Biography: general
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Biography: general
Paperback. The bookies always win. But one man has been proving them wrong for four decades. In the summer of 1975 Barney Curley, a fearless and renowned gambler, masterminded one of the most spectacular gambles of all time with a racehorse called Yellow Sam. It cost the bookmakers millions of pounds. They said that it could never happen again. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BGS; WDP; WSNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099576587
- ISBN
- 9780099576587
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.14
€ 12.99
€ 11.14
Paperback. Looks back to an earlier era of care for orphaned and dependent children of Eastern European Jewish immigrants. Within this social history and ethnography, the voices of elders - once wards of the home in the 1930s and 1940s - tell readers what it was really like to grow up in an orphanage. Num Pages: 256 pages, 19 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; BG; HBTB; JKSB1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 372. Large format paperback. Clean copy.
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press Alabama
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- KEX0211642
- ISBN
- 9780817307813
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback. A story of Irfan Orga's family's survival. Num Pages: 332 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 3JJ; BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 22. Weight in Grams: 404. 332 pages. A story of Irfan Orga's family's survival. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DVT; 3JJ; BGHA. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 22. Weight: 406.
- Publisher
- Eland Books
- Number of pages
- 332
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780907871828
- ISBN
- 9780907871828
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.99
€ 17.99
€ 12.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 32 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; 3JM; BGR; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 275 x 5. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 32
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841653747
- ISBN
- 9781841653747
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 8.03
€ 8.99
€ 8.03
Hardcover. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; BGH; HBJK; HBLX; JPA; JPHC; JPHF; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 236 x 39. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781510726925
- ISBN
- 9781510726925
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.55
€ 30.99
€ 26.55
Hardback. Alexander the Great is one of the most famous leaders of all time.This controversial reassessment concludes that Alexander's claim to the status of military genius is not supported by evidence. The author contests he was clearly a misfit and increasingly traumatized, showing all the symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8pp plate section, or none, approx 6 b/w maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; BGH; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 166 x 25. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783461974
- ISBN
- 9781783461974
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.39
€ 35.99
€ 30.39
Paperback. The remarkable life of the vivacious, clever - and forgotten - Kennedy sister, who charmed the English aristocracy and was almost erased from her family history. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007548149
- ISBN
- 9780007548149
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.32
€ 14.99
€ 11.32
Hardback. A brand new profile of one of the most controversial airmen of WWII. A lively evocation of one of the most dramatic periods of military history. Charts the life of a much decorated, highly praised young pilot, who paid the ultimate price for his heroism Num Pages: 191 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BGH; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 164 x 23. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 191
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781590553
- ISBN
- 9781781590553
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 34.27
€ 40.99
€ 34.27
Paperback. The single most intimate look at Muhammad Ali's life after boxing, told through the story of an unexpected friendship. Num Pages: 240 pages, 25 photographs. BIC Classification: BGS; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 209 x 21. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781631492235
- ISBN
- 9781631492235
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.48
€ 16.99
€ 15.48
Paperback. The fascinating story of one of the unsung heroes of World War One. Num Pages: 224 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 3JJF; BGH; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Publisher
- Lion Publishing Plc
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745955612
- ISBN
- 9780745955612
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.32
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Paperback. The Number One International Bestseller The dramatic story of freelance photographer Daniel Rye, who was held hostage for thirteen months by ISIS, as told by an award-winning writer. Translator(s): Young, David. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBS; 3JMG; BGH; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 200 x 24. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786490568
- ISBN
- 9781786490568
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.84
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€ 15.84
Paperback. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 170 x 11. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- Gefen Publishing House
- Number of pages
- 120
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789652295590
- ISBN
- 9789652295590
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.52
€ 20.99
€ 15.52
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1x 16 page colour plate section. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGA; TRPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472941077
- ISBN
- 9781472941077
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.99
€ 17.99
€ 12.99
Paperback. When George Klein was thirteen, he couldn't have known how important the new kid in class - the one with the guitar, the boy named Elvis - would become in his life. But from the first time GK (as he was nicknamed by Elvis) heard this kid sing, he knew that Elvis Presley was someone extraordinary. This is a memoir of George Klein. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1 Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- Virgin Publishing
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753539538
- ISBN
- 9780753539538
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.57
€ 20.99
€ 16.57
Hardback. Max Weber is widely considered a founder of sociology and the modern social sciences. This book provides details about Weber's visit to the United States in 1904 with his wife Marianne - what he did, what he saw, whom he met and why, and how these experiences profoundly influenced Weber's thought on immigration, capitalism, science, and culture. Num Pages: 328 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: BGH; JFCX; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 166 x 27. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691147796
- ISBN
- 9780691147796
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.63
€ 71.63
Paperback. 'Since the first Navy frogmen crawled onto the beaches of Normandy, no SEAL has ever surrendered,' writes Chuch Pfarrer. 'No SEAL has ever been captured, and not one teammate or body has ever been left in the field. This legacy of valor is unmatched in modern warfare. Num Pages: 416 pages, 16 pp. half tones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JWF; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 110 x 30. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Presidio Press
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780891418634
- ISBN
- 9780891418634
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.42
€ 10.42
Paperback. Hollywood celebrities feared her. William Randolph Hearst adored her. Between 1915 and 1960, Louella Parsons was America's premier movie gossip columnist and in her heyday commanded a following of more than forty million readers. This biography of Parsons tells the story of her reign over Hollywood during the studio era. Num Pages: 426 pages, 25 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: APF; BGF; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 426
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520249851
- ISBN
- 9780520249851
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 22.74
€ 31.99
€ 22.74
Paperback.
- Publisher
- DB Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780911007
- ISBN
- 9781780911007
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.07
€ 26.99
€ 20.07
Paperback. As one of the four members of the inner circle at Hull-House, Julia Lathrop played an instrumental role in the field of social reform for more than fifty years. This biography reveals the influence of Hull-House on the social and political history of the early twentieth century. It provides an account of women's work in voluntary associations. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5334 x 3556 x 330. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252071683
- ISBN
- 9780252071683
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.55
€ 19.99
€ 19.55
Paperback. The Twilight Saga may have made 'R-Patz' a household name - and earned him a spot on the bedroom walls of teenage girls around the world - but gone are the days when he was just seen as a pretty face. He is carving a formidable reputation as a serious actor, artist and ambassador - a true modern day matinee idol. This is his unofficial biography. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 16. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784186036
- ISBN
- 9781784186036
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.70
€ 15.99
€ 14.70