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Biography: general
Paperback. When Spurs legend John White was killed by a bolt of lightning in 1964, the football world was rocked by the tragedy. He was just 27 years of age. Nicknamed the Ghost for the way that he could drift into space undetected, White played an inspirational role in the great double-winning Tottenham Hotspur side of the early 1960s. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 22. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780224083003
- ISBN
- 9780224083003
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.49
€ 17.99
€ 13.49
paperback. Re-Issued to mark the 50th birthday of the Prince of Wales. Num Pages: 784 pages, 32pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 126. Weight in Grams: 663.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1900
- SKU
- KIN0004446
- ISBN
- 9780751513622
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The author took the tennis world by storm like no player in the history of the game. A shaggy-haired working-class kid from the wrong side of the tracks, he was prepared to battle for every point, to shout and scream until he was heard, and he didn't care whom he upset in doing so. He was brash, he was a brat. This title tells his story. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552166416
- ISBN
- 9780552166416
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 21 b/w photos. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 147 x 14. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- A Cappella Books United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556529597
- ISBN
- 9781556529597
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.01
€ 18.99
€ 18.01
Paperback. A revised and enlarged paperback edition to mark the centenary of the much-loved singer's birth. Editor(s): Fifield, Christopher. Num Pages: 514 pages, 21, 17 black and white, 4 line drawing. BIC Classification: AVGC9; BGFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 32. Weight in Grams: 890. 514 pages, 21, 17 black and white, 4 line drawing. Editor(s): Fifield, Christopher. A revised and enlarged paperback edition to mark the centenary of the much-loved singer's birth. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: AVGC9; BGFA. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 32. Weight: 888.
- Publisher
- Boydell Press
- Number of pages
- 514
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Revised Edition Used
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843830917
- ISBN
- 9781843830917
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.85
€ 26.99
€ 23.85
Paperback. Reissued with a new preface to commemorate the publication of "A la recherche du temps perdu" one hundred years ago, this title portrays in abundant detail the life and times of literary voices of the twentieth century. Series: Henry McBride Series in Modernism & Modernity. Num Pages: 992 pages, 47 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 163 x 64. Weight in Grams: 1122.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Number of pages
- 992
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300191790
- ISBN
- 9780300191790
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.41€ 46.96
€ 59.41
€ 46.96
Paperback. Offers a collection of pieces on adoption, by writers from three sides of the issue: adopted children, birth mothers, and adoptive parents. The pieces in this work talk about identity, family, love and belonging. Editor(s): Holloway, Sara. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JHBK; VFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- Granta Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781862078574
- ISBN
- 9781862078574
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.27
€ 10.99
€ 9.27
Paperback. Growing up amongst the fields and woods and characters of the place, this memoir is about the authors childhood in a remote Cotswold village, a village before electricity or cars, a timeless place on the verge of change. It also depicts a world that is both immediate and real and belongs to a now-distant past. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWG; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Edition
- New Ed
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099285663
- ISBN
- 9780099285663
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.13
€ 13.99
€ 11.13
Paperback. Italo Calvino once said that he preferred to give false details about his biography since he felt that even the genuine data of a writer's life shed no light on the creative work. This volume of posthumously collected personal writings is the closest we may ever come to the autobiography of this most private of writers. Translator(s): McLaughlin, Martin. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 164 x 17. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141189758
- ISBN
- 9780141189758
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8 pages plates. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Publisher
- Dovecote Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904349679
- ISBN
- 9781904349679
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.08
€ 15.08
Paperback. In his autobiography, Dennis Wise documents his "Crazy Gang" days and his ten years at Chelsea. Included are inside stories and Wise's own frank views on key football figures such as Vinnie Jones and Paul Gascoigne. In a no-holds-barred approach, he talks about his professional and private life. Num Pages: 256 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: 3JJPN; 3JJPR; BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 113 x 12. Weight in Grams: 116. Well-read paperback in good condition, some shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Edition
- New edition
- Publisher
- Boxtree
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- SKU
- KRF0029669
- ISBN
- 9780752217192
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. In his autobiography, Dennis Wise documents his "Crazy Gang" days and his ten years at Chelsea. Included are inside stories and Wise's own frank views on key football figures such as Vinnie Jones and Paul Gascoigne. In a no-holds-barred approach, he talks about his professional and private life. Num Pages: 256 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: 3JJPN; 3JJPR; BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 113 x 12. Weight in Grams: 116.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- New edition
- Publisher
- Boxtree
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- SKU
- KLN0017885
- ISBN
- 9780752217192
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 345 pages. BIC Classification: BG; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 146 x 25. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Publisher
- St Vladimirs Seminary Pr
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1979
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780913836606
- ISBN
- 9780913836606
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.68
€ 19.99
€ 18.68
Paperback. The classic story of four nineteenth-century women who, for different reasons, gravitated to the wildness of the Middle East and North Africa. Num Pages: 336 pages, ill. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753827918
- ISBN
- 9780753827918
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. Ambushes. Hidden bombs. Snipers. The point man is the first to encounter these signs of danger. He's the soldier who leads the patrol into battle. Few survive for long. Between 2007 and 2008, 20-year-old Kenny Meighan was the longest-serving point man in Helmand province. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JM; BGHA; HBWS4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KTG0007641
- ISBN
- 9780571272433
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Langston Hughes was an innovator of jazz poetry and a leader of the Harlem Renaissance. This book offers a collection of letters between Hughes and four confidantes sheds light on his life and politics. It deals with his life and work. Editor(s): Crawford, Evelyn Louise; Patterson, Mary Louise. Num Pages: 424 pages, 30 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJ; BGL; BJ; DSBH; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 0. .
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520285347
- ISBN
- 9780520285347
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06
Hardcover. Editor(s): Romm, James S. Translator(s): Mensch, Pamela. Num Pages: 312 pages, maps. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 145 x 22. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603848473
- ISBN
- 9781603848473
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 39.06
€ 53.99
€ 39.06
Paperback. The first dual biography of the most remarkable political friendship of the twentieth century Num Pages: 480 pages, 2 x 8 B&W. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 33. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340923467
- ISBN
- 9780340923467
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- Modern Library Pbk. Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780375755347
- ISBN
- 9780375755347
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.93
€ 19.99
€ 18.93
Hardback. How John and Rosemary Lancaster made GBP136 million, and set about giving it away. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; HRCV; JKSN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 206 x 24. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Publisher
- SPCK Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857218148
- ISBN
- 9780857218148
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.00€ 16.91
€ 19.00
€ 16.91
Paperback. Bestselling author and award-winning actor Shirley MacLaine invites readers to share in her quest for spiritual, physical and personal harmony and truth. This is a provocative and enlightening synthesis of what Shirley has discovered in her years of searching for a deeper meaning in her life. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster UK
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847392046
- ISBN
- 9781847392046
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.27
€ 10.99
€ 9.27
Paperback. * Dazzling biograpy of James Dean (1931-1955), a movie actor who has become an icon. Num Pages: 352 pages, Section: 32, b&w. BIC Classification: APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 272. Good clear copy with some minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Later printing
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- SKU
- KYB0000440
- ISBN
- 9780751512823
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Presents the author's journal of a month on safari in the great game country of East Africa, where he and his wife Pauline journeyed in December 1933. This title offers a portrait of the glory of the African landscape and of the beauty of a wilderness that was, even then, being threatened by the incursions of man. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFG; 1KBB; 2AB; BG; DNF; WSX; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 156.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099460954
- ISBN
- 9780099460954
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. The real story of the 'White Queen' Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 19. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445633138
- ISBN
- 9781445633138
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61