Biography: general
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Biography: general
Paperback. Using family papers and other protected material, this biography sheds light on Agatha Christie's life, work and relationships. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008243951
- ISBN
- 9780008243951
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.96
€ 17.99
€ 12.96
Paperback. Growing up in Yorkshire and then County Durham, the boy who would be Reeves somehow managed to escape the attentions of 'Randy Mandy' and get a crash course in pig castration, before having encounters with Jimi Hendrix and the Yorkshire Ripper. Written by one of Britain's most exceptional comedy talents, this memoir is witty and inventive. Num Pages: 304 pages, 2x8 b/w illustration sections. BIC Classification: BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 132 x 23. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Ebury Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753512258
- ISBN
- 9780753512258
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.00€ 16.77
€ 19.00
€ 16.77
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 40 b&w photos. BIC Classification: AVGP; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 168 x 10. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- Plexus Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859653503
- ISBN
- 9780859653503
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.48
€ 20.99
€ 19.48
Hardback. Medardo Rosso (1858-1928) is one of the most original and influential figures in the history of modern art. This book offers an historically substantiated critical account of his life and work. It negotiates the competing cultural imperatives of nationalism and internationalism that shaped the European art world at the fin de siecle. Num Pages: 328 pages, 20 color photographs, 80 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; AB; ACX; AFKB; AGB; BGF; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178. .
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520294486
- ISBN
- 9780520294486
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.36€ 50.63
€ 65.36
€ 50.63
Hardback. Christopher Fifield's remarkable study explores the personality, life and work of a conductor who influenced and inspired the leading composers, singers and instrumentalists of his day. Num Pages: 808 pages, 35 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC; AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 319 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1514.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783270217
- ISBN
- 9781783270217
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.02
€ 62.02
Paperback. Bestselling football biographer Luca Caioli tackles his most controversial subject yet - Barcelona, Uruguay and former Liverpool forward Luis Suarez. Num Pages: 208 pages, 16. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Publisher
- Icon Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906850777
- ISBN
- 9781906850777
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.97
€ 10.99
€ 9.97
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BGX; HRCC7; HRCX1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 126 x 25. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- Darton,Longman & Todd Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780232531640
- ISBN
- 9780232531640
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.66
€ 13.99
€ 11.66
Paperback. Tells the story of Cash's humiliating fall from grace and his unprecedented revival; his struggle with a cruel variety of illnesses; his ongoing battles with addiction; his search to find direction in his career; his eventual rebirth as both an artist and a man; and his hugely influential legacy. Num Pages: 300 pages, 20 Colour and Black and White in Plate Section. BIC Classification: AVGL; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 166 x 30. Weight in Grams: 621. Hurt, Redemption and American Recordings. 300 pages, 20 Colour and Black and White in Plate Section. Tells the story of Cash's humiliating fall from grace and his unprecedented revival; his struggle with a cruel variety of illnesses; his ongoing battles with addiction; his search to find direction in his career; his eventual rebirth as both an artist and a man; and his hugely influential legacy. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGL; AVH; BGF. Dimension: 215 x 166 x 30. Weight: 618.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Jawbone Press
- Number of pages
- 300
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906002367
- ISBN
- 9781906002367
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.46
€ 21.46
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- St Martin´s Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781250114969
- ISBN
- 9781250114969
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 11.05
€ 26.99
€ 11.05
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Publisher
- Irish Academic Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780716529484
- ISBN
- 9780716529484
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 24.85
€ 29.99
€ 24.85
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590174531
- ISBN
- 9781590174531
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.73
€ 23.99
€ 17.73
Paperback. Robert K. Brown, former Green Beret, after a bizarre military career that succeeded in getting him kicked out of Special Forces not once but twice, and completing the Command and General Staff College without a security clearance, while meantime being wounded in Nam, finally found his true calling as a publisher. Num Pages: 408 pages, 32pp photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; JW; KNTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 229 x 27. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- Casemate Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612003931
- ISBN
- 9781612003931
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.20
€ 20.20
Hardback. Full colour lifestyle book from everyone's favourite (Essex) girl next door, Lydia Bright Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 184. .
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781409170235
- ISBN
- 9781409170235
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.54
€ 23.99
€ 16.54
Hardback. This book aims to show that Adam Smith (1723-90), the author of The Wealth of Nations, was not the promoter of ruthless laissez-faire capitalism that is still frequently depicted. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BGB; KCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 162 x 237 x 21. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748623525
- ISBN
- 9780748623525
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.22
€ 41.99
€ 37.22
Paperback. A Palestinian Melkite priest tells the story of his life spent working for peace and reconciliation among Israeli Jews, Christians and Muslims. From the destruction of his boyhood village to his efforts to build summer camps for children of all religions, his moving story brings hope. Series: Erma Konya Kess Lives of the Just & Virtuous S. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3JJ; BG; GTJ; HBJF1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 142 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268019631
- ISBN
- 9780268019631
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.17
€ 26.99
€ 25.17
paperback. Best known for his provocative take on cultural issues in The Intellectuals and the Masses and What Good Are the Arts?, the author describes the events that formed him - an escape from the London blitz to an idyllic rural village, army service in Egypt, an open scholarship to Oxford and an academic career that saw him elected. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JJP; 3JM; BGLA; DSB; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 138 x 32. Weight in Grams: 522. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Main
- Number of pages
- 384
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- SKU
- KIN0036482
- ISBN
- 9780571310920
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Perfect for Woolf enthusiasts and newcomers alike, Brief Lives: Virginia Woolf offers a concise, authoritative account of the author's life, and presents an engaging overview of her afterlife in literary history. Series: Brief Lives. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJ; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 124 x 13. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Publisher
- Hesperus Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843919094
- ISBN
- 9781843919094
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.86
€ 7.86
Hardback. Num Pages: 864 pages, 77. BIC Classification: 2ACG; BG; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1360.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 832
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801433542
- ISBN
- 9780801433542
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.34
€ 86.34
Paperback. Lyrical and gritty, this authentic coming-of-age story about a border-town family in Brownsville, Texas insightfully illuminates a little-understood corner of America. Num Pages: 456 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 140 x 33. Weight in Grams: 28.
- Publisher
- Lyons Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762779192
- ISBN
- 9780762779192
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.71
€ 17.99
€ 15.71
Paperback. Offers a biography of Paul Dirac, the famous physicist sometimes called the British Einstein. Based on a previously undiscovered archive of family papers, this book celebrates Dirac's massive scientific achievement while drawing a portrait of his life and work. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: BGT; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 36. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571222865
- ISBN
- 9780571222865
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.59
€ 19.99
€ 14.59
Paperback. In the late 1960s, Dave Roberts, like most teenage boys his age, was football mad. Num Pages: 256 pages, No illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESK; BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- Anova Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906032241
- ISBN
- 9781906032241
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.66
€ 13.99
€ 10.66
Paperback. Malcolm X was a country bumpkin who became a zoot-suited entertainer; who became a petty criminal; and, who became a self-taught intellectual. This title chronicles these many incarnations of Malcolm X, describing the multiple masks he donned over the years. Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JFSL3; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 608
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141024301
- ISBN
- 9780141024301
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.95
€ 19.99
€ 14.95
Paperback. 264 wood and ivory carvings of animals, plants and people, none of them larger than a matchbox; apprentice potter Edmund de Waal was entranced by the collection when he first encountered it in the Tokyo apartment of his great uncle Iggie. When he inherited them, he discovered that they unlocked a story larger than he could have imagined. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: AFKC; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 114 x 28. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099539551
- ISBN
- 9780099539551
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.45
€ 17.99
€ 13.45
Paperback. Intended as an antidote to potted biographies and piecemeal reconstructions of his voyages, this volume draws on judicious selections from Christopher Columbus' own writings - chronologically arranged, and translated into idiomatic English - to relate his self-perception and personal history, as far as is possible, in his own words. Num Pages: 300 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 275
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603841337
- ISBN
- 9781603841337
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.88
€ 23.99
€ 17.88