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Biography
Paperback. Paperback, in good condition. Some shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- The Mercier Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New edition
- SKU
- KRF0012524
- ISBN
- 9781856353847
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. 255pp
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Granta Magazine
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- First
- SKU
- KHS0038953
- ISBN
- 9780140140521
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 27.51
€ 27.51
Paperback. The author was asked by the New Yorker to write a profile of Mario Batali who runs one of New York's most successful three-star restaurants. Buford accepted the commission, on the condition Batali allow him to work in his kitchen, as his slave. This memoir presents his kitchen adventures, and the story of Batali's rise to culinary fame. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 137 x 21. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 7th
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099464433
- ISBN
- 9780099464433
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. Series: Bryson. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 27. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784161811
- ISBN
- 9781784161811
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. From bestselling author Bill Bryson comes this compelling short biography of William Shakespeare, our greatest dramatist and poet. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 16. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007197903
- ISBN
- 9780007197903
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. Num Pages: 270 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: AVGT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 149 x 11. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- IP Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 270
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783931624446
- ISBN
- 9783931624446
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.81
€ 21.99
€ 17.81
Paperback. Outlines both Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi's major philosophical insights and the limitations of his thought. This very short introduction looks at Gandhi's cosmocentric anthropology, his spiritual view of politics, his unique form of liberal communitarianism, and his theories of oppression, non-violent action, and active citizenship. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, halftones and line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BGH; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 113 x 9. Weight in Grams: 144.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192854575
- ISBN
- 9780192854575
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.89
€ 11.99
€ 10.89
Paperback. In October 2011 the author, two-time Olympic gold-medal rower and one of the greatest endurance athletes the world has ever known, suffered a seizure at home as his young son looked on in horror. This title tells the story of a marriage, of a family and of one man's fight back to be the best husband and father he can be. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 x 8pp colour plates. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSSN7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099579687
- ISBN
- 9780099579687
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. It took Henry VIII 28 years, three wives, and a break with Rome before he secured a legitimate male heir. Yet he already had the illegitimate Henry Fitzroy. Fitzroy was born in 1519 after the King's affair with Elizabeth Blount. He was the only illegitimate offspring ever acknowledged by Henry VIII. So just how close did he come to being Henry IX? Num Pages: 312 pages, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750937092
- ISBN
- 9780750937092
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. An intimate portrait of life with one of rock n roll s greatest songwriters and characters from the unique perspective of his first wife. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 black and white and colour images. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 215 x 22. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publisher
- Jawbone Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781911036067
- ISBN
- 9781911036067
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.02
€ 19.99
€ 16.02
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780006531388
- ISBN
- 9780006531388
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: BM; HRCV. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 159.
- Publisher
- Baker Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Repackaged ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780800790660
- ISBN
- 9780800790660
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. The amazing life story of legendary New York stylist and personal shopper Betty Halbreich, the inspiration for a forthcoming HBO television series in development by Lena Dunham. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: AKT; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- Virago
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349006017
- ISBN
- 9780349006017
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Paperback. The first woman to be appointed Speaker of the House of Commons, Betty Boothroyd was once a celebrated "Tiller Girl". In her autobiography, she tells of her life, the times campaigning for the Labour Party, the times she lost two by-elections, and her elation at finally becoming an MP. Num Pages: 544 pages, 16. BIC Classification: BGHA; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 116 x 35. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099427049
- ISBN
- 9780099427049
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.41
€ 17.99
€ 13.41
Paperback. Smuggled out of Europe after the collapse of Germany, Eichmann managed to live a peaceful and active exile in Argentina for years before his capture by the Mossad. Though once widely known by nicknames such as 'Manager of the Holocaust', he was able to portray himself, from the defendant's box in Jerusalem in 1960. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 608
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784700010
- ISBN
- 9781784700010
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. For seventy years Socrates was a vigorous citizen of Golden Age Athens, philosophising in the squares and public arenas rather than in the courts of kings, before his beloved city turned on him, condemning him to death by poison. Socrates lived in and contributed to a city that nurtured key ingredients of contemporary civilisation. Num Pages: 544 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: BGH; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 35. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Edition
- First Paperback Edition
- Publisher
- Vintage Books
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099554059
- ISBN
- 9780099554059
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.77
€ 23.99
€ 17.77
Paperback. A fascinating memoir of one of Judaism's earliest female writers, translated from the original Yiddish, Gluckel of Hameln was a marvel of her time: an accomplished businesswoman as well as the mother of twelve, she wrote the riveting memoir that would become a timeless classic, revealing much about Jewish life in seventeenth-century Germany. Editor(s): Abrahams, Beth-Zion. Num Pages: 230 pages, 39 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BM; HBJD; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Jewish Publication Society United States
- Number of pages
- 234
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780827609433
- ISBN
- 9780827609433
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.99
€ 21.99
€ 20.99
Paperback. Clean copy
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Yellow Jersey
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- SKU
- KEX0245511
- ISBN
- 9780224083324
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. As a child Beth was imprisoned within a Jehovah's Witness family, kept away from her mother, forbidden from wearing a school skirt above her knees by day, abused by her stepfather at night. Years later, she summons the courage to report her stepfather to the police. Will Beth's fight for justice be worth the suffering reawakened? Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFFE1; JFFE2; VFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 126 x 21. Weight in Grams: 220. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear. Previous owner's inscription on half title page.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- SKU
- KTG0011265
- ISBN
- 9780091928629
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. * ERNEST HEMINGWAY wrote to a friend: 'She can write rings around all of us .. I wish you would get it and read it because it is really a bloody wonderful book' * introduction by MARTHA GELLHORN Series: VMC. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BG; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Publisher
- Virago
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780860685418
- ISBN
- 9780860685418
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61