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Biography

Paperback. .
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764300493
ISBN
9780764300493
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.18

Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 113 illus. BIC Classification: BGXA; BM; HRAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 203 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 706.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
1St Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231147804
ISBN
9780231147804
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.26

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 113 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; HRAM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 200 x 18. Weight in Grams: 554.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231147811
ISBN
9780231147811
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.68

Paperback. Eddie Maher used to spend every day guarding big bags of someone else's cash. He'd always dreamed about the big house and the sporty car, and working for Securicor wasn't getting him anywhere fast. But all that was to change. In 60 seconds, he grabbed GBP1.2M. This is the true story of the cheekiest heist ever. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 141 x 22. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782197478
ISBN
9781782197478
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.38

Paperback. Bullied at school, and growing up dreaming of revenge, Mark 'Chopper' Read determined to be the toughest in any company. He became a crime commando who terrorised drug dealers, pimps, thieves and armed robbers on the streets and in jail - but boasts never to have hurt an innocent member of the public. This work presents his story. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 page b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 111 x 19. Weight in Grams: 178. 288 pages, 16 page b/w illustrations. Bullied at school, and growing up dreaming of revenge, Mark 'Chopper' Read determined to be the toughest in any company. He became a crime commando who terrorised drug dealers, pimps, thieves and armed robbers on the streets and in jail - but boasts never to have hurt an innocent member of the public. This work presents his story. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BG; BTC. Dimension: 178 x 111 x 19. Weight: 180.
Edition
paperback / softback
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844543496
ISBN
9781844543496
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.13

Paperback. Mark Brandon Read has earned a reputation for violence and is known by friends and enemies alike as "Chopper". Here, he reveals stories from the underworld, bringing his humour and sharp eye to bear on prison life, brutality, corruption and the warped code of the values of the criminal fraternity. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8pp photographs. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 228. Clean copy, good to very good
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
Blake Publishing
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
SKU
KST0019094
ISBN
9781844540402
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 291 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JMG; BTM; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press United States
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611855753
ISBN
9781611855753
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.96

Paperback. The bestselling blockbusting story of how American Special Forces hunted down and assassinated the head of the world's biggest cocaine cartel. Now the subject of the hit Netflix series Narcos. Num Pages: 400 pages, 1x8pp b/w plates. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 32. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786490711
ISBN
9781786490711
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.52

hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJF; BGH; BGL; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 222 x 23. Weight in Grams: 420. Good clean copy with light wear to dust jacket
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Bloomsbury Continuum London
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMO0000209
ISBN
9781408188446
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.70

Paperback. * The bestselling and moving collection of letters to Vera Brittain from a lost generation - four young men who lost their lives in the great war Editor(s): Bishop, Alan; Bostridge, Mark. Num Pages: 448 pages, Section: 8, b/w pix. BIC Classification: 3JJF; BJ; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 196 x 30. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844085705
ISBN
9781844085705
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. As the much anticipated film adaptation of Vera Brittain's First World War testimony "Testament of Youth" arrives in cinemas in 2014/15 this new book from Mark Bostridge (her biographer) tells the story of a remarkable woman and her extraordinary account of the destructive power of war. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJF; BGH; BGL; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. Weight in Grams: 315.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Export/Airside
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472918574
ISBN
9781472918574
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.24

Hardcover. "Commissioning organisation: Bonham Carter, Mark (Editor) 342p. Cloth." Keywords: Subjects
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Eyre & Sporttiswoode Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1905
SKU
KON0708634
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 80.89
€ 10.00

Paperback. Mark Beaumont pedalled through the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. Mark smashed the Guinness World Record by an astonishing 81 days. He had travelled more than 18,000 miles on his own through some of the harshest conditions one man and his bicycle can endure. This is the story of the events that turned Mark Beaumont into the man he is today. Num Pages: 576 pages, 3x8pp picture sections. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 137 x 38. Weight in Grams: 446.
Publisher
Corgi
Number of pages
576
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552158442
ISBN
9780552158442
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. In 2008, Mark Beaumont smashed the world record for cycling around the world, by an astonishing 81 days. This title tells the story of a 15,000 mile expedition that once again broke the barriers of human achievement. It offers a trip through the diverse cultures of the Americas. Num Pages: 464 pages, 3x8 colour. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGSA; WSQ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
Corgi
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552163972
ISBN
9780552163972
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.60

Paperback. Editor(s): Adams, Mark B. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 262 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JJ; BGT; PSAJ; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 371.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691600307
ISBN
9780691600307
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.17
€ 42.32

Hardback. Details the life of Joe Cronin, from playing shortstop to becoming a team manager and finally to his ascension to American League president during the league's most turbulent era. Num Pages: 432 pages, 35 photographs. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 38. Weight in Grams: 794.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803225305
ISBN
9780803225305
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.66

Hardback. Known as Hollywood's 'Boy Wonder', Irving Thalberg created classics such as "Ben-Hur", "Tarzan the Ape Man", "Grand Hotel", "Freaks", "Mutiny on the Bounty", and "The Good Earth", but died tragically at thirty-seven. This work uses production files, financial records, and correspondence to confirm the genius of Thalberg's methods. Num Pages: 528 pages, 36 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 40. Weight in Grams: 902.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
528
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520260481
ISBN
9780520260481
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.97

paperback. This text is the complete life story of one of the most controversial yet least well known generals on either side during the Civil War. The number one graduate of the West Point class of 1843, William Buel Franklin served in the US Army's Corps of Topographical Engineers. Series: North's Civil War S. Num Pages: 392 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JWKW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 23. Weight in Grams: 604.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
Edition
2nd Edition
SKU
V9780823221493
ISBN
9780823221493
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 42.06

paperback. From his stunning discovery of Tyrannosaurus rex one hundred years ago to the dozens of other important new dinosaur species he found, Barnum Brown led a remarkable life (1873-1963), spending most of it searching for fossils - and sometimes oil - in every corner of the globe. This book discloses the details about his life and travels. Num Pages: 384 pages, 44 b/w photographs, 9 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: BGT; RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 222 x 24. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780520272613
ISBN
9780520272613
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.99
€ 29.39

Paperback. When identical twins, June and Jennifer Gibbons were three they began to reject communication with anyone but each other, and so began a childhood bound together in a strange and secret world. Num Pages: 320 pages, facsimiles, portraits. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BTC; MBPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
40247th
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099586418
ISBN
9780099586418
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

hardcover. Series: Exploited Earth. Num Pages: 412 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMB; BG; GTF; JFSL9; RG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 24. Weight in Grams: 762.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
412
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781138133389
ISBN
9781138133389
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 195.37

Paperback. Previously known as an art-world figure, but now regarded as an important poet, Frank O'Hara is examined in this study. It traces the poet's "French connection" and the influence of the visual arts on his work. This edition includes a new introduction with a reconsideration of O'Hara's lyric. Num Pages: 268 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 133 x 17. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
268
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226660592
ISBN
9780226660592
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.88

Paperback. Ida Pruitt, born of American missionaries and raised in a rural Chinese village at the end of the nineteenth century, witnessed almost a century of China's revolutionary upheavals. This work tells the story of this remarkable woman, and brings a different perspective to the study of modern Chinese history. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGH; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The Chinese University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9789629962210
ISBN
9789629962210
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.11

Paperback. The touching true story of a young 1920s 'flapper', who dreamed of becoming a chorus girl Editor(s): Murphy, Clive. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; AN; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 13. Weight in Grams: 178.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
KTG0005996
ISBN
9781447243885
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

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