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Biography

Paperback. Robert the Bruce had himself crowned King of Scots at Scone on a frozen March morning in 1306. After years of struggle, Scotland had been reduced to a vassal state by Edward I of England and its people lived in poverty. This book tells the story of Scotland's legendary leader, and one of Europe's most remarkable medieval kings. Num Pages: 288 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3H; BGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
Canongate UK
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main - Re-issue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782111771
ISBN
9781782111771
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.52

Paperback. By relating biography to the cultural and musical contours of contemporary American life, Ronald M. Radano observes jazz practice as part of the complex interweaving of postmodern culture. Radano accomplishes this by analyzing the creative life of Anthony Braxton. Num Pages: 336 pages, 24ill. BIC Classification: 3JJP; AVGJ; AVGK; AVRN; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226701967
ISBN
9780226701967
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.74

Paperback. Alkan: lonely 19th century genius, virtuoso pianist and also composer of some of the most difficult and disturbingly powerful piano music. This edition, in two parts, deals first with the man, and second with his music. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations, musical examples. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVH; AVRG; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 560.
Publisher
Kahn & Averill United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781871082739
ISBN
9781871082739
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.66

Paperback. Editor(s): Koury, Ronald. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: B; DSRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815610786
ISBN
9780815610786
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.77

Paperback. This biography sets out to reveal the true identity of the novelist Thomas Mann. His bisexuality, obsession with preserving appearances and the deep guilt which plagued him for much of his life is exposed. These revelations are drawn from Mann's diaries and interviews with his children. Num Pages: 8pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 2ACG; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 37. Weight in Grams: 730.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747529460
ISBN
9780747529460
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.47

Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, ILLUSTRATED. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Hachette Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9780316341431
ISBN
9780316341431
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 20.59

Paperback. Manuel Cortes was a Socialist Party member, an activist in the peasant reform movement and an organizer in the farm workers' unionization struggles. He also became mayor of Malaga, where he was caught up in the ferment of revolutionary Spain in the late 1930s. This title supplements Cortes' ordeal. Num Pages: 256 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JPFF; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Verso Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
New Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844675968
ISBN
9781844675968
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.19

Paperback. In POW camp the dying Olympic runner, Eric Liddell, gave Steve his running shoes and challenged him to pray for the Japanese. But how could he? Num Pages: 224 pages, 8pp b/w plate section. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BM; HRCV9; HRCX7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Lion Hudson Plc United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854249708
ISBN
9781854249708
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.68

Paperback. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 224.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141187921
ISBN
9780141187921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.33

Paperback. Albert Camus and Jean-Paul Sartre first met in 1943, during the German occupation of France. Intellectual as well as political allies, they grew famous overnight after Paris was liberated. Num Pages: 302 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; BGL; FA; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 230 x 17. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226000244
ISBN
9780226000244
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.20

Paperback. 'Rocket' Ron Haslam started racing on the professional circuit in 1972 at the age of 15 and developed into one of the finest, and fastest, racers the UK has ever seen. His son, Leon, the 'Pocket Rocket', followed in his father's extremely speedy footsteps. This title presents the story of a father and a son who are addicted to motorbikes. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: BGSA; WSPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553819366
ISBN
9780553819366
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.02

Paperback. Meet Denver, raised under plantation-style slavery in Louisiana until he escaped---in the 1960s. Then, after another 18 homeless years, God moved, and a godly woman named Deborah prayed, listened, and obeyed. Mountains began to move, beginning with her husband, Ron, an international art dealer accustomed to the world of art-collecting millionaires Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGX; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 211 x 18. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780849919107
ISBN
9780849919107
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.72

Paperback. Num Pages: 832 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1090.
Publisher
Vintage Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781400077304
ISBN
9781400077304
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.06

Hardback. An architect of exceptional vision, whose work is still relevant today, Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue (1869-1924) died at a crucial moment, when he was severing his ties to traditionalism and establishing himself as the leader of a new architectural style. Num Pages: 224 pages, 149 black 91 color illustrations. BIC Classification: AMB; AMK; BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 274 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1150.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393732191
ISBN
9780393732191
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.77
€ 52.68

Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, Color photos throughout, B&W photos throughout. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 287 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1730.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Running Press,U.S.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762452347
ISBN
9780762452347
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 26.79

Hardback. Num Pages: 568 pages, 30. BIC Classification: 2AGP; BGL; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 245 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1046.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801444715
ISBN
9780801444715
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.67

Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BG. .
Publisher
Hachette Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780316315371
ISBN
9780316315371
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 20.59

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
128
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764344794
ISBN
9780764344794
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 28.10

Hardback. First comprehensive biography of R.C. Sherriff - an important 20th-century literary figure for over 30 years Num Pages: 388 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 190 x 39. Weight in Grams: 806.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473860698
ISBN
9781473860698
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.47

Paperback. Follows the journey of Phil Jackson to the top of basketball's coaching hierarchy. Num Pages: 450 pages, Index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGS; WSJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 652.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
450
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803259980
ISBN
9780803259980
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Paperback. The definitive biography of the most legendary basketball player of all time. Num Pages: 720 pages, 1 16-pp 4/c photo inserts. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 141 x 36. Weight in Grams: 668.
Publisher
Back Bay
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780316194761
ISBN
9780316194761
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.19

Paperback. 272pp. Pages shaded, text very clear
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1961
SKU
KHS1006672
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 20.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. Author worked in nearly every major Irish theatre and broadcasting organisation, north and south, including as Director at The Abbey in Dublin and The Lyric Theatre in Belfast. At BBC Radio he also produced music documentaries on Van Morrison, Joni Mitchell, Mel Torme and Marlon Brando. A thoroughly entertaining memoir Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; AN; APW; BGFA; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 566.
Publisher
The Liffey Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908308795
ISBN
9781908308795
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.28

Paperback. This is the first full-scale biography of Nansen, drawing on a wealth of new material including diaries and other hitherto untapped documents. Num Pages: 768 pages, Section: 16, b&w. BIC Classification: BGH; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 49. Weight in Grams: 526.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
768
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349114927
ISBN
9780349114927
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.65

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