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747585459
- ISBN
- 9780747585459
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.84
€ 19.99
€ 14.84
Paperback. Russell Margerison tells of his experiences as a young air gunner in the Second World War, of being shot down, sheltered by the Belgian resistance and then taken into captivity by the Germans. His story is told frankly and modestly, and makes compulsive reading. Num Pages: 204 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 238. 204 pages, illustrations. Russell Margerison tells of his experiences as a young air gunner in the Second World War, of being shot down, sheltered by the Belgian resistance and then taken into captivity by the Germans. His story is told frankly and modestly, and makes compulsive reading. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BG; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWG. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight: 242.
- Publisher
- Northway Publications
- Number of pages
- 204
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780953704088
- ISBN
- 9780953704088
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.36
€ 11.36
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€ 13.81
€ 13.99
€ 13.81
Paperback. Ian Kelly's revelatory history of the world's greatest lover was chosen as the Sunday Times Biography of the Year. Num Pages: 432 pages, 2 x 8pp colour sections. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340922156
- ISBN
- 9780340922156
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.49
€ 17.99
€ 13.49
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Pan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Main Market Ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780330441469
- ISBN
- 9780330441469
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.26
€ 11.99
€ 10.26
Paperback. James Elkins tells the story of paintings that have made people cry. Drawing upon anecdotes related to individual works of art, he provides a chronicle of how people have shown emotion before works of art Num Pages: 296 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 88 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AFC; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415970532
- ISBN
- 9780415970532
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.38
€ 50.38
Hardcover. Editor(s): Scott, J. Series: Makers of America S. Num Pages: 157 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408. Clean copy with very light shelfwear. Good to very good
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Facts On File Inc
- Number of pages
- 157
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- SKU
- KST0018333
- ISBN
- 9780816033973
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Winner of the Non-Fiction CWA Gold Dagger Award. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKES; BG; C; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447271840
- ISBN
- 9781447271840
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
€ 13.99
€ 11.02
Paperback. Details the life of the author from his birth into slavery in 1818 to his escape to the North in 1838: how he endured the daily physical and spiritual brutalities of his owners and drivers, how he learned to read and write, and how he grew into a man who could only live free or die. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGHA; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 201 x 16. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Updated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143107309
- ISBN
- 9780143107309
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.30
€ 11.99
€ 10.30
Paperback. The enfants terribles of America at mid-20th Century challenged the sexual censors of their day while indulging in "bitchfests" for love, glory, and boyfriends. This book exposes their literary slugfests and offers an intimate look at their relationships with the glitterati - everyone from Marilyn Monroe to Jacqueline Kennedy and Marlon Brando. Num Pages: 528 pages, 130 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1168.
- Publisher
- Blood Moon Productions, Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936003372
- ISBN
- 9781936003372
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.96
€ 28.96
Paperback. Documents the author's story, year by year, from his humble beginnings growing up in the East End of London, becoming one of the nation's most talked-about people overnight to finally moving up the spectrum from guilty pleasure, and getting nearer to national treasure. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: APB; APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 271 x 33. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784755218
- ISBN
- 9781784755218
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.88
€ 14.99
€ 11.88
Paperback. From her privileged aristocratic childhood, to the abdication and the problems with Diana, this book questions how the Queen Mother faced her challenges and crises, assess her role, how powerful she was, and how she coped. This is a personal portrait of one of Britain's national treasures. Num Pages: 656 pages, 32. BIC Classification: BGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 53. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 656
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099476627
- ISBN
- 9780099476627
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.65
€ 21.99
€ 16.65
Paperback. Num Pages: 226 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1FB; BGH; HBJD; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publisher
- Olive Branch Pr
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566569637
- ISBN
- 9781566569637
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.22
€ 20.99
€ 19.22
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- After the Battle United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780900913952
- ISBN
- 9780900913952
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.62€ 47.84
€ 52.62
€ 47.84
Paperback. Series: Persephone Classics. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations, 1 map, ports. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 139 x 35. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Publisher
- Persephone Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906462109
- ISBN
- 9781906462109
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.53
€ 18.99
€ 16.53
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, 13 black and white photos. BIC Classification: BGXA; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Publisher
- North Atlantic Books,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Rev Upd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583949351
- ISBN
- 9781583949351
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.39
€ 21.39