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Biography

Paperback. Frank W. Abagnale, alias Frank Williams, Robert Conrad, Frank Adams and Ringo Monjo, was a daring conman, forger, impostor and escape artist. Known by the police of 26 countries and all 50 US states as "The Skywayman", Abagnale lived a sumptuous life on the run - until the law caught up with him. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Mainstream Publishing
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840187168
ISBN
9781840187168
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. If you assume an average life expectancy of 85 years, and deduct the hours we spend daily on sleeping, shopping, eating, working, tending to our relationships and on everything else that is obligatory, then how much time is left for the average person to enjoy those activities that are the sweetness of life? This book deals with this questions. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; BM; HP; VS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 183 x 6. Weight in Grams: 62.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
PENGUIN BOOKS
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718198831
ISBN
9780718198831
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.50

Paperback. The young painter Francoise Gilot met Picasso in a Parisian cafe when he was 62. During the next ten years they were lovers, worked together and had two children, Claude and Paloma. In an account filled with intimate revelations, the author paints a portrait of her turbulent life with Picasso. Num Pages: 352 pages, Section: 8, B&W. BIC Classification: ACXD5; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Virago
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853812330
ISBN
9781853812330
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. Offers an account of France hit by wave after wave of revolutions. This book includes a narrative of the major events of author's life - which spanned the French Revolution, the Napoleonic Era and the uneasy period that led up to the Revolution of 1830. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; BM; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141393124
ISBN
9780141393124
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Translator(s): Glassman, Deborah. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 672 pages, 29 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; HPCF7; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 236 x 35. Weight in Grams: 998. Intersecting Lives. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. 672 pages, 29 black & white illustrations. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: BM; HPCF7; JMAF. Dimension: 156 x 236 x 35. Weight: 986. Translator(s): Glassman, Deborah.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
672
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231145619
ISBN
9780231145619
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.27

Paperback. In 1971, the young French scholar Francois Bizot was captured by the Khmer Rouge. Accused of being an agent of American imperialism, he was chained and imprisoned. Four years later, the Khmer Rouge entered Phnom Penh. Francois Bizot became the official intermediary between the ruthless conqueror and the refugees behind the French embassy gate. Num Pages: 304 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FMC; 3JJPL; BG; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTV; HBTZ; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099449195
ISBN
9780099449195
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.88

Hardback. Francisco Goldman provides a timely and provocative journey into the heart of Mexico City. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 241 x 34. Weight in Grams: 616.
Publisher
Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611856163
ISBN
9781611856163
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.00

Paperback. A true detective story tracing the murder investigation of a human rights activist and Guatemalan bishop. It also traces Los Intocables struggle with the Guatemalan authorities, revealing the involvement of youth gangs, political corruption and organised crime. Num Pages: 416 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 33. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Atlantic Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848871953
ISBN
9781848871953
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.77

Paperback. Chronicling the drama of Francisca's interrogation and her spirited but ultimately unsuccessful defense, The Inquisition of Francisca - transcribed from more than three hundred folios and published for the first time in any language - will be a valuable resource for both specialists and students of the history and religion of Spain in the. Editor(s): Ahlgren, Gillian T. W. Translator(s): Ahlgren, Gillian T. W. Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JB; BGX; HRAM7; HRCC7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 148 x 13. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226142241
ISBN
9780226142241
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.72

Paperback. A major biography of the man who, more than any other, made the twentieth century. Written by an author of great repute. Num Pages: 450 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; BGH; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 334.
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
Fourth Estate
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841151144
ISBN
9781841151144
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.00

Paperback. Editor(s): Jones, Julia. Num Pages: 352 pages, 36 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Golden Duck (UK) Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781899262021
ISBN
9781899262021
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 472 pages, 1 black and white photograph. BIC Classification: BGX; HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 32. Weight in Grams: 645.
Publisher
North Atlantic Books,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583947937
ISBN
9781583947937
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 22.76

hardcover. Num Pages: 319 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BM; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
319
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780875804415
ISBN
9780875804415
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.58

Paperback. Offers an account of how British boffins triumphed across the decades in creating everything from computer games to Martian landers. This book contains chapters on the Beagle II, Elite - the 80s computer game, the Blue Streak missile, Concorde, mobile phone technology and the Human Genome Project, among others. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; BG; PDZ; TB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Faber and Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571214976
ISBN
9780571214976
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.03

Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: A; AV; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 196 x 30. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509859436
ISBN
9781509859436
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.76

Hardcover. aeo Provides the first biographical assessment of this exotic figure in Jewish history. aeo Offers an unusual perspective on one of the key period of French history. aeo Challenges our understanding of the nature of Jewish emancipation. aeo Draws on a wide range of published and unpublished sources. Series: Jewish Society & Culture S. Num Pages: 304 pages, 0. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD; HBLL; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 632.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557861931
ISBN
9781557861931
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.30

Hardback. Second edition. Half-leather, with marbled sides, and titles in gilt on spine. Raised bands. Spines sunned, bumped. Some foxing throughout. Pages and text are very clear and bright. Usual library markings
Condition
Used, Acceptable
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Cadell and Davies London
Publication date
1812
Edition
2nd. ed
SKU
KHS1017665
Hardback
Condition: Used, Acceptable

€ 375.00
€ 195.00

Hardcover. In this memoir, Harlow describes his life growing up in Washington state, service in the US Army during World War II, college years, and his fifty-year career as a physicist at Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico. Num Pages: 204 pages, 71 colour & 24 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; 3JJ; 3JM; ACBP; AFP; BM; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 266 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1114.
Publisher
Museum of New Mexico Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780890136157
ISBN
9780890136157
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 34.40

Paperback. Gilbert is back and he's glad to be back. After three years of teaching at Truss, an inner-city sink school, Francis Gilbert has been offered a job in the English department at his old school, a nice suburban comprehensive. Like a prisoner out of Colditz, he feels like he's just landed a job in toytown. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 255.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Short Books Ltd London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New edition
SKU
KNW0008261
ISBN
9781904977551
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.49

paperback. Memories of my Life, first published in 1908, is an autobiography by the psychologist, anthropologist, geographer, and inventor Sir Francis Galton. This book contains a detailed account of Galton s life, and will be of interest to students of Victorian history. " Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; BM; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138911444
ISBN
9781138911444
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.31

Hardback. Num Pages: 176 pages, over 200 b/w photos, 8 color aircraft profiles. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1230.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
176
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764304422
ISBN
9780764304422
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 35.59

Paperback. A fully updated edition of the first major biography of David Cameron - now covering his first years as Prime Minister and leader of the coalition government. Num Pages: 528 pages, 1 Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JM; BGH; JPFM; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 35. Weight in Grams: 408.
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
KRS0029534
ISBN
9780007436422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Hardcover.
Publisher
Fonthill Media Ltd
Number of pages
624
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848680074
ISBN
9781848680074
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.15
€ 44.35

Hardcover.
Publisher
Fonthill Media Ltd
Number of pages
560
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848680067
ISBN
9781848680067
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.15
€ 44.35

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