Biography
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Biography
Hardcover. Biography. 112pp
- Publisher
- Arlen House
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781851320219
- ISBN
- 9781851320219
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.00
€ 30.00
Paperback. A biography of the British singer songwriter who died aged twenty six, having made three albums, all now recognised as classics. Num Pages: 288 pages, facsimiles, portrait. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747535034
- ISBN
- 9780747535034
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.63
€ 19.99
€ 14.63
Paperback. An account of all the horror, boredom and exhilaration of war. It tells the story of how a modern soldier is made, from the testosterone-heavy breeding ground of Sandhurst to the nightmare of Iraq and Afghanistan. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BM; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141039268
- ISBN
- 9780141039268
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.64
€ 14.99
€ 11.64
Paperback. When the author returned home from Afghanistan, he left behind him surreal intensity and exhilaration of battle. He also left behind lasting bonds of friendship formed with his Afghan comrades Qiam, Syed and Majhib. This title tells of their first meetings, mutual suspicion and incomprehension, and how this eventually turned into brotherhood. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JM; BM; HBJF; HBWS4; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241951279
- ISBN
- 9780241951279
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.53
€ 21.99
€ 17.53
Paperback. Clare Hollingworth was the first war correspondent to report the outbreak of WWII, described as 'the scoop of the century'. Her career spanned 40 years and she wrote for the Daily Telegraph, the Economist, the Observer, the Guardian, and reported from Palestine, Algeria, China, Vietnam, and became the first Telegraph's China correspondent since the formation of the People's Republic of China in 1949. She retired in 1981. She died in Hong Kong aged 105 in January 2017 and her death made headlines around the world. Written by Clare's great-nephew, this is the only official account of a memorable life. Brilliantly reviewed in its self-published iteration. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: BG. .
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473664814
- ISBN
- 9781473664814
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.19
€ 17.99
€ 13.19
Paperback. Soren Kierkegaard (1813-55), one of the original thinkers of the nineteenth century, wrote on religious, psychological, and literary themes. This book shows how Kierkegaard developed his views in emphatic opposition to prevailing opinions. It provides an introduction by showing how Kiekegaard has influenced contemporary thought. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 144 pages, Numerous halftones. BIC Classification: BGH; HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 109 x 9. Weight in Grams: 116.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192802569
- ISBN
- 9780192802569
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.77
€ 11.99
€ 10.77
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Picador
- Edition
- Reprints
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780330440097
- ISBN
- 9780330440097
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.11
€ 13.11
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media Ltd
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781550731
- ISBN
- 9781781550731
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.71
€ 17.99
€ 13.71
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media Ltd
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781550748
- ISBN
- 9781781550748
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.25
€ 20.25
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 234 x 28. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Bookstorm
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781928257196
- ISBN
- 9781928257196
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.29
€ 21.99
€ 20.29
Paperback. The author recounts his command of the 7th Armoured Brigade Group - the Desert Rats - during the Gulf War; from preparation and training, to coping with the pressures of a ground war on unfamiliar terrain. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16pp B&w Photographs, 8pp Colour Photographs, Maps. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; 3JJPR; BGHA; HB; JWD; JWKT; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 111 x 22. Weight in Grams: 230. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Hodder Paperbacks
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTG0021030
- ISBN
- 9780340682463
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Patrick Cockburn's parents had returned to Ireland, unaware of the fact that a polio epidemic had broken out in Cork City. At six, Patrick caught the disease. This is a memoir of Patrick Cockburn's own experience of polio, a portrait of his parents, and the story of the Cork epidemic, a great polio epidemic in the world. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 20. Weight in Grams: 226. Very good copy with light shelf wear. Light nicks. Small stain to bottom page edge, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0014776
- ISBN
- 9780099459231
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A description of an elitist group of construction workers who drove tunnels beneath mountains and under rivers and harbours for subways, roads and hydroelectric schemes. The author was involved in this highly paid but very dangerous work for four years in Scotland and this is an account of his experience. Num Pages: 192 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; BG; TNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- Luath Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842820728
- ISBN
- 9781842820728
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.10
€ 11.99
€ 10.10
hardcover. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrated. BIC Classification: 2ACG; 3JH; 3JJ; BG; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 159. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Libris Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781870352758
- ISBN
- 9781870352758
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 43.33
€ 52.99
€ 43.33
Paperback. The true wartime story of William Ash - the inspiration for Steve McQueen's character in The Great Escape. A thrilling tale of incredible courage and resilience, from one of Britain's bestselling military historians. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 x 8pp b/w plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; BGH; HBWQ; JWG; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 28. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782390251
- ISBN
- 9781782390251
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.90
€ 11.99
€ 9.90
Paperback. Sir Alex Ferguson is the most controversial and compelling figure in football. For many he ranks as the greatest manager of all time. He is certainly the most successful. It's been more than ten years since Ferguson's Manchester United triumphed over Bayern Munich in the dying seconds of the Champions League final. Num Pages: 512 pages, ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 170 x 34. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Publisher
- Yellow Jersey
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780224083072
- ISBN
- 9780224083072
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.32
€ 24.99
€ 18.32
Paperback. A fascinating insight into the secret of football manager Jose Mourinho's incredible success - now fully updated to include his spectacular return to Chelsea. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781409161288
- ISBN
- 9781409161288
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.42
€ 14.99
€ 12.42
Paperback. The definitive story of the father of modern football, Herbert Chapman. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 32. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474600798
- ISBN
- 9781474600798
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.74
€ 14.99
€ 11.74
Paperback. Having learnt the skills of man management, tactics and innovation, Frank Buckley's was an extremely tough regime. His radical approach included injecting his players with monkey gland serum and sending them off to a psychologist to revive confidence. This is a biography of one of the most fascinating characters in the history of football. Num Pages: 157 pages, 30. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 8. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752436067
- ISBN
- 9780752436067
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.27
€ 17.99
€ 16.27
Paperback. Evokes everyday life in a New York Jewish family and what it was like to grow up around an old fashioned family run restaurant. This work is a portrait of a fabulous family and a charming recreation of a lost era. Num Pages: 256 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BGBA; KNSH; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747561712
- ISBN
- 9780747561712
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.23
€ 10.99
€ 9.23
Paperback. The compelling story of Walker Stacey -- a child who triumphed over his autistic tendencies with the dedicated help of his family When in 1996, Patricia Stacey gave birth to her second child, a baby boy, she quickly noticed an emptiness in his gaze -- a vacant quality that emphasized her sense that he was ill at ease in his own body. Num Pages: 314 pages, 1 port. BIC Classification: BG; JNSG2; VFJD; VFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 314
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470869796
- ISBN
- 9780470869796
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.77
€ 16.77
Paperback. Cleopatra was intimately involved in the critical years that saw the Roman Republic transformed into the Roman Empire. This title describes how this transition appeared to the Queen of Egypt, and deals with the part she played in it. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; BGH; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 126 x 199 x 17. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Edition
- 3rd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752443362
- ISBN
- 9780752443362
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.24
€ 13.99
€ 13.24
Paperback. The immortal lovers of novels, plays and films, Antony and Cleopatra were reviled by contemporary Romans, but history has transformed them into tragic heroes. Their blending of politics and sex led to the ruin of both, since their main rival Octavian-Augustus was able to portray Cleopatra as the arch enemy of Rome and Antony as her consort. Num Pages: 288 pages, 50 Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; BGH; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 281
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752443836
- ISBN
- 9780752443836
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.32
€ 25.99
€ 22.32
Paperback. Num Pages: 246 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPM; 3JM; BM; KNTJ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 345.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Beaufort Books United States
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780825307973
- ISBN
- 9780825307973
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.76
€ 15.99
€ 15.76