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Biography: general

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Paperback. The author's childhood had been far from normal, but when she was just nine years old her life changed forever. He discovered that her neighbour was abusing her younger sister, Laraine - and there was a price to pay to make him stop. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; BM; BTP; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091958442
ISBN
9780091958442
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. The life and times of the No.1 bestselling author of ON THE EDGE. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: APT; BGFA; WGCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Phoenix
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st. Edition : 1st. Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753825624
ISBN
9780753825624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BGSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 140 x 7. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781414386782
ISBN
9781414386782
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.13

Paperback. Hope Solo is the face of the modern female athlete. She is fearless, outspoken, and the best in the world at what she does: protecting the goal of the US women's soccer team. Her outsized talent has led her to the pinnacle of her sport - the Olympics and the World Cup. This title tells her story. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062136756
ISBN
9780062136756
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.47

Paperback. A major new biography of the young Richard III. Num Pages: 336 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, 25 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 27. Weight in Grams: 410. 336 pages, 40 illustrations, 25 colour. A major new biography of the young Richard III. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Dimension: 199 x 127 x 26. Weight: 390.
Publisher
Amberley
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848685130
ISBN
9781848685130
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Hardback. One of the few books available on the HG units, this book covers the commanders, Knights Cross Holders, uniforms, insignia, standards, flags, pennants, and recruitment. Num Pages: 208 pages, 210+ photos & maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BGH; HB; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 632.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887404733
ISBN
9780887404733
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 32.13

Paperback. Series: Lifelines Series. Num Pages: 48 pages, 24ill.3M. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 150 x 3. Weight in Grams: 114. New.
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Number of pages
48
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
9780852634103
ISBN
9780852634103
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.21

Paperback. Presents exact and complete transcriptions of the journals kept by Sylvia Plath for the last twelve years of her life - covering her marriage to Ted Hughes and her struggle with depression - are a key source for the poems which make up her collections Ariel and The Colossus. Num Pages: 768 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 29. Weight in Grams: 690.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
752
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571301638
ISBN
9780571301638
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.36

Paperback. The gripping story of a UK journalist imprisoned and tortured in Iran and the global campaign for his release Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JM; BGHA; BM; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 29. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851689545
ISBN
9781851689545
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. Translation of: Kafka, die Jahre der Erkenntnis. Translator(s): Frisch, Shelley Laura. Num Pages: 696 pages, 72 halftones. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1020.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint, Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691165844
ISBN
9780691165844
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.50

Paperback. Edward IV, (1442-1483) was King of England from March 1461 until October 1470, and again from April 1471 until his death in April 1483. In a turbulent world, Edward Duke of York-with good title to the throne-overthrew the corrupt government of the weak and feeble-minded Henry VI, setting the foundation stones for a strong and prosperous England. Num Pages: 534 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBR; 1DDF; 3H; BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 40. Weight in Grams: 770.
Publisher
Fonthill Media
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781554760
ISBN
9781781554760
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.72

Paperback. Num Pages: 456 pages, b&w photos. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 407 x 208 x 31. Weight in Grams: 538.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
Number of pages
456
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590170595
ISBN
9781590170595
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.22

Hardcover. "The History of Akbar" by Abu l-Fazl is one of the most important works of Indo-Persian history and a touchstone of prose artistry. In this volume, Humayun s turbulent reign ends, and Akbar ascends his father s throne." Translator(s): Thackston, Professor of Near Eastern Languages and Civilization Wheeler M (Harvard University). Series: Murty Classical Library of India. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JB; BGH; HBJF; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
608
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674504943
ISBN
9780674504943
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.17

Hardcover. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPL; AVGU; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 146 x 33. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publisher
Route Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781901927665
ISBN
9781901927665
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.86

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