Biography
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Biography
Paperback. During the 1920s and '30s, Franz Taibosh - whose stage name was Clicko - performed in front of millions as one of the stars of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus. This title presents the story of Taibosh's journey from boyhood on a small farm in South Africa to top billing as one of the travelling World's Fair Freaks. Num Pages: 256 pages, 24 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: ASZ; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226647425
- ISBN
- 9780226647425
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 20.27
€ 24.99
€ 20.27
Hardcover. During the 1920s and '30s, Franz Taibosh - whose stage name was Clicko - performed in front of millions as one of the stars of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus. This title presents the story of Taibosh's journey from boyhood on a small farm in South Africa to top billing as one of the travelling World's Fair Freaks. Num Pages: 256 pages, 24 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: ASZ; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226647418
- ISBN
- 9780226647418
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.87€ 62.48
€ 74.87
€ 62.48
Paperback. A biography celebrating this trailblazer of British football, while also shedding light on the myths and truths that surround one of British football's greatest forwards. Fully authorised by the Ford family and supported by Aston Villa, Sunderland and Cardiff City. Num Pages: 176 pages, 30. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 319 x 17. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445640563
- ISBN
- 9781445640563
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.77
€ 26.77
Paperback. Lyman Draper's 1851 interviews with Nathan and Olive Boone. Editor(s): Hammon, Neil O. Num Pages: 198 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; 3JF; 3JH; BGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813134659
- ISBN
- 9780813134659
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.81
€ 20.81
paperback. Deals with Oscar's astonishing erotic odyssey through Victorian London's sexual underworld. Oscar Wilde emerges as a man driven personally and creatively by his powerful desires for sex with men, in this book, the author argues that Oscar's Wilde's life and work can only be fully understood and appreciated in terms of his sexuality. Num Pages: 736 pages, Illustrations, facsims., ports. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 42. Weight in Grams: 564. Good clean copy showing light age and wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Cornerstone U.K.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KMK0025432
- ISBN
- 9780099415459
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 5.12
€ 5.12
Paperback. 28th April 1870. Fanny and Stella, the flamboyantly dressed Miss Fanny Park and Miss Stella Boulton, are causing a stir in the Strand Theatre. All eyes are riveted upon their oglings of the gentlemen in the stalls. Moments later they are led away by the police. What followed was a scandal that shocked Victorian England in equal measure. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; BT; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 32. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571231911
- ISBN
- 9780571231911
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 5.70
€ 12.99
€ 5.70
Paperback. Presents a study of the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright, beginning with his work in Oak Park in the late 1880s and culminating in the construction of the Guggenheim museum in New York and the Marin County Civic Center in the 1950s. This book provides an introduction to Wright's remarkable accomplishments. Num Pages: 544 pages, 24 color plates. 392 halftones. BIC Classification: AC; AM; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 279 x 236 x 34. Weight in Grams: 2338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691027456
- ISBN
- 9780691027456
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.92€ 57.08
€ 68.92
€ 57.08
Paperback. An autobiography and family story of Neil Henry, a black professor of journalism and former award-winning correspondent for the "Washington Post". It sets out to piece together the murky details of his family's past. It gives an account of his black family's rise to success over the twentieth century. Num Pages: 321 pages, 25 b/w photographs, 2 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBJK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 210 x 25. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 321
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520227309
- ISBN
- 9780520227309
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.98
€ 33.99
€ 24.98
Hardback. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- First edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816633616
- ISBN
- 9780816633616
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 28.34
€ 28.34
Paperback. Offers a tale of a young couple who in the late 1970s, on impulse, became the new landlords of the most remote, bleak and lonely pub - The Tan Hill Inn - located in the desolate landscape of the Yorkshire Dales. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- Michael O´Mara Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782431558
- ISBN
- 9781782431558
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.94
€ 11.99
€ 10.94
Paperback. Celebrates the life and work of Douglas Adams who, in a field in Innsbruck in 1971, had an idea that became "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy". Num Pages: 288 pages, 5pp b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 216. Celebrates the life and work of Douglas Adams who, in a field in Innsbruck in 1971, had an idea that became "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy". Num Pages: 288 pages, 5pp b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Titan Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 3rd edition
- SKU
- 9781848564961
- ISBN
- 9781848564961
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.86
€ 14.99
€ 12.86
Paperback. Num Pages: 552 pages, 55 b/w illus. + maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FB; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBJF1; HBLW; HBWN; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300226393
- ISBN
- 9780300226393
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.86
€ 24.99
€ 18.86
Hardback. This is the first biography of JJ Abrams, one of the most successful director-writer-producers working in Hollywood, cult legend, and director of the upcoming Star Wars: The Force Awakens film. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: APFB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 242 x 29. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784187750
- ISBN
- 9781784187750
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 16.99
€ 24.99
€ 16.99
Paperback. Martin Freeman is one of Britain's best-loved actors. The Unexpected Adventures of Martin Freeman explores the rise to fame of this unassuming actor from Slough to Middle Earth and beyond. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784183370
- ISBN
- 9781784183370
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.20
€ 10.99
€ 9.20
Paperback. Writer, producer and actress of television shows such as "As Seen on TV and Dinnerladies", Victoria has often been voted the funniest woman in Britain. This biography of Victoria portrays her rise to stardom, from her early years in Lancashire to the successes of the sell-out shows at the Royal Albert Hall. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1x8 b/w illustration section. BIC Classification: APB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- Ebury Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753511244
- ISBN
- 9780753511244
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.37
€ 17.99
€ 13.37
Paperback. 'This is a text you will remember for years..austere, authoritative fiction, a fine and melancholy novel, its poignant insights shimmering' Hilary Mantel, Literary Review Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 231.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753818015
- ISBN
- 9780753818015
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
€ 13.99
€ 11.09
Paperback. A 17-year-old from Queens spray paints graffiti on Yankee Stadium and gets nabbed by George Steinbrenner himself. Contrary to his gruff public image, the BossNdriven by a compassionate inner voiceNreclaims the teen at a time when the Bronx is literally burning. Thus begins the unlikeliest of baseball stories. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8 photographs. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780871406866
- ISBN
- 9780871406866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.90
€ 17.99
€ 15.90
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Plexus Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859653695
- ISBN
- 9780859653695
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.11
€ 20.99
€ 20.11
paperback. The intimate chronicle of one of our leading composers and writers. Num Pages: 456 pages, 8pp b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Da Capo Press United States
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306809644
- ISBN
- 9780306809644
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.31
€ 26.99
€ 20.31
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Yellow Jersey
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780224083362
- ISBN
- 9780224083362
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.37
€ 17.99
€ 13.37