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Biography: general

Paperback. A biography of the young Orson Welles, from his prodigious childhood and youth, his triumphs with the Mercury Theatre, to the making of "Citizen Kane". Num Pages: 656 pages, 1. BIC Classification: APFB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 43. Weight in Grams: 492.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
656
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099462514
ISBN
9780099462514
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.08

Paperback. When the author was 15 she moved to a new school and fell for an older pupil, Daniel. She was thrilled when one afternoon he asked if he could drive her home. But this simple decision would hold her captive as a sex slave for two long years. This book tells her story. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFFE1; JFFE2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099588139
ISBN
9780099588139
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. A long overdue reassessment of Kipling in India by a leading historian of the subcontinent, author of PLAIN TALES FROM THE RAJ and SOLDIER SAHIBS Num Pages: 448 pages, Section: 16, Integrated: 16, b/w pix. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Abacus
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349116853
ISBN
9780349116853
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.51

Paperback. Translator(s): Pomerans, Arnold J. Num Pages: 430 pages, 1 port. BIC Classification: BG; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 142 x 36. Weight in Grams: 584.
Publisher
Persephone Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780953478057
ISBN
9780953478057
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 23.39

Paperback. THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTELLER 'A TOUR DE FORCE' Huffington Post - 'SIMPLY EXTRAORDINARY' NEW YORK TIMES 'It's such a savage thing to lose your memory, but the crazy thing is, it doesn't hurt one bit. A blackout doesn't sting, or stab, or leave a scar when it robs you. Close your eyes and open them again. That's what a blackout feels like.' Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BM; VFJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473616103
ISBN
9781473616103
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Num Pages: 212 pages, 35 photos. BIC Classification: AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publisher
Paul Dry Books, Inc United States
Number of pages
212
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2021
Condition
New
SKU
V9781589880634
ISBN
9781589880634
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.49

Hardcover. A chronological account takes the reader through the key events in the lives of Virginia and Leonard Woolf, and their deaths. Num Pages: 192 pages, 250 colour photographs, 20 archive photographs, 20 artworks. BIC Classification: 1DBKESX; BGL; WMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 288 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1260.
Publisher
Aurum Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909342132
ISBN
9781909342132
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 27.53

Paperback. Num Pages: 190 pages, illustrations plans, portraits. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AGB; AMB; BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 12. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
190
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226620725
ISBN
9780226620725
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 27.05

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845951610
ISBN
9781845951610
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.69

Paperback. This is the story of Alex James's transition from a leading light of the Britpop movement in the 1990s, to gentleman farmer, artisan cheese-maker and father of five. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
300
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007453146
ISBN
9780007453146
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.48

Paperback. An extraordinary selection of revealing letters to and from one of the titans of 20th-century music Editor(s): Simeone, Nigel. Num Pages: 624 pages, 29 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH; BGFA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 148 x 49. Weight in Grams: 826.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300205442
ISBN
9780300205442
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.75

Paperback. On 16 May 1943, Johnny, alongside 132 specially selected comrades, took off from Scampton airbase in Lincolnshire. For six weeks they had been trained to fulfil one mission that was near impossible: to destroy three dams deep within Germany's Ruhr Valley. In this book, Johnny relives every moment of that fatal night - and the aftermath. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; BGHA; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 24. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091957759
ISBN
9780091957759
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.49

Paperback. In 1965, one song defined a generation caught the questing spirit of the era and changed the rules of the possible in popular music for all time. This book captures the heady atmosphere of the recording studio in 1965 as witnessed by many clustered around the mercurial genius from Minnesota. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Faber and Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571223862
ISBN
9780571223862
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 500 pages, illustrations port. BIC Classification: BGHA; JKVQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 558.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
Number of pages
500
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780940322349
ISBN
9780940322349
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 22.94

Paperback. At one time during the first half of the twentieth century, Marcus Garvey was the most famous black man on the planet. This title chronicles Garvey's life, the failed business ventures, his misguided negotiations with the Ku Klux Klan, the two wives and the premature obituaries that contributed to his lonely, tragic death. Num Pages: 560 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 35. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099501459
ISBN
9780099501459
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. Hans Staden's sixteenth-century account of shipwreck and captivity by the Tupinamba Indians of Brazil was an early modern bestseller. This title presents a retelling of the German sailor's eyewitness account, showing both why it was so popular at the time and why it remains an important tool for understanding the opening of the Atlantic world. Num Pages: 216 pages, 35, 31 black & white halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 3JB; BGH; HBLH; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421403465
ISBN
9781421403465
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.04

Paperback. The incredible life story of international film star and screen legend, Sophia Loren. Num Pages: 352 pages, 2 x 8pp colour. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 29. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471140747
ISBN
9781471140747
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. The complete inside story of one of the biggest bands of the Merseybeat era. Num Pages: 208 pages, 120. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 21. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445656328
ISBN
9781445656328
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.94

Paperback. 'How had the pair of elderly Jewish lesbians survived the Nazis?' The author asks at the beginning of this work of literary biography and investigative journalism. The pair, of course, is Gertrude Stein, the modernist master and Alice B Toklas, the 'worker bee' who ministered to Stein's needs throughout their forty-year expatriate 'marriage'. Num Pages: 240 pages, 12 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 17. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300143102
ISBN
9780300143102
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.44

Paperback. 'Someone called and said Kurt died. I just f*****g lost it.' Num Pages: 400 pages, (1x8pp plates). BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 196 x 30. Weight in Grams: 292. Very good copy.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
0th Edition
SKU
KEX0270440
ISBN
9780007391233
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 11.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. Covering the years 1940-1990, this title presents a record of political life. It includes the most notable events, arguments and personal reflections throughout Benn's long and remarkable career. Num Pages: 704 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; 3JJP; BGHA; JPFF; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 196 x 128 x 38. Weight in Grams: 578.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
704
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099634119
ISBN
9780099634119
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.69

Paperback. Geoffrey Chaucer has some claim to being the greatest poet in the English language. Yet he has also been considered to be an invisible poet, self-depreciating and ironic, leaving only the breath of his comedy behind. In truth a great deal is known of him. He was a royal servant, who was indicted for rape. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1 colour plate section, b&w integrated illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099287483
ISBN
9780099287483
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. Talks about the life, career, and impact of Rocky Marciano, the legendary heavyweight boxing champion who also stands as a powerful symbol of his times. Series: Sport and Society. Num Pages: 392 pages, 21 photographs. BIC Classification: BGS; WSTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 26. Weight in Grams: 654.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
386
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252072628
ISBN
9780252072628
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.22

Paperback. White Boots and Miniskirts is a down to earth, honest perspective of a fast changing world, told with wry humour by a woman in search of love and success in the most exciting city on the planet.. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPK; BGA; BM; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 19. Weight in Grams: 202. Good, clean copy
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
SKU
KSG0006708
ISBN
9781782190141
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

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