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Biography: general
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAL; 3D; BGX; HBJF1; HBLA; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 200 x 11. Weight in Grams: 148.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750961240
- ISBN
- 9780750961240
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.39
€ 10.39
Paperback. An autobiographical account of the early years of James McBey, the self-taught boy from a humble north-east village who became one of Scotland's most successful and celebrated artists. Series: Canongate Classics. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: ACX; AFH; AGB; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 120.
- Publisher
- Canongate UK
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780862414450
- ISBN
- 9780862414450
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.81
€ 13.99
€ 10.81
Paperback. Almodovar came from an austere background in rural Spain. It was the 1950s, the age of the Cold War, of mambo, of Balenciaga, of the Korean War, of the Hungarian Revolution, of the death of Stalin. But none of these events bore any impact on his village. Editor(s): Strauss, Frederic. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APFB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571231928
- ISBN
- 9780571231928
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.15
€ 23.99
€ 16.15
Paperback. Three decades after his death, Nick Drake is recognized as one of the true geniuses of English acoustic music. This groundbreaking biography reconstructs a vanished life while perfectly capturing the bohemian scenes surrounding the music business in London in the late '60s and early '70s. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Piatkus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780749951337
- ISBN
- 9780749951337
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.47
€ 16.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. Manuel Cortes was a Socialist Party member, an activist in the peasant reform movement and an organizer in the farm workers' unionization struggles. He also became mayor of Malaga, where he was caught up in the ferment of revolutionary Spain in the late 1930s. This title supplements Cortes' ordeal. Num Pages: 256 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JPFF; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- Verso Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- New Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844675968
- ISBN
- 9781844675968
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.36
€ 27.36
Paperback. Winner of the Medical Journalists' Open Book Award 2005, this book is about John Hunter. Revered and feared in equal measure, Hunter was the most famous surgeon of eighteenth-century London. An inspiration for Dr Jekyll and Dr Dolittle, he was a maverick medical pioneer, and even anticipated the evolutionary theories of Darwin. Editor(s): Kimber, Brenda. Num Pages: 656 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; MBX; MN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 41. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 656
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780553816181
- ISBN
- 9780553816181
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. On 11 September 2001, in a cafe in London, Ahmed Errachidi watched as the twin towers collapsed. He was appalled by the loss of innocent life. But he couldn't possibly have predicted how much of his own life he too would lose because of that day. This book makes you rethink what it means to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 3JM; BGHA; JPVR; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 156.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099572299
- ISBN
- 9780099572299
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.89
€ 11.99
€ 10.89
Paperback. Disappointment is temporary; regret is forever. Love with all your heart were just some of the lessons that the author's dad, Bob Hoskins, taught her. In the years following his death, they are words that she keeps close to her heart. Remembering the times they shared together and featuring interviews with those who knew and worked with her dad. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: APB; APF; APT; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784755737
- ISBN
- 9781784755737
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.31
€ 11.99
€ 10.31
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, 1 black and white photo. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 203 x 13. Weight in Grams: 191.
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780399594939
- ISBN
- 9780399594939
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.19
€ 18.99
€ 15.19
Paperback. A fresh appreciation of the great musical figure that gives him his due as composer as well as conductor Series: Jewish Lives. Num Pages: 360 pages, 1 b/w illus. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 146. .
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300219852
- ISBN
- 9780300219852
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.65
€ 16.99
€ 13.65
Paperback. In this highly readable, witty and colourful autobiography, Flynn reveals himself and his remarkable life as he did nowhere else. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 320. 448 pages, Illustrations. In this highly readable, witty and colourful autobiography, Flynn reveals himself and his remarkable life as he did nowhere else. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: APF; BGFA. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 28. Weight: 308.
- Publisher
- Quarto Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845130497
- ISBN
- 9781845130497
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.48
€ 16.99
€ 13.48
Paperback. The extraordinary memoir of the legendary founder of Creation Records. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: BGFA; KNTF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 134 x 23. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Main Market ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447225911
- ISBN
- 9781447225911
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Hardcover. Covers the years from the author's birth in 1941 to 1975, when he received his doctorate in Christian ethics from Vanderbilt. This book portrays his childhood growing up in the northeast Washington, DC, neighborhood of Brookland (the neighborhood's alias was 'Little Rome' because of all the Catholic church-related institutions it encompassed). Num Pages: 256 pages, 36 illustrated halftones. BIC Classification: BGXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268035167
- ISBN
- 9780268035167
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 28.63
€ 28.63
Paperback. The definitive, intimate, no-holds-barred biography of Johnny Cash. Num Pages: 688 pages. BIC Classification: AVGL; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 144 x 38. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Digital original
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780220956
- ISBN
- 9781780220956
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.77
€ 23.99
€ 17.77
Paperback. The author is the manager who has seen it all - from a dismal 70s Portakabin at Oxford City and training pitches with trees in the middle to the unbeatable highs of the Premiership, lifting the FA Cup and taking on Real Madrid in the Champions League. This title takes you right inside every drama of his career. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091958312
- ISBN
- 9780091958312
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. For the very first time, explore the mind that has fascinated a nation Num Pages: 320 pages, 16pp colour photos. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 22. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- Headline
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755315437
- ISBN
- 9780755315437
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.51
€ 17.99
€ 13.51
Paperback. Collects Walter Bonatti's classic writings detailing his exploits on numerous expeditions to different mountains of the world, as well as the real story behind the controversy over the events on K2 that changed his life. Translator(s): Marshall, Robert. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations, map, ports. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141192918
- ISBN
- 9780141192918
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. * An enchanting and utterly absorbing memoir of growing up in the Forest of Dean in the 1920s and 1930s Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 17. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Edition
- First Thus
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349122182
- ISBN
- 9780349122182
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.92
€ 15.99
€ 11.92
Paperback. Describes life as captain of Austro-Hungarian U-boats in the Mediterranean and Adriatic seas, emerging by turn as the Imperial Austrian naval officer, the witty observer of international politics, and indefatigable and heartbroken patriot opposing the Allied enemy. This title offers a combination of human interest, and life-and-death adventure. Translator(s): Campbell, Elizabeth M. Num Pages: 224 pages, 33 photographs, map, figure. BIC Classification: BG; HBG; HBWN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 11. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803213500
- ISBN
- 9780803213500
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.10
€ 23.99
€ 22.10
Paperback. The definitive biography of one of the great heroes of the Second World War Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGH; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
- Publisher
- MacLehose Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848665965
- ISBN
- 9781848665965
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.77
€ 23.99
€ 17.77
Paperback. The long-awaited memoir of US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's years in Washington Num Pages: 784 pages, 2 x 8pp colour plate sections. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; BGHA; HBJK; HBLX; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 50. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857208088
- ISBN
- 9780857208088
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.08
€ 30.99
€ 22.08
Paperback. Reflecting Birmingham in the 1940s and 1950s, this work tells of the games played then in the streets: hopscotch, queenie, marbles, skipping, roller skating. It takes us back to school life during and after the war, to what it was like to be sick before the advent of the NHS and antibiotics; and more. Num Pages: 144 pages, 20 photos and drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKEM; 3JJPG; BGA; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 210 x 8. Weight in Grams: 280. A Birmingham Childhood of the 1940s and 1950s. 144 pages, 20 photos and drawings. Reflecting Birmingham in the 1940s and 1950s, this work tells of the games played then in the streets: hopscotch, queenie, marbles, skipping, roller skating. It takes us back to school life during and after the war, to what it was like to be sick before the advent of the NHS and antibiotics; and more. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKEM; 3JJPG; BGA; WQH. Dimension: 149 x 210 x 8. Weight: 274.
- Publisher
- Brewin Books
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781858582931
- ISBN
- 9781858582931
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.11
€ 17.11
Paperback. A comprehensive, highly absorbing portrait of this complex artist. Translator(s): Haddad, Nordine. Series: Art & Ideas. Num Pages: 352 pages, 150 colour & 50 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; ACV; AFC; AGB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 161 x 18. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Publisher
- Phaidon Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714837512
- ISBN
- 9780714837512
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.74
€ 24.99
€ 21.74
Paperback. Features a study of the career of Edward, Prince of Wales and Aquitaine. Num Pages: 316 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 492. Good clean copy with light shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Boydell Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- KTJ0049446
- ISBN
- 9780851156866
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00