Biography
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Biography
paperback. Explorer, novelist, writer and film-maker, Sir Laurens van der Post was one of the most influential figures of our era. Here, in conversation with Jean-Marc Pottiez, he records his ideas and insights into a wide range of issues and personalities, forged by a lifetime of vast experiences and challenges. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 133 x 22. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099428725
- ISBN
- 9780099428725
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.65
€ 20.99
€ 16.65
Paperback. A memoir from Highland naturalist John Lister- Kaye, founder of the famous Aigas Field Centre. Num Pages: 352 pages, 40 line drawings. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 23. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349117614
- ISBN
- 9780349117614
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.74
€ 14.99
€ 11.74
Paperback. Quite simply, the autobiography of a true international sporting legend and renowned businessman Num Pages: 576 pages, 16pp b/w photos and 8pp colour photos. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 129 x 40. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Publisher
- Headline Book Publishing
- Number of pages
- 576
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755315390
- ISBN
- 9780755315390
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.27
€ 17.99
€ 13.27
Paperback. Takes up the story of the author when, after war service in the United States, he returns to life as an Oxford don. This title charts years of academic frustration and self-doubt, the intellectual explosion when he moves from philosophy to the history of ideas, his growing national fame as broadcaster and lecturer. Num Pages: 880 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 151 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1066.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 880
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844138340
- ISBN
- 9781844138340
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.81
€ 25.99
€ 17.81
Paperback. Publishing some of his work, including Four Essays on Liberty, the author writes on a wide range of topics to a cast of correspondents. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 234 x 48. Weight in Grams: 820.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845952303
- ISBN
- 9781845952303
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.60
€ 26.99
€ 18.60
Hardcover. A title covering the period (1960-75), wherein the author publishes some of his most important work, including "Four Essays on Liberty" - the key texts of his liberal pluralism - and the essays later included in "Vico and Herder". He also gives numerous lectures, especially his celebrated Mellon Lectures, published as "The Roots of Romanticism". Num Pages: 704 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white halftones, figures. BIC Classification: BJ; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 167 x 42. Weight in Grams: 996.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 704
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780701185763
- ISBN
- 9780701185763
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.69€ 51.22
€ 53.69
€ 51.22
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521085946
- ISBN
- 9780521085946
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 107.02
€ 107.02
Paperback. Born with a natural genius for cricket, the author began breaking records with bat and ball from a young age and soon became the man English cricket expected most from. This book gives us the story of his never-dull life and times in his own no-nonsense words. Num Pages: 400 pages, 2 x 8 page colour sections. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 26. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091921491
- ISBN
- 9780091921491
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.68
€ 20.99
€ 15.68
Paperback. Three times viceroy, Sir Henry Sidney was a key figure in the Elizabethan conquest of Ireland. This is Sidney's own account of his career in Ireland, last published in the mid-19th century. Series: Irish Narratives S. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JB; BGHA; DNF; HBJD1; HBLC; HBLH; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 128 x 12. Weight in Grams: 161.
- Publisher
- Cork University Press Cork
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781859181805
- ISBN
- 9781859181805
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.64
€ 10.64
Paperback. Editor(s): Scott, Tom. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552151047
- ISBN
- 9780552151047
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.52
€ 16.99
€ 12.52
Paperback. Riveting and candid memoir of life behind the scenes as US Ambassador and Prime Minister's Press Secretary - a Sunday Times bestseller Num Pages: 320 pages, 39. BIC Classification: BGHA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753820919
- ISBN
- 9780753820919
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 10.97
€ 14.99
€ 10.97
Paperback. Fully updated to include Sir Chris Hoy's incredible, record-breaking golds at London 2012 (making him his country's greatest ever Olympian), this is the story of a sporting legend in his own words. Num Pages: 352 pages, 10 b/w, 30 col plates (16pp), (2x8pp plates), With index. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007311323
- ISBN
- 9780007311323
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.50
€ 13.99
€ 10.50
Paperback. The early climbing years of Britain's greatest living mountaineer, from his schooldays to his ascent of the Eiger in 1962. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations, map, ports. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Digital original
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780221397
- ISBN
- 9781780221397
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.20
€ 17.99
€ 13.20
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Vertebrate Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910240779
- ISBN
- 9781910240779
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.47
€ 26.99
€ 23.47
Paperback. The most sought-after sports book of all time Num Pages: 448 pages, 2 x 8pp colour photos. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 30. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Headline
- Edition
- 1st Paperback Printing
- SKU
- V9780755316205
- ISBN
- 9780755316205
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.19
€ 17.99
€ 13.19
Paperback. In 1966 England won the World Cup at Wembley. Sir Bobby Charlton, England's greatest ever player, was there on the pitch. In this book, he takes us through the build-up to the tournament and to the final itself, describing what he saw, what he heard, and what he felt. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJPK; BGSA; WSJA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Publisher
- Random House UK
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780224100519
- ISBN
- 9780224100519
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.17
€ 17.99
€ 13.17
Paperback. The story of the Titanic in the words of the hero whose swift action saved the lives of 710 survivors. Num Pages: 192 pages, 47. BIC Classification: 1QSAN; 3JJC; BM; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 412. The Autobiography of Captain Rostron of the Carpathia. 192 pages, 47 Illustrations. The story of the Titanic in the words of the hero whose swift action saved the lives of 710 survivors. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1QSAN; 3JJC; BM; HBTM. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight: 412.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445604206
- ISBN
- 9781445604206
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.68
€ 29.99
€ 21.68
Paperback. Striking descriptions of the Western Front by the most famous writer of the day Series: Great Writers on the Great War. Num Pages: 160 pages, 20. BIC Classification: 3JJF; BM; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 160 x 10. Weight in Grams: 156.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Amberley
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445642017
- ISBN
- 9781445642017
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.54
€ 15.99
€ 14.54
Paperback. The author evokes Wainewright the poisoner's double life in a biography that takes the form of a confession. He strips away the layers of legend and restores Wainewright to his own voice, capturing his energy, charm, callousness, wit and wantoness. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16pp b&w halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGH; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 27. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571205462
- ISBN
- 9780571205462
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 6.23
€ 11.99
€ 6.23
Hardback. A memoir of Andrew Motion's growing up in post-war England - an evocation of family life, school life and country life. Written from a teenage child's point of view, without the benefit of adult hindsight, this work captures the pathos and puzzlement of childhood. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 464. Very fine copy in crisp dustwrapper. Ex-libris with plates, no stamps. Contents appear unread. Signed by the author
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Edition
- Main
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- SKU
- KRA0007544
- ISBN
- 9780571228034
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 12.00
€ 12.00