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Biography

Hardcover. The life story of one of Wall Street's greatest legends. Ninety-three year old Roy Neuberger started trading just seven months before the 1929 crash, where he made a killing. He's never had a losing year and still trades every day while at the helm of his revered money management firm, Neuberger and Berman. Num Pages: 240 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: BGBA; KFFM1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 174 x 23. Weight in Grams: 536.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471171867
ISBN
9780471171867
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 40.19

Hardcover. This is the story of a man, a team, and their life and times, as well as a complete record of all their achievements and failures. It logs the financial and personal cost of racing in the prewar and postwar periods. It tells of how the mighty car company Renault became involved with them in the late 1950s. Num Pages: 288 pages, 410. BIC Classification: BGS; WSPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 258 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1382.
Publisher
Veloce Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845843175
ISBN
9781845843175
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.07
€ 50.07

Hardcover. Unintimidated by Old World sophistication or travel to undeveloped parts of the globe, Mark Twain spent a surprising amount of time outside the continental United States. Roy Morris, Jr. focuses on the dozen years he lived overseas and the books he wrote encouraging middle-class Americans to follow him around the world, at the dawn of mass tourism. Num Pages: 279 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 149 x 27. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
Belknap Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674416697
ISBN
9780674416697
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.13

Hardcover. Num Pages: 304 pages, 200 colour illustrations, 200 photographs. BIC Classification: BM; WMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 238 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1044.
Publisher
Filbert Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780993389252
ISBN
9780993389252
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.60

Paperback. Num Pages: 190 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 120 x 11. Weight in Grams: 192.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
NeWest Press Canada
Edition
1st
Number of pages
190
Condition
New
SKU
V9781896300245
ISBN
9781896300245
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.20

Paperback. Num Pages: 378 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 170 x 22. Weight in Grams: 602.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
NeWest Press Canada
Number of pages
378
Condition
New
SKU
V9781896300689
ISBN
9781896300689
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 24.58

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 170 x 24. Weight in Grams: 592.
Publisher
NeWest Press Canada
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781896300702
ISBN
9781896300702
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 24.46

Paperback. 8vo. Good copy with minor shelf wear and some yellowing
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Poolbeg Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
KEX0253194
ISBN
9781853712562
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. No. 1 bestselling memoir of Roy Keane, former captain of Manchester United and Ireland - co-written with Man Booker Prize-winner Roddy Doyle. Now updated. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780228822
ISBN
9781780228822
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. Including new chapters and covering events, tis book deals Roy Keane's life and work. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718193997
ISBN
9780718193997
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.44

Hardcover.
Publisher
Lilliput Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Edition
REV ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843510802
ISBN
9781843510802
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.00
€ 30.68

Paperback. A biography of the intriguing life of the unknown Liberal British Prime Minister. Series: 20 British Prime Ministers of the 20th Century. Num Pages: 168 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 232.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Haus Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Edition
1st
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904950561
ISBN
9781904950561
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.06

Paperback. In this first new biography for over 60 years, Roy Hattersley looks back over the remarkable life and enduring influence of John Wesley, leader of the second English reformation and the founder of the Methodist church. Num Pages: 464 pages, Section: 8, b&w. BIC Classification: BGH; HRCC95. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 31. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Abacus
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349116570
ISBN
9780349116570
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. * A brilliant biography of one of our greatest politicians, from the highly acclaimed Roy Hattersley, out now in paperback Num Pages: 720 pages, Section: 16, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 47. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
720
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Digital original
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349121109
ISBN
9780349121109
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.58

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Medina Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909339071
ISBN
9781909339071
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.66

Paperback. Series: Jacana Pocket Biography. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; BGH; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 4522 x 2744 x 13. Weight in Grams: 181.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Ohio University Press South Africa
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821422014
ISBN
9780821422014
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.59

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Ashgate Publishing Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780904180442
ISBN
9780904180442
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.96
€ 88.59

Hardback. Two prominent Soviet dissidents portray Khrushchev in power as a shrewd, complex, decisive, and impetuous innovator, impatient to remedy defects in the Soviet system but carried away by initial successes. Num Pages: 198 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BGH; HBJD; JPFC; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1976
Publisher
Columbia University Press New York
Number of pages
198
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231039390
ISBN
9780231039390
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.81
€ 63.79

Paperback. 'I'm human, full of contradictions, and a feminist.' Bad Feminist is collection of frank, funny, whip-smart and spot-on essays from one of the most-watched young cultural observers of her generation, Roxane Gay (@rgay). Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472119735
ISBN
9781472119735
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.23

Paperback. Abridged edition of a diary written by Anna Rosina Gambold, a Moravian missionary to the Cherokee Editor(s): McClinton, Rowena. Series: Indians of the Southeast. Num Pages: 184 pages, 1 illustration, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; 3JH; BJ; HBTB; HRCX7; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 10. Weight in Grams: 241.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
Abridged
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803220959
ISBN
9780803220959
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Paperback. At the age of 10, Rowena Farre left the security of her parents' home in India and was sent to live with her aunt on a lonely croft in the wild and remote Highlands of Scotland. This autobiography offers insight into the private affectation of the raw Scottish Highlands on an unassuming young girl who made friendships with a talented seal. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKSH; BGA; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Birlinn General United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841586908
ISBN
9781841586908
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.36

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, maps, diagrams. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3F; BGH; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 127 x 14. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Pearson Education (US) United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780321394262
ISBN
9780321394262
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.33

Paperback. Rosy Edwards is the epitome of a contradictory twenty-something year old. She's frugal when it comes to food shopping, but is willing to splash out on shampoo. She's career minded, she just doesn't know which career to have in mind right now. This book deals with her life and work. Num Pages: 306 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFVG; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
306
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784750374
ISBN
9781784750374
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Explores the life and scientific contributions of Alfred Russel Wallace, Victorian traveler, scientist, spiritualist, and co-discoverer with Charles Darwin of natural selection. This biography also examines his travels in the western and eastern tropics. It casts light on his work and the importance of his relationship with Charles Darwin. Num Pages: 640 pages, 19 illus. BIC Classification: BG; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 31. Weight in Grams: 860.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
640
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231130110
ISBN
9780231130110
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 35.46

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