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Biography: general
hardcover. Born in Dublin in 1940, Michael Gambon served an engineering apprenticeship before joining Olivier's National Theatre. Based on the author's interviews with the actor, this volume reveals the motivation and passion that drives the star of "The Singing Detective" and the "Harry Potter" series. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AN; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150. Weight in Grams: 426. Good clean copy, showing light age and shelfwear. Light wear to dust jacket
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Nick Hern Books London
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0026249
- ISBN
- 9781854597731
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.70
€ 5.70
hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJF; BGH; BGL; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 222 x 23. Weight in Grams: 420. Good clean copy with light wear to dust jacket
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Continuum London
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMO0000209
- ISBN
- 9781408188446
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.70
€ 5.70
hardcover. This work, the first volume of a planned trilogy, is the memoir of Nobel Laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez. It contains details of people, places, events, family, work, politics, books and music, his beloved Columbia and parts of history and incidents that later appeared in his fiction. Translator(s): Grossman, Edith. Num Pages: 500 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 2ADS; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 162. Weight in Grams: 866. Good clean copy showing light age and shelfwear, with light wear to dust jacket
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape London
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMO0000343
- ISBN
- 9780224072786
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.70
€ 5.70
hardcover. Num Pages: 275 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 213 x 23. Weight in Grams: 524. Good clean copy showing light age and shelfwear. Light wear to dust jacket
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Beaufort Books New York
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMO0000673
- ISBN
- 9780825307461
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.70
€ 5.70
hardcover. The colourful story of the four very different men who created our modern world: Henry VIII, Francis I of France, Charles V of Spain and Suleiman the Magnificent: popular history at its best from John Julius Norwich Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; 3JD; BGR; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 242 x 29. Weight in Grams: 568. Good clean copy, showing light age and shelfwear. Light wear to dust jacket
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Murray Publishers Ltd London
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMO0000993
- ISBN
- 9781473632950
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.70
€ 5.70
hardcover. Num Pages: 266 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; HBG; HBW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 580. Good copy showing light age and wear. Scoring throughout text. Ex Libris markings to preliminary pages and stamps throughout. Light wear to dust jacket. Remains a nice reading copy
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Overlook Press New York
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KMO0001148
- ISBN
- 9780879515775
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 5.70
€ 5.70
hardcover. Failing to get into any of the London-based drama schools, the author accepted a place at Manchester Polytechnic School of Theatre and before graduating had been given his first break as a voice artist on the satirical puppet show Spitting Image. This book deals with authors childhood surrounded by foster kids, his teenage years and more. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: APB; APFB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 244 x 36. Weight in Grams: 686. Good clean copy, with light nicks and tears to dust jacket
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Century
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMO0001329
- ISBN
- 9781780891712
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.70
€ 5.70
hardcover. Jamie Dornan is about to become the hottest sex symbol on the planet after landing the leading role in the Fifty Shades of Grey movies. But he remains almost as enigmatic as Mr Grey himself. This book reveals everything fans want to know about the mysterious Mr Dornan, from his tragic childhood to his career as a Calvin Klein model. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 514. Good clean copy, with light nicks and tears to dust jacket
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Michael Joseph
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMO0001391
- ISBN
- 9780718180126
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.70
€ 5.70
paperback. Stock market multimillionaire at 26, federal convict at 36, he partied like a rock star, lived like a king, and barely survived his rise and fall as an American entrepreneurial icon. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGBA; JKVK; KFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 34. Weight in Grams: 366. Good clean copy showing light age and shelfwear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Two Roads
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMO0001427
- ISBN
- 9781444778120
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.70
€ 5.70
paperback. Num Pages: 189 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 299.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Moody Publishers United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 189
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802481337
- ISBN
- 9780802481337
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.95
€ 16.99
€ 16.95
Paperback. A Life in Jazz. 220 pages, 8 pages gloss photos. A biography of Nat Gonella. This book portrays the wonderful years with Billy Cotton, Roy Fox and Lew Stone, the creation of Nat's Georgians, and his friendship with the great stars like Gracie Fields, Max Miller, Fats Waller and the legendary Louis Armstrong. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVRN; BGF. Dimension: 197 x 132 x 12. Weight: 256.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Northway Publications
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780953704071
- ISBN
- 9780953704071
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.40
€ 16.99
€ 15.40
Paperback. The Plan of Chicago was designed by Daniel Burnham, coauthored by Edward Bennett and produced in collaboration with the Commercial Club of Chicago, the plan proposed many of the city's most distinctive features. This book is at once both a biography of Burnham and a portrait of the birth and growth of an American city. Num Pages: 470 pages, 148 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; AMB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 470
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226341729
- ISBN
- 9780226341729
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 23.18
€ 27.99
€ 23.18
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JFFJ; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 133 x 16. Weight in Grams: 221.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780307887948
- ISBN
- 9780307887948
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.34
€ 23.99
€ 19.34
Paperback. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 200 x 25. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Penguin Books India Pvt Ltd India
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143415350
- ISBN
- 9780143415350
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.40
€ 25.99
€ 22.40
Paperback. Although Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane spent only a few weeks in Deadwood at the same time, their fame and fate have become intertwined and their relationship legendary. James D. McLaird examines the contemporary accounts that turned these two Wild West wanderers into dime-novel and motion-picture stars. Series: South Dakota Biography Series. Num Pages: 150 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 121 x 15. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- South Dakota Historical Society
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780977795598
- ISBN
- 9780977795598
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.06
€ 16.99
€ 16.06
paperback. Infused with wit and lyricism, this memoir centres on the 1950's when the author and her friends were teenagers. She describes the past vividly and without complaint as the years of hard labour for herself, parents and siblings, were also filled with fun in the close knit community. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJPG; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 14. Weight in Grams: 140. Used paperback, in good condition. Some shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Brandon
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KRF0031554
- ISBN
- 9780863221125
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 5.70
€ 5.70
Paperback. Diane France is a forensic anthropologist, a bone detective. She has the science skills and know-how to examine bones for clues to a mystery: Who was this person and how did he or she die? This book presents the story of this small-town girl who became a world-famous bone detective. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; MMQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 192 x 8. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Joseph Henry Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780309095501
- ISBN
- 9780309095501
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.67
€ 21.99
€ 20.67
Paperback. Adriana Ocampo grew up in Buenos Aires, Argentina, dreaming about exploring planets. She never doubted that all her dreams would come true someday. How did Adriana land a job with NASA while still in her teens? How did a robot parked on Mars make her fall in love with rocks - and instantly decide to become a planetary geologist? Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; TTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 254 x 11. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Joseph Henry Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780309095556
- ISBN
- 9780309095556
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.67
€ 21.99
€ 20.67
Paperback. Mary Tudor is often written off as a twisted queen who tried desperately to pull England back to the Catholic Church that was so dear to her mother, and sent many to burn at the stake in the process. This biography argues that Mary, neither boring nor basically bloody, was a hard-working, 'hands on', and decisive queen than is commonly recognized. Series: Routledge Historical Biographies. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, figures, black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415327213
- ISBN
- 9780415327213
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.34
€ 51.34
paperback. This volume traces Langston Hughes' life from his birth in Missouri in 1902 to the winter of 1941. Portraying his association with a range of political activists, patrons and artists, Arnold Rampersad offers a sweeping panorama of culture and history in the early 20th-century. Num Pages: 528 pages, 56 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JJ; BG; DSBH; DSC; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 234 x 31. Weight in Grams: 782.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press USA United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195146424
- ISBN
- 9780195146424
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.68
€ 53.68