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Biography: general
Paperback. A highly venomous natural history memoir. Think David Attenborough meets Hunter S. Thompson with more than a dash of Indiana Jones. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; BGA; WNCK; WNCN; WSZV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 29. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Publisher
- Hachette Australia
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780733634222
- ISBN
- 9780733634222
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.26
€ 26.99
€ 22.26
paperback. This major study is based on a detailed analysis of a range of Ibn 'Arabi's own writings as well as a vast amount of secondary literature in Arabic and Persian. The result is the first-ever attempt to reconstruct a double itinerary: the journey that took Ibn 'Arabi from his native Andalusia to Damascus, and the journey of his mystical quest. Translator(s): Kingsley, Peter. Num Pages: 348 pages, glossary, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: BG; HRAB; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 228 x 23. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Publisher
- Islamic Texts Society
- Number of pages
- 348
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780946621453
- ISBN
- 9780946621453
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 22.94
€ 31.99
€ 22.94
Paperback. As a teenager, Cox dreamed of sporting immortality. For four years he devoted himself to the game of golf. And then, one day, he walked away. But as he got older, those dreams kept coming back. Perhaps it was turning thirty, perhaps it was having his first hole in one, but he decided it was time to start again, to live the dream for real. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- Yellow Jersey Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780224078610
- ISBN
- 9780224078610
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.53
€ 17.99
€ 13.53
paperback. A series of autobiographical fragments, interviews and newspapers extracts in which the painter, theatre designer and film-maker, Derek Jarman, articulates the pain, anxiety and rage which many homosexuals have felt under the physical, legal and cultural attacks of recent years. Num Pages: 176 pages, 16pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: APFB; BGA; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 198 x 11. Weight in Grams: 135.
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099222910
- ISBN
- 9780099222910
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1. BIC Classification: APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 203 x 24. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Dutton
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780451469434
- ISBN
- 9780451469434
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.64
€ 24.99
€ 18.64
Paperback. Suitable for Londoners and anyone else who has travelled in the back of a black cab. Num Pages: 192 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BGA; WGCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 125 x 15. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 07th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750944960
- ISBN
- 9780750944960
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.61
€ 17.99
€ 16.61
Paperback. Caferro has mined more than twenty archives in Britain and Italy, creating an authoritative portrait of Hawkwood as an extraordinary military leader, if not always an admirable human being. Num Pages: 480 pages, 16, 8 black & white halftones, 8 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; BGH; HBJD; HBLC; JWXN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 234 x 35. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421418414
- ISBN
- 9781421418414
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.75
€ 41.99
€ 34.75
Paperback. The story of the splendidly unpredictable Russian dancer who ruffled the feathers of the Bloomsbury set and became the wife of John Maynard Keynes Num Pages: 496 pages, 50. BIC Classification: ASDL; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 31. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Publisher
- W&N
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753825785
- ISBN
- 9780753825785
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.51
€ 17.99
€ 13.51
Paperback. Reveals how the author chose to abandon her ambition to become Prime Minister in favour of another ambition - to have a life. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JMC; BGHA; HBJD1; HBLX; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747593096
- ISBN
- 9780747593096
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.89
€ 11.99
€ 10.89
Paperback. A side-splitting story of growing up different in the Old South. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; BGA; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844081288
- ISBN
- 9781844081288
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.73
€ 16.99
€ 12.73
Booker wining novelist, playwright, essayist, poet and critic - even admirers rarely know John Berger in all his literary incarnations. This collection of essays takes a look at his career. Berger's wide-ranging essays emphasise the continuities that have underpinned more than 40 years of tireless intellectual inquiry and political engagement. Editor(s): Dyer, Geoff. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DNF; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 46. Weight in Grams: 948. 608 pages. Editor(s): Dyer, Geoff. Booker wining novelist, playwright, essayist, poet and critic - even admirers rarely know John Berger in all his literary incarnations. This collection of essays takes a look at his career. Berger's wide-ranging essays emphasise the continuities that have underpinned more than 40 years of tireless intellectual inquiry and political engagement. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DNF; JFCX. Dimension: 232 x 153 x 46. Weight: 890.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 608
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747554196
- ISBN
- 9780747554196
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.36
€ 26.99
€ 20.36
Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, 8 black & white plates. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 166 x 25. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750961349
- ISBN
- 9780750961349
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.78
€ 24.99
€ 21.78
Paperback. It began with an unsigned email: "I am a senior member of the intelligence community". What followed was the most spectacular intelligence breach ever, brought about by one man, Edward Snowden. This is the inside story of Snowden's deeds and the journalists who faced down pressure from the US and UK governments to break a remarkable scoop. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; JPSH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 137 x 24. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- Guardian Faber Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783350377
- ISBN
- 9781783350377
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
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€ 14.33
Paperback. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 56 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; WM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 206 x 4. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Publisher
- Shire Publications
- Number of pages
- 56
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747810902
- ISBN
- 9780747810902
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.39
€ 10.99
€ 9.39
Paperback. This is an explanation of Rosemary Altea's early life and the beginning of her career as a spiritual medium and healer. She also shows how to contact the spirit world, predicts future events and performs "spirit rescues" for those unable to continue their journey. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; HRQM2; VX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Rider
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712611039
- ISBN
- 9780712611039
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.00€ 16.91
€ 19.00
€ 16.91
Paperback. Sam's Millar's story, from his childhood in Belfast, membership of the IRA, time spent in Long Kesh internment camps and the Brinks heist,one of the biggest robberies in U.S. history, and aftermath. Unputdownable. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 30. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- O´Brien Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847176400
- ISBN
- 9781847176400
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.57
€ 13.99
€ 12.57
Paperback. The life and times of the people of Tristan da Cunha, the most remote inhabited island on Earth. Editor(s): Glass, Conrad; Bates, Chris. Num Pages: 176 pages, 24 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MTAST; BGA; JKSW1; RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- Polperro Heritage Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780955364877
- ISBN
- 9780955364877
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.25
€ 14.25
Paperback. The remarkable story behind the real Downton Abbey Num Pages: 320 pages, 4 x inset sections. BIC Classification: BG; HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st THUS
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444730845
- ISBN
- 9781444730845
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
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Paperback. In My Life as a Quant, Emanuel Derman relives his exciting journey as one of the first high-energy particle physicists to migrate to Wall Street. Page by page, Derman details his adventures in this field-analyzing the incompatible personas of traders and quants, and discussing the dissimilar nature of knowledge in physics and finance. Num Pages: 308 pages, , black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: BGBA; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 308
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470192733
- ISBN
- 9780470192733
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.78
€ 23.99
€ 17.78
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Biteback Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785900679
- ISBN
- 9781785900679
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.73
€ 33.99
€ 24.73