Biography
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Biography
Paperback. In The Last Resort, journalist Douglas Rogers tells the eye-opening, harrowing and, at times, surprisingly funny story of his parents' struggle for survival in war-torn Zimbabwe. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Short Books
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907595219
- ISBN
- 9781907595219
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.19
€ 17.99
€ 13.19
Paperback. After settling in Italy in 2000, the author discovered that the olive grove in front of his home had been the scene of one of the most infamous double-murders in Italian history, committed by a serial killer who had never been found and was known only as the Monster of Florence. This book tells the story of murder, suspicion and ruined lives. Num Pages: 448 pages, 1 x 8 mono. BIC Classification: 1DST; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- Virgin Books
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753517048
- ISBN
- 9780753517048
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.34
€ 21.99
€ 16.34
Paperback. In this biography, Douglas Patey follows Evelyn Waugh's career from the comfortable middle-class home he was anxious to flee, through his escapades at Oxford, his adventures in South America and Africa, his experience of war, to his last years as veiled autobiographer. Series: Blackwell Critical Biographies. Num Pages: 456 pages, 27. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJ; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 35. Weight in Grams: 674.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631231349
- ISBN
- 9780631231349
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.54
€ 57.54
Hardcover. How special blood is and how complex as well is revealed in this text. It discloses how the wartime emergency called into play Edwin Cohn's talents as a leader who drew together chemists, clinicians, pathologists, immunologists and others in the attainment of a complex goal. Series: The Center for Blood Research & Harvard Medical School. Num Pages: 416 pages, 45 figures. BIC Classification: 3JJ; BG; PNN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 36. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780674009622
- ISBN
- 9780674009622
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.44
€ 40.99
€ 33.44
Hardback. Just weeks after Jackie Robinson joined the Brooklyn Dodgers, Larry Doby joined Robinson in breaking the colour barrier in the Major Leagues. Why is Doby largely forgotten as a central figure in baseball's integration? Greatness in the Shadows brings Doby's story to life and shares his achievements and firsts with a new generation. Num Pages: 336 pages, 23 photographs, 3 tables. BIC Classification: BGS; JFSL3; WSJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 649.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803285521
- ISBN
- 9780803285521
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 32.56
€ 35.99
€ 32.56
Paperback. Life of one of the greatest British Prime Ministers - by an author who knows the scene from his years as a senior Minister in Margaret Thatcher's Cabinet. Num Pages: 448 pages, 43. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 136 x 35. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753823842
- ISBN
- 9780753823842
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.72
€ 19.99
€ 14.72
Hardcover. A guide to the English burial places of over 350 prominent historical and royal figures, including Diana, Princess of Wales, with a brief biography of each, ninety illustrations and a useful index by county of the various graves mentioned. It is suitable for those who are interested in the lives of famous people. Num Pages: 416 pages, 90 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: BG; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 32. Weight in Grams: 484. Good copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Constable London
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0008779
- ISBN
- 9781845293055
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Melrose Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909757622
- ISBN
- 9781909757622
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.15
€ 17.99
€ 14.15
Paperback. What do you do when your wife abducts your children? This title is a provocative journey through complex and controversial territory: child murder, tsunami, international conventions, hatred, cultures at war. It goes to the heart of relations between parents and children, men and women, and between races - to the heart of what it is to be alive. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; JKV; VFVX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099552680
- ISBN
- 9780099552680
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.10
€ 11.99
€ 10.10
Hardcover. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear. Dustwrapper has some minor edge wear but remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Town House
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0004772
- ISBN
- 9781860591082
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. A complex, analytical yet accessible portrait of Bert Hoffmeister, who won more awards than any Canadian officer in the Second World War. Series: Studies in Canadian Military History. Num Pages: 320 pages, 21 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJH; BGH; HBJK; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774811491
- ISBN
- 9780774811491
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 39.99
€ 40.99
€ 39.99
Paperback. An authoritative and ground-breaking biography of the 8th Century theologian and statesman Alcuin of York, revealing his importance for the period. Num Pages: 226 pages, 12 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3F; BGX; HRCC2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 14. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- James Clarke & Co Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780227173466
- ISBN
- 9780227173466
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.22
€ 45.22
Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 839.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226423456
- ISBN
- 9780226423456
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.99€ 34.68
€ 39.99
€ 34.68
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; BT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566635912
- ISBN
- 9781566635912
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.64
€ 26.99
€ 24.64
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750969789
- ISBN
- 9780750969789
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.01
€ 26.99
€ 25.01
Paperback. The authorised biography of the great naturalist and conservationist Gerald Durrell, who died aged seventy in January 1995 in Jersey, where he founded the zoo he'd dreamed of as a small boy and pioneered the captive breeding of animals for conservation. Num Pages: 672 pages, 24 b/w plates, (3 x 8pp), With index. BIC Classification: BG; WNC; WNH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 135 x 40. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 672
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780006387305
- ISBN
- 9780006387305
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.25
€ 25.99
€ 17.25
Paperback. "Nazi Gold" is the real-life story of the theft of a fabulous treasure - the German national gold and foreign currency reserves worth some #2,500,000,000 at the time of the original investigation - which disappeared in transit following the collapse of the Nazi regime in 1945. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BTC; BTM; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Mainstream Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781840187854
- ISBN
- 9781840187854
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.42
€ 16.99
€ 12.42
Hardback. Baker and McAdoo, in league with Wilson, offer Craig the opportunity to deliver a fresh and insightful study of the period, its major issues, and some of its leading figures. Num Pages: 552 pages, 10, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJK; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 166 x 39. Weight in Grams: 962.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 552
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421407180
- ISBN
- 9781421407180
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.51€ 57.74
€ 63.51
€ 57.74
Hardback. Anderson's carefully considered work makes a persuasive case for revisiting this celebrated book with a keener appreciation for the subtlety and beauty of Franklin's performance. Num Pages: 232 pages, 8, 8 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGHA; DSBD; DSK; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421405230
- ISBN
- 9781421405230
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.80€ 53.45
€ 58.80
€ 53.45
Paperback. Covers the years from his childhood in Scotland, where the author's love of climbing was first sparked, through to his development into perhaps the most formidable climber of his generation; his reputation was forged by his successful ascents of familiar peaks by unfamiliar routes (of which the most famous was the Eiger Direct). Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BGS; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 132 x 16. Weight in Grams: 192. 168 pages. Covers the years from his childhood in Scotland, where the author's love of climbing was first sparked, through to his development into perhaps the most formidable climber of his generation; his reputation was forged by his successful ascents of familiar peaks by unfamiliar routes (of which the most famous was the Eiger Direct). Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGS; WSZG. Dimension: 214 x 132 x 16. Weight: 236.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841953915
- ISBN
- 9781841953915
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 15.76
€ 21.99
€ 15.76
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGS; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 143 x 16. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- Tracks Publishing,U.S.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935937579
- ISBN
- 9781935937579
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.96
€ 15.99
€ 15.96
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 41 black & white photos. BIC Classification: B; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 171 x 12. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Publisher
- Little Knoll Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780992722005
- ISBN
- 9780992722005
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.40
€ 19.99
€ 18.40
Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BG; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556526169
- ISBN
- 9781556526169
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.15
€ 23.99
€ 22.15
Paperback. An outstandingly written, action-packed memoir of a decorated British soldier's experience of fighting Taliban forces in Afghanistan in summer 2006. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16 pages colour plates. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JMC; BTM; HBJF1; HBLX; HBWS4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Pocket Books London
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847393999
- ISBN
- 9781847393999
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.66
€ 13.99
€ 10.66